spring Acne

Some amazing pieces from Acne's pre-Spring collection: several well-tailored silk pants and shorts, a nice asymmetric dress, spot-on denim leggings, and FINALLY a long dress. (I love long dresses and they have been almost extinct for the last several years. This dress would look great with a textured cardigan and a low shoe.)

All items available at Creatures of Comfort.

old school Moss

Before Topshop and Pete Doherty, she was just Kate. The original waif who had amazing style even then, not that anyone noticed. Her haircolor in these shots is her real mousy blond-brown and the style is straight-up early 90s grunge. The outfit while shopping in Camdentown market is also very grunge but still very Kate: loose turtleneck, black wool overcoat and a chunky grey scarf woven around her neck and through her hair.

These pictures brought me back to when off-duty shots of models weren't the norm. And to when designers were designers instead of models as designers. Nevertheless, Kate always had style. Model or not.

In need of a grey hoodie

This is a really great look for many reasons. And one that I'd like to come back to since there are so many things about it that are inspiring.

First let's concentrate on the matter at hand: how the grey hoodie with white trim works so perfectly as a layering piece.

It is probably a men's item because of the length. And the white trim makes is very eighties, keeps it from looking like it came off the shelves at the Gap. Worn with the oversize black wool coat (peacoat?), these same clothes on a mannequin would look mannish, but on this woman they look strikingly feminine. Probably because of her long, flowing hair. The boots are killer too.