Peonies

Peony is my favourite flower of all times...Poetic and multilayer, this gorgeous flowers are always on my list of things to buy on the weekends, arranging them in small bouquets around my house. They not only do look good but they smell amazingly, leaving the space around you scented in a nonchalance manner. If you ever want to conquer me...You now know what flower to send me, lovers take note!

David Hicks

Born In Essex in 1929, David Hicks has become my ultimate interior designer and of course one of my favourite dapper gents from all times. As classy for his work as for his innate elegant style, David Nightingale Hicks became the decorator of the decade during the 60´s using his panache for properties of jet setters from all over the world. His claim to fame was, without a doubt, his well trained eye for colour clashing and the ability to mix old British style with contemporary Scandinavian objects. Famous also for his bold geometric prints, even Christopher Bailey dedicated a whole collection in Spring Summer '06 for Burberry Prorsum.His death in 1998 left us heartbroken, pretty much like the way he died, a heart stroke and lung cancer left us without one of the dictators of refined good taste with a stroke of genius!

Cantonese Pop Boy Bands

In a land where shopping and eating is just a pleasure, I was oddly surprised to discover on the Chinese MTV this bands with trendy fellows and funky moves, but that is Asia for you, a land of surprises where you can either find Panda bears on the Airport Duty Free or very traditional Dim Sum dinner plates. Neon China Red lights guide you through the night with millions of people rushing in bicycles to their work and poorly spoken English compliments thrown at you... In other words  Hong Kong I love you!

Over the top Bijoux

Like a magpie, I have always been fascinated by everything that sparkles or shine, so it is only normal that this obsession evolved into eccentric and explicit jewelry. I have quite a huge collection of bold pieces, and what is even better, at work I create some of the most daring things to be sold on a high street label. I am leaving for Hong Kong and mainland China to develop some of this precious things, that is why I will be away for some time, but do not worry, I will be refreshed, inspired and loaded with great images for all of you... Do you think I could be a new age Iris Apfel?

Frida Gustavsson

Stockholm native Frida Gustavsson is the new tall princess of the runways worldwide. With a scary height (6"1= 1,83cm) and legs that never ends, she has dominated in a record of two seasons and with only seventeen years of age the world of fashion. She has led a troop of Swedish models that, like her, has turned all the backstages into a little Sweden, with Svenska spoken beauties like Dorothea, Sigrid, Ieva or Mirte among others. Why is she ahead of the wave? That is pretty simple to answer;  Her innate sense of style and her icy cold beauty makes her a safe bet while casting her for any major fashion show. She has also became one of my favourite girls to watch out for...Keep up the good work Frida!

Chloé Printemps-Eté 2007

A fashion show whose collection is inspired by Gloria Vanderbilt, surely deserves to be on my favourite list of things. Yvan Mispelaere served one and only collection for la maison Francaise, but Oh Boy! What a collection! Fully charged with prints and embellished patchwork in a palette that looked as if it just popped out of a David Hicks interior design project, this collection of baby dolls and maxi long dresses is a constant reference for me. I loved it so much that I even bought one of their fabulous necklaces, cluttered with tiger eye and sequins on a bed of velvet and terrycloth. Watch it for yourself and feel the goosebumps like I do!

Julie Verhoeven

Julie is my favourite illustrator of all times, besides, I was lucky enough to have her as one of my teachers during one term at Central Saint Martins, where she explained us in her posh English accent, amongst other things, how hard and established the world of Arts and Fashion really is. She has a great energy and a little bit of a dizzy attitude that makes her a charming woman. With her peroxidize blonde curly bob and her smoky eyes, this English eccentric has worked not only for her college mate John Galliano, but with Martine Sitbon leading her to finally scored, during four seasons, the top position of head designer for the Italian house Gibó. She has collaborated with Nouvelle Vague doing their covers or with Louis Vuitton creating enchanting patchworks for their bags, but her most memorable work is the opening of her solo exhibition where she illustrated her favourite songs, such as `Heroes´(Bowie´s cover) or `Suzanne´from Leonard Cohen. With such a Curriculum Vitae is no wonder that Donatella has her artwork hanging from the leaving room of her Milanese apartment. This one is for you Miss Verhoeven!