Oscar Favourites

Photos via Just Jared

Although I was admittedly a bit disappointed with some Oscar dress selections (and really missing the presence of always interesting Tilda Swinton), I did have a few favourites.

Hands down best dressed? Gwyneth Paltrow in Tom Ford.
First runner-up, Michelle Williams in a gorgeous Louis Vuitton number (note the peplum!)
Second runners-up, Rooney Mara in Givenchy Haute Couture and Jessica Chastain in custom McQueen - both looked fabulous, in my humble opinion.

What were your favourite red-carpert looks?

Reading in Style

I follow so many wonderfully inspirational blogs and tumblrs, I felt it high time to start recognizing a few of them -  I thought, who better to choose than fellow bibliophiles? Maybe not all of these ladies are true lovers of books, but I can't help but feel that these stylish ladies with their noses in books are kindred spirits of mine, so here are a few who've found their way into my inspiration folder.

Caroline de Maigret

A Parisian shot by The Selby. Can you get more simply chic than this? I think not. And check out her personal library! Amazing!

Alix

Okay, cheating a wee bit here. The lovely Alix is not really reading Nabokov's Lolita, but rather holding her Olympia le-Tan clutch. Either way, some fabulous accessorizing by one of the very first bloggers I ever started to follow.

Marianne of Esme and the Laneway is one of my favourites. Her pretty 50's inspired style and amazing hairstyling skills are always inspiring. And I have to love this cute shot of hers, reading a favourite book.

Kennedy

I loved this book and cat themed post from Kennedy Holmes. Such pretty shots and I love the vintage cat book, appropriately titled Cats Cats Cats Cats.... well, you can see what I mean. And how lovely is that hat? Seriously though.

Heather

Last but not least, Heather of Lily Voltaire, who was featured a while back on the Modcloth blog caught my eye with her adorably staged photo featuring a lovely vintage dress.

I'd love to start making this a regular feature, so if you email me a photo of yourself reading in a fabulous outfit like these ladies you may just find yourself included next time. Inspired? I hope so!

Want to see more chic reading ladies and book-inspired style? Check out my tumblr here.

 

Literary Enchantment

I've been a die-hard fan of Ruche for ages, and it seems that lately their lookbooks are getting lovelier than ever. I know I generally add almost every look to my ever-growing wishlist.  Their latest creation, Enchantment (released Monday), continues along on the inspirationally pretty path of lookbooks past.

My very favourite shots were those featuring  not only beautiful styles but also a classic old hardcover collection of plays by Henrik Ibsen, so of course I had to share.

Lovely and literary? Yes please!

Music Monday: Never Let Me Go

Florence Welch is one of my favourite artists (not to mention style inspirations) and I've been listening to her song Never Let Me Go on repeat for the last few weeks, so I thought it high time to share with you all in a Music Monday post. 

What have you been listening to lately?

NYFW: 10 Favourite Moments

I've already saved a ridiculous number of looks from the shows at New York Fashion Week into my inspiration folder, but rather than bombard you with tons and tons of favourite ensembles from the NY catwalks, I thought I'd share my top ten favourite moments from throughout the week. 

1.  Florals popped up for fall on a lot of the NYFW runways, but Derek Lam's take was one of my favourites.

2. The insane pilgrim shoes at Marc Jacobs were pretty fantastic.

3.  Flapper style dresses and general sparkle (Oscar dresses anyone?) and some seriously great plaid at Michael Kors 


4.  This gorgeous dress from an overall great collection by Jason Wu

5. A collection from Lauren Moffatt that I would wear any piece from every day.

6. This perfectly periwinkle coat from Rodarte.

7. Rich colours (teal!!), opulent pearl and chandelier-esque prints, boat necks and chic short bouffants at Oscar de la Renta.

8.  The checkerboard velvet-y coat of fabulousness from Marc by Marc Jacobs

9. Frothy dresses with modern prints, sheens, sheers and more from Prabal Gurung. Hands down one of my very favourite collections of the NYC shows. Absolutely fabulous.

10. And last but not least, a seriously strong showing from the talented fellows at Proenza Schouler. My choices for top pieces? The amazing quilted jackets which I predict will be cropping up on street style blogs everywhere in no time flat.

What were some of your favourite shows or looks from New York Fashion Week?

P.S. You can check out the rest of my NYFW favourites on my "Pin the Runway" board

Sui Style Savant

It appears that my adorable one year old niece is an unwitting trend forecaster / muse, having sported her tasseled owl toque all winter long before similar versions popped up on the Anna Sui runway for Fall/Winter 2012.  My only conclusion is that little Susannah is a style icon in the making, since she's clearly already setting  trends for the New York runways.

Pretty People Reading

Loving this new lookbook from Aubin & Wills featuring one of my favourite Canadian models, Irina Lazareanu. That and I'm always inclined to instantly love any assortment of photographs featuring a library-inspired theme.

The setting is pretty much how I envision my perfect living room - walls lined with bookshelves brimming over with hundreds of delightful old books. Sounds pretty perfect, no?

You can check out the rest of the lookbook here.