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Alexandre Reza by Vivienne Becker

April 10, 2013 by The CoF

You may not have heard of him but the tale of Alexandre Reza is well worth reading. Arguably the most powerful diamond dealer of the 1970′s,he spent the next few decades as one of most exclusive jewelers in the world conquering New York, Cannes , Monte Carlo and beyond with his exceptional designs. The book is beautifully bound in suede and stuffed with photos and sketches of rare pieces. I have to admit that the first thing that attract me at this […]

Categories: Book, Design, Fashion • Tags: Alexandre Reza, books, Jewellery designer, Jewelry, Luxury good, Vivienne Becker

Luxury Book : Chanel Three Book Set, Special Edition

April 10, 2013 by The CoF

A luxury pack with a luxurious content! Produced exclusively for Assouline by Chanel, this luxe slipcase is made of genuine black quilted leather and adorned with a metal Chanel logo. One of the most visible personalities of her era, Gabrielle Chanel invented a style that was synonymous with modernity and chic. The slipcase includes three memoirs celebrating her revolutionary style: Chanel Fashion, Chanel Fine Jewelry, and Chanel Perfume, by Francois Baudot And Francoise Aveline. The book is on sale for a luxurious […]

Categories: Book, Fashion • Tags: Arts, books, Chanel, Chanel Fine Jewelry, Chanel Perfume, Design

The book cover, with a photo of grand duchesses Tatiana and Olga and lady-in-waiting Anna Vyrubova, in the Gulf of Finland.
Photo by Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University

Twilight of the Romanovs: A Photographic Odyssey Across Imperial Russia

April 2, 2013 by The CoF

The fascination with Russia’s Romanov dynasty — that of its last czars — has never decreased.The new book, “Twilight of the Romanovs: A Photographic Odyssey Across Imperial Russia” by historians Philipp Blom and Veronica Buckley features the vast panorama of the Russian empire, before and at the time of the Bolshevik Revolution , in a collection of never seen before photos. The arresting photos, some of the best in color, were taken from 1855 to 1918. That’s right, color — not […]

Categories: Book • Tags: Art, History, House of Romanov, Leonid Andreyev, Philipp Blom, Russian Empire, Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky, Veronica Buckley

13 Things To Look Forward To In Fashion In 2013

December 27, 2012 by The CoF

From Alexander Wang’s hotly anticipated debut at Balenciaga to simply stepping out of stilettos into sturdier heels, there’s much to be excited about in the coming year. Alexander Wang’s First Collection for Balenciaga Having proven himself as one of America’s strongest young designers, Wang takes off for Paris. We can’t wait to see his vision for the storied French house. Photo: Monica Feudi /Feudiguaineri.com First Lady Michelle Obama’s Inaugural Ball Dress Four years ago, the First Lady catapulted Jason Wu into the national spotlight when she wore […]

Categories: Beauty, Book, Design, Fashion, People • Tags: Alexander Wang, Balenciaga, Elsa Schiaparelli, Jason Wu, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, New York School of Applied Design for Women, Proenza Schouler

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Merry Christmas,Joy To The World

December 24, 2012 by The CoF

Saying “Merry Christmas” is second nature to us during the holiday season. Let’s discover some other traditions and how they started. The tradition of sending Christmas cards started in 1843 in England. Before then, greetings were written by hand, and it became almost impossible to send one to everyone you knew. It started as a way to remind people about the need for taking care of the poor. The first card was illustrated by John Callcott Horsley, had the phrase, […]

Categories: Architecture, Beauty, Book, Contact, Design, Fashion, News, People, Video • Tags: Aspire: Discovering Your Purpose Through the Power of Words, Christmas, Clement Clarke Moore, Henry Cole, John Callcott Horsley, Merry Christmas, Saint Nicholas, Santa Claus

Top Bookings For The Holidays

December 21, 2012 by The CoF

The holidays are upon us now, and publishers are celebrating them with lavish, rich-looking books on topics from fashion in impressionist paintings to the history of Chinese silks to the intricate worlds under glass in the windows at Bergdorf Goodman. “Impressionism, Fashion and Modernity”(The Art Institute of Chicago/Yale University Press), edited by Gloria Groom, is designed to go with a major exhibition of paintings in France and the U.S., which is coming to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New […]

Categories: Beauty, Book, Design, Fashion • Tags: Alexander McQueen, Audrey Hepburn, Bergdorf Goodman, John Cordes, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Musée Galliera, New York City, Terence Conran

Empress of Fashion: A Life of Diana Vreeland

December 17, 2012 by The CoF

As fashion editor of Harper’s Bazaar, she wrote the popular “Why Don’t You?” feature, which inspired two New Yorker parodies and endless imitations. She also suggested the iconic Popover to Claire McCardell and helped put the designer on the map. As editor in chief of Vogue, she celebrated the youthquake of the Sixties and pushed editorial fashion fantasy further than it had ever gone before. As special consultant to the Metropolitan Museum, she transformed traditionally dull museum shows of clothes […]

Categories: Beauty, Book, Design, Fashion • Tags: Carmel Snow, Claire McCardell, Coco Chanel, Daisy Fellowes, Diana, Diana Vreeland, Harper's Bazaar, Vogue

La Perla:Lingerie And Desiderio

December 3, 2012 by The CoF

Stories Of Seduction Round,sensual,precious and feminine,just like a pearl. In her little workshop in bologna more than 60 years ago,the courageous Ada Masotti considered every piece of lingerie in this way:a jewel kept in chests lined with red velvet. Those same models have prefigured long time ago,the trends of the last Milan catwalks at the hegemony of lace and outwear underwater corollaries of a return to true femininity. The essence of one of the most representative brands of the excellence […]

Categories: Book, Design • Tags: Design, Lifestyle

Grace Coddington:Epic Editorial Moment

November 25, 2012 by The CoF

Grace Coddington Text by Sebastian Kim On the eve of the publication of Grace Coddington‘s memoirs the famously flame haired fashion editor is everywhere.Head to any news website worth its salt and you’ll find an excerpt from the tasteful tell-all (or just check it out on Vogue.com) detailing the backstory of some epic editorial moment straight from Vogue’s pages. Indeed it seems we’re living in a state of Grace, so to speak, so what better time to look back on the trademarks […]

Categories: Book, People • Tags: Abbey Lee Kershaw, Coco Rocha, Daria Werbowy, Grace, Grace Coddington, Karen Elson, Liya Kebede, Magazines, People, Vogue

Little Black Jacket:Chanel’s Classic Revisited

November 24, 2012 by The CoF

To coincide with the release of his book, Little Black Jacket: Chanel‘s Classic Revisited, Karl Lagerfeld is putting the pages of the book on display. In late March, the exhibit opened in Tokyo. Then for eight days the exhibit was housed at New York’s Swiss Institute. Its next destination is Taipei, China, and after that, even more cities, which have not yet been announced. The book features 113 images of industry tastemakers from Coco Chanel herself, Anna Wintour, Yoko Ono, Daphne […]

Categories: Book, People • Tags: Alice Dellal, Anna Wintour, Chanel, Daphne Guinness, Karl Lagerfeld, Lifestyle, Mariacarla Boscono, Olivier Theyskens, People, Yoko Ono

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