Alexander McQueen: Spring 2012 Ready to Wear

This collection is so visually satisfying...my favorites below. The headpieces are exquisite. McQueen must be pleased.

Style Inspiration: Kate Moss

Lee Radziwill

Lee Radziwill in Capri. Also known as Caroline Lee Bouvier Canfield Radziwill Ross and one time Princess of Poland, or the younger sister of Jaqueline Kennedy Onassis. Quite chic at 78 years young.

Courtesy of the Sartorialist.

Body Conscious

As if we need another reason to feel self conscious in our bathing suits...Gwyneth Paltrow is stripping down for Vanity Fair. This has just inspired me to try the Tracy Anderson Method!

Style Point: Philip Treacy

Tis the season....for hats. All of the Royal Wedding fanfare and the upcoming Easter holiday has me thinking about hats. The infamous Philip Treacy has such delectable creations, however, not for the shy wallflower. You must want the attention that a hat of his will stir up. So beautiful, classic, and with lots of personality. Below are hats perfect for Easter, baby/wedding showers, and summer racing season.

Philip Treacy by Shippan Point Style featuring oversized hats

Style Point: Eastern Market

It's getting to be that time of year when we can come out to play on the weekends. One of my favorite memories of living in Washington, DC is treasure hunting at Eastern Market on Saturdays. Happy Spring! 

 

Eastern Market by Shippan Point Style featuring boot cut stretch pants

More David Coggins...

I love this apartment.






Courtesy of www.unabashedlyprep.com.

Den by David Coggins

Admiring this den....the look and feel is more "den" than living room. Slightly rustic, warm yet minimal, and very manly. I can almost smell cigars. LOVE the rug layering. Found these lovely photos on Hollister Hovey. This apartment belongs to a David Coggins and photos below were featured in the New York Time on March 24, 2011. Beyond having a fabulous apartment, Coggins hosts a blog that is dedicated entirely to men's facial hair. I am totally obsessed.


Requisite book shelf picture :)

Sophisticated Prints

Loving these clean, crisp and colorful prints by Soicher Marin at One Kings Lane. You could certainly find something for every room in your house. Also a bit inspiring to DIY!

Botanicals, seashells, corals, maps, birdcages and monkeys...OH MY!

The Sartorialist: Manly Men

So, of course, it is tacky to repost from another blog, but really I could not help but share these photos snapped by the globe trotting Scott Schuman of The Sartorialist. Both men are extremely gruff and something I am not used to identifying as Firenze. So beautiful. Is this Men's Spring 2011 fashion? I had no idea.

Style Inspiration: Nicole Richie

Photo courtesy of www.people.com

Happy Valentine's Day

NARS powder blush in Orgasm is perhaps the only blush in the history of cosmetics that has caused so much commotion. This is a fabulously flushed, peachy-pink color. A must try.

What better way to celebrate Valentine's Day then with what every woman wants!? Wink, wink.

Spring Clogging

Clogs are back in a serious way. Featured in many of the Sartorialist's street pictures over the last few months, they are clearly an everyday shoe that people have re-embraced.  Below is a variety of clogs, all from zappos.com.

Above, classic Hunters to get you through Spring showers...

Below, Sperry's version with a fleece lining...

Uggs have their trademark wool lining...

Urban cowboy clogs from Frye...

Valentino Spring 2011

While looking through the fashion house's Spring 2011 collection it is hard to imagine the designers, Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pier Paolo Piccioli, were not inspired by some sort of psychedelic drug high. I hear Beatles "Sun King" while going through the photos. Winter has broken, yet this collection still has some of its icy-ness with an ethereal quality. Some of them literally look like a flower blooming! So exquisite! It must have been breath taking to see the movement of the fabric in person. Each of the designs seems to be floating. Most notable, are collars which bring the focus up to the top of the ensemble. My personal favorite is the third dress down, in white. Perfect for a Spring wedding shower.










Pictures from www.Vogue.com

Adding Geometry

Anything kilim, geometric, and slightly primitive is catching my eye these days. A great contrast for any space that is lacking interest.

Hand-loomed, diamond pillow cover for West Elm from Indian artisians-

Pottery Barn Kilim pillow covers-


Chevron, zig-zag rug from West Elm-


Kite Kilim rug from West Elm-



Octagonal Horn Mirror from Wisteria-


Fabulous diy chevron wall. Click the link for a tutorial. This could be done in so many colors; pink in a little girl's room, navy in a powder room, etc.
http://sabbespot.blogspot.com/2010/01/tutorial-contact-paper-chevron-wall.html

Marc Jacobs: Spring 2011 Handbags

In a search of a fresh, functional bag for Spring....found these gorgeous, soft, not too big/not too small, shoulder/crossbody bags by the brilliant Marc Jacobs. Yummy colors such as chocolaty fudge, coral, and lemony marigold. I love that there is a magnetic flap so that you don't need to mess with any zippers. This bag is great for everyday, traveling, or meeting friends at the bar. I am absolutely in love. Check out Nordstroms or Bloomingdales for these and other MJ 2011 bags.