Photography by Erwin Olaf, Delmans, and Hotel Chevalier

The shoe website 6pm.com was having a rather good sale over the weekend and these babies will be delivered tomorrow hopefully. I already have two other pairs of Delmans in the same size that I ordered, so hopefully these will fit as well, we shall see.



I saw these shots from the collection Grief Portraits done by Erwin Olaf on the blog Dotti's Dots and I was just completely taken with them, especially with the retro clothing used, of course. The photos are taken from the photographer's website. The Grief collection features quite nice midcentury modern interiors as well.



The answer to the question I asked about the song on Friday was that it was used in the short film Hotel Chevalier starring Jason Schwartzman and Natalie Portman before the longer film, The Darjeeling Limited. This is the first part of the film and the second one is also available on Youtube to view as well.

TGIF!!!

Sorry for my lack of posting as well as commenting this week. I promise to be more with it next week! I'll leave you with this, can anyone tell me what movie this is from? Happy weekend everyone!!!

I know my post about Alexander McQueen is much later than everyone else but I really couldn't bring myself to say anything immediately afterward as I guess it just came as such a shock.

That someone so talented could just suddenly leave, it's not only a huge loss for the fashion industry but a loss for the world of art as a whole. His designs were literally wearable pieces of art. They may not have always been street-ready or even attractive to everyone's sense of taste, but you have to agree that he did things that no other designer has done or probably ever will do. Not only did he push the envelope but he managed to create something for everyone and be accepted by the masses.

I wish that those close to him would have gotten him the help that he obviously needed to deal with the intense amount of grief that was pressing down on him after the loss of Isabella Blow, his aunt, and then his mother. I wish someone would have helped him realize that there may or may not have been more collections, that there would always be more obligations, but that there was only one Lee Alexander McQueen. That he was irreplaceable.

So, for my little insignificant tribute to Alexander McQueen, I give you my favorite pieces from my favorite McQueen collection, Fall 2005. While he was known for creating pieces that looked as though they came from another world, this collection shows that he also had the talent to create classic pieces that would appeal to even a vintage loving gal such as myself. Photos via style.com.

You will be missed.

Favorites from the Bernardo Spring 2010 Collection

If you've been a follower of my blog for awhile, you know that I'm a fan of Bernardo sandals. How can you not love a company that still makes a style that made the company famous in the 60's and that brought back the Springolator?!

Here are my favorites from their Spring 2010 collection!

There are no style specific links for me to attach to the photos so you'll have to search for the specific styles at the website here.

New Spring Arrivals at Nordstrom

Loving all of these! Can you tell I'm ready for spring?

New Spring Arrivals at Peruvian Connection

It's been awhile since I have blogged about the pieces over at Peruvian Connection so I thought I would post some of my favorites from their new Spring arrivals!

They continue to maintain a very heirloom, vintage quality to their pieces, somewhat like Anthropologie meets Victorian Trading Company. Look at the detailing on this dress!! Alas, the handbag is no where to be found on their website!

Click on the pictures to go to the product description pages.

Gianni Bini and Antonio Melani New Spring Arrivals at Dillard's

I found some pretty adorable new additions to Dillard's in house lines, Gianni Bini and Antonio Melani!
Overall, with these pieces, I'm getting a sense of cleansing the color and style palate with lots of white and basic colors along with clean lines drawing inspiration from the mid-60's.

Click on the photos to go to the product description pages.

New Items from J. Peterman

Well it's been awhile since I posted about vintage inspired items from the J. Peterman catalog and I thought I would post a few of their new items that I enjoy and I thought that you might as well! As usual, click on the image to go to the item description page.