treasure

Found at Anastacia's Antiques in Philly.

Plated metal top with jems and deco snail. Black suede with pale green silk lining.

Impeccably made but no sign of designer/manufacturer label.

From 1920/30s?

Anyone have ideas as to the designer?

I'm moving to London

Anyone know what this label is about?

WWDs Fresh Talent

I was absolutely thrilled to see HD on the WWD launch page last night!! The company is making huge strides, the line is lovely and images are popping up everywhere! Congratulations girls!!

Some of the other designers are note worthy as well, check out the full article on WWD.

Hunter Dixon

Nprpa

Kal Reiman

Odilon

Kaelen

Queen Astrid of Belgium

Leon De Smet. The Potrait of Queen Astrid (1935)

Congo. 1933

impression and intrigue

Van Dongen, Kees. Woman in Black Hat c. 1908. oil on canvas.

Renoir. Luncheon of the Boating Party

Manet. Boating 1874

James Abbot McNeil Whistler. Portrait of Whistler with Hat (1858)

Hats are more than a look.

New Mediums

Maiko Takeda

Check out her write up on Dazed.

you're so cool

Yes.

Alexa Chung.

lostmyhead/Knighttcat

The World Is My Home: My Closet Proves It

In my favorite James Michener novel, The Drifters, the narrator is a is a very successful and important executive with World Mutual bank. He travels to great cities and obscure points of the earth regularly making and checking up on business deals. His San Fermin companion refers to his travel experiences by the names of airports rather than cities, and his present residence in coordinates, noting cities you would pass flying due east. It really is a fantastic book.

Anyway, our narrator has a monologue about the secret wardrobes of busy business men in airports throughout the world. (This is the late 1960s.) Wardrobes usually made up of a few Brioni suits, climate appropriate shoes, a shave kit.

Now to stray...

Other airport wardrobes contain luxurious furs and full coats bought in Moscow, not needed in Torremolinos. Wraps and hoods from Damascus, impractical baggage for Cape Town. Maybe petticoats purchased on a whim and stashed away for lack of luggage space-or luggage existence.

This is Jean Paul Gaultier FW 2010

He is creating (mildly) simple and chic looks out of very interesting pieces. Some more extravagant than others. Every piece is as if it's been pulled from a separate city with individual purpose. The girl is crossing borders with every step. At points it seems a girl got to the airport with a one way ticket and a plan, and her bag was too heavy. At points it is suited for the head of the UN General Assembly (if it were a she and very, very chic).

Oh also, there are virtually no repeated patterns in the 58 looks of the collection. Amazing?

See it all on Style.

London Fashion Week Rules

Erdem FW 2010

Images of nature printed on silk and spliced into geometric cut, impeccably tailored dresses and gowns.

Falls collection is obviously inspired by nature, not a supprising subject for Erdem Moraillglu, whos twin sister makes geography and natural history documentaries. Though the elegant hourglass shapes and floor sweeping silk won't encourage roughing it.

I love the peter pan collar, the puffed sleeves (3rd image from bottom has it all) and the amazing effect created through the quilting of the printed silk on the skirt of the gown. Other pieces were done in a dusty gray lace, some looks incorporating brilliant teal and red embroidered organic shapes peaking through the lace, crawling out like vines through leaves.

Some of the day time dresses done in wool have applique silk sections, the print of which looks like a beautiful washed out forest floor.

The vision is complete-the boots (omg) came out in rusty red as well as prints to match the gowns. The hair is pulled back and wind blown, faces are clean. Casting was dead on as well- Lindsey White and Imogen Morris Clark bring Morallioglus' vision to life.

LIFE by Nina Leen

Photography by Nina Leen for LIFE magazine, 1946-1949

(photos from myvintagevogue.com)