Heidi Merrick

I'm loving Heidi Merrick's Spring 2010 collection - soft neutrals with the ever-so-slightest touches of eccentricity. Comfortably wearable and feminine. Loving it!

Song of the day: David Guetta feat. Kid Cudi - Memories

25

"Defragmentation of Beauty" photo shoot - Spring 2010 as interpreted artistically by 25 Magazine. The half graphic, half photographic images feature such names such as Abbey Lee, Anja Rubik, Karlie Kloss and Karmen Pedaru. The swift charcoal lines mixed with wind-blown watercolors and strict geometrical shapes create and imbalanced balance, which I love - cleverly creative but not overdone.

Photographed by Marcin Tyszka, Styled by Barbara Martelo

Song of the day: The Knife - Heartbeats (featured in the video above)

Steampunk

I'm aware that I'm a little tardy for the party on this one, but I just must say how much I adore these Alexander McQueen 2010 "steampunk" heels. The industrial metal adornments play with the either super tough or super girly parts of the shoe, making for perhaps the only actually wearable footwear of the Spring 2010 collection. (Click the link to see the other crazy creations for your feet). I especially like the ballerina ones at the bottom of this post. Tres good girl gone bad - these would've been perfect for a character in the Fifth Element or something - futuristic yet current. Love it!

Song of the day: Daft Punk - Steam Machine (Alive 2007 Edit)

I'm in the mood for some...

Valentino Bow Espadrille - $495

ESPADRILLES! (slash wedges)

Spring/Summer is/are just around the corner, and I can feel the comeback of espadrilles. High ones, flat ones, open ones, closed ones...

I'm in the mood for some seriously high ones... (Yes, I'm browsing through the expensive ones... A GIRL CAN DREAM)

Belle by Sigerson Morrison - $240

Chloe Denim Wedge - $435

Ralph Lauren Finola Woven Thread Espadrille - $695

See by Chloe Canvas Wedge Sandals - $335

Donna Karan Cork and Suede Wedges - $695

Jimmy Choo Pedro Suede Wedges - $455

And, of course, adorable little flat ones make my day feel so much warmer and summer-ier:

Lanvin Espadrille Flat - $495

Above 3 via EspadrillesFromSpain

Song of the day: Baby Monster - She Comes Alive

Grey, but far from drab

I have found a new obsession. Actually, let me start from the beginning : a friend of mine told me that hands are a huge part of first impressions. Embarassed, I curled my fingers inwards and into my pockets, realizing the truth in this statement. I swore to myself that I would get my nails together. I am now proud to present myself as a former nail biter - no longer do I worry about the stubby awkward tips that used to be. There's even a significant amount of white on each one! Ah, the beauty of self-control. Now, I ponder how long this will last but I've discovered the perfect way to extend (pun... sort of intended?) the duration of this feature: nail polish. I've been removing, redoing, layering, coloring and testing different colors and this has proven to be quite effective in the maintenance of them. Annnnnnyway, getting to the point: my new obsession is neutral colors, or more specifically speaking, grey. Gray? How are we supposed to spell that nowadays? I say "po-tay-toe", you say "po-tah-toe", I guess. I'm going to go with the "e" spelling. Grey is the perfect color because it can be dark without being too drab and it's stylish at the same time - especially in a lighter, more matte version. I saw that Steph, over at Steph's Closet did a nice expose, if you will, on the color - HERE - with some great photos that demonstrate the grey sphere nicely. Revlon makes a nice gray, called "Steel-etto"; OPI's "Give me the Moon!" is very cool too; I also love Essie as a general nail polish provider (their great grays are called "Over The Top" "Steel-ing the Scene" and "Loophole") but my favorite is Rescue Beauty Lounge's "Concrete Jungle". I wish I had some great pictures of nail swatches, but I guess that will have to wait a tid bit. Above is the infamous Pollock, featuring lots and lots of grey, so that'll just have to do! I also think that grey is a great color for the transition from winter to spring - go dark to light and you're all set! FYI, below is what I'm wearing now - the photo doesn't do justice to the bluish grey (makes it look wayyy darker than it really is) by Flare from Urban Outfitters, but I love the color!


Song of the day: "Black and Gold" by Sam Sparro

Zac Posen for Target

Ok so the lookbook for the Zac Posen for Target collection was just released and... well, I'm not anywhere near as excited as I was for the Rodarte collection. I'm sort of just "meh..." about this one. It's cute and girly with an edge but doesn't quite hit the spot. Not that I was expecting magnificence at the usual Zac Posen level - this is still only a Target line - but come on... flute alors! I do very much like the red number (above), however, and I'm sure will sell out very quickly; the statement pieces always do.

This one isn't too bad, either - I quite like the oversized bow tie thing going on around the chest area (but I don't think I'll be shelling out $74 for it anytime soon).

I guess I'll just wait and see who's next!