The decadent minxes and modish harlequins that made an appearance at Miu Miu last night come from the pen of Swedish illustrator Liselotte Watkins. Miuccia Prada tells Style.com that for Miu Miu’s Spring 2008 collection she was thinking about “life as theater, and all the clichés of how people represent themselves in the world.”

Kirsten Dunst, Miu miu, Spring-summer-2008.

His last book was published in 1998 and chances to have another one are slim. Serge Lutens was a talented fashion photographer and later became a fragrances genius. He started to experiment with makeup and photography, using his friends to pose as models. In 1962 he moved to Paris. After seeing his work, Vogue hired him to create makeup, hair and jewelry. Throughout the sixties he collaborated with great photographers such as Richard Avedon, Bob Richardson and Irving Penn. In 1967, Christian Dior commissioned him to create a makeup line which Vogue USA called “ A revolution in makeup.” Serge Lutens has a influence of geisha traditions in his work as a make-up artist. His book is just beautiful.

Books: L’Esprit Serge Lutens: The Spirit of Beauty (Editions Assouline, Paris,1992)

Serge Lutens - (Editions Assouline, Paris, 1998)