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Stewart Parvin – White Label: Riviera Cocktail Collection
Feted by National magazine and Newspaper press, royal couturier Stewart Parvins passion for contemporary chic design and couture quality has resulted in a bridal collection that is both sensuous and elegantly stylish. Stewart has a London studio from where he designs all his pieces and keeps a close eye on the creation of each garment.
He works with a small team, using only the most luxurious fabrics, fantastically creative embroiderers and seamstresses, ensuring that great care and detail is put into all of his ranges. His fame in the fashion industry comes as a direct result of this attention to detail and his unique and tastefully classic designs
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Franc Sarabia 2010 Bridal Collection
Franc Sarabia presents notes of romantic inspiration for a bride looking for airs of sophistication and elegance without going over the top. Colours impregnated with gentleness and sensuality in white tones and light textures.
We can allow ourselves to be captivated by an atmosphere of flowers; with the fragrances, the energy of jasmine, the opulence of tuberoses, the serene majesty of roses, the nerve of mimosa, nostalgic violets, fresh lily of the valley, passionate carnations and the Andalusian sweetness of orange blossom.
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Steal that style: Archduchess Marie-Christine of Austria
The Belgian town of Mechelen witnessed an unusual royal gathering in december 2008 as Archduchess Marie-Christine of Austria married Count Rodolphe de Limburg Stirum in an elaborate ceremony at the Flemish city’s Town Hall and Sint Rombouts Cathedral.
Marie-Christine Anne Astrid Zita Charlotte, 25, is the eldest daughter of Archduke Carl-Christian of Austria and Archduchess Marie-Astrid, Princess of Luxembourg, Princess of Bourbon-Parma.
Count Rodolphe de Limburg Stirum hails from an ancient noble family, which has branched out in The Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and France. Rodolphe’s late uncle Edvard was married to princess Hélène de France.
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Hot stuff: Julie Schwanbeck Jewels
Julie Schwanbeck launched jules. in 2007, finally able to embrace her lifelong passion for jewels. Yet just as she began to take off as a designer, she became sidelined with three herniated discs and two consecutive spinal fusions, forcing her into months of bed-rest. A year later, Jules made quite a comeback, recently launching her brand new online boutique under her own namesake.
With custom hammered golds, oxidized silvers, hand-picked gem stones and rare organic minerals, Jules has created a hand-fabricated collection that is unmatched in design and quality and is sure to gain a rapidly growing following.
Per the incredible demand Jules received from loyal customers and intrigued members of the press, Schwanbeck has just launched www.shopjules.com, a new ecommerce site where her wide range of designs are now available. Shop the most recent collections, choose custom metals, lush gems or organic minerals, learn about her newest ventures like giving back to the community with Jules’ Little Gems and
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Paloma Blanca 2010 Bridal Collection
Paloma Blanca has been designing and making gowns since 1937 from its own family facilities in Toronto, Canada. Their expertise in bridal wear means that the gowns are always a superb fit made from only the most luxurious fabrics with real attention to detail. If you are a bride looking for timeless style and simple glamour, you should find your dream dress amongst this collection.
Paloma Blanca takes great pride and meticulous care in the design and creation of each gown. Made from a combination of silk duchesse, dupioni silks and lace, each design is a wonderful example of simple elegance.
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Pronuptia Paris 2010 Bridal Collection
Pronuptia Paris Bohème Collection is a symphony dedicated to the floral look, a refreshing breeze, vapourous sensuality enhanced by a touch of impertinence and innocence. In the 2010 edition, the country and natural look is very present.
Pronuptia Paris bridal gowns are renowned for their exquisite design, chic styling and fabulous value.
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Steal that style: Emily Blunt
Emily Olivia Leah Blunt is an English actress known for her work in the films My Summer of Love and The Devil Wears Prada. She won the 2007 Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Miniseries or Television Film for the BBC TV film Gideon’s Daughter and was nominated for the same award in the movie category for The Devil Wears Prada. Blunt costarred in independent film Sunshine Cleaning (2008) [via wiki].
But the Britannia British Artist of the Year designee’s recent role as the royal title character in “The Young Victoria” doesn’t have an ounce of snootiness. “What I found fascinating was the world she lived in,” Blunt says. “She was constantly under duress. She was living a life under the glare of the public. I wanted to do her justice, and show the passion and love in her life — show the other side of her life.”
Filmgoers accustomed to seeing the dour, black-clad queen will find Blunt offering them an emotional, passionate young woman underneath the imperial public face. I shall post more about her role in The Young Victoria in the upcoming week.
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Carlo Pignatelli Bridal Couture Collection 2010
Pignatelli is the rebel who showed the fashion world that bridegrooms are just as important to be looked at as the bride. He showed us that men could wear Haut Couture and thus holds a reputed reputation for men’s formal wear. He gives us constantly unprecedented colours and styles in some of the most ceremonial moments in our lives.
With enormous success in Italy (whereby a quarter of all men receive their tuxedos from his fashion line), Germany, and the rest of Europe, Carlo Pignatelli has been able to expand his impeccable eye for precision to men, women, and children with ceremonial, classic, outside, prêt-a-porter, underwear, shoe, and accessory lines. He recently decided to expand his sphere of fans to the United States—providing magnificent shoes in New York and Los Angeles.
The new line has new colours, new silhouettes, and patterns that make even the most jaded fashion critic look twice. Nevertheless, the collection remains signature Carlo Pignatelli: well designed, perfectly fitted, impeccably tailored, and richly dyed.
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Cymbeline 2010 Bridal Collection
Who is better to understand the dreams of another woman than a woman herself? The success of CYMBELINE is down to the hard work of the three sisters who decided to revolutionize the bridal industry.
Their design studio is like a research laboratory, with thousands of swatches of the best fabrics from France as well as exclusive fabrics from all around the world- Calais lace, Organza jacquards, embroideries or taffetas and Thai silk. Mixing the traditional with modern, the sisters knew how to adapt the traditional methods of “haute couture” into modern designs: new techniques using the latest fabrics allowed for the corset designs to be comfortable and supportive, the computerized pattern cutting systems allowed them to obtain lines cut to within a millimetre.
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Hot stuff: wedding fragrance
1. Jeanne Lanvin by Lanvin is a floral fruity fragrance for women. Jeanne Lanvin is a new fragrance and it was introduced in 2008. The nose behind this fragrance is Anne Flipo. Top notes are blackberry, citruses and pear; middle notes are peony, freesia and raspberry; base notes are sandalwood, amber and musk.
2. Anais Anais Created by Cachael was introduced in 1979. This fine fragrance contains lilac, citrus, ylang-ylang and is accented with orange, leather and musk making Anais Anais perfect for romantic occasions. The delicate and ultra-feminine Anaïs Anaïs fragrance blends sweet rose, voluptuous lily, creamy amber and powerful sandalwood. A trace of frankincense seals the accord for a sensation of pleasure and intrigue.
3.Ricci Ricci Perfume Eau de Parfum Spray. Ricci Ricci embodies a new strong female heroine urban and malicious …
A true expression of glamorous and daring, the eau de parfum Ricci Ricci charmed by his notes at once fresh, floral and sensual scent whose wealth is based in particular on the Belle de Nuit. Flower unique and mysterious, it intoxicates all who breathe. The bottle ribbon sculpture is the jewel of this fragrance just as modern classic.Top Note: Rhubarb and bergamot. Heart Notes: Belle de Nuit, Indian Tuberose and Rose Centifolia.
Base Note: Patchouli and Sandalwood. Heart notes: Moonflower, Indian Tuberose, Centifolia Rose.
Bas notes: Patchouli, Sandalwood.
