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At Home with Anouck Lepère

The Sleek Belgian Supermodel Opens Up 

Her Chic Antwerp Apartment

Face of Hugo Boss, muse to Gaia Repossi and dedicated charity ambassador, supermodel Anouck Lepère found time to welcome photographer Estelle Hanania into her elegant Antwerp apartment. A tasteful blend of old meets new, Lepère’s home offsets Moroccan rugs sourced at Antwerp’s vintage market Kloosterstraat with a bespoke lily pad-like spiral staircase made by Belgian architecture company Import-Export. On her travels around the globe, Lepère always scours whatever city she lands in for star pieces to add to her collection, so each one is imbued with a special story of how it fell into her hands. “The beautiful lacquered Japanese bowls are from Tokyo,” says the Belgian beauty, who has fronted campaigns for Missoni, Chanel and Peter Pilotto and been photographed by the likes of Patrick Demarchelier and Mario Testino.

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Marijoli’s Makra collection from Marielle Byworth .

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Marielle Byworth- Marijoli's  

Read the Healing Gems Marijoli's Makra  on  the D'vine

A make-up lesson- Into the Gloss

When I think Clinique, I think many things: 3 Step Skin Care System. All About Eyes. And, lately, serums that are potent enough to lift the spots off a bird’s egg. Skincare, skincare, skincare. And then I met Clinique Global Colour Artist Jenna Menard. The brand was having an event and somehow I found myself in Jenna’s chair for a “touch up”, which really turned into a way-too-long gossip and information-sharing session. I was absent-mindedly picking up the tubes and jars and sticks that were laid out and then I looked in the mirror: damn, Jenna. What did you use? A cream eye shadow in a squeeze tube really stole the show—and, honestly, I’d never heard of it…but a taupe-y, buildable formula with just the right amount of shimmer? Yes, please. That was just the tip of the iceberg. So a few months later, when Clinique commissioned me to shoot something around one of their new color products, I said hold up. People need to know about the whole kit and kaboodle. ITG’s newest member, my intern Tessa (who I met on Fashion’s Night Out), needs to meet Jenna.More via  Into the gloss

Alexis Mabille pour Cordelia de Castellane.

This adorable dress is from Alexis Mabille for Cordelia de Castellane.

Selby film for Zara- Lucy Chadwick.

Lucy Chadwick Film. CLick here.

Okura Hotel- Landmark in Tokyo

Today I took my children for a special lunch at the Okura Hotel in Tokyo. It felt like traveling back  in time.

The Okura is the first international luxury hotel in Tokyo, it opened in May in 1962 and was created by Baron Kishichiro Okura. 

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Sophia 203- Spring/ Summer 2012

« SMILING IN THE MIDDLE OF A KISS »

             SPRING/SUMMER 2012

Yves Saint Laurent exhibition , Madrid-

Another great post from Albert Castro :

The Fundación Mapfre, in collaboration with the Fondation Pierre Bergé-Yves Saint Laurent, presents the exhibition Yves Saint Laurent. This major exhibition, which was shown at the Petit Palais in Paris in 2010, is the first retrospective on this great artist and designer to be held in Spain and offers a fascinating insight into a career that spanned forty years of creativity.

Via : Maison Chaplin.