The Best Thing About Vogue's September Issue...

...Is this quote from Vassi Chamberlain's amazing profile on Giorgio Armani:

'He hands me a pink rose. There's something innately gentlemanly about this action. "The last time he did that," says a PR, "was with Anna Wintour - she got herbs."'

Anna Wintour at the Armani Privé Fall/Winter 2011 collection - minus the herbs

I don't really know why I find the quote so entertaining, but every time I read it I giggle. It's the random-ness I think. I love random details. And the idea of Anna Wintour standing there holding a bunch of parsley is just too much.
Anyone who hasn't bought the UK Vogue September issue yet definitely should, as the piece on Armani is a great read. I so often forget that he practically invented the concept of dressing celebrities for the red carpet, and he comes across very well in the interview. The herb quote alone makes up for the rather predictable Kate Moss cover.

So on the random subject of herbs, which is your favourite? Personally I love basil but I really don't like coriander.

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The Iron Man 2 Premiere is an Armani Affair

The last time Gwyneth and Scarlett promoted Iron Man 2 together they looked very similar, but for the LA premiere last night they went for totally different styles - albeit in the same colour and by the same designer.
Scarlett wore a shimmering dress from the Armani Privé S/S collection. I think it's quite an interesting choice, as Scarlett tends to stick with figure-hugging silhouettes. But I don't like the shoes though, they let the look down.


Gwyneth stuck to the same colour pallette, but went for a short suit, by Armani. On paper Gwyneth wearing a short suit to a premiere sounds like a great idea - she has the legs for it - but I'm not keen on this look. I'm getting bored of bold shoulders for a start, and I am not liking the shoes she wore. Normally she has amazing taste in shoes - what went wrong?


What I really wanted to see Gwyneth wear was the blue ruched frilly number (above) from the Stella McCartney S/S 2010 collection. I think Gwyneth would look killer in it, don't you?
What did you think of the Iron Man 2 Premiere fashion? Who was the best dressed?

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Classic Armani/Classic Nadja

I found these old Giorgio Armani adverts from (I'm guessing) the early 1990's featuring supermodel Nadja Auermann. Nadja looks phenomenal and there is something really inspiring about the simple silhouettes of Armani's designs right now, no?









If anyone knows the exact season these ads are from and who shot them please let me know and I'll edit the post.

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Paris Part Deux: The Devil Wears Prada

The September Issue premiered in New York last night. I cannot wait to see this film. Anna Wintour wore a stunning dress from the Prada Resort 2010 collection, wonder if it was a little in joke for her...

I could sooo use some Resort right now. Paris is boiling. I think yesterday was the hottest I have ever been in my life, it’s not so fun.





The boiling Tuileries Gardens

The funniest thing was there were all these fat old men sunbathing by the river in speedos yesterday afternoon. I wanted to take some pictures to post just because it was the most hilarious thing but I thought that would be a bit gross. Instead here is the fabulous Giorgio Armani, looking better than the regular folk but still slightly questionable.

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