THE AWAKENING OF A SLEEPING BEAUTY

Elsa Schiaparelli was an Italian fashion designer. Along with Coco Chanel, her greatest rival, she is regarded as one of the most prominent figures in fashion between the two World Wars. Starting with knitwear, Schiaparelli's designs were heavily influenced by Surrealists like her collaborators Salvador Dalí and Alberto Giacometti. Her clients included the heiress Daisy Fellowes and actress Mae West. 
Schiaparelli did not adapt to the changes in fashion following World War II and her business closed in 1954.

columbia road

Really feeling this spring look. Reminds me of spring in London and hanging at Columbia Road Flower market... Wish I was there, wearing this :)

source no6 // song

A MAGAZINE X RODARTE

Kirsten Dunst shot by David Armstrong for Belgian A Magazine curated by Rodarte.
More on the Ü blog!

all I want for xmas #1

From Chloe Sevigny's resort collection for Opening Ceremony

pretty lady Diana, ready for some hiking in style.
also have a look at this one

le look: Michelle Phillips

A style icon in disguise, she wears her clothes with a certain je-m'en-foutisme.
She pulls of a mix of clashing styles:  combining her boho charms with solid rock attitude and a touch of Lolita. Her look translates everything she stands for.

haiku for you - Kirilove

Not a drop of paint,
like a muse of Klimt she looks
bathing in flowers


Belgian stylist & fashion blogger Tiany Kiriloff for De Standaard magazine.

Narelle

Narelle.

from: Australia, lives in Antwerp

fact: designs beautiful clothes.

good to know: she has an inspiring blog

last project: Touch the rock, moonlandscape-like artwork that inspired her for an amazing collection of macramé dresses. love.

what is she doing?:

That's exactly what I was thinking when seeing her like this :) She's not planning to sell flowers on the market or transporting a family with 12 kids.. she's just transporting these boxes she bought to re-organize fabrics, clothes, etc.

touch the rock

Narelle Doré made this amazing rock. We could all come and touch it at RA last night, fragile and ready to be destroyed by our sweet caresses. :)

Read the full story on Diane Pernet 's blog 

words by David Flamée and more pics by yours truly! ;)

Lula for coffee

Lula magazine, grapes, coffee, music and sun hits the window. Friday afternoon perfection.

Paris fashion week S-S 2012

Coco getting some work done for the Ü blog in Hotel Regina, Paris 3ième, PFW S-S 2012.
Follow the stories on uhier.com (long live Google translate)

picture (c) KNOTORYUS

TRUE LOVE WILL FIND YOU IN THE END

Les Big Girls Don't Cry for the Belgian fashion brand FILLES A PAPA

so kemp

to do: bluekimonolipsticklook a la Charlotte Kemp, love it

seen on Mieke Willems, Pineapple pants! yes!

coachella stripes

Love, love this double striped look as seen at Coachella.

looks so maxi relaxi and gorgeous at the same time.

More Coa niceness on ze Ü blog hunnies!

Go Gretchen!

Yes we're a few months late in Belgium.. Project Runway is on and although I usually don't really follow the show, I fell in love with the lovely Gretchen Jones. In my opinion she should win every challenge. Not only am I big fan of her designs, but also her look and beautiful personality. She moves from the heart and it shows.

The Loreal challenge, how could she not win this one?

Ever since Project Runway Gretchen moved from Portland to New York
(what's up with Portland? it pops up a lot lately.. is it a sign??)
Livng the dream,  all by staying true to her instincts and her own heart, she gives a bit of herself in every collection..

Here is a preview of her A/W 2011 collection..




Sigh
LOVE the first look: the long skirt with the cropped top..
Gretchen, do you ship to Belgium? (that's Europe)

'"My heart was there to connect with women like you, not win over the world." - Gretchen

Well that's what it's all about: connection, beauty and love,
thank you Gretchen!

ACT DA FOOL

Act da Fool, Proenza Schouler's Fall 2010 collection in an animated video by Harmony Korine.
The whole video is mysterious, never sure if the characters are real or entities from another lifetime.
Korine was inspired by the work of  artist Christopher Wool. The video has a oldschool feel to it, as the people at Schouler said "Videos died on MTV when they started to put reality shows on, but now thanks to the internet it can lead a new life" .

late summer solitude

This beautiful video for Michelle Lane's new jewel collection is exactly how a late summer should look.
 Starring gorgeous blogger Filippa Berg, shot in the beautiful settings of Stockholm.
A city I would love to visit very, very soon :)
'it captures the romance of late-summer solitude at the seashore',
makes me long for Portugal even more (only one week to go), for some late-summer solitude :)
The song is by Victoria Bergsman, leadsinger of Taken by Trees.

Margherita

life can't be too bad, being a Missoni heiress.

Working for the family company, travel, read, party, meditate, trying to become an actress.

NEW LOOK tea time

This afternoon New Look invited me, among other Belgian bloggers, to come and have an exclusive preview of their A/W 2010 collection in Brussels. After tea time, it was shopping time, New Look spoiled us with a free shopping spree! I'll show you my goodies soon..

Sneak peek new collection:

 

My boyfriend saw it coming months ago: the return of the baseball jacket. Here he is, rockin' it :)