// Cheap and chic

Posted on | May 27, 2011 | No Comments

Nice round frames from Weekday & H&M.

Posted on | May 27, 2011 | No Comments

// Double cuff

Posted on | May 6, 2011 | 1 Comment

Oh — that silver cuff with simple fabric band — I love it! Image via Fashion Gone Rogue.

Posted on | May 6, 2011 | 1 Comment

// Rose gold

Posted on | May 3, 2011 | No Comments

Yes, I’m a magpie. And I love heavy wrist stuff.

Crystal and rose gold colored metal cuff from Rome. Brandless and lovely!

Posted on | May 3, 2011 | No Comments

// The concept of black shoe

Posted on | March 28, 2011 | No Comments

Once and then (not too often ) I get mail from fashion designers, their PR offices — or friends. My own radar has quite limited range, so I’m most delighted when I find totally new designers this way.

Phong Chi Lai is a shoemaker / designer from Melbourne, Australia. In addition to shoes he makes bags and accessories — jewelry, black leather sleeves… I’m drawn to handcraft and I feel almost physical pain because I can’t examine these shoe designs in person. For me they represent a perfect yin-yang approach to women’s shoe — it’s almost like the gender was insignificant factor to designer. The masculine elements are there, but they are exaggerated and combined to feminine elements so that makes they look all new. They also seem to lean to the past and to the future at the same time. The chunky wedges are tied around the ankle with delicate cords. The ballet flat borrows the cords from the sneakers. The clumpy wedge has absolutely zero prettifying elements. The masculine boots have well thought details that make them stand out from the mass produced ones. The chunky cone heel is combined to equally chunky buckles around the ankle.

It is a difficult task to beat an interesting looking wedge in my books, but I guess that certain unusual pair of brogues just did it. A block heel and the unapologetic cut between black and white leather elevates the classic brogue to new heights, well, quite literally! Nah — in real life I would have truly hard time choosing! Click the images — some of them are just larger, some are delightfully huge!

In the sea of ever-wearable black shoes these definitely look fresh to me — and very much something I would LOVE to wear. Waiting for the international retailers…

Posted on | March 28, 2011 | No Comments

// It’s oh so bright

Posted on | March 19, 2011 | 3 Comments

So, I haven’t been purchasing clothes this spring (well, I’ve had one slip at Monki and one in H&M) — but the accessories department has not been totally quiet. I have been stalking Cambridge Satchels for a while — their smallest 11″ satchel seemed to be exactly what I need. A smallish bag that leaves my hands free, good quality, reasonably priced, bright colors. The only problem was that I was unable to decide between the green and the purple.

A while ago they announced that they will launch fluorescent colors soon. Well that was it. I knew that the neon yellow was exactly what I had been waiting for — without even knowing it.

The size is perfect to accomodate the essentials. The leather is thick and lovely, the fluorescent color leaves nothing to hope for — it is so bright! I like the idea of combining it to netrals: greys, nudes, beiges — and to other brights.

I’m wearing it here with an Acne coat, COS cardigan, H&M tank, Cheap Monday jeans, JC wedges.

Posted on | March 19, 2011 | 3 Comments

// Those birds…

Posted on | January 1, 2011 | 1 Comment

Hand painted waist corset by SlipperySlopeBloomer, ring with wings by Brilliance Found.

Posted on | January 1, 2011 | 1 Comment

// Soliflower

Posted on | November 22, 2010 | 1 Comment

Oh the beauty of these hand made leather roses! I saw them in Kingdom of Style few days ago — but when Cyn contacted me via email I actually took a decent look into all her creations in ManoBello shop.

I’m very drawn to these solitary roses… …is it my emerging attraction to belts? On the other hand, those soft leathers could probably be easily wrapped to wrist or head, why not around the neck. The interplay and contrasts of motif, muted colors of leather and the material itself really make these special to me.

Posted on | November 22, 2010 | 1 Comment

// Black belt, white belt

Posted on | November 10, 2010 | 2 Comments

I haven’t been using belts much in the past fifteen years or so. But I guess that I could warm up my relationship to them a bit. I’m still not huge fan of cinching my waist (especially wide ones make me feel too boobalicious), but I guess that I might eventually start experimenting, cautiously under oversized layers or with belts that almost camouflage themselves to the outfit.

My oldest belt (well, not probably in age — but in my posession) is probably this old super skinny InWear one, with wide plain buckle. Extremely useful little piece. The newest addition is NorwegianWood elastic harness belt. I’m very fond of it’s utilitarian, medical / sporty feel and really like to layer it with similar tones — and under loose layers. I also love how the shape adds up to regular racerbacks.

Posted on | November 10, 2010 | 2 Comments

// Two things

Posted on | August 25, 2010 | 1 Comment

Two things I would like to add my autumn wardrobe. Geronimo cashmere scarf from Acne for hiding from the bad weather. Rodebjer floral dress for aggressive granny looks.

Posted on | August 25, 2010 | 1 Comment

// I see ruffles, velvet…

Posted on | June 4, 2010 | No Comments

I think that this velvet clutch from eclu is pretty much perfect. The shape, the material — and the presentation. I’m not officially thinking autumn yet, but I guess that some velvet can be foreseen far there…

Posted on | June 4, 2010 | No Comments

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