”I’m going to leave for Holiday,
 I would like to thanks all thosewho have followed mein last vibrant months.

I will not update the bloguntil September,but I will KEEP YOUPOSTED on TWITTER.
 Wish for everybody hearthbreaking VACATIONS.” Anna

Photo Credit: Giampaolo SguraArt Director: Marco Braga  “THE FIVE W

WHO?
As I promised, today 26TH JULY 2010,we officially launch thescent BEYOND by ADR.
This is the campaing by GIAMPAOLO SGURAwith the Art Direction of MARCO BRAGA.

WHAT?
a GOLDEN shoe will contain a FRAGRANCEof vanilla and almonds.

WHEN?It will be available at CHRISTMAS.

RONNIE NEWHOUSE defined me INSIDERREALITY FASHION STAR
and then i though NOW IS THE TIMETO DO A PERFUME” Anna  

 Source: Royal InsigniaBy Stephen PattersonMerrell Holbertonpublishers London 1996  “ROYAL INSIGNIABritish and foreign orders of chivalry from the ROYAL COLLECTION.  Stephen Patterson as worked in the ROYAL COLLECTION for over 8 years. The BRITISH ROYAL COLLECTION has the most extensive holdings of insignia in the world.  Most PIECES date from 18th and 19th CENTURIES, made of gold and silver encrusted with precious stone,the PIECES have been a foilfor the JEWELLER’S ART. THE HEALING POWER OF IMAGES” Anna   DON’T MISS IT: A special exhibition at the Summer Opening of Buckingham Palacerecreates the spectacle and variety of the royal calendar.
Ancient symbols of authority and historic ceremonial objects are shownalongside gifts presented to Her Majesty on visits around the United Kingdom.

The Queen’s Year is part of a visit to the Summer Opening of the State Roomsat Buckingham Palace, 27 July – 1 October 2010. http://www.royalcollection.org.uk/microsites/thequeensyear/

Photo Credit: Scott SchumanFashion Credit: Dolce & Gabbana Source: The Sartorialist

 “Why I LOVE CLOTHES?

THE CLOTHES help me to overcomemy insecurities.

Like the different movie-roles for anactress,THE CLOTHES help me to overcomemy shyness,
cause I can play with the different FACES of personality and I EMPATHIZEwith them.

SCOTT is phenomenal to capture precisely this CAMOUFLAGE of myself”  Anna

Fashion Credit: Shades by Stevie Boi   “Today I received this precious GIFT
from STEVIE BOI:
3 SHADES customized in GOLD especially for ME and CUCCIOLINA.

Thank you so much for your kind STEVIE” Anna

Custom Burberry Trench by Anna Dello Russo

Read the entire article on the Lane Crawford’s official blog. 

This and other beauties will be auctioned
off to benefit the UNICEF charity.

” In September I will go to HONG KONG

Great news! After 21 years, the adoption agency called.They finally traced my fairy godmother and it’s time for reunification.It turns out, it’s streetstyle blog darling, the ravishing Anna Dello Russo,who is also Vogue Nippon’s Fashion Director at Large.   She invited me for nibbles, a drink and a chat at her gorgeous apartmentafter the spring/summer 2011 D&G menswear show in Milan.

Click click click!

I’ve been extremely lucky and grateful having met some of the mostwonderful  people in the industry but it’s not often I get to spend quality,dedicated time where they live.

From the moment I stepped on her Chanel doormat,I knew I was in for a ride. Anna Dello Russo is a woman whose colossallove for fashion knows no limits. She lives and breathes fashion.

She collects clothes and accessories from the world’s best designersand owns over 4,000 pairs of shoes.

This time around, she showed me two apartments. One is where she lives(by herself and her baby Cucciolina) and the other apartmentis where she store some of her clothes.

Oooh it’s the Balmain! Oooh it’s the Givenchy! Ooooh it’s the Lanvin!It’s amusing how we played ‘guess the designer’when she showed me her precious pieces.

Anna apologized every once in a while for certain placesnot being ‘photogenic’ enough but to me, her apologies were unnecessary.Her apartment is full of life and  full of love!While some people prefer to be minimal and have space,Anna’s apartment was a delightful visual feast;there’s always something see and something to touch in every corner.

Also, whether in chic, black frames or elaborate detailing,hundreds of personal photos are displayed throughout the apartment.
Like the rest of us, also has her own quirks.

She wears Abercrombie fleece tracksuits when flying,she collects mannequin heads and she hoards vintage socks and leggings,dating back from the 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, all in pristine condition.

 Both of her apartments are overflowing with clothes so she storesher luggage and Louis Vuitton pieces inside this massiveantique cabinet in the patio.

In spite of the bold, fashionable exterior that you see in photographs,Anna is incredibly warm, incredibly gracious and incredibly friendly.

We sat down and talked about our careers, our personal histories,how many, many  people want to be a stylist or an editor these days,how fashion can be too political at times, how bloggers brought back the joyand the fun and the celebration in fashion, etc.I told her she’s soo inspirational and she offered to be my life coach…

Anyway, there was something about the way she talked thatwas so mesmerizing. You can instantly feel the passion.I could listen to her for hours.

Truly an inspirational and motivational woman, let me tell you that.
With that being said, feast your eyes…

Thank you so much Anna for opening your doors,welcoming me to your gracious home and for giving me a peek into yourwonderful world. Not only you’re a beautiful and elegant woman onthe outside but you also have a heart and soul made out of gold!It was lovely meeting you at last and I hope to see you again soon.New York!!!! Baci baci ciao ciao! Ti amo!!! 
  Photo Credit: Bryan BoySource: bryanboy.com

 ” Dearest BRYANI’m really touched with yourmagnificent MOVIE STILLS about me,CUCCIOLINA and my world!TNKS u from speechless Anna” “WHY I LOVE BLOGGERS?Cause they make us IN CONTACTafter years of DEAFNESS in owngolden cells. So today we feel LESS LONELY!”  Anna

Balenciaga Resort – Proenza Schouler Resort

Bottega Veneta Resort – Yves Saint-Laurent Resort 

 Lanvin Resort – Acne Resort 
  Miu Miu Resort – Roksanda Ilincic Resort

  Chanel Resort - Prada Resort
 Source: Style.com

Photo Credit: Giampaolo SguraStyling: Anna Dello Russo Fashion Credit: Bijoux and Bag by Carlo Zini, iPhone case and headphones by Dolce&Gabbana, Shoes by René Caovilla.
 ” The other day I received a call fromRONNIE NEWHOUSE …
SHE’S the most SMART, BRILLANT,SHARP person that I know.
At the same time, SHE has asubtile SENSE of HUMOR
that overturns her crushing remarksin hilarious sentences.
SHE make me laught all the time.
I LOVE HER.
SHE told me that she likes my blog.I was really PROUD. Once during the last fashion weekin Paris RONNIE was tease meand she suggested me to launcha perfume called BEYOND. HERE WE ARE !
 I would like to dedicate this new project to the magical RONNIE. “ Anna

Photo Credit: Giampaolo Sgura Source: Hercules MagazineFashion Credit: Christopher Kane

 BEYONDthe scent by Anna Dello Russo LAUNCHING 26 JULY 2010 FASHION’S IN THE AIR !

   For those who don’t know, Anna Dello Russo is the Italianeditor at large & creative consultant for Vogue JAPAN.Street style photographers stalkher wherever she goes as she only wears coutureand outfits once. She’s a  true style icon! 
Do you read fashion blogs? 
Yes of course!I started at the beginning of 2010 because of allthis interest in this online digital media,but I always followed Scott (Schuman), Garanceand Tommy Tom since they started.

If so, which are some of your favorites? 
My favs are: The Sartorialist, Garance Doré, Jak and Jil,BryanBoy, Chic Muse, Shelby, All The Pretty Birds, PurpleDiary, Self Service Blog, Style Rookie, The Love Magazine,Swide Magazine, and Scala Regia.
Which fashion shows are not to be missed? 
None. I like to see every show.I really enjoy the vibewhen the shows start.
What is the one thing in your closet  that youcan’t live without? 
Shoes! I can survive without clothes, but I will die if i don’t getthe right shoes. I collect them I have more than 4,000 pairs ofshoes and if I can wear a Zara dress, I cannot wear cheapshoes.
When in New York, where do you shop? 
Because I travel so much I like to shop properly in eachdifferent city. For example US designers in NYC (MarcJacobs, Phi, Proenza Schouler, Alexander Wang, JosephAltuzarra, Rodarte,) French designers in Paris, and Italiandesigners in Milan.
What is the biggest challenge facingfashion editors today? 
To not get old! Fashion keeps me young and keeps my eyesfresh. I have to update myself every morning.  I’m so curious about all the visionary phenomena that changes thecontemporary scenario. I call myself  “the vestal of fashion”because for me fashion is a muse and you must seduce her.  How? You have to feed the creative fire, so it doesn’t vanish.
 If you’ve been given a weekend to do anything,anywhere, what would you do? 
I love to do intensive workshop of Astanga yoga completed bya long swim, meditation, and pranayama.
Many consider yourself their fashion icon.Who is yours? 
Carine Roitfeld. She has always fascinated me with herintriguing attitude and her incredible way of dressing.
What advice would you give fashion bloggerswith dreams of becoming magazine editors? 
I always say that the visibility is not enough to start in thisprofession, it’s  hard work.  You need to assist some editorswith humbleness and devotion for a least 10 years. You mustto do without speaking and with a watchful eyes only to learn.
If you weren’t a fashion editor,what would you be doing? 
A Saleswoman. I love buying clothes and I’d  like to be in ashop dressing up  other women.   Source: FASHION INDIE

 “LAETITIA CASTA wearsthe next SUMMER LOOK 2010: NUDE look/FLESH color 50′S SHADESBUTTERFLIES on the hair” Anna Photo credit: Walter Chin Styling by Anna Dello Russo  
Source: VOGUE ITALIA June 1995

  “ACCESSORIES:the MAJOR importanceof MINOR things. SHOES ROMANCE” Anna Photo credit: Walter Chin Fashion credit: Manolo Blahnik  Styling by Anna Dello Russo  
Source: VOGUE ITALIA 1992

Givenchy Haute Couture

Valentino Haute Couture

Alexandre Vauthier – Armani Privé

Chanel Haute Couture

Jean Paul Gaultier Couture – Christian Dior Couture  
 Source: Style.com
 “What I love so much about FASHIONis the LIGHTNESS and the ENJOYMENT. Although it’s hard work
after many efforts, must prevailthe spontaneity, the playfulness,the levity. Like at school, after much studyyou have to close the books andyou have to IMPROVISE.
Is not strictly need to learn VERBATIM”.Anna

“Again, I’m going to postanother mytical story ofHELMUT NEWTONfor ITALIAN VOGUE:
I would like to expressanother concept:
Since I was born I get so much problemswith the language of words,I could hardly speak properly… Then I learned very quicklyto TALK with IMAGES,I learned very quicklythe healing POWER OF IMAGES.

That’s why immediately I felt in love with FASHION,
in a world where youcan LOOK with the HEART and TALK with IMAGES”Anna Photo credit: Helmut NewtonStyling by Anna Dello Russo  
Source: VOGUE ITALIA March 1999

“Tips for Nail-polish? How about the perfume, you have tofollow the seasons of the nature,cause nothing stands still,but everything changes. 
I always use YSL.This is it my wish-list forYSL nail polish.

Num. 1 RED CHINA for SPRING,
Num. 2 RED BLOOD for WINTER,
Num. 9 RED ORANGE for SUMMER,
Num. 19 RED STRAWBERRY for FALL”Anna 
 Leo bags Summer 2010 Dolce & Gabbana Boite a Baiser by Olympia Le-Tan

Assa’s question:
which perfume do you use?

Anna’s reply:
“I like to change every season the flavour of PERFUME. I use COMPTOIR SUD PACIFIQUE Paris  They have many different flavorsmixed with the VANILLA AROMA. Like a many different taste ofICE-CREAMyou can enjoy in choosing your favourite one dependingon your mood. This is my WISH-LIST for 2010: Vanilla-Cocco for Summer,Vanilla-Amande for Spring,Vanilla-Chocolate for Fall,Vanilla-Extreme for Winter.” Anna Anna is wearing Summer 2010 Dolce & Gabbana