GLAMOUR PHOTOGRAFY

. . . and while we're on the topic of holiday soirées, now that a winner of the last glamorous give-away has been announced, it's on to the next, and utterly delighted to announce this week's holiday give-away: from swoon, vintage inspired handmade jewelry filled with the romance of forgotten vintage and antique pieces such as brooches, bracelets, chains and buckles, intermingled with semi-precious beads and stones to create beautiful works of art . . .



. . . and for the impossibly exciting news: one glamorous reader will win the adeline necklace {retail $200.00}, made of glittering strands of crystal in shades of powdery blue and smokey grey and adorned with a stunning rhinestone brooch, as perfect with a soft, brushed cotton t-shirt under a belted cardigan while at the shops searching for the perfect gifts, as with a sequined party dress and sky-high peeptoes on a festive december night . . .

to enter, {click here} to visit the swoon bijoux website, or {here} for another glimpse of the adeline necklace, then leave a comment below

{bonne chance!/good luck!}

* one winner will be randomly selected and contacted by e-mail after wednesday, december 8, 2010; if you do not have a blog or contact e-mail on your blog, please include it with your comment for notification; images: martha stewart living; maria kashleva, backstage at christian dior cruise 2011, shanghai; }

Sometimes when we have just one image we wish to share, we just post on our Facebook or Twitter page, but so many of our regular blog readers miss out on it (hint, hint, you should follow us on both of those sites).  In this case we wanted to share this beautiful picture from the Gok Wan Shapewear collection in what we are calling our petit post.  The 'Slicker Knickers' and 'Banger Booster' (aka the bra) appear quite lovely in this shot; it's refreshing to see shapewear that can be so sexy!  The rest of the collection, though attractive, doesn't come off as impressive as this image and therefore didn't make the cut for our blog.  However, you can see more of Gok Wan's designs (which includes a regular lingerie collection) and learn who he is (apparently a well-known UK stylist) on his website.  

. . . not quite december yet, and already things are beginning to move along at an even more dizzying pace than usual, with upcoming soirées, dinner parties and gift exchanges, boxes tied with ribbon and a feeling of magic in the air, and in the midst of all the running around, have been practically living in luxuriously soft cashmere cardigans, belted, and perfectly paired with cozy scarves and festive gold fingernails . . .

{images: photography by janis nicolay for country living; patterson maker}

. . . while may not have had a chance to get together holiday decorations this past weekend {perhaps & hopefully this week}, have been dreaming up elegant colour palettes for the season, and while the last may have been inspired by tiffany's blue, this year, quite smitten with the idea of simple and classic silver and gold, perhaps hints of pearl and opalescence, gilded garlands and glittering sequins, and perhaps, just the faintest glimmer of palest lilac . . .

{p.s.} also lovely: one & two; & how was your weekend? dying to know what holiday colour palettes you've been dreaming up?

{also:} a few things you may have missed:
* weekend: a few lovely links
* at the shops: andrea bonelli, san francisco
* for the holidays: advertising

{& one last thing:}
* now that we finally have a winner for the philippe starck louis ghost armchair, it's on to the next glamorous give-away {perfect for the holidays!} a little later today -- check back if you like . . . xo

{images: photography by virginia macdonald for style at home}

Joey Lawrence is a young professional photographer who currently resides in Brooklyn, New York.



Joey Lawrence has been shooting commercial photography, photojournalism and music videos around the world since the age of 17. He has agents in London, New York and Toronto. Some of his clients include Warner Bros. Records, Summit Entertainment, Forbes, NBC, Kawasaki, the United Way, Salvation Army, and Atlantic Records. Joey's personal body of work has taken him to over 20 countries in 3 years while still maintaining a successful presence in the commercial photography world.

Lawrence is known as a pioneer of new aged digital hyper-realistic photography, lighting and manipulation. All of his techniques were self-taught or the result of trial and error with no formal educational training.

Brad Trent grew up in a string of small towns in Western Canada. In contradiction to photographer who hides their lighting, and even remove the catch light from the subject’s eyes, Brad Trent shares his most amazing lighting setups in his portfolio.

Today Brad is Award-Winning Advertising & Editorial Portrait Photographer based in New York City. People he has photographed include Steven Spielberg, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Charlie Rose, Rush Limbaugh, Jon Bon Jovi, Hugh Jackman, Jim Cramer, Woody Harrelson, Bryant Gumbel, Ann Curry, Donald Trump, Johnnie Cochran, OutKast, Edie Falco, Eamonn Walker, Terry Kinney, Harold Perrineau, Brett Favre, Donovan McNabb, Jerome Bettis, Andre Agassi, Alonzo Mourning, Wayne Gretzky, Janet Jones, Peter Jennings, Eric Lindros, Dale Earnhardt jr., Cal Ripken Jr., Steve Nash, Dwyane Wade, Annika Sorenstam, Eli Manning, Peyton Manning, Kevin Bacon, Kyra Sedgwick, Evander Holyfield, Cornelia Guest, Kate Tucker, Kate Tucker and the Sons of Sweden, Audrye Sessions, Johanna Cranitch, Russell Simmons, Bruce Flatt, David Eun, Marty Sass, Daniel Vasella, TIm Armstrong, James Gellert, Bahman Mossavar-Rahmani, Don Corell, Mary Minnick, Maureen Chiquet, Andrea Jung, Jamie Dimon, Sheila Nevins, Ross Greenburg, Ron Burkle, FGX, Joe Rosenberg, Indra Nooyi, IndexIQ, Carl Weinberg, Bob Olstein, Dixon Boardman, James Cornelius, Peter Schiff, Jimmy Rogers, Lew Frankfort, Azim Premji, Gary Black, Julian Robertson, Marty Whitman, Rob Kindler, Purna Saggurti, Skip McGee, Doug Braunstein, Raj Danda, Trudy Sullivan, Salvina Sultana, Fred Hassan, James Dowd, Justin Brown, Adam Patti, Tony Davidow, Sal Bruno, Robert Whitelaw, Merck Dick Clark, Noël Forgeard, Barron's Roundtable, Meryl Witmer, Archie MacAllaster, Fred Hickey, Scott Black, Felix Zulauf, Bill Gross, Dr. Marc Faber, Abby Joseph Cohen, Oscar Schafer, Mario Gabelli, Nancy Lazar, Adrian DeLucca, Laura Breen, J. Craig Venter, Dave Wampler, David Rockwell, James Edward 'Doc' Counsilman, Gloria Steinem, Heathyr Lawrence, Jeff Gomez, Jonathan Schwartz, Josh Tyrangiel, Kalle Lasn, Alain Kaloyeros, Kipton Cronkite, Steven Peltzman, Naila Ruechel, Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Neil Barofsky, Victor Niederhoffer, Paige Powell, Peter L. Bernstein, Dr. Peter Kim, Bill & Rebecca Goldsmith, Ian Hamilton, Maryam Seifi, Tomas Snoreck, Steve Tananbaum, Dr. Tedd Mitchell, Todd Oldham, Van Toffler, Victor Ozeri, William Rohr, Charles Busch, George Hamilton, André 'André 3000' Benjamin, Antwan 'Big Boi' Patton, Peter Jennings, Carlos Ghosn, Carson Kressley, Chris Ceraso, Howard Sontag, Itai Shoffman, Stuart Janney, John Hilton, Kathy McKeown, Michael Kearns, Michael Thiemann, Michael Wolf, Paul Galant, Peter Siris, Tom Mitchell, Rudolph-Riad Younes, Vasant Dhar, Alex Bogusky, Jeff Hicks, Chuck Porter, Jeff Steinhour, Crispin Porter + Bogusky, Bill Priest, Bob Treue, Catherine Keating, Ed Finn, Gordon Fowler, John Hathaway, Mark Boyar, Michael Cahill, Silvio Tarca, Theresa Havell, Timothy Brog, Will Landers, Michael Van Biema, Candace Browning, Chris Cline, Jamie Forese, Keith Anderson, Robert Druskin, Tom Maheras, Jim Glickenhaus, Steve Wisdom, Brady Dougan, David Shaw, Diana Taylor, Jack & Suzy Welch, Jeff Zucker, Mike Marrone, Judy McGrath, Steven Peltzman, MOMA, Steve Adler, Christoper Reeve, Nacho Figueras, Michael Steinhardt, Debbye Turner, Gideon Yago, Andrew Peck, Buzz Zaino, Jack Rivkin, John Bader, Michael Farrell, Oliver Kratz, Peter Siris, Scott Amero ,Scott Blasdell, Amy Dorn Kopelan, Susan Price, Charles Johnston, Janice Taylor, Kathy Cloninger, Charlie Maxwell, Frances Aldrich, James Melcher, James O'Shaughnessy, John Strangfeld, Tom Evans, Marc Leder, Roger Krouse, Ken Chenault, Marshall Goldsmith, Jason Trennert, John Castle, Nick Galluccio, Roy Niederhoffer, Stephanie Pomboy, Tom O'Halloran, Arik Hesseldahl, Jerry Stritzke, Monica Mehta, Terry McGraw, Peter Sands, B B King, Bart Giamatti, Bob Shaye, Robert Shaye, Bud Greenspan, Carroll Petrie, Charles Barkley, Cobi Jones, Jerry Della Femina, Geraldo Rivera, Harold McMaster, Jacques Pepin, Jeff Immelt, Jenna Elfman, John Edward, Lisa Ling, Marla Maples, Matt Lauer, Ned Overend, Peter Benchley, Regina Jacobs, Richard Price, Rick Reilly, Sandy Weil, Tommy Lee Jones, Henry McVey, Robert Nardelli, David Epstein, Louis Chenevert, Tom Bradley, David Dorn