lara stone en noir

carine roitfeld does it again. and this time, she has black faced lara stone.

what do you think? offensive, artistic, over-the-top? the argument is not "why didn't she use a black model?" obviously, she didn't paint lara stone because there were no black models available.

a better question remains: is there a place for this in editorial fashion? is it our social penchant to simply make a big deal out of everything?

a magical convergence

because this is my blog, i can do what i want. and that means that even though earlier tonight, when i was at work, i was craving to do some writing, now that it's quite early in the morning, i'm allowed to forego the intellectual fashiony stuff...especially when i find these photos:




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one of my favorite fashion icons, and one of my favorite celebrities/guilty pleasures (seriously...robert pattinson slays me in every single possible way) in a photo together? conversing...and being friendly, and looking lovely and perfect. love love love it. love seeing different worlds and amazing people converge seamlessly.

the art of seduction

so, this month's acne paper is eroticism-themed...and you all know how much i love the sexy fash.



the mag also interviewed carine roitfeld, and i love her perspective on the french art of flirting: "The flirt is a very French speciality. You like to seduce, even for nothing. It's a good experiment to realize you have power over someone. The French consider la séduction to be one of the arts of living."

and, yet again, carine pinpoints precisely why my soul is french.

i think that's amazing. flirting, seduction, confidence, passion...they're all parts of a whole, and, god, what an art it is. my self confidence, and the image of myself that i presented, really soared when i became interested in fashion. because to have truly great style, and to astutely understand fashion, you need to know your body, you need to know yourself, and you need to be comfortable enough with what those things are to create, develop and project them.

despite ms. roitfeld's claims that she's not a nymphomanic, here's "Série Noire," from this month's vogue paris. this editorial is amazing...so brazen and visceral and raw and passionate. i love her portrayal of the inherently animalistic and sexual aspects of human nature. it's so, so good.