Trained in gemology and with a Masters in art history, French jewelry designer Aurélie Bidermann is renowned for her exquisite craftsmanship.
The Perceval and Mordred rings collection is amazing. Edge and uniqueness go hand-in-hand with these antique gold and silver Helmut rings. I fist read about them in a blog months ago. Last month, I was at The Webster Miami (one of my favorite stores) and I felt in love with the huge selection they carried.
The rings are heavy, solid, amazingly well crafted and glamorous.
Perceval Helmut Ring is priced between $1,260 and $7,711 and it’s available at thewebstermiami.com
“Nothing is real and nothing to get hung about”"… and it’s a lot going on my mind when I see this lovely neon colors.
Fashion designers have decided to return to the 60′s, with one of it’s mottos “Sex, drugs and a rock-and-roll”. Couturiers seems to be inspired by psychedelics textures, reinventing a whole kaleidoscope of colorations and abstract patterns. Acid strokes and bright stains are main features of the trend.
The change was drastic, from one extreme to another: from grey-black shades to the foreground have been brought bright neon colors – orange, yellow, acid lime, bright red, ultraviolet, etc. These colors are not easy for customers, that’s where colorful accessories play the main character when upgrading our wardrobes.
The Miu Miu shoes shown above are available at net-a-porter.com and mytheresa.com
Spring is here… I live in Oakland and I don’t have a hot summer, so I’m go take advantage of the good weather and wear the above outfits. Images from Shopbop
Torsion Speed Lace leather
Torsion Heel Leather
Cutout wedge leather
I am obsessed with Y-3 shoes, specially the Cutout Wedges.
My style is not this ladylike. This campaign from Anthropologie is just cool. I want to go to Caffé Roma and wear the peach long skirt.
British designer Paul Smith did a unique collaboration with Apple: this exclusive leather case for iPhone 4 with cassette tape print front and black leather back detail. Considering everyone must have at least 1GB of music on their phone, the vintage cassette tape is quite accurate.
Available at apple.com
macramé: (noun) The art of knotting threads or cords into patterns without the use of tools; An ancient craft that saw a surge in popularity in the 1970′s
My mom used used to weave all my sweaters when I was a baby. Later on, one of my best friends started doing scarves and hats during the winter… and she had made my favorite scarf so far. If you’ve ever made a hemp bracelet or friendship bracelet, you were doing macramé.
Fashion is a cycle and macramé proves it, coming back again from the 70′s early 80′s. The interesting facts of macramé is that it has loose movement and unlimited intricate design possibilities. Updating macramé with slinky, modern textiles has made it a soft look for spring 2011.
**The dress is from Jek Kao, available at shopbop.com
As most of you know the accessories trend goes hand-in-hand with the eyewear. Fortunately I have a 20/20 vision so I don’t wear eyeglasses. I confess that I’m over the thick black plastic frames, it’s just too trendy. To me the style showed above is the evolution of the “it eyewear” without been too obvious.
Be ready to walk, and walk tall. No dress is complete without a pair of perfectly matching shoes. MyTheresa.com provided us a selection of the shoes that will walk around the streets.
Clogs
Noun: A shoe with a thick wooden sole.
Some people hate them because they are awkward to walk in and feel dated, yet others love them because they compliment the ongoing 70’s revival so well. They make maxi dress or skirt look just perfect.
Karl Lagerfeld is well known for his style and talent. His Chanel FW11 show was impeccable and incredible. Even though his FW11 show had a grungy feeling, his approach for the Diet Coke campaign was chic and retro. The limited edition bottles hits the supermarket shelves on June 2011. As the slogan says “Love it light”