Victoire de Castellane Is My Soul Mate

I came across this great short video on Dior Fine Jewelry's designer Victoire de Castellane on Style.com and had to post it here too. As I watched it I realized why I liked her designs for Dior so much - we are soul mates! The fabulous Victoire loves the same things that I do, like Japanese toys, miniatures in general and fake food props, prominently on display at her Paris office. Her collection of Disney snow globes is an homage to Jeff Koons, whom I am also a big fan, and such details are clearly apparent on her gorgeous creations. She admits that she likes everything "fake" and gets inspired by colorful and unusual everyday-things like bolts of neon plastic string, kept in overflowing baskets in her office.
She admits that "I would love to be Jessica Rabbit, but I'm more maybe the stepmother of "White Snow", clearly showing her sense of humor and "I'm a child-at-heart" sprit de vie.

A few images of my faux-food collection, held at the Pumpkin Mansion's permanent archive and a selection of my books on Jeff Koons. I do own a signed Koons print as I can't even dream of buying one of his sculptures or original paintings, unless I win the Lotto.










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Christian Dior Couture Spring 2008

Christian Dior designer John Galliano is never a let down and provides Paris Couture Week with another phenomenal fashion orgasm. His inspirations were as varied as Symbolist painters, John Singer Sargent and Gustav Klimt but I can't help seeing a bit of 60's Courreges thrown into the mix as well. His colors are hypnotising and the aqua-green look above is simply amazing. The magenta confetti dress on the second picture is my favorite, but they are all breath-takingly beautiful creations and Galliano is a genius!

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Campana Brothers Glass Ladybug Bell By Venini

Brazilian designer duo Campana Brothers create another must-have home item that blurs the lines between functionality and art. This gorgeous glass bell - Campane di Campana - is adorned with a dozen small ladybugs and executed by the master glass-blowers at Venini in Italy, in a edition of 4 units. It is far from practical but it surely is a joy to look at. It retails for US$2,900.00 and it is available at Moss.
It reminded me of the stunning pieces that designer Victoire de Castelane creates for Dior Fine Jewelry, always peppered with tiny insects and creatures. Love it!

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Dita Von Teese in Paris

Burlesque Goddess Dita Von Teese was a vision of perfection at the Spring/Summer 2008 shows in Paris last week. She attended all the major runway presentations including Chanel, Dior, Loewe and Elie Saab, to name a few. She also attended the Fetish exhibit party, co-hosted by photographer David Lynch and shoe designer Christian Louboutin. At Chanel she posed next to a grumpy-looking Victoria Beckham, that didn't seem too thrilled to share the spotlight with the raven-haired beauty.

Every time I see Dita's looks she is flawless from top to bottom: the hair, the make-up, the outfit, the nails, the bag, the shoes, the TOE NAILS!! She does not miss a single detail and it shows. Her clothing choices are always perfect and true to her 40's-50's pin-up look, that she never seems to compromise or misstep. A true fashion icon!

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Gucci, Dior and Louis Vuitton Cakes

These faboo cake creations come from London's The Cake Fairy and they are 100% eatable and all the very realistic details are made from sugar paste. Imagine showing up at you loved one's b-day party with one of these confections?? Also the perfect gift for that fashionista friend of yours that has everything and only cares about designer labels. Unfortunately they are only available in London and cannot be shipped outside of the UK. But at around £130 they are much less expensive than that US$2,000 price tag that a real Louis Vuitton would set you back. Love it!