Dior – I want

Christian Dior Secret Garden – Versailles Videos

Met my fashion kryptonite with Dior using Depeche Mode as the music for their Secret Garden – Versailles video series.

May 2012 – Secret Garden – Versailles

A film by Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin, starring Daria Strokus, Melissa Stasiuk and Xiao Wen Ju in La Galeries Des Glaces – ChÃ¢teau de Versailles.
Depeche Mode: ‘Enjoy the Silence’

June 2013 – Secret Garden – Versailles

The ChÃ¢teau de Versailles, emblem of Dior’s tradition, hosts a new tale which brings to life the Dior Fall 2013 collection. The chateau and its park abound with well-kept secrets. The heart of the royal land conceals an extraordinary world of poetry and color: in the depth of its mysterious woods a secret garden blooms out of sight, inhabited by flower-women. From the Grand Trianon to the enchanted forest, Versailles becomes the picturesque backdrop of a dreamlike tale.
Depeche Mode – Behind the Wheel

Christian Dior Fall Winter 2013 – 2014 Ad Campaign

I’m lucky this season for my favourite models headlining campaigns this season. Mariacarla Boscono is one of the stars of the Christian Dior Fall Winter 2013 – 2014 Ad Campaign. I’m not big on the whole campaign so I’ve only included the two I like.

Model: Mariacarla Boscono, Daria Strokous
Photographer: Willy Vanderperre

images: thefashionspot.com

Christian Dior Haute Couture Fall – Winter 2013 – 2014

The Christian Dior Haute Couture Fall – Winter 2013 – 2014 collection made me sit up and take notice this year. No it wasn’t because of the clothing, it was the models. The Black Models. Like, finally.

Dior has been incredibly lily white since Raf Simons took over. It was a very different to John Galliano’s way of doing things that was a bit more inclusive. Raf isn’t off the hook and I’m not applauding Dior for anything. I’m just happy to look at these beautiful women. Like, Yasmin walked the damn show. That’s awesome.

You can watch the Christian Dior Haute Couture Fall – Winter 2013 – 2014 fashion show below.

I liked a lot of the clothing too and you can see the rest of the photos for the Christian Dior Haute Couture Fall – Winter 2013 – 2014 collection on Style.com

I want – I got visits CBC’s In the Kitchen with Stefano Faita

Anita Clarke on CBC's In The Kitchen with Stefano Faita — Anita Clarke on CBC’s In The Kitchen with Stefano Faita

You don’t say no to the photographer that put you on the webpages of Women’s Wear Daily. So when the lovely James Teen offered me a tiny bit of Kitchen TV stardom I said yes, yes and yes. The show James works on is called CBC’s In the Kitchen with Stefano Faita. You may have seen it. Me, I never heard of it before. I didn’t even bother to Google it after I accepted. I went on my merry little way until a friend mentioned that Stefano, the host was pretty hot. Not going to lie, I hit up Google immediately after that nugget of information. Ha.

The episode was called Stefano’s Restaurant-Style Dishes and it originally aired on November 6, 2012. I heard through twitter about it, ha.

Ha ha. I just got informed that my appearance on @cbcinthekitchen is on TV right now!!!

â€” Anita (@geekigirl) November 6, 2012

@geekigirl nice work! It was great to have you on our show and you can watch the episodelater here: ow.ly/f4JqC #iksf

â€” In The Kitchen(@CBCinthekitchen) November 6, 2012

@geekigirl FUN!!! Have to watch that later. The host is ridiculously cute.

â€” Gail McInnes (@gailmcinnes) November 6, 2012

Caught @geekigirl looking gorgeous on @cbcinthekitchen this morning! Pays to wake up early : )

â€” MARLU jewelry (@MARLUjewelry) November 7, 2012

In the episode, Stefano prepares Deconstructed Beef Wellington and my favourite Classic CrÃ¨me BrÃ»lÃ©e. I helped out with the Classic CrÃ¨me BrÃ»lÃ©e so I was only on screen for the last segment. It was ridiculously fun and Stefano is pretty hot in person. CBC doesn’t do embedded video so you can watch the CBC’s website, look for the Episode Stefano’s Restaurant-Style Dishes – November 6, 2012. The In the Kitchen website has tons of video and corresponding recipes. I think it’s definitely worth a bookmark as a reference.

Dressing for TV is always interesting. I opted for my vintage Dior knit twinset. I knew my hands would be prominent in the show so I wore Chanel ParticuliÃ¨re on my nails. Thank you Natalie and Frank who sat participated in the taping too. It was great to have some friends there to help me calm my nerves.

Christian Dior Haute Couture Fall – Winter 1999 Fashion Show

I found this couture gem drudging though youTube yesterday. The Christian Dior Haute Couture Fall – Winter 1999 fashion show is so different than what we see on the runway these days. This was 3 years into John Galliano’s 15 year term at Dior. Can you spot the models that are still working today, 14 years later?

BIG Dream: How a Dior Dress Came to the ROM – February 9, 2013

Dr. Alexandra Palmer delivers the inside scoop on the ROM’s commission of the House of Dior’s design and creation of the breathtaking haute couture dress now taking centre stage in BIG. Includes the world premiere of the full version of the film Dior about the making of the dress.

Saturday, February 9, 2013
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm

Royal Ontario Museum
Signy and ClÃ©ophÃ©e Eaton Theatre
President’s Choice School Entrance

Public: $20
RPC, YRC Members: $15
Members: $15

Christian Dior Haute Couture Spring Summer 2013

The Christian Dior Haute Couture Spring Summer 2013 collection sealed the deal. I’m drinking the Raf Simons at Dior koolaid and it’s delicious. This collection is a stroll through the gardens. Think the opposite of Galliano’s floral display of Fall 2010. This is subtle and wearable. The devil is in the details in this couture collection. I even love the shoes even though they look completely uncomfortable. I’m still trying to figure out the shoe tight business. Are they like thigh highs with a shoe attached. They look amazing regardless of construction.

The video is out and it’s in HD.

Everything about this is beautiful and it just brought such a smile to my face. Pat McGrath’s crystal lips was the cherry on top of this collection.

The detail shots give you an idea of the incredible work by the atelier under Raf’s direction.

I love these gold and emerald heels.

images: style.com

Secret Garden – Versailles by Dior

The easiest way to get me to jump back on that fashion bandwagon is to use Depeche Mode’s Enjoy the Silence in your fashion video. Oh, hello there Dior. I think it’s love at first sight again!

‘Secret Garden – Versailles’
A film by Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin, starring Daria Strokus, Melissa Stasiuk and Xiao Wen Ju in La Galeries Des Glaces – ChÃ¢teau de Versailles.
Music by Depeche Mode: ‘Enjoy the Silence’

Thanks to Perfecto Mag for posting this Perfecto video!

New Year, New Nails

This is the first Nails post of 2012, yay! Shall we take a look at what I’ve been up to recently.

After two great Shellac applications, I decided to try Gelish. They had different colours to CND and I was willing to give them a shot. My nails are on the bottom and have the tie dye effect. I loved the way they looked and the Gelish lasted a very long time. Removal was a huge bitch and my nail were splitting pretty badly. So much so that I don’t’ recommend Gelish at all.

I purchased some nail polish from American brand Rescue Beauty Lounge. This yellow polish called Mellow Yellow went on very well.

I can’t remember what polish I used for this but I think the thumb is YSL Midnight Blue and the digits are NARS

I’m incorporating the glitter polish at lot to. I like putting it on the tips only.Â I believe the thumb is YSL Midnight Blue and the digits are Butter London Blagger.Â The glitter is Deborah Lippmann Boom Boom Pow.Â She does some good glitter.

NARS Galion and Deborah Lippmann Today was a Fairytale

This is from the Daphne Guinness x MAC Collection. This colour is called Hyperion and I love it!

Still playing around with the thumb as a different colour. Here I use a random red I got as a gift from London, England and Dior Apparat.

Chanel Peridot is a classic and I love adding the L.A. Girl Glitter Addict Uninhibited polish to the tips

I love the Deborah Lippmann Boom Boom Pow on the tips of this purple to pink gradient mani. From left to right: RGB pink, Elmspa Anita (yes, the colour is called Anita), Butter London Queen Vic, Cheeky Monkey Brazen Hussy, American Apparel Neon Violet.

This was the product of a boring night at home, Random metallic mani.Â Left to Right: Lancome MF072, Deborah Lippmann Believe, Dior Apparat, Chanel Peridot, Chanel Quartz.

My latest discovery is matte top coat. Its changed my life. Here I’ve used a Lancome red with L.A. Girl Glitter Addict Uninhibited polish. I then decided to try out this Deborah Lippmann topcoat I’ve had laying around. OMFG, I love the results.

On the hunt for some of the polishes you saw here, well hit up the following:
Holt Renfrew
The Hudson’s Bay Company
Donato Salon and Spa

I received the L.A. Girl Glitter Addict polish as a Christmas present but you can order online here. I also ordered the Rescue Beauty Lounge polish off their website.

i got: Fall Winter 2011 – 2012 Nail Binge: NARS, Dior, Chanel

I’ve had some fun buying some of the Fall Winter 2011 – 2012 nail polish options.

NARS

NARS is one of my go to nail polish brands.Â It has a beautiful, slick finish and with a nice brush.Â The polish wears well for me too. Â Â I got the entire Night Series collection (Night Rider, Night Porter, Night Flight, Night Breed) because I couldn’t choose. The Night Series collection is based on the iconic NARS Night Series Eyeshadows. Â I also had to have the Fall 2011 colour, Galion.

Chanel

Tips Gradient Manicure — Left to Right: Chanel Coco Blue, Chanel Blue Boy, Chanel Blue Rebel

I got The Oracle to pick me up the Les Jeans de Chanel colours that were limited edition for Fashion Night Out 2011.Â I had Melissa from Tips Nail Bar to incorporate them into a great blue gradient manicure because I couldn’t choose just one to wear.Â Â I love Chanel nail polish it wears very well and has staying power.

Dior

I saw Apparat, the new limited edition Dior Nail Lacquer for Holiday 2011 on my new favourite beauty site Temptalia.Â The photos on Temptalia looked so good. Â Apparat is a gorgeous ruby colour with a hint of gold.Â Â I immediately started a twitter search to find it.Â Â With the help of the Hudson Bay twitter account, I found Apparat at the Queen Street flagship store.

SHOWstudio does Spring Summer 2011 Haute Couture

The guys from SHOWstudio shoot model, Ming Xi in various iconic pieces from the Spring Summer 2011 Haute Couture collections. Designers featured include Jean Paul Gaultier, Givenchy by Riccardo Tisci, and John Galliano for Christian Dior. I’ve embedded the fashion film featuring Ming Xi here on the site but I urge you to check out the SHOWstudio site because each Haute Couture look get an in depth video treatment like the Givenchy one I posted a couple weeks ago. These videos give you an up close look at the dresses and talks about significant design details. Plus, there is an interesting interview with Ming.

Christian Dior Haute Couture Spring Summer 2011 Video

The Christian Dior Haute Couture Spring Summer 2011 fashion show video is out. I loved this collection and that makes it two in a row that gets thumbs up from me.
Part 1

Part 2

John Galliano’s walk at the end of this one is classic as always. He’s also sporting a new hairstyle.