There is no feeling quite like going to the ballet. You get dressed up, sit on beautiful, plush chairs in a grand theater covered in gold leaf and before the curtain even opens it is wonderful.

The French return to naturalism is the perfect compliment to a summer wardrobe. These flowers are both youthful and classic. They also wouldn’t make a bad gift for any woman.

It was out with the old and in with the new at Paris Fashion week for Dior as Belgian designer, Raf Simons, showed his Fall/Winter 2012 collection. This collection was the first for Simons since being appointed the creative director of the iconic Parisian fashion house.