ACNE BETTER LATE THAN NEVER

I’d been meaning to do this Yellow Door press day/Acne post for a while, but after getting my new camera I stashed my old one out of sight and only just found it, it’s memory card full with last seasons press days. It must be my senile old blogger age, but I thought better late than never; plus everything you see here is available to buy now! Which is always a plus.

The leather jackets and shoes from Acne are always my favourite and this season, I fell in love particularly with the white leather pieces and the platform shoes, I’m in love with Ivania’s suede pair more than the blue silk, and even more with these mid calf boots. I found one style to be a bit of a Simone Rocha rip off (the high heeled brogue) but other than that thumbs up all round.

 I warn you there may be more of these belated press days to come (sorry!) but I do quite like seeing the garments and accessories without a body to cloud your judgement; pure design appreciation is what I’m after.

MUTED PALETTE

Wearing: Vintage trench from Rokit, Ann Demeulemeester jacket and shoes, Charlie May shirt, Acne trousers, Moxham taba bracelet, Alexander Wang bag, Dior sunglasses

So in love with these thick wool Acne trousers I picked up at the last sample sale, I don’t think I’ve had the chance to put them on the blog and LFW seemed like the perfect time. LFW has been totally distorted for me this year, struggling between going to the shows as usual or staying in bed and recovering from the presentation that happened on Saturday, I think I opted for the last option on most days and it will probably get more and more that way each season. But that’s ok as my brand is so much more exciting! 

Thanks to Jen for the snaps 

In other news the winner of the Le Specs/ Sunglass shop comp is… 

MAGGIE from Love Scrapbook!

Congratulations on winning some cool new sunnies in time for Spring! 

SHOREDITCH IN THE SNOW

 Wearing: Won Hundred coat, COS knit, Rachael Barrett shorts, Acne boots, Helmut Lang cuff

 Weird creepy hand series. I don’t know what’s going on, maybe it froze in mid air.. and then switched to the other one further down. Anyway, after shooting the fashion film this weekend in sub zero temperatures the snow started to fall on Saturday night, leaving east London under a clean white blanket. These shoes probably weren’t the most practical choice for getting around, but the heels did kind of act like picks in the snow. Fashion over function always! 

Thanks Lexxi for the pics! 

PASTEL PINK

Even though this doesn’t totally relate to what I’ve been living in the past few weeks, I found myself delving into my iPhoto past and finding these from my last MyDaily ed. I really love the thick wool and shape of this Acne jacket, which begs the question why i didn’t buy it for £50 at the last stock sale, when it was still being sold online at the time for a few hundred. No wonder Acne stocksales end up queuing around the block (If you wanna get serious be there an hour previous). I didn’t mean for that to rhyme. 

Recently I’ve been thinking about how lucky Londoners must be, with dozens of questions coming my way about how I actually afford a designer wardrobe, when I don’t buy anything, ever, full price. The answer is of course; the sample sales happening twice a year ranging from Christopher Kane to Antipodium; the famous London department stores, Selfridges, Harrods, Liberty and Harvey Nichols plummeting their end of line sales to 80% off in the final week; and finally my biggest weakness, eBay. Obviously eBay is for everyone, but the rest has me feeling like Londoners are pretty lucky. Obviously New York probably has it even better, and I know Antwerp stocksales are pretty unmissable, but what’s it like in your city, where do you find your bargains? 

NAVY AND RUST

Wearing: Ann-Sofie Back coat, Acne peggy shirt, Alexander Wang crossover bra, Vivienne Westwood trousers, Balenciaga shoes, Moxham taba bracelet, Persol opticals

Aside from the heels, this makes seriously comfy loungewear. I’ve been living in this outfit in the studio since being back in London and slipping on a pair of heels to dash out for meetings. I feel much more energised since the Christmas break, my new years resolution, to get up at 7am every morning, has meant i’m up before the workmen demolishing away and I’m no longer a cranky morning person. I am excited about it getting lighter again though. I hope you’re all enjoying the new year!

RESORT

No, I’m not in some tropical paradise, just enjoying the harsh winter sun without being outside in chilly London. Wearing leather cowboy-esque hat from Acne Resort 2011, scored at the last stock sale, and recent addition, chunky bracelet by a new favourite jewellery designer, Moxham. 

TREATS AT MY WARDROBE

Not just treats in the form of food at the My Wardrobe press day but lots of treats to be available to buy online very soon too. I’ve personally got my eye on the Theyskins Theory bag pictured last, which actually dropped a few days ago but sold out in the same day! Damn. All the accessories were pretty gorge, Camilla Skovgaard and Philip Lim, mmmm. I don’t know if it was just the cold either, but I seemed to have been photographing a lot of cosy looking jumpers by Acne and Burberry too. Which item is your favourite?