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I want to talk to you about black in summer. When the temp gets up there and you can show a little skin, I think wearing some black is super pretty.

For this one, it had to be Kristin, she has such a great style, 100% black, with her charcoal eyes and her long vail of hair, all the way down to her Demeulemeester boots that, pfffffffff, I’ve been looking for in pair in natural leather in a size 8 1/2 for a month!

The only thing is that in the midst of this sweltering afternoon, we heard a large crackle, and the heavens opened above us (you like my sense of drama?)(that is to say, it was raining). Pouring rain kept coming down, warm drops with the wind turning around itself, and so my pictures sort of lost that sweltering sun + black effect that I was looking for. It was more of a gust + black effect, totally a new meteorological-fashion concept, you’ll agree.

In the end, I liked it just fine.

Bonne journée!

Translation : Tim Sullivan

I came across Camille Miceli in Shanghai in the middle of getting ready for the Dior cruise show. She’s taking care of the costume jewelry for Dior. Getting ready for a show like this is so crazy that we didn’t have much time to talk, but I found her bright smile, her joyful exuberance and her spectacular allure sums up well what I love about her jewelry.

I love the idea of wearing this with a simple white t-shirt and jeans. That’d work well for me. It would be like my own brand name for myself. I’d be “The girl with the jewelry” and I’d never have to go crazy over finding a dress for a party. That’d be nice. Packing would be so easy.

This bracelet would be the base for a simple outfit, relaxed and sophisticated at the same time. Maybe with a white jacket… perhaps. Or even a white suit! Think Bianca Jagger in the 70s…. Awesome idea. I’d go sailing on the Amalfi coast and so many super chic adventures would come my way like in The Talented M. Ripley. Except that nobody would jump out of the boat. Awesome !

As soon as I stepped foot in the boat, I’d take off my white suit so I don’t do the stupid-girl-wearing-a-white-suit-on-a-boat thing, and I’d have a white red coral bathing suit, and it’d go great with my yes (which would, of course, be blue), and this pearl necklace that I would swim with, like taking the pearls back into their natural habitat, the sea! I’d be, “The girl who loves nature and animals,” a modern Brigitte Bardot, but with a blog, and who loves animals, but only in moderation, and then AAAAaaahhh!!!! The necklace would be too heaaaaavvvyyy! SOS!!! I’m sinking!!!

Luckily, George Clooney Charlize Theron Viggo Mortensen Scott Schuman comes to the rescue with a lighter necklace, perfect for swimming with the oysters. He’d save me from the water just in time to get ready for the party at the Cannes film fest (the closest party we could find from the Amalfi coast. We would have to go there on a helicopter unless we wanted to get there for the Midem = hell). We would hate Cannes and realise life is elsewhere so we would escape in the warm night (in helicopter).

Before jumping in the helicopter, I’d grab my bracelet just to anchor me down again, reminding me of the tender hours I spent talking about nothing at all on my blog.

Ooookay, I’ll stop it with the silliness. Seriously though, I love this jewelry. And I promise to talk to you more about it the next time I see Camille. We’ve gotta make that happen. With some helicopter rides thrown in their too…

Translation : Tim Sullivan

I think the first time I saw Tabitha, she was cracking up laughing. I fell for her right then and there. It was on a shoot where she was the stylist in the middle of winter. We all got snuggled up in nice warm clothes, wrapped up like eskimos, yet she had the little detail of a pair of killer Balenciaga boots that I practically screamed at from behind her.

Shoes are great ice-breakers for girls. You don’t know each other, and then suddenly you’ve got something to talk about for hours and hours. I’d bet some of the greatest friendships were born from a pair of pumps. And that’s how I learned that Tabitha was incredibly passionate about shoes and that she was almost ready to release her own collection.

The tension was killing me and I made her promise to keep me updated. And here’s the result:

I love people who go to the ends of their passion. A little like Anna with her amazing eyeglasses (that are crazily successful. I’m so happy for her!), everything started for Tabitha with some impulse and a dream. She released them without second guessing herself. No easy task, but I can’t even imagine the happiness that came when she first saw the results. And now she’s on her third collection.

I like that she keeps a more confidential and intimate side to her brand. When she presents her new collection, she does it at her own apartment… And I like that she always gives her shoes a name, and often it’s the names of her friends.

Grace Coddington? Sophie Dahl? Karen Elson? Oh yeah, sorry. Forgot to mention… Tabitha Simmons is fashion director for American Vogue. No biggie. I guess that would create quite a few connections. But at the same time, that could trap someone in a single role, have her put other creative endeavors aside. That sometimes happens when you’re in a high up position.

But to the contrary, with her shoes, she’s gone in a very personal direction. They’re non-conformist, daring, and sometimes go against trends.

So there you have it. I’m not going to spend hours upon hours telling you about how much I admire and adore her. It’ll start to get to be a little too much, and you can see for yourself just how irresistible she is in these photos. (Oh, and you will maybe see even more since Chris made another one of his videos.) But I just think it’s so cool how she made her own brand, not to get in her own way, to take risks, to create and reinvent. Yep, I think it’s so cool that I can’t help but gush all over the place and want to share every last little bit with you! Okay, I’m off! Big hugs!

PS: I’m going to be with Scott at his book signing in a bit, so if you’re in Madrid, come give us a hello! And if you know some amazing places that are not to be missed in Madrid or Barcelona, you gotta tell us!

Translation : Tim Sullivan