Alexander McQueen Butterfly Dress

Alexander McQueen spring 2011 ready-to-wear

pictures - style.com

Baroque Angels by Alexander McQueen

Amazing details, beautiful design. That's the moment when garmet becomes art.

pictures - my own screenshots from object fetish

Travel in time

...with bags inspired by letters, packages, postcards. It's one of the most original ideas I've seen from a long time.

 Some of them are unfortunately made of PVC what means I won't be buying them.

Sold at Aspire Style

Dita Von Teese and Jean Paul Gaultier's Melissa shoes

A really beautiful shots inspired by circus fashion. Taken for Plastic Dreams magazine by Sandrine Dulermo and Michael Labica. The magazine itself is owned by PVC shoe company Melissa. You can read it here (if you speak Portuguese!) and check out Melissa official website here. They have a huge range of 'eco' plastic footwear (can anything made of plastic be ecological?? I don't believe it!) and already collaborated with Alexander Herchcovitch, furniture designers the Campana Brothers, British stylists J. Maskrey and Judy Blame, fashion designer Vivienne Westwood, Iraqi architect Zaha Hadid and of course Jean Paul Gaultier.

I don't like the shoes. I think they look cheap and tacky. This company uses word 'ECO' for something what cannot be eco. Eco plastic? Not possible! Hopefully they don't play the leading role here.

And here's a video how they made it:

Does anyone know what's the music in this video?

Poetic License Shoes

These Poetic License shoes are totally amazing! I want all of them! Perfect for spring and summer. They are so colourful and girly. A real eye-candies. I will definitely add them to my wish list.

They can be purchased here.

Perfect Shoes for Spring

 They're called 'Sentiment Profond' - Deep Feelings. And are beautiful.

I recommend visiting Mai L'Amore website. It's full of great heels.

pictures: Mai L'Amore

Judith Leiber's Bags

Judith Leiber is a coming from Hungary designer of handbags. She retired in 1998 but the company still exist. Under her name there are manufactured an artistic and unique eye-candies. These gems can be often seen in the hands of rich and famous. For example the pink strawberry cake one starred in 'Sex and the City' and on red carped in Katy Perry's hand. Made with a great care and artistic verve, they catch an eye not less than diamonds and expensive jewellery. They can be admired in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. And because what's beautiful isn't for free, these little things cost not less than few thousand $$. I like the most the oriental ones - camel, elephant and Indian deity statue. They'll for sure not hold more than a lipstic, but they have other duty. They job is to shine and dazzle by their unusual shape and form. Sweet and childish for first glance, they'll be a real pride of every wardrobe. It's worth to see more designs as the company makes also more classic models.

You can buy them at net-a-porter or Neiman Marcus

pictures: judithleiber.com

Pin-Up Watch

Firstly I thought that it's trashy and childish. But after a closer look I considered that such pop-artish, retro-style watch wouldn't be too bad. Sexy pin-up with pouted red lips, hart-shaped hand and hart attached to the polka-dot strap could look really funny and girly on the hand. And the matching lace box is also lovely. Hey, you don't have to be always serious.

It can be bought at forieri.com for $95.00 USD. 

Velvet

I'm for sure not the only one who wants to just cover myself in velvet when it's windy and snowing outside. The velvet is a royal, the most elegant fabric for me.Without any regret (ok, maybe small...) I would swap all my clothes to the velvet ones. I wish everyone a happy new year and to find a lot of inspirations at my blog.

picture:

waistcoat - Day Birger et Mikkelsen
coat - Dorothy Perkins
skirt - Chloe
knickers - Top Shop

flats - Miu Miu

handbag - Top Shop

headband - Asos

La Belle Epoque

Art - Impressionism, Expressionism, Art Nouveau

Eduard Manet, Claude Monet, Pierre Auguste Renoir
Paul Gauguin, Edgar Degas
Berthe Morisot, Gustav Klimt
Alfons Maria Mucha, Henri de Toulouse Lautrec
James Tissot

Fashion

most of the pictures: costumes.org

Jewellery

René Lalique

Furniture

Victor Horta, Émile Gallé, Tiffany, Hector Guimard, Henry van de Velde

Eco Bag

It's such shame to walk around with plastic bags these days. Everyone is using eco bags. And they are getting prettier and cooler. This one has something super duper - additional handle for children. You can now shop around without fear that your most precious one gets lost in shopping fever.
You can buy one at Tisch5