S14
Today I took the obligatory Sunday trip to the airport… errm, to buy groceries* (sadly, not to jet off anywhere exciting). Everything in Zurich is closed so, unless I feel like paying 10...
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Cambridge Remix
There’s nothing I love more than a classic revamped. I remember the first time I spotted the flouro Cambridge Satchel Bag. I was in an Urban Outfitters and it was dangling from the...
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I’m completely mesmerized by the prints from Aminaka Wilmont’s ss12 collection: the milky grey colour palette with shoots of science fiction flavoured brights. Medieval style armour has been recreated into something soft and...
Read More →Coming up for breath…
Oh, hello there. Surface to Air’s ss12 collection might not be a bundle of revolutionary design but it’s stuffed full of silhouettes that have been bubbling under the… err… surface of mainstream fashion. Most notably,...
Read More →Pilatus.
This weekend I ran off to Lucern and spent half an hour in a cable car going up to Pilatus. I’m not normally phased by heights but it felt a little unnatural being...
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Today I took the obligatory Sunday trip to the airport… errm, to buy groceries* (sadly, not to jet off anywhere exciting). Everything in Zurich is closed so, unless I feel like paying 10 quid for a bottle of milk from the shop below my flat, the only option is to head to the flughafen**. Thankfully, it’s only a short trip away. So, winter seems to have come early, it’s absolutely freezing outside and I’m likely to catch myself a cold because I’m still refusing to put on socks. Ha. Does anyone else find the transition away from summer as painful as I do? All I want to wear is this oversized waffle knit jumper. It’s so cozy. In other news, this hat seems to be superglued to my head (much to my husband’s distaste) and I like the combination of maroon, army green and navy. That’s all. Hope you’ve had a wonderful weekend.
Wearing: Banana Republic XL jumper (it’s the only size jumper that’s acceptable this time of year, I do believe), J.Crew peacoat, Zara trousers and shoes, Fjällräven backpack, and random knit hat from Tübingen.
*No, I don’t normally wear heels to buy groceries – those were just special for you.
**Impressed by my German? I’m listening to some Michel Thomas learn-a-language-at-home cds – hopefully I’ll be able to string together a sentence soon.
Cambridge Remix
There’s nothing I love more than a classic revamped.
I remember the first time I spotted the flouro Cambridge Satchel Bag. I was in an Urban Outfitters and it was dangling from the end of a rail – in all its bright hot pink fluorescent glory. I rushed to it like some sort of deluded nut-case and held it in my arms. I still wish I had gone ahead and bought it, if only I had known the way it would go on to torment me. It’s the epitome of bag perfection (for under 100 quid, that is). I love how this girl at London Fashion Week tucked in the strap of hers, instantly transforming it from a tomboyish piece into a statement it-bag. Oh, the versatility of this little beauty. If only they could figure out a way to make it change colours…
Flower power
I’m completely mesmerized by the prints from Aminaka Wilmont’s ss12 collection: the milky grey colour palette with shoots of science fiction flavoured brights. Medieval style armour has been recreated into something soft and delicate – covered in florals and fitted to the female form. I’m desperate to see these pieces in person and see how it feels to have on. I love that to contrast such elaborate pieces there are simple printed vest tops included in the line – technically these are probably more my style, although now I want to be covered in floral armour…
Coming up for breath…
Oh, hello there.
Surface to Air’s ss12 collection might not be a bundle of revolutionary design but it’s stuffed full of silhouettes that have been bubbling under the… err… surface of mainstream fashion. Most notably, the dress-over-trouser pairing – which has been creeping up on the catwalk for the past few seasons. The only people I’ve seen sporting this look though are the free spirited hippie-types who clearly aren’t rocking it because Nicolas Ghesquière told them to. But these two-part printed combinations are pretty much perfect and a failsafe way to try out the trend. Plus, they’d work just as well worn as separates. Yes, it’s clearly high time for the dress-over-pant look to get its proper revival.
Also coveting from this collection: slubby knits, the mint coloured simple dress, sheer details, bright pops of yellow and blue, the matching glittery lurex skirt/top, and the tops with shoulders cut out.
Photos via Style.com/View full collection here
Pilatus.
This weekend I ran off to Lucern and spent half an hour in a cable car going up to Pilatus. I’m not normally phased by heights but it felt a little unnatural being up that high. Standing on the edge looking down, with nothing but a rickety old wooden railing standing between me and and a 7,000ft drop, was enough to get my legs shaking and my tummy feeling a little queasy. It was gorgeous but I was pretty happy when we made it back down in one piece. The headline of ‘Swiss cable car plummets to death’ was definitely reeling in my mind at one point…
Wearing: Element Wella jacket c/o Element, Retro Super Future Lucia sunglasses, M&S jumper, YSL arty ring, True Religion Joey jeans and converse.
