season five

sonia rykiel sketches on display in paris

More than 200 Sonia Rykiel sketches are on display at the The Saint-Germain-des-Prés gallery Catherine Houard this summer. Just  in case you needed another reason to visit the city of light. Soon. The exhibit ends July 24.Galerie Catherine Houard,15 rue Saint-Benoît. Contact +33 9 54 20 21 49 for more information.

damien hirst skull screenprints

Serge Sorokko Gallery, one of my favorites in the city, is currently showing seven different permutations of Damien Hirst's Skull screenprints. I found the presentation interesting  and reminiscent of the Warhol inspired Dom Pérignon tribute I posted a couple of days ago. iWant. The gallery also has a new rendering of Hirst's "Golden Calf" which provides two different angles of its namesake sculpture which sold for $18 million dollars at auction in 2008. If you are planning on being in San Francisco in the next couple of months you should check it out.

dom pérignon warhol tribute

Dom Pérignon pays tribute to Andy Warhol with a limited edition champagne bottle released exclusively in Spain. Inspired by the Pop Art icon, the bottles feature the colors he used most frequently in his work: blue, red, violet, emerald green, lilac and yellow. Luxury blog Luxuo has a cool video to promote the collection. I'd love to have a print of this!

bamboo jewelry gets back to the future

You know you are getting old when fashion blasts from the past become frequent - as in magazines you look to for new fashion ideas deliver a bunch of been there done that. Case in point: Gucci bamboo hoops featured on Lucky Magazine's cover this month.  I wore this exact pair in college although I did not pay nearly as much. They sold them at Spenser's Gifts! Gucci earrings $1. 950. I do like them but they wrecked my ears. Would you wear them? At Saks

on my radar for fall: stella mccartney harem pant

I have come to believe Stella McCartney designs only items that flatter women. Its in the details - jackets with tailored shoulders and sleeves that make arms appear slimmer and the waist narrower, t-shirts and blouses that hit at the slimmest part of the leg and pants that make legs appear much longer than the reality. Case in point - Fall's harem pant. The harem pant is puffy at the waist, tapered at the calf and sports a band at the ankle. In other words, a recipe for ugliness. Not so in the case of Stella's harem pant. Fashion forward, so cool and super flattering - these pants have the appearance of fullness in the waist and thigh but drape in such a way it makes legs appear slimmer and longer and the waist smaller.  The matte fabric is seasonless and does not wrinkle. These pants looks amazing with a t-shirt, blazer and killer heels as well as flat gladiators and a camisole. Looking ahead, I think this peice is great for holiday parties with a stilleto sandal and beaded top. At $595 - I think Stella's harem pant is wardrobe transforming and a smart investment for fall. At stellamccartney.com