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Ongoing Haute Couture Coverage at PAPERMAG Fashion Schmashion

Bonjour mes lapins! It's official: I have finally landed in Paris after what can only be described as a "colorful" Air France flight – be sure to bunnyhop over to PAPERMAG for the downlow on my slightly nerve-racking (and in hindsight, rather laughable) "FRAKES ON A PLANE!" saga – to once again report on the Haute Couture shows for Paper's Fashion Schmashion.

While reluctantly tucked away toute seule dans ma chambre with a less-than-glamorous bout of food poisoning contracted en route to Paris, I was begrudgingly forced to forgo my beau bow amour Alexis Mabille and the master Armani Privé's presentations as well as cancel tea with Cobrasnake and Alie  of Dirrty Glam at Colette. I was, however, buoyantly cheered by the arrival of these two Hippolyte garden bunnies thoughtfully dispatched to me by Hôtel le Bristol's legendarily kindhearted staff.   

This superbly silky-soft velveteen rabbit is really all the rage! Little Lucas Portman – flanked by his mum, Natalia Vodianova and dad, Justin Portman – proudly totes bunny buddy Hippolyte (named after the hotel's founder Hippolyte Jammet). Many thanks to Amy Bramley (Executive Director of The Naked Heart Foundation) for informing me of the charity's recent website makeover. Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with the new site and the foundation's magnanimous work!

Apropos of nothing, I recently received a number of surprising and flattering e-mails with regard to my choice beauty products and toiletries. Well, I am a bit of a purest (it's actually a rare feat to even espy me wearing any makeup) but I do have a few go-to cruelty-free products that I use semi-daily. So while unpacking earlier yesterday I zippily snapped a few shots to test out my new USB cord before the shows. Shown above are my favorite shampoo, conditioner, facial cleanser, facial moisturizer, body soap, hand/body cream, perfume, the one hair product that I can tolerate, and a free sample airport security safe purse-size hand cream thrown in for good measure. 

bunny BISOUS,

ox jf

• Link: "Frakes on a Plane!" [PAPERMAG]

• Related: Dirrty Glam October 2008 Interview with Your Bunny [bunny BISOUS]  

• Related: Paolo Roversi & Natalia Vodianova Bring Shalimar Back [PAPERMAG]

Catch up with a Field Trip to PAPERMAG.com!

A Razor-Sharp Vanessa Paradis Fronts Vogue Paris: October 17

Magdalena's Crazy '80s Mall Glam Shots: October 16

Hillary's Biden Support Took a Lot of Pluck: October 16

Theodora Richards is Big in China: October 15

Great Depression II Commemorative Clutch: October 14

Happy 15th Arena Homme+!: October 14

Modelize This! Imogen Morris-Clarke: October 3

Welcome to the Jungle: Christopher Kane S/S 2009: September 17

The "Luella Girl" Gives her Grandma's Wardrobe a Proper Whirl: September 15

To view the hauntingly evocative "Mommie Dearest" editorial [above] from Numéro 97 – lensed by Sofia Sanchez & Mauro Mongiello and starring bunny amie Siri Tollerød with modern-cum-period styling compliments of Samuel François – in its entirety, click clickity click click!

bunny BISOUS

ox jf

Cutiepie Alert! The Next Fashion Generation Is Abound in Paris

Following mommy's fashion footsteps après Véronique Leroy...

... and taking a shaded view on Iekeliene at Bruno Pieters:

Claudia (age four) and Jessica (age six) sharing front row with Grandma Menkes...

... and the mini fashion maven making a quick dash after Gareth Pugh:

Be sure to sneak a peak at the most influential stylemakers (including John Galliano, Anna Wintour, Nicolas Ghesquière, Sonia Rykiel, Olivier Theyskens – donning the Suzy hairdo no less, Christian Lacroix, Alber Elbaz, Franca Sozzani, Donatella Versace, Karl Lagerfeld, Sarah Lerfel, Marc Jacobs, Adrian Joffe, and Alexander McQueen) eloquently pay tribute to Madame Menkes in honor of her 20th anniversary at the International Herald Tribune: Suzy at 20!

bB jf

Olga Doesn't Do Aspartame

Spotted: Olga Sherer daintily sipping a Pepsi on Mulberry Street between Kenmare & Spring après Rad Hourani S/S 2009. And it wasn't diet. 

backstage last season with Fashion TV First Face Talks

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Gemma Ward Keeps Her Status on the D.L. While Trekking with a Guitar Sherpa in Nepal

courtesy of my mad (awful) photoshop skills

Bunny (or rather, yak) hop to read all about Gemma's hike on the Annapurna Circuit in Nepal: Hiking and Sharing Outhouses with Supermodel Gemma Ward.

And be sure to check out my exclusive interview with Gemma's bff Amy Finlayson! Isn't she the most delightful? She's kind of my favorite...

Namasté

ox jules

YOUTUBULAR Linkage | Week 1 August 2008

[above] featured in this week's YOUTUBULAR Linkage

• Stay cool Jeff! Mr. T's Fashion Show [below]*

• Awkward alert! South African beaut Behati Prinsloo attempts to flirt whilst apprehending the rules of American football  

• Samantha Ronson shares her genius sneaker routine, dishes on various cringeworthy faux pas, and is asked exceptionally inappropriate questions by a hairbanded VJ on Canadian MTV

• Yes! Terry Richardson snaps Vogue Russia August (and July, for that matter) coverstar Natasha Poly

• Chadwick Tyler's jawdropping trailer entitled We Scream featuring Supreme's Alana Zimmer, Alyona Osmanova, Amanda Laine, Andressa Fontana, Ania Trubalska, Cristina Jurach, Daiane Conterato, Flo Gennaro, Hanne Gaby Odiele, Inna Pilipenko, Joice Marie Monback, Katriina O'Kane, Lais Oliveira, Martina Correa, Meghan Collison, Natasa Vojnovic, Olesya Senchenko, Pilar Solchaga, Rachel Alexander, and Rachel Clark

• Follow the Daulmonster (a.k.a. quirky "forked" cutie Daul Kim) around NYC on Korea's I Am a Model Season 3

• Irina Laz smokes, figits, and dishes on why her upcoming record is taking foreeeeeeeeever and the big, brilliant names with whom she is collaborating

• Question: Can The Wackness recreate the magical Gotham era ('94) that was Harmony Korine's Kids ('95)? 

bunny BISOUS

oox jf  

*Mr. T's Fashion Show

Do you have the chutzpah to...

a. ...don the same bag -- be it a YSL muse or a canvas tote -- as your meilleure amie?

Vanessa Traina and Ashley Olsen

b. ...sport bits of flair?

Iekeliene Strange (with Nicholas Lawn)

c. ...wear a skirt as a dress?

Irina Lazareanu (in Prada F/W 2009)

d. ...coordinate brown shoes with an otherwise all-black ensemble?

Gwyneth Paltrow

e. ...marry the proportions of a super short, frilly top with a long pleated skirt and high boots?

Daisy Lowe

f. ...layer with a flannel autumn coat midsummer?

Alexa Chung

g. ...intermix a Christopher Kane-esque sequin skirt with a ditzy Liberty floral blouse?

Sara Daykin

Discutez!

bunny BISOUS,

ox jf

Cheveuxpiration: Anna Selezneva's Chic Choppy 'Do

backstage at Anne Valérie Hash Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2008-2009

bB

xx jf

Before Teen Vogue... There Was Junior Bazaar

Hearst may no longer have much to offer the teen fashion publishing niche since the July 2006 bust of Elle Girl -- and no, by no means does your bunny consider their "replacement" CosmoGIRL! a fashmag by any stretch of the imagination -- yet Condé Nast has not always reigned supreme. 

Condé's Teen Vogue may indubitably be the most mainstream fresh-faced fashion bible, but from 1945-1948 Hearst had the haute market cornered with Junior Bazaar, an analogous concept overseen by legendary Harper's Bazaar art director Alexey Brodovitch.

Alexey intended to reach a younger audience through his bold employment of color, graphics, and photography. The influence of his youthful perspective on high fashion (as featured in Junior Bazaar) can still be seen today in the dainty aesthetics of Lula, Preen, and Soma.

bunny BISOUS,

xx jf

PS: All preceding Junior Bazaar images are the work of renowned photographer (and ex-husband of 1950's supermodel Anne St. Marie) Tom Palumbo.

PPS: We love the oldies too:

Vogue August 2008: The Age Issue

bB,

julia

Must Love Les Swedes | Très Bien Sale at Très Bien Shop [of Sweden]

[linked] designers include:

6876 | A.P.C. | Ann-Sofie Back | b CLOTHING | Burfitt | c.neeon | Call Of The Wild | Carin Wester | Comme des Garçons PARFUMS, CDG PLAY, CDG WALLETS & CDG SHIRT | Common Projects | Final Home | Gaspard Yurkievich | Henrik Vibskov | It's Our Thing | Kitsuné | Martin Margiela 6 | Minimarket | Nike | Nom de Guerre | Obedient Sons | Opening Ceremony | Our Legacy | Patrik Ervell |Peter Jensen | RAF by Raf Simons | Raf Simons X Eastpack | Raf Simons X Fred Perry | Rickard Lindqvist | SBU | S.N.S. Herning | Siv Stoldal | Soulland | Stine Goya | Surface to Air | Tsumori Chisato | United Bamboo | Wester | Wood Wood | X Sons | Y.M.C.

Speaking of staggeringly stunning Swedish style: an interview with my favorite Swedish bunnymuse Filippa Berg!

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Bisous for Sir Jensen | Click for the Bunny Kicks!

Birthday Bisous for Vlada Bunny!

Vlada Roslyakova and Anna Barsukova filmed themselves

while singing a delightful Russian children's ditty:

Boo! Она будет самым милым маленьким русским кроликом в способе.

For a backstage video interview and Winter 2009 runway recap: Здесь!

Cheers on your 21^st

bB jf

Mode Parisienne: Hair du Jour

Question: How will this Parisian trend fare en Amérique?

Discutez!

bunny BISOUS

xx jf

An American Bunny's Quest to St. Trinian's

As silly as it may be, your bunny has been pining (since April of '07 to boot) for the U.S. release of St. Trinian's. Launching the film on this side of the pond apparently isn't in the cards; however have no fear: the DVD is procurable here!

St. Trinian's U.K. theatrical trailer

The killer cast includes Rupert Everett (in dual roles, no less), Colin Firth, Lily Cole [above], Mischa Barton, Jodie Whittaker, Gemma Atherton, Tasmin Egerton, and Talulah Riley.

Lily Cole & Mischa Barton at the St. Trinian's premiere, Cannes Film Festival 2007

Shhh! You didn't hear it from this bunny, but the film is uploaded in its entirety here gratis (albeit in slightly poor quality)!

Lily Cole as "class geek" Polly in St. Trinian's

bunny BISOUS

xx jf

Just an Idea: The Mustache Maneuver

Exhibit A: "The Scarf Screen" -- Kate Moss with Jamie Hince

Celebrities are renowned for utilizing many o' ploy to shield themselves from the pesky paps. Conventonal mechanisms -- scarf "screening" (spy Kate in the raw video above), elephantine sunglasses (we can still see you Nicole!), and even more inspired tactics (namely Jackie O.'s notorious "escutcheon" flower bouquet to counter Ron Galella) -- all pale in comparison to the downright brilliant Digby & Iona 'stache necklaces designed by Aaron Ruff! 

"The Inspector Closeau" (spindly mustache) by Digby & Iona:

"The Phileas Fogg" (bushy mustache) by Digby & Iona:

The mustaches were awarded their witty monikers by virtue of Gen Art's "Name the 'Stache, Win the Necklace" contest. 

What would you have named them? Who are you yearning to spot exhibiting their finest Dali-esque 'stache whilst retreating from The Waverly? 

$170.00 at Catbird NYC

chain: sterling silver

moustache: hand-tarnished bronze

bunny BISOUS

xx jf