Where I want to be

(hedi slimane)

Had a pretty good week, everything post-fashion weeks feels so chilled out, much less frantic. And now it's Friday. One whole big fat weekend all to myself and this is what i'd like to be doing with it, in an ideal world where the earth flipped upside down and us Brits were suddenly over in the southern hemisphere lapping up the spring-time rays and heading to the coast....

A chunky scarf and pub in Kensal Rise will have to do instead.

Oyster

My new favourite girl Zippora Seven shot by Sam Crawford for Oyster magazine.

What a name?! 'Zippora Seven' is made for lights.

Rag and Bone SS11

(style.com)

Another stellar collection... Rag and Bone SS11 goes totally fully circle, from utility whites and metallics mixed with neutrals, to tribal bolds, sea scape prints, turquoise red and forest greens, before heading straight back round to nude and black layered chiffon and into neutral again... It's a bit of rollercoaster ride of a collection but i love every turn.

And (take note taylor momsen) have you ever seen stocking and suspenders look so cool? Not tacky or slutty or grungy or punky, but transformed into a wearable piece of streetwear that will most definitely be hitting my wardrobe next season...

Strap straps straps, pockets, more of my beloved chiffon, and bras fit for sky-diving. Awesome.

And perfection realised

(style.com)

Proenza Schouler spring/summer 2011.

Backstage at perfection

Have been m.i.a for so ages, but in my defence it is purely because i have been reduced to fashion roadkill for the last few weeks, bashing out galleries and filing stories for the brand spanking new website (fashion.telegraph.co.uk) for the whole of fashion month (feels like fashion century)
But it's been properly inspirational - so many things i need to get up here to document the excitement that has been running through my veins, along with the adrenalin that's kept my eyes propped open...

So here goes...

Just didn't think Proenza Schouler could possibly get any better than this but they went and proved me wrong with their SS11 colelction which they showed in New York...
















(jak and jil)

Combining some of my absolute favourite things about fashion, fine unpadded lace bras, layered chiffon, lashings of lumo, tie-dye and awesome details (day-glo hook and eyes?!). Such a feast for my hungry eyes - favourite looks will follow...