tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48829372350429759242024-01-20T10:53:39.645+00:00Izzen.Izzenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11590907137062797555noreply@blogger.comBlogger103125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4882937235042975924.post-61681147636744536322012-07-12T16:31:00.002+01:002012-08-07T19:49:42.080+01:00New blog: The NymphetGreetings, dear readers. Just to inform you all that I am starting a new lifestyle blog on WordPress called <span style="color: red;">The Nymphet</span>. Watch this space for the link and shiny new content.<br />
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<span style="color: red;">The Nymphet</span> has now been created, which you can view at the following link: <span style="color: red;"><a href="http://thenymphet.wordpress.com/">http://thenymphet.wordpress.com/</a></span><br />
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Most content is still pending, but you can catch a first-hand peek at the layout and preview the tone of the site. Additionally, constructive criticism regarding the design of the site would be much appreciated; such comments may ideally be left on my introductory post on <span style="color: red;">The Nymphet</span> or here on this post or via email.<br />
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So, do check back later this week for some pretty posts if you so fancy. Happy reading!Izzenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11590907137062797555noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4882937235042975924.post-49463073818621278702011-11-28T20:14:00.003+00:002011-11-28T20:26:51.615+00:00Mancunian writings & baby bee.Just to let you all know that you can read all of my contributions as Beauty Editor to <a href="http://www.student-direct.co.uk/"><i>The Mancunion</i> </a>at the following address: <a href="http://www.student-direct.co.uk/author/isabelle-dann/">http://www.student-direct.co.uk/author/isabelle-dann/</a><br />
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Also, just thought I'd share with you the beautiful<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"> Alex Monroe</span> baby bee necklace I received as a birthday gift back in September and haven't taken off since:<br />
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Looking forward to not spending an age strapping my bowling-style handbag to the back of my broken bike rack anymore - cue permanent strap dents and the occasional inevitable road trip...Izzenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11590907137062797555noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4882937235042975924.post-62915010758251706662011-08-21T21:00:00.002+01:002011-08-21T21:03:55.625+01:00Wedding dress.My cousin's getting married next weekend in Tuscany, cue fervent search for a dress that's both formal and summery and flattering for the unseasonal combination of platinum blonde and a ridiculously pale skin tone. Found this baby on <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Asos</span> in the sale for £25, down from £65:<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In terms of make-up / accessories, I'm thinking a dewy complexion complete with gold or silver lids, nails, and metallic shoes.</div>Izzenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11590907137062797555noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4882937235042975924.post-77258296111886066942011-05-25T10:57:00.002+01:002011-05-25T11:01:39.917+01:00Macabre morning & internship.Excuse lack of updates recently; I've been super-busy with my new internship at<a href="http://www.wolfandbadger.com/"> Wolf & Badger</a>, which - just in case anyone was wondering - is a gorgeous concept store showcasing young independent designers with a focus on a luxury British lifestyle aesthetic.<br />
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The latest products to catch my eye are the stackable coffee cups by <span style="color: red;">Phoebe Richardson</span>, £44, which are delightful as hell (geddit? - okay I'll stop punning now). Call over some some friends for some comic relief with your coffee.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Meanwhile, the notably high karat - 22k gold-plate - is responsible for that luminescent yellow glow. Sitting a couple of inches below the collarbone, this piece evokes laid-back luxe for daytime while offering a subtle edge to nocturnal adventures.</div>Izzenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11590907137062797555noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4882937235042975924.post-83923155111403052692011-04-23T22:24:00.000+01:002011-04-23T22:24:04.042+01:00Death by Bebaroque.These various delights from <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Bebaroque</span> are my latest temptations:<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">NB: Apparently, this is my 100th post - sweet!</div>Izzenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11590907137062797555noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4882937235042975924.post-7833015441383524532011-04-18T22:11:00.005+01:002011-04-25T22:21:52.419+01:00Spring addition.These gorgeous seagull print tights by<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"> Gal Stern</span> at <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Wolf & Badger </span>are the answer to that awkward in-between weather (sunny and spring, yet still chilly) and would look perfect with an all-white ensemble, such as a white lace dress, toughened up with some black / suitably Gothic ankle boots:<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Printed silk shift dress with bows at neck, £1,016, by Mulberry. Geisha shoes with lilac platforms, £385, by Kenzo. Handmade vintage velvet and linen flowers (in hair), from £40 each, by Marina Rendle, from The End. Pink sunglasses, £310, by Giles Deacon for Cutler and Gross. Drop earrings, £135, by Husam el Odeh. Vintage velvet and silk flowers (at neck), from £48, from Virginia Antiques. Crystal necklace, £750, by Paula Bianco.</span></div>Izzenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11590907137062797555noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4882937235042975924.post-48741301610052306322011-04-17T04:38:00.003+01:002011-04-18T22:13:09.188+01:00Sexual man-shades.I spied this pair of <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">RayBan</span> men's sunglasses today (although I think they would look equally chic on a certain type of lady), so enjoy the visual:<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Hm. There's been more testosterone in my posts lately. </div>Izzenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11590907137062797555noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4882937235042975924.post-1773408060675947732011-04-14T00:03:00.004+01:002011-04-25T01:19:32.107+01:00De-stress dance.It's essay overload / finals time, which means everyone should just get up and dance for a bit, obviously. Here's my fabulous friend <a href="http://styledoncanvas.tumblr.com/">Sandy</a> and myself dancing terribly and de-stressing in the process:<br />
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Last year's event was <a href="http://www.vogue.co.uk/news/fashion/street-trends/100908-isabelle-dann--fashions-night-out.aspx">truly amazing on a personal level</a>, so I'll definitely be back. Here's hoping I get to meet the sublime <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Christopher Bailey</span> (CEO of <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Burberry</span>) all over again:<br />
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What can I say? I'm a sucker for a dandy.</div>Izzenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11590907137062797555noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4882937235042975924.post-21633803275197911702011-03-20T17:15:00.002+00:002011-04-18T01:26:31.033+01:00McQueen exhibition.I was ridiculously excited to learn today that there will be a retrospective<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"> Alexander McQueen</span> exhibition - Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty - in the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Metropolitan Museum of Art</span> in New York, running from 4th May-31st July (hence the excitement, as I shall be arriving in New York for the very first time on the 29th April for a long week!).<br />
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"The show — which will feature about 100 examples of McQueen’s work — will span a series of galleries depicting the designer’s key themes, such as Romantic Mind and Romantic Primitive. Star pieces will include the dress worn by Shalom Harlow while being spray-painted by robots for his SS99 show and a gown made of silk and real flowers from SS07 that shed blooms as it went down the catwalk. (It will be displayed in a bell jar, adorned again with real flowers, which will decompose over the course of the exhibition to become potpourri-like)".<br />
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"Pastel pinks are too girlie for modern young women who buy their own clothes, but it is a shrewd choice for a collection created to be bought by men for women of a certain age (no woman uses her own money to buy couture), with their worrying hairstyles and make-up like a mask, snuggling into expensive furs. We catch occasional glimpses of them in the ritzier parts of London, but in Paris, they’re everywhere. And for these women and their men, the outrageously obvious, even crude bow to femininity that baby pink brings is absolutely in character with the part played by the wife or mistress of a rich, powerful man. Let us put aside our reservations, however, and instead admire Lagerfeld not only for understanding this market, but for meeting its needs so consummately".Izzenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11590907137062797555noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4882937235042975924.post-19390728962356561032011-02-03T05:27:00.003+00:002011-02-03T05:30:51.362+00:00The return of Gemma.Without meaning to sound too fangirl-esque, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Gemma Ward</span> is my favourite model ever (pictured below on the cover of <i>i-D</i>), an accolade I don't award lightly.<br />
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Unsurprisingly, therefore, I was most cheered to read this article on the British <i>Vogue</i> website:<br />
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I'm just glad most of all that Gemma has begun to find mental peace. If this means she may come back to modelling in the not-too-distant future, then all the better.Izzenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11590907137062797555noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4882937235042975924.post-1606180209873353002011-01-28T23:15:00.001+00:002011-01-28T23:18:59.641+00:00More than Worthy.I'm closing this couture sample special with some<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"> House of Worth</span> spring / summer '11. Four words: crazy midnight butterfly war.<br />
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