Do you wear 'stripes'?

Stripes? 

yes, the stripes have never faded out of our fashion stage! They didn't, they don't and they won't.

Especially the things related to Black & White

such as zebra stripes

and….

what's classic? black & white in PICASSO!!!!

la classe!

but here's a problem--horizontal or vertical stripes? which kinds of stripes will make you look F-A-T? and which make you slimmer? normal vertical stripes slim your body line. if you are a bit ronde, choose vertical lines, which are safe!!

American Apparel Black&White stripes top

I hadn't even tried it on before I went to the cashier..I just hit on it!

For 30 degree in Paris, I am tired to wear too much accessories, different pieces on, one-piece dress from H&M with Black&White stripes, how simple it is!

H&M dress

H&M sandals

Prada bag

Miu Miu sunglasses

in the area of Marais

la classe!

I got tanned right? I went to Deauville last weekend, the weather was amazing!! I was lucky! like what Rachel would say: I died

I will tell you my Deauville trip next time

Kisses my friends

Luyi 

in Paris

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Inspiration #1-with a heart-shaped tree

Today's look for 27 degree in Paris. Simple and I could get tanned easily..adorable! 

PS, the top has a open back, that's why I match a neon tube with it..

what do you think about this tree? a Heart Shape Tree!! 

amazing romantic Paris right?

Good night Paris
Luyi
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Vintage Looks

Once I step into American Apparel shops, I will take something out with me.. always…
It's getting warmer in Paris, and I started to work as well, everything goes well well and well.

 I am crazy in love with this pants, this color, and its material, soft and smooth..amazing

turban, cat-eye sunglasses with this outfit. I walked in the street, a couple of girls in a cafe were looking at me when I passed by…a vintage look quoi….I LOVE IT!!

Top: American Apparel

Dress: American Apparel

Pants: American Apparel

Scarf: Hermes

Shoes: Andro

Watch: DKNY

Sunglasses: Miu Miu

Luyi in Paris

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Where's summer in Paris?

Yes, I didn't write wrongly.. there seems no summer in Paris this year..the weather right now for me is more like autumn..It rains everyday, every 20 minutes..the rare sunshine is just so weak for people, like me, to get tanned..

We dress ourselves in blazer, pull-over, scarves, pants, booties etc, every clothes you can imagine which people should wear in even early winter.. I am craving for sunshine…. merde…ohoh, sorry for speaking out a bad word…but, I mean it…

So, no bikini, no shorts for me these days…how sad I am…  :((

But, luckily, it is not SO cold that I couldn't wear sandals… I hit on NEON color recently, which I hadn't believed it suited me..but click! now I have tube on neon, shoes on neon, bikini on neon, dress on neon…. I am not crazy…shhhh

That was the only day I was able to wear a short, it wasn't as cold as this weekend.. and I love the top with a open back and it is on silver!! my style… There was a short underneath my top.. hey people…

The next day, from shorts to sweater,,, yes, I told you…It was raining. Who cares about the shitty weather? I just can't live without my turban and cat-eye sunglasses these days, that's all.

It couldn't stop us to go for a "sympa" afternoon tea, which was awesome!!
Aki boulanger in Pyramide. A successful Japanese bakery conquered French patisserie.. Everything in green tea is famous here. So…as you can see in the picture.. two girls with FOUR green tea cakes and cafe au lait.. we are totally insane…leave us do it..

I promise, it's worth a try, really, little boulangerie in the corner of street, you just enjoy your lazy afternoon with a cup of coffee and some dessert, seeing people pass by.. how adorable..

 It keeps raining today. It should have been a wonderful summer Sunday…anyways

How are you my friends?

kisses from Paris
Luyi
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Turban with Hermès Carré

I've said that I was a turban girl. I love using scarfs as turban or headband, matching with red lips and a styli shed huge sunglasses.. All together give you a vintage classic look. How wonderful it is!

Days ago, I have a crush on two Hermès Carré 90*90 cm, (pictures followed) I especially love the red one, since I am always a red, black mania..It's a pure silk foulard with consummate quality and texture, which is quite famous of Hermès. And Carré, money-maker of this age-old French maison. 

attend,,, MDR!!!!! I just realized I bought two carre with the same models in different color!!!…How deeply in love with this model….Mdr….

Here we go. I love this photo, I have a friend even told me that I looked like Audrey Hupburn!! ah bon!

and other Chinese friends rather said I was like Fan Bing Bing, a well-known Chinese actress who was the ending model of Stephane Rolland Haute Couture Show in Paris several days ago. Well, anyways, I am happy with each version…

And what's more? When I stepped into an Hermes boutique, almost all the Hermes salespeople complimented my turban, and asked me to teach them how to make it.. "Ca glisse??" .. NON, ça glisse pas du tout avec le carré Hermès!! 

Turban: Hermès Carré 90cm * 90 cm
Sunglasses: Miumiu
Lipstick: MAC + L'Oréal
Leather top: Maje

How's your weekend? I have loads of finals to go from tomorrow…Good luck for me..

Kisses
Luyi
in Paris (as always)

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Recent Looks of Luyi

Hi my amis,
To make a final conclusion for the last post about Sugimoto & Hermes--there is Sugimoto show in Beijing, Pace Gallary inside 798!!!

Why when I was in Beijing, there wasn't such amazing exhibitions, and after I left, there are loads of fabulous expos??

Bref..

Well, in Paris, it's always raining this week, I keep wearing my sweater, suit, pants etc…We are in June!! I actually have some pictures of last week, when I could wear dress, but still, a pull over it.. it was 20 degree..

Tips:
Sweater: C&A
Dress: Themis
Shoes: Andre
Bag: Chanel
Earring: H&M
Cafe: of course Starbucks! 

And….
Yesterday…. the sweater I wore in winter….even scarf!! OMG

Tips:

Sweater: H&M

Shoes: Celine

Pochette: Prada

Bag: Chanel

Watch: DKNY
Rings: Louis Vuitton, Yves Saint Laurent, Folie folie
Scarf: Zara
Sunglasses: Ray & Ban


What's new of you? 
Me? I started to do sit-ups!! more than 100 per day, morning and night! how amazing it is!! before, I give up the next day, but this time, I keep doing it, already 3 days I guess.  in order to get rid of my belly…summer is coming!! well…if there is summer in Paris…I think I can go back to my sweet home in August… south of France or Beijing??? I'm hesitating!!   grrrrrrr


Bon week-end!!


Luyi
in Paris
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When Hermès Encounters Japanese Artist

Ok, I know I know, luxury brands collaborating with artists is no more something new in current fashion stage. Let me remind you…

Louis Vuitton worked with Stephen Sprouse, and you must be still intoxicated with those graffiti Speedy bags back to 2009; before that, it was Richard Prince who cooperated with Louis Vuitton in 2008 Spring/Summer collection ; then Takashi Murakami with his hundreds of colors until this year, Japanese contemporary artist Yayoi Kusama-queen of polka dots-invested her lifelong "dots arts" to a line Louis Vuitton 2012 limited edition.


Other brands, such as Salvatore Ferragamo used to join hands with Chinese artist, Xue Song in 2010; Dior with Anselm Reyle by launching a line of fluorescent and camouflage bags early this year. Numerous win-win collaborations between luxury brands and artists, you name it!


Louis Vuitton, high profile brand with a image of logo driven and showing off. It is not surprising that everybody knows its cooperations with artists. However, when it comes to Hermès, the case would be different.


When you are covered by enormous reports and news of Louis Vuitton * Yayoi Kusama, do you know that Hermès has just announced its work with Japanese photographer Hiroshi Sugimoto? I bet you don't know it. Well, I mean, most of fashion laymen don't know that…not including you  :))


As understated as possible, Hermès just made a collaboration with Hiroshi Sugimoto for a limited edition of its well-known silk scarf.


Current artistic designer of Hermès, Patrick Thomas visited Sugimoto's workshop in 2010 in Tokyo and "had a crush on" his work-"Sugimoto keeps a crystal prism in his studio, enabling an experimental observation allowing sunlight to rise each morning, passing through the prism, a world of color, projected as a shadow on the white walls of the workshop. It is this subtle light, patchy and ephemeral, captured by the Polaroids of the artist, which saw the inspiration behind the limited edition scarves."

It belongs to an activity that Hermès collaborates with artists, i.e. Hermès Editeur, artists create their cutting-edge, contemporary even avant-garde designs to print on Hermès silk products.

This collection's selective art works were jointly decided by Patrick Thomas and Hiroshi Sugimoto. Eventually, they picked out 20 Polaroid pictures made by Sugimoto; and the whole release will be limited to 7 of each image, therefore, 140 scarves will be waiting for their lucky owners.

Degrade colors are the theme of this cooperation.

Summer is here, what do you gonna use as a piece of accessory? 

Of course colored Hermès silk scarf with the touch of great photographer--Hiroshi Sugimoto!!!

About Hiroshi Sugimoto:

I think most of you don't know who he is.. for me, Japanese names are quite difficult to remember. It took me AGES to memorize and be able to write correctly "Takashi Murakami"… 

so here we go, I'll force me to write again--Hiroshi Sugimoto!!!

1948  Born in Tokyo, Japan

1970  Graduated from Saint Paul’s University, Tokyo

1974  Graduated from Art Center College of Design, Los Angeles

1974  Moved to New York

In 2009 U2 selected Sugimoto's Boden Sea, Uttwil (1993) as the cover for their album No Line on the Horizon to be released in March that year. This image had previously been used by sound artists Richard Chartier and Taylor Deupree for their 2006 CD inspired by Sugimoto's "seascapes" series. Sugimoto noted it was merely a "coincidence" that the image appears on both album covers. In addition, he notes that the agreement with U2 was a "stone age deal" or, artist-to-artist. No cash exchanged hands, rather a barter agreement which allows Sugimoto to use the band's song "No Line on the Horizon" (partly inspired by the "Boden Sea" 

image) in any future project.

Do you like him? 

I do.

Good night my friends

Luyi 

in Paris

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