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Allure, beauty & inspiration #8 – Visual coloratura

(Girl with a Pearl Earring, by Johannes Vermeer, ca. 1665, Mauritshuis, Den Haag, 46,5 x 40,0 cm / 18.3 x 15.7 in)

- I consider this  Vermeer’s masterpiece above as my favorite one. When I look at it I always wonder myself who was (no, she wasn’t the très belle Scarlett Johansson actually) and how lived this beautiful and so special girl who lived in the 17th century and was gracefully immortalized to all mankind…

(Siri Tollerød, Vogue Turkey, October 2010)

“The beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears, the figure that she carries, or the way she combs her hair. The beauty of a woman is seen in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides. True beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul. It’s the caring that she lovingly gives, the passion that she shows & the beauty of a woman only grows with passing years.”

— Audrey Hepburn

Diane Kruger

… in Vogue US, September 2012

… in Tatler Russia, May 2012

(These Russian Tatler’s photos below are an excellent complement to my April 2, 2012 published post Stunning: Paris Match’s Diane Kruger editorial, March 22-28, 2012)

Lily Donaldson

… at London Olympics Closing Ceremony, August 12, 2012

… in Elle España, May 2012

Jessica Stam

… in Harper’s Bazaar España, March 2012

… in Vogue UK, November 2010

… in Wonderland magazine, February/March 2011

Kirsten Dunst

… in Lucky magazine, January 2012

“- I love white on blondes — it looks ethereal.”

- I totally agree with you, Kirsten! And I always noticed how blue (and its gamma of hues and nuances) outfits look so beautiful and perfectly match on blondes also, especially on those who have blue eyes…

… in Elle US, September 2012

… in Harper’s Bazaar US, October 2008

… in Manhattan magazine, November/December 2011

Eniko Mihalik

… in Elle España, May 2012

… in Vogue Italia, July 2012

… and watch Eniko’s Vogue Italia backstage official video (click on image below – available in HD)

Vielen Dank und tschüß, Leute!

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Allure, beauty & inspiration #7 – Mastering the art of heartfelt contemplation

(Lily Donaldson)

“I put on my rouge and wash my hands in front of the whole world.”

Marie-Antoinette, talking about her daily routine, July 12, 1770 (from Antonia Fraser’s Marie Antoinette: The Journey, Chapter 6)

Dree Hemingway, Vogue UK, June 2011

Grace Kelly

Jessica Stam

…in Vogue UK, May 2008

… at sunset

Eleonora Rudakova (Nora)

Anna Paquin

Gemma Ward

Myrna Loy

Ophelie Rupp

Naomi Watts

…in Marie Claire UK, July 2010

…by Ellen von Unwerth, 2003

Toni GarrnMetropolis by Karl Lagerfeld, Vogue Germany, February 2010

Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova (Валентина Владимировна Терешкова)

Carolina Engman

Kirsten Caroline Dunst

Amanda Seyfried

Josefine Ekman Nilsson, Elle Sweden, July 2010

(Images main source: my We Heart It account)

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Allure, beauty & inspiration #6 – Amanda Nørgaard and Lydia Hearst

When a harmonius and a refined combination of beauty, contemporaneity, delicacy and feminility is acquired, the essential scope of high level fashion creation is masterfully attained.

Amanda Nørgaard

Nationality: Danish

Hair color: dark blonde

Eyes color: blue

Height: 5’8.5″ ; 174 cm

Measurements: (US) 30.5-22.5-33.5 ; (EU) 78-57-85

Dress size: (US) 4 ; (EU) 34

Shoe size: (US) 8.5 ; (EU) 39 ; (UK) 6

(Source: Fashion Model Directory)

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Lydia Hearst

Lydia Marie Hearst-Shaw – born September 19, 1984 – is an American actress, fashion model, columnist, socialite and heiress to the publishing fortune established by her maternal great-grandfather William Randolph Hearst. The 2008 Michael Awards recognized her as their Model of the Year. She was also given the award of the Best International Supermodel in Madrid on November 12, 2008.

(Source: Wikipedia)

Nationality: American

Hair color: blonde

Eyes color: green

Height: 5’8″ ; 173 cm

Measurements: (US) 33-23-33 ; (EU) 84-58.5-84

Dress size: (US) 2 ; (EU) 32

Shoe size: (US) 8.5 ; (EU) 39 ; (UK) 6

(Source: Fashion Model Directory)
 

(Original video source: Benjamin Kanarek blog)

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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!

Emily Blunt, Elle UK, May 2012…

(Loved this photo!)

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

Venus Rising editorial, Elle UK, May 2012…

(Beautiful, elegant, delicate and so feminine!)

Style For Less, Elle UK, May 2012…

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

Diane Kruger, Tustyle, March 13, 2012…

(I simply love Diane!)

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

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

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

Dree Hemingway, Elle France, January 27, 2012…

Kirsten Dunst, Bvlgari…

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

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…)

 

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!)

Special extra #2L’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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Allure, beauty & inspiration #4

Definitely, there are no limits to beauty and to the ability to contemplate it!

Denisa Dvořáková…

(A beautiful Czech model!)

Mélanie Laurent…

(A pretty and talented French actress, director, singer and writer! She’s so much cute…)

Liliane Rudabet Gloria Elsveta Sobieski (aka Leelee Sobieski)…

(Leelee has an awesome special innate bright beauty!)

Jaime King…

(A beautiful American that dominates the art of acting and of modeling!)

Edita Vilkevičiūtė…

(A lovely Lithuanian model!)

Heather Marks…

(A fascinating and beautiful Canadian top model that I really love! A fashion world’s sparkling star…)

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Allure, beauty & inspiration #3

An immortalized instant of true beauty is something atemporal, invaluable and that will never expires…

Monika ‘Jac’ Jagaciak…

Eniko Mihalik…

Jennifer Lawrence…

Kiernan Shipka…

Dree Hemingway…

(“The American Dream Girl” – Vogue)

Masha Philippova (Masha P)…

Kirsten Dunst…

(Perfection, perfection, perfection!)

by Konstantin Razumov…

(Russian artist “Konstantin Razumov studied at the studio of Ilya Glazunov at the Academy of Fine Arts of Moscow. An exciting young artist, Razumov’s works are now much in demand. Influenced by many styles, he has mastered the technique of combining both Realism and Impressionism. In most of his figural paintings, the features of hands and face are painted realistically, while fabrics and the surroundings are painted with an impressionist brushstroke.”) []

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