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The Lady Dior Bag as interpreted by Jennifer Livingston

Arturo Berned ,the first Spanish artist to reinterpret the legendary Lady Dior bag

September 10, 2013 by The CoF

In 1995 , Princess Diana was on a official trip to Paris to inaugurate an exhibition of Paul Cézanne at the Grand Palais. She did not know, but the French company had prepared a gift that will become a loyal traveling companion for her, and an icon of elegance for the rest of the universe : the Lady Dior bag . A perfect and rigid rectangular body part, the iconic quilted cannage coined in 1953 by the Couturier and the […]

Categories: Design, Fashion • Tags: Art, Arturo Berned, Bag, culture, Hong Kong, Lady Dior, Lady Dior As Seen By, September 2013, Spain

Tales Of Spain

April 23, 2013 by The CoF

Stuart Vivers, Creative Director of Loewe brand,supports the Spanish national handicraft traditions that are at the roots of the brand with an accessories capsule collection “Tales of Spain” that are decorated with traditional ornamentation and characteristic of the Spanish Baroque. The capsule collection includes bright scarves with spanish motifs, bags of various shapes and sizes, straps and bracelets and stickers for manicure, sunglasses and temporary tattoos. The collection will be available in May. images via vogue.ru

Categories: Fashion • Tags: Accessories, Art, culture, Loewe, Shopping, Spain, Spanish Baroque

Marie Claire Spain : Dali & Sus Musas (Dali & His Muse)

March 29, 2013 by The CoF

Marie Claire Spain April 2013 : Alba Galocha – model Paco Peregrin -photographer isabel Vaquero – styling

Categories: Beauty • Tags: editorial, Editorials, Marie Claire, Paco Peregrin, Photography, Spain

Harper’s Bazaar Spain : Alguien Nos Mira (Someone Watches Us)

March 27, 2013 by The CoF

Harper’s Bazaar Spain April 2013 isuue : Model: Daphne Groeneveld Photographer: Txema Yeste Stylist: Juan Cebrian Make-Up: Victor Alvarez Hair: Olivier Lebrun Manicure: Samantha Falcone

Categories: Beauty • Tags: Daphne Groeneveld, editorial, Harper's Bazaar, Models, Photography, Spain, Txema Yeste, Victor Alvarez

Leyre Valiente : Chimaera

March 13, 2013 by The CoF

Chimaera is a fantastic and metaphorical journey from fetus (when we all are pure and simple) to chimaera; the complicate yet beautiful monster we get to be when we grow up. Photos by Miralla y Calf; Make Up and hair by Raquel Álvarez; Models: Maja (Uno Models) and Mariela Vasileva (Heels Spain) source notjustalabel.com

Categories: Fashion • Tags: Art, Design, leyre valiente, Shopping, Spain

Harper’s Bazaar Spain : Sublime Structures

March 7, 2013 by The CoF

Harper’s Bazaar Spain March 2013 issue: Carola Remer – model Nico – photographer Nicolas Jurnjack – hairstyling

Categories: Fashion • Tags: Beauty, editorial, Harper's Bazaar, Nico, Nicolas Jurnjack, Spain

M2Malletier’s Handbags Debut Collection

January 22, 2013 by The CoF

Medieval medical instruments and Spanish architecture may seem unlikely bedfellows, but these were precisely the inspirations behind M2Malletier’s debut collection of geometric calfskin handbags. Having launched in September, the Barcelona-based brand was founded by Colombian designers Melissa Losada, 28, and Marcela Velez, 26, who first met while studying at Parsons in New York. “We wanted to do something different and create bags that were also mini sculptures,” says Losada of the duo’s decision to collaborate on a line. Citing their […]

Categories: Fashion • Tags: Handbags and Purses, M2Malletier, New York, Shopping, Spain, Standard Hotel, United States