for anyone who was dining at ladurée on rue royale saturday afternoon i would sincerely like to apologize for my calamity jane-styled exit down the rickety staircase at around 3pm. the reason behind such a hasty departure was in fact because i spotted alice rawsthorn leaving the restaurant and i really wanted her on my blog. growing up in australia i remember watching a four-part series in the early 90’s called “the look” in which alice commentated on the fashion industry. her opinion was law. i recorded all four parts of the series and probably watched it at least a thousand times. in addition to having written for everyone from the financial times to the international herald tribune, alice is regarded as a visionary amongst the design industry having worked as a museum director, gallery trustee and so on. when i told her i had just run out of ladurée to get the picture she posed obligingly and asked about what i do before finally wishing me luck in LA. its official: alice rawsthorn rules!

all hail julie verhoeven! spotted on saint-honoré this afternoon in paris, this is maybe the third or fourth time i’ve photographed julie in the last couple of years. the dutch born artist/designer who resides in london ranks highly as a refreshingly down to earth young woman who will pretty much talk to anyone that recognizes her. she has this really open side to her personality that is rare with artists today. team that together with the fact that her artwork is currently splashed over a collection of lancome lip gloss packaging, and what you’ve got right there is a little lesson: work hard, culture your craft, express yourself, seem a dream, prove real and success is yours for the taking…well, for another season at least.

quite simply, the happiest mother (legendary lingerie queen fifi chachnil) and teenage daughter i’ve seen walking the streets of paris together in a very, very long time.

julia works for german vanity fair. i met her yesterday in colette and between us we probably conversed for about 30 seconds in total (including the part where i asked her if i could take her photo). i know nothing about this girl but i like her style and she looks to me as if she could have been a cubist muse of some sort from back in the day.

no explaination necessary. feride uslu of uslu airlines. style icon of turkish origin. mother. dancer. life lover. legend.