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My first long article for Haaretz

26 May 2010

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I think this one’s worth the link – it’s my first 1,000 words piece in Haaretz about the dresses seen on the red carpet in Cannes, almost two weeks ago (in Hebrew):

http://bit.ly/9sPIy3

And for my love to Alexander McQueen – here’s Cate Blanchett wearing his spectacular dress:

Cate Blanchett in Alexander McQueen

Cate Blanchett in Alexander McQueen

Best for last – I’ll be watching Sex and The City II tonight at the journalist pre-premier. I promise to write about it straight after! So stay tuned, I’m back blogging :-)

xoxo,

Hilla Ohayon

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Quote of the day:

24 May 2010

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“C’est d’abord un style. La mode se de’mode, le style, jamais”

Gabrielle Chanel

(taken from my new sunglasses guarantee certificate. Here they are!:)

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Timeless chic in pics

24 Mar 2010

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This is my idea of taking a break from work – having this here.

It was always and forever will be – all about Chanel.

Audrey

Audrey Hepburn

Coco Chanel Madmoiselle

Coco Chanel Madmoiselle

Her royal self

There, for the love of books, perfumes, gorgeous jackets and pearls, and just about everything else that starts and ends with timeless style and chic – I shall go back to work :-)

xoxo,

Hilla Ohayon.

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My weekend shopping

20 Feb 2010

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Well, there’s nothing like great shopping spree with my girlfriends, with quality coffee break and major catching up. Especially when it’s semi-summer here in TLV, even in the middle of February :-)
As I also write the sales column now (see previous posts), I’m well aware of all the really interesting sales around town. I took my friends to a private show room yesterday, packed with vintage designers items, which were all on 15% discount! It doesn’t sound like much, but when you buy Issey Miake, Chanel and Dior, all new and vintage, it’s a lot!
I was really biting my tongue there, trying not to over spend or just treat the place as a museum ;-) but couldn’t resist a gorgeous vintage Eli Tahari belt. It was super expensive, but it’s so pretty, I just couldn’t resist myself. I even tried to imagine how my weekend will look if I give it up, and just couldn’t face the upcoming consequences – I saw one unhappy girl there – so I bought it. Here it is:

Eli Tahari vintage belt
My friends got wonderful dresses and a bag, and then we were on our way for a little breakfast. A short while after zipping and chatting, one of my friends had to leave, and I came up with the idea of “let’s just walk nearby and see what’s around”, so we both did, knowing this walkabout will probably have its price tags soon, in plural of course.
We “somehow” got to a boutique I always buy in, which I knew my friend would love, as we share a very similar style. 2 beautiful tops, 1 dress and earrings later for me, and a pile of gorgeous stuff for her, we swore to get together over coffee next time or we’ll be haunted by our bank managers for good :-D
Here’s what I got there:

blue sateen top

Asymmetric white T with black printing

dotted dark orange tunic/dress

And earrings -

Earrings

Great shopping, ha? Though I got to admit it – there’s nothing like that belt. It’s amazing.

Happy!

xoxo,

Hilla Ohayon.

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Dreaming about Chanel 2.55

19 Dec 2009

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I know, it’s shallow, it’s terrible and it’s sad. But it’s all I want these days, and I’m kind of tired of Googling it all the time.

I just can’t stop thinking about it. A Chanel 2.55.

Unlike all other items, I always imagine how I wear them in as many combinations as possible, but this time  I don’t even have it (own it, I want to own it) and I already know it’ll fit perfectly with my entire wardrobe! I just have to have it. Have to!

The sad truth is, that it’s far too expensive for a handbag. OR for anything else, in a matter of fact.

I guess it’s time for a very close look on ebay for now till the rest of my life :-D

Here are a few pictures of my dream. Just sharing, it might take the passion down a bit (I so wish for that to happen!):

Maybe dreams come true after you blog about them, who knows…

xoxo,

Hilla Ohayon.

p.s. the lovely Michal Ronel sent me this video today. It’s so addictive and exciting… Here it is for all of you, Chanel lovers:

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Tweed Suites a-la-Chanel are back on!

12 Nov 2009

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00090m

DKNY

00020m

Jason Wu

00060m

Christopher Kane

00210m

Christian Dior

00340m

Michael Kors

Read more about suites for this fall season in my new post for Haaretz this morning here (in Hebrew):

http://bit.ly/wUkb6

Enjoy :-)

Hilla Ohayon

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Chanel. Coco Chanel. The Woman and the Legend.

9 Nov 2009

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Well, it’s no secret that I have a great passion to Chanel. Actually, I love everything about Chanel, from the woman to its latest mascara. In a perfect world, I’d have all of her clothes, shoes, perfumes, sunglasses, cosmetics and makeup. I would never want to wear anything else but Chanel.

I’m more than willing to sign on that if askcoco-chanel-style-3ed to.

Since this world is anything but perfect, I settle for less. Much less, that is. I follow her. I know all of her collections by heart and adore them all. I sometimes use her perfume (Allure is my favorite) and always use her makeup. That’s practically it.

It was only very recently when I found out that there is more than one movie made about her. A few days ago, I finally had the time to watch Coco Avant Chanel. I was actually looking forward to see this one for a long time, as I was interested to know more and more about this fascinating woman.

I was so disappointed.

It took the entire movie to get to the most important point of it – to her success. And then it ended. As my friend Shachar said today, the movie ended exactly when it was supposed to actually begin.

Too bad.

Hilla Ohayon.

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The September Issue

9 Sep 2009

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OK, the second you fashionistas get a chance to go and see this movie – RUN ! :-)

I went to see this movie last week, on a Friday night, in Manhattan, with my really-amazing boyfriend. Why is he amazing? Becasue besides him, there were 3 other men in the audience, and the rest were just girls and women. Yeah, it’s the perfect girlie movie, but he actually liked it and laughed in the funny parts of it. So, if you really want to, it’s no problem to drag your bf to see it with you. It’s just a great movie.

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As a Vogue addict and a huge admirer, the movie finally allowed me to get an inner peak at the making-of the biggest issue ever: The September 2007 Vogue Issue. It looks so easy to just buy the issue and read it for a couple of hours without being able to even imagine how much work was put in to  the making of it. And that’s what it is – a lot of hard work. More than I could ever imagine.

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Also, it lets you as close as you can get to the one and only, Anna Wintour. It can’t get any closer than this one. The closeups on her face are very close, I can now remember by heart every little detail of her face behind the Chanel sunglasses she never takes off, and to hear her voice which is usually never heard.

Above and before all, it’s a celebration of fashion and styling. The clothes are amazing, I was blown away in my armchair even if we’re still, let’s not forget, talking about two years ago’s collections. Through this movie, you get to see how those who are in position of making the call decide for us and pick everything we might like or dislike in the upcoming seasons. Anna Wintour actually chooses for me, and I can’t even know what was left outside and away from my own sense of fashion and style. You know what? I don’t mind her doing that. Especially because I trust her to do it right, and because she teases my curiosity and makes me go and do my own further research after I see her starters.

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If you like fashion, and want to know what Vogue is all about – go see it. It’s a piece of pure fun.

I hope you’ll enjoy it as much as I did!

xoxoxo,

Hilla Ohayon.

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Fashion Movies Blitz!

29 Aug 2009

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I just want to watch them all, each and every one of them.

To have them, as my own, to be able to pause whenever I want, as many times as I want, back and forth and again, to stare at any outfit I like, and mostly to enjoy. Them all.

Now, a post like this makes me all excited like a 5 yr old at an amusement park: http://www.refinery29.com/the_goods/on_the_eve_of_coco_before_chan.php

The clothes, the pictures from the movie, the whole thing! Coco Avant Chanel is going to be a movie I’m going to watch over and over again, and that’s for sure.

And then I get to see this beautiful trailer from “The September Issue”, based on the famous September 2007 Vogue issue’s making of, and I just can’t get my hands on the September issue of 2009 (coming up so soon! )which is based on the making of that famous 2007 issue. Oh, just watch the trailer here:

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And, at last, there’s the movie about Valentino! I don’t know why, but maybe it’s because I’m in Toronto now and it’s cold here, but these three movies coming up make me happy for the new season coming up. I just want to get all covered up in my sofa and watch them already. One by one. and then again :-)

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Quickly adding OriOren (Hebrew)’s review of The September Issue, which makes me wanna run and see it! I’m definitely going to go this week, so stay tuned! http://orioren.com/blog/?p=2054

Going to pack now, flight to NYC leaves in 3 hours :-)

Hilla

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A Ballet for Karl Lagerfeld

14 Jun 2009

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I just couldn’t stop watching this one again and again.

What a perfect combination of two of my great loves – classic ballet and Chanel. I have spent 13 years of my life dancing classic ballet and have always admired Chanel. This creation actually brought tears to my eyes! I wouldn’t have found out about it unless I had the Chanel application for iPhone, which is so beautifully designed and so user friendly.

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I wish I could embed it to here, but the Chanel website is all about Flash. Oh well, all there’s left for me to do is HIGHLY recommend to you all to enter this link, sit back in your armchairs, volume up, and watch this very moving piece:

http://www.chanel.com/fashion/8#8-fashion-trends-a-ballet-for-karl-lagerfeld-0,96

Hope you all enjoy it as much as I do :-)

Hilla

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