happy halloween

Cheap Monday shorts, Zara cardigan, Urban Outfitters top, vintage sweater, vintage bag, Minelli shoes, vintage bathrobe belt used as headband

I want a platinum blonde life

The Sound of Silence

Hello Darkness, my old friend

I've come to talk with you again...

I just got back from 3 weeks in Madagascar. It was the greatest experience and surprisingly inspiring. Now it's time to catch up on 21 days worth of fashion!

XX or XY?

Je m'appelle Celine

Here's my attempt at channeling some Spring 2010 Celine...

H&M top, Lacoste skirt, hand-me-down belt.

I bought this shirt a while ago and this skirt I've had for a really long time (yet another hand-me-down from my mother). The belt you've already seen and heard about, it was my mom's too.

I earnestly believe Phoebe Philo is a genius of modern simplicity and clean-cut elegance.

In Celine Resort 2011, she introduces distinct yet fluid lines with pants made of the most delicate materials in simple colors like black and white. There is something very effortless, almost careless, about the way they hang off the waist yet they still expose a certain structure and shape brought forward by the crisp of the textile. Besides, they seem to be have been made for movement, for a determined walk as these photographs prove which goes to emphasize this notion of fluidity.

The use of colors was more diverse this time around with vibrant hues that were sometimes subtle but mostly presented through a color-blockesque scheme or simply through prints. When it came to colorful pieces, I especially liked the sportswear-chic pants with laces. The yellow one's green laces are more obvious because of the actual pants' attractive color but the white and black ones' (pink and green) are noticed less easily which makes them a whole lot more interesting once spotted. They just appear as details and details, when presented neatly, always add poise to an outfit.

As it was in both most recent Spring and Fall collections, the clash between harsh and soft, leather and silk-like textile, is also very present.

...and the gold jewelry was quite divine though I am starting to tire of these types of gold, smooth-cut bracelets and necklaces that embrace wrists and necks I've been seeing everywhere...

Anyhow, talking about Celine (Celine Spring '10 clogs), I got these Minelli clogs a while back for the meager price of 55 euros.

A Farmer girl was the result of my very first try at matching them up but next time, I think I'll go for something a little less stereotypical, something a bit more modern, something simple, elegant, something Phoebe Philo, perhaps!

Top Ten Lust Items

1.These Proenza Schouler heels

The cool green scaly material, the splash of silver, the curve of the black heel: these shoes are absolutely refreshing. I feel like they are the earth-bound incarnation of an underwater rockstar's stage pumps.

(via Jak&Jil)

2. A full Chloe pantsuit...

...Because the lines are perfect. Also, the looseness of all three garments along with the kind of square, virile shoulders scream effortless chic, androgynous elegance, poise.

(via style.com)

4.A Cheap Monday pair of shorts

I already have these in black denim but they fit so well, I really want to get them in light jean. They just kind of hug your hips and thighs and stop somewhere in between your waist and hipbone, right below your belly button which is extremely comfortable.

(source unknown)

3.This cute cloche from Urban Outfitters

This small, cute, 1920s vibe cloche is my new closet must-have.

(via Urban Outfitters)

5.This Celine coat

Three buttons, no sleeves, a deep blue color, this coat is simple and I love it.

(via style.com)

6.Some Chanel sunglasses

I saw these when I was out shopping with friends. I've got this thing with round sunglasses so these oval/circular ones really caught my eye.

7.This jacket+ this sweater= my leopard-print joy

I need to see these in more detail but so far, I'm loving the fur collar and overall artsy graphicness of the two pieces.

(via style.com)

8.Dress/Shirt from Marc Jacobs Resort 2011

Beige, black, and white combined in an orderly way. This is just one of those pieces that are timeless and chic and that's why I want it.

(via style.com)

9.These Repetto heels

I saw these in green in some magazine but I like them even better in nude. On top of their color being super versatile, they're made of velvet, soft, pretty, velvet. And if that's not enough to convince the parental unit they must be purchased, they make me think of The Velveteen Rabbit, yes, that adorable little story about a melancholy bunny.

(via Repetto.fr)

10.YSL Resort 2011 jumpsuit (belt included bien sur)

Colorful, neatly-cut, short and fun, must buy.

(via style.com)

Knit Me A Mark Fast Dress

Mark Fast, Andam 2010 nominee, definitely knows how to make a knit dress look torn apart in a most elegant and orderly manner, which, when you think about it, is kind of paradoxical. These are (conveniently) arranged chronologically and the evolution of Fast's design is quite obvious this way. The rips become more and more complex and kind of lose their original rawness to rather embrace a more ordered romanticism.

I admire the intricate rip designs but I must say these perhaps more "moderate" pieces caught my eye. I kind of want them. I totally see myself wearing the black dress at my private French catholic school which is named after a Saint by the way in particular. I think the whole rip across ma boobs thing going on would be holy approved of. The skirt I love because it just looks like those ravels of what might be suede are dangerously hanging by (a) thread(s). The way the material is cut right at the hips is also somewhat attractive.

But for now, I think that when it comes to ripped (artfully...or not) garments I'll have to stick to homemade slashed tights!

Grab A Surfboard...

...and let's go surfing

My mom's signing my sisters and some friends of mine up for scuba-diving this summer... or maybe surfboarding?

What I'll (read "'d wish to") be wearing this summer:

Lauren Moffat bikini, shorts, top, and hat + a Patrick Ervell raincoat + some Proenza Schouler shoes...

But until then, I'm going to have to stick to rainy clothes (not that a raincoat doesn't scream raininess but it seems this yellow transparent thing going on would be more appropriate for summer):

And this 100% Mommy-youth-clothing outfit... I love the dress and the clogs are totally diy material. I'm thinking nails and lace... And the white belt! Yes the white belt, this picture is really crappy, but it reminds me a lot of Spring Alexander Wang and Celine stiff corset-styled string on shorts and dresses... which I've grown fond of!

An inspiration board that is currently up in my room:

I love the Bottega Veneta Spring print ad campaign. The lighting is amazing and everything about the photograph, from the wispy blond hair to the delicately untied wedges through the model's nonchalant pose and the ruffle of the almost milky white dress against the comforting hue of brown of the basket, screams perfection.

Talking about Bottega Veneta Spring RTW 2010, I've fallen in love with these simple summer wedges...

(Is that Anya from ANTM?)

They're very sober shoes and though a wedge heel usually adds certain weight to a silhouette, it seems these lighten it up and bring that difficult to attain elegant touch.

I also loved the make-up and hair at the show. Gotta love the effortless chic in the combination of messy hair and perfectly applied lipstick. Which by the way reminds me I need to get my hands on that sick purplish lipstick color.

(Ginta Lapina is gorgeous!)