Quote of the Day

"I smoke so many cigarettes, there's no way I could have a glossy lipstick."

-Isabella Blow

xx til next, 

A

Longevity

The career of a model can last as little as a few seasons. There are some models however, who have true staying power. Kate Moss, Angela Lindvall, Shalom Harlow, and Natalia Vodianova to name a few. My favorite of these catwalk queens is undeniably Erin Wasson. She is gorgeous in that earthy, raw, Venice Beach way- killer. All of my guy friends dig her. Even with a longtime Maybelline contract she still has a strong personal street style, a brilliant collaboration with best bud Alexander Wang, a burgeoning jewelry line and a half pipe in her backyard. What's not to love? 

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A

P.S. Best tattoo placement ever. 

The Rock Chick walks the land.

Milan fashion week never quite gets my heart racing like Paris or New York. Gucci's fall RTW changed my entire perspective. 

The hair was a perfect mix of Riley Keough and brit boho sensibility, the smoky eye like a drowsy morning after. 

While this may seem like a new direction for Gucci, Frida Giannini kept it all sexy and true to the roots of the fashion house. How fabulous is the idea of "the rich hippie."

Slinky little mini dresses with bulleted, utilitarian belts, the suede and leather booties adorned in straps and grommets. 

Perhaps the most fabulous thing of all is that this fall line is more accessible to women as you don't need every piece in a look to make a statement. Perhaps just the eastern bloc belt? The Cossack minidress? One or the other would do it. 

Its such a shame I can't get my hands on this stuff before Coachella! How incredible would those dresses look in the desert? Hair flying wildly, cigarette in hand...

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A

Photos all Style.com

Why Don't You?

Why don't you...

..let your dog drink only FIJI water? And while you are at it lose the dog bowls and go instead with a classic little white ramiken. 

..rim your eyes with dark kohl liner for breakfast?

..put a silver chain necklace round the crown of your head? Wrap it around twice like Erin Wasson- terribly chic.

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A

Thank you DV.

Somethings never go out of style. This ivory cuff belonged to Diana and is now Caroline's signature piece. (It would be mine instead, but she has the damned weasely wrists. Bitch!) I have yet to see anything even remotely like it in stores which makes it all the more deliciously unique. 

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A

Quote of the Day

"A good dress disappears when you wear it"

-Alber Elbaz

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A

Fluorescent Adolescent

You used to get it in your fishnets,

Now you only get it in your nightdress!

Discarded all the naughty nights for niceness,

landed in a very common crisis.

-Arctic Monkeys.

As far as romantic rock and roll pairings go, I've been feeling a little let down since Pete and Kate's demise. Nothing inspires more than a chain-smoking model and her volatile rock star beau. Instead of mourning the breakup of my favorite love affair, I have transferred my energy to a new blossoming romance. 

Alex Turner (Front man for Arctic Monkeys) and Alexa Chung (British TV personality and model) are pretty young things quite in love. Turner is the quirky adorable vocalist and songwriter for AM, and we can't help but smile at the thought of him and Chung painting the London-town red. (A good Chinese red DV would say) And Alexa, well I would say I'm moderately obsessed with her for the following reasons:

-"Old boyfriends have accused me of deliberately dressing to look ugly."

-"My style is at once scruffy and preppie, I'm like a spoilt brat who only has access to her grandmother's wardrobe."

-"I never dress to please men."

-"Basically, I want to look like I'm wearing a wig."

Sienna Miller watch your back. Alexa's beauty, wit and youth feel far more fresh for 2008. 

xx til next,

A