Not of the Animal Variety
Image: R Walker The boys from Street Ettiquette have done it again. In their newest post about shawl-collared sweaters, Travis Gumbs was featured wearing a pair of "gaiters", pictured above on his feet...
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Retail Therapy: Like a Kid in a Candy Store
I have to say that walking around the big city the other day it was like my blog had come to life. I was able to visit so many stores and see firsthand items that I have featured on this blog and seen on...
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So much inspiration
We have a few bookstores here but they don't offer the same variety you find in stores in big cities around the world. That's to be expected; there just isn’t the market for that sort of thing. But the other...
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Tory Goes Tribal
Image: Tory Burch Tory Burch has once again unashamedly mined tribal cultures for inspiration and produced this strikingly interesting shell bracelet. I am a lover of statement pieces and bracelets, so...
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Miniature Mid-Century
Behold parents who are lovers of mid-century modern design, I present to you the most spectacular children's dollhouse that have come across. This dollhouse by Brinca Dada comes complete with beautifully designed...
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Lanvin Love
Images: Imaxtree/Lanvin Images: H&M Lanvin *hearts* H&M hit stores last week and I enviously watches scenes of the long lines and then mayhem as shoppers cleaned the place out. I'm so sorry...
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Designer Boo Boos
Image: Band Aid/Cynthia Rowley My love affair with Cynthia Rowley continues. While not strictly necessary, how adorable are these plasters she designed for Band-Aid? They're sure to make you feel...
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Altruistic Eyewear
Image: Warby Parker I've been looking for new frames for my prescription lenses (or "opticals" as the Americans say) for the longest while. Something interesting and different, but not so much as to make...
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Stocking Stuffer
Image: Shopbop.com Is it wrong that I love and want these Marc Jacobs silly bandz? At $15 a pop, they won't break the bank. Available here from Shopbop.co...
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Stella McCartney Launches Own Children's Line
Well, it's goodbye to the Gap for star collaborator Stella McCartney who introduced the first Stella McCartney Kids wear collection earlier this month. With the success of her collaboration with the Gap,...
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Got them
Image: island*atelier ... and they are just a cute as they looked when I wrote about them he...
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One of my favourite accessories is the watch, and over the years I've owned countless watches in different styles and types. I am always attracted to the men's watches as I like a larger, more prominent face,...
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My Perfect Aviators
Image: Anthropologie I have been searching literally for YEARS for the perfect pair of aviator shades. I love the shape, but often the frames were too large or heavy or just plain uncomfortable and so...
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kalma&violeta
No offence to any Americans out there, but I really love European design. From the clothes to interior decor, the clean lines, simple colours and the restraint has always appealed to me. Take a look at these...
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Short Stay | Ames
I love staying in boutique, designer hotels. I enjoy the thought that one day my house too could be like that. So I take the opportunity whenever I am away to live my dream. Therefore when I came across...
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Hiatus
Image: island*atelier Sorry for the lapse in posts. I've been away but I am now hopefully back on track. More posts so...
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Kate and Jack Spade
I've always loved Kate Spade and its brother company, Jack Spade, for being more than just a fashion but a lifestyle brand with lines of handbags, shoes, stationary and other accessories. Great colours, clean...
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MaraisUSA Shoes
Image: MariasUSA I love these bow maryjane flats from MaraisUSA. I love their aesthetic and the fact that they do only a few pieces and so produce design quality, rather than mass-market quantity. Other...
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Fall/Winter 2010 Trend: The Cape
This is a trend that has been featuring on the outskirts of mainstream fashion for the last couple of winters and has now risen to prominence in the winter of 2010. Its a tricky number to wear as the key to...
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Fall/Winter 2010 Trend: Camel
Image: Shopbop.com The colour of the season is camel, which along with black, grey and purple usually turns up every winter in rotation. Prepare to see it everywhere and the ubiquitous capes, belts, shoes...
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Sleeping Rough
A company in Denmark has come up with an unusual concept. Snurk (which means snore in Dutch) bedding mimics the sleeping conditions of the homeless with cardboard box printed duvets and pavement printed mattresses....
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Tennis Sneaks
Image: Bensimon I have been jones-ing for these lightweight, summer sneakers from Bensimon, well, all summer and although the end of warm weather will soon be upon us, I still wanted to feature them here...
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Mulberry for Target Now Available
Image: Target Mulberry's Target collaboration which I wrote about here was released last Sunday, October 10 online and in stores with a line of about fifteen reasonably priced bags. The bags look typically...
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Bright Suits for Men
You can call it a cynical attempt to post his picture on this site, however I have noticed a trend toward brightly coloured coloured men's suits recently. Robert Pattinson is wearing a maroon suit by Gucci and...
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A Germ of an Idea
When I lived in London, I loved to take walks along South Bank and to hang out at the Tate Museum, so I'm always interested to see what exhibitions are commissioned and installed in the Turbine Hall of the...
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Pretty Healthy
How pretty are these vitamins? The bottles are the brain-child of graphic designer Sarah Cespedes and are designed to show the colour of the product inside and the labels highlight the benefit each brings...
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Uniqlo + J
I know I report on high/low collaborations a lot, but this is one collection that has stopped me in my tracks, I love it so much. Uniqlo and Jil Sander's latest collaboration, Uniqlo + J, was released...
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Spring 2011 Trend: Yellow
L-R: Steffe, Derek Lam L-R: Tibi, Diane von Furstenburg Images: Imaxtree...
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Anthro This Week
My favourite items from Anthroplogie this week: Corinthian top by Deletta, Corset sweater dress by Leifsdootir, Berrybud boots by Chie Mihara and Pilcro's Cohort corduro...
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Spring 2011 Trend: Mixed Patterns
L-R: Milly, LAMB L-R: Alberta Feretti, Rodarte Images: Imaxtree...
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Black Ivy by Street Etiquette
There are a limited number if fashion bloggers I follow regularly and Street Etiquette is one of my favourites. Travis Gumbs (originally from St Kitts and Nevis) and Joshua Kissi are pioneers in urban...
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Spring 2011 Trend: Florals
L-R: Milly, DKNY L-R: Betsey Johnson, DKNY Images: Imaxtree...
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IKEA 2011
As a renter with an interest in stylish but affordable design, this of course is my bible. I was therefore really excited when the 2011 IKEA catalogue was published a few weeks ago and duly went down to get...
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Pop Up Shops
I have been noticing a proliferation of pop up shops recently. It's almost as though with the economy the way it is, retailers no longer want to shoulder the responsibilities which go along with having a...
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Spring 2011 Trend: White
L-R: Derek Lam, Tibi L-R: Derek Lam, Tory Birch Images: Imaxtree...
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Tommy Smythe's Gorgeous Digs
I used to be way more into television home design shows that I am at the moment. I used to watch them almost obsessively regardless of the quality of the programming or the taste-level of the outcome. I have...
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Neutral Children's Clothes
Some time ago I went through a phase where I was obsessed with getting neutral coloured clothes for my daughter, that is to say, no brightly coloured pinks, blues or yellows or anything sparkly, but more...
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A Chance Find
I love the look of a Breton stripe and have quite a few tops and dresses with this pattern in my wardrobe. In the summer they add a particularly crisp feel and I treat them as a graphic neutral that goes with...
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Plywood Playhouses
I have written about the use of plywood as a medium for making children's play structures and furniture before, and am happy to report that although my designs for the outdoor sandbox I planned to make this...
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Milan Fashion Week Spring 2010 - Prada
I am featuring the Prada show solely because it has become so directional and important in the industry - a benchmark which other designers and the high street will riff on in the weeks and months...
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Papillionaire Bicycles
My husband has three bicycles in our storeroom and rides one of them fairly regularly. They are sports bikes built for speed or rough terrain and he has the full kit to go along with them. Occasionally he...
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