arrow + triangle jewellery

Continuing my obsession with arrows and triangles, I am longing for some of this jewellery.

In the top photo, I'm wearing a brass arrow necklace I bought from etsy and it's totally cool.

The arrow ring and necklace below are by deka ray; next is the 'Scale' necklace by Laura Lombardi; the glorious work by Samma (my favourite of the lot); ; and finally a gold triangle ring by diamentdesigns.

This post has been sponsored by the letter 'a' and the shape 'triangle'.

breton stripe hero 4 - margaret howell

I have long been in love with Howell's clean and cool aesthetic. She started designing after finding a vintage man's shirt with a perfect fit, so she took it apart and followed its construction to make a new one. She makes clothes that endure, both in terms of quality and style.

Her s/s 10 collection is nothing new, I suppose, but it is all so simple, beautifully made and practical that I want to wear every last bit of it. Love the straw boater, the tan belts around the waist, the crisp cotton shorts and skirts, the socks'n'sandals faux-pas, the knotted scarf...

I have found my uniform for spring and it will only cost me a small fortune. Oh well.

awesome embroidery

all images by maranon

These geometric embroidered necklaces by spinthread are so, so, so cool. The colours are electric and they remind me of lego or wooden building blocks or (work with me here...) little pieces of mathematics homework drawn in crayon. They are handmade to order from spinthread's etsy shop here.

I love the way Maranon styles her work in her photos, although I think the main selling point is her hair. It is a gorgeousity to behold. As my hair is never going to behave in this wild bohemian manner, I can only hope her necklaces are enough to liven up my t-shirt+jeans=lifestyle.

alice melvin

One of my New Year's resolutions for twentyten was to put one piece of art on my bare, bare walls every month. In January, my sister gave me this uber-adorable poster by Shinzi Katoh (thanks, sis!) and this month, I have a poster by the illustrator Alice Melvin. It is from her exhibition of bird screenprints, 'Alice's Aviary' with the Red Door Gallery in Edinburgh and you can buy it from her online shop for a bargain £10. Tweet!

toast catalogue spring 2010

The Toast catalogue is a small joy that awaits me on my doorstep every season.

Maybe it's the feel of the grainy, recycled paper printed with vegetable-based inks. Maybe it's the stunning photography and the wondrous landscapes and locations. Maybe it's the simple, beautifully-detailed clothing and carefully sourced accessories. Man, they know how to get a girl going...

Anyway, this is my mis-matched selection of favourite images from the new season.
p.s. How cool are those basket weave bangles? They're ARROWS!!

aran cardigans

While walking from work this week, I spotted not one, not even three, but FOUR ladies looking extremely cool - each one scarved, booted and rocking an oversized aran cardigan instead of a coat.

How did they all know this would look so awesome? Did I miss something? Hey ladies, save a space on that bandwagon for me ! I want on!

Above: Vintage aran cardigan from VonlenskaVintage on etsy. (who has the best clothes)

breton stripe hero 3 - my folk lover

My third breton stripe hero is this impeccably chic girl from My Folk Lover. These oh-so-wonderful illustrations are from a series called 'Little Papercuts' and you can buy them, as i did, from My Folk Lover's etsy shop.