Renee on the Riviera

I wish the holiday weekend wasn't over so this is my way of extended it.  I love these photos of model and muse Renee Perle by the famous photographer Jacques Henri Lartigue.  So many fashion designers and other photographers were inspired by them and it's easy to see why.  Those wide leg pants are perfection as is the lifestyle of lounging on the Riviera.  Those were the days.

Jacques Henri Lartigue and Renee Perle

Photos by Jacques Henri Lartigue

Chic in Cap D'Antibes

Second on my bucket list, after attending a Chanel fashion show, would be staying at the famous Hotel du Cap Eden Roc in Antibes.  The hotel has been a playground for the wealthy and world traveled including celebrities and royals since it was opened in 1870 by the former owner of Le Figaro newspaper. The hotel just reopened a month ago after going a four year renovation project to restore and modernize it while retaining its charm and heritage.  Photographer Slim Aarons immortalized the hotel and many of its guests over the years and it really does remain as chic now as it did then. No wonder Karl Lagerfeld chose it as the venue for his resort 2012 show. Not sure when we'll be able to cross these two things off our list but it sure is fun to dream!

Vintage photo of Hotel du Cap Eden Roc

Louis Jourdan and wife by Slim Aarons 1969

Eden Roc pool in 1976 by Slim Aarons

Newly renovated pool area.

Vintage photo of Hotel du Cap Eden Roc

Photos via Hotel du Cap Eden Roc

Chic in Chanel

If there is one thing that is at the top of my bucket list, it's attending a Chanel fashion show.  They are more than just a runway show, they are a theatrical event.  The spring and fall shows at the Grand Palais in Paris are always over the top extravaganzas but it is the resort shows that take place outside of Paris that are really chic.  The 2012 resort collection was just presented at the Hotel du Cap Eden Roc in Antibes on the French Riviera last week.  I love the umbrellas and blue cushioned chairs that line the runway and that Karl Lagerfeld included 46 year old model Kristen McMenamy in the show and accompanying video.  Now that's chic.