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Marni for H&M: What I got

I was lucky enough to attend a Marni for H&M Preview shopping event last night but just barely survived it! As the fourth person in line, I had no idea what fury was behind me. No sooner was I finished looking through the first rack when a crowd decended and cleared the place out in mere moments.These particular VIP fashionistas were bloodthirsty! 

Luckily, I managed to get through with a few choice items unscathed physically. Unlike my dear friend "Janice" that was scratched and berated at an Hermes sale some years back by a fellow shopper. Women on a shopping mission are bananas.
 

More Nathalie Lété

I love Nathalie Lété's owl illustration so much that I broke my own rule and bought two instead keeping my collection singular. Get them at Anthro.

Naoto Fukasawa: Designing Accessories with Paper

If you read this blog with any regularity, you already know that I love it when objects are designed with unexpected materials. I'm particularly fascinated with the idea of clothing or accessories made with paper. The items above were created by famed IDEO industrial design master Naoto Fukasawa – who is known for his collaborations with Muji, B&B Italia, Driade, Magis, Artemide, Danese and Boffi.

Here he has created a line of items called Siwa in collaboration with Onao, which are made with traditional Japanese washi-paper that can withstand moisture and over time becomes softer and takes on the patina of leather without the heat or weight. "Soft Naoron", as it's called, is a type of paper developed from wood and polyolefin fibres, which is derived from recycled polyester fibres, plastic bottles and repurposed textiles.

I recently bought the handbag at the top from Mjölk. Loooooooove it.

Stuff I'm liking today:

Shot by Colin Angus.

 

I don't know what this means but I love how the purple smoke looks – esp. against that blue tile. Wouldn't it be nice if it smelled like grape?


This is a Christmas garland from TOAST. Wish it was a necklace instead.






This is an awesome mural from the Ace Hotel.

 

  

This is Melissa Auf der Maur and Olivier Theyskens during their collaboration. He reminds me of Trent Reznor in this outfit and haircut.

This is a brilliant fucking idea. I'm mad at myself for not thinking of it sooner. Why isn't everything this good?

 

  This charming illustration is by Ben Weeks. I met him recently at the Design Thinkers conference.

This is a detail from a dress I want to buy from Urban Outfiters. It looks very similar to one I fell in love with last Spring from Jonathan Saunders.

 

The necklace and dress are both Lanvin.

 

Some lovely packaging design for Merchant & Mills. Have you ever seen a more beautiful pin?

 

I don't know where this is but I want to go there and never return.

Hermès: Tokujin Yoshioka Installation

Ah, my friends know me well. Several thoughtful peeps forwarded me this beautiful installation by Tokujin Yoshioka for Hermès today – it's lovely.

Hermès & Leica

Oh, so pretty...

image via LuxuryCulture

Christian Louboutin for Barbie

 

Already sold out of of course but here's the link.

Jimmy Choo for H&M

Ok. I confess. My curiosity did get the better of me and I went this Saturday to see the Jimmy Choo collection for H&M. And my verdict?...A whopping big meh. Surprisingly, even at the late hour of 2pm, there were still almost all of the styles above available and I tried each of them on. Not one did anything for me and I actually was in a buying mood. They just looked cheap, trashy and not special no matter how hard I tried to convince myself otherwise. That said, I thought the men's boots were rather nice but couldn't convince MB to get them despite emailing photo snaps from the store. He doesn't care for suede. Ah well.

Marni & Ladurée!

Oh joy – two of my absolute favourite brands have decided to collaborate! Ladurée has invited Consuelo Castiglioni of Marni to add her unique touch and affinity for flowers and dots to the iconic brand's macaroon box – complete with gold leaf. Now, if they could only figure out a way to have them FedExed to me without arriving as gold dust. Trust me, they don't ship well.  via Vogue UK

The Perfect Client Brief

Signed: Love Mick x     via SwissMiss via Tom Muller

Sonia Rykiel for H&M

Exciting!!!  "H&M will release a Rykiel lingerie collection for autumn/winter 2009-10, followed by an iconic knitwear collection for spring/summer 2010." via Vogue

Manga Karl Lagerfeld

" Karl Lagerfeld may be larger than life, but he says he's flattered to be a Tokidoki. The Italian maker of Japanese-inspired collectible figurines has immortalized the designer in vinyl - 10 inches tall.

Mini Karl comes decked out in a skinny black suit, rhinestone-studded tie and belt, and don't-mess-with-me sunglasses - all from his K Karl Lagerfeld Collection. Tokidoki, created in 2005 by artist Simone Legno, will create only 1,000 figurines. Priced at 129 euros, or about $190 at current exchange, they will be distributed at Tokidoki flagships in New York, Milan and Los Angeles and select specialty stores for holiday retailing, with Colette getting the exclusive launch next month. Mini Karl will also appear on T-shirts in next spring's K collection."   Via WWD

Paul Smith for Evian

As Christian Lacroix and Jean-Paul Gaultier before him, Paul Smith has teamed with Evian to do his take on their bottle. Nice result!

Tsumori Chisato for Shu Uemura

 

Japanese fashion designer Tsumori Chisato has partnered with Shu Uemura this season to create a line of cosmetics that embodies the best of both brands. The packaging features prints that reference Le Petit Prince from Chisato's upcoming Fall/Winter 09 collection and will be available in November.