When someone told me that Solange Knowles was going to be the DJ for our party tonight at Tiffany, I practically fell out of my chair* : “Hoooow cool is thaaaat! She’s so cool we have to meet her!!! This is the perfect opportunity!”

And that’s how we ended up at her place in Brooklyn yesterday, taking a look through her closet, talking design and music (when she asked me if I wanted her to do a special dedication for me for the party, I didn’t know what to tell her – I feel like I’m about to become a lost cause when it comes to music.) and so it was a totally inspirational trip.

The colors and prints she surrounds herself with (in the picture, she’s wearing Marni pants and a vintage blouse), her haircut, and even the way she does her makeup… I’d been following her on her Damn Blog and she didn’t disappoint!

With that, I’ll stop with the superlatives and let you go. Scott just got back from two weeks and Europe and I’m so happy to be next to him again, finaaaaaallyyyy!!!

I’ll take some photos at the Tiffany party, I promise! Big hugs!

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* Yep, seriously… There were screams. There were shouts. I danced around the apartment. And I just about fell out of my chair. And that’s how it goes when I’m super happy. When I’m a little PO’d, I’m calm. Super calm. So yeah, that happens rarely.

Translation : Tim Sullivan

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24 hours in the life of a Garance Doré, 2012 edition.

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If I had to name one thing that I love more than making my own moodboard, it’s exploring other’s.

I took a tour of Aurélie Bidermann’s showroom and just drooling over her jewelry, I spent an hour exploring every last inch of her moodboard while she told me where each thing came from. The concert tickets, the photos that inspire her, some notes that meant a lot (in the picture, you can see a note signed by Lauren Hutton, –Aaaaaaah!!!! Swooooon!!! – I thought you guys would like that as much as I did.) but also where a lot of the ideas for her creations come from, like these knotted gold chains that I just love.

And you know what’s cooler than all that? The fact that she paints these blue turquoise stripes.

Not bad for a pro-moodboard, right?

Click on the arrows to see all the images !

PS : It’s official : the last picture is going to be my new computer’s wallpaper.

Translation : Tim Sullivan

First I was intrigued by the Louboutin red sole, then I thought it was just the coolest idea, and then I loved the design of the shoes, and then I saw way too many of them during fashion week, and finally a few years passed and I saw Kim Kardashian wearing them. And now I’m just not interested anymore.

And then after that, I was locked up in the house because of a hurricaine and I watched the Kardashians – just to get up to date on my pop culture, of course – and of course I kind of fell for Kim’s charm and after watching her, it bothered me less that she wears the studded Pigalle – I mean, even when she practically eats it when she gets up from the table, she’s still just so cute.

I always wonder if having such a distinct marker for a brand is more of a weakness than a strength.

I know that Louboutin’s success is partly because the red heel is sort of a status symbol [and a status symbol very heatedly defended. Have you followed the Louboutin vs YSL affair?] but doesn’t that make people like me shy away from them some?  Regular folks who just love the shoes but not necessarily what the red heel says about them?

Because the quality of the design of the shoes is still fantastic! So much so that I know of one top editor who found a good solution: she just paints her soles black.

Fashion can be so ironic, don’t you think?

Translation : Tim Sullivan

This is volume 2 in the series Changing Lifestyle. You can read the first episode here, where we visited the effect my move to New York had on me.

Stripped naked, we’re always beautiful. And our man will love us just the same. And our friends couldn’t care less. And we really can be just as happy. I mean, really, nothing really changes when we get a little plumper.

Okay, that’s almost true.

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I love Jessica’s surfer / hippie look. And her bracelets she knits one by one, by hand. I don’t know if you remember but Zuzana was wearing one, here.

Next year, I am bringing indian blankets for the beach. And tomorrow, I am taking surf lessons !

Click on the arrows to see all the pictures.

I am such a fan of my friend Lisa Marie’s style (and I take a lot of pictures of her) – her wide pants, her Equipment shirt knotted at the waist and the Celine wood wedges that she loves. I kind of tried to copy her a little, but on me that look doesn’t really work, at all. I also love her swimsuit collection, which I’ve told you about but never really had an occasion to shoot.

Well, I guess I’m going to have an occasion to do so. The day I went to visit her showroom at the Standard (in the photo) she told me she had designed a swimsuit especially for me and called it the Garance.

It’s so beautiful !

Well, and I’d kind of have to be sublime too if I ever wanted to show it to you. Me, on my blog in a swimsuit ? Mmmmm I am not sure if I’ll ever dare. In the meantime, gotta go. I have yoga ;-)