Happiest in…
As much as I love playing dress up in gorgeous clothes and ooo-gling over the newest things that have come prancing down the runway (and trust me, I love doing these things) the...
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Breakfast with the birds.
As far as I’m concerned, any day that begins with a very foamy latte and a pastry is a very good day indeed. Spent the morning engaging in an impromptu German lesson facilitated...
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So, before I go and pop a hernia on this delightfully sunny Monday morning I thought I’d best pour out my thoughts on the Celine AW 11 collection that landed in Paris yesterday....
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First full day in my new city of Zurich and everything feels refreshingly new and so beautiful, in a way that is completely separate from England. The sun came out this afternoon and...
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Beauty 101 – Spring 2011 edition: bright lips and long lahes. Enough said. Wearing: hot pink lipstick by Models Own, lashes by Lash Lab, leather jacket by Paul and Joe Sister and necklace...
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As much as I love playing dress up in gorgeous clothes and ooo-gling over the newest things that have come prancing down the runway (and trust me, I love doing these things) the truth is I’m often happiest in my favourite and most simple basics which include skinny black jeans, converse, and cotton t-shirts. What are you happiest in?
Wearing: Madewell jacket, Alternative Apparel Rocky Eco-Fleece Zip hoodie, American Apparel Unisex Fine Jersey Short Sleeve V-neck, Urban Outfitters pink vest and black jeans, black Converse, Alexander McQueen bag, and Retro Super Future Lucia Havana Glitter sunglasses.
p.s. I promise the whole of Zurich isn’t covered in graffiti.
Breakfast with the birds.
As far as I’m concerned, any day that begins with a very foamy latte and a pastry is a very good day indeed. Spent the morning engaging in an impromptu German lesson facilitated by a napkin, making friends with some birds, and discovering the charming little space by my flat called Spheres. It’s a bookshop plus a cafe and it might just become my favourite local hangout.
Hardturmstrasse 66
Zurich 8005, Switzerland
The future looks bright…
So, before I go and pop a hernia on this delightfully sunny Monday morning I thought I’d best pour out my thoughts on the Celine AW 11 collection that landed in Paris yesterday. As I’m sure you already know, Ms Philo has been rocking the fashion world with her notoriously cool and achingly minimal creations: read tonal milky colour combinations, silky draped fabrics that billow in the most flattering of ways, block colours in shades that will make you pee yourself, and oversized gloriously soft handbags in the most non-discript of shapes… but with the all important perfectly clean ‘Celine’ etched in (because otherwise it might as well be from Zara). More than an obnoxiously loud 70s revival or a banana print, what Celine sends down the runway quietly influences what real women will be wearing for the season to come. Which is why I nearly popped a vein when I saw her AW11 collection on Style.com this morning…
Taking the whole seventies revival a wee bit too literally, one might argue, came this tripartite wooden cabinet creation. Literally including everything but the kitchen sink… because surely even those weren’t wood effect back then? While I might be to young to remember when this trend rocked the kasbah the first time around I think I’ll pass go on this one, because if it’s too heinous for my cupboards it doesn’t belong on my body*.
Ah, if anyone can single handedly bring back the white roll neck… This, for me, is Celine at its best. An austere, no fuss, sleek approach to dressing. Celine manages to continuously reinvent simplicity and minimalism in a way that looks decidedly familiar yet new. If this collection is anything to go by, come September we’ll all need a pair of slit ankle trousers with a vertical half stripe, pops of red, pointy tan booties, and a grown out fringe that we can sweep to the side. Well, at least the last one won’t put a dent the size of China in our bank accounts.
* how fickle is it that the 70s wooden cabinet print is already starting to grow on me? but not head to toe… well, I say that now…
All images from Style.com. View the entire Celine AW11 collection here.
Why, hello there sunshine.
First full day in my new city of Zurich and everything feels refreshingly new and so beautiful, in a way that is completely separate from England. The sun came out this afternoon and I took a walk with my best friend* down to the river and into the centre of town. We’re staying in a temporary flat for the next couple of months until we find something more permanent. Our very cool landlord, who I’ll hopefully tell you more about soon, gave us a little tour around our neighborhood this morning and there are so many places to explore. Zurich seems to be such a mash of competing ways of life… from the strictest of bankers in pinstriped suits, to the carefree girls in converse riding bikes… from the Hasidic Jews wearing incredibly high fur hats, to the boys in tracksuits eating kebabs on street corners. There is more diversity than I expected and while I’ve heard that the different groups in the city don’t mix I’m hoping this isn’t truly the case.
Just want to send out a big fat THANK YOU to everyone that has sent well wishes over Twitter, Facebook, e-mails, etc. - they have been so encouraging. Already missing everyone back home.
Wearing: vintage green hat, Madewell jersey biker jacket, Cabbages and Roses striped top, Next maxi skirt, vintage fur stole, Monki boots and American Apparel large leather clutch.
* and by ‘best friend’ I mean husband
Grand Life.
Beauty 101 – Spring 2011 edition: bright lips and long lahes. Enough said.
Wearing: hot pink lipstick by Models Own, lashes by Lash Lab, leather jacket by Paul and Joe Sister and necklace by Jacey Withers (both courtesy of HPR London).
p.s. off to Zurich in the morning… see you there.
