A midsummer night's dream

Vanesso Bruno makes really nice leather bags (I own one myself) but as a fashion designer she's never particularly been on my radar. Her collection this season has really blown me away though...there's nothing too outrageous going on, but that's the point. All of this is stuff I could just throw on and be able to hang out in, mid-summer, without sweating bullets. Easy breezy and perfect.
What really caught my eye:
1. the idea of pairing floaty nude/creme garments with bold black sandals.
2. the shiny orange shorts. Paired with a nude blouse. Ayeow.
3. the pink anorak that would probably fit me as a dress
4. orange lipstick. That model in the second picture with the thick eyebrows and tangerine lips looks amazing.
5. everything, really.
I'm going to the store tomorrow to see what the real deal is with all this stuff. I'm obsessed. Hopefully some of it will be joining my wardrobe soon. God I can't wait for summer. (<-- How many times have I said this already? Is anyone as weary of winter and stupid stupid coats and cardigans and gloves and boots as I am? I miss the sun too much)

More trojan horse

I definitely don't believe Felipe Oliviera Baptista did it intentionally, but there's a lot of trojan horse going on here as well doncha think?

Photo cred: Diane Pernet

A spaceship summer

I'm really happy to see that Toga has been getting a bit of recognition lately among cool fashion blogs. I've written about this label before, but their awesomeness totally deserves another post so here is their latest collection.





It's not my favorite collection by Yasuko Furuta so far, but in this case I'm loving the idea behind the clothes more than anything. Judging from the collection title "Trojan Horse", I suspect it has something to do with the popular 80s Japanese anime Gundam Robot and the spaceship White Base (whose code name was actually Trojan Horse--oh god I am such a geek for knowing this stuff). I think it's brilliant that Furuta has managed to translate the retro-futuristic feel of the spaceships into such wearable pieces. And who doesn't love the idea of a spaceship inspired wardrobe to keep the summer cool.