2013 the lavish + elegant + refined

the best of the best randomly picked from Vogue UK, The Cut, WWD and …

Note: I may have forgotten a bunch, please let me know what yours are.

a medley of the most stylish moments, trends, people.

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(pardon the white plastic cup, mon Dieu)

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and since we have Kate around, let’s not forget her Playboy spread

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powerfully busy

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scarily fabulous

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these 2 guys

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and these two too 

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pink

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white on white

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polka dots 

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flowers, florals, print mixing

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man of the year #moty every year, I insist

9 shortcuts for reviewing the year in record time - part II

Resuming the second semester of 2013, what more chic thing to remember that the Royal birth?

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Then August came and … back at the villa: it was all about bell bottom jeans, coming out with our love for Birkenstock without hiding in the closet, since we are still madly in love with the Jude Law male species. 

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Not to be forgotten, our post about how we revamped that love for the vintage Gucci horse bit that kept floating around at the house. 

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September came and with it the games begun: NYF, MFW, LFW and PFW 

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In October we said all I had never said … 

In November another Thanksgiving went down not before Isabel Marant pour H&M brought down the house.

Meanwhile we were all waiting for Art Basel Miami Beach 

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And to finish our man of the year (sorry Adam Levine and Pope Francis)

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13 shortcuts for reviewing the year in record time - part I

Jan. 2 Stella McCartney is honored with the OBE

(same thing happened to Suzy Menkes and Adele, not remotely related but so damn brilliant both we can’t not mention that)

Jan 17 Man Fashion Week from the ladies’ perspective 

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Jan. 18 John Galliano + Oscar de la Renta make history and when, on 

April 20,  we were able to attend the trunk show and later the 'it's a tragedy' (cit. Suzy menkes) continuation of the story

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Jan. 22 Midsummer Night’s Dream is the theme of Chanel Couture that ends with 2 female brides down the runway and the debut of Lagerfeld’s godson. Not to be so mono-partisan, a Valentino cape inspired by the gate of a secret garden will do here.

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Feb.1 Riccardo Tisci still with Givenchy, but 2013 looks like the year of reshaping and rebranding 

Feb.10 Pantone declares the year of Emerald Green (we have a Pinterest board dedicated, do you?)

Feb. 24 Jil Sander was back and gone in the same year this time around. Third time is a charm? So far the design team is taking care of the new fall ‘14 We loved the collection and her one of a kind color combinations. 

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March 1 Couture is a Russian affair whereas the spring Couture in Paris is a Schiaparelli type of love (interpreted by Christian Lacroix).

May 9 The MET Costume Institute gala stirrup (we had some thoughts about it)

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June 23 Pitti and it’s summer at last #italiansdoitbetter

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July 4 Karl Lagerfeld is at it again, this time in a disheveled abandoned theater reminiscent of a scene from Les Miserables.

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July 12 Schiaparelli like the Phoenix resurges from the ashes at the peak of its glory through a tribute by Christian Lacroix.

TO BE CONTINUED

Bonus. Ever wander what’s behind a door? Kinda what pushed Alice through the rabbit hole and go ‘down, down, down’? If you are as curious as I am, I’ll take you to our trip to Paris