The Swatch Pastry Chefs Collection is inspired by sweet flavors and treats from your local candy shop. Featuring eye-popping and tantalizing designs for the wrist, they’re almost good enough to eat! From macaroons to waffles, they are sure to satisfy any sweet tooth.
A new edition comes from no other than extraordinary pastry chef and Maître de chocolate from Zurich Sara Hochuli has created this special New Gent DREAMCAKE. Inspired by her love for Japan, it’s decorated with a rose bow and cherry blossoms, has a cake knife and a fork to tell time on the dial, and the rose strap features a delicate pink flower on the rose loop.
It comes in a special packaging that looks like Sara’s creations and she has included a recipe for one of her cakes. Try it – it’s all sweetness and delight!
Don’t miss this delicious opportunity. Limited to 5678 pieces.
Pastry Chefs Special DREAMCAKE, in stores now for CHF 120.00.
If you are in Zurich, I also recommend a visit to her cafe, Les Gourmandises de Miyoko.
LoL, Sandra
© SWATCH LTD. 2014 , ALL RIGHTS RESERVED: SWISS WATCHES, Courtesy of Sara Hochuli
You can’t deny the impact of colour on the mood of the season, the fashion hues move easily on from summer’s acid brights to a more muted winter palette. A must this season are leather shorts which can bring classiness and boldness to your outfit.
My look: White ruffled-collar cotton top 
by Alexander McQueen, striped metallic blazer and classic Plonge leather shorts, both by Saint Laurent, boy bag with chains and sunglasses by Chanel, riding boots by Gucci and rose diamond ring by Piaget.
Enjoy shopping and hit the perfect balance of classy and edgy rock!
LoL, Sandra
Photos: © Sandra Bauknecht
Last week, I spent some magic days at the Zighy Bay Six Senses hotel in Oman with Thierry Mugler fragrances that I will tell you all about very soon. The last evening we went to the resort’s mountaintop restaurant Sense on the Edge and enjoyed a very memorable evening.
My look: Glittery trim jacket, crystal-embellished mesh and crepe mini dress and pointed leather Mary-Jane pumps, all by Saint Laurent, Limelight Gala watch, necklace and rose diamond ring, all by Piaget, Falabella crystal-embellished faux leather clutch by Stella McCartney and Twenties stay-up by Wolford.
LoL, Sandra
Photos taken in my pool villa: © Sandra Bauknecht
When you are too old for a dollhouse, you might look for a more grown-up thing, a nail polish one. How about this one from Ciaté?
Including 5 pastel shades („Poppet“, „Doll Face“, „Paper Doll“, „Baby Doll“ and „Sweet Pea“) in mini sizes, it is the cutest little thing that I have seen in a while.
Ciaté “Dolls House” Set €20.00 – CHF 25.00
In Germany available at Karstadt. Online at Ciaté or Sephora.
LoL, Sandra
Photos: Courtesy of Ciaté
Forty internationally renowned experts from the world of fashion (among them Jefferson Hack, Katie Grand, Natalie Massenet, Carine Roitfeld and Patrick Demarchelier to name a few) are to meet thirty applicants to the LVMH Prize during Paris Fashion Week.
They will select a short-list of ten young designers who will go forward to present their work to the jury in May 2014. Entries have already been received from all over the world, including Asia, Africa and South America as well as the United States and Europe, with many more anticipated before the closing date of February 2nd, 2014.
The members of the jury for the first edition of the prize in 2014 are eight creative directors from LVMH Fashion Houses including: Nicolas Ghesquière (Louis Vuitton), Marc Jacobs (Marc Jacobs), Karl Lagerfeld (Fendi), Humberto Leon and Carol Lim (Kenzo), Phoebe Philo (Céline), Raf Simons (Dior) and Riccardo Tisci (Givenchy).
The designers will be joined by Delphine Arnault, Jean-Paul Claverie (advisor to Bernard Arnault and head of corporate philanthropy for LVMH) and Pierre-Yves Roussel (Chairman and CEO of the LVMH Fashion Group).
YOU CAN APPLY HERE! Good luck!
LoL, Sandra
Photos: Courtesy of Louis Vuitton
What an exciting collaboration.
Melissa Odabash‘s signature flattering cuts combined with a touch of Julien Macdonald‘s high-octane glamour, what else could we have asked for?! In search of the perfect bikini, former model Melissa Odabash decided to launch her own line. Her exotic swimsuits, and embellished kaftans are a hit with the A-list, and as fit is just as important as design, the beautiful blonde teamed up with her friend Julien Macdonald to ensure all her creations look and feel fabulous.
My favorite piece is this Hilary embellished silk-georgette kaftan.
Beautiful getaways in mind, you can shop this amazing collection exclusively HERE.
Yesterday I flew to Dubai and today, I will be off to Oman. The sun is shining and I wished, those amazing pieces would be in my little suitcase…
LoL, Sandra
Me with Julien and Melissa at the Rodial Beautiful Awards 2013.
Photos: Courtesy of Melissa Odabash, © Sandra Bauknecht
Attention, ladies! This new limited edition minaudière filled with amazing beauty essentials by NY Fashion Designer, Derek Lam, and Tom Pecheux, Creative Makeup Director for Estée Lauder, who was in charge for the runway show’s makeup look, will be flying off the shelves.
Previewed during New York Fashion Week, the look inspired by the runway for lips and eyes includes: The Mascara in Black Black, The EyeShadow in Smoked Gold, The Kajal Crayon in Near Night (a navy pencil liner), The LipColor in Smoked Blush and The Gloss in Barely Gold.
All tucked inside this beautiful Derek Lam navy satin clutch that features the designer’s signature dumbbell clasp.
In Switzerland the gift set is available at Jelmoli for CHF 98.00.
LoL, Sandra
Liu Wen at Derek Lam’s S/S 2014 runway show
Photos: Courtesy of Estée Lauder
Last week, I was in Paris for an exciting special project that will be revealed in March. Here you see me at one of my favorite places in the city: at Place Vendôme, the most beautiful square in the 1st arrondissement and home to the biggest names in high-end jewelry.
My look: Black coat with lace detail by Prada, leather and cotton-jersey sweater, chain-trimmed leather mini skirt, and Betty chain red leather shoulder bag, all by Saint Laurent, fine-knit wool turtleneck sweater by Lanvin, boots by Chanel, Audrey wayfarer sunglasses by Céline and rose diamond ring by Piaget.
LoL, Sandra
Photos: © Sandra Bauknecht
Gucci dressed Beyoncé for her Mrs Carter show, Lady Gaga had the most amazing wardrobe for her Born This Way Ball tour created by Giorgio Armani and now it is Roberto Cavalli‘s turn to provide Miley Cyrus with the most dazzling costumes for her upcoming ‘The Bangerz World Tour’ that will commence on Feb. 14 in Vancouver. Here is a sneak preview:
Black knitwear jumpsuit all over embroidered recreating a zebra pattern.
Nude jumpsuit in stretch silk tulle all over embroidered with Swarovski crystals creating a nude effect on the body.
Washed denim with leopard print jacket, shorts and bra embroidered with a dégradé of blue crystals.
Washed denim with python print jacket, shorts and bra embroidered with a dégradé of blue crystals.
Over washed denim sleeveless jacket,shorts and bra with an all over ombré embroidery of metallic studs and crystals.
As the singer has announced she will include animals in her show, she couldn’t have gone for a better designer to create her outfits than the king of animal prints, Roberto Cavalli. Even that I am not the biggest Miley fan, I really like her looks for the show.
LoL, Sandra
Sketches: © 2014 ROBERTO CAVALLI SPA All rights reserved.
Every year since 2001, Valentine’s Day has marked a special rendezvous between Blancpain and women, for which the manufacture annually introduces a watch featuring an unusual interpretation of love, that lives up to expectations in a charmingly subtle manner also in 2014.
Being a forerunner, the manufacture in Le Brassus has been offering ladies’ watches exclusively driven by mechanical movements ever since 1930. The iconic Blancpain Calibre 1150 chosen for this special model is equipped with a silicon balance-spring that is non-magnetic and maintains a more constant rate over time. Issued in a 99-piece limited edition, this 33 mm-diameter watch is (RRP CHF 18.000) fitted with a white leather strap highlighting the shimmering visual beauty of the dial. Delicately yours.
LoL, Sandra
Photos: Courtesy of Blancpain
