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COCO CHANEL

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxwnZ-vFY7bCWOSyOf3XyVEP1QYpy-6Uzz0Pd21-_ki7LEgE2qHgV_TNzdG_6M3dZNCVmpIze3yYZPuvRO69rql9KF6kzuNfkez8ssdEtBDW7mrJVNm5D2KK7Ws6bwBmlZcEWEIzVSEK1V/s1600-h/168_1560_photogallery.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="coco chanel" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343613452910679522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxwnZ-vFY7bCWOSyOf3XyVEP1QYpy-6Uzz0Pd21-_ki7LEgE2qHgV_TNzdG_6M3dZNCVmpIze3yYZPuvRO69rql9KF6kzuNfkez8ssdEtBDW7mrJVNm5D2KK7Ws6bwBmlZcEWEIzVSEK1V/s400/168_1560_photogallery.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 290px; width: 450px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size: 85%;">Above, Chanel wearing perhaps one of her first jersey </span></span><span style="font-size: 85%; font-style: italic;">cardigan jacket</span>s</div><span style="font-family: times new roman;">"<span style="font-family: verdana; font-style: italic;">In order to be irreplaceable one must always be different</span>" <a href="http://www.chanel.com/">COCO CHANEL</a>.  My number 1 innovator.  Not only was she different but also unique, tenacious; a revolutionary.  Thanks to her, women were liberated from the stiffness of corsets. Her determination and tenacity made her go against all of the fashion standards of her time with her trendy "little boy" look. She introduced comfortable-relaxed yet sophisticated couture clothes made out of Jersey, a material until then only used in France to make mens underwear.  Her iconic black dress made a color associated with mourning, into something chic. Still, until today, it is a must-have in every fashionable woman's wardrobe.  “<span style="font-family: verdana; font-style: italic;">Luxury must be comfortable, otherwise it is not luxury.</span>” she said.  She certainly did what she preached. Her innovation was also seen in the way she made use of overlapping pearl necklaces as a Chanel-fashion statement. </span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd7zwaepIOFJWDJ_1wYgAI-jYWGBVfFmJwKPUWaT8Kt_6rmPm05OYDihPEN8q3QzudXL1mHeiBeVa5KSFLIwYko1S4T81ocCsPKwmeDtlqQMeT6VFmkf9PHiTN2jAmqQhMFVZws53IJxKw/s1600-h/coco+chanel+dress.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="chanel" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343613448047164450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd7zwaepIOFJWDJ_1wYgAI-jYWGBVfFmJwKPUWaT8Kt_6rmPm05OYDihPEN8q3QzudXL1mHeiBeVa5KSFLIwYko1S4T81ocCsPKwmeDtlqQMeT6VFmkf9PHiTN2jAmqQhMFVZws53IJxKw/s400/coco+chanel+dress.jpg" width="427" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6ACX3ZQ0luY_fEIDNR6nsRMae_P_xwJJFldDDr4Pcr4wpajGT4_qSCS4PJtSppTAwKgJdV7v-eQtTt5nTsI_Bs0WSBpnUBtAB_vtUf9DJVkM5zT2-avuJJwsqI7MDQ-7T3JFn1gGhyYfC/s1600-h/chanel.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="coco chanel" border="0" height="680" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343613133539908690" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6ACX3ZQ0luY_fEIDNR6nsRMae_P_xwJJFldDDr4Pcr4wpajGT4_qSCS4PJtSppTAwKgJdV7v-eQtTt5nTsI_Bs0WSBpnUBtAB_vtUf9DJVkM5zT2-avuJJwsqI7MDQ-7T3JFn1gGhyYfC/s400/chanel.jpg" width="467" /></a></div><span style="font-family: times new roman;"><a href="http://www.chanel.com/">Chanel</a> started with a millinery shop in 1912.  By 1920’s, Coco Chanel was one of the premier fashion designers in Paris. Her many lovers influenced her career tremendously.</span> <span style="font-family: times new roman;">She never married.  It’s reported that she replied to a marriage proposition by the duke of Westminster by saying.</span>  <span style="font-family: verdana;">“</span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-style: italic;">There have been several Duchesses of Westminster—but there is only one Chanel!</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">”</span><br /><span style="font-family: times new roman;">Born in 1883 in Saumur, France, Gabrielle Bonheur Chanel became orphan at a very young age then abandoned by her father and sent to the orphanage of the Catholic monastery of Aubazine.  There she learned how to be a seamstress.  </span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyfO-CLXd5wiPiAGzXsDI2weSan6NYU3c2jc8vysG8RsqB3pHWKaEzr96s_S5WAmEOoZqhcSAIhIAcdvNvFmw0zsxNwfAHvKCXzS1ItjjVvzMyKytQpyIM47B_T_tCDx71WFZaBYeGI5bT/s1600-h/chanel.gif" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="chanel fashion" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343613137666238018" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyfO-CLXd5wiPiAGzXsDI2weSan6NYU3c2jc8vysG8RsqB3pHWKaEzr96s_S5WAmEOoZqhcSAIhIAcdvNvFmw0zsxNwfAHvKCXzS1ItjjVvzMyKytQpyIM47B_T_tCDx71WFZaBYeGI5bT/s400/chanel.gif" style="cursor: pointer; height: 471px; width: 459px;" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKM5geB5By4tMgeHDMufkUCb36jEA2EvfcfMkTcpQZQ1P1Nx4SpRhPjar6uwCpIHuUpXOhP4pS4tEwZH7FnXRc-JZZ-PAN0PtOhcIrjCJu9OK9riVQOBQsjiDuwMylevx5x60yfRHq9Cke/s1600-h/chanel+suits,+penelope+cruz.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343613137616780962" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKM5geB5By4tMgeHDMufkUCb36jEA2EvfcfMkTcpQZQ1P1Nx4SpRhPjar6uwCpIHuUpXOhP4pS4tEwZH7FnXRc-JZZ-PAN0PtOhcIrjCJu9OK9riVQOBQsjiDuwMylevx5x60yfRHq9Cke/s400/chanel+suits,+penelope+cruz.jpg" style="height: 444px; width: 454px;" /></a><br /><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Hello pretty</span></span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHw7nJgyyeVlaQlAzuoXwKHrjFlD6B_-bIET6iSVkYRq5vCTsarB1-iwzG27Bj2OWhWEu3OIe1j9nPDEe0lBv7HS7ZcZiQlowxmy-xcyI1hQ5n2dQuRNrWn86xewAjs08KKr8OBiVdPiq2/s1600-h/chanel_no5_1969_carol_bouquet.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="chanel number 5" border="0" height="620" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343665896611629282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHw7nJgyyeVlaQlAzuoXwKHrjFlD6B_-bIET6iSVkYRq5vCTsarB1-iwzG27Bj2OWhWEu3OIe1j9nPDEe0lBv7HS7ZcZiQlowxmy-xcyI1hQ5n2dQuRNrWn86xewAjs08KKr8OBiVdPiq2/s400/chanel_no5_1969_carol_bouquet.jpg" width="464" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">Perfume <span style="color: red;">“</span><span style="color: red; font-size: 180%; font-style: italic;">is the unseen, unforgettable, ultimate accessory of fashion. . . . that heralds your arrival and prolongs your departure,</span><span style="color: red;">”</span> <a href="http://www.chanel.com/">Chanel</a>. In the 1920s, a designer’s name featured a Perfume for the first time. Chanel No. 5 is still a profitable asset for the Chanel house. Most of her fabulous fashion haven't changed much in generations.<br /><br />An innovator capable of creating classics. <span style="font-style: italic;"> I RAISE MY GLASS TO YOU CHANEL!!</span></div></div></div>

COCO CHANEL

Above, Chanel wearing perhaps one of her first jersey cardigan jacket s " In order to be irreplaceable one must always be different ...

5:53 AM

Kelly Wearstler

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMBLM1qOTrwRlnLhPixFfG5ovv8EP_9cFOc5-2euxo9Zj0SVAQs2ipoRiQUQA5W41P5GGKr6Ybvx0_JesvDKP6pPF746vKAic1IZUvkPV-NyfiKv0cxzFiGuqySk_-zzZfpIpMmFaf-N2Q/s1600-h/sc014debb8previewzf1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="kelly wearstler" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340893179954141042" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMBLM1qOTrwRlnLhPixFfG5ovv8EP_9cFOc5-2euxo9Zj0SVAQs2ipoRiQUQA5W41P5GGKr6Ybvx0_JesvDKP6pPF746vKAic1IZUvkPV-NyfiKv0cxzFiGuqySk_-zzZfpIpMmFaf-N2Q/s400/sc014debb8previewzf1.jpg" width="480" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Tastemaker is the word that best describes <a href="http://www.kwid.com/">Kelly Wearstler</a>. She is my number 2 innovator. No two of her rooms have ever looked alike. She has the incredible talent and ability to create each space uniquely glamorous and luxurious, injecting colors and applying bigger than usual accessories while keeping them well balanced. Ever since I saw her fantastic work for the first time I was enamored by her modern approach to luxury-regency style.  Nothing is simple about her interiors, her style is the ultimate luxury image of glamour and distinction.  Her vast  and diverse curriculum include international resorts and hotels throughout the United States, the Caribbean and Mexico, making her a internationally recognized and celebrated designer.  She also has designed restaurants, retail environments and residences for upscale clientele.  <a href="http://www.kwid.com/">Kelly Wearstler's</a> luxury signature style has been the namesake for many product lines with home design companies such as The Rug Company, Le Jofa, Sferra and others. <a href="http://www.kwid.com/"> Kelly Wearstler</a>'s boutique at Bergdorf Goodman opened in the fall of 2007.</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmTYslwN2na2OfZtTXc-8_G8ErNhHV-k-AOIWc7xN5LPJo1c-8RFwBrocKp-qx-hIostnDaMiu42n5mfJtW0p2wTwg_y2TLIWMRt0WahbQwv4iJ9aLScC-0dT5uCkvdM865lJovGJzzR72/s1600-h/Kelly+Wearstler+modern+glamour.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="Kelly Wearstler book" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343300659431183378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmTYslwN2na2OfZtTXc-8_G8ErNhHV-k-AOIWc7xN5LPJo1c-8RFwBrocKp-qx-hIostnDaMiu42n5mfJtW0p2wTwg_y2TLIWMRt0WahbQwv4iJ9aLScC-0dT5uCkvdM865lJovGJzzR72/s400/Kelly+Wearstler+modern+glamour.jpg" width="520" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3qYWzj2tVJHAPDCpO7zu7SNRuMk1BUIDZVwU8hhieRpYW_K-JYiv1pS1ueBODxJaS08V8ZdR59-C2z7OiG_rNAqLk7TD-DUFUDcIWwGZDCebPlE_TlUSj6_AA8773PPqottfNOjVix5yy/s1600-h/Kelly+Wearstler+book.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343300648997984226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3qYWzj2tVJHAPDCpO7zu7SNRuMk1BUIDZVwU8hhieRpYW_K-JYiv1pS1ueBODxJaS08V8ZdR59-C2z7OiG_rNAqLk7TD-DUFUDcIWwGZDCebPlE_TlUSj6_AA8773PPqottfNOjVix5yy/s400/Kelly+Wearstler+book.jpg" width="465" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-C3I4E8biV_UuiijJUcXodPmzVxcbTWHF5_MonPXp2XXSUH07XMqO1azi8EznCpnQFVSMXJvp1j21Z0GNzpcVpdZZtT9F-Gv2gB62ktF8l9IhFl_KB34pknfM2yeuO_4H1hUsOhBy0ff_/s1600-h/Kelly+wearstler+interiors.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="Kelly Wearstler interior" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343300653995153282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-C3I4E8biV_UuiijJUcXodPmzVxcbTWHF5_MonPXp2XXSUH07XMqO1azi8EznCpnQFVSMXJvp1j21Z0GNzpcVpdZZtT9F-Gv2gB62ktF8l9IhFl_KB34pknfM2yeuO_4H1hUsOhBy0ff_/s400/Kelly+wearstler+interiors.jpg" width="467" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm8eoqKuWRi57atPadjT4UN4VKw_B9oUX_1mQXHCO5iyRwaKpEdvTZtLSFCp0HTjUqnNmfs_quWn9MMlQlX1iAJRDWRnlXOQLeHwb-YpNN7oeXDCbRGjh86F6FZxOkXG0_eyuc8xQ6kbnY/s1600-h/Kelly+wearstler+1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343300650966303618" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm8eoqKuWRi57atPadjT4UN4VKw_B9oUX_1mQXHCO5iyRwaKpEdvTZtLSFCp0HTjUqnNmfs_quWn9MMlQlX1iAJRDWRnlXOQLeHwb-YpNN7oeXDCbRGjh86F6FZxOkXG0_eyuc8xQ6kbnY/s400/Kelly+wearstler+1.jpg" width="518" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfH4QAea0sOddX19KaaXB-KRUknzJNSCvEP4DVZpX0xqwgLg7z1UAjRw_eeoejgue2FpkrU9ft0BQlo626PD0-0nFjBYj1t44zVlnLsdvmRfmIqSfRHua8jyw1xEq77AfDwhWEuIXKK3SK/s1600-h/Kelly+Wearstler.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="KWID glamour" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343300645289414658" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfH4QAea0sOddX19KaaXB-KRUknzJNSCvEP4DVZpX0xqwgLg7z1UAjRw_eeoejgue2FpkrU9ft0BQlo626PD0-0nFjBYj1t44zVlnLsdvmRfmIqSfRHua8jyw1xEq77AfDwhWEuIXKK3SK/s400/Kelly+Wearstler.jpg" width="448" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwPDpsDubpIcJ_VNBv4x-8HS-3wPwVtl3q5ga9M1006AAYnit7bZWdZ6-Lp7vMH99mE-cQmG6ZVHqhoq9eUTuZ_BfpzLJAnxkmbQx1ogy90yImkMHLe-0_0GhyepRiJgUzgnQGddtgHk4U/s1600-h/KWID+kelly+wearstler.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="Hollywood regency style " border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343301114289868178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwPDpsDubpIcJ_VNBv4x-8HS-3wPwVtl3q5ga9M1006AAYnit7bZWdZ6-Lp7vMH99mE-cQmG6ZVHqhoq9eUTuZ_BfpzLJAnxkmbQx1ogy90yImkMHLe-0_0GhyepRiJgUzgnQGddtgHk4U/s400/KWID+kelly+wearstler.jpg" style="height: 310px; width: 460px;" /></a></div></div>

Kelly Wearstler

Tastemaker is the word that best describes Kelly Wearstler . She is my number 2 innovator. No two of her rooms have ever looked alike. She h...

4:09 AM

Miles Redd

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_4wVaF2N_4jhtUEdisxbx98HLDiLRCRVM3N3Wj7R5NalLtiEDjp9jjaKsdHQcrhYBiETRmT-ZNz2-UuoO-YdwxTnS3gF0zO7ZXZP1z7m06q6IjaeSWqlga5tE-QD7nTj2PdsRCSCgnuFx/s1600-h/Miles+Redd.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342921888472185266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_4wVaF2N_4jhtUEdisxbx98HLDiLRCRVM3N3Wj7R5NalLtiEDjp9jjaKsdHQcrhYBiETRmT-ZNz2-UuoO-YdwxTnS3gF0zO7ZXZP1z7m06q6IjaeSWqlga5tE-QD7nTj2PdsRCSCgnuFx/s400/Miles+Redd.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 360px; width: 460px;" /></a></div>His uniquely amazing style makes <a href="http://www.milesredd.com/">Miles Redd</a> my number 3 innovator. I could say so much about Miles Redd, for instance that I dig his style. His signature style, <span style="font-style: italic;">Cozy Glamour</span> was going to be my brand-style until I found out that someone had already taken it.  But because it is <a href="http://www.milesredd.com/">Miles Redd</a> I forgive him he he.. yeah  right.... . I love how he plays with glamour, philosophy, grandeur and reality to create his one of a kind incredible interiors.  He relies on innovation and imagination to create comfortable, elegant interiors that express a client's personality.  The many often use of stacked books in his projects make me also define his style as a "<span style="font-style: italic;">Modern Intellectual</span>" approach in the actual world.  <a href="http://www.milesredd.com/">Miles Redd</a> began working for antique dealer John Rosselli, later working for decorator Bunny Williams.  After making his apartment a statement of his signature "Cozy Glamour" and clients arising encouraged him to open his own office in NYC in 1998.  Since then his career has skyrocketed.  In 2003 Miles Redd was named creative director of Oscar de la Renta Home.  Who could ask for more? Let's feast our eyes.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJgWE99NhnF5GTXsiW3bB7KPay3xAEIeeUtruEJdjLz29AShb6ZBK3ilDacUpVlY7Y2wfPMef7Xd7ZcGGEbzagJy56OHuhTzus6pqEGFnaSOtqKEl9C5RM08pLFbgr_MlFRUxYizIMVTod/s1600-h/Miles+Redd+1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" height="600" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342921884649003682" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJgWE99NhnF5GTXsiW3bB7KPay3xAEIeeUtruEJdjLz29AShb6ZBK3ilDacUpVlY7Y2wfPMef7Xd7ZcGGEbzagJy56OHuhTzus6pqEGFnaSOtqKEl9C5RM08pLFbgr_MlFRUxYizIMVTod/s400/Miles+Redd+1.jpg" width="462" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVwcng6_a8N9J0m1FBCZdOaaSGYvEIs59GihLZaHM8BVKUQTnN_a_wqouIvcGFhd7XY-UdRTVltAUx8w4GbYtkMIJnjsv4FaDgv0gLeuwoOswFdmTrWYIhdmaDAtiyNPmWM20WnwZThS8V/s1600-h/Miles+Redd+2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" height="590" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342921883152601106" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVwcng6_a8N9J0m1FBCZdOaaSGYvEIs59GihLZaHM8BVKUQTnN_a_wqouIvcGFhd7XY-UdRTVltAUx8w4GbYtkMIJnjsv4FaDgv0gLeuwoOswFdmTrWYIhdmaDAtiyNPmWM20WnwZThS8V/s400/Miles+Redd+2.jpg" width="458" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoH0YG5VpUieJ37XSnDuckGmNLv2WJBIhEJDqeT1KxzlLavmM7Ie1U-hM0emL0EYQQYSNA9s0p880LixADMvhzhyphenhyphenOxsY-DMRJgvOYw69zDm9lKGEFbAQH_RZflM2V8Kqlq02bbpW0Z2iW6/s1600-h/Miles+Redd+design.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342921878857356274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoH0YG5VpUieJ37XSnDuckGmNLv2WJBIhEJDqeT1KxzlLavmM7Ie1U-hM0emL0EYQQYSNA9s0p880LixADMvhzhyphenhyphenOxsY-DMRJgvOYw69zDm9lKGEFbAQH_RZflM2V8Kqlq02bbpW0Z2iW6/s400/Miles+Redd+design.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 460px; width: 459px;" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgM5B5hlTUJt-hK0pOmqtU-rjPJab2-GNPeru9L5dCwzjGwXqkwLSx30dhqY2yvDlIZS63K5cHkPFTiH09KvcJehIxF2JMiYtMhDGujcfVVo6tR4nvLzCYNKN2JNUDizTsiMCAX_y3KEbi/s1600-h/Miles+Redd+dining+interior.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342925361432170306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgM5B5hlTUJt-hK0pOmqtU-rjPJab2-GNPeru9L5dCwzjGwXqkwLSx30dhqY2yvDlIZS63K5cHkPFTiH09KvcJehIxF2JMiYtMhDGujcfVVo6tR4nvLzCYNKN2JNUDizTsiMCAX_y3KEbi/s400/Miles+Redd+dining+interior.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 460px; width: 458px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRhHNpBSQflcfqBgDrJt3KMzTZ1KwLuvToYi826PzBc93SeYLqnDQS74bov3B9b4qmZjkrvugcrOeKjD3dgVGXYzsVDRiMkjQUF8AhwobuDgXsCPJsHAO_X9qe5HAlbjyHceBU4tOJWaX0/s1600-h/Miles+Redd+interiors.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342921875738490562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRhHNpBSQflcfqBgDrJt3KMzTZ1KwLuvToYi826PzBc93SeYLqnDQS74bov3B9b4qmZjkrvugcrOeKjD3dgVGXYzsVDRiMkjQUF8AhwobuDgXsCPJsHAO_X9qe5HAlbjyHceBU4tOJWaX0/s400/Miles+Redd+interiors.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 449px; width: 450px;" /></a></div></div>

Miles Redd

His uniquely amazing style makes Miles Redd my number 3 innovator. I could say so much about Miles Redd, for instance that I dig his style....

5:19 AM

Gianni Versace

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5MW_wc7ok7bwJ3wNRqwdxRE3B4H1DIxALvqFytvhX4aB1R_W7Sdu5NPK729zpqiEmYA827MTBc1_fOJl3BicqX_WxpcBqd3KBTnCewUZnmakB-FqYTW_38vMxxNZtJ17hsxxe-qli66JI/s1600-h/versaceg.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" height="400" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341697681477061154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5MW_wc7ok7bwJ3wNRqwdxRE3B4H1DIxALvqFytvhX4aB1R_W7Sdu5NPK729zpqiEmYA827MTBc1_fOJl3BicqX_WxpcBqd3KBTnCewUZnmakB-FqYTW_38vMxxNZtJ17hsxxe-qli66JI/s400/versaceg.jpg" width="397" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">For his incredible originality and fearless the late Gianni Versace is my number 4 innovator designer. Born December 2, 1946 in Reggio di Calabria, Italy. In 1972, Versace moved to Milan, where he began freelance designing for the Italian labels Genny, Callaghan and Complice before launching his own ready-to-wear collection for women in 1978.  Until Versace, fashion was an art only targeted to a more discrete clientele.  With everyone accustomed to Armani’s tailored distinct suits, Valentino’s sumptuous and glamorous nightgowns, no one would ever conceive dresses and gowns made of innovative materials such as aluminum mesh or techniques such as laser technology to fuse leather and rubber.   Weather we would have worn his first creations or not, his style has become a trademark.  His collections were invaded with marked colors, materials, and cuts, with such a sexual approach to the point of vulgarity.  For many his design was a discussion about good or bad taste.  </span> <span style="font-family: times new roman;">His versatility and imagination was always in pursuit of new and unexpected ideas making his signature a synopsis of the 80’s and 90’s.   His clothes have been worn by icons such as the late Princess Diana, Elton John, and many others.</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9TpRJgC1JM8ORtNU5JmMx5Aqa_6ZQ9pWcANyG9YQbGrFqkqpU-CJhwk7IvlvCl1ZLDSN71rKYHNDvMBxC1qL6_gqNxxIV9kmY2XpVunTYCKJr1bl9CaIB5o0Qk1PrzGtGL9lwlbjzig0P/s1600-h/VoguecoverDec90_XL_320x421.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341697678665468962" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9TpRJgC1JM8ORtNU5JmMx5Aqa_6ZQ9pWcANyG9YQbGrFqkqpU-CJhwk7IvlvCl1ZLDSN71rKYHNDvMBxC1qL6_gqNxxIV9kmY2XpVunTYCKJr1bl9CaIB5o0Qk1PrzGtGL9lwlbjzig0P/s400/VoguecoverDec90_XL_320x421.jpg" width="486" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaVwtqolMLvgiYSWnxHf86mcAQGcgpxkAGgcssqmnTmpDAsjYD6q2ZKoc7gAJlo8N5vYuzu-6CsgO_ke0XJdQFE7cixeMzxpw10kU9SEN-3UkO02OD6TNGbQznymzOKOWGeWZyKl8JlyzE/s1600-h/versace_0001.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341696756468091522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaVwtqolMLvgiYSWnxHf86mcAQGcgpxkAGgcssqmnTmpDAsjYD6q2ZKoc7gAJlo8N5vYuzu-6CsgO_ke0XJdQFE7cixeMzxpw10kU9SEN-3UkO02OD6TNGbQznymzOKOWGeWZyKl8JlyzE/s400/versace_0001.jpg" width="448" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwjrh9B9lxyuraLzGjO9owMK3wLAHxtEngU3ToV5oDfuSmj2nA14Q3PVmgxUBoV0vZkeEhapCYwOWuO3vigmpyniUe_Sqs2u6sNx33C7hyphenhyphenEbIX-UqNc15Zva8yWUTbeSZb665NLevurpOr/s1600-h/versace.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341696754504722642" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwjrh9B9lxyuraLzGjO9owMK3wLAHxtEngU3ToV5oDfuSmj2nA14Q3PVmgxUBoV0vZkeEhapCYwOWuO3vigmpyniUe_Sqs2u6sNx33C7hyphenhyphenEbIX-UqNc15Zva8yWUTbeSZb665NLevurpOr/s400/versace.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><span style="font-family: times new roman;">Images above of the front and back of a hand embroidered and beaded top from Versace's Autumn/Winter 1991-92 collection.</span><span style="font-family: times new roman;">  Below, facade of  the Designer's house in lake Como.  Two pictures further below are re-creations of some of the rooms in the house by Sotheby's for auction.</span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidbT5NtCn9sap0fv56HoV8vFUEHPxGpD4i_7YU05B_utwKvIuai4HnWF_AfX9KzPzr5bJeI9QWUbbpSIFUY_PyTABOn4GJPo-5DmneBR6zIOtnrJejZR0SEuMEst_q4YN6KWRa6x1aUN1k/s1600-h/090316-sothebys-recreates-gianni-versace.aspx_ss_image_6.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341696748364617490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidbT5NtCn9sap0fv56HoV8vFUEHPxGpD4i_7YU05B_utwKvIuai4HnWF_AfX9KzPzr5bJeI9QWUbbpSIFUY_PyTABOn4GJPo-5DmneBR6zIOtnrJejZR0SEuMEst_q4YN6KWRa6x1aUN1k/s400/090316-sothebys-recreates-gianni-versace.aspx_ss_image_6.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 255px; width: 400px;" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKcMS96pqF2NZNt4TqXkqWeuUoophljb47OQperK3-DOxAQmcryvO7m_ha0cGRHwDNVuJG7g4f1fXwxERmdTuGlVa9YzZWEohU-B59Yj7AeR-nKvEuiTI38dwakMAeMHxZAfOhBCQdx8mk/s1600-h/090316-sothebys-recreates-gianni-versace.aspx_ss_image_5.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341696747421271506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKcMS96pqF2NZNt4TqXkqWeuUoophljb47OQperK3-DOxAQmcryvO7m_ha0cGRHwDNVuJG7g4f1fXwxERmdTuGlVa9YzZWEohU-B59Yj7AeR-nKvEuiTI38dwakMAeMHxZAfOhBCQdx8mk/s400/090316-sothebys-recreates-gianni-versace.aspx_ss_image_5.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 255px; width: 400px;" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLKvoIVFStji5e6tEyOFU_usFtAiQJ3C9y1ZGqfzQqdiBA9Y7nwvP33X-a_946uuultAlu9hACa_j38tYKOpLas_boj1Vycq0sOsh8DLFXWSSob3-xY0K4xhxgEdnsH2S_jVhRXiXCo0e8/s1600-h/090316-sothebys-recreates-gianni-versace.aspx_ss_image_1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341696747243536354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLKvoIVFStji5e6tEyOFU_usFtAiQJ3C9y1ZGqfzQqdiBA9Y7nwvP33X-a_946uuultAlu9hACa_j38tYKOpLas_boj1Vycq0sOsh8DLFXWSSob3-xY0K4xhxgEdnsH2S_jVhRXiXCo0e8/s400/090316-sothebys-recreates-gianni-versace.aspx_ss_image_1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 255px; width: 400px;" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 85%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaF4pXdYQG8kYvjx8ersnhCl5IbRF2_1B7lZcRCQKOzk8ePdgSZNTB97uarwc5eho_VdmPg6wvlTk23rIS3hiE2f5NmviX23ufrCz8jfRzSpekznzgVVCGpDL2t39HKSM0MQqJs7X2XpvT/s1600-h/Versace+safety+pin+dress.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342116401732527410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaF4pXdYQG8kYvjx8ersnhCl5IbRF2_1B7lZcRCQKOzk8ePdgSZNTB97uarwc5eho_VdmPg6wvlTk23rIS3hiE2f5NmviX23ufrCz8jfRzSpekznzgVVCGpDL2t39HKSM0MQqJs7X2XpvT/s400/Versace+safety+pin+dress.jpg" width="299" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: times new roman;">The black Versace safety pin dress worn by Elizabeth Hurley at the 1994 premiere of the film Four Weddings and a Funeral has been considered the best red carpet gown of all time.</span> <span style="font-family: times new roman;">Below his "Casa Casuarina" in South Beach. Constructed in 1930 and modeled after a residence built by Christopher Columbus' son in 1510 in Santo Domingo.</span></div></div><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden" /><input id="jsProxy" onclick="jsCall();" type="hidden" /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBsU5kLJoW6OI7DLHV5cLl3p92UwnsE46BzsCUzxNTE4sG0aAC75X8I7goCFaz763vqX7GCxdOQ8nEmIxc6r0QZCx4NSgHmxmxUv0txgw-BrawZ87StFIVa9cAJ6KlSxJdCtJfifWMZfm5/s1600-h/casa+casuarina.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342138271029175954" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBsU5kLJoW6OI7DLHV5cLl3p92UwnsE46BzsCUzxNTE4sG0aAC75X8I7goCFaz763vqX7GCxdOQ8nEmIxc6r0QZCx4NSgHmxmxUv0txgw-BrawZ87StFIVa9cAJ6KlSxJdCtJfifWMZfm5/s400/casa+casuarina.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 363px; width: 379px;" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">An intrepid designer, Versace brought energy and art to an industry considered disconnected with the mainstream. In less than 10 years, he built an empire worth $807 million.</span></div></div></div>

Gianni Versace

For his incredible originality and fearless the late Gianni Versace is my number 4 innovator designer. Born December 2, 1946 in Reggio di Ca...

4:29 AM

Jamie Drake

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYcAoy9ZfJUWCLdSoHk8c-7ncO9ikB7WvK79A9WaNapzInw_DO8fLq88lYXAraKniwvuCYpKr_gWI1vd8-Mflo8kB7iKqFDn9jutmyR04aJ7NF4lJ-Tam7qs4NixKqW3emq28N-ndIKXyf/s1600-h/purple-sitting-room_300.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="Jamie Drake interiors" border="0" height="530" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341966238194737938" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYcAoy9ZfJUWCLdSoHk8c-7ncO9ikB7WvK79A9WaNapzInw_DO8fLq88lYXAraKniwvuCYpKr_gWI1vd8-Mflo8kB7iKqFDn9jutmyR04aJ7NF4lJ-Tam7qs4NixKqW3emq28N-ndIKXyf/s400/purple-sitting-room_300.jpg" width="465" /></a></div><span style="font-family: times new roman;">Because beige is too easy and because a tremendous amount of character and sense of style is needed to accomplish some of his fantastic interiors, <a href="http://www.drakedesignassociates.com/">Jamie Drake</a> is my number 5 innovator.</span> <span style="font-family: times new roman;">"Where some see disparity, Drake sees semblance in line, pattern, spirit, or concept." <span style="font-style: italic;">Interior Design</span>. His interiors are full of colors, the more the merrier, coziness and texture. The use of modern furniture mixed with fantastic antiques and his greatest statement "color", make his interiors astonishingly transitional.</span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhUes1hOt5241JZzkKWgm-20rPWTAdxYIOPg_Q8VeRPgmd8dzf5ihlcMQeMsT4QOGS3-0LN-W2xfweGNIHnV1Ue4jML-MEpKWss4kCeiC-mlDfA6G9SOKJXI591MU2p5pIAZnsZGErUWn4/s1600-h/Jamie+Drake.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="Jamie Drake design" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341966249091062594" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhUes1hOt5241JZzkKWgm-20rPWTAdxYIOPg_Q8VeRPgmd8dzf5ihlcMQeMsT4QOGS3-0LN-W2xfweGNIHnV1Ue4jML-MEpKWss4kCeiC-mlDfA6G9SOKJXI591MU2p5pIAZnsZGErUWn4/s400/Jamie+Drake.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 550px; width: 462px;" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">"What's really important to my work is injecting a sense of personality. I call it personality-plus design." says Drake. Two main ingredients for success. His unique style is what have granted him important clients such as Mayor Bloomberg and Madonna.</span>  <span style="font-family: times new roman;"><a href="http://www.drakedesignassociates.com/" target="blank">Drake</a> keeps his interiors harmonious by using one to two colors in different shades and adding accents of contrasting colors.  In the above room for instance, he used light green on the walls, striped curtains in a darker green, a tick striped green tablecloth with some blue in it to bring out the blue in the colorful art wall.  Then he used the white chairs to make a statement and to probably brake with green and bring out some white from the art wall </span><span style="font-family: times new roman;">and chandelier shades</span><span style="font-family: times new roman;">.  The ebony leather upholstery on the chairs keeps the attention on the gorgeous tablecloth fabric and art wall.  We can see the same technique used in the blue room below.  This time with two main colors, different patterns of blue and green were used to make the room fresher and more modern. The Turkish-inspired copper table is a very unexpected touch in a room covered with a very tropical sea grass wallpaper. </span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi36WFz_hsOupf1Xm3N3B7mSiiHGgvg0XiASW7FIiH4znQClxCzM2NfFzEah4_Ne88CCk0gPkRWdObmbLhmjBvo7om-emCNyKOqHuYRRYoayKL9uPuKcPOlGdYGj2thXJIUHD020a3qdkjB/s1600-h/jamie+drake.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="Jamie Drake associates" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341966241866540690" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi36WFz_hsOupf1Xm3N3B7mSiiHGgvg0XiASW7FIiH4znQClxCzM2NfFzEah4_Ne88CCk0gPkRWdObmbLhmjBvo7om-emCNyKOqHuYRRYoayKL9uPuKcPOlGdYGj2thXJIUHD020a3qdkjB/s400/jamie+drake.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 373px; width: 460px;" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">So many times have I heard how unappealing a purple sofa would be.  That is probably before they see this room by <span style="font-family: arial;">Jamie Drake</span> where purple is the canvas and the colors of the pigments used as well.  </span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifGUw8Sxod2iPfKBX3ZAA5tNTCeZkukx2d4ketQSZgByxVFJMmVg1DY-Bcq5g52Z3RRP5Gu5ooVWHRBJKomYklSBmvxjyKTXhNzUzbEYpbXwobGl22HcLZGjIHuwGYWf9ORDVg90dXbpNO/s1600-h/jamie1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="Jamie Drake" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341966236383794642" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifGUw8Sxod2iPfKBX3ZAA5tNTCeZkukx2d4ketQSZgByxVFJMmVg1DY-Bcq5g52Z3RRP5Gu5ooVWHRBJKomYklSBmvxjyKTXhNzUzbEYpbXwobGl22HcLZGjIHuwGYWf9ORDVg90dXbpNO/s400/jamie1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 350px; width: 460px;" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">Not only for his marvelous interiors is Drake worthy of admiration but also for his great heart. "Volunteer work is something I'm truly committed to."</span></div></div></div>

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