Larissa Felsen - Witchy Editorial

FASHION PHOTOGRAPHY...

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Is definately one of my biggest interests.

I love interesting shoots that tell stories with gorgeous styling and

even more gorgeous models.

Fashion photographer Larissa Felsen recently caught my eye

with her shoot featuring models

Dominique Innela and Julia Gubert

 It is very The Craft cross Gossip Girl kind of vibe... and features

a very spring chicken of a trend that it slowly

starting to come through : Witch.

The Witchy Trend is a magical mashup

of lace, leather, grunge and boho... SUCH a romantic 

alluring and bold look for S/S or A/W.

LOVING this editorial.... 

ENJOY

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Nasty Riot Girly

RIOT GIRLY...

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... is the NEW lookbook from Nasty Gal.

As most of you should know, I'm a bit of a Nasty Gal fiend...

Unfortunately haven't had the priveledge of getting anything

from the online store 

(thank you SO much you ridiculous South African 

import tax... DAMN you!)

but I am literally on that site every day drawing inspiration 

from their amazing garb <3

"RIOT GIRLY" is still about that

90's grunge revival, but this time the toughened

look is being softened by feminine silhouettes like

CUT OUT bodycon dresses and SWEETHEART bustiers

and pretty florals and lace details.

Altogether a cute but hardcore look ;)

My fav pieces from the range:

HAVE to get me a pair of these for summer....

AND of course a retro leather backpack ;)

Take a look at the rest of the range OVER HERE

and enjoy the lookbook images below :)

ENJOY

XO

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Mr Price - Online Shop Launches Monday 30 July!!

MR PRICE...

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... is our beloved go-to affordable South African store
for top trends and lovely shoes, accessories, jamies, undies etc etc.

Unfortunately, one thing about this store is that you have to continually go in to the shop
in order to bag yourself some of the top items as products tend to fly off the shelves...
SO after this in mind, you can imagine how DELIGHTED I was
to hear that Mr Price is now launching their official
on 

MONDAY the 30th JULY 2012

YES!

Here's a sneak peak of what to expect, courtesy of the Mr Price Twitter group:

Quoted from the  IOL Mr Price Report:

"A recent study from MasterCard, revealed that online shopping had increased in SA and continued to show potential for growth.

The company's Worldwide Online Shopping Survey said that the number of South Africans shopping online had steadily increased over the past two years, with 58% of respondents in the survey of active internet users saying that they used the internet for shopping."

So GREAT news for us!

I for one am very happy that South Africa is moving forward in terms of being
little tech savvy online shoppers and think that this is a bold and fantastic
move for Mr Price.

EYES peeled on Monday the 30th of July people!

CAN'T WAIT

XO

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Charlotte Olympia - Pre Fall 2012

Charlotte Olympia...

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... Now if you're a frequent visitor to Little Miss Ivy, you'll have noticed
that I've blogged about this brand before.

Check out Charlotte Olympia in my previous Shoe Of The Week

By far one of the better shoe labels, this brand is just too quirky and luxurious not to
notice!! (And their prices might stop the heart of a small mouse... never the less we can still
dream can't we??) Celebs such as Emma Watson, SJP, Victoria Beckham and Katy Perry have
all been seen on numerous occasions sporting the brilliant Charlotte Olympia!

Charlotte Olympia is more commonly known as the mommy of the Kitty Flats.
These little babies have every fashion blogger on the net in absolute awe...
Spotted here on Alexa Chung, and at a mere £465, they can be yours too!
SIGH! Just too stunning!

Alexa Chung in Kitty Flats

Kitty Flats come in a few colours... Go to the website to see more!

The Charlotte Olympia's Pre Fall collection is one of my favs.
The colours are all very bright and florally... and each
shoe has its own unique feature:

These three below are my top 3 picks of the Pre-Fall collection.

FLORA

 

GRETA

BISOUX

Go to the Charlotte Olympia website to see more...
And keep an eye on my blog for more C.O loving!!

ENJOY

xo

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Swimwear LOVE - Mara Hoffman

MARA HOFFMAN...

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... Getting ready for summer and planning trends and outfits in my head
that I am going to be sporting and experimenting with is always fun.
I've been slightly pre-occupied with swimwear at the moment and have been
on the look out for big Summer 2012 Swim Trends.

I came across this brand the other day and thought I'd better share, since
that is what this blog is for ;)

Enter Mara Hoffman. 

This brand, named after the fashion brain behind it, is SO unique to any
other popular swim brands. Not really my personal style, but one in the fashion industry can really appreciate the design and incredible thought and detail behind 

Mara's designs. Simply gorgeous,

Her Summer 2012 collection really stood out for me, primarily because of the striking
gorgeous black female model amongst the very sexy and surreal jungle-like set,
and also because of the heavy tribal undertones to the entire range.
There seems to be a mashup of American and African tribal elements, as well as a bit of animal print,
leaves, feathers, geometric patterns and prints and there also seems to be a spot of Mexican influence too,
especially in terms of colours.

A really really gorgeous collection, and some great silhouettes too... My fav is the
Olive Macrame One Piece.... Just so intricate and delish!

Check out the pics below and be sure to follow
on to Mara Hoffman.com to check out all she has on offer.

ENJOY!

xo

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Diesel Woman - FW 12 Preview

Diesel...

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... defiantly takes the cake when it comes to 

sexy and edgy outerwear for both guys and gals.

Their Fall/Winter 2012 preview is just STUNNING... with lots

of new trends coming through.

When you go to this section on the Diesel website,

the pics are laid out to take you through a bit of a colour

trip.

Starting out with the ever increasing

(what we'll call "Safari Trend for now...) natural hues and textures

teamed with vintage blue denims, going down into the

Khaki's and Mustard
(which I was pretty surprised to see is still trending as a hot Fall colour!!)

then lightening the colleciton up with a bit of beige and green,

fading all into the rocker harder edge with blacks and 

(surprisingly) a bit of Camo print too!

Altogether a gorgeous collection.

My favs would have to be (in order or preference hehe)

The Diesel Burn Out Tee

This Diesel Camo

This gorgeous little Reptiled skinned Baggie

And lastly, I love these almost creamy yellowy 

Diesel Jeans. Stunning!

Check out the rest below and ENJOY!!

XO

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