get ready for it

I eyed this beauty on style.com a few months back.
and of course forgot to write down the designer.
le sigh.
those shoulders (!!!)
i am such a sucker for some great shoulder/neck line action.
i am actually super inspired by this piece.
i have a tired old real navy thick navy wool peacoat.
I think it would be so chic and cool to add an avant garde piece of sculpted wool to the broad shoulders.
Also the secret to the chicness
is those slim tailored arms, great stiff collar (which it already has) and the draped length.
perhaps some additions will give me a unique Fall/Winter '10 coat all of my own. hmmm
I will keep you posted.

aubergine

eggplant
brinjal (Solanum melongena)
a nightshade related to the tomato and potato
a perennial often cultivated as an annual

a berry
closely related to tobacco
european or chinese

grayish-purple according to Crayola
what a beautiful shade of violet in our spectrum of style.

thank you thaimychu! stunning foto. a talented photographer who needs to quit grad school pronto.

military (wo)man

a black&white fantasy (ok, with a lil purple)

this is my look of the day.
i love the androgeny.
i love the hint of sashed purple colour. (who knew long tassled scarfs were so hot?)
i love the feminine silhouette with mascualine pieces.
i love military formals for girls.
i love WHITE as the main pieces only accented with killer BLACK extras.
i love the shoulders&lapel on that structured jacket.
i love the crop jacket with tails (almost a train) look.
i love this girls bob.
i love love love those boots.