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Argh... the lovely Jeremy of JA Event Management has tweeted and posted about my invitation and place cards he saw last week. He does properly fun and super swanky parties. I'm pretty enamoured by the graffiti house party on his blog, it looks so much fun. I wish I'd been at that one, I'd have felt like an extra in Skins. The Venetian rooftop dinner is definitely better than a kick in the teeth too. Sigh... What a dude.

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Valentino, echos of Sargent

Valentino Spring 2012

I am longing to see Valentino's full campaign shot by Deborah Turbeville in Mexico and love the choice of Zuzanna Bijoch, Maud Welzen, Bette Franke, and Fei Fei Sun - brilliant casting.

And Oh! the hair!

It reminds me of some of Sargent's paintings, namely 'Cashmere' which is his eleven year old niece painted several times. I remember seeing it in a book in my school library and it literally sent my head spinning.

I'd not seen his work before and have remained in awe since. The man was a genius.

Cashmere by John Singer Sargent (1908)

And here are some more. Just because.

Fumée d'Ambris Gris (1880) 

A Parisian Beggar Girl (1977)                                                                  Rosina (1878)

A Venetian Scene (c.1880)

Leaving Church, Campo San Canciano, Venice (1882)

And Valentino's beauties elsewhere...

Freja Beha Erichsen at Valentino Spring Summer 2012 & Kate Bosworth at The Met Ball 2011


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