so cute

                 

new release from the adidas consortium series. so adorable! from here.

makisquarepatch

we’re a little late on this but just in case you missed it, makisquarepatch is now open again, just next to our lane! they’re now at 33 bali lane, level 2. open from 1pm. have a look at this cute map they did up just before you set off!

omg

 

we would love to have the ability to create a retail space like that or at least live in one some day. gorgeous concept that is so well executed. Terrain, a home & garden lifestyle concept, is urban outfitter’s 4th brand. great montage from oh joy.  

chris & mag

  

they are such cute girls! superhero theme at this year’s Met Ball. see other starlets here. also, wasn’t that excited about speed racer until fash eccentric’s yummy report of christina ricci in it.  

the other way around

   

love these two pictures taken by grance dore. been thinking about the view from the back. just the other day, i wore one of my thick belts the other way around: with the big buckle at the back, and the woven bits in the front. the belt drew a couple of surprised laughter and even elicited conversations with people we met on the streets. we hardly notice people’s back in an aesthetic way. think it could be fun to dress up with the back as a starting point. the chunky console table from west elm has no relevance to the back epiphany. just thought it was very cute, like 3 chunky kit-kat bars put together. 

Time 100

 

the annual Time 100 - world’s most influential people - is out. among the 100 builders & titans are carine roitfeld and karl lagerfeld. thought this picture of vladimir putin was brilliant. we’re posting the bit written about roitfeld. the lagerfeld one is here.  

by hedi slimane

Carine Roitfeld was a freelance fashion editor at French Vogue and I was the newly appointed menswear designer at Yves Saint Laurent when we met in 1998. She was the first person to see my debut collection. As she did with many other designers of my generation, she was the first to support it in the press. Together with Saint Laurent and his business partner, Pierre Bergé, she helped launch my career. And as always, she did it genuinely, without any kind of speculation or personal agenda.

Carine, 53, has always been a charismatic Parisian, one of the most Parisian women I know, in every detail of her life. She has immaculate taste, and she is beyond unconventional in her thinking. With time I discovered that we shared a few principles: a preference for the “now” rather than the “new,” a preference for imperfection rather than so-called good taste and an attitude driven by intuition rather than reason. Most of all, she has an innate ability to mix street culture and society, always avoiding the caricatures that can define both worlds and always recognizing the mix of both worlds as the only catalyst of energy and creativity.

Now the editor in chief of French Vogue, she is influential almost without knowing it. By choosing influence over power, she has an effortless credibility. Her definition of fashion is clearly hedonistic, embracing fashion’s immediacy but with a broad cultural vision that puts everything in perspective. She has always been fully committed to fashion and also gracious to all. She plays by her own refreshing rules, not by the kindergarten politics that often governs the business.

No one would assume she does not know or talks without knowing. Every day, from 9 a.m., she simply acts and looks as if there is no misunderstanding about her job. She is progressive and perfectly behaved and an inspiration for fashion designers.

Slimane is the former designer for Christian Dior Homme

happy labour day

remember this post we wrote for caroline? we’re stocking SL with lots of work-friendly jersey/cotton items and shift dresses you loved from it! you’ll get to see them tomorrow (1st of May) at our usual opening hours 2pm-8pm. lots of great classics to choose from for the hardworking lass. see ya. 

illustration by grance dore.  

oh paolo

gorgeous picture from vogue nippon, shot by paolo roversi. love the colours of the outfit and the treatment of the series of pictures.  

steven meisel

    

steven meisel for vogue italia. from here.

jeff koons

                                 

these sculptures by jeff koons are so cool. from top, balloon dog, tulips, balloon flower & hanging heart. more of his works here.