In Vogue: McQueen of Hearts.

It is such a bittersweet moment to write this post. Although I am thrilled that my letter-to-the-editor was published in the July issue of Vogue, it makes my heart ache all over again knowing that such a great man with such potential is no longer here. Alexander was such a passionate being, but seeing his countenance and his eyes reinforce how much I wish I could have been his friend and how much I wish I could have been there for him in his sadness. Countless people admired and respected him and countless are as shocked as I am that he wanted to escape the beautiful world that he was surrounded by.

What a lovely homage written for one visualist by another. In Hamish Bowles' piece, McQueen's life and success were as vividly depicted and given as much detail as he put into his georgette gowns. I have been following the McQueen brand from the beginning, and this tribute made me feel a part of his world, with weekends at the Hilles estate accompanied by the aesthetic nurturing of Isabella Blow. Thank you for publishing such a heart warming article on my beloved Scotsman.

Joanna Sullivan Atlanta, GA

Here is the original article.

Count on Cortina.

Taken before the Chanel runway show for the Fall 2010 collection.

Gosh! This man can dress. As a fashion editor and stylist to Vogue Nippon, Mr. George Cortina's eye for quality, detail, and panache supersedes the masses. He has collaborated with countless brands and magazines offering his perspective on the real world and its fantasies.

Ever since he looked at the work of Richard Avedon when he was young, he knew he," wanted to live in that world."

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Bing Bang Boom.

Well now. The past three days have been spectacular to say the least. I'll go backwards and lead up to the most exciting thing which will probably make me giddy for the next four years.

Wednesday (today)- started prepping for the sewing I’m going to start for the summer. It’s a bit of a mess as is apparent with my pile of fabric. I also got the first of my summer reading, This Side of Paradise, can't wait to dive in.

Tuesday- I got a summer job! I will be working at J. Crew and am extremely excited. I also got bangs, so now I can look like a hipster (even though I loathe that word) any day of the week.

Monday- This is the big one. I found out that a letter I sent to Vogue is going to be published in the July issue!!! I wrote about their tribute to Alexander McQueen and it will be in the section Talking Back. It is such a great honor and I don’t know what to do with myself. Rest assured I will have another post about it when the issue comes to print. You should pick one up.

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Dude, Where's My Couture?

Although this article was published a few months ago in Vogue's September issue, I am still utterly inspired by it. Gela Nash-Taylor, the co-founder of Juicy Couture, gave the lucky Plum Sykes a tour of the grounds of her new country home in England, Wraxall Manor, and may I say it is breathtaking. This is the sort of life I would love to experience every day: riding my horse in jodhpurs, throwing an intimate dinner party with a few Texan socialites, then dashing to throw on a black satin Prada frock with black Louboutin booties and a red alligator Hermés cuff on each wrist, glorious! Gela, I admire your hard work and where it has brought you, bravo!

Wraxall Manor

The drawing room and Gela's daughter's room

Gela and her rocker husband John Taylor of Duran Duran

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Homage to Hamish.

Mr. Bowles with Carolina Herrera

I have recently become OBsessed with Hamish Bowles. I read an old article about him in the UK Times and I am astounded by all that he has done in his life. He has been such a grand figure in the fashion world for the greater majority of his life that it becomes very difficult to name all of his accomplishments, but I shall attempt to. At 13, Bowles' unusual interests in fashion paraphernalia began to emerge. He read British Vogue religiously, collected chain mail purses, and was fascinated with Edwardian style shoes. Needless to say, he was the male version of Tavi in the 70s. Hamish won a contest at 19 to assist in editing an issue of Harpers and Queen, where he became the fashion editor at the age of 22, phenomenal. From here, Bowles was invited to work for American Vogue by Anna Wintour after she saw a spread of his London apartment in Harpers and Queen magazine in 1992. Four years later, he was launched to the position of European editor-at-large replacing the ever exuberant André Leon Talley, who in turn took the same position at American Vogue. Hamish has edited about 7 books, including "Vogue Living: House, Gardens, and People". Anna Wintour dubbed him as, "one of the greatest chroniclers of fashion and decor or our time." He has innumerable contacts in New York, Paris, London, Jaipur, and Tangier, ranging from Queen Rania of Jordan to the Lacroix family. He currently has reign over Vogue Living and he lives in New York, Paris, and London. Sensational, dashing man. I cannot wait to one day hold a conversation with him and talk about his lovely, editor-at-large life.

Hamish's Parisian flat

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