Sunday, 20 September 2009
Play It Tough
I love military inspired items - all that great hardware, buckles, pockets, straps and rivets! Better still if it looks like it's seen some action. So I'm having a bit of a drool-fest with this season's trends. A great contender is the Belstaff Colonial Bag, £235. This shoulder bag ticks all the right buttons with the added kudos that it was the style worn by Will Smith's character Robert Neville in the movie I Am Legend. Available from Lineafashion.com
Thursday, 17 September 2009
Skandi-lous
I'm really liking Scandinavian fashion design at the moment. Brands like Nakkna, Acne, Mentor and Day Birger Et Mikkelsen, By Malene Birger and Rutzou. Norwegian designer Andreas Melbostad is at the helm of Phi. Designs aren't fussy or frilly. Instead they represent a pared down aesthetic — urban cool. The great thing about purchasing from these sites is that if you're based in the EU, you won't have to pay import duties or taxes.
This Flaunt Print Skirt, £165 is by Acne and is found in the outlet section of their website. It's great because it's neutral hued and slightly pouffy which is great for the volume trend. Just make sure you keep it slim up top. Acne is aslo available from Net-A-Porter.
Nakkna is a Swedish design company that sells clothes that are clean lines with an emphasis on draping. Their prints are cool too, especially the Fossil print on this gorgeous dress. I first saw it on Judy Aldridge on her Atlantis Home blog and thought I had to have it. So thanks Judy for your unerring sense of style.
I was lucky enough to purchase the last one in the store and even though it's a size medium rather than small, the larger size is rather impressive. The print is silver on black which gives it a metallic edge and the part tribal, part op art design is versatile.
Be warned though, as the Nakkna site is difficult to navigate and purchase from so I ended up emailing them in the end to make my purchase but the PR told me that they will be stocking the label in Top Shop this autumn.
Danish company Mentor make great shoes with clean lines and emphasis on craftsmanship and are sold on mywardrobe.com
I've already purchased my Mentor Flat Over The Knee boots for winter which I can't wait to wear. The weather in the UK is still quite mild.
This unlined leather jacket by Day Birger Et Mikkelsen looks a lot like something Rick Owens would design and looks fab worn with layering pieces. Unfortunately it's sold out.
This Flaunt Print Skirt, £165 is by Acne and is found in the outlet section of their website. It's great because it's neutral hued and slightly pouffy which is great for the volume trend. Just make sure you keep it slim up top. Acne is aslo available from Net-A-Porter.
Acne Flaunt Print Skirt
Nakkna is a Swedish design company that sells clothes that are clean lines with an emphasis on draping. Their prints are cool too, especially the Fossil print on this gorgeous dress. I first saw it on Judy Aldridge on her Atlantis Home blog and thought I had to have it. So thanks Judy for your unerring sense of style.
I was lucky enough to purchase the last one in the store and even though it's a size medium rather than small, the larger size is rather impressive. The print is silver on black which gives it a metallic edge and the part tribal, part op art design is versatile.
Be warned though, as the Nakkna site is difficult to navigate and purchase from so I ended up emailing them in the end to make my purchase but the PR told me that they will be stocking the label in Top Shop this autumn.
Danish company Mentor make great shoes with clean lines and emphasis on craftsmanship and are sold on mywardrobe.com
I've already purchased my Mentor Flat Over The Knee boots for winter which I can't wait to wear. The weather in the UK is still quite mild.
Mentor Wedge Ankle Boot, £260
This unlined leather jacket by Day Birger Et Mikkelsen looks a lot like something Rick Owens would design and looks fab worn with layering pieces. Unfortunately it's sold out.
Bag of Noten
Saw this in the August issue of American Vogue and had to post as this is really cool. Dries Van Noten bag within a bag. I love the idea of the mock croc prim and proper handbag inside this battered looking khaki satchel looking like something Indiana Jones might keep an artefact in. I haven't seen it anywhere else on the world wide web, apparently it's available at Macy's. If anyone knows anything else about this bag, please let me know.
Everything in American Vogue is airbrushed to within an inch of its life, so much so that even the model's legs look tubular – like sausages – okay then chipolatas! All the interesting bits that make up a person's physique have disappeared under the artworker's mouse. Methinks Ms Wintour should ease off the Photoshop a bit. I don't know about the US, but over here in the UK, there's a bit of a backlash against excessive airbrushing. The latest culprit being Keira Knightley's enhanced cleavage for Chanel's Coco Mademoiselle. Keira is famed for her lack of bosom but Chanel have certainly given her more up front.
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