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Tuesday, 8 January 2013


 
This year I am rather pleased with my style resolution. As I shared with the amazing readers over at Bazaar.com, I plan to edit my closet to make room for these two gorgeous looks from Suno and Altuzarra (ginormous wish list), and to donate the pieces that I am no longer wearing to a home for young mothers here in Milan. What are your resolutions? Any closet editing on your end? What are you editing out? What will you keep?

Tuesday, 1 January 2013


My final guest of the "On looking forward to 2013" series is the lovely Princess Deena Aljuhani Abdulaziz. Princess Deena is the founder of D'NA, a specially curated, members-only fashion boutique in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia that offers a selection of international brands while providing a space for stimulating cultural projects. When I first met Princess Deena in NY during fashion week, I was surprised that she even knew who I was. I mean I can't imagine how many faces and names she has to remember as part of her royal duties, not to mention all the retail players with whom she does business with to stock D'NA. Really impressive! I was even more impressed by her wit, charm, and of course by her enthusiasm for fashion and style. To see what's on her radar for 2013....

What did 2012 teach you?
Patience and more Patience ... And how amazing it is to make new friends.

Three words you would like to use more often in the New Year.
Keep your options open.

Someone you would like to thank while 2012 is still here.

My children for keeping me real.

Someone you would like to meet in 2013.
Well I would like to have dinner with Sade and Tilda Swinton ... even better if together. ;) And would love to meet the photographer William Klein.

A trip you will definitely take in the new year.
A new destination:

Budapest
Zanzibar
Peru
Scandinavia
Queensland Australia

The first piece you will add to your wardrobe in the new year.
A bubble gum, floor length, kilt dress from Christopher Kane’s resort collection.

Your top project for 2013.

The opening of our 2nd store in Doha.

What would you like to improve about yourself in the new year?

Would love to make more time to spend with my loved ones and make more time for reading my growing pile of books.

Your first e-mail or text of the new year. Who are you writing it to?
Probably to my office, looool.

The dish that won’t be missing from your new year's table.
Chocolate cake because that's always a good start to a new year.

The soundtrack to your new year.
The Kills, “DNA”
Ultra Nate, “Free”
INXS, New Sensation
Curtis Mayfield, “Move on Up”
Sade, “Paradise”
Jack White, “I'm Shakin”
Prince, “U Got the Look”  


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In Italiano
Cosa ti ha insegnato il 2012?
Pazienza e poi ancora pazienza... e quanto sia incredibile farsi nuovi amici.

Tre parole che vorresti usare più spesso nell’anno nuovo.
Tante possibilità aperte.

Una persona che ti piacerebbe ringraziare finché il 2012 è ancora qui.
I miei figli, perché mi fanno restare con i piedi per terra.

La persona che ti piacerebbe incontrare nel 2013.
Mi piacerebbe andare a cena con Sade e Tilda Swinton... ancora meglio se tutt’e due insieme ;) E vorrei tanto conoscere il fotografo William Klein.

Un viaggio che farai sicuramente nel nuovo anno.
Quello verso una nuova meta:
Budapest
Zanzibar
Perù
Scandinavia,
Queensland Australiano...

Il primo pezzo che metterai in guardaroba nel nuovo anno.
Dalla collezione resort di Christopher Kane, un maxidress a kilt rosa caramella.

Il tuo progetto top per il 2013.
L’apertura del nostro secondo negozio, a Doha.

In cosa ti piacerebbe migliorare nel nuovo anno?
Vorrei tanto trovare più tempo da passare con le persone che amo, e per affrontare la pila sempre più alta dei libri da leggere.

La prima e-mail del nuovo anno. A chi la scrivi?
Probabilmente al mio ufficio... LOL.

Il piatto che non può mancare sulla tua tavola di capodanno.
Una torta al cioccolato, perché è sempre un buon modo di cominciare il nuovo anno.

La colonna sonora del tuo capodanno.
The Kills, “DNA”
Ultra Nate, “Free”
INXS, New Sensation
Curtis Mayfield, “Move on Up”
Sade, “Paradise”
Jack White, “I'm Shakin”
Prince, “U Got the Look”  

Monday, 31 December 2012


To celebrate the incredible year that 2012 turned out to be and to welcome the promise that 2013 holds, I reached out to some of the women who inspire me the most to find out their thoughts on 2012 and goals for 2013.  My eighth guest is the one and only Miroslava Duma: mother of sweet little George, founder of the highly successful Russian website Buro 24/7, budding apparel entrepreneur, and dear, dear friend. To find up what's next for Buro and see more of her amazing looks...
What did 2012 teach you?
To be more patient, to be wiser, to dedicate more time to family and close friends, and that hard work pays off in the end.

Three words you would like to use more often in the New Year.
Happy, successful, healthy.

Someone you would like to thank while 2012 is still here.
My amazing family! My parents, my husband and my beautiful son.

Someone you would like to meet in 2013.
I would have loved to meet Michael Jackson my favorite singer, and I was so lucky to meet and establish a friendship this year with his long time stylist Rushka Bergman. After hours of story telling by Rushka, it feels like I've been able to meet him in a way.

A trip you will definitely take in the new year.
My Favorite city in the world, New York!

The first piece you will add to your wardrobe in the new year.
Definitely something from Balenciaga's upcoming collection.

Your top project for 2013.
My internet project Buro247.ru. We are launching an English version in the new year so I really hope you all stay tuned and read us daily!

What would you like to improve about yourself in the new year?
I would like to arrive at my meetings on time:). And,  I'm also very emotional, very honest and up front. So I  would like to learn how to control my emotions better . :-)

Your first e-mail or text of the new year. Who are you writing it to?
Should be an email to Buro 24/7’s  editor-in-chief ;).

The dish that wont' be missing from your new year's table.
In Russia we have a very traditional New Years table with a duck or chicken roast, a Russian potato salad, roasted potatoes and many other traditional dishes. But this year we are in the Middle East so I am not sure what sort of dishes we will be tasting!

The soundtrack to your new year.
It’s by the Russian singer Gregoriy Leps. I was in love with all of his songs this year. :-)

Saturday, 29 December 2012


New Year's Resolution #1- resume my good habit of asking all subjects for their details. Especially when they have great style like this girl!!! Thanks Cagla for letting us know!!


Wednesday, 26 December 2012


To celebrate the incredible year that 2012 turned out to be and to welcome the promise that 2013 holds, I reached out to some of the women who inspire me the most to find out their thoughts on 2012 and goals for 2013. My sixth guest is the inspiring retail entrepreneur Laure Heriard Dubreuil, co-founder of the brilliant luxury boutique The Webster. What I love most about Laure is that she's my perfect girl's girl: smart, super smiley, stylish, sincere and really romantic. To copy her fabulous 2013 soundtrack and see more images of her enviable style...

What did 2012 teach you?
That hard-work pays-off (but I knew it already in 2011!)!!!


Three words you would like to use more often in the New Year.

1. "J'adore!" ("I love" in French)
2. "Pura Vida" (it is the beautiful national expression in Costa Rica, meaning "Pure Life" literally but it really means "Full of Life" and is used as a greeting...)
3. "Seriously?" I used to say "I can't believe it!" all the time but I'm going to switch it around for 2013

One person you would like to thank while 2012 is still here.

1. My Fiance Aaron Young.
2. My Family.
3. All of the people working with me, "The Webster Family"!


Someone you would like to meet in 2013.

I got to meet Martha Stewart several times as she's a fan of The Webster and she came during Basel. I have so much admiration for her! I think I'm fulfilled for a while now....
But I'm always eager to meet creative and talented people of course and especially the next generation in Fashion including designers, editors, photographers, and stylists...


A trip you will definitely take in the new year.

I'd definitely like to take a few days off at some point to go to Big Sur, California to relax in-between the Fashion weeks with my fiance Aaron Young. It's such a poetic place to be, above the clouds on the Pacific Ocean with Santa Lucia Mountains rising abruptly from the coast...
The first piece you will add to your wardrobe in the new year.

All of Nicolas Ghesquiere's SS13 collection for Balenciaga!


Your top project for 2013.

Always expanding the Webster, whether that's through branding, exclusive collaborations with designers, special projects or training my staff!


What would you like to improve about yourself in the new year?

Cooking more at home!


Your first e-mail or text of the new year. Who are you writing it to?

Wishing only the best for this New Year to all of the people I love and who won't be with me at that time...

The dish that won't be missing from your new year's table.

My Grand-mother's home-made Foie Gras!


The soundtrack to your new year.

I'll wake-up on New Year's day with Lou Reed "Perfect Day", and I think Cat Power latest album "Sun" and Lou Doillon first one "Places"  will be my 2013 soundtracks combined with classics like David Bowie "Let's Dance", George Michael "Careless Whisper", and "Dream On" by Aerosmith to give me energy through-out the year!



In Italiano 
Cosa ti ha insegnato il 2012?

Che il duro lavoro ti ripaga (ma lo sapevo già nel 2011)!

Tre parole che vorresti usare più spesso nell’anno nuovo.
1. “J’adore!” (“I love” in francese)
2. “Pura vida” (è uno splendido modo di dire simbolo del Costa Rica, letteralmente significa “vita pura” ma in realtà vuol dire “pieno di vita” e si usa come saluto...)
3. “Seriously?” (Sul serio?). Prima dicevo sempre “I can’t believe it!” (Non ci posso credere!), ma nel 2013 ho deciso di cambiare.

Una persona che ti piacerebbe ringraziare finché il 2012 è ancora qui.
1. Il mio fidanzato Aaron Young.
2. La mia famiglia.
3. Tutte le persone che lavorano con me, “The Webster Family”!

La persona che ti piacerebbe incontrare nel 2013.
Ho avuto la fortuna di incontrare diverse volte Martha Stewart visto che è una fan di The Webster ed è venuta a trovarci durante Art Basel. La ammiro tantissimo! Per un po’ posso ritenermi soddisfatta...
Ma naturalmente ho sempre voglia di conoscere persone creative e di talento, soprattutto la prossima generazione della moda: designer, editor, fotografi e stylist...

Un viaggio che farai sicuramente nel nuovo anno.
A un certo punto, tra una fashion week e l’altra, voglio assolutamente prendermi qualche giorno di pausa e andare a rilassarmi con il mio fidanzato in California, a Big Sur. È un posto pieno di poesia, sopra le nuvole e l’oceano Pacifico, con le montagne di Santa Lucia che si innalzano improvvisamente dalla costa...

Il primo pezzo che metterai in guardaroba nel nuovo anno.
Tutta la collezione SS13 di Nicolas Ghesquiere per Balenciaga!

Il tuo progetto top per il 2013.
Come sempre, espandere The Webster, che sia attraverso il branding, le collaborazioni esclusive con i designer, i progetti speciali o la formazione del mio staff!

In cosa ti piacerebbe migliorare nel nuovo anno?
Vorrei cucinare e mangiare a casa molto più spesso.

La prima e-mail del nuovo anno. A chi la scrivi? (Oppure: il primo sms del nuovo anno. A chi lo scrivi?)
Semplicemente un augurio di un felice anno nuovo a tutte le persone a cui voglio bene e che in quel momento non saranno con me...

Il piatto che non può mancare sulla tua tavola di capodanno.
Il foie-gras fatto in casa di mia nonna!

La colonna sonora del tuo capodanno.
Il primo dell’anno voglio svegliarmi ascoltando Perfect Day di Lou Reed, e credo che l’ultimo album di Cat Power, Sun, e il primo di Lou Doillon, Places, saranno la colonna sonora del mio 2013, insieme a qualche classico come Let’s Dance di David Bowie, Careless Whisper di George Michael, e Dream On degli Aerosmith... per darmi energia tutto l’anno!

Monday, 24 December 2012


To celebrate the incredible year that 2012 turned out to be and to welcome the promise that 2013 holds, I reached out to some of the women who inspire me the most to find out their thoughts on 2012 and goals for 2013. My fifth guest is Vika Gazinskaya, the extremely creative and imaginative Russian designer. I love Vika for her intensity and passion. I love that she wears it all on her sleeve. To find out what piece she'll be adding to her closet in the New Year, and to see some more images from her SS13 collection...
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What did 2012 teach you?
It taught me that spiritual practices are something that is necessary for me and that I`d like to learn them more and find more time for them.

Three words you would like to use more often in the New Year.
I'm in love.

One person you would like to thank while 2012 is still here.
My Mum - for being patient with me.

Someone you would like to meet in 2013.
Thom Yorke and Andrew Rosen!  ha haa!

A trip you will definitely take in the new year.
Iceland!!!

The first piece you will add to your wardrobe in the new year.
The long polka-dot dress with the open shoulders in 30s style, the one that my seamstresses will start making specially for me right after I come back from the holidays…

Your top project for 2013.
To develop my company, receiving investments in it, and finding the perfect "commercial brains" for my brand! 

What would you like to improve about yourself in the new year?
I'd like to find time for more spiritual practices.

Your first e-mail or text of the new year. Who are you writing it to?
“Happy New Year!” to my Mum (Because I`m going to be far from her on that night).

The dish that won't be missing from your new year's table.
The Russian Olivier Salad.

The soundtrack to your new year.
Soundtracks from Russian Soviet New Year-themed movies. They exist in every Russian person's soul!


 Vika's Friend Diana in a look from Vika Gazinskaya SS13

 Anya Ziourova in Vika Gazinskaya