Birth Control or Birkenstocks

To those like us whose Instagram newsfeed is brightened with the photographs and accompanying witty captions of Leandra Medine (otherwise known as the Man Repeller), you may recall her post on Birkenstocks, captioned simply with; "birth control or birkenstocks".

We're all for man repelling, but we cannot deal with the recent re-emergence of the Birkenstock. Let's just say that no matter how much Vogue claims that they are back, we refuse to allow them into our fashion peripheries.

Leandra may thrive on the unsung joys of electing to wear ugly footwear, but we cannot. We will not.

And that means that we also unashamedly say "no" to Phoebe Philo's fur-lined Birkenstock-esque slip-ons of the Spring 2013 Celine show.

with love.

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Inspiration

* Unknown Interior * Arizona Muse at Celine * A.P.C Store Front *

with love.

Inspiration

* Celine bag * Kym Ellery * Unknown * Garden *

with love.

Inspiration

“You lost all interest in this world. You were disappointed and discouraged, and lost interest in everything. So you abandoned your physical body. You went to a world apart and you’re living a different kind of life there. In a world that’s inside you.”

— Haruki Murakami, 1Q84

with love.

French White

Cohesive, fluid and never lacking warmth, Phoebe Philo’s Fall/Winter 2013 collection for Celine was frankly put by Style.com’s Jo-Ann Furniss as “tactile, tasteful, and—dare it be said—cozy.”

The Fall 2013 runway shows may feel like they were a lifetime ago, by  it's bloody cold down in Australia at the moment, so one would think they are our present.

Amidst Philo's perfect sense je ne sais quoi- alongside perfect editing and melt-in-your-mouth looks, the Celine RTW collection was full with cream-on-cream looks. Let's call it French White. French White is fresh, crisp and creates a modern warmth which was all by accentuated by the rounded shapes of Philo's creations. Made up of usually welcomes earth tones of deep beiges, greens and ochre-browns, Fall brings with it a cosied sensibility. But this winter season, we're all for that French White-On-White.

    

...get the look with...

a. Alexander Wang "asymmetric merino wool sweater" (via. Net-A-Porter)

b. Jil Sander "north bay cotton-twill sleeveless dress" (via. Net-A-Porter)

c. Sass & Bide "the prose asymmetrical hem jumper" (via. Sass & Bide)

d. DKNY "white lattice tulle leather trim circle skirt" (via. My-Wardrobe)

with love.