In anticipation of Yohji Yamamoto at the V&A

The much anticipated Yohji Yamamoto retrospective opened this month at the V&A and I'm headed down this weekend. xo Linds

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dries van noten

dries van noten by design--notes featuring rebecca minkoff handbags

RIP Dame Liz

RIP Elizabeth Taylor [Hilton Wilding Todd Fisher Burton Burton Warner Fortensky]. 

The Dame went down with her jewelery on.

ground control to major tom

For the past few seasons, Christopher Kane has made the biggest possible picture (the galaxy) his canvas and I, for one, love it. The construction is always pretty, but the print is dark and mysterious. However, at £1200-odd a pop, there's little hope for most of us who are made of stars.

Some cheaper alternatives are ...

1 // Download one of NASA's space-tacular images (free) for your desktop –- I've long maintained that a wallpaper change is as good as a holiday.

2 // American Apparel's Unisex Space Scape Sheer Jersey Short Sleeve T-Shirt is 50% off.

3 // Just listen.

Linds xo

Any one see Black Swan?

I'm allz about the ballet (and the sartorial inspiration it provides), but Black Swan?

For Nina Sayers, I recommend ...

Great poster though:

xo Linds.

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Wednesday wish list: Of course you need a patent leather mini skirt

Wednesday wish list: Of course you need a patent leather mini skirt by design--notes on Polyvore.com

FIGed

Lovely evening of fashion illustrations (and prosecco) at FIG, the viewing room heaving with Mulberry handbags. A diverse range of illustrations, from the very traditional to sketches on graph paper to a book bursting with photographic collage. Just a few examples above.

xoxo Linds.

In anticipation of FIG

Richard Gray, Bodymap: Is a Comet A Star ?, 2011, Gouache, pencil on Canford card, 57 x 40 cm (52 x 34.5cm)

So looking forward to tonight's preview of the Fashion Illustration Gallery's new exhibition (of which the above is just one sumptuous example). Work by Hiroshi Tanabe, Bobby Hillson, Daisy de Villeneuve and more. Will report back.

xoxo Linds.

Pimp ma plastic bag // part 2

At a festival last summer I was given an orange leopard print, polyamide poncho.

This is a Jil Sander-inspired improvement on the poncho.

Wednesday wish list: Winter//Spring

Wednesday wish list: Winter>>Spring by design--notes featuring gold necklaces