29/06/2012

Life is for...


Cutler & Gross vintage


Graham Cutler and Tony Gross opened their first store in 1969. Their specialty was creating hand made optic frames which they still continue to do so in their factory in Cadore, Italy. I love their classic, simple designs and over thick statement frames. The sunglasses above are my favourite and are from their vintage collection. 
x x x

26/06/2012

eye liner junkies

I found this on Pinterest a couple of days ago. It shows 12 different ways to wear eye liner. The beauty product is one of the essentials in our makeup bags and we often tend to use only two or three application techniques. Learn how to use your eye liner pencil or gel to create different looks with this photo collage.
x x 

25/06/2012

Playlist 25.06.12

The overdue weekend playlist! :)
x x x



 

fashion book: metal + neon

IN LOVE with these shoes! love the colour, love the jagged rhinestones... couldn't get my eyes off them for a couple of minutes. Can someone please tell me where they're from as I saw these on Pinterest and have no idea. THANKS :) 
This summer is about fluorescent clothes, shoes, handbags... briefcase satchels 
Most stylish twins in the world
White trench coat; next on the wish list

10/06/2012

Weekly Favourites 10.06

 Floral printed shoes. How cute are they?

 Style crush: Alexa Chung. Love her minimalistic style. Plus she's into music and photography. What's not to love about her?

 A photo I came across this weekend on Pinterest and was very inspired by.

One of my strong characteristics

Girl crush: Behati Prinsloo. Like her because she's a Victoria's Secret Angel, has the perfect beach body, and is a great model. Dislike her because she's dating Adam Levigne from Maroon 5.

My favourite dress from Richard Nicholl's 'Tie the Knot' collection.

Giuseppe's Sculptures

Giuseppe Zanotti shares sculptured booties in his A/W 12 collection. They will range between £400 to £2000. If you have cash to splash I'd recommend you get a pair as it'd make a great addition to your shoe rack! Especially the ones with the golden spikes, very Lady Gaga-esque. x x

Isabeli Fontana x H&M Beach Sensation






Ooh La La! The Brazilian beauty, Isabeli Fontana sizzles in the campaign for H&M's collection 'Beach Sensation'. The swimsuit collection consists of one piece and two piece bathing suits in the season's trends of floral, abstract prints and bright colour blocking. I love the cut-out one piece in the photo above. Isn't she too tanned though? I think they got too carried away with the bronzer .. x x 

08/06/2012

Playlist 08/06/12


The Beautiful & The Damned

I was going through photos from last year in the process of trying to move them onto my backup drive and delete from my laptop (my drive is very close to reaching max storage capacity). Anyway, I came across these snapshots from stylestalker's a/w 11 lookbook, and couldn't help but want to share. Their monochrome wardrobe palette screams androgyny with hints of sexiness, enhancing the dark and enigmatic theme of the photoshoot...x x






07/06/2012

the snapshot: sharp edges

Daphne Groeneveld in an issue of Vogue Italia creating a sense of utopia. I like the 'Black Swan' inspiration behind this photograph and the use of striking metal jewellery.. x x

05/06/2012

Weekly Favourites 05.06.12

 Cute lingerie from luxury lingerie brand Dirty Pretty Things at Selfridges. Shop online here
 Brownies from Cafe Le Pain - deeelicious
 White shirt blouses with contrasting playful cuffs and collars. (This one is custom made by my clothing line; Ava Mirabelle. To place an order email at shop@avamirabelle.com) 
 Bright & bold prints. Love this silk jumpsuit from Salvatore Ferragamo
 Favourite Mary Katrantzou dress from her s/s 12 collection
Sheer black fabric and black fringe mini's

 Delicately beautiful necklace by Philippe Audibert. Available at Net-a-Porter
Animal print blazer from Zara

The Regime...

Morning.Beauty.Ritual

1. Vitamin E Hydrating Toner from Body Shop: I dab some on a cotton pad and swipe my face with it

2. Clinique, All about the eyes Eye Cream: I like using it in the morning as well as at night before going to bed, just to ensure there are absolutely no signs of puffiness or hints of bags

3.  Dior, Hydra Life Serum: This thin milk-lotion feels light on your skin and keeps it moisturized all day

4. MAC Prep+Prime: I wait it out for fifteen to twenty minutes after applying the serum until its completely dry to put on this skin base. I tend to dab only a tiny amount since I only wear light make-up during the day and its enough to make it stay on.

03/06/2012

Yesterday


James Perse t-shirt, Topshop trousers & shoes, H&M belt, Gucci sunglasses

Finally back in London after a month of traveling back home and America. For now I'm indefinitely here all summer working on Ava Mirabelle's Summer Cruise 2012 collection which is out in two weeks. I'm super excited and can't wait to share it with everyone. 
One of my favourite colour's from this summer's trend of brights is orange. I paired these high-waisted tapered trousers with a pale gray James Perse t-shirt and a bright neon skinny belt to highlight my waist. Folding them from the bottom gave them a bit of a informal edge. I adore these contrasting gray and coral pink Topshop heels that I convinced myself to wear them here even though there was too much colour going on for my liking... 

x Anushee x