GLAMOUR PHOTOGRAFY

Completely fell in love with this photograph of Jen Gotch's whirlwind trip to Vegas -- the lacy strapless dress with blue satin sash and matching shoes are just perfect and très romantic.

Carla Bruni was said to have worn a sleeveless, knee-length Hermès dress with a 10 cm-wide marine blue ribbon for her wedding to French President Nicolas Sarkozy. {Unfortunately, since no photographers or press were allowed at the "secret" ceremony, we may never see the dress, but Carla was described as ravishing by Francois Lebel, the mayor of the 8th district of Paris, who officiated their marriage.}

Above, the image that began my love for white dresses with blue satin sashes, Sarah Humphreys, from the final issue of Blueprint {January/February 2008}.

{T

hanks to Kathryn of Snippet & Ink, for sending along the last three photos.}

Now that the weather is heating up, it's the perfect time of year to wear your loungewear as outerwear! That's what we did today, wearing our oh-so-cute Dessous 'chloe' dress (shown here in the last picture in periwinkle).
Dessous, by Sophie Simmons, is one of those great innerwear as outerwear collections that's almost too cute not to wear out. We received a few new pieces for the Spring '08 group, and we are loving the pretty periwinkle color. Each of the pieces has a delicate silk lace applique detailing that creates the signature Dessous look.
All items are made in the USA, and all silk trims are 100% silk.
P.S. - We'd like to give a special thank you to designer Sophie Simmons for the one-of-a-kind sample that she gifted to us - we couldn't be happier!

We were so pleased to receive another mention on Daily Candy, and this time it is for their Mother's Day shopping guide. They chose exactly what we would recommend for a perfect Mother's Day gift; the Sofia Robe!
This is the perfect line for moms young & old - it's comfy, stylish, sweet and feminine!

We've posted quite a few new items to our online boutique from Andres Sarda.
Andres Sarda is a Barcelona-based lingerie brand that specializes in high-end intimate apparel. The Douce collection features designs made from a combination of polka dot silk and eyelash lace trim.
The two color groups we brought into our boutique include the Ivory/Black dot, and the Creme/Lilac dot.
You have options with this collection, as we have the underwire bra and the molded cup versions, as well as thongs and boyshorts for both colors.

Leah at More Ways to Waste Time attended a press preview for the 2008 San Francisco Decorator Showcase recently and returned with some great photographs, including a stunning silver-leafed ceiling adorned with silk butterflies by Candace Barnes {detail shot below}.

A pefectly sophisticated office by Matthew Leverone that reminded me of Chris Miller's office space . . .

And a wonderful, wonderful portrait in a guest suite by Owen Design, that would have fit in perfectly with this collection.

{all images More Ways to Waste Time}

The softness of the gray background plays perfectly with ultra feminine details . . .

{British-born father of three Chris Nicholls includes Elle, M.A.C. and The New York City Ballet as some of his clients.}

A more avant-garde photographic series displaying Nicholls' exceptional talent and range follows.

Positively mesmerized by the serene, sculptural quality of the White Sands - New Mexico series by Chris Nicholls . . .

The images, infused with a nostalgic feel and quiet elegance, remind me very much of Henry Clarke's beautiful, beautiful work.

{images uploaded by duckiefaced}

Another web of links, another beautiful discovery -- wistful, longing shots of Paris, on nordljus, an incredible food blog with beautiful, nostalgia-laden photography and delicious recipes that may inspire even me to take up cooking . . .

{Happily discovered through this blog.}

1. Turquoise chandelier in a Union Street Office by San Francisco based Massucco Warner Miller

2. Irina in Electric Feathers dress by New York-based Leana Zuniga
{via glamchic; The New York Times; photo: KT Auleta/Phillips de Pury & Company}

3. Mother's Day gift ideas, beautifully shot with sweet peas at The New York Times {Thanks, Mark!}
{Photo: Eugene Gologursky for The New York Times}

4. Hand-forged branch table in gold leaf finish from Candace Barnes Antiques

We are in the process of adding some new I.D. Sarrieri products to our online store, and in the process found some beautiful pictures we wanted to share with you. These images are from an I.D. Sarrieri runway show (likely in 2007).
Just look at how beautiful these pieces are - it's brands like I.D. Sarrieri that really do a great job representing what luxury lingerie looks like. You can tell right away what fine Chantilly lace and satin silk they use.
Some of these runway pieces never made it into the mainstream collection (as far as we know), which is a shame because Faire Frou Frou customers would love to have them!!
Included here is a picture of Iulia Dobrin, the designer of the Romanian lingerie line I.D. Sarrieri, with supermodel Adriana Karembeu at the runway show.

P.S. - Our April/May blog header features an ID Sarrieri set that we do have at Faire Frou Frou (in white Chantilly lace - so pretty!).

In celebration of Earth Day (or Earth Week as they are promoting on NBC), we wanted to post a story on one of our eco-friendly designers Skin Lingerie. Skin is a luxury loungewear line which offers pieces made from 100% organic pima cotton, organic terry cloth and uses 100% organic vegetable dyes for coloring some of its pieces.
We know that 'organic' is a popular buzz word these days, but a lot of people aren't exactly sure what this entails when they purchase a clothing labeled organic. Basically, organic agriculture is a cleaner approach to farming in which farmers use biologically-based rather than chemically-dependent growing systems to raise crops. An interesting fact to note is that each T-shirt made from one hundred percent organic cotton saves one-third of a pound of synthetic fertilizers and farm chemicals! (Source: www.sustainablecotton.org)
Supporting environmentally responsible brands such as Skin is just one of those little steps you can take to protect our beautiful planet! Who knew that you can buy sexy lingerie and save the world all in one shot!