The chairs behind Yves Saint Laurent make me think of how I pictured the chairdogs from Dune. Except... now that I look at a different angle, they appear to be gargantuan baby chickens. God, I am so confused right now. #catherinedeneuve
This is gonna be long, but I've had some red wine (it's 9:30 p.m. where I live)
A few years ago, my best friend got married to an Italian guy (Bitch!). They have a vacation home in Umbria (Bitch!) and decided to get married in this little village, and I'm talking five tiny houses and a church, close to their house. The church is hardly used anymore and it was quite filthy, so my friend, who restores paintings for a living, decided to clean it up, which she spent weeks and weeks on. One of the tiny houses is owned by Anna Fendi and when she heard about the wedding and the amount of work my friend put in, she opened her home for guests who might not have a place to stay. My mom got to stay there and one wall was covered in nothing but tiny early drawings of Karl Lagerfeld, neatly framed. When I saw that I started crying and I'm sooo not the fashionista.
I wish he would stop projecting his self-hate on the world, though I do love his tweets, I have to say. #catherinedeneuve
DVF! I thought I was the only sink-sitter. When people see me doing that, they usually grimace, but it's the only way I can pluck my eyebrows or apply liquid eyeliner. #catherinedeneuve
@prestocaro fears the culling: "I write this sitting in the kitchen sink" is one of the best openers to a book ever (I Capture the Castle). You are not the only one. #catherinedeneuve
@AtomiClash: humanitarian misanthrope: Oh man, I loved that show! I hope you've read The Kid Stays In The Picture, it made me think that that show was pretty accurate. #catherinedeneuve
I refuse to believe that Karl Lagerfeld was ever young.
He sprung fully formed out of the depths of Coco Chanel's wardrobe, in shades of black and white, all pursed lips and taut skin. He arrived on Earth to cast aspersions on the fat and bestow gifts upon the thin, and will ascend to be seated at the right hand of Coco. He will rise again to judge the fabrics and the cuts, and the Fashion Kingdom will be as one.
Forever and anon, amen.
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lalie (apologetic mess) was starred
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@lalie (apologetic mess): I would love - LOVE - to see pictures of him when he was a kid, circa ago 6. I picture him in short pants, with a scowl on his face and sitting on his (fabulously chic) mother's lap. #catherinedeneuve
I think this inclusion of Buckley and wife confirms that this is actually, in fact, a retrospective on caftans and their proponents. Oh, that garment forever immortalized in those most elegant of Sondheim lyrics:
Lounging in their caftans and planning a brunch ... on their own behalf!#catherinedeneuve
@sonjamikail: Nothing is sexier than yards upon yards of fabric. Forget the bandage dress. GIVE ME THE CAFTAN.
The sad thing is, I'm kind of serious.... It's so much more comfortable to eat in, and that tends to be my barometer of a functional article of clothing. #catherinedeneuve
@JerseyGrrrl: I have a shitload of caftans that I sleep in, work in, lounge in, vacation in. Loves. I think I should have been a glamourous adult in the 70s (not meaning Elizabeth Taylor in her biggest period, though that's the occupational hazard of wearing caftans, you can grow and grow and then one day you're the size of a sheep bench). #catherinedeneuve
@BlondeGoddess: That is true. Without a hard and fast waist on anything, it's impossible to tell if you're growing until one day you're required to put on something that buttons or zippers. But maybe someplace you can't wear a caftan isn't a place you or I want to be going.... #catherinedeneuve
Pat Buckley was a major socialite and couture customer. One might even call her a style icon -- she was named to those International Best-Dressed Lists constantly. She loved parties, the charity circuit, and she was supposed to be a hoot and a half -- I'm not surprised at all at her inclusion here. William's just along for the ride. #catherinedeneuve
@gumbytime: if by wonderful you mean, "terrifying." Am I just being paranoid or is that a photograph of protesters she is cutting out? You know she was into voodoo and everything. #catherinedeneuve
The Buckleys would have been fascinating to have dinner with, but I don't think I could have gone through the soup course without drowning William if he started talking political smack.
Also, that is a damn fierce wig that Nancy is wearing. #catherinedeneuve
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This is my fave photo of Karl, from The Buff Years. #catherinedeneuve
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@BlondeGoddess: Dye his hair brown, and this guy could nail it as a young Lagerfeld.
But, according to Community, he does have tiny nipples. #catherinedeneuve
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A few years ago, my best friend got married to an Italian guy (Bitch!). They have a vacation home in Umbria (Bitch!) and decided to get married in this little village, and I'm talking five tiny houses and a church, close to their house. The church is hardly used anymore and it was quite filthy, so my friend, who restores paintings for a living, decided to clean it up, which she spent weeks and weeks on. One of the tiny houses is owned by Anna Fendi and when she heard about the wedding and the amount of work my friend put in, she opened her home for guests who might not have a place to stay. My mom got to stay there and one wall was covered in nothing but tiny early drawings of Karl Lagerfeld, neatly framed. When I saw that I started crying and I'm sooo not the fashionista.
I wish he would stop projecting his self-hate on the world, though I do love his tweets, I have to say. #catherinedeneuve
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He sprung fully formed out of the depths of Coco Chanel's wardrobe, in shades of black and white, all pursed lips and taut skin. He arrived on Earth to cast aspersions on the fat and bestow gifts upon the thin, and will ascend to be seated at the right hand of Coco. He will rise again to judge the fabrics and the cuts, and the Fashion Kingdom will be as one.
Forever and anon, amen.
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Yves Saint Laurent has sheep benches.
Yves Saint Laurent has sheep benches. #catherinedeneuve
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Lounging in their caftans and planning a brunch ... on their own behalf! #catherinedeneuve
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The sad thing is, I'm kind of serious.... It's so much more comfortable to eat in, and that tends to be my barometer of a functional article of clothing. #catherinedeneuve
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Also, that is a damn fierce wig that Nancy is wearing. #catherinedeneuve
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