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Antipodum's Summer/Spring 2011 

Love the sheer (excuse the pun) perfection of these floaty shirts and skirts. The eye boggling, hand printed jackets and button-down dress look like they've been plucked from a mood board for the stair sequence in The Labyrinth - fantasmical. And the multiple bug prints are a healthy supplement for my not-so-healthy love for bug shaped jewellery.

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The highly desirable Opening Cermony has collaborated with Hawaiian label Reyn Spooner. And with the campaign shot by the equally desirable Gia Coppola – of THE Francis Ford’s bloodline - this concoction is a juggernaut of inevitable perfection.

This new film entitled “22” features a flock of nonchalantly beautiful teenagers dressed in striking pieces from the brand's creations. And the sanguine, sweet soundtrack by Best Coast cajoles us along in what can only be the most dapper 2 minutes and 17 seconds of film on my Twitter timeline today.

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1. MOTO Pink Jamie Skinny Jeans, £40, Topshop. 2. MOTO Red Seven Eighths Jeans, £38, Topshop. 3. Acid wash pink jeans, £32, Urban Outfitters. 4. Pink belted peg trousers, £29.50, Dorothy Perkins. 5. Peach belted peg trousers, £29.50, Dorothy Perkins. 6. MOTO Yellow Seven Eighths Capri Jeans, £38, Topshop. 7. MOTO Camel Twisted Seam Tapered Jeans, £40, Topshop. 8. Mint green jeans, £29.99, Uniqlo. 9. MOTO Cornflower Baxter, £40, Topshop. 10. Blue Cigarette Leg Crop Jeans, £38, GAP. 

I own two pairs of jeans and they haven't seen daylight since winter. I find jeans can be creatively constraining and, in times of park lolling, constraining for when those impulses to cartwheel kick in. But these jeans, with their bold hues, inject drama into man's longtime, loyal staple. The rusty pink MOTO Jamie jeans (1.) are at the top of my "Must.Want.Need" list and there is something suitably summery about the lustrous cropped styles. Perhaps these fresh designs will prompt a leg dressing overhaul.

 

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So serene. 

These images - captured by Ryan McGinley - are a Mecca of liberating splendour. I cannot stop scrolling back and forth through his collections on his website. 

In the past decade this American’s work has travelled more than a BA pilot - with his creations embellishing the walls of exhibitions in Vienna, Madrid, Milan, Berlin, Amsterdam and Paris to name but a few.

 

The captivating, dreamy filters and wide open spaced backdrops render watching Grand Designs inside on a Saturday morning as the epitome of claustrophobia.

To Black Park I must lope.

lust list

1. Cream flower crochet insert sundress, £34, Topshop, 2. Rose belted high waisted shorts, £30, Topshop, 3. Denim A-line skirt, £7, Topshop, 4. Juniper black block heel court, £15, Topshop, 5. Miss Dior Cherie, £34.99, Debenhams, 6. Dino Tee, £30, Tee and Cake, 7. Retro round glasses, £5, Urban Outfitters, 8. Metal kiss ring, £6, ASOS, 9. Spot shift dress, £35, ASOS.

erdem.wow

It’s back to boarding school cool with Erdem in this luxurious editorial for Because magazine.

The varying brown tones of the immaculate Marni fur collar, chic Rocha jumper, pulled up socks and glossy curls conjure cappuccino-like layering.

The explosive dark paint splashes on the knee-floating dress emulate the wild rages of Erdem's muse - a paint tearing artist’s wife. The glistening gold chains of the Stella McCartney bag and the Louis Vuitton necklace and bracelets inject high-voltage glamour.

Most distracting though are the twisted light and dark copper coloured suede Miu Miu shoes.

My smurf blue v-neck secondary school jumper and black elasticated nylon trousers seem pretty darn naff right now.

thursday finds

Americans are notorious for super-sizing many things but beauty products aren't typically one of them. This new piece of public art weighs 400 lbs and has a 7 ft strand of hair made from powder coated steel entangled through it. This larger than life comb stand was created by Knowhow Shop LA for the city of Roanoke and it probably excites me a tad too much.

Haute Couture A/W '11: VALENTINO

Intricate floor length evening gowns and collarless day dresses floated down the Valentino runway at the palatial Hotel Particulier in Paris last night.

The house of Valentino has recently taken designers Pier Paolo Piccioli and Maria Grazia Chiuri under its sartorial wings and their craftsmanship has blasted a newfangled dimension of decadence in this latest couture collection.

With an abundance of sheer chiffon, embroidered gold and chevron lace gowns adorning the majestic models, the garments are classic Valentino elegance.

The structured Romanesque metallic coats with a flared skirt to the knee are glamorously contemporary as well as formally chic. 

AH-stound-ING.