Dolce & Gabbana - Golden Baroque

Dolce & Gabbana's Autumn/Winter 2012 Collection...

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... is utterly, absolutely, amazingly, additively to-die-for.

I mean, I fell in love with the Louis Vuitton Spring/Summer 2012 collection

when it came out, but my-oh-my, Dolce & Gabbana really takes the

golden baroque cake here!!

Designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana say

that for this collection, they drew very strongly from the

Sicilian Baroque tradition for inspiration and creativity.

Lace was dominant here... and I love the sexy-ness that's

been brought into each outfit, including the little velvet hot pants,

small black capes and knee-high socks... all the while

holding its dark vintage serious Baroque splendor.

Lots of heavy bold details, gold chunky bits, delicate 

transparent corsets and bold, luxurious  needle-point type floral prints... *sigh*

Take a look at some of the pics below,

love and enjoy!!

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All Saints - Fashion Graphic Tees

All Saints...

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Has without a doubt always been an amazing one-of-a-kind fashion brand.

And yes I say "brand" as All Saints is not just a shop where you can

buy clothing... It's a lifestyle, an experience.

One of my favorite things from the All Saints website has to be

their amazing illustrious graphic tees...

The attention to detail in these prints is perfectly balanced by the

very trendy subdued colours of both the bases and prints.

You definitely won't have a problem finding items

to match to these tees, as they will go with practically everything you own.

The woman graphic tees display a bit of the darker side

to fashion in terms of the content of their prints... skulls, birds and beautiful

natural sounding typography allows for this collection

to truly stand out from the rest... 

Below are a few of my favs:

On the All Saints website, if you look in the menu bar, you'll notice

something saying "Not For Sale"...

All Saints have collaborated with the group Not For Sale, which exists

to fight human trafficking and modern-day slavery.

 Proceeds from this T-shirt line (for guys and girls) will go to

benefit the Not For Sale group's work, which is actively

moving towards ending human trafficking on a global scale, and putting a stop

to forced labour...

So not only will you look good, but you'll be doing good too

by wearing one of these babies...

Once again, also sporting the amazing print quality to which

All Saints is known for... This one below, for example, is printed

by hand onto 100% European brushed cotton, with iridescent 

foil highlights to imitate light and shade, adding a great quality

to this very meaningful garment...

<3

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Brandy Melville = LOVE

Autumn...

Is on the way, if you live in South Africa!

We've been experiencing very heavy heat waves here... But luckily things

are slooowly starting to cool down... So what 

better time to start talking about an extremely important

transitional must-have:

The Knit 

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And this is where one of my favorite stores comes in:

Brandy Melville 

 For me what makes a knit is the texture, 

and there's been a lot of play on textures when it comes to your 

average knit item...

Neutral colours are still very much in, and can

be paired with a pop of bright or spicy colour to mix up your outfit a bit.

It's also nice to mix your knits (chunky or fine) with other interesting

fabrics... sheer garments are still very much on the horizon for the rest of 2012,

so that's a great fabric to pair with a knit and create a great

dynamic in your outfit.

Also look out for other interesting details in your knit wear such as necklines,

trims, uneven hem-lines etc

Go now to Brandy Melville to either browse, buy or gather

great inspiration for that in-between-seasonal knit item :)

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Daily Look: Crochet is Queen!

Daily Look : Crochet is Queen of everything

Summer 2012!

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Shorts : Mr Price, Crochet Tee : Rocket, Sunnies : Avanglion @ YDE,

Shoes : Woolworths, Leather Bag : Woolworths, Head Band : Home-made

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The Note Book - Valentines Day 2012 Ideas

Bring back the Romance...

to valentines day with my new 

heart-throb:

Ruche

Ruche is my new favorite online shop that's filled with

the most gorgeous collections of everything that a girl

needs in her closet... definitely a must-visit!

So everyone remembers The Notebook,

most girls favourite tear-jerker movie.

I think why we loves this one so much was because not only

for the beautiful and feminine fashion of that time, but for the raw romance 

that the two main characters show on screen...

Valentines day isn't all about the sexy lingerie and chocolate and champagne

(for more on that you better go check out my post:

My Bloody (Gorgeous) Valentine

It's also about you, your partner and about cherishing the

love that you're lucky to have together... 

And why not do that in the style and

sophistication that encompassed The Notebook? ;)

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Above are four PERFECT dresses for Valentines day

that you can buy right now at Ruche! They have an entire section

entitled "Simply Smitten" that it choc-fulled of gorgeous attire

for your day out in the park or on a little row-boat on the lake...

The above four are my favs!!

And of course what's Valentines day without gifts?

Now I know how difficult it can be to buy something for a guy... and sometimes

we get bored of the same old sweets or t-shirt idea. 

On Ruche there's also a section for brilliant Valentines Gift ideas...

And to get into the spirit of The Notebook... why not get one of

these... books are ALWAYS a great idea!!

Get more gift ideas over here!

Ruche is a divine online shop with loads of romantic gear

for this Valentines Day... See the lookbook

pics below for more gorgeous inspiration!!

Enjoy! ;)

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