Vanity Fair Group Shots by Annie Leibovitz

I love Vanity Fair group shots, photographed by Annie Leibovitz! The set design, the dresses, the poses - each photo looks simply stunning. It all started in 1995, when Vanity Fair for the first time featured celebrity group pictures shot by Annie Leibovitz. The good tradition went on… and so this year Vanity Fair’s hottest up and coming actresses in its annual “Hollywood Issue” are: Carey Mulligan, Kristen Stewart, Abbie Cornish, Mia Wasikowska, Amanda Seyfried, Rebecca Hall, Emma Stone, Evan Rachel Wood and Anna Kendrick. I love the shot of the actresses below wearing nude or neutral colors of Dior, J.Mendel, Blumarine, Chado Ralph Rucci and Luisa Beccaria. However I must admit that color scheme is quite similar to 2008 Hollywood Issue, which by the way I liked more.











Kate Moss for Longchamp

As I mentioned earlier I'm addicted to handbags. That's why I'm happy to announce that Kate Moss has designed a line of handbags for the French leather and luxury goods brand - Longchamp.

The design of the collection derived from Kate’s passion for fashion and personal experiences from catwalks, red carpet and traveling around the world. When asked about her ideal bag, Kate answers "For me, a great bag should be comfortable, and it should be light", adding "I get so much stuff, and I pack my bags to the brim". What more can we expect, Kate says “I love a splash of color.” Besides color you’ll also find a lot of zebra prints, which is one of her favorite.










Lovely Ads: CH Carolina Herrera

I adore this commercial of CH fragrance by Carolina Herrera. Lovely Lisa Cant, photographed by Tim Walker is simply amazing. And all those stylish red items that match the packaging… And the song - currently it's one of my favorite.








Paying a visit to: Michelle Smith's office

I adore office of Michelle Smith, owner and designer of the clothing line called Milly. It's such a light and airy space, with huge windows. But what catch my attention, are gorgeous furniture and accessories. The playful globe bulbs of a Sputnik chandelier, a clear glass desk, lucite chairs with tufted chartreuse cushions, the French love seat and matching chairs reupholstered in Milly's signature chain-link jacquard in pink. And of course fabulous, colorful display of unfinished dresses and swaths of printed fabric. Ohhhh, I looove this space...








Swedish apartment

I love Swedish apartments. The brightness of the space - reached by using light, neutrals and reflective surfaces. And the simplicity - with a few, carefully chosen furniture and accessories. For some it might look like a little bit too austere, but for me it's just perfect.









White backdrop

The white floors in this chic house, look really amazing. They, together with the white walls, create a perfect backdrop, where every object gets a chance to shine. I also like the beautiful collection of photos, that demonstrates the power of black against white. And I love the way in which they have been lent against the walls instead of being hanged.






Apple iSlate

WOW!!! This gadget is simply amazing! For those who don't know, the iSlate, also referred to as the Apple Tablet or iPad, is a rumored upcoming tablet computing device product from Apple Inc.

Apple's iSlate will supposedly be a bridge between the iPhone and a laptop. The device will have a big, touch-sensitive surface for Web browsing and other functions, like reading content downloaded from the iTunes store, meaning books and newspapers.

Well, I just can't wait...

YES - Fairytale Calender

This year the jewelry company YES and duet of talented photographers Zuza Krajewska & Bartek Wieczorek , have created a fabulous calendar. On its pictures we can see a beautiful woman in many different, fairy personification - as a Ugly Ducking, Snow Queen, my favorite Little Red Riding Hood, Gold Fish, Thumbelina, Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty. Each of images is so inspiring and gorgeous, but what else you can expect when figures from fairytales are adorned in a fairylike jewelry …

P.S. You can also watch a video, that shows all the preparation during the photoshoot.











Object of desire: Lacy stairs

There's something melancholic and at the same time seductive about them. At one side, as they are made of iron they seem to be heavy and solid, but the openwork construction gives them some kind of lightness and delicacy. I simply looove them, and if only I had a big, two - storied apartment, I would definitely install them.





Nine's women

Yesterday I went to see screening of Rob Marshall's latest movie "Nine", and so I'd like to share my thoughts about it. And I must admit that I'm disappointment a little bit, mainly because of poor musical numbers that never fully integrate into the dramatic story. Moreover the characters, are written so flat and unengaging that there's a limit to what some of the actresses really can do.

Daniel Day-Lewis playing Guido Contini is great. He embodies Contini from head-to-toe, always with a cigarette in his hand, looking like he just crawled out of bed, surrounded by people that are trying to put him together- combed his hair, made his tie, shaved him. Unfortunately he doesn't have a whole lot to sing in the film, while he only sings twice.

Marion Cotilard as Guido's wife - Luisa, deserves another Oscar Nomination for this role. Marion's performance is brilliant - you can see all of the pain she's ever felt. She looks and sings simply fabulous. Her two songs are so contrasting. The first, slow and sentimental, perfectly expresses what is it like to be famous director's wife, while the second, looking like somewhat of a striptease, shows her in a totally different light, as a strong woman.

Judi Dench's scenes were just a pleasure to watch. Her performance as a Lili the Costume Designer, for me was simply the best. However I didn't much enjoy her number, and would prefer to see her in something different.

Penelope Cruz, who played Guido's mistress Carla, delivered great number, full of sexuality - twisting her body and playing with ropes.

But the best musical number of the film for me, was Fergie performing 'Be Italian.' Saraghina, the whore that taught Guido the art of love-making, looked exactly like she should- smeared eyes, scraggly hair, boobs pushed up. Fergie does a great job, even though she doesn't speak a lot.

Kate Hudson, as Stephanie - a Vogue reporter who tries to seduce Contini, seemed completely unnecessary. If you would have cut the entire character from the film, it would not have affected anything. I had the same problem with Sophia Loren, Guido's mother.

Nicole Kidman looks incredible, however her performance didn't amaze me. Her part is very short and not too ambitious, I wish I have seen her more.

Overall I just can't decide whether film's problem was too many women or too many musical numbers breaking out for no reason.

However inspired by some of the characters, I decided to try to recreate the look of interiors, in which they could live.






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