sequined legs

(Christopher Kane for Topshop, Stine Goya A/W 09, Miu Miu A/W 09, Stine Goya S/S 10, Stine Goya A/W 09)

she sells seashells on the seashore

i-D's 300th anniversary issue reached my personal top 5 list of magazines of the year, for their albeit brief (and delayed!) review of Barcelona's 080 fashion week and the Miami editorial by Magnus Unnar, styled by Sarah Richardson. I hadn't paid as much attention to any S/S 09 shows to the extent of studying the jewellery and whatnot, but I love the Stella McCartney sea-shell pieces that were used in these pictures. There is no way I would pay anything more than 5 euro on any piece of jewellery, despite it being the year of the 'it necklace' and all, but this is definitely a refreshing and inspiring take on the seashells as jewelry thing that might be a good DIY starting point. Maybe good old Fimo could be the answer?

sex on legs

I love the trashy 80s-ness, energy and tongue-in-cheek vibe of this editorial in the June/July Vogue Paris, photographed of course by Terry Richardson. Who else would have been able to pull this off?

photos from fashionspot.com

Do's and don'ts

Olivia Merilahti from the The Dø

clothes from topshop

Wendy Bevan photography

more at foto_decadent , Wendy Bevan and Don't Panic

DIY idea... curtain holders

photo by Giampaolo Sgura, styled by Miguel Arnau, from El Pais Semanal

Ida Sjöstedt S/S 09 catalogue

I came across this catalogue of Ida Sjöstedt's S/S09 collection at Snö and instantly fell in love with the girly, playful and innocent DIY aesthetic that the catalogue creates with its mix of mixed-material collages, drawings and dreamy low-fi photographs. I especially love the pink leopard print page... (and how its juxtaposed with the virginal white page across it.)

All that glitters is gold

Glitter.... I used to pile the stuff on every morning to wear to school, paint it on my fingernails, and spend hours obsessing about the perfect glitter. My favourite used to be holographic silver. Then I forgot all about it.... but now, it's back, it's back, wohoo!

i-D May 2009, Kayt Jones

(Vogue Italia May 2009, Steven Meisel)

(Lula, Spring/Summer 2009, Damon Heath)

Two ultra-feminine campaigns

Stella McCartney S/S 09 by Ryan McGinley and Dinos Chapman.

Gucci's Flora perfume - video directed by Chris Cunningham

Tutti Frutti

Sailor love

Just another reason for a weekend in Paris.... the Musee de la Marine in Paris is holding an amazing-looking exhibition on how naval uniforms have inspired fashion over the years, from portrayals of wholesome American sailors to homo-erotic fantasies of Jean-Paul Gaultier.

The museum is being quite modern in its promotion of the exhibition - note the exhibition's own blog, with interesting tid-bits of information and some gorgeous images from sailor fashion and the exhibition.

Audrey Tatou in the upcoming film about Coco Chanel

I love how fashion history is taught at French schools!

(pictures from the Musee Marine Blog)

Ciel a nuit

(photos from stinegoya.com and style.com)

I loved the colour palettes at both Chloe and Danish designer Stine Goya's S/S 2009 shows, which featured shades of lemon, coral, burnt peach and gold, juxtaposed with a sheeny, dark, rich, blue. Makes me dream of Oriental holidays...

Stella Tennant in Damascus, shot by Tom Craig - Vogue UK May 2009.

(photos from Vogue UK)

I present you... Camilla Staerk

Camilla Stærk is a Danish-born designer, currently living and working on her label Stærk in New York. She originally designed under a label named after her full name, but after it was bought by CS DK she made a quick exit. To add insult to injury, that label doesn't even exist anymore! Just proves that they should have listened to her...

Her collections are consistently inspired by strong (her name Stærk literally means 'strong' in Danish), powerful, interesting women in history, such as Karen Blixen, and always feature a subdued colour palette, using textures such as leather and lace to create a modernist, minimalist, clean but slightly dangerous (for the lack of a better word) silhouette. I get the feeling that she is a very personal designer... that she designs very much for herself. She is a big fan of headwraps, scarves and hats for example, which are always used in the styling of the shows.

Here are some of her offerings for S/S 09:

Bike shorts

Miu Miu F/W 08 - Alexander Wang Pre-Fall 09 - Susie bubble - H&M Spring 09 - Ingrid at anywho.dk - Abaete S/S 09 - Alexander Wang Pre-Fall 09 - Ingrid at anywho.dk

Grey Gardens

(photos from the sartorialist)

(photos from stylebytes)

Edie Beale, a true style icon and inspiration, as seen in print and on the street.

PURE - Falter magazine

paper snowflakes and big knits take me straight back to finland

photo: per zennström
styling: pirjo nimelä
hair & make-up: tony lundström