I had a short trip to Munich three days ago. In order to make my train ride less boring, I took some glass pearls and ribbons with me and DIYed a new necklace (the bling bling part came from an old bracelet, how I wish I had more of these pretty little things). If you love the mix of pearls and ribbon but hate the price tag at Lanvin, why not just start DIYing now. 
We’ll fly to Paris next week, I hope to share with you some beautiful winter pictures of the city of light next time!
It finally stopped snowing, feeling great to be able to wear my beloved leather jacket again! 
I am normally not into these star-turned-fashion designers, but hey, this one by Sienna Miller is simply a dream!
We have an awful cold winter this year. It snowed, snowed and has lasted forever. This really makes me long for spring.
One of the big footwear trends in SS10 is the comeback of wedges and platforms. I have always loved wedge shoes, but have never been fond of these heavy clogs with towering chunky wooden heels as seen on Celine, Chanel, Miu Miu… Luckily, there are some nice wearable wedges out there too. Wedges in nude/natural color are definitely on my SS10 list.
Happy weekend everyone!
Since it is impossible for me to wear purple from head to toe, I picked up something else from my wardrobe to go with the New Springs Carre. This is an outfit I’ll definitely wear, plus a gray wool coat when going out of course.
I never really liked matchy-matchy looks, but want to play with different shades of purple this time. Dark violet wool coat layered over a gray degrade wool dress, team them with light purple booties and the New Springs scarf.
What do you think? Will you wear something tone on tone like this? I’ll probably change these shoes. 
First of all, I wish you all a happy, healthy and successful 2010!
I’ve been searching for a purple carre to add to my little scarf collection for a while, but couldn’t find a suitable one until I saw New Springs in purple colorway. It is such a special scarf not only because of the design, but also the touching family story behind.
In 1974, Philippe Ledoux designed one of the most iconic Hermès scarves named Springs. 35 years later, Dimitri Rybaltchenko reinterpreted this classic design of his grand uncle to New Springs (The family has been designing for Hermès over 3 generations). I am not a big fan of the old Springs, but find the new edition really sparkling. Rybaltchenko substitutes the old realistic drawing with a sense of abstract via thick sketching lines and vibrant colors. Through the deconstructed carriage to express an unexpected modern kaleidoscope.
I’ll post a winter outfit with this scarf next time!
Thanks my dear friends for your support!
I wish you all a a Very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
See you in 2010!
BTW, the white background in the picture above is real snow.
In the world of Hermès, 2010 will be the year of “Conte et raconte” (story telling). Most new Carre designs are based on this theme. Unlike the SS09 collection, after browsing the SS10 new designs, I couldn’t find one that really makes my heart sing. Maybe it’s time to start searching for some grails. For a scarf lover, grail scarves are these personal must haves, these one will treasure forever and never let go.
There are 5 on my grail scarf list.
I feel very lucky to have already found one of them: Noel au 24 Faubourg. Issued in 2004 and designed by Dimitri Rybaltchenko (one of my favorite H scarf designers). It is just perfect for the coming Christmas!
The reason why I haven’t been able to blog lately is because December is such a busy month. I am busy buying gifts and preparing for the coming holiday. BTW, have you already bought all Christmas gifts?
I found this lovely candle holder during a recent shopping trip and finally got time to make it a table decoration.
We did some pre-Christmas shopping on the weekend. It is hard to believe that yet another holiday season is just around the corner. Well, I am not complaining at all. I really enjoyed browsing the beautiful holiday ornaments and love the atmosphere of Christmas markets in the city.
Sunday was the first advent, the tradition is to light the first advent candle and bake some sweets.
We tried kelly cookies this time, the baking form (plus recipe) is a lovely little gift from Hermès. The cookies taste great! BTW, if you are interested in the recipe, pls let me know.
Hope you’ve had a very happy 1st advent!