MRLA - Ink Jet / Varon / Valentine's Day

Ink Jet is a music project by Tijuana's It Boy and super babe Luis Aguilar. The new single is called "Now" from the self-titled EP.  A mix of glitch pop and electronica.  It is a song you want to listen to while walking down the runway at a fashion show, an after a party, a late night drive home, a break up, or just while making sweet sweet love. The song has such feeling, no matter what situation you're in, you're in the NOW.

Varon is a brand new Mexican jewellery label and I'm very excited about it, especially because of its shapes and forms. It's fresh and new and still in development so I can't wait to see more! Here are my favourite pieces.

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The highlight of the past week was obviously Valentine's Day! I went to see Weekend play before they start their tour in Japan with The Pains of Being Pure at Heart. They played an awesome cover of My Bloody Valentine at a party. I also met up with my friend Christina  - "Chicken" as we love to call her - who was hosting a dinner party. It was an amazing week filled with L-U-V! Here are some highlights.

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Monsieur Robot - J. Lindeberg AW12/13

A Day In The Arctic was the name of J. Lindeberg's AW12/13 collection and with a typical Swedish snowstorm outside, it was a perfect title. I haven't paid much attention to the label in the past few years although it had once been a highlight of my shopping trips to New York where the brand's flagship Soho store stood out for all the right reasons. Jostling for attention against brands like Prada and Louis Vuitton is no easy task,  but with its sleek Scandinavian aesthetic J. Lindeberg was a haven of understated modern design. In the past few years, creative differences and internal restructuring behind the scenes at J. Lindeberg created some problems that were all too evident in the clothes themselves. Thankfully, under the watchful eye of Pierangelo D'Agostin, founder of hLam and one time design director at Jil Sander, things are back on track.

The quilted down vest was a key trend, and while that's an item that might be synonymous with sportswear, rather than fashion, when its worn over blazers it creates a modern functional aesthetic that doesn't compromise on style. 

The rest of the collection was made up of more traditional suiting, but it never verged on the ordinary. The luxurious document wallets, blazers with brightly coloured linings and the very dapper leather gloves were my favourite pieces. The clever use of colour, intricate layering and smart accessories made for a genuinely exciting take on formal wear, I don't often lust after blazers or suits but the styling here was impeccable. Who knew you could look so good in arctic weather?

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The Week On Instagram

The past week has been pretty crazy, I went to Paris for a meeting, to the Tate for the Yayoi Kusama preview, to a dinner hosted by Gillian Anderson and... well you will see by yourself in the photos below...

On the way to Paris

Wearing stripes and a collar made by my BFF

My new kaleidoscope mini satchel c/o Zatchels!

Sunday brunch words of wisdom

Nerds!

Gillian Anderson at the William Vintage dinner

 

Fortune cookie

Chalk drawing in Paris by JC de Castelbajac (allegedly).

 

Current favourite

Lost in the galaxy at the Yayoi Kusama show

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