By www.lightaslife.com On September 30th, 2009
No trip to Paris would be complete without a trip to Lanvin. We are lucky in New York that Barneys and Kirna Zabete carry some pieces of clothing and jewelry but that’s nothing like having entire store full of nothing but Lanvin! It was heaven!

Lanvin is known for their creative window displays and we were treated to the new autumn displays that feature mischievous black cats. They happen to correspond to the new print ads and also harken back to the old advertisements for My Sin perfume that also featured a black cat.

This window with the cat sticking out of the handbag was my favorite!

The September 2009 issue of British Vogue just ran an interview with the designer of Lanvin Elber Albaz. In it he states that “the people I chose to run the store are nice. I cannot work with bitches.” I can attest that the salespeople couldn’t have been nicer or more welcoming and not just to the celebrities. Photographer Gilles Bensimon and girlfriend Diana Picasso (daughter of Picasso!) in the store when were shopping.

I wish I could have taken photos of the interior but I didn’t want to push my luck so you have to settle for just the store windows!

Everyone keeps asking me what I bought in Paris so here you go. Before I even left, I knew that I wanted to treat myself to something special and definitely something that I couldn’t get in New York. I saw a pretty bracelet in Roger Vivier but the exchange rate made it much too expensive. Lucky for me, we stopped at Lanvin right after where I did find myself a little something.

This Lanvin Happy Sac couldn’t be better named because it makes me happy every time I see it and it was definitely something I would have bought myself in a heartbeat but it too was much too expensive to even consider. Although, I did see it in Barneys and might have to make it mine at some point. It’s so me!

Instead, I settled on a set of bracelets. They are in a taupe/blush color that perfectly compliment my Phillip Lim necklace. I wore them out to a few fashion parties when I returned and they were a big hit. Even
Stefan fell in love with the men’s store across the street as did my friend’s husband when they were in Paris this summer so it’s not just for the ladies! I wish Lanvin would open a store in New York but until they do, it just gives me one more reason to plan another trip to Paris!
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By www.lightaslife.com On September 30th, 2009
Today I want you to meet David, my blogger colleague from Belgium! His blog The Neo Lifestyle is a beautiful blog about all beautiful things that inspire David.
Image on David’s blog.
So he has written yet a lot of intresting articles , as of the apartment he lives in (here).
A view from David’s apartment.
David dreams of ever living in a country house (here).
David’s future country house interior.
He wrote about a party at the castle of Axel Vervoordt (here), about the beautiful Museum of Nissim de Camondo in Paris (here) and about the gorgeous Hotel Verhaegen in Ghent (here)
A party at the Castle of Axel Vervoordt
Museum de Nissim de Camondo
Hotel Verhaegen
And through his blog I learned to know the interior designers Sandra Nunnerley (here) and Garrow Kedigian (here).
Sandra Nunnerley
Garrow Kedigian
So please go to visit David’s blog The Neo Lifestyle and enjoy all of his articles and beautiful images!
xx
Greet
all images The Neo Lifestyle blog
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By www.lightaslife.com On September 30th, 2009
Por tradición, los rincones o las esquinas son los espacios más desatendidos a la hora de pensar en la decoración de una habitación, ya que por lo general casi siempre pensamos en las paredes, en los muebles y en uno que otro accesorio como las cortinas y las lámparas.
Y cuando se da por concluida la ambientación de una habitación, casi siempre se coloca en los rincones o esquinas, alguna maceta que llene el espacio y que logre completar la decoración.

Pocas son las veces en las que estas áreas son consideradas como lugares potenciales para la colocación de algún mueble o la creación de un ambiente en particular, lo cual hace que casi siempre estén abandonadas o pobremente utilizadas.

Y en verdad es que en estos rincones o esquinas se pueden adaptar áreas designadas para propósitos específicos como para el trabajo o la implementación de una pequeña área de lectura que tanta falta hace muchas veces en el hogar.
Otras de las alternativas para estos rincones o esquinas es la de un pequeño comedor unipersonal, que bien podría estar ubicado en la cocina o en el dormitorio, dependiendo de los espacios generales de cada estancia.
Hay otros muebles que han sido especialmente fabricados para ser colocados en estos espacios como pequeñas mesas decorativas, así como aparadores verticales para el comedor y organizadores para los dormitorios.
Es más, si deseáramos podríamos aprovechar el rincón de un armario empotrado para montar dentro una biblioteca pequeña con un diván o mueble para sentarnos cómodamente para leer nuestro libro favorito.

Si se piensa llenar de vida un rincón, tal vez se pueda improvisar alguna nueva forma de colocar una maceta para darle un matiz original al espacio.

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