Statement Jewelry: Necklaces

Hi Beauties!

I love bold jewelry pieces and I'm so happy that they've become so popular in the recent months. I love that they can dress up a simple t-shirt and totally put you on trend.

Here are some beautiful pieces I found at Anthropolgy.

Knotty Necklace

Chain Necklace

Swag Bib Necklace

What do you think? Aren't these all really pretty?

Shoes Like Carrie Bradshaw: Sex And The City

I  found these beauties today and they reminded me of the shoes Carrie wore in the beginning of the Sex
And The City movie.

Steve Madden Caryssag

Of course Carrie's shoes were Christian Louboutin but for a fraction of the price you can look almost as fabulous. :-)

 XOXO,

Awilda

New Blush Love!

Hey Beauties!

Hope you are enjoying the weekend so far! I am home taking it easy this weekend and I'd thought I share a new beauty favorite for me.

Bobbi Brown Blushes!

I bought the Colors Apricot, Plum and Spice.

TIP: I apply plum first on the cheekbones and add Apricot to the apples of the cheeks! It is perfection!

I think Nars and Bobbi Brown blushes are must haves! They are top quality and they last all day!

Do you own any? Which colors are your favorite?

XOXO,

Awilda

The Girl Behind The Label: Maaike Mekking

Pretty, whimsical, edgy, feminine, modern but classic, simple but kind of complicated,....it is hard to define Dutch designer Maaike Mekking's A/W 10 Witch-Craft-Wo-Man-Ship collection. A jersey fleece biker sweater with corduroy detailing (which Maaike is wearing in these photos with vintage Levi's), classic jeans, a charcoal felt peacoat and a classic caramel leather cropped tee contrast with exaggerated jodhpur trousers and overalls, a nude mesh maxi dress and tribal tattoo print full-length body suit. Maaike invited me to her London studio back in late April, just before I was leaving for Australia (yes, I have been extremely tardy in getting this post up) to have a peek at her collection, and take some photographs.

Maaike was born in the Netherlands and attended the Fashion Institute Arnhem before moving to London and completing a MA in womenswear at the Royal College of London. She had contemplated a career as an artist (painting) but realised she loved the three dimensional aspect that fashion design allows. On graduation, Maaike worked for Alberta Ferretti, Giles and Alexander McQueen before starting her own label which is now in its third season. Maaike's inspiration comes from vintage books (I loved the traditional Dutch costume book she had open on her desk in the bottom collage), photographs, music (she dj's with her boyfriend and has an impressive collection of vinyls at her studio) and London itself.

We took some photographs in Maaike's studio in East London (with her incredibly cute pup in attendance), and then made our way to the roof to take some more shots. Which was fab.....but unfortunately I have an incredible fear of heights (and especially any kind of heights involving ladders) and, rather mortifyingly, I kind of got stuck on top of the roof! The lovely Maaike eventually coaxed me down (admittedly after I had asked whether she thought the fire brigade might come and rescue me!) and I went home, body and camera intact, to a lovely, soothing aperitif :)

Running With The Fash Pack....Australian Fashion Week 2010

Gorgeous Australian model and photographer, Zanita, whose beautiful blog (she mixes model test shoots with self-portraits and style snippets) you can check out here. Just after Australian Fashion Week, Zanita was off to L.A. to shoot an American Apparel campaign! I spied her ad on Bel from LoveMore's blog. Look out for it!
Zanita was wearing all American Apparel in these photos.

Running With The Fash Pack...Australian Fashion Week 2010

This girl was super lovely-she gifted me a spare ticket to one of the shows!

Running With The Fash Pack....Australian Fashion Week 2010

Famous magazine's Junior Fashion Editor, Patrice, 3.1 Phillip Lim top.