Me with my bloggerdoll. La Bloggerdoll is designed and handmade from Paola Ferrai.
Meet the Bloggerdolls. Designer Paola Ferrai came up with the idea to create handmade dolls inspired by different bloggers.
The details are very cute. I am personally in love with those little fur boots. LuisaViaRoma is going to sell those cuties soon online and in their shop in Florence.
LoL, Sandra
Photos: © Sandra Bauknecht
Why have one celebration when you can have two? We had double the fun on 11 June when Mulberry marked their 40th birthday with the launch of a beautiful anniversary book, ‘Mulberry’, at Firenze4Ever.
And I might have been in beautiful Tuscany, but nothing gets in the way of Mulberry’s love for English tea. We were treated to a cup of tea or a glass of elderflower bubbly and cucumber or salmon and cream cheese sandwiches – crusts off, of course. Afternoon tea wouldn’t be complete without cake, so I practised my cake-decorating skills with Victoria sponge.
Among the guests was not only a giant inflatable gold Bayswater, but also Mulberry’s Creative Director Emma Hill who had especially flown in from London for the event.
Emma Hill, Mulberry’s Creative Director
Me in front of the giant Mulberry Bayswater
I was given a copy of the lavish book so that I could take time to browse through the pages of behind-the-scenes peeks at Mulberry through the years, largely photographed by Venetia Dearden.
This beautiful coffee table book took nearly 3 years to create and is a collection of 480 pages of exquisite, never-before-seen images. It will be available in Mulberry stores and from mulberry.com from 1st July 2011 for £55/ $90/ €65.
LoL, Sandra
Photos: © Sandra Bauknecht and © Mulberry
While being in Florence, I was able to explore the new Pop Up Greenhouse by RED Valentino which will officially opens its doors today at Piazza Strozzi.
The temporary space will stay until the 17th of June.
It is a beautiful botanical scenario, where you unexpectedly find yourself in a luxuriant, verdant place like Alice in Wonderland.
In this imaginary greenhouse the young protagonist of the RED Valentino story light-heartedly continues her journey.
Her romantic fantasy and vivid imagination are her means of expression.
A cloud of delicate fluttering white butterflies comes to life, seemingly lifting this airy, magical world and carrying it to a fairytale setting. The decoration is divine.
Gardening elements become objects for displaying exclusive garments. Scarves are enclosed in transparent glass bulb boxes. Galoshes hang in wood crates while colourful costume jewellery is “planted” in small white flower pots.
If you are a romantic woman, you will fall in love with the magical surrounding. The collection was created solely for this fairytale space: each garment and accessory was especially designed and presented in this dreamy, light-hearted setting. Flirty garments and accessories are playfully paired up with garden elements. Work aprons and rubber galoshes becomes whimsical accessories for overalls, while flowers and butterflies embellish the fabrics of dresses, skirts, and accessories, all in a burst of colourful prints.
Even the colours are inspired by nature: rose, hyacinth, and thyme are used on natural materials that are traditional elements of the RED Valentino world.
This new chapter in the marvellous RED Valentino fairytale, signed by Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccioli, will visit next St. Tropez, France from 11-18 July, 2011 at Place Celli. After that, Knokke, Belgium is the following stop from 4-7 August, 2011 at Place Van Brunnen Plein.
LoL, Sandra
Photos: © Sandra Bauknecht
The closing dinner party of Firenze4Ever 3rd Edition took place in the beautiful gardens of La Specola museum. The theme of the party was „Animalier“.
I dressed up as a mixture between a mouse and a cheetah, a „cheetouse“.
Leggings and Top by Givenchy – Blouse and Cage Sandals by Alexander McQueen, Belt – Yves Saint Laurent, Headband with Mouse Ears by Louis Vuitton and Mini Boston Bag by Céline – Watch by Roger Dubuis.
Me with Dan Hasby-Oliver from Laststylelofdefense.com
Sebastiano and La Carmina were showing us the Japanese animalier trend: Pokemons, rabbit bags and plush dogs on the head.
It wouldn’t be LuisaViaRoma if they didn’t have some surprises for us that night. A beautiful ballet performance waited for us in the gardens. The dancers were dressed up as animal creatures. Kind of spooky but really beautiful.
The DJs of the night were pretty famous: Daniele Cavalli (Roberto’s son), whom I had met already at the last Firenze4Ever event in January, and Henry Holland, the designer of House of Holland were rocking the crowd.
Daniele
Henry
The last days were just so amazing, filled with many exciting moments. I have so much more to show you!
LoL, Sandra
Photos: © Sandra Bauknecht
Today, I was wearing to the Mulberry Book Launch Tea Party at LuisaViaRoma (photos to be posted soon) the following outfit:
Knit Dress with Sequin Belt by Louis Vuitton (S/S 2011 runway collection) – Strappy Sandals by Gucci – Sequined Clutch with Peacock Feathers by Matthew Williamson – Peacock Feather Necklace by Matthew Williamson, Cocktail Ring and Bangles by Chanel, Watch by Roger Dubuis.
Hope that you like it!
LoL, Sandra
Photos: © Sandra Bauknecht
Last night, LuisaViaRoma held a private dinner party at La Specola in the Salone degli Scheletri with a very special opera performance. Surrounded by skeletons, the scenery was incredible. We all had a lot of fun during our night at the museum. Only Ben Stiller was missing…
LoL, Sandra
BryanBoy
La Carmina – a Tokyo based Gothic Lolita and Japanese fashion blog
Yvan (Face Hunter)
Wendy’s (Nitrolicious) hands
Andrea Panconesi (Owner of LuisaViaRoma) and Eva Cavalli, wife of Roberto Cavalli
Eva with me
Photos: © Sandra Bauknecht
Here is the official video from the 3rd edition of LUISAVIAROMA’s Firenze4Ever. Enjoy!
LoL, Sandra
Today, I had an amazing and long day: The LuisaVia Roma Total Styling Lab, many interviews, a panel discussion about blogging where people could ask us all sort of questions and finally a great dinner at La Specola in Salone Degli Scheletri.
Stay tuned for all the photos to come and an interview with Laudomia Pucci, daughter of Emilio Pucci.
In the meantime, have a look at my outfit today that I told you about before. So here you can see the final result of my shopping spree. It is all about Pucci…
Embroidered Dress – Emilio Pucci, Suede Overknee Boots – Emilio Pucci, Bag – Bottega Veneta, Earrings – Chanel and Watch – Roger Dubuis.
LoL, Sandra
Photos: © Sandra Bauknecht
Today, I have arrived in Florence for the 3rd edition of Firenze4Ever. LuisaViaRoma voted me among the most influential international fashion bloggers and invited me to three days of fashion fun. So stay tuned for many exciting photos of very special events.
Mulberry, the English brand that will celebrate its 40th anniversary this year, will be launching an exclusive behind the scenes book by Venetia Dearden and celebrate this with a classic English tea party. This is just one of the many fascinating things to happen. Tomorrow I will kick off the F/W 2011 season with the Total Styling Lab.
Please enjoy the first pics of today’s opening night. I am sure that you will recognize parts of my outfit from my previous post.
Blazer and cropped metallic leather motocross pants by Balmain, top by Tom Ford, shoes by YSL, bag by Céline, jewelry by Chanel and my new watch by Roger Dubuis.
Next week I will tell you much more about my beautiful new watch by Roger Dubuis.
Me tonight with Chiara Ferragni (The Blonde Salad)
…giving an interview…
…and having fun with my two favourite blogger colleagues BryanBoy and Wendy (Nitrolicious)
…trying to convince them to take off their iconic glasses…
…et voilà!
Now, I am in the hotel room enjoying my goody bag.
Good night!
LoL, Sandra
Photos: © Sandra Bauknecht
It’s not the first time that I review the gorgeous Mary Katrantzou, who won last year’s Swiss Textile Award. To read the interview I did with her, please click here.
The Athens-born designer has always experimented with prints, inspired by the art of trompe l’oeil. Since the launch of her eponymous label in 2008, she has wowed the fashion world. Mary Katrantzou belongs to those breakout stars of the digital print revolution that has been sweeping London’s designers.
For S/S 2011, the collection she won the Swiss Textile Award with, she’d been looking at the highly stylized seventies photography of Helmut Newton and Guy Bourdin when it occurred to her that the interiors in the pictures were just as important as the models. So she decided “to put the room on the woman”. The outcome is a pop-neo-baroque collection that transforms the dresses into lamp shades for example. It must be hellishly difficult to put the placement print on the right spot of a skirt in order not to make you look clumsy. But the most watched UK talent knows her business well. I would highly recommend looking for a great piece from her S/S 2011 collection on sale now.
This is my favourite dress from the S/S 2011 collection that I wore last night to an art dinner. The theme of the night was architecture and I thought that the print matched pretty well.
For F/W 2011, Mary Katrantzou could invest her Swiss Textiles Award trophy money to create an outstanding collection inspired by the most luxurious collectibles in a house. There were dresses done in couture silhouettes that were formed from Fabergé eggs, Meissen porcelain, cloisonne enamel and Ming vases. Her muse was the Duchess of Windsor and her personal belongings. Each girl looked delicate in her dress, like as if you were to drop her she would shatter. A very strong collection!
I cannot wait for more Mary to come!
LoL, Sandra