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A Life Less Ordinary: Modepass' Travelling Jacket

Modepass the fashion community got together with brand Heimstone to send one of their jackets all around the world to have its picture taken being worn by lots of lovely lady bloggers.

I thought this idea was really rather romantic! I like the idea of the same coat being combined by different people in very different ouftis. Here are my favourites, but you can click here to see all the participants!

Liebe Marlene


Elinkan




Alix




Idhren


Germaine



Sally Jane



Punky B

Shining Star! Chanel Pre-Fall 2009

Star of wonder, star of light, star of royal beauty bright...

Tanya Dziahileva here for Chanel Pre-Fall 2009 is exactly how I imagined Karl Lagerfeld's angel on top of his Christmas tree to look.

Classy, classic and a little bit batshit insane. Nicely done, Kaiser.

Sunday's Showcase: 21/12/2008

As I didn't get round to highlighting my favourites for a Sunday Showcase last week, today I present to you a bumper edition! Here are 12 looks that caught my eye around the web this week.



Alta Mira NYC correctly guessed that this Alex B's cardigan by was Thom Browne. I love it! (and those deliciously coloured APC jeans, too.)

Jane from Seas of Shoes look gorgeous in a Comme Des Garcons skirt and Maison Martin Margiela boots. I adore those shoes so much...

This older gent looks gorgeous in soft pastels.
Spotted by the ever amazing Advanced Style.

Anne-Solange from Paris looks like a fairy-tale character.
See her Lookbook here or visit her blog.

Vladimir is a student and designer from Vancover. Those boots!
Check out his Lookbook or his website for more.

This outfit is a lesson in layering.
Genius provided by LL: check out his Lookbook here.

Who doesn't love Alix, of The Cherry Blossom Girl?
Here she looks pretty as a picture.

There's a reason this type of look is so tried and tested.
Joona looks fantastic in stripes and a leather jacket.

 

I'm glad that I'm not the only one who isn't ready to ditch this years goth look.
Lina is rocking Victorian inspired ankle boots.
Check out her blog here or her Lookbook.

 

LOVELOVELOVE those eyelashes!
Elodie looks completely gorgeous in lacey tights.

 

Swoon. How huggable is Tylrr from Seattle?
Spotted on Lookbook. I just love that cardigan.

Last but not least is this lady with a very fitting name!
Christmas from Bangkok looks adorable in her boho dress.

 

What To Do With Last Years Phonebook...

...create something gob-smackingly beautiful out of it. How about a dress? 

That's what Kelly Murray (who goes by the name Jolis Paons on Flickr) did.

Kelly goes to the Herron School of Art & Design and designed and created this dress for her Creative Processes class. She made this paper dress purely out of phonebook paper and pleated, stuck, sewed, and glued everything by hand.

I am massively impressed by the obvious hours of work that have gone into a piece that blurs the boundaries between fashion and art. It's obviously clothing but it's not wearable, leaving it solely for viewing. I love the contradiction in terms - clothing that you can't wear!

And I also think it's gob-smackingly lovely. I do wish it was really wearable!

Exciting Redhead News!

I'm sure regular readers will know by know how excited I get about redheads, fake or natural: after all, I'm a fake, so who am I to judge? So obviously, I got very excited when my fashion partner-in-crime R sent me an email to tell me that one of my favourite models, Coco Rocha has dyed her hair red.

Not only does she have a gorgeous new look (and the worlds best name ever), but her flaming hair is the center of a piece on the glory of redheads in US Vogue January 2009. AND IT'S AWESOME.

Seeing Red
Photographer: Patrick Demarchelier
Fashion Editor:Phyllis Posnick
Model: Coco Rocha
Hair:Didier Malige
Makeup:Gucci Westman

 

Of course, you can't have an article on redheads without mentioning the most beautiful redhead of all: Karen Elson.

"Then there is the model Karen Elson, who dyed her hair red at eighteen and never looked back. Not only did it totally change her career ("It gave me a recognizable face", she says), but it also changed her life. "You attract a different kind of man, she says. "It's such a bold colour that you have to sort of deliver personality-wise. My husband [Jack White] loves readheads. He's always saying "Just flaunt it." "

Now I really can't understand why Jack White didn't run away with me when I met him...

 

 

You can click on the two text pieces to pop up a large image and read the pieces in full!
(If it doesn't work, try clicking here and here.)

   

Original scans by Luxx via The Fashion Spot. Thank you! 

 

And while I'm talking about Coco, I should mention that I love the new look at her official site. And she's just started writing a blog called Oh So Coco, too! Oh Coco, well played. I love you even more.

Glam as you like: Katja Hentschel Photography

You'll have seen me write about Katja Hentschel before, as I've a massive fan - her Glamcanyon street and party style blog is my very favourite of all the millions out there. Her witty, glamourous and always gorgeous pictures give you an unmistakable feeling of hanging out with the cool kids and I was eager to see how it translated into her commissioned work.

That's why I'm happy to see that her website katjahentschel.com is up and running so I can drool ove more of her beautiful images. Katja has already worked with an impressive list of clients, including companies Converse, Coca Cola and Sony and magazines Borderline, H and Under the Influence.

She's also one of the bloggers working on the top-secret Vice project that I'm DYING to finally find out about!

Unfortunately I couldn't go to her first Glamcanyon party as it was right before a university deadline, but it looked amazing! (See the party pictures here.) I'll definitely be going to the next one on January 20th at Last Days of Decadence. Come!

Remember, click on these images to see them larger - it's worth it!

Skipping with joy

How cute is this little brass lovely jumping rope?

She's $75 here from Lucid New York, if you want to skip along and get one.

RIP Bettie Page

I'm sad to say that Bettie Page, pin-up queen and renowned beauty, died yesterday at 3am at the age of 85.

She rose to fame after she posed in 1955 in Hugh Hefner's newly launched Playboy magazine and became one most photographed women of the last century, with thousands and thousands of photographs taken of her.

The beauty of Bettie Page has definitely had a style impact on me. I've long been in love with the Fifties and those short, sharp black bangs and ruby red lips have definitely acted as fashion inspiration for me. I've rocked her haircut before, though obviously not as well!

 

She is unique in that she's wooed several generations of men and women her through her beauty, playfulness and sensuality and has also managed to achieve that rare feat of being a woman that man lusted after and woman admired. 

RIP, Bettie.

 

 

Day 4 of Ring Week: The More, The Merrier

Day 4 of Ring Week is definitely for the greedy amongst us. If one ring to decorate your fingers isn't enough, why not go for a set?

Accessorize is seriously bringing the goods with these cheap pretties. £2.28 a ring is good value, serious time! Only £6.85 from here.

Love these kitsch cuties from Urban Outfitters, £14 for both. You should keep one for yourself and give the other to your best friend.

(My best friends would love them  - H for Mickey and E for Minnie, naturally. Love you ladies!)

This Pacman set of rings (£15 from the awesome Helpless Romantic) would be the perfect gift for a girly old-school video games fanatic. (I sure this hypothetical girl exists! )

These handmade rings are absolutely gorgeous. Oxidized copper, polished brass, silver and oxidized silver make up the four rings in this $36 set from seller Meetalls on Etsy.

And last but not least, I picked tthis pretty sterling silver and cubc zirconia trio from Oli, £58.72 for the set.

 What about you? Do you stack your rings, wear one on every finger, or prefer to dazzle with just one large beauty?

Stay-ups that will definitely stay up...

...because they're actually tights.

Two of my favourite ladies in the blogosphere -- Elizabeth over at White Lightning and Susie of Style Bubble -- both featured these tights in the last couple of days after their appearance in the NY Times. I'm just as smitten by their sexy/pretty/slutty look and I like them even more now I know that they are really tights made to look like stockings. Genius!

Get them here soon, or so the website says, for £37. I've never spent so much money on a pair of tights but gosh, am I tempted.

Fashionable Things To Do This Weekend

First up is the fabulous Superette swapshop on Thursday night! It's on 7pm til 11pm and I'll be heading down there with loads of my vintage stuff that needs to be gotten rid of to hopefully find something that's perfect for me instead. 

Then on Sunday I'll be heading over to The Old Blue Last between 1pm and 6pm to rummage through lots of fashionable ladies clothing, including some from the lovely Loulou.

...and yes, before you ask, my weekend starts on Thursday. School's out tomorrow, hurrah!

Day 3 of Ring Week: Poison Rings!

There is no more gothic ring than a Poison Ring. Call it a perfume ring or a locket ring if you want, but everyone knows that they were designed to secretly hold the poison you'd slip in your enemy's drink at the banquet. How deliciously Shakespearian!

Here are my favourite new and vintage ones from around the net.

If you really are planning on poisoning someone, perhaps this skull ring would be a nice tribute to your actions. (Well, I said nice. I guess I meant apt, or something.) The seller nicta10 has it up for Buy It Now price on Ebay.com is $33.99 in sizes 6.5 through to 13.5.

I'm really into the steampunk influenced jewellery by Janos Garba Varga in his Etsy shop, Blindspot. The ring below is actually a past work he did that I spotted on his Flickr stream, but he does custom orders so get in touch if you like it! I love how this is see through, turning the supposed secrecy of the poison  ring on its head.

Cute, girly, floral - what's sweeter than a rose? (I am just setting myself up for a poison = thorn thing here. You know where I'm going, right?) This little lady is being sold here on Etsy for $75 by Ayala, who not only does a wide range of poison rings but also supplies solid perfumes to go in the compartment. How lovely.

Me and garish are chums, you know. I understand it, I feel like there are days when nothing else will do but garish. And that's where this ring would come in. Currently filled with max Factor Amber perfume, it looks to have quite a large compartment, which I like. I don't know what I want to carry around in there yet (it's not actually poison, don't worry.)

Anyway, this particular piece of glare is currently at $9.99 here on Ebay.com, being sold by  LC's Attic store and ending on December 14th. I love it.

To do: find out what ring size I am so maybe I can stop looking at vintage ones on Ebay and Etsy and actually purchase one.

Discounts galore!

I seem to be stumbling across a whole hosts of bargains lately and thought I would share them with you, dear readers. The credit crunch might be scaring the wits out of everyone lately but it sure does make for some good shopping!

I think this is just a UK thing, but it's worth a try for everyone! If you head along to the Christmas Fairytale website and spin the carousel by clicking your little finger on your mouse, you can get a code for 10% off at Topshop. Worth a spin, no?

That makes this little grey number that has been riding high on my wishlist since September £67.50. (Although what I'd really like is a piece by Simone Shailes. In my dreams, sigh.)

Who doesn't love The Body Shop? I wear their cranberry glittery body moisturiser every day of my life and have to stock up every Christmas, as it's the only time of year they sell it.

They know you're feeling the pinch, so they've started a campaign called The Recessionista's 12 Days of Christmas. Each day, another goodie will be discounted and they'll alert you to it if you sign up to the Facebook application! Sounds good to me.

On the first day, Friday 12th December the deliciously scented Satsuma Body Butter is 50% off! It'll be £6.25 instead of £12.50 and could be a nice little stocking filler for someone you love.

To redeem this offer:
In store: Find your nearest store by clicking here and then quote GTIN code 38914 at the till.
Online: Visit The Body Shop store and enter code DHAD000135 at the checkout.

Don't forget to add the Facebook application for further notice of more discounts (and while you're there, maybe you'd like to add the Wolf Whistle blog network, too?)

Type GRAZIA03 into the Karen Millen online store any time between now and December 15th and receive 20% off. That makes this rather adorable rose-print dress (lovelovelove) above £54.54 (just under $80.)

I love blogs, you love blogs, Modcloth loves blogs... Enter the code 'blog' when you checkout and get 10% off! I'm into this Surprise Party dress in charcoal which becomes $67.50 (£45) with the discount.

If I Were A Boy... #3: Ato Trainers

If I was a boy, I am sure that I would be a trainer freak. I honestly think that my love for shoes would be as strong regardless of gender and would still need to manifest itself somehow! I love looking at them -- and keep trying to steel myself up to buying some gorgeous ones-- but I never actually  manage to wear trainers myself. I have one pair of battered five year old Converse high tops, but they make my arches ache and are only for severely lazy days and emergencies, like forced outdoors 'fun'. Besides, they are quite shamed by these beauties.

It is a bit sad that my dainty little feet are far too small for all the goodies that boys get, but I figure they need something all of their own - especially as we're way out in front on the dresses/skirts/trousers/rompers/jumpsuits/leggings/icouldkeepgoing combinations.

That's why I made the If I was a Boy category here on Wolf Whistle, because I think it. A lot. And right now I'm thinking it about these delicious Ato Matsumoto trainers from the future. It's like what George Jetson would wear if he was young and sexy and, uh, 3D.

Especially the silver ones. WOW, fashion robot!

I guess in a silly way they are from the future: the shoes are not due to be released until January and the only place you can buy them is Oki-Ni where they retail for £199 (or $293).

However, if you are credit crunched, fear not! Dazed and Confused have an competition to win £2000 worth of goods from Oki-Ni. Yes, I entered with all of my email addresses. You should, too: click here to enter.

 

If I win, I promise to give some stuff away on here! And if you win, maybe you could get me a little something? 

Day 2 of Ring Week: Could-double-as-a-weapon Rings!

If you're one of those girls that's ever said "How can I safely defend myself but still look pretty and feminine?" then Day 2 of Ring Week is for you! Presenting... Rings That Could Potentially Double Up As Weapons (metaphorically, Officer.)

First up is the Crunch ring. It's a mere $14 (£9.50) from those ladies over at Naughty Secretary and it's named after the noise it'll make if you punch it into someones nose.

Only joking! I think.

Second is this gold pyramid ring fron Kenneth Jay Lane, $98/£66 (available at Max and Chloe.) I think this could toughen me up in a cute way. (Wait: was that an oxymoron?)

Next is this insane beast: the £90/$132 Cyclopse ring, by Yves Saint Laurent over at Harveys Nics. At first I looked at it and thought "What the HELL is that?" But I kept looking. And looking. And now I love it and all its deformed grotesqueness. I'm usually a gold > silver person, but I like it in both these colourways.

It's also handy if someone is getting a little too close to you. I mean, I wouldn't argue with this bad boy.

Then there's the protection ring. For £170 (or 250 of your American dollars) Vivienne Westwood will sell you this gorgeous gold armour ring to protect your girly fingers when you're throwing your fist. Nice. 

And last -- and most painful of all -- Burberry's large square ring. Perhaps not the most inventively named, but definitely the one that packs the most punch. I love it. £147 (or $216) from Net-a-Porter.

Have you thought about jewellery as a weapon or armour? Which is your favourite? Let me know!