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62. Bottega Veneta Resort 2010

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In some ways I prefer Resort and Pre-Fall collections to the main SS and FW collections. Why? Because there are generally lower expectations and who doesn't enjoy a pleasant surprise?

Bottega Veneta is not one of my favourite fashion labels but I usually find some nice pieces in their collections and this was no exception. Bold colours, thin stripes and loose fitting items convey an image that is casual yet sophisticated. Most of all I love the way the accessories (scarves, belts and handbags) really make the clothes stand out.

My highlights from this collection:

61. Ch-Ch-Changes

I've decided to expand the topics I talk about in this blog.

New topics will include:
+ Style
+ Shops & Shopping
+ More entries about my life

I might also write about some of my viewpoints on the current happenings in the world.

So ultimately this will become a slightly more "general" blog.

60. Right here, right now...

Reading:

The Reader (Movie Tie-in Edition) (Vintage International)

Vogue Italia - February 2009 DOUBLE ISSUE (Vogue Italia)

Watchmen

KERA ! (ケラ) 2009年 04月号 [雑誌]

Will be watching when I get more than 2 minutes to spare...

How to Lose Friends and Alienate People

LOVERS' KISS ラヴァーズ・キス [DVD]

Lost: The Complete Fourth Season

Listening to:

It's Blitz!

It's Not Me, It's You

Trick

Eating/drinking:
Itsu sushi, enchiladas, kasugai strawberry gummy, m&s smoothies and freshly squeezed orange juice, wispas...

Playing:
iRolando, iBounce On, iSimCity

Creating:
Badges, drawings, doodles and starting to design/decorate trinket boxes.

Obsessing over:
fw09, fashion (in general), iPhone, kawaii, old fashioned style toy soldiers, china (as in teapots, not the country), kidrobot breakfast keyrings (c'mon now, I just want the cake)...

Need to find time for:
Makeup, making more graphics, watching films and tv.

59. Window shopping...

Not the greatest photos ever as they were taken with my iPhone, but I thought these window displays at Selfridges were gorgeous.

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They also had a Vinyl toys display, which I will post shortly.

58. Shiny pretty things...

Unfortunately for my bank balance I have splurged quite a bit on jewellery lately.

Firstly, I spotted a few cute necklaces from Accessorize . I am loving teacups and teapots lately, ballerinas and of course cupcakes. I got complimented on the cupcake necklace by a couple of friendly gay men working in Selfridges. More on Selfridges coming up in a later post.

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A few weekends ago I was lucky enough to go to Sunday-Up! Market with a couple of like-minded friends (see Shoegazer and Candy Land for their blogs!) Sunday-Up! is a craft market held on Sundays near Brick Lane in London. There are a range of different stalls with crafty items ranging from greeting cards to clothing.

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I forget the names of the stalls I got the elephant and rocking horse from. The brooch, featuring a Matryoshka doll, was made by Rosie Wonders, who is fantastic. 

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More examples of her work can be found on her website .

I have also been searching for jewellery online...

Continuing with my tea party theme, I found this slice of cake and teacup necklace on Etsy. It is made by Cute Ability who has a lot of other interesting (mostly food related <3) necklaces in their shop.

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And this teapot pouring into a teacup necklace made by LycheeKiss, also on Etsy. I love the way the chain and small charms represent the liquid pouring into the cup.

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  Also found this tea tray brooch from Ebay. Can't remember the seller, sorry.

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Last but certainly not least, I decided to indulge in this little hungry hippo necklace from bLugrnDesign. The site has many beautiful animal-inspired silhouette necklaces under the shop section. I was also very interested in the owl necklace, but hippo necklaces are harder to obtain.

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That's more than I can afford but I will be posting some other finds which I find inspiring.

57. Visual bookmarks

For some time now we've been using sites like digg as a method of collecting information we are interested in. Things have progressed, and recently I discovered there are now sites specifically for image bookmarking.

I discovered Ffffound! a while ago but was unable to obtain an invite code. However, to my delight I discovered We heart it , vi.sualize.us and imgfave as suitable alternatives. We heart it is the easiest to use in my opinion, but vi.sualize.us offers the benefit of a firefox add-on so you can add images from other sites. Imgfave is the least appealing to me but does have a greater range of images. Overall, I have found these sites most useful for collecting images which inspire me, without having to save everything to my computer.

56. Rolando

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Definitely one of the best games on the iPhone / iPod Touch so far. Cute vector graphics, good use of the touch screen and many fun levels to try. My favourite Rolandos so far are spikey (the little blue one) and the King (the big one in the middle with a crown).

Rolando - Teaser trailer

The game is created by Hand Circus  and costs a mere £2.99 - well worth the money.      

Opposite is a trailer which demonstrates the use of the touch screen in the game quite well.                                  

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55. Seeing Red

"Lines" by Brigitte Waldach. Created with Gouache and Pigment pen on handmade paper. The artist keeps to a red and white colour theme in her works.

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Source

54. M.A.C Attack

HELLO KITTY MEETS M·A·C

New M.A.C Hello Kitty collection ad... looking out for some new M.A.C postcards to post soon!

53. A quote about originality. How original.

Quote that I can relate to quite a lot...Part of creativity is to take something from somewhere, let the imagination play with it and push it into a new direction. Everyone has points of reference whether they are conscious of it or not.

"Nothing is original. Steal from anywhere that resonates with inspiration or fuels your imagination. Devour old films, new films, books, paintings, photographs, poems, dreams, random conversations, architecture, bridges, street signs, trees, clouds, bodies of water, light and shadows. Select only things to steal from that speak directly to your soul. If you do this, your work (and theft) will be authentic. Authenticity is invaluable; originality is non-existent. And don't bother concealing your thievery - celebrate it if you feel like it. In any case, always remember what Jean-Luc Godard said: "It's not where you take things from - it's where you take them to."

- Jim Jarmusch