Modcloth

Oh my days I am so freakin excited by this one! I've just stumbled across this amazing online shop called Modcloth. They have some really pretty and unusual dresses which fit in perfectly with the "new Yvonne" look I'm working on (finances permitting). I've so far eyed these and will be having an internal debate over whether I should be buying them a little later tonight:

Desira Pesta

Another fabulous Etsy find. She is a self-taught designer and visual artist based in Brooklyn, NY and she makes some really gorgeous clothes made with handprinted fabric. She makes some really unusual and interesting pieces and is not afraid to use colour. She also is excellent at draping, which is a style that I'm quite keen on. Anyway, go have a look and judge for yourself:

Short Architecture Skirt


Flor Corsage Dress


Les Enfants Skirt


Shibuya gown

Pamella Roland

She is a New York based fashion designer and I absolutely adore her work. She makes some very feminine dresses which you know you will feel so pretty when wearing. I don't know how you feel about it, but I never liked it when designers put crazy things on the catwalk that, whilst they do push the boundaries of fashion, are completely impractical and unwearable. Pamella's work is the complete opposite. All her designs are wearable and commercial and as a mere mortal, I can still look at it and go "I want that, I will wear it and I will love it". Her website has a catalogue of all her collections dating back to autumn 2004 so go have a look through for some inspiration and that fashion fix.

Pushing Daisies

Did you ever catch it on ITV 2 (I think)? It was such a fun and quirky show and I loved that it was so bright and cartoonified (technical term I do believe). For those that don't know, the very, very summarised facts are these: Ned, our leading man, can touch dead things and bring them to life and he and a private detective, Emerson, used this gift to solve murders and crimes around town. But when he touches them again they die forever. If he doesn't do this, something else dies in its place.

The love interest is our very own Anna Friel who is the once dead, but not any more, childhood sweetheart of Ned, which of course means that they have something of an odd and complicated relationship seeing as they can't touch again. She got to wear some of the loveliest dresses. Though sometimes she does wear the odd thing that makes you go "eh?".

Then there are the yummy pies, which as you may have gathered from my previous Waitress post, I heart very much.

Sadly, the show was not picked up for a third season so the show is no more. Madness in my opinion considering the other pap that's on TV these days.

Huset

Huset is a beautiful online shop which brings together a consortium of designers and focuses on Scandinavian design and style. They have some really lovely stuff and sell clothes, shoes, accessories and jewellery, things for the home and kitchen, and a really adorable section for kids.

I love the Scandinavian style, in particular their interiors. I think it's got a real clean and fresh feeling but also very homey and welcoming. There are some lovely things on Huset to help you on your way to a beautiful pseudo-Scandinavian life!

It took a long time to narrow down my favourites this time! There are so many, you really have to go check out the shop, there's so much to see and not enough room here I'm afraid!

Hau Hauz Bag


Rabens Saloner Japanese bracelets


Camilla Halvorsen Candlebranch


Pias Thilde rag


Dagmar Sandy dress

beautiful couture

I have this thing about beautiful evening gowns and haute couture. It often means that I watch a lot of E! (don't judge me!) for their coverage of the big award ceremonies so I can get my fix.

I love seeing beautifully made dresses with such attention to detailing and tailoring, and how they made the wearer look so amazing. I would love to have the chance to wear a haute couture gown and feel like a princess for a night. I bet it has a huge confidence boosting effect. It also makes me wish I had studied fashion design or some sort of tailoring so I could even begin to comprehend how people are able to put together such exquisite pieces.

Some of my favourites over recent years:

Charlize Theron in Christian Dior at the 2005 Golden Globes:

Penelope Cruz in Versace at the 2007 Oscars:

Teri Hatcher in Monique Lhuillier at teh 2009 Screen Actors' Guild Awards:

Isla Fisher in Carlos Miele at the 2009 Oscars:

Beautiful no?