Wednesday, March 23, 2011

MY INDULGENCE FOR THE DAY - +J SPRING IS IN STORE TODAY


Jil Sander has always been a favourite...although I respect the work that Raf Simons now does with her namesake line, I am always happy to see her work at Uniqlo....+J spring 2011 comes is in stores today.

IN MEMORY OF



this was the first time I fell for Elizabeth Taylor

FORGET PRADA BROGUES FOR SPRING...I'M ORDERING T + F



Love this modern take on classics...so many great colour combinations and you can custom order

Saturday, March 19, 2011

MY NEW LAMP? BY MAISON MARTIN MARGIELA

WHEN IN NYC



This espresso bar to be located near Grand Central Station in New York was designed by New York studio Nemaworkshop to resemble a library turned on its side.

HERMES RIVE GAUCHE




WHY I LOVE AESOP SO MUCH.






DISSECTING DANDIES






Swedish design studio Form Us With Love have completed the interior for an exhibition celebrating dapper gentlemen at Nordiska Museet in Stockholm, Sweden.

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

WHEN WILL THE LAMBS STOP CRYING?

Anyone who has read my blog before knows that I am sucker for paper...some magazines I buy just due to the paper smell they emit (Man about Town)...the paper sheep have invaded times square....I want one as a pet.



Counting Sheep sculptures by Kyu Seok Oh

I'M OVER OVERPRICED DENIM

It seems everyone and their mom (and dad and housekeeper and busdriver and...) wears jeans that retail for over 300$...and often owning many pairs of them - they don't last any longer and the cut is no better. I'm often stopped by people and asked where I got my great skinny jeans and they all expect answers like APC or HELMUT LANG or ...but my tops favs are

UNIQLO S001 skinny selvidge denim






LEVIS 511 filiforme - classic




or an old standby H&M DRAIN the skinniest of the 3

FAV NYC SPOTS

Some of my favourite NYC stores.

ATELIER




ODIN



IF



ALTER

PICS FROM MY FLAT



My bedside table

WESTWOOD WALLPAPER

I've always lived in flats with a very minimalist/early 20th century design aesthetic ...but thinking it's time for something a little more traditional...well not that traditional...some vivienne wallpaper perhaps.


BESPOKEN


www.bespokenclothiers.com