Vogue September Issue 2013 Part 1

I don't buy Vogue every month like I used to but the 

September issue sets the tone for the whole year; 

it's the preview yearbook for the fashion world if you will.

Do you remember when Vogue was one of the last magazines not to have a celebrity but an actual model on the cover?  

Even Vogue has succumbed to the celebrity craze...

I like Jennifer Lawrence but I miss the era of the supermodel.

An important part of the issue is the new ad campaigns that all the fashion houses debut. The ads are almost just as important and for some brands even more that being featured in the editorials.

Not every designer is going to be featured in the editorial for various reasons. The press department between each respective company might not get along, the advertisers might not have a huge enough budget to have precedence with the magazine to get chosen. There are all sorts of reasons. 

Kate Moss scrubs up so well.

  

For instance, this Versace coat didn't make and probably won't feature at all in any Vogue editorials this autumn so the only way to your psyche is a full page ad.  

The coat isn't on trend as the one below.

Little red riding hood inspired?

Berry colored coats are definitely the trend for AW 2013.

Belated July 2103 Instagram-y Post

I am so late with my July Instagram post but better late than never right?

As most of you know I was in Austria for most of July.

Part of the reason why I am faithful to the Mayr clinic is partly due to its location.  If the clinic was located in Buckinghamshire, 

I will admit I would not be as loyal. Nothing wrong with Buckinghamshire perse but I just love Austria.

The view while eating my last substantial meal before the cure.

My favorite Austrian beer, a schnitzel, and a salad. 

Took this picture right after dinner but 

before my first dip in Lake Worthersee.

I never, ever get sick of this sight.

Wild flower meadow.

Madonna, can I have a quick word?

It's actually all my fault...

Serves me right for reading the Daily Mail website 

but it is called daily for a reason.

Madonna, I was going to ignore all your photo opportunities of late like Dominique Strauss Kahn's ex-wife ignored all his sexcapades.

But like a woman who doesn't leave a spouse because of an extracurricular liaison but for leaving a dirty sock a few inches of the laundry hamper, I can't handle it anymore.

No, not your grill but mine.

That's right Madonna, you have managed to get up in my grill.

Buckingham Palace Tour ( kinda) - London staycation

As much as I would have loved to go away to chase some swimming in a lake or beach, I had some mundane tasks to attend to 

so decided to make the most of the decent weather of late and be a tourist in London. 

They get up to all sorts when Queenie isn't around.

I had never been to Buckingham Palace before and decided that I should finally visit it during its limited opening season as they also had a special Coronation exhibition on where you could see the Coronation gown.  Let me safely tell you that the Queen had a fabulous figure with the smallest waist and quite a bust.  

I am sorry to tell you that there was an absolute ban on photos inside and the stewards were vigilant so there was no way I was going to risk the royal family's wrath.

If you would like to see pictures of the interior, you can click here.

What I can show you is pictures of some of the items in the gift shop.  There were so many people and queues of shoppers 

at the till that I was thinking that the this gift shop was 

the true source of their wealth...

Tin plates for picnics and children with designs of Sevres porcelain used at Buckingham Palace.

Elle Decor July / August 2013

Before I start, I have some blogging issues.  

The irony is that those affected may not be reading this because my Feedburner hasn't been working and emails haven't been sent 

and I didn't realize.

I am trying to rectify this but it is taking me some time...

I might also have to start splitting these posts bc I think 

Feedburner rejects them due to the amount of pics.

Please bear with me and I apologize to the email subscribers.

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Here is another issue that I thought I should share with you or as I sometimes personally refer to it as a filler.

I wasn't going to get this issue but then I ran out of magazines in Austria and the local magazines didn't hit the spot or rather 

Ich spreche kein Deutsch so I downloaded this.

The cover had a lot to do with me getting this over 

Architectural Digest.

That disco ball-esque light juxtaposed between those windows against that view beckoned me.