Tag Archives: Marc by Marc Jacobs

I see through you

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Marc Jacobs heels, J Brand skinny jeans (courtesy of Net-a-Porter), perspex bangle and silver charm bracelet both Mimco

A bit like my thing for lip motifs (that I wrote about here), occasionally I have a strange liking for things that shouldn’t work, but somehow do. For summer, I’m loving crystal clear perspex in the form of accessories and accents.

Along with a beloved perspex and crystal bangle from Mimco, I’ve been wearing these clear Marc by Marc Jacobs heels on high rotation of late. I call them my Cindarella heels – don’t they look like pretty glass slippers (Cindarella would have certainly preferred these, I’m sure…).

L-R: Fendi clutch and heels, Prada bag

However as these shoes demonstrate, perspex hides nothing and therefore calls for impeccable grooming – I never wear these unless my pedicure is immaculate. Similarly, a perspex chair or lamp requires constant dusting, while a transparent bag calls for an ordered selection of pretty contents – no shoving of old receipts and tissues into such a purse.

What do you make of this look? Fabulous plastic-fantastic, or too horrible for words?

Love, Miss B xx

Fuschia Mania

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Backstage at Marc by Marc Jacobs, image from Style.com

It is officially summer (even if the weather does insist on the monsoonal rainstorm which is currently mocking me outside as I write this). Endlessly long, balmy days bring with it the desire to eat nothing but salads and juicy fruit and dress in lively bright colours. Normally a colour-phobe (my wardrobe consists predominantly of white, black, grey, and soft blush tones), I’m suddenly craving a shot of fuschia to lift things.

As seen backstage at Marc by Marc Jacobs and Prada, fuschia lips or cheeks looks fun and young if worn against an otherwise restrained palette (please, no Malibu Barbie style dressing!). For the best shades there are, turn to Nars’ Schiap or Mac’s Pink Nouveau.

L-R: Blazer by Isabel Marant, Nars cheek tint in Cadaques, Christian Louboutin Mount St heels

Similarly, a single fuschia accent looks au courant when worn against a backdrop of nude, grey, or black clothes. For those in the southern hemisphere and about to enter the winter months, nothing lifts a grey day like this Isabel Marant blazer or hot pink lips in a sea of greige.

However don’t feel this trend should stop with your makeup bag and wardrobe – it also looks wonderful as an accent in your home. As a bunch of cerise peonies, a chandelier or lamp, a chair, a cushion or an entire wall – a shot of bright fuschia is both fun and chic. I’m lusting after this pink Kartell chair, and how gorgeous is Ines Fressange’s pink Parisian office?

L-R: Kartell pink Frilly chair, Ines Fressange’s home office (image from theselby.com), a single item of pink furniture looks brilliant against a stark white backdrop

Growing up, I was lucky enough to live in a grand Victorian villa in a leafy suburb. My mother, who had impeccable (but always adventurous) taste, had our whole dining room painted the same bright shade of pink. It was a marvelously quirky contrast against the grand high ceilings and 17th century carved dining table – and I’m sure it made dinner parties that much more fun. I always vowed to have a dining room the same colour when I have a house of my own.

What colour are you craving at the moment?

Love, Miss B xx