if you’re struggling to come up with a face that matches the name right about now then its high time you googled and familarized yourself with victoire de castellane. i shot this photo of her back in 2008 in paris (the additional pic below is by maciek kobielski) and each time her name makes its way into my stream of awareness i’m reminded what a great french icon she is for many, many women. the latest stroke of brilliance comes via into the gloss, with a matter-of-fact body of text spoken by the madame de paris herself. read it here: http://intothegloss.com/2013/04/victoire-de-castellane-jewelry-designer/