Giannie's Autumn 2011 Top Tips and Wish List

Giannie Couji lists a few of her favourite things for this Autumn.

• Chloe: Black tuxedo jacket and Tan high boots  

• GOUDEMALION -  Jean-Paul Goude Retrospective at the Musee les Arts Decoratifs

• Thomas Wylde: Cognac leather jacket, Black sheer chiffon tunic and Black biker boots. 

• BOOK: Diana Vreeland "The Eye Has to Travel" by Lisa Immordino Vreeland (Editions Abrams, New York)

• Great website - www.notvogue.com

•  Listening to the old time classic DIVAs: Betty Wright ( New album out in the US), Marlena Shaw, Sylvia Striplin, Sarah Dash, Nona Hendryx, Betty Davis and VickiAnderson.

• Going to Martinique : Lush, exotic, vibrant island in the French Caribbean

• PHE collection by Paul Herve Elisabeth

• Anoushka Shankar new album "Traveller"

• Tom Ford red python bag 

• Kimmy Skota aka Pretty Yende. Amazing soprano opera singer to discover

• Postmodernism: Style & Subversion 1970-1990  at the V&A

• William Klein  (Roma + Klein ) Exhibition @ the MEP and the accompanying book ( Editions du Chene)

• Diane Arbus Exhibiton @ Musee du Jeu de Paume

• Club Shelter @ Vandam 37 Vandam Street, best tea dance in NYC with legendary DJ"s Timmy Regisford and Junior Vasquez

• Maison Adam: Best Macarons and patisseries. 6 place Louis XIV St Jean de Luz

• Vodou Bar 95 Halsey St 11216 Brooklyn :Great music and people