Delightfully Decadent: 10 Shoes by Miu Miu

 
 10 shoes by Miu Miu that are so beautiful I may just die if I cannot own them.

24k Lux Tech

I'll be honest, seeing all the top models flashing their 24k edition iPhones on their blogs has made me mad jelly. As a lover of luxury and general nerd-ary I needed to see more.  My fav is the blinged out Wii.  *Drooooooool*

Principessa

This is why Manoush is my absolute favorite brand on the planet.

First day

• Roland mouret
• $820 - net-a-porter.com

• Hogan patent leather shoes
• $475 - net-a-porter.com

• Olympia Le Tan clasp purse
• $2,010 - net-a-porter.com

• Head wrap headband
• $69 - rocknrose.co.uk

• Cutler and Gross lens case
• $430 - net-a-porter.com

• graphic sweaters
• redresscolumbus.com

This is how you summer to fall

Light blue oxford with beaded crest, navy Telegraph skirt, and red Edie bag by J.Crew.  Gold-plated watch from Mint Julep.  Nude peep toe pumps by Ann Taylor.

Tortoise & gold framed sunglasses by Juicy Couture.  Leopard case for iPhone 5 from AT&T Store.  Navy jeweled collar  blouse and Cabernet wool pencil skirt from J.Crew.  Navy backpack by Longchamp.  Suede, peep-toe, lace-up wedges by Made Well.

Light blue wallet by Ted Baker. Ivory cashmere, bow-back sweater by Ann Taylor.  Academic green pencil skirt by J.Crew.  Black patent leather sling-back kitten heels by Charles Jourdan - Paris.  Black Gucci bag.

In a gilded cage

This season's shoes by Dolce & Gabbana might actually prove that I have, in fact, died and gone to heaven.  Just when I think I can not possibly love fashion any more and nothing can possibly be new under the sun, some creative genius says: Poof! Birdcage shoes.  I can just imagine a tiny carnelian colored canary singing inside.... Très jolie, D&G.

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Mindbendingly fancy

This image, from Paris Fashion Week 2013, brings so many disjointed references to mind it simply must be genius.  I find this image entertaining, theatrical and provocative.

  

The first thing that pops into my consciousness is the scene from ballet "The Nutcracker" when  Mother Ginger enters the court of the Sugar Plum Fairy and opens her skirt to free eight little gingerbread children.  BUT....and this is key.... Almost simultaneously I also think of the scene in A Christmas Carol, by Dickens, when the Ghost of Christmas Future opens his robe to reveal the two children: Ignorance and Want. Very juxtaposed..... 

Rogers and Hammerstein's songs, and images from the films created in the 50's and 60's specifically, also begin to flash through my mind.... Flower Drum Song, The King and I, and South Pacific..... 

It's also intriguing that the woman seems to typify more of my idea of an East Asian beauty while the children, with their neon tulle dresses and center-parted black hair, make me think of both India and Mexico.... at once....  The woman also is dressed similarly to a western bride and with three children tumbling forth from under her skirt there is also a sense of female power, sexuality, joy and motherhood....

Or it is just a lovely dress and runway presentation.... At any rate, very, very, very interesting work....

There exist dresses made of air and bubbles...

There is a space between fashion and art perfectly occupied by these lighter than air creations.  Artist Rie Hosokai's work with balloons is uplifting and whimsical.  Knowing this exists in the world gives me a sense of peace. One may use one's hands for any task. Hosokai makes bubble dresses.

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Intrigue or obscurity?

By now we have all seen the reverse crystal hoods featured in runway shows by Paris fashion house Maison Martin Margiela, and perhaps, like me, you may have wondered what they signify.  It is clear they are beautiful and interesting.  They certainly catch the eye and capture the imagination.  They also place an emphasis on the clothes and not the models, the body, and not the individual.  So, I ask, is this a western version of a burqa? Maybe.  Maybe I would like to wear one occasionally, however..... because..... Boston is a small town.

Chanel in Bombay

Parisian fashion, Indian wedding style and retro photographs = this defines Postmodern Royalty. *heart skips a beat*