Showing posts with label London. Show all posts
Showing posts with label London. Show all posts

Thursday, August 18, 2011

Cuppa Tea, Please!



I've loved tea for as long as I can remember.   Tea parties in my bay window with my kitty Sunshine were a favorite activity when I was little, mom used to make me chamomile before bed, and during a summer in London, I found a good, strong black tea  can easily take the place of coffee (and does wonders for a hangover!)  I've just always loved it, from the unique tastes, to the rituals that go along with it, it's something that's apart of me.  The history of it, and how other cultures make and use tea is unbelievably fascinating as well.

I also enjoy buying all things tea, and have several different tea pots, steepers, and other contraptions used to make it.  But what I've added most recently to my "want" list are some antique tea cups and saucers.  All different, types and styles, I need to get to some thrift stores and do some digging.   I'm not a collector, but if I ever turned into one, it would be of tea.















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Thursday, February 24, 2011

Pretty Kate

I just had to share this because, well, Kate Bosworth looked breathtaking while attending Burberry's show.  Ugh, get me something studded, STAT.





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Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Take me to London for Mulberry, Please.

So my fairy godmother came to me last night and granted me three wishes. I politely asked....

Wish 1:  Take me to London.
Wish 2:  Get me into all the fashion shows.
Wish 3:  Give me everything in Mulberry's Fall/Winter line.

Shoot, that was just a dream.  But it's pretty easy to see why Mulberry's F/W 2011 collection could leave a girl mesmerized.   We'll start with the scarves.  The oversized checks in the coolest of colors (purples, golds, grays) and they're so big, they just look cozy.  The whole look of the collection is part glamour girl, part outdoorsy chic (note the fishing pants and shooting jackets), a combination that I'm not sure has every been pulled off quite so effortlessly.  Mulberry's creative director Emma Hill described the season's inspiration: "She's a gorgeous girl living in a dilapidated country estate, popping outside for a cigarette."

The fushia and teal that snuck it's way into the collection look fresh amidst the grays and camels.  It's pure magic the way that pleats, quilted patterns, and oversized gold buttons and detailings take this look beyond elegant without being overtly sexy.  And I haven't even mentioned the bags.  The gorgeous, to-die-for bags every model was lucky enough to carry as she took to the runway. 













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