Los 100 Clasicos de la Moda

So I found this book at the library last week at its all in french, but I spoke with my mother and showed her the book and she could somewhat understand it, she said Spanish and French are a little similar and she speaks fluent Spanish so here we go! This book has some awesome illustrations in it by Ruben Toledo and from what I could decipher, this book is all about classic and timeless pieces! So obviously I couldn't resist taking it home to check it out!

The Chanel No. 5 perfume is a classic and known all around the world!

There's a quote in the book from Coco Chanel in french..."Una mujer que no usa perfume no tiene futuro."

 Rick Owen leather jacket. A classic and I don't just mean any Rick Owen leather jacket, I think all black leather jackets are timeless.

The Burberry trench coat! The trench coat has been around for a while! You can see Humphrey Bogart, Audrey Hepburn, and Catherine Deneuve wearing them in their movies such as Casablanca, Breakfast at Tiffanys, and The Umbrellas of Cherbourg.  

      Last, but never least, shoes! Classic brands like Manolo Blahnik and timeless styles like the Mary Jane.

Very good book if I do say so myself and have a great Monday everybody!

-Katie

My entry for the Sea of Shoes Art Contest

My all time favorite fashion blog, Sea of Shoes, is hosting a Fashion Art Contest featuring drawings for 'SS 2011. Drawing this was very fun, I think i'm going to do it more often!

Here is my entry below, a illustration of meadham kirchhoff.

Meadham Kirchhoff Spring/Summer 2011 

See! I also like the pink forest thats going on in the background.

You can also view other drawings and mine here on janes flickr page!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/janealdridge/sets/72157624942613335/

Lust

 Alright, heres some necklaces that I've been creeping on recently. The first set is by far my favorite!

Hanna Bernhard

Can you believe someone actually came up with this stuff?! Wait, I actually can believe it...seriously, these necklaces are amazing, just take a look for yourself. I've never seen or even conjured up anything like this before.

They're made by a paris-based jewelry designer named Hanna Bernhard and you can visit her website http://www.french-bakelite.com/ to see so much more of her amazing jewelry.

This stingray is my favorite piece of hers. You probably can't read it but in this article it says that the stingray goes for $3200 at V.O.D (a boutique in Dallas, TX) and is 14 by 19 inches! I'd wear it, even if i'd need a neckbrace later on...

The rest of these pictures are straight off french-bakelite.com so thats why they say 'sold' on them.

This one I saw a while ago on www.seaofshoes.com. Great blog btw!

This one is another great masterpiece!

Gasp!

These are all some really amazing pieces by Hanna Bernhard. They're not even far from what im into designing!

more...

Heres some necklaces from a more antique/vintage line called Razza.

                           

This is all for now!

I really didn't want to make this an extremely long post so another part will be coming soon! For now (the post named 'Sketches' will be showing you some of my own designs.

Photo Credit!

Pictures from www.french-bakelite.com

and Razza Jewelry pictures from Ruby Lane, Etsy, Antique & Collectible, GoAntiques all found through Google Images.