my beautiful choo

How funny! I was poking around net-a-porter, trying to find the fabulous shoes I saw @ Dover Street Market yesterday, when I stumbled on these bad boys by Jimmy Choo (£545, or about $800 USD). And then I thought.. hang on.. those shoes I got @ Oxfam on Fulham Road, near the Cinema, last summer.. for £12..



Yup. Could be Separated at Birth. They seem to be real snakeskin, and the 'zebra' seems to be real fur, too.. the logo is in script and seems to be 'first time' or 'first line'.. anyway, they were so not me, but I love them, and as soon as I figure out how to keep the heel stuck to my feet, I'm wearing those babies!

where's waldo?

It's a funny thing, this animal print trend right now: we all know it's not new, I mean, we've seen leopard spots & zebra stripes all thru the 20th century - every era had them - I mean, come to think of it, CAVE MEN really rocked that look - but right now, there's such a quirky originality to the way it's used. And then when you start adding animal imagery to the mix... anyway, came across these shots from the last day of fashion week, there was lots of hanging around & packing up, and I started playing a kind of Where's Waldo game in my head. How many instances of leopard prints do YOU spot?

Look how many trends are crammed into these rather cluttered compositions. Apart from sequins, I think we've got just about every look covered.