Inspiration

Love Can’t Wait !

Ah, Valentine’s Day is a few days away and you are definitely feeling the love. But wait, your spouse, boyfriend, or significant other is probably going to surprise you with the same old dried out chocolates in that cheesy heart-shaped box again that he picked up at the the last minute at the local drug store. On Madison knows you don’t have the heart to tell him you were disappointed last year, so here’s a way you can drop that hint to be a bit more creative this year. Leave your computer open to this blog post so he can check out some Valentine’s Day gifts that will make you fall in love with him all over again. LadureeIf he’s going to give you sweets, why not give the best? Nothing says love more than a gorgeously packaged box of Macarons or any of Laduree’s extravagant confections.

Shoes-and-Bags-

Doesn’t he know by now that the way to a girl’s heart is a new pair of shoes or handbag? He can definitely spread the love with this chic pair of love inspired shoes from Roger Vivier. And if he’s feeling particularly amorous, the matching bag would be nice, too.

Vintage-Anyone can go to the department store and pick up a trinket, but a fabulous piece of vintage jewelry like this chic poured glass heart bracelet by Chanel says this guy has it going on.Hublot

He just got a big bonus at work and what better way to spend it than on something you will wear forever. Put this pink beauty on and you can count the minutes until you’re together again, in style. (Hublot)

Happy Valentines Day!

 

Chic Planète

While in Paris, I picked up the latest issues of French Architectural Digest and Elle Decoration.  European design magazines are a bit hard to find here, but it’s always a treat to check out the best of European design.

chic planete

Which brings me to the spread in French AD on designer Kara Molinari’s uber chic Paris apartment.  I am especially loving the bold use of lapis lazuli blues mixed generously with gold and polished chrome accents.  The golden herringbone floors and stark white bois detailing accented with gold reinforce the modern Parisian chic vibe.

Chic PlaneteChic PlaneteChic Planete Photos Via Côté Paris Magazine

 

 

Dispatches from Paris

Paris lives and breathes art.  Everywhere you turn, there is art in some form or the other.  Whether it is artfully arranged macarons, window displays elevated to the level of installation art, or actual sculpture and canvases, one doesn’t have to look far to find inspiration.

I stumbled across two galleries showing the works of artists whose work got my attention.

EWA BATHELIER

Ewa Bathelier Ewa BathelierImages Courtesy of Espace St. Germain, Paris

An empty tutu painted on a huge canvas immediately conjures a feeling of whimsy mixed with a touch of the melancholy.  Bathelier’s enormous paintings feature these lovely but lonely images of tutus in stark contrasts of black and white, or vivid shades of colors like red and orange.  Their haunting but haute appeal is evident in a piece of hers which hangs in a Georgio Armani installation in New York.

Giorgio Armani

MARCO DEL RE

Marco Del Re

Marco Del ReImages Courtesy of Galerie Maeght, Paris

Although Marco Del Re paints in a variety of styles, it is his powerful and graphic images that grabbed my eyes.  Obviously inspired by the style cut images by Matisse, Del Re gives us not only something exciting to look at, but something to think about as well.

 

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