I found these great Hermes Festival of Crafts videos that give you a better look at how this luxury company produces their scarves, saddles gloves and ties.
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Mark Fast for Danier
The Mark Fast Fall Winter 2011 – 2012 featured a collaboration with Danier. Mark created some amazing leather pieces in the show. Some of these runway pieces have been developed into a small capsule collection for sale at Danier this fall.
I missed the Danier preview and didn’t get to see the collection in person but here are my top picks of the collection.
As you can tell I love the coats and the pants. Even the cropped leather overalls has me happy. I can see myself pairing them with my platform boots from the Gap.
images: courtesy of Danier
Miu Miu FW2011 Film “MUTA” by Lucrecia Martel
MUTA is a creepy (but fun) short film directed by Lucrecia Martel for Miu Miu. It features looks from the Fall – Winter 2011 – 2012 collection. The film reminds me of creepy kids in Korean horror movies. Do you find it as creepy as I do?
Anatomy of a Dress – Givenchy Spring Summer 2011 Haute Couture
I found this great little video that tzlks about 1 dress in detail from the Givenchy Spring Summer 2011 Haute Couture collection. I hope Tisci never leaves Givenchy.
A Day at the Island with Philip Sparks
I took a vacation day lat Monday and headed to the Toronto Island with my fashion boyfriend, Philip Sparks. I love the Island but hate going there on the weekend with the extreme crowds waiting for the ferry.
I was prepared to head there alone but Philip decided to give himself a two day weekend and joined me.
We walked pass Hanlan’s Point and found a nice little area on the south side. I’m not really into watching the nude frolic on my day off but more power to them.
Philip braved the waters and took a swim. I don’t swim in Lake Ontario even though some of the beaches are very clean. I’m a salt water girl at heart. I did do a bit of wading up to my thighs to cool off.
The most spectaular part of the day was watching thousands of Cormorants flying from the Leslie Spit westward. It lasted for about 15 minutes. I’ve never seen anything like it here. The closest was during my trip to LA last summer. We happened to see the Cormorants fly back towards the Leslie Spit a few hours later. I wish I had video but they were too far from shore to be anything bigger than a speck on video.
All in all it was a great day off at one of my favourite places in the city with Philip Sparks.
i want: Trapezoid AL Watch by Naoto Fukasawa for Issey Miyake
Colourful, chronographic and chunky, just the way I like it. These Trapezoid AL watches were designed by Naoto Fukasawa for Issey Miyake.
images: www.isseymiyake-watch.com
Terrazza di Peroni at the Malaparte Rooftop Terrace
One of my favourite event beers, Peroni, held a party at the Malaparte Rooftop Terrace at the TIFF Bell Lightbox. Terrazza di Peroni was “a sunset soiree inspired by the Italian Coast on the spectacular new Malaparte rooftop terrace.” Malaparte is a private event space on the 6th floor of the TIFF Bell Lightbox building. The rooftop terrace and outdoor amphitheatre are inspired by the roof of Villa Malaparte in Capri where Jean-Luc Godard shot Le Mépris.
The rooftop boasts stunning views of the city and it’s great for live music. I was blown away and it’s one of the best rooftop terraces in the city.
The Compendium Daily has a nice photo of me in my Prada Minimal Baroque sunglasses. I enjoyed that Derick Chetty at The Star noticed all the men in bright, colourful pants. I have to admit that I love spring summer 2011 because of the way people embraced colour. I hope it continues into the fall and beyond.
Givenchy Haute Couture Fall Winter 2011 – 2012
Givenchy Haute Couture is always a masterpiece and the Fall Winter 2011 – 2012 collection is no different. It was basically a bridal collection. I loved it even though I’m not a fan of bridal. Dreaming of wedding dresses isn’t my thing but I’d happily be married in one of these intricate creations.
The collection is called Birds of Paradise. The dresses utilized thin metal chains, hand-cut paillettes, cat-eye pearls, rosettes, pony skin and visible zippers. The work is best shown off in the following videos.
Style.com interview with Tisci
Video from the presentation
Another Video from the presenation
See more photos from Givenchy Haute Couture Fall Winter 2011 – 2012
images: wwd.com, fashiongonerogue.com
More Nail Fun at I want – I got
Here is another installment of my not so regular Nail fun column. This is what I’m wearing these days.
MAC Venomous Villians Mean and Green
NARS Kismet
Deborah Lippmann Lara’s Theme – I decided to copy the nail bloggers typical pose with the bottle.  I love nail polish that matches my ToyWatch.  This is my favourite orange nail polish at the moment.
Butter London Artful Dodger – I just love this shade of blue.
Deborah Lippmann It’s Delovely – This isn’t the best photo but this is a vibrant coral colour.
For my birthday I got a mani and pedi at ElmSpa. A great feature of the service at Elm Spa is that you get to take the colour you choose home with you.
Lancome Le Vernis Nail Polish Rouge Saint Honore – This polish is from the new Fall 2011 collection coming out in September 2011. I got a sneak peek at the collection thanks to L’Oreal Canada. I’ve never worn the traditional red nail before and now I’m hooked. I didn’t think it would look good.
Essie and I don’t get along. This nail polish always chips immediately which is such a shame, I love this colour.
Power Ball 13
Last year I swore that I would wear something fun to the 2011 edition of The Power Ball. I attended the very popular fundraiser last year and realized that I should have dressed for a party. My outfit was a standard skirt and top. I should have looked to my SpinTO and Buy Design outfits for inspiration instead. So when the buzz around Power Ball Thirteen started my mind started thinking about the outfit.
I’ve been on the hunt for a catsuit for a few years. I contemplated buying one from American Apparel many times but that never materialized. I found myself falling in love with a unitard by Faster by Mark Fast. I remembered when Jenna Bitove wore the unitard at an event. It was great to see it up close. That love turned to obsession and eventually I ordered the unitard from Mark directly. The subject of Power Ball outfits came up again and I realized that my newly acquired Faster unitard was the perfect choice.
I made sure to take a vacation day so that I wouldn’t have to worry about getting up for work the next day. Power Ball Thirteen was going to a fun, relaxing night. The night started with a visit to the Thompson Hotel and the Conair Pre-Power Ball hair and makeup suite. I didn’t need a haircut but I’m always game for getting a pro makeup artist to do my face. I didn’t arrive wearing the unitard. I wore my backup outfit, a Philip Sparks jumper. I was planning ahead. I didn’t know what to expect as I’ve never worn a unitard before. It could be too hot or uncomfortable and I didn’t want to get stuck with a massive wardrobe malfunction for the whole night.
After my makeup was done I changed. The reaction wasn’t something I expected, people where screaming their heads off. I was a little embarrassed at first, but I got over it pretty quickly. Frankly, it felt like I was back in my Track & Field days. I spent a lot of my waking hours in spandex and other skin tight garments. The unitard is so comfortable, almost like a second skin. I quickly downed a quick drink of liquid courage and grabbed one of the limos that were waiting to take guests of the Conair suite to the party.
The Faster by Mark Fast unitard got a lot of comments (all positive thank god). Most people just gawked to be honest. Thankfully I’m used to gawking with my choice of haircuts and sunglasses. I exercised a little bit of my inner exhibitionist at Power Ball. My friend’s reactions were awesome. Some smacked my ass and others stared in shock. My favourite was the delayed reaction. It would involve the usual hugs and kisses initially. We’d chat for a bit then it would dawn on them. It was great fun.
Stefania from textstyles was very sweet and posted two photos of me on her blog. Photos from She does the city and Backseat Stylers.