New Years Retribution!

I guess the retribution will be tomorrow. What will you be doing tonight?

Pic from COACD.

The Yellow Pages

Vogue Japan never gets it wrong and their Feb cover doesn't deviate. Starring Coco Rocha and Sasha Pivovarova in cooler-than-thou Marc Jacobs, with the VOGUE logo emblazon in YELLOW...consider this fore-shadowing for what's to come.









Sonia Rykiel, Lanvin and Topshop all doing some not-so-mellow-yellow.
Pics - kisses to WGSN.

Santa Baby

Santa treated me very well this year...and with a little help from a particular elf, he happened to fall upon Old Montreal hipster boutique Reborn. Of course this is no ordinary store - carrying edgy hard-to-find labels such as Preen, Duy, Chalayan - my Santa left with a special grey pearl necklace in tow. I tried to photograph it but it really didn't do it justice...so you'll have to come Montreal and check it out for yourself.

Merry Christmas O' Glossy Ones!

December 2001 Vogue cover by photographer Nick Knight...no need to mention the model...

So Damn FLY

Christmas came early and my good friend A out did herself and gave me what has to be literally, one of the "coolest" gifts. It's somewhat difficult to describe...but it's essentially a montage of fashion and art inspired short films created by a combination of established and emerging talents in the fashion and film industries.

This edition is called "Words Rembered - Conscious Dreams Fashion Films". Collaborations include such names as: Hussein Chalayan, Fendi, Thom Browne, Louis Vuitton, Zac Posen, Zucca, Boudicca, Dior Beaute, Ralph Lauren, Givenchy, Karl Lagerfeld, Prada, Alice Roi and Richard Chai.

Check out this interview with the creative director Catherine Cushman...

Montreal Represents...

On the right - Montreal stylist Annie Horth looking lovely. So nice that The Sart appreciates a little Montreal style too!

Reading....

OK so maybe I'm not exactly reading it...but I'm definitely checking out Vogue's newest baby: Vogue China. It made it's debut in September and the newest edition features the lovely Natalia on the cover. Promise to share more when I get home.

Listening...

Drove many hours today from Nanjing to Shanghai - aka civilization! And Lupe Fiasco had the honour of having the repeat spot on my ipod (must do everything in excess).

So good! I seriously don't want to say more than that. I already know you're gonna love it, especially "Daydreaming" featuring Jill Scott...

Higher Learning...

After working my way through my entire weekend (gotta love it - even the Chinese people I was working with were slightly shocked) I finally made it to see something inspiring! These pics are from the ancient Confucius Temple in Nanjing. V. cool! Enjoy...

Fashion Wasteland??

How strange that here I am in Hangzhou...where most of the world makes it's garments (ok not THE designers)...and there's hardly any fashion to be found. I'm seriously dying to get back to Shanghai so that I can at least report on some Shanghai style...and check out the sale at the Marc Jacobs store across from my hotel!

Listening...

This choice is probably slightly more predictable...I've had the Marie Antoinette soundtrack on my ipod since I left the house.

Disc One starts with "Hong Kong Garden" by Siouxsie & The Banshees - I've decided there's possibly no better a soundtrack for my trip. Disc Two has a more mellow mix of tracks for long plane and car rides. I highly recommend dropping serious hints on this one for your stocking.

Reading....

So I finally made it. It was just over 24hrs door to door so I had a lot of time on my hands. This book might seem like a funny choice for a fashionista...but it's a great read. It's a series of interconnected short stories about the relationships between a group of young doctors as they move through med school and into the operating room. For all you book nerds out there, you can add this one to your Christmas wish list too...