Now that the sun is finally out I need some new sunglasses. I am liking the fun gold detail on these Paul Frank Gold in the Air of Summer’ Sunglasses 8 and the bold blue color of the Sunshine Clouds & Everything Proud’Sunglasses 0. Both available at Nordstroms.
Finally, photos of the sweater I was working on Saturday afternoon! Check one diy project off the list! I guess I just needed a nudge in the form of a diy project request from Refinery 29. You can see the tutorial on their website here!
I am quite excited to see what other projects will come out of their new column. May I suggest Monster Mittens?
Somarta was by far my favourite show of Tokyo fashion week. I’m surprised that I hadn’t jumped on the Somarta bandwagon before, as I distinctly remember their spring 2009 collection being featured somewhere… Possibly on Style Bubble. I guess this is one of those brands I just had to rediscover by myself.
The label was started by former Issey Miyake team member Tamae Hirokawa in March of 2006. Since then, Somarta has garnered much attention for it’s high-tech body wear. Every collection is styled around a full length lace body suit, created with advanced Japanese textile technology. Knitwear computer programs? Japan really is a different world. I’d like to experience it for myself someday.
Here’s a look at Somarta’s current fall collection, featuring strong leather neckpieces mixed in with black lace and golden jaw-gards. I’m getting the don’t-mess with-me kind of vibe. I also compiled some of my favourite looks from their past collections below. I think the runway makeup in spring 2008 is the most interesting style I’ve ever seen.
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Today it was almost warm enough to wear these outfits. But only in direct sunlight. Almost. Ok it was still pretty chilly. I am eagerly anticipating summer with a large stash of scarf dresses and sheer odds and ends in my closet.
The first outfit was made from some fabric I bought at Dressew when I went shopping for trim for my sweater. This pattern elicited a surprised “oooh” and just refused to be place back onto the shelf. I’ve been looking for a blurry/spacy/marbled print dress for a while. I guess I just had to make one for myself. I experimented with new ways of tying the fabric here, a nice change from the usual wrap around the neck style.
Pardon the mess. I was chasing the light and had no other choice of location. My grandmother just bought new furniture for the entire downstairs.
The texture on my white skirt below is a little blown out… Drat. The top was thrifted by my mum. She thought I’d like it and she was right. Although it wasn’t love at first sight, it was definitely love at first wear.
That handsome German shepherd is my uncle’s. He’s still a puppy but he’s getting very big. He kept poking his nose through the fence trying to get my attention.
The sweater I was working on in the previous post is all finished now! I took a few photos of it as well but I’ll post them later.
