Dior Couture by Patrick Demarchelier

In the world of haute couture, Dior by John Galliano was always a favorite of mine and for many reasons. The classic Dior styles with avant garde personalities, the volumes and colors of the dresses, the exquisite attention to detail and the theatricality of the clothes, the makeup and the overall show. John always knew how to create a KILLER haute couture collection for the house of Dior. Now that he is no longer the reigning man behind the label, former editor-in-chief of Interview magazine and the international editor for Vanity Fair’s European editions, Ingrid Sischy has put together a photo book featuring dresses designed by Christian himself to John Galliano. World-renowned fashion photographer Patrick Demarchelier captures over 100 gowns coming from Dior Couture collections and judging from these photos, the outcomes look divine. Pure elegance and pure fashion. I wouldn't mind blowing up that photo of Monika "Jac" Jagaciak, classic and so artistic at the same time.


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Water for Elephants

It's been awhile since I read a good book and before leaving for Paris I decided to pick up Elizabeth Gilbert's Eat Pray Love. With it's motion picture out already, I wanted to see what the buzz was all about and unfortunately after chapter three, I found myself abandoning the book in it's entirety. I don't know what it was, but just did not engage me..at all.

Anyways, I was on search of a new book and my friends Anna, Amy, and Sophia just finished reading Water for Elephants which is in the process of becoming a motion picture and to my surprise, I loved it! I guess I like more fiction than non-fiction books, but this book totally got my attention from the first chapter and I know that's what I need in a book in order for me to stick around it. I instantly fell in love with the characters and even the animals in the circus (being that the book is about a moving circus trying to survive during the days of the depression). I wonder how Robert Pattinson and Reese Witherspoon will do in playing the leads of Jacob and Marlena. The movie better do justice although it never does.. -_- On the other hand, Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen is a great read.

Now I need new suggestions for books! Perhaps another Camus novel, he's always enticing. I was also thinking about reading one of Chelsea Handler's books, because I practically love that biatch and I read the first few pages of her book, "My Horizontal Life: A Collection of One Night Stands," and I was instantly hooked! Ahh, we'll see, with school starting in less than four days, I'm not too sure if i'll have time to read a book.