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I have always loved this colour combination… It’s funny how you love something, get obsessed with it for a while and then completely forget about it. I used to love this mix of “colours” in my Uni days and again, a few years ago. It’s a way to update black and white, and still keep [...]
I don’t know about you, but if I could, I’d fill an entire wall with a library of just fashion books. I’d turn to them on grey days, or days where I needed a little dash of inspiration. There are a few new releases I have to add to my list (a larger space to [...]
You all know how much I admire Gayatri Devi – Rajmata of Jaipur. Well, let me start by saying that she was in a class all her own. However, this specific photo of her… …is echoed in this specific photo of Giovanna Battaglia, former Vogue Gioiello and Vogue Pelle fashion director and currently, a stylist [...]
Bottega Veneta, the brand that is woven into the heart of leather luxe lovers the world over, has ventured into fashion films, releasing their first glimpse earlier today on Nowness.com. The film, called Viaggio Notturno (night journey), is directed by Christian Weber and inspired by BV’s Creative Director, Tomas Maier, who is no stranger [...]
Mr. Bailey is a muso. And so am I. Loved this little vid from a little brand called Burberry, featuring a little band called Madness. The April Showers at my end were in the form of nostalgic (happy) tears at hearing this lit’l tune again after so long. It’s part of Bailey’s Music Mondays – [...]
In one of Meisel’s photographs of Kristina Salinovic for Vogue Italia’s recent issue… …I saw another face. A timeless face. The stance, too, transcends time. Both it and the hat were seen recently at Tarun Tahiliani’s AW11 show. Dovima would have worn the feathered hat so well, no? Images (in order): MagXone; My Vintage Vogue; 50′sfan; WLIFW.
The musings of Mr. Meisel caught my eye this month. He photographed Croatian beauty Kristina Salinovic for the April 2011 issue of Vogue Italia. It’s like the perfect Italian holiday. Images: MagXone.
Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week is just bursting with fashion stars. I’m taking it all in – and will have more for you soon on yesterday and today’s shows. In the meantime, here’s one of my faves from Rajesh Pratap Singh’s AW11 collection.
One of the best parts of a new season is the unwrapping of new shoes. These little darlings made their debut today. I call them les petites souris – because they remind me of wee little mice. By Canadian shoe designer Abel Muñoz. Italian made. The softest grey and sand suede, including the laces! Worn [...]
In a country known for duality, it is only fitting that there are two main fashion weeks in India. The Mumbai mavens have Lakme Fashion Week, which occurred in March, showing Summer/Resort 2011 collections. (Read my Lakme 2011 posts thus far.) Meanwhile, Delhi divas are donning their designer duds for Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week, which started [...]
Many years ago, in a land not so far away, two designers went head to head in a controversy over bandages. The era was the ’80s. The land was Paris. The designers were Azzedine Alaïa and Hervé Léger. The bandages in question were in the form of dresses. Léger worked for Alaïa (although this isn’t [...]
That blue is back again. You know the one – you wore it years ago, for that pop of colour – back when pop music was heard on the spirit of radio? I opted for electric blue when fluorescent colours were all the rage back then. It was under the radar, over ultra-glow, neon yellows, [...]
Anna Wintour is the latest Game Changer to be profiled by Bloomberg TV, as part of their ongoing video series. Ms. Wintour didn’t offer up an interview to Bloomberg, but I am curious to see what the likes of RJ Cutler, Tom Florio, Vera Wang and Chuck Townsend have to say about our favourite editor. [...]
If you aren’t ready for full-on fuchsias, brilliant blues or the colossal kaleidoscope of colour that is this season’s signature, you can hover on the hue horizon with just a clutch of colour. It’s all part of the Burberry Brights collection for SS11. Images courtesy of Burberry.
While I’m not usually a fan of the clunky shoe and espadrilles don’t ever strike my footwear fancy, I was drawn to these wedges by Mary Katrantzou this season. Maybe it’s the colours, maybe it’s the sleeker wedge…or maybe they just remind me of summer vacations in the Med… Images: Vogue.com.