Sandra‘s Closet

Three designers have recently caught my eye with their beautiful, outstanding collections and I am convinced that we will see much more of those rising fashion stars in the near future.
Be among the first ones to detect them.

MOSCOW – VIKA GAZINSKAYA

Moscow’s former stylist and fashion week favorite channels her distinctly avant-garde style into a namesake ready-to-wear line that is clean, modern, and sculptural. Think futuristic-inspired pencil skirts and bold ruffle sleeved blouses. Watch out for S/S 2013‘s sculptured dresses, flared skirts and elegantly-edgy meteorological motifs – all meticulously produced in the designer’s Moscow-based studio.

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MADRID – DELPOZO

Elegant, enchanting and delicate – Delpozo’s beautiful designs are a celebration of all things feminine. Creative Director Joseph Font takes a couture-like approach with intricate hand-embroidery, pretty appliqués and fabulous floral prints.

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LONDON – MOTHER OF PEARL

Fashion and art stylishly collide in Maia Norman’s collections. Each season the designer collaborates with a well-known artist, and for spring she translates New York based Francesco Simeti’s wallpaper prints into peplum-detail tees and cropped pants with a signature sporty spin.

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LoL, Sandra

Photos: Via Le 21ème, Vogue Spain and Zimbio

After having shared with you so much about my recent press trip to Vienna for the launch of the new Omega Ladymatic watches, it is time to finally show you the new models within this fascinating collection. Since its launch in 2010, the Ladymatic watch, which revived the name of an automatic women’s timepiece launched by Omega in 1955, has been acclaimed as much for its extraordinary movement as for its unique design.

Stephen Urquhart, CEO Omega Watches, with me

Featuring the innovative Omega Co-Axial calibre 8520, the newest models with their bold, attractive dials have become even more exquisite and fashion-forward. They have a 34 mm case with white, black or rose ceramic between the decorative wave and inner casebody. Each is presented on either a matching satin-brushed leather strap, a polished stainless steel or gold bracelet. The dials, with their enchanting Supernova pattern, are made even more brilliant with 11 diamond-set indexes in facetted 18K white gold diamond-shaped holders, and there is a date window at the 3 o’clock position. The “Brilliant Omega Cut” diamond found on the screw-in crown is complemented by the wearer’s choice of a dazzling bezel with diamonds arranged in a snow-set pattern, or the pure and elegant polished stainless steel bezel. In addition to offering waterproof capabilities up to 100 meters, Omega – sure of its reliability – assures all of its blissful owners a 4-year warranty.

I was able to have a closer look at all the models. Please enjoy my favourites below.

Unique pink mother-of-pearl. Ref. 425.32.34.20.57.001
CHF 7.000.- (excluding tax)

Seductive purple. Ref. 425.37.34.20.60.001
CHF 13.900.- (excluding tax)

Enchanting sparkling diamonds. Ref. 425.65.34.20.55.006
CHF 69.000.- (excluding tax)

In case that you have missed the post about the amazing launch event with Nicole Kidman at the Gartenpalais Liechtenstein in Vienna, please click here. For the interview with the stunning actress, please click here.

Stay tuned for the outfit post coming up soon!

LoL, Sandra

Photos: © Sandra Bauknecht

For his S/S 2012 fashion show, Giorgio Armani, the king of nonchalant elegance, borrows the luminous magic of Southern Italian summer nights, “when the last rays of the sun shine a myriad of new shades upon the water, when the blue sky turns to night tinged with green, petrol blue and bluish gray hues flushed with violet, when darkness sweeps over the scenery metallic glints silver tones, pale gold and pink copper tints sparkle and when stars seem to float upon the water.”

Mother-of-pearl (NACRE) gives its name and forms the central theme. With his new Haute Couture Fragrance NACRE, Giorgio Armani accompanies his prêt-à-porter collection with a rare, highly limited and very luxurious fragrance.

It is an ode to mother-of-pearl which signs each of the 1000 numbered bottles in this edition with a plate bearing its name. No two plates are the same: each is unique, in tribute to the living character of a material born from the depth of the sea. The bottle itself is a piece of art.

The fragrance was developed by perfumer Marie Salamagne, at Firmenich. It has a really spicy woody smell to it, with a strong amount of iris. It’s unisex and definitely something everyone could wear! The iris chosen for Nacre has a very rare quality, combining the rich, creamy facet of iris, with a powdery, almost talc-like note.

Top notes: Bergamot, pink pepper and saffron
Middle notes: Iris absolute and musk
Base notes: Patchouli, vetiver woods and tonka bean

130 bottles of the 1000 limited editions are available in Switzerland now for CHF 690.- (100ml). In Zurich at Jelmoli. Definitely a collector’s piece.

LoL, Sandra

Photos: Courtesy of Giorgio Armani, © Sandra Bauknecht