Irving & Fine for Lucky Brand Embroidered Bag and Peasant Top

By JULIA FELSENTHAL, NY TIMES:   “For several years, Lisa Fine and Carolina Irving have been quietly perfecting the art of the airy caftan and the peasanty tunic with a fashion line that’s sold mostly at trunk shows and online. Their clothes convey a jet-set life where one flits breezily from Patmos to Punjab. Now Lucky Brand has tapped the duo to do a collection including flowy tops, delicately embroidered jackets and a souk-ready jute-and-leather tote that delivers the pair’s signature style at prices that are downright proletariat.”
Pictured:  Irving & FIne for Lucky Brand Embroidered Scarf Top and
Irving & Fine for Lucky Brand Embroidered Burlap Tote

My favorite leopard is in “Bringing Up Baby” 

Katharine Hepburn and “Baby”

 Marchesa Casati paraded the streets
of Venice and Paris with pet leopards:

Then there are the leopards illustrated in
The Indian album of Emily Eden:

Some of my favorite fashion  moments
were in  1960′s films:

Anne Bancroft in “The Graduate”

Audrey Hepburn

The 1950′s was also a quintessential time for leopard:VOGUE

I also love leopard in the home.
Madeleine Castaing brought new meaning to that:

Peter Dunham of Hollywood at Home has
his own interpretation of leopard:

Million Dollar Decorator Mary McDonald oozes leopard:

 Giambattisti Valli’s leopard dress is my favorite:

And there is always a touch of leopard one can add while dashing out the door, like this Alexander McQueen Clutch:

Stilettos by Christian Louboutin:

Slippers by YSL:

And most important, our Leopard Kutch:

Irving & Fine leopard silk Kutch coat

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a morning walk on the beach 

Lunch, only organic………….

An afternoon boat ride in the lagoon

taking a sun bath………………..

I love zebras

Sunset

from the beach

from the hills

from the coconut palms

Paradise. La Loma high on the cliffs overlooking the beach is my idea of the perfect vacation…………