When All Else Fails

...reach for a black shopper

We're talking about the grandiose hybrid tote/shopper/structured handbag or whatever you choose to call it, and it has never looked quite as good. Nothing beats a good black leather shopper with golden hardware.

Note: it also has a certain ode to anonymity about it, escaping much of the it-bag-syndrome. 

Apart from just making significant modifications to the name of the Saint Laurent house, Hedi Slimane made some changes to their range of classic bags. Firstly, as you can see within the last two bags (the bottom which is of the old style, and the slightly higher one which is of the new), Hedi replaced the regal, bold "Y" with the simple golden brand name of simply "Saint Laurent" of course.

Likewise, Victoria Beckham has also done the black-shopper thing very well with her self titled "Victoria" bags (oh can't you just smell the vanity), and this one as pictured above is actually matte as welll, do double kudos to her design team.

a. Fendi "2 Jours medium tectured-leather shopper"

b. Givenchy "lucrezia medium tote"

c. Victoria Beckham "the victoria matte-leather tote"

d. Saint Laurent "classic duffle 6 leather bag"

e. Saint Laurent "cebas chyc medium leather shopper"

with love.

What she's loving...

Dan Castano blog's at [www.stylesnooperdan.com]

Here are some of her curated fashion picks for this season!

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BLOGLOVIN / INSTAGRAM / PINTEREST

OOTD

"I read a book one day and my whole life was changed."

- Orhan Pamuk, 'The New Life'

a. 3.1 Phillip Lim "loose-fit sweatshirt"

b. Opening Ceremony "oversized round sunglasses"

c. EL "ankle boots"


d. Saint Laurent "lamb skin trouser"

with love.

BLOGLOVIN / INSTAGRAM / PINTEREST

For the Love of...Francoise Hardy

* Isabel Marant "Aileen fox fur jacket" * Thierry Lasry "wayfarer sunglasses" * Saint Laurent "gabardine trench coat" *

* ACNE Studios "lillian angora sweater" * T by Alexander Wang "semi sheer striped top" * Etoile Isabel Marant "base ribbeed knit-wool sweater" * Thierry Lasry "virginity sunglasses" *

with love.

OOTD

“We can’t behave like people in novels, though, can we?”

— Edith Wharton ‘The Age of Innocence’

a. Balenciaga "keyhole drape crepe blouse"

b. Sergio Rossi "medium leather bag"

c. Saint Laurent "leather pumps in white"


d. Theyskens Theory "perfitol trouser"

with love.

When in... Copenhagen

When exploring the city of Copenhagen, here are some gorgeous items for that very polished yet casual look.

a. Sonia by Sonia Rykiel "oversized cut-out blazer"

b. Givenchy "ribbed sweater"

c. Saint Laurent "leather chelsea boots"

d. Theyskens Theory "nixer trouser"

e. Diptyque "fig tree candle"


f. 3.1 Phillip Lim "pashli messenger"

with love.

What she's loving...

Lucy Amon blog's at [www.mymanifesto.com.au]

Here are some of her curated fashion picks for this season!

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OOTD

“Have more than you show, Speak less than you know”

— William Shakespeare

a. Carven "looped collar shirt"

b. Saint Laurent "fold over leather clutch bag"

c. Alexander Wang "clara ankle strap sandal"


d. Rag & Bone "moss mid-rise boyfriend jeans"

with love.

What she's loving...

Amy Hamilton works in PR & Marketing // blog's at [www.loverush.com.au]

Here are some of her curated fashion picks for this season!

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OOTD

 “It’s not like I have a great memory. I remember what I want to remember. What I want to forget, I forget.”

— Bob Dylan

a. Rag & Bone "candace pullover"

b. Saint Laurent "betty leather shoulder bag"

c. Alexander Wang "double buckle sandal pump"


d. Esteban Cortazar "leather and stretch-cady shorts"

with love.

Boots

There's a chill in the air in Melbourne town of late. The kind of 2 degree night chill which is not always welcomed. None the less, here  is a post which is dedicated to what is hands down the best thing about Winter. Boots.

We're talking black errrthang. Which also happens to be our failsafe combination of colours (or lack of, rather).

a. ACNE "black matte ankle boots"

b. Alexander Wang "sunniva wedge booties"

c. Saint Laurent "Leather Chelsea boots"

d. Topshop "Abigail Neoprene Ankle Boots"

e. Givenchy "moto boot"

f. ACNE "free leather ankle boots"

with love.

OOTD

“We all die. The goal isn’t to live forever, the goal is to create something that will.”

— Chuck Palahniuk, Diary

a. Zimmermann "tank"

b. Maison Martin Margiela "knuckle duster rings"

c. Alexander Wang "liya pump"


d. Saint Laurent "short A-Line skirt"

with love.

OOTD

“I’ve had so many knives stuck into me, when they hand me a flower I can’t quite make out what it is. It takes time.”

— Charles Bukowski

a. Maison Martin Margiela "open-knit cotton-blend sweater"

b. Saint Laurent "leather bandeau top"

c. Jil Sander "leather envelope clutch"

d. Kenzo "croc-effect jersey skirt"


with love.

OOTD

"All words are masks and the lovelier they are, the more they are meant to conceal."

-Steven Millhauser

a. Rag & Bone "lilian eyelet-back pique blazer"

b. Haus "contrast logo tank top"

c. Saint Laurent "leather sandals"

d. ACNE "leather pants"

with love.