50 Signature Bags
An adorable illustrated editorial from the L.A. Times Style Magazine called 50 Signature Handbags, Cachet and Carry. Drawings by Jameson Simpson, the fifty most notable “it” bags are outlined. Check out more in the on-line version here.
Mystery Jets
Love this 80s style video for London based band Mystery Jets single Two Doors Down, from their third album Twenty One. The Elvis Costello air guitar is impressively mimicked here and the pastel suits against leopard back drops are to die for!
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YSL S/S 2010
Some classic Yves Saint Laurent glamour going on with these new ads featuring Russian supermodel Natalia Vodianova showing off Stefano Pilati’s Spring / Summer 2010 collection for the French fashion label. Absolutely love the white top Natalia wears in the above photo and the perfection of her chignon.
Men’s Style Notes, Japanese Prep
The Japanese sure do love their preppy attire. In these layouts from a few different men’s fashion magazines the editors have gotten quite specific about how to achieve the ultimate prepster look, including reading material to catch up on!
Lois From A Single Man
For all the fabulous reviews of Tom Ford’s film A Single Man I have read none of them mention the best part of the movie.. Lois! Even though she only appears briefly in two scenes as Kenny’s (Nicholas Hoult) girlfriend her presence was amazing. Her outfit, hair, make-up, and the way she smokes are cult worthy.
Holly Fulton S/S 2010
RDuJour loves Holly Fulton’s spring-summer 2010 collection. Inspired by Eduardo Paolozzi’s 1964 work Wittgenstein in New York and “the women who populate the city take their cue from the ice cool exterior of Jeanne Moreau in the Bride Wore Black“, Fulton produced a series of graphic shift dresses, printed blouses paired with skinny pants, and retro style accessories such as chunky bracelets and envelope clutches.
“Pop Art Skyscrapers have been abstracted and translated into bold hand-drawn graphic prints, with Holly’s signature embellishment in Perspex, Swarovski crystal and metal adorning necklines and covering mini-dresses to create the feel of one giant collaged form of jewellery. Monochrome is essential to the colour palette this season, whilst flashes of acid yellow, bright turquoise and orange are contrasted against surface decoration. Luxury hand cut-out patent leather, habotai silk and lightweight wool are layered with printed silk jersey and accessorized with Holly’s statement necklaces to complete the look.” Visit HollyFulton.com for more.
Motto For 2010
Some how I think this Work Hard and Be Kind slogan applies just as aptly to 2010 as Keep Calm and Carry On did to the WWII era…
Cléo de 5 à 7
Cleo from 5 to 7 is Agnes Varda’s famous rive gauche film that follows a young pop star around Paris for a day as she awaits the results of her biopsy. RDuJour absolutely loves Cleo (Corinne Marchand) wardrobe, including those little black sunglasses she wears during the cafe scene here. You can watch the entire film for $5.00 on the Criterion Collection’s Website.
Beats on Repeat, Harry J All Stars
Considered one of the great reggae singles Liquidator by the Harry J All Stars made the top ten in the UK in 1969. Quality is a little scratch in the clip above but the video is humorous!
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