There was plenty of prettiness headed down the runway at the Kaviar Gauche show during Berlin’s fashion week.
I thought these two dresses from the Autumn/Winter 2012 showthough not technically wedding dresseswere totally wedding-worthy.
And then there’s this head-scratcher.
I know that designs change from the runway to the rack, and that the runway version is sometimes an edgier version of what’s sold in stores.
WhatIWore:
When:Dec 7, 2011
What:Blouse: The LimitedSkirt: J. CrewCoat: gift (10 years ago!?)Gloves: vintageTights: ZaraShoes: c/o Payless
Where:To the studio (after a most fab treat-yourself-session at the salon)
Why:Ta da!
Things were in favor of: fair trade, helping out local artisans, and beautiful clothes.
You get all three from JF & Sons, a New Delhi-based clothing company that works with hand-weavers in India and artists in New York to create gorgeous blended wool and chiffon fabrics in custom prints that are all traditionally and fairly made.
Theyre far from crunchy organic, though.
The designs are modern takes on basic staplesdouble-breasted cocoon coats, cropped shirtdresses, sweaters with cut-out shouldersin shadowy colors, splatter tie-dye and floral prints, and two-tone collars and sleeves.
Their accessories are awesome as well, particularly the giant statement-making stone necklaces, marble bangles, and simple leather totes.
And its all well-made by loving hands.which is all anyone truly wants in nice clothes, anyway.
Bonus: theyre having a 50% sale right now!
Shop online here.
They’re not only adorable, they’re functional too.
Designed by Illustrators Olivier Kuntzel and Florence Olivier, this unique speaker can be connected to any audio source with a 3.5 mm input and the better the source, the better MinuSkull sounds. No worries on sound distortion as the speakers have been tested in every type of environment to guarantee optimum sound. This is one little skull that doesn’t play around!
Available here.
Make guests and helpers feel appreciated with a hand-written thank you note after the wedding. We like the idea of including photos from the wedding too! Give your photographer a list of shots you need, or if you have a photo booth, you can include those photos. Heres a quick and crafty how-to:
Materials Needed: A6 size postcards and envelopes a white pen waxed twine photos of your guests at the wedding (optional) printed paper spray adhesive, double stick tape, or a glue stick
Directions: 1.
Open bar aside, we suspect the Golden Globes uncork more fun than other awards shows because it’s the first big one: After a long dry spell away from the public eye, celebrities are itching to get out there and exorcise some fashion demons. Or welcome in a couple new ones, as the case may be. We sorted through the whole photo pile (see a complete gallery of all the attendees here) and picked for your perusal the outfits that stood out the most — for their merits, their misguidedness or their plain old unadulterated crazy. (Piper Perabo, we’re looking at you. Altho