september rebirth + CR FASHION BOOK issue-o-obsession

september is such a transition month for me.  maybe it's because i was born in september (Holiday was born in september, too!) or maybe it's because i think of september as the ultimate gateway month to a change in lifestyle.  even though it's still officially summer- my head enters SEPTEMBER as a new season that almost feels like a new year or a rebirth.  

and speaking of rebirths, CARINE ROITFELD (former FRENCH VOGUE EDITOR and considered by the world's "chic" to be the peak of chic), has launched 'CR Fashion Book'- the much anticipated online magazine.   and like any good editor, she's crafted a catchy "letter from the..." for her opening ceremony that i loved.

Our Editor-in-Chief on the inspiration behind Issue 1.

"When something is consuming your thoughts, you suddenly notice it everywhere. When I learned that my daughter, Julia, was expecting, I immediately began seeing babies and new mothers on planes, at fashion shows, in New York and in Paris. Birth and rebirth all around. I became obsessed. At the same time, I was thinking and dreaming about the first issue of this magazine, which you are reading now. This issue takes rebirth as its theme and is filled with both images and ideas about birth, pregnancy, and family. The promise of youth, the force of age, and the rush of all things new. It’s an escape, a fashion fairy tale. It’s a dream of a better life—because fashion is meant to make us dream.

CR is a place for these fantasies of fashion—the most irresistible clothes on the most beautiful girls captured by some of the most visionary photographers. We celebrate the genius and staying power of fashion’s most brilliant creators. At the same time, however, I like to think of CR as a platform for rising stars. Fashion is an industry built on the excitement and energy of youth, and CR is where you’ll see new talent first. I’ve edited the magazine to be a who’s who of the next generation, as well as an ode to fashion’s legends and icons. Created with humor, joy, grace, and always a dash of irreverence". —Carine

dreaming yet?  obsessed? i am.  

here is the link!

VERY vintage vogue

scott just sent me a link for an article featuring these absolutely gorgeous old Vogue covers.  little did he know the owner of these treasures is Diana Moss, a graphic designer living in Cape Town, South Africa (man do i want go there one day) and author of the blog, Miss Moss, that i am a GIANT fan of!  Moss inherited these in the most perfect way possible.  have a read...

"i was given a wonderful gift recently from Anton’s gran, who was cleaning out her book collection and came upon an old copy of The Art of Vogue Covers. it details the illustrated covers of British Vogue from 1909 through to 1940, including the entire collection of covers between 1920-1930. "

can you even IMAGINE?!   i love that i have never seen these before.  here are a few of my favorites...  

 

stunning!

moves like jagger

i was lucky to have grown up in a household with excellent taste in music.  rock music.  i remember as a kid going to the record store with my mom for the new Tattoo You Rolling Stones album and loving it.  Start Me Up was my fave song in 1981.  to this day- i'm obsessed with Mick and especially old photos of his YOUNG face...