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.

BLOGLOVIN / INSTAGRAM / PINTEREST

OOTD

“I’m feeding them little sugar cubes with the medicine hidden inside”

— Alexander McQueen on the fashion industry 

a. Etoile Isabel Marant "thais ribbed tee"

b. Marc by Marc Jacobs "leather lila bag in black"

c. Alexander Wang "livia sandal"


d. Alexander Wang "tuxedo short"

with love.

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.

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.

OOTD

"My heart was a hysterical, unreliable organ."

-Vladimir Nabokov

a. Maison Martin Margiela "oversize top"

b. Ray-ban "club-muster half frame acetate sunglasses"

c. Alexander Wang "Lovisa point-toe shoes"

d. Theyskens Theory "leather trousers"


with love.

OOTD

"Into the darkness they go, the wise and the lovely."

-Edna St. Vincent Millay

a. T by Alexander Wang "leather bralet" (via. Net-A-Porter)

b. The Row "rucksack" (via. The Corner)

c. Saint Laurent "leather ankle boot" (via. Net-A-Porter)

d. Topshop "silk runner shorts by boutique"

with love.

Shoe Lust

a. Alexander Wang "Mackenzie suede and leather ankle boots"

b. Givenchy "Leather Sandals"

c. Alexander Wang "Alla croc-effect leather wedges"

d. Altuzarra "Printed silk crepe de chine pumps"

with love.