Photoshoot in the Library: Benjamin Von Wong goes to work inside the world’s oldest monastic library January 14, 2015 – Posted in: Content, Libraries, Photography

Think Beauty and the Beast and a library beyond your wildest imagination. Then think about how lucky photographer Benjamin Van Wong was to be able to carry out the first creative photoshoot held inside the library at Admont Abbey in Austria. Completed in 1776 Stift Admont is the oldest monastic library in the world, some have dubbed it the “eighth wonder of the world.” It holds 200,000 books and is adorned with priceless frescoes and needless to say made a…

‘Coco’ Chanel’s Salon April 6, 2013

The Salon where Coco Channel held court. She is the epitome of style and the namesake of one of the leading luxury brands in the world. She was the only fashion designer to make Time magazine’s list of the 100 most influential people of the 20th century and she loved books.The Coveteur visited her legendary apartment at 31 Rue Cambon Paris and came away with some great photos. The apartment, which sits atop a Chanel boutique, played…

"Lolita" Accompanies Natalie Portman to "Black Swan" premiere December 4, 2010

Natalie Portman at the “Black Swan” premiere Nov. 30 in New York. Credit: Evan Agostini / Associated Press Got to love the purse Natalie Portman brought with her to the premiere of her new film Black Swan. The purse comes to us from the French designer Olympia Le-Tan. Interestingly enough, the green Lolita cover design is from the first edition of Lolita which was published in France by the Olympia Press in 1955. Each…

Gorey Wear: Auction Features the Fur Coats of Edward Gorey

Among the sixty lots up for auction this week in the Edward Gorey sale at Bloomsbury is what appears to be a full run of the fur coats owned and worn by Gorey. A whopping 14 coats are up for auction including one designed by Gorey for Ben Kahn Furs. Gorey didn’t just stick to one animal. There’s the Sheared Beaver Stroller coat, one made from Lynx, one Racoon, a bunch of Otters and…

Book Wear Roundup July 14, 2010

There seems to be an increasing amount of crossover between the book and fashion worlds these days. Designer Marc Jacobs recently announced he was opening a bookshop in New York City’s West Village. The shop, to be called Book Marc, will undoubtedly carry his new line of stationary products, fittingly called the Bookmarc collection. Canadian author Douglas Coupland has announced that he is collaborating on a new line of clothes and accessories. The line is…