Category: Style
I wish..
As a child I had a fascination with everything in miniature from the smallest tea-set to knives and forks for fairies. Maybe that’s why this piece of jewellery appeals so much.
Sheherazade Goldsmith and Laura Bailey have combined forces to create Loquet, a delicate, ingenious take on the charm bracelet. Their lockets, either heart-shaped or circular and made of crystal, open to store your own choice of keepsake charms.
I love jewellery with meaning, especially when it makes simple objects obtain talismanic status..the gem of a birthstone, an initial of a loved one, a golden ring all worn together next to your heart. This is not a cheap option..but then somethings in life should be special: Treasures to be treasured…and a girl’s gotta dream..
Laters, Kate x
A Fash..
A fashion mash..who woulda thought it? But South African Blogger Diana Moss has the bangers. Inspired by Madrid-based Delposo’s SS14 collection – which was originally inspired by a painting by Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot – Diana, in turn has grasped each creative thought like a huge crayon and created these wonderful pictures with a spirit of their own.
J’adore.
Laters, Kate x
It’s getting colder..
And I need a hat advanced style..
(all above photos from the truly wonderful Advanced Style blog by Ari Seth)
My love of these women – they are utter icons in my eyes – has been further enhanced by a new Cutting Edge documentary by Sue Barnes shown here in the UK on channel 4 this week called ‘Fabulous Fashionistas’.
The title is ghastly, and in total contrast to the subject matter..six individuals with an average age of 80 representing a stunning antidote to all those that bow down at the font of youth.
Bring it on ladies.
Laters, Kate x
Friday 13..LFW
(photo from a great website: londonist.com – has some fab info about happenings over fashion week, including vintage shows etc. Recommended)
It’s here!!! The Fashion Week spaceship has landed in London!..and Anna and I are very excitingly heading in to Somerset House TODAY to do a little interview with the lovely Alex Willis-Bray of South West London TV to talk about MasonBentley..a time to soak up the atmosphere..talk fashion and future..and have a little dream whilst eyeing up the runways…
Will report back later..gotta go and find something to wear..hey..wait a minute..aren’t I the co-director of a fashion label????…..
Laters, Kate x
Best Prints. By far x
Hats off to Mara Hoffman SS14.
Away from the beige and the monochrome it’s fresh, joyful..refreshing…and there are even deer running around the bottom..
Tantalisingly hot print. Sings of summer.
What a bikini! I lust!
Effortlessly hip.
It lights me up and I have to smile!
Laters, Kate x
I dress, therefore I am..
NYFW SS14 has me firmly in it’s silken claw as I follow the extremely confident, the almost normal and the not in the least excessive…
(Mira Duma, Harper’s Bazaar, photo by Mr Newton)
But as well as indulging in the theatre of the runways I desperately want to turn the camera and see what the exclusive, lucky audience is also wearing.
(Zanna Roberts-Rossi, Harper’s Bazaar, photo by Mr.Newton)
A moment of voyerism to catch them doing exactly what nature dictates a human in that position should do..eye-up everyone else..whilst pretending they’re far too cool to do anything as possibly crass.
(Leandra Medine, Harper’s Bazaar, photo by Mr Newton)
I’m enjoying the intrigue of the public versus the publicity..since the inner circle of secrecy of the Collections was broken by the unrepentant and immediate exposure on the internet, all attendees are touched by magic dust too and have become ‘models’ in their own right, their pictures just as sought after..
(Caroline Issa, Harper’s Bazaar, photo by Mr. Newton)
And what’s more important? Looking at what the people are wearing today, this moment..or concentrating on something you won’t be able to see or hold for another 6 months?
(Carine Roitfeld, Harper’s Bazaar, photo by Mr. Newton)
The internet, digital cameras, streaming..the Collections are out there before you can blink and dancing in cyberspace. But they’re out of date. Even if it’s a future date.
(Maria Duenas, Harper’s Bazaar, photo by Mr. Newton)
The 6 month time delay seems to only work for printed media, giving them time to plan articles and editorials…but how relevant are the mags now?
(Anna Dello Russo and Giovanna Battaglia, Harper’s Bazaar, photo by Mr. Newton)
And the time certainly gives the High Street a heads up to replicate ideas and bleed the genuine talent dry.
(Leandra Medine, Harper’s Bazaar, photo by Mr. Newton)
Is it a case of upbringing and this is the way it is always done?
(Leandra Medine, Harper’s Bazaar, photo by Mr. Newton)
Who knows..but it seems strange for creatives renown for rebels, fallen angels and pushing boundaires to be part of a ‘pack’ mentality themselves.
(Susie Bubble, Harper’s Bazaar, photo by Mr. Newton)
So who will fight for creative freedom? Do they want it?
Laters, Kate x
Cherry Picking..
NYFW X
Suno SS14
Rag and Bone SS14
Rag and Bone SS14
Rag and Bone SS14
Rag and Bone SS14
Victoria Beard SS14
Tanya Taylor SS14
All pictures www.style.com
Laters, Kate x
Fairytale x
(Photo from Tumblr)
Something happens every Season..
(Photo from http://www.lovelybylucy.com)
One innocuous item magically transforms into a diamond encrusted butterfly.
(Photo from Stylecaster.com)
This year it’s the humble slip-on.
All by Mother of Pearl.
Maybe not a glass slipper..
Kenzo Vans partnership.
But they’re still having a psychedelic Cinderella moment..
..and I love it.
Laters, Kate
Love, Love, LOVE!
Isabel Marant Resort 2014 is without a doubt an open-my-heart-production full of the perfect pieces for every day, any where.. 
She ices the cake of all desires and is the trend maestro..
Laters, Kate x
Heel the Love..
Tantalising autumn shoe in to-die-for oxblood by the indomitable Isabel Marant
Somtimes it can just be the little things that make the mark between a good shoe and a great shoe like the perfect colour or the way they’ve been stitched. But invariably I find there’s a gap between the shoes I see in my head and the reality of what’s available.
Take this Burberry boot..
Mouth-watering in design, colour and texture. I want this shape to wear with pencil skirts, 3/4 length trousers..but for every day?
Even my ankles would get vertigo. I need 24 hour shoes I can run in.
Why is it the more expensive the brand the higher the heel? Is it a subtle comment to say the women who can afford these shoes don’t need to work walk?, or are they hell-bent on proving that comfort and height costs special engineering and therefore more money? Except I believe that after a certain height every shoe becomes a taxi-shoe and only good for extra pain.
This autumn I want shoes with character that tell a story…a 1940s vibe mixed with a bit of 70s with a splash of growing up gentley modern elegance..I want a desert boot with a wedge heel to wear with jeans…a really masculine type with lots of stitching..
And a black pair with a brogue tassel for dresses and skirts..
I’ve found these conker coloured vintage 70s shoes that I love…
But these other two have a place reserved in my wardrobe..
And ALL the heels are 2.5 inches..
So if you know where to get any of these or similar please say..otherwise I’ll have to keep on dreaming..
Laters, Kate x
Maison Bentley Style 