cold-weather style

so clearly summer is approaching, but i've been thinking a lot about the coming fall and winter in boston. living in california for the past four years i haven't bought much warm clothing. i'm excited for getting some new stuff when i get to the east coast. i think my inspiration will be the photos at hel-looks--people from helsinki are way cooler than people from alaska when it comes to dressing for the weather.

menswear so cool it hurts

i love this retro havana look by heike jarick. note to self: start dating someone who dresses like this.

i think i'm turning japanese i really think so

current obsession: obi belts. (now if only i actually owned one, or--for that matter--had ever actually seen one in real life.) dries van noten had a bunch of gorgeous belts in his spring/summer collection:













since i had never seen the backs of them i had no idea how the wrapping was going on, but i found some ebay auctions for obis that show how an (uglier) obi is tied.












now that i understand how it's done, this might make for a fun project.

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incidentally, the rest of dries van noten's spring/summer show is gorgeous.












although his fall/winter show is, unfortunately, often drab and unflattering.

more jewelry

i'm really feeling the pretty layered chain necklaces lately. here are some more cool ones from dirty librarian chains:

these are a much better take on the chain trend than all the godawful jewelry they're selling in bp and forever 21 these days:

i mean really, does this look attractive to anyone?

*the* senior formal necklace?

i need to buy or make (read: replicate) a stunning necklace for senior formal. perhaps this one, by madley, is it...?

frufru & tigerlily, a little singaporean boutique, carries some awesome new wave-inspired clothes at their website. evidently they ship internationally if you can afford the clothes to begin with!

best shots of the month

facehunter captures particularly stylish partygoers in europe's capital city. les voici - les parisiennes les plus chics du mois dernier.

fun necklace!

more nautical accessories, for your enjoyment.

a jewelry project?

elegant, simple jewelry from anne rachelle.

undesigned

i have mixed feelings about this collection from undesigned, purportedly for "urban nomads" (whatever that means). there's some real ugly stuff there, but a few of their pieces are beautiful:

shumaq

vanessa barrantes for shumaq millma - gorgeous gorgeous dresses. i wish i could buy them all.