abbey lee

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absolutely gorgeous, she reminds me of a doll! her eyes are mesmerising, and doesn't her name just suit her so completely??

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tfs

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lyie van rycke

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simple and delicate. the coolest ones are the silver engraved discs with the red thread. the story goes - when the thread wears off your wish will come true.

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http://www.lyievanrycke.fr/

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morning beauty

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fashion gone rogue

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twins

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tfs

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running in circles and coming back as we are

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ever since i started my course and had to say goodbye (temporarily) to joys such as sandals, peep toes, sky high heels, slingbacks and cutaways i've had to reconcile myself to the fact that 'sensible' covered footwear was going to have to be made fashionable (hence my undying obsession with those studded buckled chloé boots). happily however this hasn't been as much as a chore as i thought. i've now completely fallen in love with brogues and boots. here are just two that look like fun- both jeffrey campbell and won't break the piggybank.

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shopstyle

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PARIS.

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......the city of love? and amazing fashion....and food! this is making me excited for the end of the year!!
a sumptuous editorial shot by Patrick Demarchelier and starring the magnificent Lily Donaldson. and of course, some very talented designers.

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tfs

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take the pain out of love and then love won't exist.

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ffffound, flickr, brunodayan, levanger.kommune, dvdtimes, tfs, artandcommerce

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mount olympus collection

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from the always magickal and whimsical mind of matina amanita. my favourites are the artemis necklace, griffin claw ring/pendant and hermes' wings ring. they would complete any outfit so sweetly.

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www.matinaamanita.com

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christian lacroix fall 2009 haute couture

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i always love the theatricalism (word??) of christian lacroix's shows. however, his most recent show's clothes still have a decided wearability, they are so beautiful and intricate. Haute couture is truly an artform, and an expensive one at that. this year the house of Christian Lacroix as it's been known was all but closed, retaining only 12 workers after reportedly turning a 10 million euro loss in 2008 having never in its history turned a profit. who said fashion was glamourous?? it's such a decadent idea of putting out entire collections of beauty pretty much solely for the sake of beauty, art and tradition. the costs of putting out such collections are enormous, with no expenses spared there is essentially no thought of earning back the costs through sales. this 2009 collection which may or may not be Lacroix's last was personally funded by the designer himself with many of the embroiders, seamstresses and shoe makers working for nothing, and the models were paid 50 euro each (the minimum according to French law), but i imagine a priceless honour in the circumstances. will Vlada be the last Lacroix bride to walk the runway? we can only wait and see.

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style.com

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