Knitwear and leather

Hello, new love!

No one mix leather and knitwear as Clarissa Labin.
Just look at that:

Clarissa Labin Look38

Clarissa Labin Look 37

 

 

 

 

 

 

Clarissa Labin Look 28

Clarissa Labin Look 21

Grey sweater from the first picture is beautifully structured, wool dress with braid detail is officialy on my wishlist for new season, leather dress is pure perfection and camel jacket is edgy yet wearable. Perfect propotions, perfect wardrobe. And this comes from someone who sweared she is all classic elegance.
I guess people change, don't they : )

Her pieces are not available in France for the moment, however you can get them online at  Nina and Lola .
If you wish to learn more about Clarissa Labin, visit her website.
Definitelly the new designer to watch!

Opium is good for you

Yves Saint Laurent just launched new fragrance - Belle d'Opium.

It's a new version of mythical perfumes Opium created by YSL back in 1977. Mythical for their name, that ewoked the prohibited drug, for the innovative and very intensive notes and for the advertising campaign that marked new era in beauty products advertisement.

Belle d'Opium is a slightly modern version of orginal Opium, however it is full of oriental notes (Casablanca Lily, oriental spices). It speaks to young active women as well as to mature ladies. 

Proof ? I had a chance to try out this new fragrance this weekend, fall in love with it and bought it immediately. My mum just informed me that she finally found her fragrance, that it is called Belle d'Opium and that I simply must check it out 'cause it's heaven. 

I swear this was total coincidence!

(Belle d'Opium, YSL)

Go here if you wish to see the ad campaign for new fragrance. Personally I am not a fan, still Belle d'Opium  it's definitelly my fragrance for autumn/winter.

Birthday wish

Lavin Happy medium leather shoulder bag

Chez Jean

I want to introduce you to one of my favourite spots in Paris.

Chez Jean is just around the corner of my flat so I am visiting it on a daily basis.

Why it is so special?

1.  It is one of the rare places in Paris where you can buy magazines&newspapers&books and grab
    a coffie  at the same time.
2.  Magazine selection is great - you can find everything from Paris Match to Vogue US.
3. Food is delicious! You can eat breakfeast, lunch and dinner there, everything is freshly prepared
   and tasty. I strongly recomend tarte citron meringue..yummy
4. Decor is clean and simple, yet with lots of pop colours that put you in a good mood.
5. People working there are the nicest and always ready to help.

London Fog

From TV to the reality. Christina Hendricks became new face of London Fog.

Remeber this episode in 3rd season of Mad Men when Don Draper is visiting Sterling&Cooper client - London Fog? Apparently he decided that Joan should be the new face of his client company.

"London Fog is a classic brand, which I love. It also ties into Mad Men, we used London Fog in the show and this was a nice way to tie everything together” Christina said.

I couldn't agree more.  Bravo London Fog for smart choice and bravo Christina!
She looks absolutely amazing.
Her timeless beauty, glamour  and elegance is pefectly shown in this campaign.

Enjoy!

Gap replacement

Fashionista reported that Pierre Hardy wedges for Gap will hit the stores in October. I am obsessed with those shoes since few weeks however October seems too far away...

I couldn't wait and last Saturday I went shopping and found new love that is now standing proudly in my wardrobe.

( shirt Maje, skirt asos.com, shoes Bata)

I found them in Bata. They come in beige and black. They remind me a bit of Timberland and CAT shoes I used to wear in High School. Let's say  they are just more sassy vesion.

September issue Poland

After France here comes Poland. After all, I am a Polish girl.

Well, those magazines titles may not speak to you as they do to me, however I decided it could be interesting for all of you to see them.  First of all for a little knowlege and then for comparison of styling, ongoing fashion, models and quality. Which ones are better? I am not objective here, so it's for you to decide.

Let's take a look:

Twój Styl

My personal favourite as far as content goes.

On this cover you see Katarzyna Glinka, who is rather popular actress. This photo deforms her body and her face, no comments here. I like the styling and the colour palette - light blue, dark blue, white and yellow is a good choice here. Is it a pallete for September issue? Probably it would be more suitable for Spring, right?

Main tagline infoms us that this issue is about intimacy - bed, romanse, love affairs and homosexuality (yes, this is a random combination). There is NO word about fashion, nor fall, nor style whatsoever. Editors - did you forgot that it's already September?

Elle Poland

Better, right? You see nice outfit, enery, hype, colours and good photo. Thank you Elle for bringing back the hope.

Taglines interesting enough that I would by this magaizne : trends for A/W 10,  ideas how to refresh your garderobe, make up tips and an article on how each brand has different sizes.Validé!

Uroda

Uroda magazine specialise in beauty topics, consequently ignoring fashion, culture, economics and so. That is perferctly ok, it has found it's niche. September cover here is no diffrent from all year round covers following the orders; girl should 
be pretty, has nice hair and make up and the colors should stand out. September 2010 cover meets all those rules AND they also manage to deform Edyta Herbus face ( click here if you wish to see how she really looks like). What is with those Photoshop craze in Poland? Please feel free to make a girl look beautiful but not deformed!

Pani

As far as styling and colour palette is concerned this is a good September cover. However the cover girl and topic brough up in this issue make me forget that it's yet another September issue. On the cover you can see Joanna Racewicz, well known journalist who lost her husband in April 2010 plane crash.
This evokes all emotions and sentiments form last spring.

Green is one of this fall top colours , it is also the colour of hope. Great choice of background - chapeau bas Madame Domagalik.