Marina Larroude
A Very Global Christmas
It’s almost here! The cookies are frosted and the presents are under the tree. But before heading off for the holidays, I asked a few friends from fashion capitols around the world to say Merry Christmas in their native tongues. Here, designers (Jen Kao, Vika Gazinskaya, and Michelle Elie), bloggers (Susie Bubble and Garance Doré), [...]
A Diamond-Covered Birkin For A Cool Million? Sorry—It’s Already Sold Out
Last night, in addition to revealing their Madison Avenue boutique’s Alice in Wonderland-inspired holiday windows, Hermès gave their new Haute Bijouterie collection its U.S. debut—haute being an understatement of sorts. The house’s jewelry maestro, Pierre Hardy, created a rose-gold and brown-diamond buckle cuff and diamond and gold collier de chien bangles, but the most traffic-stopping [...]
On Our Radar: The Hermès Berline Mini
There’s a segment of Hermès worshippers who will never get farther than the Birkin and the Kelly, but the label’s less hidebound fans will soon have another obsession to add to the list. The new Berline Mini comes in six colors of padded leather, and is meant to be worn—gasp!—cross-body. At my Hermès appointment today, [...]
A Perfect Landing With Pedro
Pedro Lourenço’s pre-fall collection was inspired by the Patagonian desert, but I took one look at this printed shift ($515, www.brownsfashion.com) and saw a different landscape. Is it me—or maybe all the news of NASA’s rover Curiosity this week—or does this look just like a trip to Mars? Ground control to Major Pedro! —Marina Larroude [...]
Marina Larroude’s Holiday Packing List
This holiday week, I’m looking forward to spending as much time as I can outside by the pool with my daughter, playing ping pong, and enjoying a night out with my husband and friends. When it comes to bikinis, black is my go-to color, but this summer I want to try something different and fell [...]