Cats Eyes from Zac Posen for Illesteva

Great Shades from Zac Posen as featured on Luxury Culture, one of our favourite sites.  Available from Moda.Operandi.com

Hermes at the Saatchi

AN EXHIBITION dedicated to Hermès' craftsmanship will open at London's Saatchi Gallery from May 21 to 27. A selection of 10 different crafts will be demonstrated live, as artisans show how they make the luxury products in their workshops in France.

The week-long Festival de Métiers exhibition is designed to "provide a fascinating insight into the traditions and values of Hermès in the crafting of fine objects," allowing the public to interact with the brand's craftspeople and see them at work. Visitors will be able to see the house's famed silk scarves being printed, as well as the creation of handbags, watches and fine-jewellery.

The exhibition was previously held in Beijing and Shenyang in China and, following its tenure in London, will move on to Dusseldorf. Admission to the Festival de Métiers at the Saatchi Gallery will be free of charge.

Art Bags It at Coach

A capsule collection of canvas totes by Artist James Nares for Coach - WHEN and WHERE can we find these???

His Shoes to Vy For

If you can tell a man by his shoes (as my father always said) then this man is tall, dark and handsome!
Corthay, a French company created by Pierre Corthay, has just opened a shop making elegant shoes. Following his apprenticeship, Pierre Corthay spent two years working at John Lobb, then six years as senior craftsman at Berluti before starting his own company in 1990.

He was joined by his younger brother Christophe and the Corthay family business now sells their ultra chic handmade-to-measure and ready-to-wear shoes across the world including shops in France, New York and Japan. There are rumours that some customers, so enamoured by Corthay's cobbling, order up to 150 pairs at a time.
Courtesy Vanity Fair

I call that a HAT!

As seen on the Marc Jacobs catwalk ....

All Tied Up

Stylish scarves are now de trop for anyone interested in fashion whether worn as headscarves or, tres chic, knotted around the neck.  We've discovered a few that we really like, in particular from the new illustrated magazine Herself:

 

or for something a little less grown-up how about one of these fun numbers from Desigual from around £65+:

Green Goddess!

The way to go during hard times is to spend a fortune on accessories to dress up your bargains to make them look a million $$$$s.  Just such a bargain is this great satin-look slinky dress on the Goddiva website for an amazing £15! But hurry as their Sale only lasts until the 14th.  Will dress it up with my fabulous Bionda Castana suede courts, Juicy Couture gold clutch and an amazing feather necklace, both from www.Stylebop.com  -  and look like a rich b**** at my next Christmas party.