Consignment shops differ from charity

Yurman’s strength as an innovator, creating designs that bring metals and gemstones together in unique ways. Experimenting with shape, symmetry and color, the center stones in this collection are brilliantly colored, dramatic in scale, and unconventional in shape. This  collection creatively redefines how a gemstone is set. Instead of using conventional prongs or a bezel to hold the stone in place, it is elegantly wrapped with strands of cable a hairstylist is forced to work without his tools, but that was the case for Sam on his most recent cover shoot – for Vogue, no less. Shot by Patrick Demarchelier in St. Barts, with Vogue’s Fashion Director Lucinda Chambers and model Kate Moss, the whole crew arrived at the airport with no luggage –

 it hadn’t made the transit in Paris. Sam and make-up artist Val Garland had to use what they had: Val, the make-up in her handbag and Sam, the water from the sea. Speaking of the shoot Sam explains: “The airline had lost everything and it wasn’t going to arrive until the day we were leaving, so we had to make do. I simply put some sea water in a spray bottle, spritzed some into Kate’s hair, let it air dry, backcombed the roots and then ran my fingers through it. Kate being Kate, just rose to the occasion and let her natural hair texture do the talking”. Who ever said that fashion shoots need to be high-maintenance? Sometimes just a bit of DIY does the trick – and to gorgeous results.LOUIS VUITTON’S GRAND SHOW: To commemorate the opening of its new store in Vienna, the French luxury giant co-hosted a dinner alongside contemporary art figure Francesca von Habsburg. “I tried it on and I realized you need my color of hair to pull it off. It’s a very unusual piece. I call it the Klimt coat — it reminds me of his paintings,” Von Habsburg said, noting that Vuitton’s store is part of a new luxury shopping hub set in Vienna’s historical center. as Victoria Beckham, Donatella Versace, Alber Elbaz, Michael Kors, Natalie Massenet, Mario Testino, Sam was asked to be part of a panel of speakers interviewed by Vogue’s editor-in-chief Alexandra Shulman, for one of the most popular talks, “Behind the Scenes of a Vogue Cover Shoot”. Also taking part in the panel was Vogue’s Fashion Director, Lucinda Chambers, make-up artist Charlotte Tilbury and model of the moment, Cara Delevingne, all of whom worked together on the now iconic Cara cover for this year’s March issue, and all of whom were shot by photographer David Bailey backstage for the magazine’s archive. Speaking of the day, Sam said, “it was a little daunting to be on stage speaking at the QE Hall, but Alexandra made us all feel comfortable and Lucinda’s stories had us in hysterics. Cara was sweet and chatty and Charlotte and I rambled on like only hair and makeup can. When it was all over, we said: ‘Oh was that it? When can we do it again?’.

 Same time again next year?Consignment shops differ from charity or thrift shops, in which the original owners surrender physical possession and legal title to the item as a charitable donation, and the seller retains all proceeds from the sale. They also differ from pawn shops, in which the original owner can surrender physical possession and legal title for an immediate payment, or surrender physical possession of the item in exchange for a loan, and can only reclaim the item upon repayment of the loan with interestbut even better for having a bit of fun – especially when on shoots and backstage at shows. Case in point, the stir that Sam’s tongue-in-cheek self-portraits, or ‘selfies’, on Instagram have been causing. Catching the attention of Into The Gloss blogger Emily Weiss, she loved his pink windswept fringe… Which one is your favourite? is a counterpart to Black Friday and Cyber Monday, encouraged holiday shoppers to patronize brick and mortar businesses that are small and local. The event, conceived and promoted by American Express via a nationwide radio and television advertising campaign, was first celebrated on November 27, 2010,

 Small Business Saturday has seen its popularity grow exponentially over the years. ShopRDR.com is not only a small business which offered low prices on Chanel’s Haute Couture show, is only ever going to be just as magical as the show. And indeed it was, with the proof being the images from the Numero fashion shoot, which was photographed by Karl himself, including the actual forest set from the Grand Palais. Styled by Numero founder and editor-in-chief, Elisabeth Djian, Sam also worked with make-up artist Peter Phillips on uber model Natalia Vodianova and the directive was to make her look  just as gorgeous as she was when she walked in the door – just a little bit more enhanced. Sam gave her hair a light run through with tongs, before working in some Batiste dry shampoo for extra texture. It really isn’t for lack of material, I promise, it is more for lack of time as we try to keep up with the sea of boxes we have been receiving lately. That is not a complaint by the way, I LOVE the sound of the UPS truck coming in to drop off boxes, even when they come in batches of 10. It’s like Christmas every day. I will be making up for my absence today by showing you, not only one, but two awesome pairs of shoes that came in yesterday.