Kalaya pouch bag from Star Mela (available here)

Speaking of Star Mela, here’s a few other shiny happy things I wouldn’t mind adding to my wardrobe this summer…

From top left corner:

♥ A cute embroidered cotton dress (£125) ♥ A fun carry-all beach bag (£52) ♥ An embellished pastel-coloured clutch (£49) ♥ An embroidered hippie peasant blouse like the ones my mother used to wear (£69) ♥ Another lovely pouch bag in easy to match colour & pattern (£49) ♥ A pair of delicate leather sandals (£67) ♥

Oh my brain is totally set on summer-mode now…

Have a great weekend, everyone! (A great looong weekend for those of us in the UK! Yuppiii!)

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A new necklace from Zara.

An old little velvet jacket.

My mother was pretty excited about this velvet petit jacket she found in my grandmother’s wardrobe. It’s in excellent condition despite being more than 30 years old. The most lovely thing about it is that it was tailor-made by one of my grandmothers, who used to be a seamstress (or modiste, as she preferred to be called) for my other grandmother :) Very sweet.

Sadly, not everyone at home was able to see the sweetness of the whole thing. As soon as I put the jacket on my father’s first reaction was something like “Don’t tell me you’re seriously planning to wear that tiny jacket…” My brother, on the other hand, said between laughs that I looked like a toureiro (that is, a torero or bullfighter. Basically, something like this). He might have a point.
Buh, men…

Still, my mother and I believe this is a great little jacket and it’d be a shame to leave it abandoned to rot in an old closet. I’ve already thought of several mix & match possibilities, like for instance…

♦ with a delicate lace top (this is from good old Zara) ♦ with a linen/ jeans longish shirt (this one is from Sandro) ♦ with a striped top (almost any colour and format can work. this black & white one is from Cos) ♦ or simply with a dress (this one is an old Vivienne Westwood jersey dress that I love but almost never wear because it’s skin-tight and requires advanced suck-your-belly-in techniques that I’m usually too lazy to endure) ♦

But there are many more possibilities. It’s not that hard to find a place in one’s wardrobe for a little black jacket.

Now I just need the weather to get a bit warmer…

♥ wallet / mini-clutch by Clare Vivier for & Other Stories

I already mentioned Clare Vivier leather goods a few times in this blog. I’ve longed to own one of her bags for a long time now. Thus, as soon as I realised she had produced a small collection exclusively for & Other Stories I knew I would be definitely buying something… I am loving this yellow colour for spring (well, at least for my imaginary spring as I’m starting to doubt whether we’ll ever get any spring this year in this country), so this double-pocket wallet in textured leather was an easy choice.

♥ brass ball-ring from & Other Stories

I also got this brass ring from & Other Stories. Because I like (big) rings and I thought this one was a bargain (at £12).

♥ L:A Bruket lip balm

I’ve got a couple of things to say about this:

• L:a Bruket is a Swedish brand of organic hand-made beauty products that I’ve recently discovered at (guess where?) & Other Stories
• At first sight, it immediately meets two important shopping criteria: it’s very reasonably priced and the packaging is also quite nice (the kind of minimalist, industrial chic type of packaging, if it makes sense) ==> check its website here
• I went for a lip balm for my first purchase. Firstly, because I can never have too many lip balms and, secondly, because I liked the product on offer: coconut + pomegranate scent with jojoba and sweet almond oils
• The funny thing is that this lip balm is absolutely unreasonably huge (I’m showing it next to my Burt’s Bee lip balm just to give you an idea of its size). I could basically moisturise my whole face with it in one go… (or maybe it’s just that my lips are too small??)
• I am still developing the right technique to use it :)

♥ Giorgio Armani Lip Maestro #400

I confess I got tempted into buying it after seeing it on Into the Gloss (I love that site, by the way :)

I’ve always been quite scared of red lipsticks but I liked the way it looked on the girls (check it here) and after reading a few other very positive reviews I decided to take the plunge. And, fortunately, I love it. It’s super-easy to apply, it has great staying power, and a beautiful matte red colour. I highly recommend it. (I’m wearing it today, in case you want to take a peek.)

Tiger silk scarf from Kenzo (bought at Monnier Frères)

(photos via Whistles)

One of each in size 39 please.

(photos via tocca.com)

Isn’t it all just so completely, absolutely and incredibly wonderful?

I don’t think Emma Fletcher has ever designed something I don’t want to wear.

Couverture and The Garbstore, in Portobello, stocks a selection of pieces from the Spring 2013 collection, by the way…

(photos via couvertureandthegarbstore.com)

PS: I’d told you Couverture was a great shop, right?

And this is how I went to work: white shirt, blue jeans,  and warm cardigan + coat.

I’m so much looking forward to Spring weather…

Clockwise from top left corner:

◊ flat leather sandals with straps (£65) ◊ tan shoe-sandals with tassels (£69) ◊ blue shirt dress (£45) ◊ yellow clutch (£39) ◊ black high heel sandals (£65) ◊ white silk trouser skirt (£55)

◊ block heel pumps (£79) ◊ ivory silk top (£39) ◊ blue Abigail Lorick sweatshirt (£39) ◊ black leather shopper (£145) ◊ jewellery ◊ aquamarine boxy bag (£65)

It makes me nervous knowing that all this goodness is available in a shop nearby and I haven’t had the time to check it out in real life yet. (I know, someone who gets nervous because of this should better go and get some professional help. I get a bit anxiously greedy with fashion sometimes.)

Have you been to one of their stores yet? I hope I can visit this week. And I suspect it may become a regular feature in this blog soon…

Chloé
shot by Glen Luchford and styled by Camille Bidault Waddington

I always, always love Chloé’s campaigns. This season is no exception. Clothes, accessories, hair, makeup, everything. Love the 70s feel. The feminine, sophisticated elegance.

Chanel
Lesson of Elegance shot (and styled?) by Karl Lagerfeld

I love everything about this campaign. The colours, the geometry of the background… the whole composition is amazing.
The last photo is essentially my idea of a messy paradise. Look at all those wonderful shoes and bags scattered in the room. It makes me wanna jump into the picture and take possession of it all. Oh how happy I would be if that room were mine…

There are other lovely ad campaigns out there (Miu Miu and Celine come to my mind), but these two are definitely my favourite. What about you? Has any campaign drawn your attention this season?