LONDON FASHION WEEK II

Before I post my column (Vogue) with more considerations about LFW, let's just register here that one of the most impressive show I've seen during the week was the one from Central Saint Martin's students. 21 new designers have shown small collections that night, and many of them were really good. No wonder why the school has such reputation for preparing every year the next generation.
Have a look:

LONDON FASHION WEEK

My favorite looks from this season:



Christopher Kane, Duro Olowu, Giles, Gareth Pugh and Vivienne Westwood Red

LONDON PARTY

Daniela Issa Hallayel gave the best party during London Fashion Week last week. It was valentine's day and she did a great décor in her 4 floor house, all in red, with many little surprise presents spread around - a bell to call for sex, some books with hot hints, a perfect wife ballon... The music was great, everybody was dancing on the tables (the drinks were caipirinhas) and the crowd was ecletic and fun.
There's nothing like brazilians to make good parties, specially when they're outside Brazil.

IN VOGUE

About Buenos Aires:

This is from the last month, has only one page because february's issue is very very thin.

Whoever'S alive...

... shows up!
I know, I know, you few who check my blog from time to time must be thinking I gave up. But I did not. More than two months away has a big reason: I'm pregnant - and the first few months were soooo hard to me, I felt tired, nervous, incapable of writing and many others symtoms I've better don't list. Thanks God it's over. I'm entering the 5th month now, and feeling really well.
So, here I come again. I'm now in London, doing some late sales shopping (two sizes larger, already!) and waiting for the p-a-p fashion week to start.
See you soon!
C.

FROM L.A.

Hayley Starr is a very good friend, who has a very nice atelier/shop in Los Angeles, where she sells very, very cute dresses. From time to time she also creates partnerships with very nice people, for very important reasons. The last one was this: she created the Battalstar project, a collaboration between labels Battalion and Hayley Starr, to produce beautifull scarfs adorned with luckycharms in order to raise financial help to the Opportunity International organization (www.opportunity.org).
Have a look (than email her to buy online: h@hayleystarr.com).


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And if you ever happen to be in L.A. these days, don't miss the sample sale of Monique Lhuillier. You can find really nice dresses for 40%-90% off the original prices.
Days 5th and 6th december, 10am-6pm.
708 N La Cienega Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90069
www.moniquelhuillier.com

KING PELE

I met Pelé! Was having lunch at Ciprianni, London, with some friends, and at some point Pastore stood up, walked away and came back with and "old friend", nobody but the king. The King! The biggest King ever, sat down in our table! He was very kind, talked to everyone, signed autographs - and of course, a few minutes later the whole restaurant were around him. I told Pelé that Paulo Machado de Carvalho was my granduncle and he said they used to call each-other dad and son. Just imagine: "Go there and do your job well, my son", my grand used to say to the king before the matches. Well well, I had my day.
By the way, Pelé is in town for the celebrations of the 150th anniversary of Schefield FC, the oldest football club. And last week, the N. 10 shirt worn by him in Brazil's 4-1 defeat of Italy in the 1970 World Cup final, fetched $128.000 at a Christie's sale in town.