Saturday, January 16, 2010

morning beauty


Those legssssssssssssssss, damn! Superfine like an Amazon warrior.

semi-charmed life


First look at Stella McCartney's limited edition costume jewelry line for Disney's Alice in Wonderland. Decorated with pearls and plexi charms (rabbits, Mad Hatter's topper, hearts and spades), her matching necklace and bracelet pieces are made of gold chains topped with Swarovski crystal accents which will retail for $395 and $425 respectively at Stella McCartney stores worldwide starting February.

Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland is slated to hit the theaters March 5.

*wallpaper city guide


Wallpaper* City Guide iPhone/Touch App by Phaidon, featuring "top 10 bestselling city guides" including London, Los Angeles, New York, Paris, Milan, Rome, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Berlin and Tokyo. Available on iTunes for only $3.99 but the Berlin edition is currently offered as a free download. Get yours here!

the timekeeper


Ingenious! Awesome timepiece belt by Australian designer Kirrily Johnston. And those garter chains? Just lovely.

untitled


The mysterious designer may have left his fashion house in December after some 20 years creating influential avant-garde designs but Martin Margiela was very much involved with the creation of the label's first perfume, Untitled. The fragrance, a unisex scent with a strong presence of galbanum, and notes of bitter orange, incense, jasmine and cedar, is to be interpreted by the wearer as he or she feels fit. The bottle when empty, can be used as "a dress, a lamp or anything that departs from its initial use", according to MMM.

Available at Colette on January 15 and US Maison Martin Margiela boutiques in March.

via notcot

Friday, January 15, 2010

dressed for battle


Who knew lucite is back? But my oh my, that Burberry dress? Killer threads.

nightingale on wheels

Givenchy Nightingale carry-on from the pre-Fall 2010 collection. A traveller's dream luggage that is beyond perfection.

empire state of mind

Mr Shawn Carter gave a piece of his (empire state) mind in the latest Interview magazine. The wax lyrical. The game. The change. The influence. And his thoughts on Kanye.

"Successful people have a bigger fear of failure than people who've never done anything because if you haven't been successful, then you don't know how it feels to lose it all. You don't have that fear. So why do you think people get stuck in those boxes? It's that fear of going back down."

“Rap for me is like movies, telling stories, and getting the emotions of the songs through in just as deep a way."

More on the interview here

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

all black everything

Can't get enough of it. Huynh, Trainas and Bruno owns the street.

everything is illuminated



Chunky gold plate necklace by Johanne Mills, Marios Schwab's Swarovski crystal-beaded draped dress, silk pleated coat by Balenciaga's Nicolas Ghesquiere. Pretty massive.

Dewi Driegen by Richard Bush for Elle US March 2009

More images here

shining star


Balmain sequin-embellished top. Sailor stripes in high drama glamour. Love at first sight.

hey there, handsome

These bathing suits by We Are Handsome are too gorgeous for the pool so make its worth and wear them all year round with high-waisted shorts, jeans, skirts, leggings, whatever tickles your fancy. We Are Handsome is a collaborative effort between Aussie designers Indhra Chagoury (Oscar & Elvis) and Jeremy Somers (People Like Us). All designs are named after a location (Arabia, Miami, Africa, Hollywood, you catch my drift). Retails at $163. What's your pick? I'm liking the stallion quite a bit.

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

the (visual) hit list


In love with these beautiful things (and more) thanks to Parisian créatif, Jamie of JustJr.

Monday, January 11, 2010

come to mama


My heart skips a beat everytime I see a YSL Arty ring. Wanted to get one for myself as a birthday present last November but they sold out so fast I didn't even get a chance to say "welcome to heartbreak". Moving forward, these babies are due to arrive sometime next month. Deciding on a color would be a toughie. I'd want them all.

Friday, January 1, 2010

the eyes have it



Balenciaga's Nicolas Ghesquiere personally hand-picked this natural-born athlete to walk in his Spring 2006 runway show so you know she's got it. Since then she's cruised the catwalks of Marc Jacobs and Chanel, fronted campaigns for Estee Lauder and Gap, even named one of the top supermodels of 2007 by Vogue. Only 22, this stunning chameleon's got game.

streetstyle: prints that roar

Scattered animal prints of different sizes makes it contemporary and fresh.