high noon (let the sunshine in)

A third corner, shot from the same place, within seconds of the previous post. And 'it's the real thing'. It was one of those rare street style moments when all the planets are aligned. Something like the dawning of Aquarius. Only different.

high noon: scotch & soda

There are some moments when everything seems to converge. Just days before the end of the Decade of the Noughties, Mr. Dot & I had just finished a yummy lunch @ Luxe, and it was so cold & there weren't many people around. Streetstyle wise, it was a ghost town. Just before we got in the car, I said, wait one second. Took a quick stroll round the corner of Commercial Road by All Saints.

Within seconds, Odile & Olivier appeared, on a shopping visit from Paris. As I shot them, I saw Sarah & her friends across the street, shot them. I felt like a gunslinger in High Noon. Within the space of 5 minutes, I got four different posts. The other two will have to wait, as Mr. Dot is getting very impatient. He wants to see some fossils at the Natural History Museum. (I know: welcome to my life!) So I will leave you with the sourcing exactly as Odile & Olivier sent it:

Odile
She's wearing a Minä Perhonen coat. It's a japanese brand with finnish inspiration. Look at the embroidery !
The balloon skirt is Promod (cheap French fashion).
The boots are Think (austrian).

Olivier
I'm wearing a G-Star jacket and japanese carpenters' trousers. It actually is a traditionnal cut and is still used by many workers. It's very easy to spot if you go to Japan.
The loop scarf is from Scotch & Soda. I really like the fact that it has no end. Depending on the number of loops, it can look quite different as well, even a sort of rough jabot.
The shoes are a now quite old model by Marithe+Francois Girbaud

(Me again: I was going to ask if you can see the embroidery on Odile's coat. It's gorgeous. Aren't they fabulous. And now I'm really curious about that brand Scotch & Soda! Better run. Hope you're all enjoying your last day of the festive holiday season!!)

bright new decade

There's nothing you can do that can't be done, nothing you can sing that can't be sung, nothing you can say that you can learn how to play the game. It's easy.



There's nothing you can make that can't be made, no one you can save that can't be saved. It's really quite easy.

All you need is love.



Doesn't even have to be Mr. Right kind of love: any kind will do. Our parents, for start. All our family, actually. Pets. Friends. People we don't even know. Nature. Life. Self. Take your pick.

I got a message on my facebook wall from a girl named Kim, from South Korea, who said she's a fan of my blog and wished me a 'Bright New Decade'. Which is the wish I pass on to you.





We had a wonderful, perfect New Year's Eve with such a great group of friends, that extended into the next day, and night. And now we're home and the sun is out and, soon as I post this, so are we. Turn up the volume, and play this three times and sing along:



(Top shots are of a girl who works in a really cool cosmetics shop on Oxford Street, next group from London Fashion Week in September. Can't believe that soon it will be time for the next one! My how time flies).