Monday, September 5, 2011

Hansel from Basel

Where I reside, nature has not been too generous this year and gave us a mere couple of really sunny, friendly, warm weeks. This is why I have been longing to write this post for quite a while now. However, having readers from very different parts of the globe, I resisted the urge and waited until a more apropriate time of the year to report about this particular piece of clothing.

So now September has finally arrived, it has been getting chilly and I figured it is finally that time of the year when you start considering wearing tights or socks. So, I am thrilled to write about these ultra-stylish legwear I found online!

Hansel from Basel is a company from California and produces the cutest, uniquely detailed socks, tights and leggings!Check them out!





www.hanselfrombasel.com

Saturday, September 3, 2011

Instagram colors

Ever since I started to work, I have the feeling that my summer has pretty much schrunk to a couple of weeks of vacation, which does not happen until Mid or even End of August, usually.
When you work every day, you do not really benefit from summer days as much as you do when you are free as a student as a bird and actually have the time to do so. As a consequence, these precious 14 days are always longed for badly, especially since our yearly tradition to head off to Southern France.
Although it might seem somewhat boring to go to the same place every year (which believe me, is not when this place is Côte d'Azur, but I admit that some may think so), there is just something comforting about going to familiar cafés, markets and shops and finding the lovely things you missed the whole year because you can't get them home.

Like these.



Delicious Amorino ice-cream: they use organic eggs and fresh milk. My personal favorite is chocolate, vanilla, mango and raspberry.
www.amorino.com

Home Made ice tea with different herbs. The perfect refreshment at  a beautiful family-owned place called Volupté Anytime in Cannes.
www.volupte-cannes.com

Having already confessed my love for Compagnie de Provence products, I simply had to visit their beautiful boutique in   Rue St Francois de Paule in Nice.

Lenôtre is a very French place and offer great food for breakfast and lunch along with  a range AMAZING  desserts.
These are raspberry, chocolate, coffee eclairs. I did not eat them all. Well, almost. They also offer cooking classes which I wanted to attend, but which were unfortunately on vacation during the month of August. This did not stop me from consuming many of their sweets.
www.lenotre.fr

And these are simple candies. I love returning home and unpacking stuff bought on vacation - and these bring special colorful memories from yet another fabulous 2 weeks.



Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Paul & Joe

Paul & Joe - a brand most commonly known for its sophisticated fashion - is also a producer of an exclusively distributed cosmetic line under the same name. 
If you asked me, I think these products are a perfect complement to the elegant and playful world created by the beautiful Sophie Albou - the designer behind this ultra-successful brand. 
What may sound as a British brand name, is actually a tribute to her two sons - Paul & Joe. Each and every shop is a perfection in itself - pure elegance combined with tasteful kitsch. The same applies to the beauty line - see for yourself:





www.paulandjoe.com


Sunday, August 7, 2011

Mr Boddington

I think I just found the most beautiful, divine, lovely, fabulous stationary of all times!
Mr Boddington's studio (I think New York based) offers an array of social, wedding, baby and holiday stationary and it is PERFECTION. The patterns, the colors, the themes are amazing. 
Check this out and you will fall in love. For sure. 

www.mrboddington.com



Saturday, August 6, 2011

City girls

How cute are these city t-shirts by Schumacher?
These oversized pieces come with sketches of Paris, Berlin, New York, Venice, London and Moscow and are a perfect companion for a comfy/glam trip to one of our favorite cities!


www.dorothee-schumacher.com
one of the loveliest designer homepages I have ever seen!

Tuesday, August 2, 2011

Pretty Ballerina

How about these endlessly darling pretty ballerinas from www.prettyballerinas.com ?!


Sunday, July 31, 2011

Truffaut and Hitchcock


If you are into Hitchcock's cinema, just as I am - my all-time favorites include Rear Window and Birds - then you will most certainly love the Definitive Study of Alfred Hitchcock by a french fellow filmmaker, actor and critic Francois Truffaut. Truffaut has conducted a series of extensive interviews with the genius of suspence, the result of which is a masterpiece of journalistic work providing truly interesting insights into Hitchcock's art, interests and personality.
I would love to have witnessed some of the dialogues - I can only imagine how enthralling they must have been!



www.amazon.com