karl's couture inspiration

evolution from alexander mcqueen ss 2007 (in the middle) to chanel spring 2010 haute couture (on right). spade magazine january 2010 issue editorial shot by saad al hakkak sharing karl's view.



sources style.com / fashion gone rogue

proenza

proenza schouler woven sandal. amazing. these would totally make the spring come early for my wardrobe that's definately lacking some yellow. think these matched with a smart black trouser suit or fresh light blue needle jeans cut just above the ankle - i'm going breathless.

the perfect makeup

is all about browns




editorial unknown via cartoon styles

preen pre fall

only a bit over two weeks until the new york fashion week's starts the fall collection galore going on halfway of march. can't wait! here's my favorite pre fall looks by preen.

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i love girls girls girls girls, girls i do adore.




daphne groeneveld via union models - kate moss via ffffound - liu wen via feber - angela via facehunter

particuliére

last fall it was jade green this spring it's definately this beautiful brown by chanel - particuliére. i'm waiting to get mine this week when the first packages arrive. matched here with a parade of blues, light green/yellow leather and light grey, cargo green and brown givenchy sandals and peachy beige dries van noten knit.



all pictures by tommy ton / jak and jil

bracelet

metallic resin bracelet by rick owens - 3D triangles (reminds me of spine) leather cuff bracelet by givenchy.



buy at luisa via roma

on collar

now here's a trend alert continuing with the suit theme - focus on collar. i think i've seen the same thing in all men's shows, can't wait to see womens lines. change of texture, color, material or all of them at once. i remember seeing a light beige blazer with white collars which looked amazing, just couldn't find the picture anymore again. please let me know if you know the blazer i'm talking about.





1 kate lanphear rocking shiny collars on matte. i love the combination of the smart jacket, ripped shirt and a silver armor-like jewellery. 2 black on black at lanvin ss 2010 + beautiful match of warm beige and black chloë (l'officiel) 3 light browns get a twist of cream + d&g fw 2010 wool jacket sharped with sheer black collar

photos jak and jil / style.com / sonny vandevelde

givenchy pre fall 2010

my favorite picks from the collection. the layers and shades in last picture are sheer perfection.

news

some finnish news - and i'm talking about GOOD NEWS.

1 nomad shop. i have no idea what brands is the store opening in helsinki feb '10 going to sell. i'm almost certain by the look of their site that it's going to be good. helsinki welcomes you.



2 love contemporary magazine. a newest child of paola suhonen (designer of ivana helsinki) is a magazine. teaming with the design duo ahonen&lamberg the outcome already sounds interesting. the themes behind the magazine doesn't sound bad either: 'new movement back to pure love, with a modern edge'. modern hippie-ism is all we need.



thanks kim for indirect hints