Style High Club

I am off to Berlin tonight, so I will shamefully neglect the old style high for a whole seven days.
Toodles,

Fraulein M.

I need a new hair cut. The old short Edie crop has grown out and I am desperate to get rid of the thick, heavy mess I tuck in behind my ears.

Mr Sassoon does such great geometric crops. If only I could afford a trip to one of his salons.

I am off to my friend’s wedding this weekend, which once again made me think about wedding dresses and my horror of all things meringue.

But there is help at hand. Lanvin’s designer Alber Elbaz has designed the most beautiful range of wedding dresses, most of them 1920s inspired. I just love these two:

I’ve been sick all bank holiday weekend, way to spoil any fun! Before the cold forced me to spend most of the time in bed, I managed to venture out to the Skin + Bones fashion meets architecture exhibition at Somerset House. 

I am not really into the conceptual aspects of haute couture, but I did like Viktor and Rolfs’ 1999 Russian Doll themed collection video. And if anything, the exhibition has reinforced my love for all things Lanvin.

If I had to pick one architectural style that has had any influence on my own sense of fashion, then it would have to be Bauhaus and its simplicity, functionality, clean lines and block colours.

I’m shuffling back off to bed…boohoo….

My friend Alice just reminded me of the ridiculously high postage costs of ordering stuff from the US, which basically ruin the advantage of the low dollar.

But fret not, there is a solution: MyUS.com. Basically you sign up for a US mailing address, to which you then get all your online purchases send at national delivery rates. You can view your purchases online, and when you feel like having them send to wherever you are, MyUS will forward them to you. Genius.

I first read about this when Susie Bubble used the service to get some shoes from Forever21.

While reading a press cutting from a science magazine, yes really, I came accross an article about a scientist selling off some of her vintage clothes. Dr. Hadwen is parting with some amazing stuff, at very reasonable prices:

original 1920s flapper dress

1980s dress

Sorry, today’s post will not really be about fashion…

For once it was actually sunny outside so I thought I’d go on a little bus round trip to Exhibition Road and have a look around the museums there. After fleeing from the National History Museum, where I was attacked by a vicious pack of toddlers, I headed to the V&A to check out the current China Design Now exhibition there. I can only recommend it, I wasn’t really aware of contemporary Chinese design and this exhibition has made me want to hop on a plane straight to Shanghai.

Obviously I couldn’t leave without buying stuff from the shop:

toy panda, stickers and buttons

small container to commemorate the Olympic games

Yours truly out and about celebrating yesterday

And moi today, a whole year older

It’s my birthday today, and yes, actually I rather enjoy getting older. I gain in confidence and style and I feel more and more content with myself. Looking at the mirror this morning, I am honestly liking the girl looking back at me.

I spent yesterday celebrating with my friends (I am not superstitious in that respect), and we spent the whole day together from lunch to hanging out in Camden, having dinner and going to a cheesy 80s club near St. Pauls.

My friends, fantastic as they are, obviously know of my love for fashion so I got many very stylish presents from a bracelet to a scarf, make-up, necklace, vouchers, to a style book and wallet.

My boyfriend, who lives in a land far far away, a whole ocean between us, couldn’t be there but send me shopping on his expense, so I bought some great blue skinny jeans, various tops and make-up.

Today I am indulging in my lazyness, spending the day on the sofa reading and watching films.

 
Camden and St. Pauls

 
presents

 
T-shirt: Uniqlo, Top: Topshop

I finally got back to London last night and am spending the day lazying around and doing some work. I had a fab time in Germany, ate way too much cake and enjoyed the snow.

Instead of the usual Stuttgart shopping trip I squeezed in a day in Zurich. I had never been before and to be honest, the 3 hour train ride alone was absolutely worth it, I love travelling by train. For some reason I thought Zurich was a lot bigger than it is, nevertheless I loved the little side streets along the lake and, thanks to the strong Euro, bagged a few bargains.

 me shopping in Zurich

 gladiator sandals, H&M    white print top, H&M