saint slimane..

kim gordon, courtney love, hedi slimane. no other words needed.

images via dazed digital.

every rose has its thorn..

 when local distributers stopped offering stella mccartney perfumes a couple of years ago, i was kind of happy, thinking less ladies will carry the same scent as me. since i never got tired of scent of a rose, through the years i've managed to find a couple of affordable everyday perfumes and colognes that come from a range of natural cosmetics and aren't tested on animals. moreover, they smell very similar to my favourite stella, especially the body shop's moroccan rose which has recently been changed by the atlas mountain rose line. not until recently have i stepped into romano ricci's world of roses and just like i thought i would, i have instantly fallen in love with his version of vintage rock princess who smells just like stella's, but in a high class society. 

and yes, i'll soon need a spare room for my perfume bottles collection.

too cool for school..

there's sth about 1 granary square at kings cross in london. if you're not familiar with the adress just check out designers such as stella mccartney, matthew williamson, christopher kane or alexander mccqueen, and you'll get the picture. i'm happy to say that one of the coolest croatian designers andreja bistričić, whose work has already been featured on my blog so many times, also went to university there. anyway, this post has nothing to do with stella, alex or andreja, but the work of current students and those who have recently graduated from central st martins college of art and design. their work was featured in a super cool editorial assembled for student's blog 1 granary. i must admit it has been long time since i last saw something absolutely cool and edgy like this. another reason to pay attention to central st martins fresh graduates each year.

sister morphine..

although my sick-of-it-all mood is still on and i'm trying to ignore the unimportant things surrounding me, there was one thing that i have been really looking forward to see in the current fashion weeks frenzy. i've already praised him many times on my blog, because i'm in love with his photography. his debut collection for ysl has been highly anticipated for months. even the scandals with changing the name of the brand and the dispute between him and a certain ny times fashion critic only fanned the flames.. because being bitchy and with lots of self-confidence perfectly fits the picture of a bad boy who knows what he is doing. i had the feeling that marianne faithful, anita pallenberg and bianca jagger were strolling down the catwalk only from looking at the pics from the show. it was enough for me to conclude once again that i really love hedi slimane.

black beach..

despite the neon invasion this summer, i decided to go black and take a simple stroll down the beach. my ultimate chic beach outfit features this lanvin straw hat, isabel marant cotton bikini and dries van noten mens silk espadrilles. mixed with vintage levi's cut offs and a couple of books under my arm, i really can't imagine i need anything else. 

barmy army..

despite all the frenzy and excitement, national fashion events somehow always leave a bitter taste in my mouth in the end..since this season was no exception, i'll just mention that my favorite young designer andreja bistričić featured her first men's collection which was designed in collaboration with maja merlić and her polaroid work. the girls already worked together on andreja's last year's collection (my post about it), which they presented about a month ago on the international fashion showcase during the london fashion week. i loved the men's collection, but i hate catwalk pics..so i'm posting these amazing sanja bistričić's shots from the last season's lookbook.

knits..

to receive a sweater from santa happens to be such a cliche, but i really wouldn't mind seeing some of these stella mccartney or jil sander beauties under my tree..

dioralop/antarctica..

choosing a hardcore gig over a fashion show came as a pretty good idea for me last week..and although i don't have an excuse for not going to the other two nights of my small country's most desirable fashion event, it was the all new internet feature that did me a favor - live streaming directly from the catwalk. there's certainly a difference in watching your fav designers' new collections from the edge of the runway and lurking at home behind your laptop while cursing the lousy connection..but not being surrounded by a bunch of unimportant faces and names you don't even want to know, makes the decision quite obvious. 

anyway, my favorites scored once again, andreja bistričić staying true to herself with a totally grungy collection, and jasmina arnautović stepping into mens apparel this time which pieces i'd gladly add to my wardrobe. since there's obviously no lack of inspiration and talent in this girls, i wish that their true fans like myself would soon be able to trade the wishful thinking for a piece of their creations..

(my reminders of the girls here, here & here)

grapewine..

after some late summer beach time, slowly switching to autumn mood but loving the daily doses of london fashion week spring/summer collections..more than the recent new york ones, as usual. favorites so far - some stuff at acne, some at topshop unique, but mostly kate moss's denim on denim mulberry outfit at their show. and for some additional inspiration, some matthew williamson, paul smith and vivienne westwood red label backstage pics..