Loulou Bontemps

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Stunning! these pictures, Katie Holmes and the jewellery are incredible. Gorgeous!

Check out my buddy from Uni's latest project...

Mr Tom Nelson and his fellow daring dynamo Phil Saunders are off to follow their passion for music, travel, adventure and pure awesomeness....

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The teaser...

Tom Nelson

Stats:

• DOB – 07.08.1984

• POB – Solihull

• Height – 185cm

• Weight – roughly 16kg lighter than Phil

• Nickname – Nelson, Dancer

About me:

A happy childhood – tick

University – tick

Four years solid experience in the ‘big wide world’ – tick.

Many other events, successes and failures along the way – tick.

Fears in life:

Snakes – in a big way

Getting old without living out at least some of my dreams

Reasons for doing this:

For the last four years I have worked as a design manager for a residential developer in Surrey. I love my job and the people I work with. However, as life passes by at a quicker rate year-on-year, I cannot ignore the desire to get out and see the world on my doorstep from a completely new perspective.

Getting Phil onboard with the whole adventure back in January was the final nail in the coffin for the Sensible Me. A moment we’ll look back on many of times to come over the next few years.

Why by bicycle? Well, there are many ways to experience mother nature and human culture, but the saddle will offer a front row seat. Away from the popular tourist trails we hope to truly explore the regular day-to-day life and musical influences of the worlds we travel through.

Numerous books, websites, documentaries and discussions have been digested, and now it’s time to put thought into action. Living out this dream is a huge undertaking, but will hopefully raise large sums of money for this incredible charity.

Quotes to live by:

“If there’s no risk there’s no adventure… and that’s a great part of life.” Bill Briggs

“If you don’t do it this year, you will be one year older when you do.” Warren Miller

“Live fast, die older.” Nick Wilson (friend), 2003

“Go big or go home boys.” Tom Kirkham (friend), 2009

“Do one thing everyday that scares you.” Baz Luhrmann

Inspirations:

My Sister Sarah

Mark Beaumont http://www.markbeaumontonline.com

Film-Into the Wild

Jinji Sadan http://www.dreamwithopeneyes.com/

Here's a shout out to my mums super chilled retreat in the south of france. To the writers, readers and thinkers out there, if you fancy some space, time to write or jsut a break from the madness go visit my mum! This place is gorgeous and chilled xx

Le Petit St Paul

Happy New Year gorgeous people! Best wishes from me and my team here at LoulousBoutique.com.

May 2012 bring you good fortune and happiness

xxx

Art director, model, daughter of one of the most fashionable women in France; Julia Restoin Roitfeld's CV reads like a stylish dream, and now she's broadening it with the job title of lingerie designer.

Restoin Roitfeld, 31, has teamed up with the American lingerie label Kiki de Montparnasse - named after the multi-tasking French model/ nightclub singer and actress at the heart of the 1920 social scene in the Montparnasse district of Paris.

LOVE LOVE LOVE

Love this, take a look mes amies...

As the gorgeous Harriet quoted...

It’s ethical

They deliver

They collect

The trees are nice

Pick your perfect Christmas tree, Green Tree Delivers to your door.

www.greentreedelivery.co.uk

The super awesome DS Art has been a busy bee.

Remember his graffiti art skills? Click here to check out his gallery... 

Check out his latest niche in the world of mobile phone art...

check them out at www.getincased.com

Take a peek at some of my latest hats, available to buy in the boutique very soon xx

My mum sent me over these pictures, I think they're incredible so I wanted to share them with you all...

steve mcqueen, paul newman, barbra streisand and sidney poitier

sophia loren and jane mansfield

presley, joe esposito, frank sinatra and estaire

diana and mother teressa

paul newman and robert redford

julie andrews and hepburn

hepburn and grace kelly

hepburn and estaire

ella and marilyn

dali and disney

dali and coco chanel

chaplin and einstein

bob dylan, neil young and eric clapton

bardot and sean

bardot and picasso

andy warhol and hitchcock

ali and martin luther king jr

alain delon, brigitte bardot and eddie barclay

Big thank you to the gorgeous Kensington Doll for our latest write up, take a peek at her blog... living la vie de Chelsea.

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KENSINGTON DOLL

A New York Doll exploring Kensington and Chelsea, London

Oh yes mustard! That’ll do… Mustard? Don’t let’s be silly. Now lemon, that’s different…

- The Mad Hatter from Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland

Fifi Wilson‘s new hatter LouLou Bontemps, is everything but mad, and my new idol! Her gorgeous hat designs can be admired at the Chelsea store, and will satisfy every ladies tastes!

From wonderfully fresh and summer-y light straw hats to classic man-ish check hats to flirtatious dark grey or black wool bowlers decorated with mink, ostrich feathers and wonderfully vintage-feeling brooches, Loulou’s collection is sumptuously unique and lavish! All hand crafted and made, her artistic hats are a must for every outfit and occasion, all year round!!

As Loulou so wisely quotes Coco Chanel “In order to be irreplaceable, one must always be different”

My collections are chic, sexy & timeless. Sharing my love for leather, antique fabrics & jewellery – I blend the contemporary & vintage look to create unique style statements. Women regard accessories as essential. Accessories are very important in creating & completing your own personal style. Each of my pieces are individual to their owner; creating her own style statement.

-Loulou Bontemps.

Whether you are attending a Mad Hatter’s Tea Party, going out with the girls, hitting the town, or simply looking splendid, LouLou Bontemps creates hats for every imaginable occasion!

My personal favorite is a classic masculine check hat with a wonderful feather band that adds feminine style and beauty! I can totally see myself wearing it while stylishly picking up a coffee to-go and meeting some fabulous people for lunch (… dreaming up scenes featuring me and the hat!)

We all saw at the Royal Wedding earlier this year, how essential the right head-piece is. Whether it is the Queen getting it so perfectly right, or Eugenie going in a slightly more artistic direction. Audrey Hepburn’s scene at the horse races in My Fair Lady, would have been nothing without the glamorous hat collection, and we all adore the Parisian casual chic hats Alexa Chung seems to be able to throw on and look fab in. It mixes up your outfit and style and allows you to play and experiment with new looks. Fashion is a kind of communication. It’s a language without words. A great hat speaks for itself.

I for one, look up to woman in hats. Woman who are insecure or unsure about who they are, will never wear a hat. Strong and confident personalities pull off hats, and it is something that I admire.

Be bold and brave and daring, be a woman!

“Women are vain. They think they look better in hats–if they have any sense.” (94-year-old Louisa Hagood).

Xxxxxxx, KD

Errr Miss Chantelle Dusette featuring on the decks in this cool promo of London Town and 212! Can you spot her and fellow night walking companion Nate James?

Love Miss Chantelle Dusette you rock! xxx

 

212 VIP, the partying fragrances by Carolina Herrera, presents the first interactive webshow. Follow the most VIP couples around the world in 24 episodes. Every Wednesday, watch a new episode and decide who deserves to go to New York.

Visit http://www.212areyouonthelist.com and discover the most VIP nightspots!

New gen, Mary Katrantzou & Agent Provocateur LFW highlights

I want to see more! anyone else got any great pictures from NYFW? Please post them up! xxx

Just a sneak peek of my hats for SS12 mes amies...

the AW11 Hat Collection will be available online soon, stay tuned xx

Stephen Jones, one of the world’s finest milliners, is inviting designers to submit a photograph or illustration of their originally designed hat for the chance to be a part of Hats: An Anthology, an exhibition hosted by the Bard Graduate Center in New York City. The exhibit is a collaboration between Stephen Jones and the V&A and has previously attracted over 350,000 visitors in London and Brisbane. The selected hat will be displayed in the Bard Graduate Center Gallery as part of the exhibition. Stephen Jones is looking for originality and creativity and encourages participants to use any kind of material – from paper to metal, fabric to feathers, card to plastic.

Stephen said “It’s great to be working with Talenthouse in the search for a new milliner. I’m excited to see how people react to the brief and what ideas they come up with. Hats really can be anything and made from anything – just look at Elsa Schiaparelli’s shoe hat! The exhibition has been a huge success so far and I’m sure we’ll have lots more visitors in New York. This is a great opportunity for designers of all kinds to make something spectacular. Hats are the exclamation mark of an outfit, let’s hope we get some strong statements!”

The winning hat, chosen by Stephen himself, will be displayed at the Bard Graduate Center Gallery for the duration of Hats: An Anthology (September 2011 – April 2012).

The winner will also receive:

A two week internship with Stephen Jones in London (accommodation and return travel are the responsibility of the winner)

Two tickets to the opening night part of Hats: An Anthology at the Bard Graduate Center in New York City on the 14th of September 2011 (accommodation and return travel are the responsibility of the winner)

Signed copy of Stephen Jones’ book Hats: An Anthology

One year membership to the V&A in London

Global exposure by having their design featured on stephenjonesmillinery.com, his facebook page and Britains Vogue.com

Two runners up (as selected by Stephen Jones) will receive:

Two tickets each to Hats: An Anthology in New York City on the 14th of September 2011 (accommodation and return travel are the responsibility of the winner)

Signed copy of Stephen Jones’ book Hats: An Anthology

One year membership to the V&A in London

Global exposure by having their design featured on stephenjonesmillinery.com, his facebook page and Britains Vogue.com

The highest voted submission will receive:

Signed copy of Stephen Jones’ book Hats: An Anthology

Global exposure by having their design featured on stephenjonesmillinery.com and his facebook page

Submission Deadline: August 11, 2011

Voting Starts: August 12, 2011

Voting Ends: August 18, 2011

Winner Announcement: August 26, 2011

Through the creative invite process, Talenthouse has changed the lives of many of its global community; opening doors to careers, sending emerging talent across the globe, providing aspiring artists a stage and has rewarded thousands of creatives for their work. “Talenthouse was built to give all artists an equal chance to be seen, heard and compensated,” said Amos Pizzey, founder and president of Talenthouse.

About Talenthouse

Talenthouse is the leading platform for creative collaboration, providing artists unprecedented opportunities for recognition and compensation. Talenthouse embraces artists at every level of their career, as well as all supporters of the arts. Attracted by the potential for discovering, collaborating with and mentoring emerging talent, many global brands and acclaimed industry icons are involved with Talenthouse by hosting Creative Invites. Brands choose Talenthouse to engage in a dialogue with their audience in a targeted, relevant and credible context.

Talenthouse has launched projects with global brands and entertainment icons to help discover new talent, such as Rihanna, Lady Gaga, Diane Pernet, Florence and the Machine, Nokia, adidas, Universal Music, Montblanc, Queen, Paul McCartney, Decca Records, Boy George, Photek, Vienna Symphony, Island Dej Jam, Mayday Parade, Taio Cruz and Naomi Campbell.

For more information visit www.talenthouse.com

Rihanna looking hot

What a stunning wedding dress miss Kate Moss!