Louis Vuitton/Marc Jacobs Book Lust

I'm desperately awaiting the upcoming release of

LOUIS VUITTON/MARC JACOBS: 

IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE MUSEE DES ARTS DECORATIFS, PARIS.

Holy banana pancakes, Batman!!!

Not only is the cover phenomenal, but the book covers the work of both 

Louis V and Marc Jacobs, though their work is separated by about 100 years.

Is it March 6th yet?  'Cause... this needs to be on my coffee table NOW.

{image via Amazon}

Love of Gloves

My dearest friend gave me such a great Christmas present- a vintage fashion pamphlet entitled 'Gloves: Fashion & Etiquette,' circa 1961.  I adore it.  I have now learned I should never appear in public without gloves, never eat, drink or smoke with gloves on, or make a habit of carrying my gloves as "they should be considered an integral part of you costume."  Isn't it interesting how times change?

It makes me wish I lived in a time where women actually wore gloves and hats and scarves...  they really knew how to dress up and be ladies, didn't they?

Gloves then:

"...nothing looks more luxurious than a 16-button glove crushed to a 8-button length..."

-Gloves: Fashion & Etiquette
(then again, some things DON'T change.)





 Orange tweed + leopard + a hat + gloves = Perfection



 Isn't this a spot-on Joan from Mad Men?  I wonder if this image was ever inspiration for her character...

All is not lost for us modern sophisticates, though!  The past season or so gloves have made their way back in the spotlight.  From short wrist lengths to full lengths reaching almost to one's shoulder, there is a glove out there for everyone!

Gloves for today:

Talk about a modern-day Joan! I DIE over these (also, she makes me want to dye my hair a pretty shade of crimson...).  My etiquette pamphlet informed me that the only appropriate accessories to wear with gloves are bracelets.  Agreed, 1961, agreed.

Trussardi 1911

Sarar

Marc Jacobs

Vera Wang

It seems like pairing leather gloves with fur is quite a popular formula.  You know I love any excuse to wear fur.

And the ultimate glove-wearer of modern times?  Sarah Jessica Parker, of course!  Sigh....

So what do you think?  Would you be daring enough to sport some ladylike gloves in this day and age?

{images via MyVintageVogue, style.com, Vogue and FGR}

Can This Be Made Into A Room? Louis Vuitton Fall '10 RTW

Can Marc Jacobs do anything wrong?  No. No he cannot.  His Fall 2010 Ready-To-Wear collection for Louis Vuitton was absolutely exquisite.  With shin-length A-line skirts, fitted blazers, and prim pointed-toe shoes, Marc took us on a trip back to the 50's but with modern-day twists.  The show stopper of the collection?  This little number in greys, citron, and trimmed in black. 



(Look at all the giddy people in the background. I'm sure my face would look quite similar if I were there.)

  



The color palette was so out of the box, I had to turn it into a room!  The first place I started was to find a fabric similar to the skirt.  This was no easy task.  After looking high and low for hours upon hours, I fell upon a beautiful faux silk from Larry Laslo's Destination collection for Robert Allen.  Bingo!  Not an exact match, but with the metallic background with the citron leaf/branch pattern, I think it's pretty darn close!  (Added bonus: it's 122" wide so there would be NO SEAMS if made into a coverlet!  That rarely happens.)  I would make 2-3 euro shams (the big square ones) and a coverlet out of the citron pattern, then make a duvet cover and standard shams (the rectangular ones) out of the grey wool pinstripe (Fashion fabrics), and accent the bed with a black mohair pillow (Eastern Accents).  All of these would be piled on a dashing upholstered bed in black velvet (Bassett, yes Bassett. I can't always ignore my Alma Mater!)

If you look at the structure and silhouette of the LV outfit, you'll see it's a page straight out of the 50's.  For this reason I used mostly vintage accent pieces from the 50's (LOVE me some vintage).  For nightstands I would use the classic Dorothy Draper chest with gold accents (vintage from 1st Dibs) and a black lacquered campaign writing desk (also vintage from 1st Dibs).  No matchy-matchy nightstands here!  I like to either match nightstands then use mismatch lamps, or mismatch nightstands and use matching lamps.  These citron lamps top off the 'nightstands' beautifully! (and you guessed it, they're vintage from 1st Dibs).  

I have been on the look-out for elbow-length leather gloves for awhile now.  I may have to settle on a pair of X-stools from William-Somona Home, that could be placed under the writing desk, at the foot of the bed, or anywhere in between.  And what sophisticated bedroom would complete without drapery?  I took the sumptuous feel of the skirt and interpreted it as billowing taffeta panels in grey with goblet pleats.  They're the ball gown of home decor! 

Do you like the color palette but worried you'd tire of it after awhile?  No problem. Just replace the citron bedding and lamps with your color du jour because the rest of the room is neutral.  Gotta love that!