bunny BISOUS

If Bianca Jagger Was In the Bloomsbury Group...

...it may look something like this:

magazine: Vogue Nippon

issue: December 2008

editorial: A Matter of Elegance

photographer: Matt Irwin 

model: Iekeliene Stange

stylist: Aurora Sansone 

bB, xx jf

Still Speechless After a Morning with Alber

obviously it would have been precarious to take photos, so here is the "public" invitation

illustrations by Alber; silly stickers by your bunny (quite the ahhhrteeest, non?)

Women simply adore Alber Elbaz (and by extension, Lanvin) owing to his love and appreciation of real women: sans the plastic or pretension. It was an absolute dream to spend Monday morning with him – quite candidly my favorite designer of our era – and Mr. Mickey exploring the showstopping Lanvin Spring 2009 collection (with a few previously unseen Cruise 2009 gems thrown in for good measure)! 

Lanvin Spring 2009*

As per usual, comfort was of cardinal priority throughout the design process. Even the seemingly 'structured' garments felt lighter than a feather on the skin: a truly remarkable feat bearing in mind the weighty heft of similarly shaped Giambattista Valli frocks. 

The kooky throwback resort garments (think more "contemporary" items like t-shirts emblazoned with Alber's whimsical sketches not unlike the invitation above) were reasonably priced considering their handiwork, style level, and refined fabrication; while the Acne Jeans collaboration was the epitome of 'cool kid meets easy breezy chic' [below]: 

Lanvin Cruise 2009 [also feat. Acne line] with Suzy Menkes

About 70% of the bags were entirely vegan – perhaps stemming from his dear kinship with fellow Israeli Natalie Portman or a reworking of F/W 2008's cruelty-free (by default) ribbon motif – the most electrifying of which sprang from Spring 2009's interludes of vibrant leopards, insane new crystal studded versions of last season's cult shapes, and Cruise 2009's Elbaz-doodled beach totes with PVC handles. 

Ogling Alber's deco-gone-glam jewelry and flossy flossy bedazzled heels was pure sensory overload: 

And yes, Alber is that twinkling and warmhearted in person! I did feel slightly maladroit since I had just broken one of his F/W 2008 bags* in a taxi door earlier that morning and hastily replaced the stunning Jeanne Lanvin charms with little bunnies from a quaint shop in Pennsylvania found deep within the recesses of said bag. He didn't seem to mind... 

bunny BISOUS, 

xx jules 

If you're in Gotham Tuesday or Wednesday be sure to stop by Barney's 2nd floor on Madison & 61st. See invitation [above] for details. To my knowledge Alber will not be in store again – but his all-embracing, voluptuous, fresh-from-the-runway frocks will!

*Total major coincidence: many thanks to Tim Blanks (brilliant host of the style.com videos, including the one at top) for helping me find the then-new black Lanvin bag lost in the kerfuffle of Ikram's annual post-McQueen Indian fête. By now that bag must be on its ninth life! 

Could I possibly be more obsessed? Bunny hop to snatch the last POP (ever)!

POP Winter 1998 2008

Very Alice in Seattle!

A downcast day in publishingland... the end of an era indeed! 

In my book, Katie's vampy-lipped Drew cover so trumps Glenda's November Bazaar; what do you think?

bunny BISOUS, POP

Adieu et bonne chance!

PS: Looking forward to seeing what Ms. Grand 'featur' [sic]!

Stray Musing on Vogue Paris | Emmanuelle Alt Digs Anna Selez... and Bowie... and Bleached Jeans

Emmanuelle Alt styled Anna Selezneva (who – many mazel's abound – will be the lone model in the upcoming S/S 2009 Calvin Klein campaign) in the same Dolce & Gabbana David Bowie t-shirt in August's "Reality Show" and November's "Trente ans versus dix-sept ans" V.P. editorials.

snapped! Emmanuelle scoping out Anna S. at the Alt-style Isabelle Marrant show last month

Meanwhile bunny hop on over to Paper to get the lowdown on...

Paolo Roversi & Natalia Vodianova Bring Shalimar Back: October 23

Mary-Kate & Ashley Olsen Have an "Aha! Moment" with Oprah: October 23

Modelize This! Meet Brit Sensation Emma MacLaren: October 22

DKNY Cruise Campaign Sells Vlada: October 22

bunny BISOUS

ox jules

PS: The server was down so the past few days worth of blogs haven't been uploaded at papermag...

PPS: You really need to see this. Read this. Watch this. Smell this. 

Dirrty Glam October 2008 Interview with Your Bunny!

The new issue of the Parisian fashion magazine Dirrty Glam (and no, it's not even remotely "dirty") is now available for your viewing pleasure online in its entirety! What a wonderful team to work with; I did a fun little interview on pages 21-26 here.

Check out their backstage footage with coverstar Clémentine Poidatz and fellow feature Esther Garrel – daughter of the great Philippe Garrel and a super talented actress in her own right:

bunny BISOUS,

ox jules

photo: The Cobrasnake [snapped at the Calvin Klein's 40th anniversary fête]

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

Getting Schooled in Pigalle: Jeremy Scott Model Rehearsal at the Elysée Montmartre

Jeremy Kost may have caught the models exiting the catwalk of one of my absolute favorite human beings on planet – the uncommonly kindhearrted and devilishly talented Jeremy Scott [video above]; but your bunny met up with the crew before the S/S 2009 extravaganza for a pre-show (plain clothes) run-through:

[related] to see more photos of... 

• Jeremy's actual (fantastical) runway presentation: Jeremy Scott S/S 2009
• my last meeting with Jeremy celebrating his March Paper covershoot: Paper / LiLo Lunchipoo
• my first rendezvous at the Elysée Montmartre during July Couture Week: Longchamp Anniversary with the Kills

bunny BISOUS,

ox jules

Den peneste fe: Siri Tollerød turer på hver rullebane!

Siri's Parisian highlights*

Just before the mad rush of NY Fashion Week, I caught up with bunny amie Siri Tollerød at my BFF Simona McIntyre's 19th birthday fête at raw vegan haven Pure Food & Wine near the Gramercy Park Hotel. 

Not only did the fairest Norwegian nymph walk an astounding sixty-three shows – especially remarkable considering that she shot a preeminent job in Paris in lieu of hitting any of the London catwalks – she also graced a record three editorials in this September's Vogue Italia.

I first learned of her most recent photographic collaboration with the Kaiser while waiting for the others to arrive (since Siri and I were the first to make it at the Irving Place townhouse). I finally had the opportunity to peruse the October issue of Vogue Germany on an unanticipated (and admittedly unglamorous) post-Parisian jaunt from NYC to Pennsylvania and have been completely bewitched ever since!

"Senator Biden" lovingly describes my hometown above... it's funny 'cause it's true!

The stirring Lagerfeld-lensed spread – while likely shot across the pond – conjures analogous allegorical imagery to the Puritanical New England milieu hauntingly typified in Nathaniel Hawthorne's Young Goodman Brown. Siri and German phenom Toni Garrn brilliantly portray a Faith Brown-esque personae in this unearthly editorial:

Eerily emotive! Stunningly elegiac! Wistfully nostalgic! LOVE IT!

Unfortunately we were both super duper busy in Paris and only had quick chance meetings during Jeremy Scott's rehearsal [below] and at the Carousel de Louvre between the Ungaro and Costume National presentations.

I did however manage a few quick snaps of snaps of Siri fluttering along the rullebane while in Paris:

last season backstage with Fashion TV Model Talks

Congrats Siribean on another killer season! Mazel tov! Gratulerer!!

bunny BISOUS,

oxo jules

*first image left-right [top row] Nina Ricci, Chanel, Lanvin, Chloé, Valentino, Wunderkind, Yohji Yamamoto; [bottom row] Emanuel Ungaro, Kenzo, Antonio Berardi, Valentino, Balenciaga, Karl Lagerfeld, Louis Vuitton, Lanvin >> other Paris pursuits not shown include Alexander McQueen, Ann Demeulemeester, Celine, Costume National, Giambattista Valli, Jeremy Scott, John Galliano, Miu Miu, Paul & Joe, Rue du Mail, Sonia Rykiel, and Wunderkind