FACEHUNTER by Yvan Rodric; Published by Thames & Hudson 2010; Booksigning 12th March 2010 Yvan was indeed tied to a stack of his book (well, metaphorically) as the queue for the book signing extended around the bookshelves and into the Economics & Finance area of Foyles, which I must say was starting to look a little out of place. Think of it this way, a line of professors lining up for a Antony Beevor book-signing and the tail just happened to end up in the Fashion & Styling section… (Not trying to assign stereotype that fashion lovers must all be in the creative industry/education, in case anyone wanted to get started on that.) Yvan was incredibly friendly; Kit and I were the first few to line up so I think we were the few that had a full-fledged conversation with him: What’s your name, what’s your blog, where are you [...]

How many puns can one make with ‘face’ and ‘hunter’? Yvan’s probably heard it all over his 4 rewarding years of coursing the back alleys of London (and eventually the world) for style prey; well how about this one? Get your face autographed by the Face Hunter! Alllrighty, that was lame. Exciting news: Yvan will be signing copies of his book FACEHUNTER, published by Thames & Hudson, at Foyles on the 12th of March from 5pm. This is a predator becomes prey situation you should not miss, and I’m fully expecting him to be tied up to a stack of his own books and deprived of his own camera. It is his bookbirthday after all, no?

Screenshot from SHOWstudio Rodarte On-demand footage, Catwalk photos from Style.com “Florals? For Spring? Groundbreaking.” - Miranda Priestly (The Devil Wears Prada 2006) But this is florals for winter, it’s definitely rebellious, if not groundbreaking. And sheer white leggings and dresses, all weighed down of course by heavy yarn collages and sheepskin jackets. Oh set aside whatever inspired this ethereal collection (sleepwalking), the bravery to bring out SS fabrics onto an AW runway, and making it work so agreeably, is so admirable. They all say this collection lacked the usual badass factor of Rodarte, but in my opinion this rebellion is their best form of badass yet. Black? For Winter? Groundbreaking, I’d like to just say.

Leather and links – Topshop   EQUESTRIAN Riding boots – ebay ‘Copy of an Imitation’ Some directions I might want to take for autumn. Besides the fact that I can never spell equestrian… equistereanne… ekestryan (there) right, I’m hooked on it. I’ve been scouring ebay for a good pair of riding boots, and on finding it also fulfilled the need for knee-high boots (need, since when do we need all the shoes we covet). So now I’m guessing I need a horse, which category on ebay can one purchase a horse, preferrably one with an engine? This may be old news to some, but I’m still fascinated by Kathrin Rohr’s and Saskia Hammen’s Copy of an Imitation collection. There’s air of medieval, Tristan & Isolde to the designs, but with delicious modern twists – I do wish they were available physically somewhere so that I can lurk from a close [...]

Fascinating how easily a stack of equilateral triangles can finish off and upgrade an outfit. Learn how to create a geometric necklace from a basic apparatus – tutorial by the ever-cute Dynce from Superwowomg. (Check out her blog for more great DIYs!) Love how there’s so many ways your own creativity can trickle in while joining up those polygons. Visit Anywho.dk for Elise’s tutorial on how to upgrade shoulderpads to royalty. I was actually very surprised how professional these looked – the choice of having varied texture and shape adds a touch of sophistication to the project. Those Danish girls definitely know how to spice things up, adore their blog for exactly that reason. Take a hint, Luxirare is the baddest fashion blogger-designer out there. Her blog is full of her own master creations, leaking inspiration from every seam, and her COOKING. I’ve never seen such a happily-ever-after marriage between [...]