“Women… everything about them
fascinates me,” said the French photographer Jacques-Henri lartigue. Take
confidence in Valention’s signature red – as alluring now as it has ever been.
From left, Marte wears wool dress with scalloped
hem, $13,177, Valentino. Cotton shirt, $584, Giles, at Dover Street Market.
Faux-fur stole, from $105, The Throw Company. Leather gloves, from $60, Dents.
Umbrella, $743, Burberry Prorsum. Tights, $24, Emilio Cavallini. Platform
shoes, $720, Natacha Marro. Felt hats, from $5 each, Baxter Hart & Abraham.
Ribbon, worn as headband, from $3 a metre, V V Rouleaux; customized with
jewels, by Bebaroque. Stella wears wool and leather coat, $4,425, Valentino.
Cotton shirt, $584, Giles, at Dover Street Market. Faux-fur stole, from $105,
The Throw Company. Leather gloves, from $60, Dents. Umbrella, $743, Burberry
Prorsum. Tights, $24, Emilio Cavallini. Platform shoes, $720, Natacha Marro.
Felt hats, from $5 each, Baxter Hart & Abraham. Ribbon, worn as headband,
from $3 a metre, VV Rouleaux; customized with jewels, by Bebaroque
Regal purple had huge catwalk presence;
amplify the impact with aristocratic finesse in Chanel’s violet foil and a hat
trimmed in Velvet.
Embroidered lace dress, $47,355.
Embroidered lace trousers, $8,835. Tweed and Strass Brooch, $735, All Chanel.
Cotton shirt, customized by stylist, $263, Anne Fontaine. Leather gloves, to
order, McQ Alexander McQueen. Umbrella, $743, Burberry Prorsum. Felt hats, from
$5 each, Baxter Hart & Abraham. Ribbon, worn as headband, from $3 a metre,
V V Rouleaux. Beauty note: take an elegant line around your eyes, and draw out
your brows with Revlon’s versatile Colorstay Crème Gel Eyeliner, $14. It’s Fierce
Fitness.
Louis Vuitton’s joyful show renewed a
love for the period – those precious tweeds and stacked shoes would have caught
the eye (and lens) of Lartigue.
Embroidered coat, dress and cropped
trousers, all from a selection, Louis Vuitton. Cotton shirt, $584, Giles, at
Dover Street Market. Tights, $48, Bebaroque. Platform shoes, $720, Natacha
Marro. Felt hats, from $5 each, Baxter Hart & Abraham. Ribbon, worn as
headband, from $3 a metre, V V Rouleaux. Leather gloves, from $60, Dents.
Umbrella, $743, Burberry Prorsum
The must have of the belle Epoque? Decadent
daywear like McQ’s velvet and Broderie Anglaise Bustier dress, rustling with
tulle petticoats
From left, Marte wears bustier dress,
$9,848. Leather belt, $270. Both McQ Alexander McQueen. Cotton shirt, $584,
Giles, at Dover Street Market. Tights, $18, Bloch. Platform shoes, $720,
Natacha Marro. Felt hats, from $5 each, Baxter Hart & Abraham. Ribbon, worn
as headband, from $3 a metre, V V Rouleaux. Leather gloves, $89, Cos. Umbrella,
$743, Burberry Prorsum. Stella wears velvet coat, $8,543. Tulle dress, $9,300.
Leather belt, $270. All McQ Alexander McQueen. Cotton shirt, $584, Giles, at
Dover Street Market. Tights, $18, Bloch. Platform shoes, $720, Natacha Marro.
Felt hats, from $5 each, Baxter Hart & Abraham. Ribbon, worn as headband,
from $3 a metre, VV Rouleaux. Leather gloves, $89, Cos. Umbrella, $743,
Burberry Prorsum.
Give the tux a strict overhaul; Donna
Karan’s new formula of a white dinner shirt and sweeping evening skirt speaks
of stately matters
Tuxedo shirt body, $630. Silk gazar evening
skirt, $1,350. Both Donna Karan. Faux-fur stole, from $105, The Throw Company.
Leather gloves, from a selection, McQ Alexander MxQueen. Felt hats, from $5
each, Baxter Hart & Abraham. Ribbon, worn as headband, from $3 a metre, VV
Rouleaux.
Lartigue’s passions: motion, flight and
beautiful women. Now watch the dazzling trio of beaded tulle, fun-fur stoles
and embellished tights
Both models wear beaded silk-tulle dresses,
from $3,300 each. Cotton shirts, from a selection. Silk-velvet shorts, $524
each. All Emporio Armani. Faux-fur stoles, from $105 each, The Throw Company.
Leather gloves, $89 each, Cos. Embellished satin bags, from $2,100 each, Prada.
Embellished tights, $243 each, Baberoque. Platform shoes, $720, Natacha Marro.
Felt hats, from $5 each, Baxter Hart & Abraham. Satin ribbon, worn as
headband, from $3 a metre, VV Rouleaux; customized with jewels, by Baberoque.
With thanks to the Royal Barrière hotel. Deauville. For stockists, all pages,
see Vogue Information.
