Tutelu Fashion Tweets

Handmade bags, purses, cardholders & more

2009-01-12T01:54:00.003Z

Just found this on Etsy, LMcreation. They got some pretty cool stuff. I love how you can get something really nice and special for such reasonable prices. The cardholders go from as little as six dollars and they are great!

A Cuppa Owl

2008-12-30T09:45:00.004Z

Iittala has always had a nice range of designs, but this coffee set from the Taika series, that I found at Bohemica's, sure are something special.

I love them!

Comme Wallet 2.0

2008-12-24T04:15:00.004Z

Well, the funniest thing this Christmas is probably that me and tutelutten gave each other the same things, without knowing it, wallets from Comme des Garcons.

Actually, this was my first ever thing from Comme, that in itself is so exciting!! It is also the best wallet I've ever had so I'm so happy! It's perfect in size and the look of it feels very me. I take it up all the time from my pocket to just look at it. It's so nice.
Tack!!

Comme Reptile Patchwork Wallet in White Leather

2008-12-24T01:26:00.002Z

I got this for Christmas and I love it! It replaces an old black reptile skin leather wallet in black. It's the perfect size for cards and a few notes and not much else... I hate carrying around bulky wallets and this just sits nicely in the front pocket of my jeans or pants. Thanks @tuteluttan!

Dover Street Market x Gloverall in Canary Yellow

2008-12-20T22:37:00.003Z

I want this dufflecoat from DSM x Gloverall. Gloverall can you believe? Look here at their rather stuffy (and ugly) traditional range. Somehow, reissuing the dufflecoats in superbright colors has done wonders for this old English brand. Of course, association with Rei Kawakubo's flagship Dover Street Market is also priceless for Gloverall. These coats are unisex and are also available in other stunning colors.

They don't make them like they used to!

2008-12-19T19:54:00.002Z

"A woman’s jacket, from around 1616, in linen that was worked with silk, metal thread, spangles, detached buttonholes and satin stitches" - NY Times Seeing History in the Eye of the Needle

New Years

2008-12-19T01:07:00.007Z

Not too pricey dresses for the Holidays from Lipsy. I don't have any problems with finding things I want on that site. :-)

Our Top Dressed Dictators

2008-12-16T03:04:00.006Z

1. Papa Doc, Haiti

A style icon among tyrants who always dressed in black. I don't know if he demanded the people around him to wear white or if it's just because of the tropical climate. Striking however!

2. Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe

Mugabe is quite extraordinary in his extrovert, colorful and very African style. It is said that Mugabe is the security guards worst nightmare because you can spot him in his outfits with your naked eye from up to six kilometers distance.

3. Josef Stalin, Soviet Union

Stalin isn't famous for only creating the Stalinism and being one admitted excellent people killer, he is also a style icon for many men and (next to Burt Reynolds) fashion history's most important advocate for the mustache trend. Here he is pictured in a clean, snow white outfit inspired by the uniform look and with an impeccable grey back slick.

4. Adolf Hitler, Germany

Hitler's very significant look with the carachteristic form of brown uniform, typical side partings and the signature mustasche have been a style icon for fashion fanatics through the years.

5. Idi Amin, Uganda

Christmas tree fashion and nicknacks at its best. Idi Amin held no limits when it came to rewarding himself with medals. And to appear, heavily overloaded with these medals.

6. Augusto Pinochet, Chile

Pinochet had, for his whole life, a passion for the militant fashion. Here, he composed an outfit in the classic colors of marine, rosen red and milk white. The gloves in white leather are magnificent.

7. Kemal Atatürk, Turkey

This founder of the turkish republic and a symbol of Turkey itself, was always extremely well dressed, but still with his own carachteristic style. He was often seen in some sort of dress suit with a thin tie and almost always wearing his and the nations signature garment, the fur fez.

8. Fidel Castro, Cuba

Fidel has never been late in catching up trends, here he is seen in in the very first nerd glasses on Cuba, a whole 23 years before the man on the street caught the trend. Castro has always been as well manicured as long bearded, and has almost always been seen with his iconic accessories such as the hat and Havana cigar. The later has become on of the west worlds most powerful potency and masculine symbol.

Not on the list

Converse 100th Anniversary Special Edition Chucks

2008-12-12T04:17:00.005Z

I want these special edition sneakers by Converse, spotted at Dover Street Market. Originally commissioned by Isetan Tokyo for Converse's 100th Anniversary.

Lampgirl

2008-12-08T09:56:00.000Z

Jackets for Men by Comme X H&M

2008-12-07T05:26:00.002Z

I came across these jackets by Comme X H&M for men that I quite like the look of. I'm stuck in the fashion slums of New Zealand for the Antipodean summer so I have not had a chance to actually see and try on any of them. I wonder what the quality of manufacturing is like as H&M is not renowned for high end tailoring or quality control.

Samue: Zen Monk Styles

2008-12-07T02:34:00.008Z

For those bored with the flashiness or absurdity of contemporary fashions, Samueya offers a return of an ascetic simplicity. Samue refers to the traditional working clothes of Zen monks, and the selections from Samueya are all produced in association with Dento Geijutsu wo Kiru kai (Association for Wearing Traditional Art).

Whilst one might be forgiven for questioning the commercial feasibility of such a niche fashion enterprise (traditional Zen attire?), CScout Japan in fact reports that Samueya have served over 130000 customers since starting up in 2007!

I wouldn't wear them out but they might make for some nice comfortable lounging clothing for at home wear... kind of like daytime pajamas!

Fragrances I love: Comme Series 3 Incense

2008-11-29T20:18:00.004Z

Perhaps one of the most unique series of fragrances in the history of modern scents, Comme des Garcons Series 3: Incense features the incense atmospheres of famous holy sites - Avignon, Jaisalmer, Kyoto, Ourzazate, and Zagorsk - bottled in 50mls. One of the few to receive 9/10 from Monkeymanmatt at his fragrance blog!

If you get a chance, smell these fragrances... once you do, you will never forget them. I'm running out of my bottle of Avignon...

Comme Everywhere: Strengthening or Diluting a Brand?

2008-11-27T23:31:00.005Z

Have a quick look at Comme des Garcons flagship Dover Street Market Paper. The screencap above is taken from the end section of the latest DSM Paper.

Comme (and its founder Rei Kawakubo) is perhaps one of the most distinctive fashion brands around today, with a reputation for quirkiness, cuts and styles that unsettle one's sense of being clothed and embodied.

Recently however, Comme has gone all out collaborating left right and centre with just about everybody from H&M this season to Nike and Fred Perry. A great deal of these collaborations appear to involve nothing more than the appending of the Comme signature or label to an existing line, with minor stylistic variations.

As I intimated in an earlier post, one really has to wonder if these expansionist activities work to strengthen or to dilute the CDG brand?

Plaid Bags for Men

2008-11-21T05:45:00.004Z

Just saw this on Blackbird and thought they looked remarkably similar to Karen Walker x Swandri bag I posted about here a while back.

Licca-chan in Issey Miyake Pleats

2008-11-20T01:54:00.003Z

Pleats Please Licca is a product deriving from the Power of Toy Project. It features an iconic Japanese doll draped in Issey Miyake's signature pleats. Cute.

Too Racy for Italian Vogue

2008-11-19T01:54:00.004Z

Fashion photographer Steven Meisel shot these images for Italian Vogue, but when they saw them they said "no, no!". Too juicy for Vogue. And I can understand that. BUT! V Magazine felt differently and decided to publish the whole spread in their December issue.

I'm sure people are gonna say this and that about these photos, that were "too racy for Italian Vogue". But surely, that's what he wants, Steven. Provoke and try new limits.

Do you think it's too much?

See all the photos here.

Warning: Sending gifts is known to cause feelings of happiness

2008-11-16T09:35:00.006Z

I saw this recently whilst checking out Tiger Bow - a mixed reality 'social shopping' site that allows you to send actual gifts to virtual places such as an email address or Facebook profile page.

Thinking of gifts... there are so many things I'd like to give and receive. As for what I would like... any of the following would make me happy!

Jacket, shirt, and trousers by Junya Watanabe

Shirt and trousers (with foldover detailing) by Comme des Garcons

Images - thanks to Dover St Market DSM Paper

Comme Des Garcons Spring 2009 Men

2008-11-01T06:36:00.004Z

I am just loving the CDG Spring collection for Men! Its a welcome return to restraint... sombre even. Especially after the rather manic Homme Plus collection. I have to confess I love black, I always have and always will...

Hirst X Levis: High Art meets Street Fashion

2008-10-31T04:04:00.003Z

Now that Damien Hirst is a global brand hundreds of millions, it seems fit for Hirst to expand his brand to include everything under the sun. This of course includes fashion. Not wanting to be outdone by celebrities collaborating to break into fashion (e.g. Kate Moss for TopShop) Hirst has released a line of clothing with Levis.

I rather like the paintwheel pants and skull jacket though they are exceedingly bright! Thanks to HighSnobiety for spotting this.

Fashion, Attitude, and Arrogance in New Zealand

2008-10-22T23:50:00.002+01:00

The Fashion world has a reputation for swollen egos and offensive attitudes though it is by no means fair to characterize everyone into fashion in this way. Recently however, I had the misfortune of stepping into a small and new'ish fashion store on 197 Karangahape Road in central Auckland - Vickie Sudarath.

The people who work in there are offensive to the extreme and appear to have enough ego to fill the entire shop to overflowing. I have never encountered such rude salespeople... possibly one of them was Vickie herself. In any case, it was enough to put me and my friends off shopping there. I would advise against going in there as it is bound to put a dampener on your day. Furthermore, the clothing is neither fashionable nor well made.

As a comparison, I have always had excellent and friendly service from Rei Kawakubo's Dover Street Market flagship store in London. If anyone can get away with ego, it should be Kawakubo but surprisingly, everyone at CDG is so friendly.

More generally, New Zealand offers very little in terms of fashion, particularly for men. The fashion world here is like the art circuit here... small, insular, and full of inflated egos with little substance to show for it.

H&M X Comme Des Garcons Men Preview

2008-09-23T18:04:00.005+01:00

I just came across a preview of the much awaited collaboration between street-low H&M and high fashion artist Rei Kawakubo. It looks impressive and has key signatures such as the alternative fabrics on sleeves and bold patterns (polka ensemble).

The high-low combo is however rather pale and insipid when contrasted directly against Comme Des Garcons current line for men (Homme Plus).

If there is a lesson to be learnt here, it is to tread carefully with collaborations. Collaborations promise the serendipitous explosions of emergent creativity on the one hand, and the plain and simple dilution of substance and style on the other.

Benetton Autumn/Winter 2008 Men's Jackets

2008-08-20T15:05:00.004+01:00

I went shopping yesterday for jackets. I've been looking for a simple slimcut black jacket for some time. By chance I popped into Benetton on Oxford Circus. I haven't been into a Benetton store for years although I remember being obsessed with Benetton and Sisley almost 15 years ago. The Italian brand has more or less hovered at the sidelines of the fashion world in the past decade. I was therefore pleasantly surprised to find a well cut Sisley jacket in black, on sale 50% off for £50.

I also saw some great new season jackets from Benetton. They were really affordable (that surprised me too as I seem to remember them being more expensive) new prices for jackets about £120 and not much more for the trench coats. Clean cuts and well constructed, I couldn't resist buying one.

The womens new season range is also quite attractive...

More Comme for H&M

2008-08-18T13:05:00.003+01:00

I guess they are starting to pop up everywhere but I really want to look one and two and seven times at this!!!
I like the first, second, third and last ones the best.

Swedish Underwear & Superwear

2008-08-02T15:20:00.002+01:00

I recently found and bought some great colorful patterned underwear / superwear made and designed in Sweden. Everyone will undoubtedly be familiar with tennis superstar Bjorn Borg - well Bjorn Borg has his own label of underwear! The other label is Frank Dandy (I've not heard of them before but they make nice 'superwear').

Criminal Tattoo

2008-07-15T00:37:00.007+01:00

Whilst in Sweden (Gothenburg in particular), I noticed an extraordinarily high number of young people sporting extensive tattoos covering entire arms and legs... and also numerous exhibiting neck tattoos. I wonder, are young Swedes more heavily tattoo'ed than their American, British, French, Chinese, Japanese, or Australian counterparts? Or is it mainly a Gothenburg thing - all the heavy tattooing?

Aesthetically, I saw a great many tattoos with Asian or Metal inspired symbols and themes - particularly on the armbands and sleeves. One wonders if a lot of the Asian ink is inspired by Japanese tattoo? Incidentally, there is an exhibition of Japanese Tattoo in Gothenburg at the moment.

I didn't notice any at all inspired by Russian Criminal Tattoo however... I think this is an aesthetic space that has been a little overlooked as a source of inspiration. I came across an encyclopaedia of Russian criminal tattoo recently (Russian Criminal Tattoo), and I must say a lot of it really is rather stylish and very original. I'd like to get the book, and more, I'd like to see some criminally inspired ink...

Burberry Factory Outlet London E9

2008-07-01T15:17:00.004+01:00

Burberrys have come a long way since their iconic trench coats made their way from military trenches to become a global status symbol. In recent decades, the brand has suffered from a lack of stylistic innovation. This has all changed recently and some amazing new styles are to be found for both men and women.

Today, I discovered that their East London based Factory Outlet / Shop (29-53 Chatham Place, E9 6LP) is only a 10 minute walk from where I am staying. So I made my way there this afternoon and have returned home disappointed. I was hoping to pick up a black jacket or overcoat. But the men's selection at the outlet is dismal - mainly boring polo tees and jeans, though they do have an extensive accessories collection for both men and women. They just didn't have any jackets or overcoats which is what I was after. Actually, they did have some nice messenger bags too for £149.

If you are a woman however, you are in luck. They stock a full range of clothing including jackets, overcoats, skirts, dresses, and accessories. They have some beautiful stoles also. Fortunately, they have realized entire worlds exist beyond plaid / checks. I do like the women's quilted overcoat (below).

Price wise, you can pick up a good deal if you were to visit regularly... though I would always check online also from reputable dealers on Ebay. Security is intense so don't forget to check your bag in as the guards can be rather bossy. The store is open 10-6 Mon-Sat, 11-5 Sun.

Umbrella ella ella ella ella

2008-06-29T22:24:00.001+01:00

I really really really want an umbrella like this one. Fantastic.

Converse White Leather Hi Top Men

2008-06-28T10:21:00.005+01:00

I think these are the new white leather shoes I want to get. My old Lacoste pair had the ultra slim soles but has reached retirement age. The new Lacoste white leather shoes don't do it for me. But these Converse white leather hi tops are perfect I think... I could go for the low cut ones but I think the hi tops look better.

Colorful Londoners

2008-06-25T10:27:00.002+01:00

I met some colorful London girls last night at an exhibition private view in the Canary Wharf financial district. I loved their outfits... and was struck by the plaid bag which is very similar to mine. I had to ask where she got it from... guess? It's from H&M. I wonder when they released that?

necklace me

2008-06-23T15:10:00.003+01:00

Necklaces from Cajsita Design and Petronella, available at tjallamalla.

Följ min blogg med bloggkoll

The Iconic Kiwi Woman: Bringing home rugby gold

2008-06-23T12:21:00.005+01:00

Most rugby fans and readers of newspapers in New Zealand and Britain will by now be familiar with the story of the sexual escapades of 4 England Rugby team members and a host of teenage and twenty-something New Zealand girls at the Hilton Auckland New Zealand.

So far we only know the identities of Kiwi Sophie Lewis and David Strettle. Sophie Lewis has since sold her story to The Sun. Describing her life changing experience, Sophie says, "He was fantastic in bed – awesome and had amazing staying power. He kept going like the Duracell Bunny in the TV ads... We must have done every position imaginable by the time we’d finished. What a night." Lucky Sophie... doing it in every way and making a tidy sum from it too for a NZ party girl (not a celebrity) - $12000. Its a far better rate than what most prostitutes get in Auckland I would say.

Elsewhere that night, other England rugby players gang banged another girl who subsequently alleged rape without wanting to lay formal charges. Both girls met the rugby players at Auckland's Pony Club. It is believed that her boyfriend had some part to play in the allegations. As her boyfriend, I would be wondering what on earth she was doing drinking with the players at the Pony Club in the first place. She was reportedly part of a gaggle of rugby groupies witnesses observed "cavorting and lap dancing with the men on the night one claimed she was raped".

It is not only the reputation of English rugby and the wider rugby community that is at stake here however. It is also the reputation of Kiwi women. Given the heroic status of rugby in New Zealand, the All Blacks are in a way the contemporary icons of Kiwi masculinity, it is not surprising that a great number of Kiwi women desire men conforming to such images. The gold-digging aspect is perhaps something new, inspired by the likes of Heather Mills?

Are the Kiwi women in this scenario not today's iconic rugby loving NZ Woman? And if so, are they not in fact bringing shame on New Zealand as a culture?

"Yeah, my legs are pretty short actually..."

2008-06-21T21:50:00.005+01:00

Don't really like the outfit on beautiful Lily Cole, but man this sort of makes you realize how models actually look next to mortals. How bizarre.
Amazing! Is it even human?

Maybe we should be thankful there is a model industry, because without it maybe these giant girls would be counted as outcasts and feel bad about their height.
Maybe.

Fashion (or the lack of) in Lillehammer Norway

2008-06-18T23:57:00.004+01:00

We went to Lillehammer with the knowledge that it hosted the 1994 Winter Olympics - a fact that Lillehammer never fails to point out at every public opportunity. Expecting a world class city, we found instead something of a rural retirement village of sorts. As for the clothing and fashion, if what we saw is any indication of the village's fashion index, Lillehammer is clearly not the place to go shopping...

Serge Gainsbourg with Jane Birkin

2008-06-14T10:16:00.002+01:00

Too fat to model?

2008-06-08T12:39:00.000+01:00

Swedish Clogs in and out of fashion (and then in again)

2008-06-03T19:40:00.010+01:00

This is a classic sight on doormats in Sweden. The clog. I remember running around in those floral ones as a little girl. I had white and red ones too. Every family has at least one black pair standing on their doormat. They are ugly but perfect when you're just gonna run over to the neighbor "borrowing milk" or something.

However!

I stumbled across this place, Swedish Hasbeens, where they have some new takes on the whole clog thingy. Well, new for me that is, they've made them since the '70s (the only time clogs actually was fashionable).

They are all ecological and really genuinely made with fine leather and pine tree.

Still, mixed feelings for me because of my association with those ugly clogs I showed in the beginning. But these last ones... I think I could wear them! I miss the sound of walking in clogs.

Old and new clogs or trätofflor/träskor/tollor... we have many words for them!

versus

Gap Introduces Artist Editions T-shirts

2008-06-03T00:00:00.004+01:00

GAP together with Whitney Museum of American Art and Art Production Fund has launched a limited edition T-shirt line with 13 T-shirts designed by some of the most influential contemporary artists; Chuck Close, Jeff Koons, Marilyn Minter, Kiki Smith, Cai Guo-Qiang, Barbara Kruger, Ashley Bickerton, Kenny Scharf, Glenn Ligon, Rirkrit Tiravanija, Kerry James Marshall, Hanna Liden and Sarah Sze.

This concept isn't feeling too fresh but still, it will probably sell like butter melts in sunshine.

My favourites:

Designed by Hanna Liden and to the right, Jeff Koons.

T-shirt designed by Chuck Close...

...and by Glenn Ligon.

They're all $28 but will surely be more on ebay...

Men's Messenger-Laptop Bag in Plaid and Leather Trim

2008-06-02T11:07:00.001+01:00

Dior Homme geeks

2008-06-02T10:04:00.005+01:00

Featured above is not some insecure foreign exhange students, no, it's models at the Dior Homme F/W 2008 photo shoot. How very... unfashionable. One would have expected a bit more glam for that one, right?

Speaking of DH, I remember these from the S/S 07 line... I loved the collarless shirts.

Have tried to dress both brothers and fathers in this but they think it's "gay".
OH DEAR it is not gay it is super hot. Hot hot hot.

Mens Colored Jeans - I'm not gay and I want some bright colored denims

2008-06-02T03:44:00.006+01:00

I said to a male friend the other day that I was looking for a pair of bright red, yellow, or green jeans... having seen the Levi's York Super Skinny in Chilli. My wardrobe is full of blacks and some browns and I thought some intense color wouldn't go astray. When I asked him what he thought of those Levi's he said that only homosexuals would wear jeans in that color, which made me crack up! It's a common assumption amongst the masculine masses also that an interest in (or even passion for) clothing and fashion is likewise the preserve of the gay male community.

These are however ludicrous notions and associations! I am not gay but I want a pair of bright colored jeans! It's proving to be rather difficult to track some down online however. I love the color of the Levi's and if they are the skinny cut I wouldn't mind a pair. I also like the colors of the jeans in the other images but I can't say I am into the ensembles - I don't particularly like the glossy jacket look.

RIP Yves St. Laurent

2008-06-02T01:25:00.002+01:00

PARIS (Reuters) - French fashion king Yves Saint Laurent, hailed for revolutionizing the way women dressed, died on Sunday, a close associate told France Info Radio. He was 71 and had been in poor health for some time.

Rest in Peace YSL!

Dr Huxtable's Crazy Sweaters on Ebay

2008-05-30T02:37:00.004+01:00

Bill Cosby is selling off Dr Huxtable's fabulous patterned sweaters on Ebay for charity. I remember these sweaters so vividly from The Cosby Show! They're crazy!

Feeling retro

2008-05-30T00:40:00.004+01:00

Jag har klippt och klistrat hela kvällen. Pyssel pyssel.
Pimped my Waywarer's with some vowels and consonants.

Coolio.

Shoes that went to far

2008-05-27T12:38:00.008+01:00

I complain a lot on my high heels... but after watching this from Japan I don't think I can anymore.
What were they thinking?

3.1 Phillip Lim Fall 2008

2008-05-27T02:31:00.006+01:00

Gorgeous dress!! And I like that blue color, dislike the cut of the vest though. This was the only piece from Phillip Lim Fall 2008 I really liked.

During one of my many times browsing Style.com, looking for things I might like... ME ME ME - you know, I instead found these images from Phillip Lim's Fall 2008 RTW Collection. As usual I tend to like the mens collection and dislike the womens, and vice versa. Why is that? Are the designers just not capable enough?

Anyways, this is for you Tutelutten!

1. Love the whole outfit. Sort of daring with the different blues o different beiges and the black.
2. Velvet jackets are very sexy done right.

3. Amazing coat and I love the socks and the lenght of the pants. Very cute.
4. Don't love the fit and cut of the clothes, but love the idea with the scarf. It could've been in another color though, to prevent the feeling of a towel.

More pictures at style.com.

Denim favourites

2008-05-26T22:19:00.008+01:00

After almost two years of not wearing jeans at all more than on rare occasions, I'm starting to get a little sick of dresses...or at least, sick of using them every single day. Realized I have to update my denim wardrobe a bit.

Acne has always been my number one favorite in jeans, but I really like Seven too, however, they're hard to find in Sweden, I only have one pair. Cheap Monday is another frequent citizen in my closet because they give you brilliant fit for almost no money at all.

Anyhow, thinking about getting this bright pair. They look so soft and smooth and lovely for summer.

Speaking of Acne Jeans, I like this wash and the shoes are really cool. For Tutelutten of course!

My search for Messenger Bags for Men continues: Margiela and Carga

2008-05-26T14:40:00.007+01:00

I am always on the hunt for unusual messenger bags for men... well for myself really. A while back, I was looking at some made from exotic skins, and let me tell you, they have exotic price tags also. In any case, I found two outstanding bags today. One I would carry and one I wouldn't.

Martin Margiela's guitar bag is attractive and singular... and also has a plaid patterning. However, I would never carry around a guitar case simply because of its awkward size and shape. I would never carry Margiela's guitar bag either.

The Carga Large Bag on the other hand is funky, minimal, and well constructed. Industrial felt of all materials! Its a nice assemblage of materials - leather, industrial felt, metal fasteners, and leather inner pocket. At £185 its pretty reasonable compared to £605 for the Margiela bag. Both are available at oki-ni.

Modular Clothing: Extending the cut-and-paste logic of cultural production

2008-05-25T10:49:00.005+01:00

I came across 'Modular Anatomy' on FashionIndie just now. A collaboration between Stone Island and Aitor Throup, it involves a modular assemblage consisting of individual cushion fabric parts.

Incredible! If this is the prototype of what is to come, I am already imagining multicolored, multi-textured clothing modules with sculptural enhancements of all sorts! Imagine, changeable sleeves, collars, gloves, and so on. I love it!

Chunky heels

2008-05-24T18:34:00.006+01:00

Mon Dieu!

Yesterday I spent the exact same amount of money as Tutelutten did on his fine APC coat, but on some nice pieces of something that was once a cow and a tree.

Who said money can't buy happiness? I'm happy. And intoxicated by the wonderful scent of leather. Aaaah...

PS. They're totally dancable as well. Tested.

Crazy loafers from Lanvin

2008-05-24T16:29:00.003+01:00

In Sweden we have a rhyme that goes "gult är fult" meaning yellow is ugly.

But yellow isn't ugly at all.
It takes a real man to walk in these yellow striking pair, don't you think?
Found them at Roland's blog.

The New Zealand Man according to Wikipedia

2008-05-24T11:48:00.007+01:00

[Archetypal Kiwi Bloke Fred Dagg]

How fascinating... somehow whilst wandering around online, I decided to google 'New Zealand man'... It was because I was looking at a blog of men's fashion crime and decided to look for New Zealand examples of mens fashion crime. Google turned up the wikipedia entry for New Zealand Culture with a section on the New Zealand Male. I am posting the section in its entirety as there are some bizarre and intriguing aspects to this portrait of Antipodean masculinity. I am also taking the liberty of posting some classical images of NZ men, oh and also iconic 'bush' clothing line Swandri.

[Epitome of New Zealand masculinity]

[Icon of NZ masculinity Colin Meads - mentioned in the entry below]

[Swandri - Iconic NZ working class / 'bush' jacket, useful for pig hunting in the native forests]

[Swandri - Classic NZ work clothes]

[Swandri by Karen Walker: You won't catch any of the rugby folk in this line by Swandri]

The kiwi male

The stereotypical New Zealand male is essentially a pioneer type: he is rural, unintellectual, strong, unemotional, democratic, has little time for high culture, good with animals (particularly horses) and machines, and is able to turn his hand to nearly anything. This type of man is often assumed to be a unique product of New Zealand's colonial period but he shares many similarities with the stereotypical American frontiersman and Australian bushman. New Zealand men are supposed to still have many of these qualities, even though most New Zealanders have lived in urban areas since the late nineteenth century. This has not prevented New Zealanders seeing themselves (and being seen) as essentially country people and good at the tasks which country life requires.^[13] The stereotypical Kiwi male is assumed to be a heterosexual of Anglo-Celtic origin, although Māori men are often seen as embodying many of the characteristics described above.

The kiwi male is said to have unique qualities which have become national stereotypes in their own right:

Kiwi ingenuity: This is the idea that New Zealanders display a MacGyver-like ability to solve any problem, often using unconventional means or whatever happens to be lying around. This is also described as the Number 8 wire mentality, which holds that anything can be made or fixed with basic or everyday materials, such as number 8 fencing wire. New Zealanders seen as embodying this quality include Burt Munro (subject of The World's Fastest Indian) and Richard Pearse, who some believe achieved flight before the Wright Brothers. Kiwi ingenuity is also linked to the phrase "she'll be right, mate" (shared with Australia), which expresses the belief that the situation, repairs, or whatever has been done is adequate or sufficient for what is needed. It is seen less positively than Kiwi ingenuity, especially if something goes wrong. Kiwi ingenuity is not strictly a male preserve, although it is generally spoken of in relation to men.

The hard man: New Zealand men have often been stereotyped as strong, unemotional and prone to violence.^[14] For many years this was seen as a good thing, and was best embodied by All Black Colin Meads. Voted 'New Zealand player of the century' by New Zealand Rugby Monthly magazine, Meads was the second All Black to be sent off the field, and once played a match with a broken arm. Although he was known to assault other players during games, this was generally approved of as 'enforcement' of the 'spirit of the game'.^[15]He was also a supporter of sporting contact with apartheid South Africa. In recent decades the macho attitude has been criticised as dangerous both to men who embody it and those around them. It has been blamed for New Zealand's culture of heavy drinking and its high male suicide rate.^[16] However it still has its supporters, with some commentators claiming that the All Blacks do not have enough 'mongrel'.

Rugby, Racing and Beer: New Zealand male culture was traditionally said to centre on the 'three Rs': Rugby (union), (Horse) Racing and beeR. Rugby union has long been popular as both a spectator and a participant sport, with the national rugby team (the All Blacks) considered national heroes. Horse racing has always been more popular as a focus of gambling than for any other reason; as in most countries, horse racing in New Zealand is too expensive for anyone other than the wealthy and their employees (such as professional jockeys and support staff) to fully participate in. In addition, for many years horse racing was one of the few things which could be legally bet on. Beer is New Zealand's most popular alcoholic drink.

Few people consider the Three Rs to dominate New Zealand culture today, although rugby and beer are still very popular. Race betting has declined in popularity, partly due to the legalisation of other forms of sports betting in the 1990s, although cup races still attract considerable attention. National level rugby continues to be very popular as a spectator sport, although not to the same extent as in the mid twentieth century. Spectatorship at club and some regional levels has also dropped since that time, mostly due to television and the increasing number of international and semi-international (ie the Super 14) matches. There has been some concern in recent years that parents are reluctant to let their sons play rugby for fear of injury, however it has been estimated that 14% of 5 to 17 year olds regularly play. Beer continues to be a popular drink, although it is losing ground to wine and 'RTDs' (ready to drink spirit and mixers).

Geek Style: Video Game Inspired Craft & Fashion

2008-05-23T07:28:00.006+01:00

This is too much, in the coolest way possible! Sprite Stitch is a blog devoted to video game inspired arts and craft. As you can see, I have a little obsession with space invaders!

Stolen Jewels: Cultural mashup as wearable art

2008-05-23T07:00:00.007+01:00

I think its hard to come up with new concepts in jewellery that are both stylish and wearable. Thanks to @christydena on Twitter, I came across Stolen Jewels, a jewellery concept that does this successfully.

As MikeandMaaike tell us, Stolen Jewels explores the tangible and the virtual (it is thus a mixed reality concept) in relation to the production of value. The artists googled the world's most famous and expensive jewellery, appropriated low-res images of these objects, and then reproduced them by printing and scoring on leather. The results are stunning, with forms that hark back to the age of low-res computer displays and chunky pixellated space invaders (the brooch above for instance).

These postmodern jewellery works can be found at Velvet Da Vinci, where many other exquisite jewellery pieces may be found. Aren't they a joyful mashup of tradition and innovation, hand crafted skill and digital rip-off, early computing and the era of Google?

Marc...Warhol?

2008-05-21T18:49:00.007+01:00

Interview put Marc Jacobs on the cover of their latest issue, and in a report inside they claim him to be the Andy Warhol of the 21st century.

Um...?

To me, Marc Jacobs has become nothing more than a media clown and a celebrity wannabe in the last years. He used to be my house god and I used to adore his designs, but not anymore. These days I usually hate the Marc Jacobs lines, but still love the Marc by Marc Jacobs designs (probably because - I suppose - he isn't designing them...).

He's gone out of control, he's even "threatened" to make a reality show about himself. Good way to finally kill a career completely. Are we focusing on the right things the moment, Marc?

Most Fashionable Politician: Geert Wilders

2008-05-20T12:21:00.005+01:00

Tuteluttan and I have an ongoing search for today's most fashionable politician. In a previous post, Tuteluttan nominated Carl Bildt and I agreed. Today however, I came across this image of the controversial Dutch politician and film-maker Geert Wilders. I think with that rather stylish Euro-cowboy black suit, black hat, and rifle, Wilders really comes off as a master of his image. I think Wilders therefore takes the prize for today's most fashionable politician!

Geert Wilders shot to a kind of political notoriety with his controversial perspectives on Islam and Europe. His very recent film Fitna is considered inflammatory by many muslims... and so the video posted here may be removed by Youtube sometime soon.

outfits.se

2008-05-20T01:41:00.003+01:00

Just a tip, Outfits.se, a place where Swedes upload their...exactly - outfits! Of course there's a huge blend of styles (and quality) but most of all a nice source of inspiration when I don't know what to wear and the people on Streetstyleblogs seems to stand above human.

Since it's in Swedish, here's some guiding to Outfits.se:
Current top ranked outfits - here.
Latest uploaded - here.

Some personal favorites of mine:
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Design Your Docs

2008-05-18T16:26:00.004+01:00

Ha! Speaking of Dr Martens, look what I found at Fashion Flash, now you can design your own! And if you win, they'll become real. Fun! Or a good way to kill time on a rainy Sunday.

Plaids for Men: From Pendleton Vintage to Comme des Garcons

2008-05-18T09:12:00.003+01:00

[Vintage plaid smoking jacket - No label]

[Vintage Pendleton plaid jacket]

[Comme des Garcons plaid jacket]

I've been checking out plaid jackets for men recently on Ebay Tuteluttan. What do you think of these? The Pendleton ones are especially interesting as they have quite a range of plaid patterns. The Comme ones are amazing of course... the red one is especially cool being reversible.

Flowers on repeat

2008-05-17T18:37:00.004+01:00

I think I'm entitled to do some obsessing over a certain garment, I am a fashion blogger.

Here, that "dress" again.

As you can see, one needs to wear it with something under. At first I didn't like the idea of doing that at all, thought it looked like a pregnant dress gone wrong, but now I'm falling for it a little bit... am I wrong here?

The picture from Stureplan above is of the Swedish fashion blogger Style by Kling. He he.

Marc Jacobs steals 1950s Swedish design

2008-05-16T03:25:00.003+01:00

According to Sweden's The Local, Marc Jacobs very recently stole a Swede's design from 1950s for his own line of fashion products. Looking at the pictures, it certainly seems to be the case. I'm sick and tired of big companies ripping off the everyday creativity of the masses. Given how the fashion industry bleats on about counterfeits, I hope Olofsson sues Marc Jacobs for stealing his father's art. Incidentally, Olofsson should now release a line... I would buy one... they look funky!

Göran Olofsson remembers well the brightly coloured scarf created by his father Gösta in the 1950s. "I was very surprised when I saw the new scarf. It looks like a clear case of plagiarism," he told The Local.

Orgasmic floral sneakers from Nike

2008-05-16T00:01:00.007+01:00

You know how you sometimes feel like you're actually going to die if you can't have a specific something (or someone)?!
Well, thanks to tutelutten I found DSM, where I found these sneakers from Nike that are just fucking stunning. I need them, and especially the red... I really hope I can find them somewhere, in my size.

DAYEM!

Hello Sailor

2008-05-15T18:25:00.007+01:00

Walked by my favorite little vintage store today on the way for a meeting and saw this stunning little sailor dress... I'm going back tomorrow to see if it's still there, if it is, I need to have it.

If it isn't, I'll just have to find another one... am totally obsessed with becoming a navy girl now. Yum...

This one is really cute and relaxed, would buy it. From ebay of course.

This one is from ebay too, and probably the perfect one... Except it's size 3XL. Hello? I'm not there, yet...

A sexier one from Style by Stars (aka som sort of knock off). I'll buy it if I can't get the one I saw today.

Helmut Lang Spring/Summer 2008

2008-05-15T00:22:00.008+01:00

I was checking out Helmut Lang's lookbook for S/S 08 and found these hot hot hot pieces of leather... There are no better pics of them than these above, so I'm not even sure if they're high heels or not but I just love them!!!

I really like leather sandals for summer overall and have a brown pair of "Jesus"-ones from Vagabond and I recently got these ones in black leather too:

From Din Sko. Photo: Lisaplace

Stumbled upon Lang's mens collection too of course - tutelutten's gotta have something too ya know - and it wasn't quite as boring as the womens (from which the shoes was the only thing that gave me any special thrills)...

The Mickey Mouse Bow Tie

2008-05-14T10:48:00.003+01:00

Speaking of bow ties, look what I found at Robin Klang's fashion blog! Marvellous!
He's a bit secretive about this and if you want to know how to get one you'll just have to email him at klangblogg@gmail.com.

Lavender jeans

2008-05-14T08:59:00.006+01:00

Acne is my long time favorite in especially denim, I was checking out Acne Jeans and found these. Reminds me of the pair I found for Tutelutten. How very matchy!

Jag älskar detta!!!
Stiligt!

Scandinavian Style for Men: Rickard Lindqvist

2008-05-14T05:54:00.004+01:00

Damn, Rickard Lindqvist is making some superstylish clothes for men! The innovative trousers are especially cool in the 1st and 3rd image. I like how they sit over the knees. That black jacket in the last image is beautiful also. Unfortunately, none of these are available outside Scandinavia and Japan :( Tuteluttan you have to look out for them for me... especially if there are any sales or outlets stocking his stuff!

Digging Number (N)ine - Miyashita for Men 2008

2008-05-14T05:42:00.003+01:00

I am digging Number (N)ine's Fall 2008 range for men. Warm colors, nice layering of patterns, and the white gloves in the first assemblage are awesome! I'm not so convinced by the footwear although Tuteluttan see the second image the boots remind me of Docs. Pictures of the complete collection are on Men.style.com.

Them Swedish spirits are calling my name

2008-05-14T01:20:00.005+01:00

Feeling very patriotic tonight for a difference, I remembered this performance by Roger Pontare back in 2000. I think (along with a lot others) we should use this as our national anthem in Sweden. Here's the English version for y'all.

Just look at the clothing! So horrible yet truly amazing. And especially check the guy in the background jumping around. Crazy!!!
I think this actually could count as haute couture!

Wonderful Clara

2008-05-13T23:56:00.003+01:00

Splendid fashion blogger from Norrland, Sweden, Underbara Clara is wearing all vintage. How amazing! Contrasts, contrasts contrasts!
She painted flowers on her shoes. Aw.

Detta är så underbart jag ska gå och måla blommor på mina skor nu.

Takato Yamamoto and PsychoKiller Fashion

2008-05-13T21:05:00.005+01:00

I am a fan of Takato Yamamoto's art and whilst looking at Tokyo Look Book (which I blogged about here) I noticed the strange similarities between one of Yamamoto's artworks and an individual featured in the Look Book. All the 'Rising Sun' man needs is a butcher's knife to complete the psychokiller fashion detailed so well by Yamamoto in his art. John Coulthart has a great post on Yamamoto's art in his blog Feuilleton.

[Takato Yamamoto]

[Serial Killer Fashion?]

Fashion Books I want on Japanese Aesthetics

2008-05-13T20:53:00.004+01:00

The Tokyo Look Book by Philomena Keet and Yuri Manabe is full of great photographs such as the ones you see below! You can get the book at Amazon or check out their Blog.

I also want Style Deficit Disorder by Tiffany Godoy, also available at Amazon. The great thing about both books is that they also include interviews and historical notes.

Jeans for men

2008-05-13T14:23:00.006+01:00

I've always wondered, is it hard for you guys to find good jeans? Or is it just me who suck at it?

I helped out brothers and friends from time to time and found it rather difficult to find a pair that isn't too tight or too baggy. The way men's jeans should fit is much harder to decide than on women I think. On us it's often OK and safe as long as they're tight...

Anyhow, these from Whyred are really nice and the wash is a bit different and refreshing for summer!

Ropes

2008-05-13T12:43:00.002+01:00

I found this image in DavedeLuria's photostream on Flickr... rather beautiful what can be accomplished with ropes. Reminds me of the Miyake top I posted previously - the top has the appearance of being constructed of braided ropes.

We Love Moose and Bear and all things Craft

2008-05-13T12:19:00.001+01:00

Is it just me or has craft made a massive comeback in recent years? Through Twitter, I found Moose and Bear Crafts, the blog of @scarlettholly. She sells her funky little creations on Etsy. Etsy has certainly contributed to the revival of hand made art. It is like the Ebay of the craft world and many oddities and treasures are to be found there.

Striking in and out of color by Lars Wallin

2008-05-13T11:52:00.006+01:00

Lars Wallin, best known as a haute couture designer and designer for the Swedish Royal House, came out with some pieces for men for a change, in 2007.
It's pretty daring to mix the red with the almost orange red but the result is pretty striking!

I usually don't necessarily fall for the long coats on men, but this coat is just amazing, such a power coat!

For more Lars Wallin for men, check out Cavaliere.

Fashion in politics

2008-05-13T11:22:00.007+01:00

A couple of months back the Swedish Minister of Foreign Affairs Carl Bildt arrived to the Swedish Grammy's in this special jacket. Yes, it has rats all over it.

It became a national affair and most people hated it but I found it amusing to see that perhaps one of the most boring politicians in Sweden made this funny statement.

Overall, where are all the fashionable politicians in the world? Most of them dress OK but so incredibly boring.

Galliano or Miyake?

2008-05-13T06:11:00.004+01:00

When I see something like this from Dior (John Galliano) Cruise 2009 (see Coutorture for photographs), I cannot but remember Issey Miyake, the King of Pleats himself. This particular assemblage with the pleated fan around the neck is eye catching... but on the whole this collection is no match for Miyake's latest - see below.

Look of a Global Nomad?

2008-05-13T06:06:00.004+01:00

I was thinking of something more along these lines when I mentioned constructing an outfit for a global nomad. This captures a moving nomadic spirit well I think... it even evokes the outlandish figure of Don Quixote crossed with a pirate. Thanks to Coutorture for the Dior Cruise 2009 Collection by the man himself John Galliano.

Alternatively, this assemblage from Issey Miyake caught my eye as something that goes a way towards this global nomad look I have stuck in my head.

Fashionising: Socializing fashionably?

2008-05-13T02:10:00.006+01:00

So, I thought I would give Fashionising a go. This is yet another social network service (SNS) based around fashion. I like the idea of socializing fashionably (Fashionising is a verb the site tells us), and as I am following @fashionising on Twitter, I thought, why not?

Tutelu would love to see fashion microblogging take off on Twitter, seeing as that is what @Tuteluttan and @Tutelutten are all about... fashion bytes in an economy of rapid information flows.

Doctor Doctor!

2008-05-13T01:02:00.005+01:00

Perhaps a bit too dirty and grungy for me but I really love the idea of the contrast between a really cute and bright outfit and a pair of raw boots. Getting myself a pair of pink crazy Dr Martens would surely shock my surroundings a bit.

Divine Vintage: Pierre Cardin 1960s-1970s

2008-05-13T00:51:00.004+01:00

Through a friend, I came across some examples of a small line of womens outfits by legendary designer Pierre Cardin. The suspenders-jumper-minidress assemblage is actually on sale in Ebay at the moment of writing. The outfit pictured in the first image is from the same line and is housed in the Kyoto Fashion Institute. They are radically innovative designs - a kind of tailored structural sexiness. Absolutely beautiful... If I had money to burn, I would buy it as a work of art for exhibition in my home. But how much better exhibited on a woman!

Tribute to Ted Gardestad

2008-05-13T00:07:00.002+01:00

Leather Messenger Bag for Men: The hunt continues

2008-05-12T21:41:00.003+01:00

Billykirk - Leather Satchel in black

DETAILS: hand-stitched, heavy duty hardware, modeled after WWII Belgium map bag, made in USA, measures approximately 9.75x11inch ($324)

I have been searching for the ultimate mens leather messenger bag for the last couple of years. I posted about some Mulberry ones in another blog but today I saw this at Blackbird. Its very well designed and made. Modeled after a Belgium map bag, it is close to perfect in size and shape for me. I spent some time hunting down the map bags and in fact saw one years ago in Auckland New Zealand... but didn't grab it at that time. Now I can't find them anymore... not even on Ebay.

MMM in my room

2008-05-12T09:28:00.005+01:00

Now that we're (or at least I'm) completely snowed in on shapes and sculptures, I might as well let the world enjoy some gorgeous handicrafts from Maison Martin Margiela on TUTELU.

If I had a really big and bright room I'd fill it with mannequins. Sort of like these above.

The Black Whole

2008-05-12T08:44:00.004+01:00

Helena Hörstedt shows us more gorgeous ways to re-shape ourselves.

Dokumo Girls: The Rise of Participatory Fashion?

2008-05-12T07:17:00.008+01:00

I saw a post about Dokumo Girls at C Scout Japan.

"The 'real fashion' movement, characterized by a devoted following to the fast fashion of Shibuya 109 and the pages of magazines like Vivi, has gotten a bit more real. In addition to their stable of popular professional models, fashion magazines often use 'reader models', non-professional, non-agency wanna-be models who, in response to ads in the magazine or website, send in photos and an applications".

Is Dokumo Girls representative of what Henry Jenkins has called 'participatory culture'? Is the democratization of style and expression in the arts online spreading into the enclaves of high fashion? It will be interesting to see if participatory fashion brings with it a shift towards more 'realistic' body shapes and sizes. I'm not holding my breath on this one.

Issey Miyake: Other ways of becoming flowers

2008-05-12T06:23:00.005+01:00

Well Tuteluttan, thinking more about floral dresses... I went to have a look at Issey Miyake's website. There, I discovered an entirely different way of approaching flowers and dresses. Instead of printing flowers directly onto fabric, Miyake instead utilizes folds and pleats to set bodies into floral transformations... Through a kind of voluminous expressivity, Miyake's dresses and outfits make of these women hybrid flesh-fabric flowers.

Miyake's new 'cauliflower' line of T-shirts does in fact deploy floral prints, as is evident in the image below. I don't care too much for this particular range of clothing however.

A breath of fresh air

2008-05-12T05:18:00.004+01:00

Having fallen in love with the entire Incense range by Comme, I can't wait to test this new range - Energy C. They are available at Colette's. I am sure Liberty's in London will also have them. I just hope they are not excessively sweet to smell as citrus based fragrances tend to be.

Karen Walker's 2008 / 2009 Floral Dresses

2008-05-12T01:51:00.003+01:00

Well, what do you think of Karen Walker's latest floral dresses? Walker is a New Zealand based designer, probably one of the most internationally successful from the tiny antipodean islands. The first two come from the Northern hemisphere range and the last one is from the Southern hemisphere range. My pick is the first one with the blood orange over white. All the cuts are pretty high though.

Floral, floral... the ultimate flower dress

2008-05-12T01:20:00.006+01:00

This amazing dress/top/whatever from H&M makes me drool.

Just one question, why oh why couldn't it be just a tiny bit longer? I tried it on and it is too short. So irritating. I wonder what the designer was thinking, this is not something I wanna wear with jeans or pants in any way. I want to wear it as a dress but it just doesn't work, if I don't feel like walking around mooning, or simply stand like a statue being afraid to bend over, that is. I'm so bitter about this.

My hunt for the perfect floral printed dress continues.

Knitting Couture

2008-05-11T23:29:00.004+01:00

Sandra Backlund is such an amazing artist, look at the knittings!
Pretty original too, to use knitting of all things.

Definitely not Pret a Porter but some things in life are enough just to watch and admire.

Colored Hands

2008-05-11T22:56:00.003+01:00

I just bought Tuteluttan a pair of red gloves from Dents. They have a great range of leather gloves in happy bright colors... also, they are nice and slim and hug the hand without making them look swollen! Most of them are silk lined.

A tribute to Marimekko

2008-05-11T17:44:00.009+01:00

H&M's Spring/Summer '08 collaboration with Finnish Marimekko hasn't gained too much publicity in the media and blogosphere, and to be honest I'm not that surprised. Marimekko's typical patterns and designs were really popular in the '70s, almost overdosed and you could find it in almost any home - curtains, jars, clothing, pillows, note pads, you name it - and I don't think enough time has passed for it to become "hot" again.
The last years it has been neither hot nor cold, really. I'd say that the common people, at least the Swedes, need ten more years or so to process and get over the (sometimes) horrible '70s-fashion.

Personally I really like the typical Marimekko flowers and I'm a bit disappointed they didn't use them in the H&M collection. I also usually fall for the typical brown-orange-yellow combinations that is so typical of the '70s, that has been used in this collection. Frankly, I think it's quite ugly but my favourite dress is brown and mustard yellow, so I'd call it a bittersweet hatelove.

I did like this bikini though!

...and from the men's collection, I really liked this t-shirt.

However, it doesn't exactly scream Marimekko, it's more of an ordinary, good looking, T-shirt.
You can check out the rest here.

And for more on Marimekko, check this out.

Collars and Cuffs

2008-05-11T13:39:00.000+01:00

So much can be done with the collars, cuffs and sleeves of mens shirts as Yvan the Facehunter noticed in his photograph above... its a wonder not more creativity goes into this area. Don't men get sick of the standard collar, sleeves and cuffs? It's so boring! The white bowtie is simply stunning and the extra long white cuffs complement the burst of white above.

Can you ever go wrong with black pants?

2008-05-11T12:55:00.000+01:00

I'm looking for some slim cut black trousers and so far, these two by Margiela are my picks. They are from the 2008 Homme line.

From New Zealand, I just bought some black pants from Little Brother, similar to the ones in the image above. I also have a version of the black peacoat. Little Brother is one of my favorite mens fashion labels down under (well in New Zealand that is). In Australia, my favorite mens designer is Claude Maus.

Aint that beige

2008-05-11T12:28:00.001+01:00

Hello! Robyn called from the 90s and wanted her silver jacket back.

Still this man makes me want to go out and buy chinos right away, and I'm a girl who is usually seen in floral dresses and skirts.

And check out that bow tie! Men should wear bow ties more often.

From Stockholm Streetstyle.

Whyred has my favourite ones here, don't forget to roll them up a bit by the ankle, though.

Kiss

2008-05-11T12:05:00.002+01:00

I'm not really the sneaker kind of girl but these, available at Colette, are freakin' fabulous. I'd wear them with tanned legs and a cute white summer dress. And braided hair of course.

Trying to show these off would be my new party trick...

Comme des Garcons Homme Plus

2008-05-11T11:56:00.000+01:00

I just love the layerings of intense colors and patterns coming out from CDG in the Homme Plus range this year. The models on the other hand are hardly well chosen, looking like they were dragged out of some junkie gutter. For that reason, I chopped off their faces so as to focus on the beauty of the garments themselves.