Burberry Prorsum

Christopher Bailey's collection features some pretty fantastic twists and drapes:












Just sayin'.

-a.

Military Crest Pins

Nice on sweaters, cardigans, lapels, etc. Tiny and pretty and classic. And some come with phrases like "GET IT DONE" and "READY AND WILLING," the former sounding more like Aubrey's mantra and the latter sounding like mine, sort of. Or something. Okay, maybe the opposite.

- s.

Autumn Nepotism

FALL'S COMING. We know what that means. Jackets, sweaters, long sleeves, pants, new denim, boots. Here are a couple of my favorites from the upcoming Fall/Winter 09 line from G1 Clothing. Oh, and G1 is my aunt's line. Available at boutiques and Anthropologie (lol). G1 takes a lot of inspiration from 40s vintage clothing, but with a modern touch. The pants are famous for making asses look great, ps.

Poet Blazer

Arctic Coat and Snowbound Coat

- s.

Boyish Clothes

Hi, I'm back! And I still care about clothes.

I know I've already made a post about my love for boyish clothing for women. Seems like it's catching on these days.

I went to the new Opening Ceremony in LA with my aunt this weekend and found more extensive selections of the two lines I had previously enjoyed seeing at the NY flagship store: Schiesser (of Switzerland) and Boy (Band of Outsiders' female line).

Schiesser is a revival line, one that is 100 years old and mainly makes delicate, soft undergarments and pajamas. The company has not changed anything about what went into making its original line. Every detail about its basic henleys (tees and tanks), v-neck shirts, and underwear has been kept intact. Original blue stitching on the collar, simple buttons, etc. Even the packaging -- every Schiesser piece comes in its own individual box, the clothing inside wrapped in a single swathe of linen. Its color palette only consist of basic white, grey, light grey-green, soft pink, light sandy brown, and black.

I purchased a white v-neck tee. It is impossibly soft.

Schiesser

Schiesser packaging

Schiesser tag

I know very little about Boy. The salesboy at Opening Ceremony told my aunt that is was the female line from the makers of Band of Outsiders. From what I've seen, Boy makes traditionally "masculine" clothing, but in a feminine cut. For the unfrilly girl, this is a dream come true. Unfortunately, the dream comes with a pricetag that is, um, well beyond reach. One beautiful oxford shirt I saw at Opening Ceremony was being sold for $1300. Besides that, though, Boy is a beautiful understated line that takes pride in its simple details. I hope I can afford it someday?

Mode in Oxford cloth bib shirt. Hi, Owlie!

Zooey Deschanel in Boy.

Female model in Boy.

- s.

look at these two pieces i was going to buy on Etsy...

...but someone beat me to it :( :






and:
christ, is that model's nose hard to look at.

-a.