We'll Always Have Paris: Street Style Edition

Looks like this Acne Studio wrap with its two large snaps and graphic black and white swirls is the street style accessory of the season...  

xo, Juliana

No Ladies, Just Gentlemen: The Met Gala Part 2

I think I mentioned that I was a little dubious about how the white dress code for this year's Met Gala would look on most men and was pleasantly surprised that it looked really elegant, chic and made the men look very handsome.  Some men opted for white jackets but that had the unfortunate effect of making them look like the waiters who were wearing white jackets.

Anna Wintour, on Late Night with Seth Myers, said that Benedict Cumberbatch was the only one who 'nailed' the white tie.  Bradley Cooper almost nailed it but wore mother of pearl cufflinks instead of onyx.

Personally, I think it was very refreshing that the men had to fret about their attire for the evening and go out and buy something that they are going to wear for just one night for a change : )

Here are some of the men who really stood out Monday night... enjoy!  

and a look back at one of my favorites, not from the Met Gala but of handsome men in white tie...

love, kisses and men at the Met Gala, Juliana

Carolyn Murphy in a 1960s Roberto Capucci Ball Gown from RARE vintage at the Met Gala!

I was very lucky to attend Monday night's Met Gala and it was a thrilling and enchanted evening of handsome men, dapper and elegant, in white tie and decorations and the women in silk ball gowns.  There seemed to have been a little confusion about the meaning of white tie - which is, a black tail coat, a waistcoat, a wing collared shirt and a white bow tie.  I was a little uncertain how it would look but when I walked up the red carpeted steps and shook hands with a very handsome Bradley Cooper in white tie, I knew he was beautiful - oops!  I mean, I knew it was going to be beautiful : )  

We had cocktails as usual in the Charles Engelhard Court which was a dream with ice blue silk velvet sofas, men in white tie (some but not all, naughty, naughty) and women in silk ball gowns and all of us swanning about long trains.  My train included : )

The beautiful Carolyn Murphy was inspired by the classically beautiful Hitchock ice-cool-blonde beauty Grace Kelly but made the look her own by wearing a midnight blue, rare and significant, 1960s Roberto Capucci ball gown my store, RARE vintage.  And she looked amazing!

Carolyn Murphy at the Met Gala in our RARE vintage 1960s Roberto Capucci ball gown.

We all knew it was The One the moment she tried it on and Capucci, an Italian designer, was as consumed with form and architecture as Charles James so it was a meaningful tribute to Mr. James.  

More to come tomorrow on the Met Gala!

love, kisses and Met Gala memories, Juliana

Please Pass the Paté de foie gras and Just in: Chanel High Tops

I love it when Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel gets all ironic and satirical in the 105 year old house of Chanel.  And for Chanel Fall 2014 he brought Chanel to the supermarché.  So please pass the paté de foie gras or the batonnets élégants,  lait de Coco, Les chagrins de Gabrielle and definitely pass the doormat that says Mademoiseele Privé...

and what to wear to Chanel's La Grand Epicerie?  RARE vintage has the perfect kicks for your supermarket shopping, because sister, I hear it was a stampede to get the goodies stocking the shelves on the Chanel runway supermarket!

Just in:

Vintage Chanel high tops available for purchase at RARE vintage.  212-581-7273 or email info@rarevintage.com.
Please reference: CHANEL HIGH TOPS 3614

and look!  Someone stole my doormat!

Photos from style.com

love, kisses and lait de Coco, Juliana

A Pride and Prejudice Moment at Dolce & Gabbana Fall 2014

Who are you in Pride and Prejudice?  The beautiful, kind hearted Jane, the good time girl Lidia just out for a laugh, the practical Charlotte Lucas, the vile Caroline Bingley or Elizabeth Bennet, destined for the arms of a certain Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy with his 10,000 pounds a year and, more importantly, Pemberley...  well, sister, I  don't know about you but I am Elizabeth : )

and if I was in a drawing room, taking a stroll with Duck Face (if you have seen Four Weddings and a Funeral, you will understand my reference) so Mr. Darcy can best admire our figures, I would wear this:

A Dolce & Gabbana hooded spencer with jeweled buttons and a flowing chiffon empire waisted gown covered with keys... the keys to a modern day Pemberley.  Mr Darcy is, unfortunately, not included...

Dolce e Gabbana Fall 2014.  Photos from Style.com

love, kisses and dreams of Mr Darcy, Juliana

Jeremy Scott for Moschino: Sweet and Sick

Jeremy Scott brought his American pop culture to the Italian house of Moschino and so there was no Nutella but McDonalds and Hershey's candy bars.  Sweet and Sick...

Moschino Fall/Winter 2014

and the influence of Scott's friend, Carlyne Cerf de Dudzeele...

a little Ver-saze...

and what Milanese runway would be without Sponge Bob Square Pants... ma certo!

Hersheys chocolate as a gown...

and I think Franco Moschino would have loved Jeremy Scott's tee:

Jeremy Scott for Moschino.  Fall 1014.  Photos from Style.com

love, baci and vintage, Juliana

Fur Real: The Modern Way to Wear Fur

Fun furs have been very visible on the snowy streets of Manhattan this fashion week.  I love all of fur accessories and even the less colorful furs are worn casual with cropped pants and sneakers.

New York fashion week 2014 street style.  Photos by Diego Zuko