GLAMOUR PHOTOGRAFY

{Nicholas Haslam via Classic Style in the City}

While Franki from Life in a Venti Cup comes to terms with her decidedly "masculine" tastes as determined by a décor style analysis from MyDeco, I have been handed the {rather amusing} result that I apparently "love good times and glamour in the bedroom . . . "

{Nicholas Haslam via Classic Style in the City}

{more of the results:}

Absolutely Fabulous:
There’s no such thing as OTT in your book: why settle for average when you can have full-blown, unadulterated GORGEOUS? In some homes, the result is a riot of carte blanche camp, but expressed more subtly, the glamorous look can be drop-dead sexy and sophisticated. It’s all a question of how you combine colour and texture with attitude and you’re still working on getting things perfect. Why stop now when you’re having so much fun?

You are drawn to all things that combine beauty with adventure.

{Sounds good to me.}

{kwid via Studio Annetta}

{What does your décor style say about you? Click here to find out . . .}

Love the idea of using vintage frames to create pretty chalkboards . . . little too late for this one, available only days ago, but it is in good hands . . .

{discovered via poppytalk; image - blue bell bazaar}

Perusing studio ilse's impressive portfolio recently, in a search for what Vogue magazine has named 'the most glamorous place in London to drink cocktails' {above}, and was reminded of the many other lovely, lovely places the studio has created.

Ilse Crawford, Creative Director & Designer, explains a part of her method as, ". . . there is the kind of arranging which is from using things a lot. Somehow then they always find their place. Things (and people) look best if they are touched regularly!"

studio ilse creates environments that "resonate emotionally, subliminally, and sensorially. expressive design that communicates to us on a primal level and addresses our human needs."

"Any amateur can be a minimalist: emptiness is easy. Clutter is hard. There's a fine line between an "artful jumble" and "my life is a mess."






You may also remember some of the studio's wonderful {and still cool} furniture designs, {below}, from 2005.

{See also the beautiful Aesop store}

{all images from studioilse.com; quotes from The New York Times}

Buried under projects and appointments and away from my desk for most of the weekend, so the photographs of La Ville-lumière shall have to wait . . .

{In the meantime, here are some shots I wish I had taken -- the composition in each is quite exemplary.}






{images via flickr}

It's hard to believe that we are now at our 200th post! When we started the Frou Frou Fashionista back in 2006 we barely knew what a blog was, but we knew it would be a fun outlet where we could share lingerie news. It did take a while for us to warm up to the idea of writing for the blog on a consistent basis because we weren't sure if anyone would read it, but now we're practically writing 1 entry per day (or at least we aspire to)!
Now we see opportunities to write about lingerie all of the time...whether it's about lingerie in fashion/editorial, new arrivals at Faire Frou Frou, a write-up on a brand we're pleased with, or pretty much anything that hints at intimate apparel. We want to show how lingerie can be portrayed in a classy, sophisticated way...we want to share how lingerie can be about fashion, style, fun and sexiness, not just sex (even though it's about that too...but we just don't need to write about it). We want to share how wearing beautiful lingerie is yet another way to accessorize an amazing ensemble.
We truly aspire to make this luxury lingerie blog relevant, and we love what we do so it's a pleasure for us to share our enthusiasm.
We want to thank our readers for their support, and we love the positive feedback we've received! A special thank you goes out to those of you who take the time to leave comments.
We hope you've had as much fun reading this blog as we have writing/researching for it!

We posted a few of her pictures that include lingerie, one of a pretty boudoir, and one 'just because' shot.
Her work has a very feminine touch, and she (or her assistants) do a great job with styling the shoot. Polly Wreford is represented by the Sarah Kaye Representation agency. We noticed that along with her work, there were several other photographers that used lingerie in their pictures. Of course we had to share some of our favorites!

Photo below by artist Shun + Hideki...the shoes really got our attention!

{quickly -- fetch your sexiest swimwear and get in the water before the summer passes by . . .}

{natalia vodianova by Michael Thompson for W magazine March 2005}