Cristóbal Balenciaga stole my heart in San Francisco

July 19, 2011   /   Q the Stylist
Cristóbal Balenciaga stole my heart in San Francisco

Left: Bolero of garnet velvet and black jet embroidery, winter 1947. Collection of The Costume Institute of The Metropolitan Museum of Art.  Photograph by Craig McDean. Center: Detail of evening bolero jacket of burgundy silk velvet and jet and passementerie embroidery by Bataille, winter 1946. Collection of Hamish Bowles. Photo by Kenny Komer. Right: Scarlet silk ottoman evening […]

Left: Bolero of garnet velvet and black jet embroidery, winter 1947. Collection of The Costume Institute of The Metropolitan Museum of Art.  Photograph by Craig McDean. Center: Detail of evening bolero jacket of burgundy silk velvet and jet and passementerie embroidery by Bataille, winter 1946. Collection of Hamish Bowles. Photo by Kenny Komer. Right: Scarlet silk ottoman evening coat with...
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Shorts = Summer = Happy Q

July 7, 2011   /   Q the Stylist
Shorts = Summer = Happy Q

The 4th of July has come and gone and hopefully you took full advantage of that summer heat wave that struck.  I actually missed the heat wave in SF because I was down in Santa Monica which was perhaps the only place that was overcast on July 3rd.  Now I’m back in SF, waiting for […]

The 4th of July has come and gone and hopefully you took full advantage of that summer heat wave that struck.  I actually missed the heat wave in SF because I was down in Santa Monica which was perhaps the only place that was overcast on July 3rd.  Now I’m back in SF, waiting for the next day that tops 80 so that I can wear some SHORTS.   I don’t love shorts, but to me they translate...
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