Strange And Beautiful

I change, but my addiction to nailpolish is still here. I really can't live without a layer of smooth color on my feet (and amost never on my hands!) expecially in summer.

I am all for solid saturated shades, brights or muted, and I could wear almost every color, just for a night out - some too bright shades really don't work with my pale skin - or for weeks.

When I saw the exclusive line of nail polishes designed by Jane Schaub sometimes ago on the internet I immediately loved it.


It's called StrangeBeautiful and indeed it is. The most exciting thing is the colors come in three different sets - volumes - of eight pieces and each nail polish is inspired by...pretty strange details that make me smile: the red Valentine typewriter, the slate blue color of a uniform in an 1846 N.Currier print, Violette ink from the venerable French ink company J. Herbin, the dreadfully wonderful dirty almond color used on kitchen appliances and so on...


The painful note: each set costs 56£ (available here) Definitely not so great for my actual budget.


What's your favorite volume? I'd probably choose the first one, but I'd be a very happy girl with all the tree of them!

Doppio Sogno

Considering David Lynch is one of my favorite directors, I was anxiously waiting for the third chapter of the Lady Dior saga, Lady Blue. Considering in my opinion Lynch is passing through his personal midlife - new age filled - crisis, I was a bit afraid of the results.

But I actually know no one like him is able to represent subtle and universal fears in a mesmerizing way*, even in commercials and not merely artistic products, so...

It's been 20 years since Twin Peaks and almost 10 since Mulholland Drive and now Lynch hits Shanghai, one of the darkest and most fascinating cities in the world and after Naomi Watts, Laura Dern and all the others great Lynch's ladies, it's time for Marion Cotillard to be "in trouble".


In Mulholland Drive there was that mysterious blue box, in Lady Blue there's a mysterious Lady Dior handbag someone left in Marion's hotel room...

Devote 12 of your minutes to the short movie below and you will be rewarded.



* I also strongly believe Lynch has the best hairstyle in Hollywood, but well, that's another story ;-)

Tucker By Gabi Basora

A big thank you to Lulu who a couple weeks ago introduce me to Tucker, a wonderful line by Gabi Basora.

Each collection feature a series of styles, chic and neat - blouse and dresses, for the most part, but there are also great pants - and I must say it's almost impossible not lo love each of them. But the best part is each style come in a lot of different printed fabric and the pattern are beyond amazing.

What a smart idea! I guess this line will become a new favorite in a moment.

Nadinoo At Work

This Is Naive is a blog I'm following from a while now. Tommy is a talented photographer and I like how shes' always able to focus on those little details, so small yet so nice and interesting. Also, I have a real thing for her Lo-Fi travel guides!

One of the latest Tommy's features is about "people at work", a series of regular posts where she visually describe the art and everyday life of talented people.

So, when I heard she was about to feature the work of Nadia Izruna, the girl behind Nadinoo I couldn't be happier and the post didn't disappoint me indeed!


Some of the amazing pieces from Nadinoo's Spring/Summer collection



Work!

And there's even a little preview of what will come next season. I really hope she will actually make that cape!!



And what about the perfection of every single piece here?!


Nadia recently moved to London and her canal-side apartment looks like a really nice place...


For more pictures take a look here.

La Gatta Con Gli Stivali

Yuna and Suny are two Italian friends who share a true passion for quality shoes with an eclectic and a bit retro appeal. This passion brought them to the creation of La Gatta con gli Stivali, a wonderful website jam-packed with the best selection of shoe brands I've ever seen on an Italian online shop so far.


Visiting La Gatta con gli Stivali, is like entering a fairytale (and not just for the name, which is a jeu de mots on the italian title of Charles Perrault's Puss in Boots), where the princesses wear Chie Mihara and Minna Parikka's delightful creations.


And even if you don't have to be a princess to wear such marvellous shoes, the customer care of La Gatta con gli Stivali is so wonderful you will be treated like you're actually living in a fairytale!


First of all the shopping experience here is always something exclusive. Not only the brands Yuna and Suny choose to carry are extremely selected, but they always have just a small amount of pieces in stock for each style, so you'll never feel you'll buying something every other girl around you will soon wear.


Another thing to keep in mind is people at La Gatta con gli Stivali are friendly and helpful and will be glad to offer a personalized service with a shopping consultant and to answear to all of your questions and fashion doubts.


Last but not least at all, if you're not 100% satisfied with your purchase, you can return it for free and have a replacement or your money back.


So, you have no excuses now: go check the store and fell in love! The new collection is arriving in these days and many more fab pieces will be listed soon, so be back often too!


Not in Italy? Don't worry, La Gatta con gli Stivali ships worlwide and accepts payment via Paypal and all the major credit cards.


And don't forget to become a fan on Facebook too!

Lea Stein

My new obsession are Lea Stein's brooches.


Art deco animal jewelry? Of course!! Each piece is slighly different fron the others and each design comes in different colors and patterns: perfection, despite the fact I would buy everything!













These above are just few of my favorites...if you wanna really hurt yourself take a look at the extensive collection showcased here!

Take A Walk On The Glam Rock Side

Oh, glam rock... I immediately think of David Bowie and the 70s glitters, Ziggy Stardust and the new rock universe. That Velvet Goldmine is definitely still loved and glam rock is always a big inspiration for a lot of designers. First of all for the enfant terrible of the French couture...

For the launch of his new fragrance, Ultra Ma Dame - a fresh and cool eau de parfum that fabulously smells of black rose, cedar wood and musk - Jean Paul Gaultier invite you to show your wild side, or at least your glam rock side!


Post you best glam rock picture in the gallery or vote for your favorite ones, here. You'll be rewarded: the ten most voted/most "glam rock" people will receive a set of the whole Jean Paul Gaultier Ma Dame product line and one lucky winner will get an invitation for two to Jean Paul Gaultier runway show and Jean Paul Gaultier brand accessories as a finishing touch to her/his Glam'Rock style!


The contest will end on 15th July, but don't wait anymore, take a fun walk on the Glam Rock side and show your style! Hurry, hurry and good luck!
See you on the front row!

Revenge Of The Ex Wives

Oscar night with unpredictable (really?) twist.

Talking about dresses - it's too early in the morning to talk about awards! - I adored Vera Farmiga in that spectacular Marchesa gown.



She looked like a peony and I'm telling this in the most positive way. Peony is my my favorite flower, by the way :-)

What about your favorites? Oscar dresses and flowers, I mean!

Cactus Flower

I'm not so fashion forwarded, so I don't really like to write about fashion weeks and collections we'll wear (ok, I pretend I'll wear...) not so soon. But there are collections I see and love at first sight and I cannot wait for a long season to talk about them.
That said, after Prada, I'm pretty sure a lot of us will be fond on the Rochas FW 2010/11 one as well.

The inspiration for the whole collection came from Cactus Flower, a 1969 movie with Goldie Hawn (she won the Oscar for the performance) and Ingrid Bergman. What a curious couple, don't you think?!


The character of Miss Hawn looks adorable, so fresh and funny





and the collection totally reflects the mood of late '60/early '70s in shapes and prints and colors, adding a lot of feminine details.











Modern vintage, here we come!

Photos: Style.com