ladies + gentlemen: TOM BINNS

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on last month's VOGUE i run into this

michelle obama pic + i was astonished!!!

i immediatelly fell for her necklace, even

triedto create one for myself-since tragically

i cannot afford an identical one.

i did some research and discovered that

TOM BINNS is the genious behind this

magnificent necklace....

so forget diamond rings! if a boy buys

us one of Tom Binns' reconstructed

vintage necklaces, he's in our good

books, baby!

make your own t- shirt

lately i found myself extremely inspired by parapluie's blog. it's always pink, happy, nostalgic, romantic. in one of her recent posts she decided to make her own t-shirt, i found the idea wonderful and decided to give it a try- i just bousht a plain whit t-shirt and that is the result- unfortunatelly not as arty as parapluie's.

new york, new york!!!

having visited New York and watched sex and the city over and over again, i have to admit, i am obsessed with New York, the most stylish city of the world.

so i feel rather obligated to post any new york news i find

To keep the creative and artistic spirit alive in the Big Apple, New York City is throwing a citywide block party in collaboration with NYC & Company, Vogue, and the Council of Fashion Designers of America.NYC’s Fashion’s Night Out will kick off fashion week by keeping stores across the five boroughs open late on the evening of September 10th.This extravagant celebration is a night that can hopefully inspire new yorkers to appreciate the positive contributions fashion brings into their lives. Rumored to be a night with many exciting events planned, it’s time to take advantage of NY's city spirit that will hopefully have something different to offer everyone

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bike- mania

Agyness Deyn on a Vélib public bike in

Paris’s Place de la Concorde

Pashley Delibike

vanilla commuter

Gary Fisher Simple City 8 W

hey i'm back! after a dreadful period- 2 and a half weeks- without internet! having survived that, i am back, and i'd like to share some photos of bikes.

Like a handbag, it can say a lot about you. And like a pair of shoes, it has to function (wow-factor stilettos aren’t much good if you can’t walk in them).in fact, i believe, it's not a bad idea to shop for a bicycle the way you would for clothes. color, fit, comfort, silhouette- all those things apply

from recent travels of mine to

barcelona, 2009, bicing, free bikes for all the citizens

verona, italy, 2008

really expensive but extremelly classy bikes with leather details

coco on the lido

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there is no doubt that 2009 is coco's year... chanel resort collection held in venice was a sensation

When Coco Chanel first visited Venice in 1919 to ease the pain of her lover Boy Capel sudden death, she immediately fell in love with the city. It became her favourite summer haunts. For Chanel Cruise 2010 collection Karl Lagerfeld decided to go back to Venice to capture the romantic and poetic Chanel moment and reinvent the mystique.

"i wanted to reinvent the mystique," said Karl Lagerfeld, talking about locating the collection in one of Coco Chanel's favorite summer haunts

the 350 guests reclining on sun beds in the famous white tented cabanas certainly felt the privilideg to be witnessing the extreme glamour of the designer's learned- but-light invocation of an important part of Coco Chanel's biography, one that was overlaid with passing allusions to Visconti, Fellini, the Venice carnival, and the city's art treasures

audrey + no5

Watch the new short film for chanel no5 with Audrey Tautou which will debut as TV ads soon. The mood is definitely romantic with trains, longing looks, and an exotic locale such as Istanbul. Amelie director, Jean-Pierre Jeunet brings a softer, romantic side to Chanel No. 5, a stark contrast to the glitz and glamourous ads starring Nicole Kidman as well as the ones from the 80's with Carole Bouquet. the whole thing reminded me strongly of mysterious agatha christie's tales!!!

the song is billie holiday's  I'M A FOOL TO WANT YOU

i'm not sure i like this add better than the previous ones... the nicole kidman add was absolutelly amazing, featuring claire de lune, my all time favourite piano classic.

one thing is for sure... i can't wait to see the movies

COCO AVANT CHANEL

and

COCO AND IGOR

havaianas craze

yesterday my always stylish cousin, who currently lives in brussels announced me that she had just bought a new pair of havaianas, a rather odd thing to do in brussels, as it's always raining!

that is why, when this morning i run into these havaianas adds i couldn't resist the temptation to post them.

i hope you enjoy those adds as much as i do