of note BHL

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worth reading and always - the Wall Street Journal on line here


Fashion communicates a relationship to the world, to one's body. What is the reply to the old philosophical inquiry between soul and body: Are they at war? Are they in harmony? Are they friends or enemies? There are moments in life, in the day, where the two are at war, moments where they are in harmony, days when you feel at war with your body, and days your body is your friend. Fashion says that. Style says that.  Edited from Katie Roiphe's interview with Lévy

Read more: http://online.wsj.com/article

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Ulla Style@Garance Dore

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 You gotta have Style.

It helps you get down the stairs.

It helps you get up in the morning.

It's a way of Life. without it you're nobody.

I'm not talking about a lot of clothes.

-Diana Vreeland

Ulla  as seen at Garance Dore

photograph by Garance Dore

Ulla writes the blog model's own

Garance Dore is always prowling about in the States, on the Continent-seeking Style.

Lucky for her- she finds Ulla today. Doesn't she look great? A mix of glamour- the red lipstick, chic- the field jacket, and wit- the spot of yellow. There's something a bit 1940's about it- the Lucky Strike along with Ulla's classic slightly smoldering good looks. Artfully framed with her sharp eye, Garance Dore has spotted it all repeating itself in the scene- and really that's what it's all about.

TUNE in tomorrow for more style with DURO OLOWU- an interview

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more about style: D'Ornano

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"I think it is important that people not get too caught up in having a certain style. 

It is so limiting. 

People should do what pleases them and it will all work out."-
Isabelle D'Ornano

Countess Isabelle D'Ornano

daughter Christine, and her own daughters

photograph Nick Haddow

"When my curtains needed to be replaced, I replaced them with exactly the same curtains! 

I love lots of color, 

lots of texture, 

lots of family things around, 

I've always been this way." 
Isabelle D'Ornano

the celebrated D'Ornano interiors by Henri Samuel

I think keeping the family as the top priority is 

the most important thing any of us can do to make a better world. 

The family is the building block of society."  
Isabelle D'Ornano

Christine, daughter of Isabelle

Christine D'Ornano Style

image elle decor

Vogue UK, elle decor images

Style, given the proper attention-runs in the family.

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MILES well REDD

We all take our books seriously- stacks here, everywhere, there aren't enough bookcases to house them. I've heard so many confessions recently-" I've tried to stop collecting, buying, I'm tapering off "- which usually means there isn't anything alluring enough to tempt.

The recent Enduring Style Series from Mrs Blandings dubbed Miles Redd the one to watch. Here he is:

Miles well REDD-

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