Sunday, November 6, 2011

Au Revoir Loulou



Loulou de la Falaise
4th May 1948 - 5th November 2011

 Great style speaks for itself...





























Loulou talks about her collaboration with Oscar de la Renta

Au Revoir Loulou.

15 comments:

Bienvenue chez French Girl in Seattle... said...

I had no idea she had passed away. You're right, Dash. Great style (and photos) speak for themselves. Nice post. Veronique

Popbabe7 said...

So sad. This post is such a fitting tribute. Did you know she was born in England?

hong kong property said...

awesome interiors :)

helen tilston said...

May she rest in peace.
Such style and grace.
I could not help but notice the ubiquitous cigarette and of course it makes me wonder if it contributed to her early departure. She left too soon

Thank you, Dash, for the beautiful tribute

Helen Tilston xx

e said...

Very sad but a wonderful tribute. People today live longer than in previous generations so it's a bit shocking when someone in their early sixties departs...Any information on the cause?

Dash said...

e it is terribly sad especially as she was only 63, I don't know what the cause was:

The news was made public by the Pierre Bergé-Yves Saint Laurent Foundation, who announced her passing ‘with immense sadness,’ referring to an unspecified ‘long illness’ as the cause of death. Bergé declined further comment.

A Super Dilettante said...

What a great loss. Loulou will be greatly missed. The picture of her wearing a turban took my breath away. How could someone be so effortlessly chic? It must be something innate to pull it off near-alienating level of elegance.

ASD

PS. My dear, I've moved to a new blog address http://asuperdilettante.blogspot.com/

Alison Cross said...

I love the pix, as usual - beautiful studies of her - fabulous bone structure!

The interior shots are also fab, but Tartarus would DIE if I had that much 'clutter' around the place.

Confess to looking at all the cuffs in teh bowls and thinking 'BANGLES!!!!!!' for my Rene Perle fixation lol!

Ali x

Pull Your Socks Up! said...

Thank you for sharing these beautiful pics of Loulou, Dash. I remember seeing pics of her and YSL in my sisters' mags during the 70s and she resonated with me even then. xoxo

Tish Jett said...

Hello my cherest Dash,

What a perfectly lovely tribute. She was divine in every way.

Thank you for this post. (I'll link to you tomorrow. She was the quintessential French "girl" in the best sense of the definition. And, who wouldn't dream of being a muse?)

xo,
Tish

sharon said...

Beautiful trubute Dash to what was maybe one of that generation's most striking French women - no one had more style!

My Grama's Soul said...

Incredibly beautiful and talented woman.

Jo

Francesca Muir said...

An extraordinary woman and an extraordinary life. Thank you - a great tribute to her.
Francesca

teamgloria.com said...

a most lovely tribute.

we were Very Sad to hear the news from the YSL office (we didn't get the bulletin directly, we hasten to add) about Loulou.

tres triste.

sending much love from team gloria in manhattan

quintessence said...

Totally agree with Tish - divine in every way!!