Friday 28 January 2011

More than Worthy.

I'm closing this couture sample special with some House of Worth spring / summer '11. Four words: crazy midnight butterfly war.

Who needs reality?

Oh my; the Elie Saab spring / summer '11 couture collection makes me want to play faeries in some verdant happy place:

Wednesday 26 January 2011

Is it a bird? Well, yes.

I'm not dwelling on the Givenchy spring / summer '11 couture collection as I found it too analagous to autumn / winter '10, but I had to share this close-up shot of one of the designs:

Tuesday 25 January 2011

Chanel couture.

I found one half of this collection rather underwhelming and the other the epitome of classic Chanel with a modern edge:

Monday 24 January 2011

Painter in your pocket.

Dior is the first of the fashion houses to reveal its spring / summer '11 couture collection. Behold the beautiful mixture of architectural silhouettes and full-flowing fabric, combined with a painterly palette juxtaposed with bold red accents:

Saturday 22 January 2011

I missed my coat.

So I bought a new one  -  at $55 (£35), this was cheaper than shipping my camel baby over. It's chocolate faux-fur with mustard lining and gold-tone buttons:

Vintage + 50% off for you.

Sunday 9 January 2011

New location.

Just to let you all know that, since Monday 3rd January 2011, I have migrated to Vancouver in Canada on an university exchange, which is most exciting! I'll be studying at the University of British Columbia (UBC) for the Winter semester. Here's a sunrise view from my room, no big deal:

Saturday 1 January 2011

Festive greetings & mood.

Happy New Year, beautiful people! Hope 2011 makes all your dreams come true. Resolutions, anybody? Or is everyone just too cool / lazy?

Also, for no particular reason, here are some pictures of my London dressing table  -  what can I say, I was really excited about having a tidy room for once and I needed to test out my new camera, so let's call it some kind of virtual mood board: