Pricy Produce: A $6K Asparagus Bag?

($5995, Judith Leiber)

Uhhh... this evening bag appears to be made of like 10,000 trillion mini Austrian crystals, all of which combine to form what I guess is a bouquet of roses but really truly appears to be a bunch of asparagus. Whatever it is, it's absolutely indicative of kind of horrendous taste not even money -- yet only those with way too much of it -- can buy. Also, don't they know that not even rich people are rich anymore?

Also:

WHYYYYYYY???????

David James, Superman

Doing the daily internet rounds (daily? Who am I kidding here? At least hourly) I was very pleased to see Brandish reporting about the lovely David James promoting Debenham's Everyman promotion. Between now and 15 June (that's fathers' day folks! Don't forget like I inevitably will) Debenhams will donate 10p towards men's cancer charity Everyman for every item sold in men’s clothing, accessories and fragrance, having pledged to raise at least £100,000. Ok, so 10p does sound like much, but every amount counts.


All this was a bit psychically spooky, however, as just the day before I had been pondering David James and, in particular, his hair.



Even more specifically, I was thinking of the hair style above. Described by press at the time as being akin to Superman's, I just think it's great that a sportsman smartened himself up so much with a classic 30s 'do for a match. This photo may be fairly ancient, but top marks Mr James!

Home again cross the sea

My local beach

I have packed my bag and am off home to Kent for the weekend (although I consider London my home, the mostly depressing and sometimes lovely coastal town in Kent still has a special place in my heart). Going home to me means the sea. I am fortunate to live within a stones throw of the sea. Unfortunately though I'm not really into water sports but I do enjoy sitting on the shore and watching the waves. Being a landlubber by the sea I've grown to like certain aspects of the sea...most recently Boat/Deck shoes. On previous years I used to look at deck shoes with mild disdain, I have no idea why...possibly because they were frequently worn by overweight middle aged men and teamed with some truly awful attire. Away from these men I have grown to love this form of Shoe. Boat shoes/deck shoes you either love them or you hate them (even the name of the them can cause debate)...or so I thought...it seems I'm beginning to get the taste of them.

We are the Market via Getkempt turned me on to this line of deck shoes from Journal Standard - you have got to love the colours!

Getkempt recently ran a piece on this somewhat underrated footwear featuring designs from Journal Standard. These shoes offer a perfect example of a good summer shoe. Best worn sock less, they are the ideal summer shoe, so much better than the sandal (which is think are just plain wrong!). I am on the search for the perfect pair, I posted about the BBC Ice creams in March but they weren't quite right for me...I saw an awesome pair of hi top deck shoes but forgot to take note of the make (possibly Visvim) and have even forgot the shop in which I saw them in (damn my memory and shopping too much...if only I had been carrying a bag like this housing my notepad and pen!). Anyhow, I never thought I would be putting deck shoes onto my shopping list but my pencil is my hand ready...

As I'm away for the weekend I will leave you with a bizaare link for wuchess - the first online community which mixes hip hop with the game of chess brought to you by members of Wu Tang.

UPDATE - After further exploration, the hi top deck shoes were by Maharishi and the store where they can be found in store at dpmhi or even better, they are on sale online at maharishi

Picture postcard: Laid way back

Dear Steve,

While you are off at your trendy party, some of us are watching the launch of series 15,000 of Big Brother (2 of the boys had silver shoes, hmm) and slouching about the house in ridiculously oversized and out of date 'Stop the War' hoodies. Some of us being me. Slobbing about with vague thoughts of summer whirling around my head is probably what drew me to this picture of someone called Karl on Stockholm Street Style. Those darn Swedes! So trendy!

While I'm sure that quite a few people won't like this pic, I do. It reminds me of a scene from An American in Paris where Gene Kelly is dancing around and annoying his piano-playing friend by singing about his new found love for the extremely toothy Leslie Caron... all loose and laid back trousers with a tight fitting vest. While I desperately want to reach into this picture and either roll his trousers up properly or unroll them fully and while I'm not so enamoured of his hair, I love his belt, watch and sunglasses so much that I'll forgive him. Oh, and I really love how his trainers and trousers match and I don't know why!

Anyhows, hope you don't have a bad head in the morning.

EJ
x

Boat Shoes: Good & Bad

($45, Converse, Karmaloop)

So cute, so cheap!

($70, 80%20, Karmaloop)

So... never gonna happen.

+ More Fashionbinge boat shoe love here and a little here.

Modern Shoes Hit Of This Season.

This season designers' imagination has no limits. Modellers decorated their shoes and open-toe sandals in such a way that they became independent piece of attire. Fashionable footwear is very elaborate.

Today nobody is amazed to see high heels or platforms. But you can shock your boyfriend wearing sandals with such strange shape of heels. For example, you can put on Alberta Ferretti to a picnic, Missoni – to work, wearing Emilio Pucci you can dance the whole night in a night club.

Christian Lacroix, Jil Sander and Yves Saint Laurent decorate heels in such a strange way! Celebrities have already made their choice. For example Victoria Beckham and Nicky Hilton were seen wearing that kind of shoes.

Miu Miu and Prada will match any kind of your attire.

Chloe and Stella McCartney are really gorgeous footwear. Without comments.

Dsquared and Nina Ricci with strange heels. But the strangest shoes created Marc Jacobs. Just the most fashionable women can have the courage to go outsite wearing such sandals.

Angelina Jolie In Vanity Fair July 2008 Issue

Angelina Jolie will be on the cover of Vanity Fair Magazine for July 2008 issue. She opens up about her pregnancy, motherhood, and her always-expanding international family during the interview:

Angelina Jolie on being pregnant: "I love it. It makes me feel like a woman. It makes me feel that all the things about my body are suddenly there for a reason. It makes you feel round and supple, and to have a little life inside you is amazing. Also, I'm fortunate. I think some women have a different experience depending on their partner. I think that affects it. I happen to be with somebody (Brad Pitt) who finds pregnancy very sexy. So that makes me feel very sexy."

Angelina Jolie on Shiloh's 2006 birth in Namibia: "We were in this little hospital in Africa when Shi was born. I don't think there was anybody else in the hospital. It was just a little cottage, the three of us. It ended up being the greatest thing... I had a C-section and I found it fascinating. I didn't find it a sacrifice and I didn't find it a painful experience. I found it a fascinating miracle of what a body can do."

Angelina Jolie on her growing international family: "When I was growing up I wanted to adopt, because I was aware there were kids that didn't have parents. It's not a humanitarian thing, because I don't see it as a sacrifice. It's a gift. We're all lucky to have each other. I look at Shiloh — because, obviously, physically, she is the one that looks like Brad and I when we were little — and say, 'If these were our brothers and sisters, how much would we have known by the time we were six that it took into our 30s and 40s to figure out?' I suppose I'm giving them the childhood I always wished I had."

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