DANIELLA CLARKE: "IT'S NOT THAT I'M REBELLING, IT'S THAT I'M TRYING TO FIND ANOTHER WAY" - EDIE SEDGWICK

"I kept thinking about girls like Edie Sedgwick and Patti Hansen who could fall asleep wearing diamonds and a full face of makeup and still wake up looking chic." - Daniella Clarke's inspiration

Some women are just born with style, with an eye and with something you can not learn at FIDM. These women can take a piece of drab fabric and turn it into a flattering, beautiful piece of wearable clothing, just as a magician can turn a party balloon into a poodle. One of these rare designers is a gorgeous woman named DANIELLA CLARKE. Born in Israel and lived there until she was ten, Daniella then bounced between South Africa and the US for years. In love with the feeling of the 60's and 70's, Daniella started to cut and restructure her own jeans to fit her own perfect body as a teen. She started by cutting the waist bands off her jeans which later made her the innovator of low rise sexy jeans which continues to be a denim craze today. She launched Frankie B. Jeans in 1999 and has expanded the denim line to tops, bottoms, dresses, eye wear, swimwear and active wear and today it is available worldwide. Daniella has a rock-hippie chic running through her veins and she taps into it everyday in life and in her designs. She knows what is cool before you do. She knows what will fit and feel well before you do. She knows what will change the norm before the industry does. She is a visionary of feminine, chic, confident, yet laid-back style. Isn't that what we all want in our everyday wardrobe? A way to be sexy, yet comfy...edgy but classic. She holds the magic thread.
Married to rock guitarist Gilby Clarke and mother to her brand's namesake Frankie, Daniella has been awarded the MAFI Fashion Innovator Award as well as the Media Award from Y-Me National Breast Cancer Organization for her support and dedication to charity.

Here, the beautiful DANIELLA CLARKE answers our beauty questions and gives us a peek into her forward-thinking, fabulous fashion mind:


WHAT INSPIRES YOU THAT YOU FIND BEAUTIFUL?

My daughter Frankie is always a big source of my inspiration and is the most beautiful girl in my life. Another huge source of inspiration for me is music and travel!

WHERE IS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PLACE YOU HAVE EVER BEEN?

The most beautiful place I've been to is without a doubt Venice, Italy. The minute I arrived there, the first thought I had was that everyone should see Venice at least once in their lifetime. It's so magnificent!

WHAT IS SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL THAT YOU ARE OBSESSING OVER AT THE MOMENT?

I really want this Lanvin straw Fedora so I can wear it to Coachella in April.
http://www.barneys.com/straw=fedora/501088961,default,pd.html

WHAT IS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL BOOK YOU HAVE EVER READ?

I really loved reading "Tuesdays with Maury" by Mitch Albom. Such a beautiful story about a friendship.

WHAT IS A CAN'T-LIVE-WITHOUT BEAUTY PRODUCT OF YOURS?

I could never live without Lancome black liquid eyeliner! No way!!!


WHAT IS A BEAUTY SECRET OF YOURS?

I love to use Phillip B. hair oil to make my hair look healthy and shiny.

Daniella creates unique, stylish and flattering designs for women and gives the world hope that business, home and personal creativity can all exist in a perfect little heart shaped denim bottom.

"That's all there is to it. So the magic is working." - Edie Sedgwick

XOXOX

GS&E'S TOP 15 CHARACTERS OF ALL TIME: "WE ARE SHAPED AND FASHIONED BY WHAT WE LOVE" -VON GOETHE

A beloved character from a film or book will stay with you forever. Here are GS&E's top 15 characters that will always make our heart swoon....

#15

Susan Sarandon as "Janet Weiss" in THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW:

"If only we were amongst friends...or sane persons!"

"Well, I don't like men with too many muscles."

#14

Sarah Jessica Parker as "Carrie Bradshaw" in SEX AND THE CITY:

"As we dance along this road called life, occasionally a girl will find herself a little lost. And when that happens, I guess she has to let go of the coulda, woulda, shoulda. Buckle up and just keep going."

"When real people fall down in life, they get right back up and keep walking."

#13

Vivien Leigh as "Scarlett O'Hara" in GONE WITH THE WIND:

"Tomorrow I'll think of some way...after all, tomorrow is another day."

"If you think I'll marry you for the bonnet, I won't."

"Marriage, fun? Fiddle dee-dee. Fun for men, you mean."

#12

Charmian Carr as "Leisl Von Trapp" in THE SOUND OF MUSIC:

"I'd like to stay and taste my first champagne. Yes?"

"I am sixteen going on seventeen, innocent as a rose. Bachelor dandies, drinkers of brandies, what do I know of those?"

#11

Merle Oberon as "Cathy" in WUTHERING HEIGHTS:

"If you can't see that's a castle, you will never be a prince, Heathcliff."

"Forgive me, Heathcliff. make the world stop right here. Make everything stop and stand still and never move again. Make the moors never change, and you and I never change,"

#10

Madeline in Ludwig Bemelman's MADELINE:

"They left the house at half past nine...in two straight lines in rain or shine...the smallest one was Madeline."

#9

Judy Garland as "Esther Smith" in MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS:

"Personally I think I have too much bloom. Maybe that's the trouble with me."

"The day was bright, the air was sweet. The smell of honeysuckle charmed me off my feet."

"It's our last dance in St. Louis. I feel like I'm going to cry."

#8

Natalie Wood as "Carol Sanders" in BOB & CAROL & TED & ALICE:

"My darling, you did NOT cheat - you TOLD me about it. If you hadn't told me about it, THAT would be cheating."

#7

Gwyneth Paltrow as "Estella" in GREAT EXPECTATIONS:

"She'll only break your heart, it's a fact.And even though I warn you, even though I guarantee you that the girl will only hurt you terribly, you'll still pursue her. Ain't love grand?"

"Do you know what this is? It's my heart and it's broken."

"Let's say there was a little girl and from the time she could understand she was taught to fear...let's say she was taught to fear daylight. She was taught that it was her enemy, that it would hurt her. And then one sunny day, you ask her to go outside and play and she won't. You can't be angry at her, can you?"

#6

Sienna Miller as "Edie Sedgwick" in FACTORY GIRL:

"She only leaves good wishes behind"

"I went to a party once and there was a palm reader there and when she looked at my hand, she just froze. And I said to her, "I know. My lifeline is broken. I won't live past thirty."

"To me, New York was Jackson Pollock sipping Vodka and dripping paint onto a raw canvas."

#5

Ann-Margret as "Kim MacAfee" in BYE BYE BIRDIE:

"How wonderful to know, the things a woman knows, how marvelous to wait, for a date...in simply beautiful clothes."

"Life is a ball, if only you know it...and it's all just waiting for you. You're alive...so come on and show it...we've got a lot of living to do."

#4

Audrey Hepburn as "Holly Golightly" in BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S:

"If I could find a real life place that'd make me feel like Tiffany's - then I'd buy some furniture and give the cat a name."

"Anyone who ever gave you confidence - you owe them a lot."

"The blues are because you're getting fat or maybe it's been raining too long...you're just sad, that's all.
The mean reds are horrible. Suddenly, you are afraid and you don't know what you're afraid of. Do you ever get that feeling?"

#3

Eloise in ELOISE AT THE PLAZA:

"Getting bored is not allowed. Sometimes I comb my hair with a fork."

"Oh my lord I am absolutely so busy I don't know how I can possibly get everything done. Then I have to hop around for a while."

"I have a turtle. His name is Skipperdee. He eats raisins and wears sneakers."

"Toe shoes make very good ears. Sometimes I wear them to lunch."

#2

Alice in ALICE IN WONDERLAND:

"I give myself very good advice, but I very seldom follow it."

"If I had a world of my own, everything would be nonsense. Nothing would be what it is, because everything would be what it isn't."

"Better read it first, for if one drinks much from a bottle marked "Poison" - it's almost certain to disagree with one, sooner or later."

#1

Grace Kelly as "Tracy Lord" in HIGH SOCIETY:

"Help me off the pedestal."

"Isn't it a fine day? Is everybody fine? That's fine."

"I can't dance when anyone frowns at me."

"There are fairies at the bottom of my garden all ringing little bells."


Voila!

"We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give." - Winston Churchill

XOXOX

ANITA KO: I KNOW YOU...I WALKED WITH YOU ONCE UPON A DREAM...

The beautiful ANITA KO was once a sparkling, fashion-loving Art History major at NYU. She began designing handbags in 1997 and then launched her gorgeous jewelry in 2006. She grew up in Los Angeles and has become a leading and renowned jewelry designer to the biggest names out there. She was quickly picked up by exclusive retailers like Maxfield, Roseark and Jeffreys. Her pieces are contemporary custom designs and they all make you feel that you wandered into the forest Sleeping Beauty is running through to find her Prince Charming. There is a lot of magic in Anita Ko's pieces. Her creations convey rebellious characters/animals that represent independence, love and luck.


Here, I share a beauty Q&A with this gorgeous force of beauty:



WHAT IS THE LIPSTICK NAME AND BRAND IN YOUR PURSE RIGHT NOW?


I mainly use lip gloss, and I am addicted to this one from Lancome and it is called "Hotness"...love!


WHAT IS IT THAT INSPIRES YOUR BEAUTIFUL PIECES?


I am inspired by everything...people, art, music, era's, my friends, diamonds, rubies, and books...lots of books.



WHERE IS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PLACE YOU HAVE EVER BEEN?


The most beautiful place I have ever been has to be a home I once stayed in Acapulco. It was on a cliff and had the most incredible view. Our hosts were the most fun and alive people, and it was a beautiful time and place.


WHAT IS AN EVERY DAY OR EVERY NIGHT RITUAL OF YOURS?


I am obsessed with my Amore Pacific Ritual. I use their enzyme cleanser and their skin renewal program every night.



WHAT FLOWER DO YOU FIND TO BE THE MOST BEAUTIFUL?


I love a big bouquet of peonies....they are so beautiful.


A run through the fairy tale forest and you find Anita Ko. Her pieces make you feel like those fairy tales are real and that you will be next in line for the Prince to place the glass slipper on your foot. Her design imagination is extensive and beautiful...

"Looking at beautiful things is what makes me the happiest" - Ali MacGraw

That's how we feel about looking at designs by the dazzling Anita Ko.

XOXOXO

WHAT YOU ARE IN LOVE WITH, WHAT SEIZES YOUR IMAGINATION, WILL EFFECT EVERYTHING

Here is a GS&E wrap-up of the beautiful things in life from the last couple weeks. If you do what I do and wake up every morning excited to discover beauty in every little moment of your day, you will find it is as overwhelming as I do. Such as, just a quick trip to the market and you may spot the most beautiful bouquet of flowers for sale (which I always need to buy) and it changes my whole day. At the most monotonous moments, like my dreaded trips to the gas station, this week I discovered mint chocolate chip bubblegum at the register and it became a highlight of my week! Watch closely each day....beauty is everywhere....

Such loveliness and elegance in a garden statue...whether it is around a pool, placed on a lush green lawn or within a forest of roses, it is a symbol of appreciation of nature, stillness and beauty to me.

Raining crystals, twinkling light....I am drawn to chandeliers, these sparkling bouquets, with such passion!

Does it really get more gorgeous, graceful or refined than a ballerina? Maybe if it is a ballerina jewelry holder....

I know it is a little Peter Pan-y....but you have to admit, this chandelier is interesting...I had to take a moment to take it all in....

If you are a true GS&E girl, of course your ice cubes are heart shaped.....

A Marie Antoinette lollipop....so pretty I don't want to eat her head off!

Still completely obsessed with a favorite GS&E beauty subject Tinsley Mortimer's limited edition Dior blotting papers...I can honestly say this is the cutest product ever created! Always in my purse, always complimented on...does it get any chicer??

My parent's gorgeous cabana...Chinese lanterns swinging and glowing in the sparkle of a swim and the quiet cozy of the night....

A cherished Henri Bendel piece I had to own...those stripes make me crazy....

I always insult carnations as a cheap prom flower and then found mini carnations in a floral crunch and they happen to be quite beautiful in a tight bunch...

As I've mentioned before....Elizabeth Hurley's organic oat bars are highly addictive! It is a production to order from her farm in England but completely worth it...I order tons at a time to always be stocked up. The banana/chocolate are the BEST!!

Anything Assouline or Taschen have to be in my home....coffee table book obsession....

Live, die and breathe the existence of Disneyland Paris....see the Alice ride all the way to the right in the picture..."Je vous connais... J'ai marché avec vous une fois sur un rêve"......

Maria: I can't seem to stop singing wherever I am. And what's worse, I can't seem to stop saying things - anything and everything I think and feel.

Mother Abbess: Some people would call that honesty.

Love edgy and creative artwork....





Love green grass and water....a space to think and be.....

A Caroline Roehm quote from the pages of her gorgeous book of interior design "A Passion for Interiors"....

My beautiful friend Victoria Fuller's piece of art which hangs in our bedroom of Jackie Kennedy...everyday it captivates me...

If this is not a perfect gardenia I don't know what is.....

Fabulous plates from Anthropologie....

Is there anything more positively elegant than Glinda? There's no place like home...

My beloved Eiffel Tower bangle from Larchmont's Village Heights...Je l'aime tellement.....

A special love post for my beautiful friend BAR REFAELI's optimistic and lovely thoughts that brighten my everyday....Here is a favorite: "Laugh a lot so that your wrinkles will be in all the right places." She is the epitome of GS&E in a cupcake eating, life-loving supermodel body.

"I realize that most of us live on the skin - on the surface - without appreciating just how wonderful it is simply to be alive at all." - Audrey Hepburn

XOXOXOX