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“Never wear second-rate jewels; wait til the really good ones come to you.”

“And if they don’t?”

“Well, then it can’t be helped. Rather than a wretched hundred-guinea diamond, wear a half-crown ring. In that case you can say, ‘It’s a memento. I never part with it, day or night.’ Don’t ever wear artistic jewelry, it wrecks a woman’s reputation.”

“What is an artistic jewel?”

“It all depends. A mermaid in gold, with eyes of chrysoprase. An Egyptian scarab. A large engraved amethyst. A not very heavy bracelet said to have been chased by a master-hand. A lyre or star, mounted as a brooch. A studded tortoise. In a word, all of them frightful. Never wear baroque pearls, not even as hat-pins. Beware above all things, of family jewels!”

“But Grandmamma has a beautiful cameo, set as a medallion.”

“There are no beautiful cameos,” said Aunt Alicia with a toss of the head. “There are precious stones and pearls. There are white, yellow, blue, blue-white, or pink diamonds. We won’t speak of black diamonds, they’re not worth mentioning. Then there are rubies—when you can be sure of them; sapphires, when they come from Kashmir, emeralds, provided they have no fatal flaw, or are not too light in color, or have a yellowish tint.”

“Aunt, I am very fond of opals, too.”

“I am very sorry, but you are not to wear them. I won’t allow it.”

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A few things I think I’ll hold out for…

They feature look books – great selections based on what type of style you’re going for. I loved some of the items in their featured Work Wear — A few great options for making your workday more stylish.

Some lovelies for your to enjoy as you prep for the week ahead:

Roland Mouret takes the cake with this sexy, tailored wool O’Hara dress. Reversed pintucks and perfect lines will take this from summer to fall with ease.

YSL EasY Patent Zip Tote… perfect.

Add some height with the Maggie Cap Toe Pump by Christian Louboutin.

Even though for most of us the temperatures are pushing high into the 90s, we can dream of fall fabrics and cool breezes. Happy browsing.

On July 1st, the Bazarette du Fooding begins. Don’t let the name mislead you.. this is not your average food festival. Delicacies, DJs and some of the most well-known names in French cuisine will be there celebrating food, culture and the really beautiful weather that France enjoys during the month of July. This tour of the senses will also be happening in Arles on July 8th during Music Off, a part of the Rencontres d’Arles photography festival and in Biarritz on July 23rd. Seems there is no better way to say summer than Le Fooding!

Tickets are required, so plan in advance and purchase online. The 15 euro entry fee goes to charity.

For the full article visit the In Transit column (here).

This product was just recently put up on Kickstarter, an amazing site that helps designers fund projects and spread creativity. What’s the point of the grapple? Get a better grip while holding, drawing, typing or even pulling it from your bag. The grapple will even protect the back of your ipad without adding bulk and detracting from the design.

Click the photo to see a full video about the grapple. You’ll even get an insider’s view of the injection molding process used to create the product. Check it out!

The Gagosian Gallery in Paris was transformed into a sultry Eden. Sparsley decorated and strategically lit, de Castellane’s creations glowed from beneath bells jars.

Nowness.com spoke with de Castellane to peer into the inspirations behind the creations: “In real life I don’t like flowers,” she revealed. “I can’t get attached to something that dies so quickly, so I make flowers that live forever.”

Despite weighty materials of gold, lacquer and precious stones, de Castellane’s pieces remain airy with an etherial look. Just like her renowned pieces for Dior, for de Castellane, God is in the details.

The flora are named according to the artist’s fictional classification system to connote the illicit pleasures of mind-altering substances while hinting at their potential peril. The tongue may trip a bit over Heroina Romanticam Dolorosa and Crystalucinea Metha Agressiva, but the images created are spot on.

Pieces so stunning, Mother Nature would be put to shame.

A well curated table.

Luxury, fantasy, excess and danger. What more could a girl ask for? If she had the goal of seducing her critics, de Castellane has succeeded. It seems she was aptly named… well done, Victoire.

Images courtesy of Nowness.com