Black Orchid

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Tom Ford could design a garbage bag and it would be the chicest garbage bag ever.  I trust him to design the best of everything so I can already tell that his Black Orchid lipstick, nail polish, and solid perfume trio will be perfection. This is definitely going on my Christmas list!   I hope he's working on another film too!

Don't Call it a Comeback

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Those who were not lucky enough to be invited to the presentation of Tom Ford's spring 2011 women's collection can finally see what we missed thanks to Vogue.  The ensembles were presented by a coterie of Mr. Ford's friends who included models, singers, actresses and others.  Their ages, 22-67, and body types varied from bootylicious Beyonce to lithe Lauren Hutton.  That was the first clue that these will be  wearable "real clothes for real women."  

“I want this to be somewhere a woman knows she can go when she wants a great jacket—not a fake expensive jacket, something that has intrinsic value. I don’t think fashion has to change every five minutes. I’d like these to be clothes you can wear for a long time—ten, 20 years; pass on to your daughter. Why buy vintage when you can open your own closet!”

According to Vogue, "his collection will be small and exclusive, and sold only in his sixteen menswear stores, until next season."  The men's stores are so chic, that I don't think that will be a problem.  I also hope that he hasn't given up making movies now that he's back to creating fashion.  How about A Single Woman this time?

Photos by Steven Meisel for Vogue

Chic in Shades

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I wanted to buy myself a new pair of sunglasses before my trip but ran out of time. I have a pair of Tom Ford gold aviator sunglasses that still look good but I feel like it's time for a change.  I have been debating on a pair of large Jackie O style shades or the new cat eye style.  There are so many chic sunglasses on the people in this post that I now want to buy one of everything!  Enjoy!

Aerin Lauder in China

Cary Grant

Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany's

Olivia Palermo

Jackie Kennedy Onassis

Grace Kelly

Harper's Bazaar editor Joanna Hillman

Catherine Deneuve in Manon 70

Photo by Vanessa Jackman

Francoise Hardy

GQ editor Madeline Weeks

Jackie Kennedy Onassis

Sofia Coppola in Paris

Robert Redford in Three Days of the Condor

Giovanni Battaglia

Bianca Jagger

Viviana Volpicella

Anna Dello Russo

Catherine Deneuve in Belle du Jour

Photo by Vanessa Jackman

Faye Dunaway and Peter Wolf

Photo by Vanessa Jackman

Charlotte Rampling and Jean Michel Jarre

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Steve McQueen in Persol

Kate Lanphear by The Sartorialist

Yves Saint Laurent and Betty Catroux

Tom Ford

Anna Wintour in her famous Chanel sunglasses. That's all.