Having… endured…

Weeks of… tense… and intense…

French… Presidential elections…

It was an uplifting… change…

To… have…

A… stunning view… of…

Gwyneth Paltrow’s…

Back…

Draped… in an outrageously daring… backless satin mini-dress…

Which was…

Particularly… deliciously…

Risqué…

From… a side

Louis Vuitton…

Founder… of the House of…

Louis Vuitton… in 1854…

Marc Jacobs…

Vuitton’s… Artistic Director…

Since… 1997…

Centuries… apart…

Two… innovators…

Who catapulted… and advanced an entire industry…

Two creators… opposite continents…

A

For… someone…

Who…

Worshipped…

Yves Saint Laurent…

Adored…

Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel…

Hermès…

Gaultier…

Ralph Lauren…

It was not… very… believable… for me… to praise and admire

Karl Lagerfeld…

Magnetic…

Charismatic…

“Le Kaiser“…

Lagerfeld… a “Renaissance man”… drew huge crowds in Paris and London for the launch of his much anticipated new line…

KARL…

His ready-to-wear collection…

The more affordable…

Amanda Harlech…

A remarkable…

Lady…

A strikingly handsome…

Woman…

Creative consultant… and… writer…

Has always… fascinated…

Lady Amanda Harlech… co-curated… the “Happiness” exhibition by the famous Krug Grand Cuvée champagne…

Carine Roitfeld…

“Belle de Jour”…

Vogue…

French Vogue’s… former editor-in-chief…

Writer…

“Drop-dead-chic…

French icon“…

Carine…

With her smudged… smoky eyes… long dark hair tumbling around her dramatic face…

Killer heels…

Ralph Lauren…

An American…

in Paris…

“Non… pas… Gene Kelly”…

It’s…

Ralph Lauren…

The uber-stylish designer who took Paris by storm by opening “Ralph’s“, the “très chic” restaurant, in the very heart of Saint-Germain…

As

Tom Ford…

“Violet Blonde“…

“L’hiver est là”…

Winter is… nudging… at our doorstep…

Cold weather is… descending… upon us…

The huge… majestic… dark trees on Avenue Foch… are turning into the burnished colour…

Diane von Furstenberg…

“DVF”…

Quelle Femme…

America – she conquered in the past…

Today, she’s conquering - CHINA…

Shanghai…

Beijing…

“I am just as excited about China today, as I was about America…”, she said.

A clever and

J.Lo…

The girl from the Bronx.

Jennifer Lopez…

The stunningly beautiful mega star is in the news again.

And so she should be.

“J.Lo dumped her husband just hours before meeting Prince William and his Kate”…

Screamed the headlines.