Unbounded reflections: getting a chance to…

— This post was conceived with titrated drops of healthy naïvety and omnipresent truth —

(Charlotte Tomaszewska, by Nikolay Biryukov)

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— To appreciate a lovable portrait of an admirable actress…

(Cate Blanchett)

(Diane Kruger)

(Kirsten Dunst)

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— To appreciate the beauty and the work of a true top model…

(Caroline Trentini, Brazil)

(Natalia Vodianova, Russian Federation)

(Eniko Mihalik, Hungary)

(Vlada Roslyakova, Russian Federation)

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— To have the continuous experience of reading domestic and foreign fashion publications (specially those ones which are rarely or never available on local newsstands) to note and understand how many differences and similarities they share with each other…

(Lily Cole, by Tim Walker)

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— To watch a live performance of an unique Karelian queen and to feel breathless and amazed with her style, astonishing voice, powerful music and kindness with her audience…

(Tarja Soile Susanna Turunen-Cabuli, aka Tarja Turunen)

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— To discover new scents and fragrances and realize that they could be so sweet, refined and feminine as their beautiful ad campaigns are…

(Jessica Stam, for Nina Ricci’s Ricci Ricci campaign)

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— To have the pleasure to learn new languages and to be able to know new countries, kingdoms and cultures which match with your personal profile and soul…

(Caroline Trentini, Flughafen Berlin-Tempelhof, Berlin)

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— To know who actually was Marie-Antoinette Josèphe Jeanne, Archduchess of Austria, Dauphine of France and then Queen of France and Navarre, through the studies and books written by serious scholars and researchers…

(Marie-Antoinette portrait in hunting attire — a favorite of her mother — by Joseph Krantzinger, 1771; Kunsthistorisches Museum, Wien/Weidenfeld and Nicholson Archive)

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— To build a friendship with a talented person who admires your personal tastes (and vice versa) and to whom is possible to send an overseas handwritten letter (a true friendship is a real rare treasure!)…

(Diane Kruger, Copying Beethoven)

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This post is of potentially infinity lenght due to its characteristics. So, besides and behind each sentence and image displayed above there’s a myriad of other ones which are no less significatives and admirables… Thank you!

(Charlotte Tomaszewska, by Nikolay Biryukov)

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Viele Grüße!

Scent of a beauty

A couple of weeks ago, thanks to a dear friend who knows some aspects of my personal taste, I had the pleasure to be presented to the wonderful new images from the Italian fine jewellery house of Bvlgari latest scent Mon Jasmin Noir L’Elixir (2012) campaign featuring an actress to whom I’m passionate about — Kirsten Dunst. Anyone who knows me a little more closely understands how much I’m a fan of her…

Alongside the beautiful and lovely Kirsten, Bvlgari’s new campaign integrates elements of haute joaillerie (diamonds), delicate and very feminine black lace, flowers and, of course, a new exclusive designed fragrance — The final composition work result is inexorably gracious, sensitive and sophisticated as we can see on its film and photo shoot. Moreover, the campaign’s film has the signatures of Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin (they also directed the masterpiece Dior Secret Garden – Versailles, already posted in this blog about four months ago).

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· About Inez and Vinoodh (info source: their YouTube channel):

“For over 25 years, the meticulous and audacious imagery of Inez van Lamsweerde (1963– ) and Vinoodh Matadin (1961– ) has challenged and reinvigorated the field of fashion photography. Working together since 1986, the award-winning Dutch partnership has built a peerless archive of work that is consistently setting new standards. In their landmark advertising campaigns, visionary editorial assignments, iconic Hollywood portraiture and groundbreaking films the pair have anticipated, articulated and defined every creative shift in fashion over the past three decades. Inez and Vinoodh are extremely rare in managing a successful art career in parallel to these phenomenal commercial activities. They have staged many solo exhibitions and collaborative projects at the world’s foremost galleries, participated in scores of international group shows and their artworks are held in numerous private and museum collections.”

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Bvlgari, Mon Jasmin Noir, 2012

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Bvlgari, Mon Jasmin Noir, 2012 — Behind the scenes

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Photo shoot

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The fragrance itself

Oh, I must state that until the date of publication of this post I haven’t had the opportunity to feel myself Mon Jasmin Noir L’Elixir scent to be able to give a personal opinion about it. But below there are some technical data found at Bvlgari’s website…

• Olfactive notes / olfactive family: Floral woody musk;
• Top notes: Golden cedrat and lily of the valley;
• Heart: Sambac jasmine and “Angel Wing” jasmine;
• Dry down: Musky nougatine and vibrant wood.

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 I must warn you that I have no relationship whatsoever or commercial interests with the products and mercantile names displayed in this post. My sole purpose was to blog about a work of an actress that I admire and to contemplate the beautiful aesthetical aspects of a published fine brand fragrance campaign. Thank you!

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Viele Grüße!

The strength of sweet feminine delicacy

(Diane Kruger, for Madame Figaro, February 2011)

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(Julianne Moore, for Talbots, Spring 2011)

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Olga Maliouk (Ольга Малюк)

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Natalia Vodianova (Наталья Михайловна Водянова)

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Jessica Stam

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Caroline Trentini

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Siri Tollerød

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Vlada Roslyakova (Влада Рослякова)

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Daria Strokous (Дарья Строкоус)

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Kristina Semenovskaya (Кристина Семеновская)

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Renata Litvinova (Рената Муратовна Литвинова)

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Happened last year (and deserves to be revived) — J’adore Dior…

— Charlize Theron meets old stars in new J’adore Dior ad —

“To celebrate the latest incarnation of J’adore fragrance, Dior Beauty last night officially released a new commercial starring Charlize Theron mingling with three long-gone movie icons. Music: Heavy Cross by The Gossip.

Shot at Château of Versailles over four days, the 90-second commercial, directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud (The Name of the Rose) brings Grace Kelly, Marlene Dietrich and Marilyn Monroe back to life. Charlize runs up the stairs to greet them, all against the backdrop of a couture show in the Galerie des Glaces (Hall of Mirrors). These famous “adorers” of Dior are all dressed by Dior.

In addition to Charlize’s team, there were 12 makeup artists, 12 hair stylists, 220 extras, 40 actors and a technical team of 100 people on set. Theron has been the face of J’adore since 2004. Her first campaign featured the actress wrapped in golden sheets.”

(Info source: USA Today - September 18, 2011 update)

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Auf Wiedersehen!

Dior Secret Garden – Versailles

— Oh, I have no words… Just pure contemplation and aesthetic fruition.

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A film by Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin, starring Daria Strokous, Melissa Stasiuk and Xiao Wen Ju in La Galeries des Glaces – Château de Versailles. Music by Depeche Mode - Enjoy the Silence.

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Auf Wiedersehen!

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Allure, beauty & inspiration #5 – A little glimpse through some fashion magazines and a couple of extras…

Once again, a post that doesn’t requires a lot of descriptive and explanatory words… Pure synesthetic contemplation!

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Emily Blunt, Elle UK, May 2012…

(Loved this photo!)

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Take Me With You editorial, Elle UK, May 2012…

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Venus Rising editorial, Elle UK, May 2012…

(Beautiful, elegant, delicate and so feminine!)

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Style For Less, Elle UK, May 2012…

(Floral motifs patterns – a wonderful topic which I’ll blog about soon…)

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Diane Kruger, Tustyle, March 13, 2012…

(I simply love Diane!)

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Lilly’s Closet, advertising, Elle Brasil April 2012…

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Pontos de Luz (Points of Light) editorial, Elle Brasil April 2012…

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Cinemascope – Now Playing: the 50′s editorial, Elle Canada, March 2012…

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Dree Hemingway, Elle France, January 27, 2012…

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Kirsten Dunst, Bvlgari…

(As I always state: my beloved Kirsten and perfection are synonyms!)

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Viktoriya Sasonkina, Stardust editorial, Vogue Italy (Dressing With Dash edition), September 2008…

(One of the most beautiful and perfect editorials I have ever seen until today! Viktoriya, an Ukrainian model, is so beautiful! I think that Vogue Italy is the highest level in fashion editorial’s science – A true state of the art…)

 

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Special extra #1: Olesja’s Fashion Illustration postcards…

(An exclusive fashionist graphic artwork material conceived and conducted by my more than esteemed blogger friend Olesja. I suggest you to visit her beautiful blog A day with me inspired by beauty… Once again, thank you, Olesja!)

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Special extra #2: L’Envol, from the new international Air France advertising campaign…

(Simply perfect! A masterpiece! Pure sensibility!)

Choreographed by Angelin Preljocaj and starring the dancers Benjamin Millepied and Virginie Caussin, the commercial was shot in the Moroccan desert, on a 400 square meter mirror floor, in a single sequence plan and with no special effects.

This poetic metaphor of flight is accompanied by the Adagio from Mozart’s piano concerto Nº 23 (K488).

BETC Agency entrusted InFiné records with its musical production. We had the privilege to get a dream cast together: piano soloist Vanessa Wagner, conductor François-Xavier Roth directing his Orchestra Les Siecles and sound engineer Joachim Olaya.

Vanessa Wagner is a famous french pianist who appears as a soloist with the Orchestre National de France, Orchestre Royal de Wallonie, philarmonic orchestras of Munich, Osaka, Liège or Budapest. Her recordings of Rameau, Mozart, Haydn, Schumman, Brahms, Rachmaninov, Debussy or Berio are all references.

François-Xavier Roth is one of the most charismatic and enterprising conductors of his generation. He is the designate Principal Conductor of the SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg (from 2011-12) and holds the position of Associate Guest Conductor of the BBC National Orchestra of Wales. He also has special relationships with and regularly conducts the London Symphony Orchestra, Ensemble Intercontemporain and l’Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France.

This text source: InFiné news – new Air France commercial

 

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Auf Wiedersehen!

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Gisele “Marie-Antoinette” Bündchen

The first effective post of my blog could hardly be more relevant to its title “Réflexions dans le Petit Trianon” and to the more than special and beautiful figure of Marie-Antoinette Josèphe Jeanne de Habsbourg-Lorraine.

After looking at these wonderful übermodel Gisele Bündchen’s images above, one can ask: which fashion magazine was it published? Surprisingly, the answer is “none”!

These amazing photoshoots were done during the production of a Brazilian pay HD-TV provider advertising video. I guess that is impossible do not agree that the figurines and scenario design as well the props are impeccably beautiful… The video’s final result itself is funny, intelligent, well conceived and with great typical historical background. Moreover, the actor who acts with Gisele in the role of Louis XVI did a great job too!

The advertise video dialogues are in Brazilian Portuguese. Even for the non-speakers of that beautiful idiom, I recommend to watch the video. Remembering, Gisele was born in Southern Brazil, so here is a opportunity to hear her speaking on her native language.

I must warn you that I have no relationship whatsoever or commercial interests with the company that commisioned the advertise. I even know their products... The video placed below is just for leisure purposes. Thank you!

Tchüss!

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