Rumi

"The rose's rarest essence lives in the thorns" - 13th century poet and theologian Rumi

Bugs on Bags

I am not sure how I feel about this collaboration between Prada and Damien Hirst. I know that Prada has some of Hirst's 'vitrines', those with hooves of solid gold. Don't like animals in boxes. And certainly don't like insects. So I won't be buying, not even ogling, those new handbags covered in bugs, some of them real ones encased in glass. Amber with real fossils is one thing; this is something different altogether and a bit disturbing. Okay I won't mention the butterflies again...

Shoes for A/W 2013

Still going with boots and booties! All kinds...pointy toe, round toe, open toe...especially the open toe, ankle or mid calf or thigh high...

Many boots with studs out there but I may go without them. I do like studs on the chunky heels of shoes though.

Colour Theory for A/W 2013

My bets are on:

Dusty rose with lots of wooley greys
Deep burgundy or even better, oxblood with black leather
Lots of black leather
And red, cherry red as a great accent

And the animal prints are the new neutrals, it's fantastic

Ready for autumn!

Black is the new Black

I didn't mind going back to work today after a long week away on business where the climate was still so warm - not that I don't like the sun but I am so tired of seeing people in capri pants and flip flops.

My morning bus ride is usually interesting because I like to people watch or if the other riders are boring, then I stare out of the window and ogle the beautiful shop displays on Sloane Street.

But today was fantastic! The toney Sloaney boys and girls were dressed to kill, ready for autumn. Smooth, thick black leather jackets with lots of hardware; the best studs were black and covered huge lapels. Cute wool skater skirts, full length leather skirts, and everyone had studs on their shoes and boots. It was incredible. Now I'm actually excited to wear tights as the weather cools down this week....ohhh what to wear, what to wear....