Bottega Veneta

Bottega Veneta's Spring 2010 advertisements are captivating. Not only do they showcase the clothing and bags nicely but there's a certain emotion captured in the photos that makes you yearn to know the story behind the two models. I also really like the neutrals and soft pastel colors of everything. The campaign was shot by Nan Goldin.

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Weakness

Monet (aka My Daily Grey) sent me this video of the making of Gucci Spring 2010 because she knows how much I adore Natasha Poly. I hope you like it as well!

Source: youtube

Happy Sunday lovies

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Turban

I've had this photo saved on my hardrive for a while so the source is unknown. If you know, please tell me.

Have a wonderful weekend!

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the market

photo: style

I love the contrast of Lakshmi's tribal skirt and breton striped top as well as the women swathed in sari's surrounding her.

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In the Spirit of Capri

I have a soft spot for resort fashion, island glamour, and beautiful photos so books like In the Spirit of Capri always catch my eye. (hint: my birthday is next month!)

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photo: assouline

le chapeau

Catherine Deneuve looking sassy on a Tahitian beach in a sailor cap
photo: tfs

Splash

I spent the afternoon at the bookstore sifting through shelves of fashion/style/interior design coffee table books & magazines. Here's a room from Costal Living I very much enjoyed:

I love the splash of blue on the door, green from the palms, and yellow trim on the bed throw.

Photo from: Costal Living

Have a wonderful week

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boutique

There's nothing like the feeling of stepping into a simple but well put together boutique.

Unfortunately, I don't remember where I found this photo or what the boutiques name is, but I love it anyways. Over the next few days, I'll feature some of my favorite boutiques on the island. Hope you're keeping warm in this unusually cold & windy weather.

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sheets

My only wish this morning was to stay tucked between sheets. oh well.

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she sells seashells

photo: source unkown

a photo of India Hicks shell collection

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L♥VE

photo: Garance Dore

Saturate

photo: fashiongonerogue

lily aldridge

photos: tfs

Steeze

After reading this post by Garance Dore I was instantly intrigued by and attracted to the style of fashion stylist Jessica de Ruiter. de Ruiter has worked for magazines like Teen Vogue and Nylon and has styled ad's for companies like Roxy Quicksilver and Jenni Kayne. Her aesthetic is simple, wearable, and comfortable yet very chic. She has what I believe is steeze, or style with ease. As a stylist, I was very surprised to learn via Garance's post that she doesn't collect clothes. Instead, she constantly pares down her wardrobe so it only containes the essentials. Her daily uniform includes: button down shirts, high waisted jeans and skirts, versatile basis, big belts, the ubiquitous wayfares, and the occaisonal statement piece of jewlery.











photos: RDuJour

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Malandrino: spring RTW 2010

I love Malandrino's spring collection because I could easily dress each of the pieces up or down (which is what I'm all about). Not to mention, the accessories! The headband (in the first photo) & the turbans have an ultra chic look and are perfect for concealing bad hair days!

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divine

Yuan Yuan Tan of the San Francisco Ballet

image: sfballetblog

The Girl from Ipanema

This is my idea of isle inspired dressing.

photo: thesartorialist

simplicity

painted toes + sandy feet + your best friend = heaven

Shangri La

While we're on the topic of India I thought I'd share one of my most favorite places to visit in Honolulu and that's Shangri La: Doris Duke's beautiful home located on the crystalline coast of Diamond Head. Duke's home boasts one of the largest collections of Islamic art and it was her honeymoon trip to India (to the Taj Mahal to be more specific) that caused her to fall in love with the Islamic culture. Her travels later took her to Hawaii where she was inspired to build a home that blended Islamic art with the Hawaiian landscape.


the entry way


courtyard


her bedroom


the turkish bath (could you imagine having one of these in your home?!)

the Mughal garden


a view of the "playhouse" & water

all photos: Shangri La Hawaii

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to india with love

I recently bought 'To India With Love' as a birthday gift for my friend. She's Indian and travels there often to see family so it was the perfect gift for her. After flipping through the book, with its psychedelic cover and vivid pages, I found I wanted to keep it for myself! Each of the pages has either pictures of the landscape, people, and textiles of India or a little story written by a melange of people. The stories, written by fashion designers like Alice Temperley to actresses like Natalie Portman, are about their personal connections to the country. It's a very inspiring book and what's great is that a proceed of the profits go to the victims of the attack in Mumbai in 2008 as well. Here's a sneak peak at some of the images inside the book:




google images

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Camilla Akrans: two

Photos she took for The New York Times' T style Magazine:







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Camilla Akrans

Over the next few days I'll be posting some of my favorite photos by photographer Camilla Akrans. Her work always has that aspect of allure and the way she uses natural light makes every one of her photos gorgeous. Enjoy.

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