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Bohemian Beauties, Hippy Chic and Family …

Tuesday, January 10th, 2012

One of the best parts of my Christmas break is seeing my large, beautiful and totally eccentric french family.

Allow me  to introduce you to my  sister Daphne’s kids.

Without much a do … Alix of Bohemia … fashion and clothing designer extraordinaire.

After spending 2 years wowing Hong Kong with her style and designs, Alix recently moved to London.

She is a visionary, creative soul, world traveler and all around tres chic IT gal …

Visit her blog for an abundance of inspiration : Alix Of Bohemia

All of these designs are available for purchase, contact her for details.

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Alix and I were talking about shooting her first major collection in an exotic location

and then I had the idea to do a sort of  “Royal Tennebaums” theme.

In the beautiful house they grew up in, with all the siblings.

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This is her little sister Olivia who is leaving NYC and heading  to London UK! Yay!

The beautiful thing about Livi is that she has no idea how gorgeous she really is!!

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This is Caleb, the youngest,  a prefect at Choate Rosemary Hall.

He manages to be  cute, creative, smart and quirky all at the SAME time.

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And then there’s Cyril, who is dashing and elegant and so misunderstood … he’s a  PICES after all …

Cyril is living and working in Paris, taking a break from St Andrews but mostly breaking a lot of girls hearts …

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And this is Daphne, my amazing beautiful creative sister and the the mother of all these gorgeous kids!

Daphne is a ceramic artist, fabric and jewelry designer, architectural interiors, culinary maestro … the list is endless.

She is truly an artist …  in every pore of her body … from the color she chooses to put on the walls to what she prepares for every meal.

I am so thrilled that she is moving to Rhode Island …Yippee!!

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Stripes inspire mother and daughter’s creations …

Ceramic Lamps and Urns by Daphne Verley – dress by Alix

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Hand made bow tie made by Caleb.

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Alix has a way of combining items that you would not  normally see together and yet she merges them flawlessly.

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Family snuggle …

France et Alain Verley

Monday, November 14th, 2011

I have been putting together ideas for Christmas presents for all  my siblings …

We are 9 children (including myself) + husbands and wives + 30 grandchildren + 5 great grandchildren…whew!

I came across these fantastic old photos from my parents old albums, which I will reprint for everyone.

This was my parents wedding day in Neuilly, Paris on the 20th of October 1945.

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Perhaps looking at these images my whole life has rubbed off …

This could be one of my wedding images from one of my couples.

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This is my mother as a baby …

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And as a young girl …

She is so beautiful! My sweet mama.

 

Dancing Shiva

Tuesday, November 1st, 2011

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My prediction … this boy will be BIG one day! In more ways than one …

Thanks Mr. Magnus!!

MBV’s New Site is coming …. Yippee!!

Monday, June 6th, 2011

It is almost here … MBV photography’s NEW website.

My beloved Anurag, who is THE web designer extraordinaire

is just making a few adjustments and tweaks.

Anurag asked me for a recent photo of myself for the new page …

and  for the girl who hates to have her photo taken…

this was in between takes of our “Ross Simons” shoot last week.

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A little bit of Loopiness is definitely needed after 10 hours of non stop shooting …

and a few of my honey who loves to be photographed …

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I love you baby!!