je t'aime brian atwood shoes & saks fifth avenue

saks fith avenue presents brian atwood via {here}

hello my darlings!  am so happy to report that i have just returned home from the most lovely event for the brian atwood shoe collection lauch at saks.  so many amazing fashion bloggers were present {as they have been all of fashion week in nyc! amazing}.  have you heard of brian atwood?  he is possibly the most gorgeous designer with amazingly parfait shoes for both day & evening.  i was so thrilled to try on his chunky animal print heels this evening & am lusting over his pony hair boots & charming heeled booties in every color, merging classic & statement.  oohhh je t'aime brian atwood.  it was also lovely sipping cocktails & nibbling hors d'oeuvres with fellow bloggers, representatives from the line, &, of course, saks employees.  shoes + party + blogging = bliss. do please enjoy! {and buy here.}  xx hillary

b brian atwood video campaign via {here}

 p.s. items referred to above (& image) via {here}

vintage glam: behind the scenes kate spade fall

: behind the scenes with bryce dallas howard for the ksny fall 2011 campiagn :

video via {katespadenewyork youtube}

bonjour mes amies!  i was so thrilled when kate spade tweeted this behind-the-scenes video from their fall photo shoot. the star is bryce dallas howard, who plays villainous hilly holbrook in the help {you've seen, yes?}.  i've heard that she is just about the opposite of her character in real life, but she is stunning in the 50's/60's inspired clothing nonetheless.  perfect for kate spade this season.  goodness do i wish mad men was returning to the air this fall.  but here, i am in love with the vintage glamour and the fun vibe {dance if you wanna}.  are beehives really back?  only time will tell!  i hope that your day is off to a perfect start.  weekend is coming coming. xx hillary 

p.s. kate spade's mantra this season is "understated is overrated." no wonder why i'm so enamored.

enchanted image: today's hermès

"Someone far away is thinking of you - thoughts filled with blue skies and dazzling colors…"

today's hermès ad.  doesn't the thought of receiving {or sending} a handwritten letter from the french riviera make your heart melt?  je t'aime, hermès.  & happy tuesday.  xx hillary.

enchanted image: tiffany's australia

image via {here}

bonjour, mes chéries!  just a quick post for now.  my dear friend lauren, studying in sydney, recently sent me this amazing image.  it's part of tiffany's australia ad campaign, 'true love grows,' and is featured at all sydney bus stops.  how beautiful!  true love leading this perfect couple, the woman in vintage prada, no less, into a dreamland of avenues lined with charming benches for two, with canopies of foliage, allowing soft light to stream through its gaps.  and not a piece of jewelry in sight.  oh i do love brilliant ad campaigns, this for it's other-wordly-ness and impeccable romance.  looking at it, i grow hopeful and, heart fluttering, drift away into a day dream. 

is there one company who you believe consistently has effective ad campaigns? i'm always impressed and amused by the animated illustrations featured by hermes, to the extent of having created a special folder to save all of their marketing e-mails.  but for now, just look and sigh, and think, this could be me, someday.  

have the most lovely day.  i'm going to see harry potter, at last, and like all great fans, am excited, but not sure if i want it to all be over, just yet.    

xx hillary