One of our favorite West Village boutiques,
Ludivine, has opened a second location uptown. Now Upper East Siders can get their fill of Vanessa Bruno and other French labels that are all
tres jolie! We shop at Ludivine all the time for ourselves and with our clients because of their highly edited collection of the pieces that are both chic and wearable. You won’t leave empty handed!
While we are celebrating more French style in New York, we wanted to pay tribute to our favorite French style icons. From the top: Empress Josephine (we love an Empire waist), Marie Antointette (for her excess and innovation), Catherine Deneuve (we especially love the costumes of Belle du Jour), Brigitte Bardot (in all her bombshell glory), Audrey Tautou (we loved the sexy slinky designer dresses she donned in Priceless as well as her gamine off-screen style), Vanessa Paradis (for her haute bohemian mix), Carla Bruni (in a skirt suit as First Lady or in jeans and a t-shirt with a guitar as a musician), Jane Birkin and her girls Lou Doillon and Charlotte Gainsbourg (all with individual je ne sai quoi).
Ludivine, 1612 Lexington Ave. between 82nd and 83rd St., 212-249-4053.
Ludivine, 172 W. 4th St., between 6th and Great Jones St., 646-336-6576.
Our Top Looks: Penelope Cruz in vintage Balmain (a perennial favorite, Penelope aptly goes for fairy tale glamour), Sarah Jessica Parker in Christian Dior Haute Couture (this ‘barely mint’ confection is dreamy, SJP adds some edge with Lucia’s favorite accessory: the arm band), Anne Hathaway in Armani Prive (perfect fit and silhouette, gorgeous color, lots of shine, and the graduated paillettes give this gown a mermaid quality), Natalie Portman in Rodarte (a stand out color, and a clean and youthful look)
Our Honorable Mentions: Angelina Jolie in Elie Saab (opting for simple glamour again, with the best jewelry of the night: gigantic emerald earrings and ring from Lorraine Schwartz), Kate Winslet in Yves Saint Laurent (flawless look for Kate’s body, love the movement in the Chopard earrings, absolute best hair of the night, a la Grace Kelly), Freida Pinto in John Galliano (the burgeoning style star caters to the fashion set with an asymmetrical cobalt confection), Tilda Swinton in Lanvin (a star who always pushes the style envelope, is luxe meets cool)
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Our Top Looks: Anne Hathaway in Armani Prive (so movie star) Cameron Diaz in Chanel Haute Couture (amazing color worn with casual cool) and January Jones in Versace (another fabulous color worn in old Hollywood glamour, with pockets!)….all with red lips!, Marissa Tomei in Oscar de la Renta (taking a risk that works, love the blouse and maxi skirt as opposed to a gown, accessories are right on)
Our Honorable Mentions: Eva Mendes in Christian Dior (evokes a statue, love the oversize turquoise jewelry – stunning with hot whote dress and dark latin skin), Kristin Scott Thomas in Lanvin (Parisian easy elegance, sophisticated and age-appropriate), Olivia Wilde in Reem Acra (fresh and not too serious, perfect hair and makeup), Evan Rachel Wood in vintage Elie Saab haute couture (cool aloof glamour, the contrast of pale skin with black shine, looked like she was floating!)
All images by WireImage.
