THURS SHOW ♥ PARENTHETICAL GIRLS HAIR

I do cover this band, Parenthetical Girls, on my blog...even though I don't listen to them or own any of their music. Over the years after working at so many publications, I still receive hundreds of press releases. And frankly most are just plain old boring to me. There is something about this band, though, that I find very very 80s done right plus they are so incredibly stylish in their videos. So hope you enjoy. This one has a lot of beauty/hair in the vid, which I think is apropos for a fashion blog, no?♡

more thursday shoe ♥ gaultier socks

WED WONDER ♥ VERSACE FOR H&M SHOW

Yes. I am so impressed by the Versace collection for H&M. Just watch the show. It looks like a real Versace collection, maybe a junior version but nonetheless a Versace collection that's totally pure. I don't even think I'm a Versace type of girl, but I want so many of these pieces. I am also impressed by the mens pieces because they deliver to the Versace boy what a Versace boy is looking for (can you say MIAMI?). Watch the show below. I think this was just released. If you have a chance to check out H&M's Italian site, you'll see the gorgeous things they've done on there with Versace. It's not on the US site yet...but hopefully it will be equally as lovely. I dunno, you might not be into Donatella or the brand itself, but my fashion friends and I are all gushing GUSHING. :) Versace for H&M hits US (and Japanese) stores November 19th. Did I forget to mention it'll also include home décor? In case you are too young to remember, Versace had a HUGE home collection and still does.♡

mark ronson in versace for h&m (pretty sure i saw this in the show).

one of gianni's favorite models, linda evangelista

sofia coppola and anna sui were there at the show and party.

another one of gianni's favorite models (on the left) helena christensen. they didn't credit the lady on the right, but it does look a lot like isabel toledo.

one of donatella's fave models, lindsey wixson

i love the axl rose hair.

more wednesday bag ♥ miu miu mink satchel

TUESDAY TAILOR ♥ PETER JENSEN BOOK!

What girl doesn't love Peter Jensen and his bunnies? And what a cool gift this would be...for yourself. :) The book is titled with every name involved. The title is: Peter Jensen & Mary Miles Minter & Mildred & Emma & Olga & Nancy & Gertrude & Cindy & Tonya & Fanny & Sissy & Helena & Tina & Christina & Mink & Candice-Marie & Jodie & Jytte & Laurie & Muriel & Shelley & Anna Karina. It says on the site that "the book documents all the above collections; the legends and myths of the muses and the surrounding creations." (No kidding.) I think it's genius when brands create branded publications, whether they're magazines or these keepsake books because it really helps define the culture and the voice of the label. 

The book sells here on the Peter Jensen site for around 25£.♡

more tuesday tailor ♥ maxime simoens ss 2011

MAKEUP MON ♥ ANNE VALERIE HASH SS 2012

 I AM IN LOVE with the deep blue full-on eyeliner from the Anne Valerie Hash Spring Summer 2012 show. I would call it a Cleopatra eye. It's def something I'm going to do this holiday if I go to a big event or a party. I don't think it's too over-the-top, but it is very dramatic and FRESH. I found some great pics and quotes from the makeup artist in charge, Alex Box (of course!) from THEFORMULABLOG.COM. Check it out!

Designer Anne Valerie Hash took us on a trip to Morocco in her SS 2012 collection. Her deep blues and slouchy silhouettes make for one glamorous summer. After the show, I spoke with the hair and makeup teams to learn all about the looks they designed.

Alex Box, head makeup artist for MAC: “Anne Valerie was looking at a lot of peasant craftsmanship from Morocco and the far east. She was drawn to all of those little friendship bracelets almost, but they are more intricate and woven. She was also looking at how Moroccan women wear these big slouchy clothes and all those intricate fabrics from that part of the world. So I started looking at the Moorish women and how they kind of tattoo their eyeliner on...”

“It’s always this kind of deep blue kind of Kohl liner, and its tattooed most of the time. I just wanted to mimic that tattoo color and bring it up to date. I wanted to have almost nothing on the eye, kind of a nude eye and make big almond shape with the liner. The almond eye has that kind of Moroccan presence as well. It is all done in rich pigments so it really feels like that kind of pure pigment you get in Marrakesh and places like that. I used studio sculpt really buffed out on the skin, and a beauty powder called drizzled gold on the cheeks, but they don’t do that anymore. Then I used on the eyes a chroma line in blue and a blue pencil underneath it with no mascara.”♡

more makeup monday ♥ honey and grits