Monday, March 17

Yes, it's only been a day since i last posted, but when i've got the blogging spirit, i kind of have to post. So, here i am again with what i hope is going to be an interesting post. :)
I've always been fascinated by Anna Piaggi ever since reading about her in my personal fashion bible 'The Cheap Date's Guide to Style'. And when i saw this picture on the Satorialist I felt the need to find out more. So here it is, the first ever Fashion Biography to ever grace the posts of Fashionyou.
Anna Piaggi is an international writer and stylist, and her articles have been shown on the pages of Italian Vogue in which she has been the creative consultant since 1988, and Vanity Fair. However, she is more often recognised for her eccentric taste in stile and always unique hair and makeup. According to the V&A she has an amazing 2865 dresses. She has been associated with Manalo Blahnik, Karl Lagerfeld and Stephen Jones.
And here are a few questions asked to her by The Telegraph in 2006:
Who are your favourite designers of the moment? I like Dolce & Gabbana and Rifat Ozbek. Also John Galliano, because he's a designer whose clothes create their own mood. I've recently rediscovered Chanel, who I used to wear years ago. I particularly like the collections they make for Japan, full of such stunning patterns and colours. I've also rediscovered Missoni, the clothes are made with such craft. And I like the modernism and discipline of Prada.

What have been your biggest fashion indulgences? Hats (by either Philip Treacy or Stephen Jones), gloves (from Missoni Men, with cutout fingers - I wear them while I'm working and with matching nail varnish) and walking canes (from Madeleine Gély, 218 blvd St Germain, Paris).
Truly an icon...
Have a nice day everyone.

Molly xo.

P.s-> Please note the kind donation of Kamel from Style&TheCity who invited me to use his photo scroll box thing. His pictures really are amazing.

35 comments:

Anonymous said...

ooo i never knew too much about her, except for the eccentric style! thanks for the fyi!

btw, what high street stores do you shop in?

STYLE AND THE CITY . COM - PARIS said...

thank you very much Molly

i love your post about Ana Piaggi
i met her several times and she has always been cool with me.
juste read the photo romance "anna piaggi and the pirates" : very funny (http://www.styleandthecity.com/street-style-paris-fashion-week/2008/02/11/ma-folle-journee-de-jeudi-anna-piaggi-et-les-pirates/)

ps : i aded you in my blog list. I try to uniformise my links. you'll be very kind if you could write mine as "Stykle and the City - Paris")

thank you very much

let's keep in touch because we gonna create a great media that could interest you.
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have a wonderfl evening

Kamel LAHMADI
street style romancer in Paris

..... said...

i love anna piaggi too !! just an awesome protagonist comin from another planet with her amazin appearance and tastes !!

Susana Rodrigues said...

She is really a character!

... said...

Hi Molly !
Interesting biography of Ana Piaggi.
Have a look at :
http://easyfashion.blogspot.com/
I would be glad to have your point of view …

Many Thankx

Fred the Mole

Rebecca, A Clothes Horse said...

She rocks. I agree, an inspiration and icon. We need more originals like her.

Camilla said...

What a lovely post! Thanks for this :)

Jill said...

It's always great to see crazy style like hers. I love that she has all these fancy elements to her dress, like hats and walking canes.

Wendy said...

I love how she doesn't abide to anyone else's rules. Its such fashion audaciousness that is most inspiring.

Gloria said...

wow, this woman is wack. i appreciate eccentricity...but not fur :/

Weekly Blogette said...

Gosh I loved this post! Truly awesome, kudos to you!
p.s. luv ur blog, check out mine sometime?

The Maximilian said...

wow, she is quite admirable!
ive seen pictures of her around before, but never really knew who she was..
also, you have a great blog!
keep it up :)

discotheque confusion said...

I lovelove the cheap guide.
it's one of the best style books out there.
and ms piaggi is amazing. I really think that the likes of her and westwood are great examples of how older women should dress.
there was an excellent piaggi exhibition at the V&A a few years back which had lots of her infamous outfits, indluding the dress (?) made of newspaper.

great post, nice to see something a little different.

maverickandlove said...

omg that woman is amazing! ahaha her style is soo... well its very out there, but i love her sense of spirit with each outfit! great post!

molly said...

haha i looved your comment!
im glad you like my blog so much
i LOVE yours
this lady sounds..interesting!

Jello on Springs said...

such an eccentric and fabulous lady! and thank you for the suggestion on my last post

Ella Gregory said...

God I love this post. No one writes about her much and I just think her style is so amazing! There are no words for it!

A Black Tie Event said...

I've heard of her, but I never really saw any photos or knew that much about Anna Piaggi. She has such a crazy style, I wish she were my grandma!

Aisha said...

She's quite an interesting character, crazy style, very unique.

I'm loving Kamel's site too :)

Romany said...

Oh wow now that is what I call fashion bravery!
She seems to have had a very interesting, fashion-filled life.
I saw that photo this morning while on the Sartorialist too, and found myself wondering a lot about her...
Awesome mini-bio - good choice. :)
Romany
xx

bronwyn said...

I love Anna Piaggi, she must be such an interesting person to meet and one of the global fashion industry's true individuals.

la petite fashionista said...

she has quite an eccentric style. I would say it takes a bold person to pull those looks off and she manages to do it

xoxo

geri hirsch said...

such a great post! i love anna piaggi!

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