Sunday, July 31, 2011
curio noir
Zoe has written about Curio Noir in the past, but Tiffany Jeans has recently expanded the collection and I just love it. It's mystical and a bit kooky but there's a really strong attention to detail and it is beautifully scented. I like it when things are done properly. There are beautiful linens created in collaboration with artist Richard Orjis, candles in two new scents (Chypre Gardenia and Black Spice) and various other incarnations of Curio Noir creativity - handmade, one at a time. For those with a fascination for the interesting and the uncommon.
The Material Boy #484
Below: Look razor sharp with these new McQ Fall Winter 2011 jewellery collection... I need these leather double wrap bracelets with razor blade shaped hardware:-P
Below: Dog tag like Razor Blade necklaces are equally cool...
McQ Fall Winter 2011 'Razor Blade' JewelleryNow we all have no excuse not to look razor sharp this coming Fall Winter 2011. Check out these ultra cool bracelets and necklaces from McQ's Fall Winter 2011 collection! For the first time, McQ is offering a jewellery range in addition to their very avant garde ready to wear pieces. This first jewellery collection (though meant for women, boys can wear them too!) sees dominant inspiration by the most mundane of dangerous objects, think razor blades and safety pins... given a distinctive bad-boy McQueen spin, turning them into menacing but interesting accessories.
I want everything... love the razor blade shaped hardware that will get you that 'don't mess with me' attitude and envious glances:-)
(More pics on my facebook fanpage. 'LIKE' my fanpage if you enjoy reading this post.)
(McQ is available at Club 21b at Forum Shopping Mall, Singapore) Source: McQ by Club 21 Global
EARLY AUGUST 2011
Aug. 3: somewhere near Porto (Portugal) for a new exciting project to be announced soon
Aug. 4-5: Copenhagen Fashion Week
Aug. 6-7: NYC
Aug. 8-11: Stockholm Fashion Week
Aug. 12-14: Helsinki, Flow Festival
Beirut, July 2011
Aug. 4-5: Copenhagen Fashion Week
Aug. 6-7: NYC
Aug. 8-11: Stockholm Fashion Week
Aug. 12-14: Helsinki, Flow Festival
pretty pretty
Styling Dan Ahwa
Model Laurien from Clyne
This shoot features a few of my favourite pieces from spring/summer collections from some New Zealand designers - like the Stolen Girlfriends Club floral print by Karl Maughan, Kate Sylvester's feather headpiece, Ingrid Starnes' dainty yellow floral, and Twenty-seven Names' &Co knit sweaters. Sweet! Pretty! Cute!
This shoot features a few of my favourite pieces from spring/summer collections from some New Zealand designers - like the Stolen Girlfriends Club floral print by Karl Maughan, Kate Sylvester's feather headpiece, Ingrid Starnes' dainty yellow floral, and Twenty-seven Names' &Co knit sweaters. Sweet! Pretty! Cute!
Saturday, July 30, 2011
TLO + JL slippers!
You can also follow Jacques Levine on tumblr for insightful posts from the man himself musing on vintage shoe advertisements and styles. Check it out, it's truly fascinating to read. I had the pleasure of meeting him a few months back and he was absolutely delightful and had a memory for details like I've never encountered before (my own memory is such garbage I can scarcely remember what I had for breakfast).
Mostly I just want to say: YOU GUYS, SLIPPERS! What is more decadent than a glamourous pair of mules to lounge about while in your underthings? The best thing about these "slippers" is that with their leather soles they're as good for outdoor activity as they are for indoor. I plan on never taking mine off once I get my hands on them (tried stuffing my 7.5 foot into the sample size and while they fit it had an awful Cinderella's stepsister effect that did not do these dainty shoes or my duck feet any favors). Have I ever mentioned here that all the redheads in my family (apparently, I've only just recently met them) have webbed toes? I haven't got them but I thought it was a strange coincidence that the redheads only would have them. Redheads, such a are a strange lot we are.
wearing: She Should Have Stayed in Bed & The Bed and How to Make It.
Friday, July 29, 2011
Fleur Exotique
I've been back in Stockholm for about 2 weeks. I'm working at the royal instítute of technology and I haven't felt like blogging for various reasons. But before I go back to study in Trollhättan, I'd like to make at least a few simple outfit posts. I forgot my camera in Stockholm on my holiday, and today when I finally decided to make an outfit post, the batteries were dead so I had to take pictures with my phone again. Hope the lacking quality isn't too disturbing! I hope to be blogging more this fall, see you then, if not sooner :)
Weekend delights!
To brighten up your Friday and get you in the mood for some Summer time frolics, we are offering you 10% off all the collections in our online boutique. Simply use the code: SUMMER to save enough pennies to treat yourself to that juicy cocktail or giant tub of ice cream..
Happy Weekend :)
{Pre-Order - The Catherine Dress}
Don't forget to reserve the Catherine Dress for Fall! For the next couple of weeks you can reserve this charming, off the shoulder piece at half the expected retail price in Mustard, Pale Mint, Merlot or Black.
The Catherine Dress will go into production mid-August and will ship to your door in September. Reserving this piece in advance will ensure that your size and color are included in the small batch that will be produced.
The Catherine Dress
100% matte silk
$120
Choose from sizes 0-8.
(size chart coming very soon, but for now feel free to send along your measurements with your order and a size will be confirmed with you before shipment)
x
The Material Boy #483
Below: Now you can be convinced you want this Gucci FW2011 Brief Bag... clutch it as a murse or use it as a briefcase...
Gucci Fall Winter 2011 Brief BagJust in case you have forgotten how fabulous and versatile this 'transformative' Gucci Fall Winter 2011 'Brief Bag' is... here's more pics to tempt those hard earned $$$ out of your pocket.
Kwannam from we could grow up together is making sure he reminds you you need this bag.
The fab 'clutch+briefcase' is yours for USD1980:-) Anyone up for it?
(See my previous post on this bag from my Gucci Showroom visit here. More pics on my facebook fan page too.)
Source: Gucci, We Could Grow Up Together
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Jazz
My pal Letty from LA Dama sent me these ballet slippers, very much keeping with my latest style muse: 1970's Freddie Mercury. This time I'm channeling Freddie from the record sleeve of their 1978 album Jazz (and me, being very much the ham had to get his pose recreated just right, see below). Ballet slippers were a big staple of Freddie's, sporting them on and off stage. They say "real men wear pink," but I'd like to add ballet slippers to that as well.
Wearing an LNA tee, J Brand jeans, American Apparel suspenders , studded ballet flats from La Dama, and "High Voltage Bolt" lightening necklace was a gift from my dear friend Angelica Morrow, hand-made by her father, jeweler Richard Morrow.
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
couleur naturelle
That's me doing my best Zoolander impersonation when I still had virgin hair--kids, if you're listening, don't dye your hair [finger wagging]! Will I ever have the patience to let my real hair grow back? Only time will tell (translates to probably not). Right now I have my strawberry roots growing in with slight hints of the old brown dye, and the bleach to cover it all up, and somehow I'm back to square one. Bleach is a strange addiction, and a hard one to break, and of course: the grass is always greener. Funny thing is I hate blonde hair, well I don't hate it, but I don't love it either. I always seem to gravitate towards the people blessed with dark luxurious locks, not porn star blondes--think less Orange County housewife, more Lou Doillon-esque Parisian badass. Added bonus, I think darker hair is much more flattering after the toe-headed phase of youth has worn off. My two options: 1. Chopping it all off and starting from scratch, or 2. Finding a gifted wonder-working colorist.