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Olivier Zahm Gets His Heart Broken

The Fashion Web — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 21:39:16 +0000

Purple Diary's Olivier Zahm and his modern muse Natacha Ramsay, much to his dismay, have called it quits. Olivier provided a very public, in-depth (and at times absurdly humorous) account of where their love went wrong on his blog. Or to put it more simply, how she dumped his sorry ass.-

The founder of Purple Magazine has always advocated a “free lifestyle” where love and sex are to be explored and enjoyed openly. With this new devastating turn of events, could this be the end of those crowd favorite's nude pics of Parisien women that Olivier is notoriously known for? Please say it ain't so!

A dramatically captioned pic of their break-up: “Bad news from the stars”

Oh Olivier, when you have multiple lovers, but one girlfriend, who has lovers too, what did you expect?

Check out the entry below. The post is categorized quite appropriately under “End of Love”

To all the anonymous friends who follow my life on the Purple Diary, I have to tell you that I'm in a lot of pain. Natacha Ramsay dumped me on Sunday, She ran away with her lover (with whom she had a long romance that I was aware of and accepted) for a summer of love. She called me to tell me that she loves him, that we are finished. I asked her to come back two times and she said no two times. As you know if you follow the Purple Diary I try to create and promote an alternative love lifestyle (that I used to call French La Communate des Amants). Natacha's decision to leave me so brutally and painfully will certainly be seen by conservative people as a clear feminine revenge against the lifestyle Natacha and I used to share, and think that I'm a dreamer. Right now I'm just a mess. But I will hopefully recover soon and offer you some more pictures of love and sex.

Olivier Zahm

While Olivier ends his rant with hopes he can recover and give his fans the sex and love they so crave.. I couldn't help but think what if he never recovers? What will this mean for Purple Diary's infamous ability to making naked chicks classy?! This could create an entire shift in the blogosphere, and more importantly could cause a drastic drop in numbers of the amount of inappropriate pictures circulating on Purple Diary.. Which is a loss much greater than a girlfriend, who was sorta kinda not really your girlfriend.

Images via PurpleDiary.com

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INTERVIEW: Anna Dello Russo [@annadellorusso]

Annabelle Cheesecake, Parisian Princess — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 16:43:39 +0000

For those who don’t know, Anna Dello Russo is the Italian editor at large & creative consultant for Vogue JAPAN. Street style photographers stalk her wherever she goes as she only wears couture and outfits once. She’s a true style icon! Read our exclusive interview after the jump…

Do you read fashion blogs?
Yes of course! I started at the beginning of 2010 because of all this interest in this online digital media, but I always followed Scott (Schuman), Garance and Tommy Tom since they started.

If so, which are some of your favorites?

My favs are: The Sartorialist, Garance Doré, Jak and Jil, BryanBoy, Chic Muse, Shelby, All The Pretty Birds, Purple Diary, Self Service Blog, Style Rookie, The Love Magazine, Swide Magazine, and Scala Regia.

Which fashion shows are not to be missed?

None. I like to see every show. I really enjoy the vibe when the shows start.

What is the one thing in your closet that you can’t live without?

Shoes! I can survive without clothes, but I will die if i don’t get the right shoes. I collect them I have more than 4,000 pairs of shoes and if I can wear a Zara dress, I cannot wear cheap shoes.

When in New York, where do you shop?

Because I travel so much I like to shop properly in each different city. For example US designers in NYC (Marc Jacobs, Phi, Proenza Schouler, Alexander Wang, Joseph Altuzarra, Rodarte,) French designers in Paris, and Italian designers in Milan.

What is the biggest challenge facing fashion editors today?

To not get old! Fashion keeps me young and keeps my eyes fresh. I have to update myself every morning. I’m so curious about all the visionary phenomena that changes the contemporary scenario. I call myself “the vestal of fashion” because for me fashion is a muse and you must seduce her. How? You have to feed the creative fire, so it doesn’t vanish.

If you’ve been given a weekend to do anything, anywhere, what would you do?

I love to do intensive workshop of Astanga yoga completed by a long swim, meditation, and pranayama.

Many consider yourself their fashion icon. Who is yours?

Carine Roitfeld. She has always fascinated me with her intriguing attitude and her incredible way of dressing.

What advice would you give fashion bloggers with dreams of becoming magazine editors?

I always say that the visibility is not enough to start in this profession, it’s hard work. You need to assist some editors with humbleness and devotion for a least 10 years. You must to do without speaking and with a watchful eyes only to learn.

If you weren’t a fashion editor, what would you be doing?

A Saleswoman. I love buying clothes and I’d like to be in a shop dressing up other women.

Thanks Anna, check out her great blog here

Pictures: The Sartorialist, Jak&jil, All the pretty birds

FIRST LOOK: Zac Posen Resort 2011

Saynt — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 04:12:19 +0000

Purple Diary gives us an exclusive first look at Zac Posen’s 2011 Resort Collection. The thin eyebrows are so curious and the collar is amazing on this jacket. Can’t wait to see the whole collection!!!

Olivier Zahm Shoots Baptiste Giacobini and Karl Lagerfeld

Rebecca Alexander — Wed, 13 May 2009 18:15:29 +0000

Baptiste Giacobini and Karl Lagerfeld on the Excelsior hotel promotory going to shoot for the next Purple Fashion.

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Stefano Pilati’s New Floral Tattoo

Saynt — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 18:35:45 +0000

Olivier Zahm shot Yves Saint Laurent designer Stefano Pilati‘s new floral tattoo for Purple Diary .

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