The latest Gucci for UNICEF boston bag
Buy the new ‘Gucci for UNICEF’ boston bag & you’ll not only be super stylish but you’ll be helping the kids of Africa as well
As part of its corporate responsibility programme, luxury Italian fashion brand Gucci has teamed up with UNICEF for the seventh year to create its now iconic “Gucci for UNICEF” boston bag; the fifth version comes in a soft alabaster calfskin that certain to go with everything.
As in the past, Gucci donates 25 percent of the retail price of each of these bags to UNICEF’s “Schools for Africa” initiative, which “aims to provide access to quality basic education for millions of children in Africa”.
The latest version of the bag – designed by the house’s creative director Frida Giannini – features a double top handle, Gucci’s micro Guccissima calfskin leather, a detachable shoulder strap and light gold hardware.
“For the fifth consecutive year, I am proud to dedicate a classic Gucci handbag to benefit UNICEF’s ‘Schools for Africa’ initiative,” says Ms Giannini. “Our support of this initiative is a priority for us all at Gucci, and I hope this new Boston bag will allow our customers to join us in our efforts to improve the difficult situation children face in sub-Saharan Africa.”
Source: http://www.herworldplus.com/fashion/updates/fashion-updates-latest-gucci-unicef-boston-bag
As part of its corporate responsibility programme, luxury Italian fashion brand Gucci has teamed up with UNICEF for the seventh year to create its now iconic “Gucci for UNICEF” boston bag; the fifth version comes in a soft alabaster calfskin that certain to go with everything.
As in the past, Gucci donates 25 percent of the retail price of each of these bags to UNICEF’s “Schools for Africa” initiative, which “aims to provide access to quality basic education for millions of children in Africa”.
The latest version of the bag – designed by the house’s creative director Frida Giannini – features a double top handle, Gucci’s micro Guccissima calfskin leather, a detachable shoulder strap and light gold hardware.
“For the fifth consecutive year, I am proud to dedicate a classic Gucci handbag to benefit UNICEF’s ‘Schools for Africa’ initiative,” says Ms Giannini. “Our support of this initiative is a priority for us all at Gucci, and I hope this new Boston bag will allow our customers to join us in our efforts to improve the difficult situation children face in sub-Saharan Africa.”
Source: http://www.herworldplus.com/fashion/updates/fashion-updates-latest-gucci-unicef-boston-bag
Indulge in My Vintage Jewelbox handmade jewellery
Using top-quality raw materials like silver, gold and natural gems combined with traditional jewellery craftsmanship, Singapore artisan jeweller Lauryn Tan creates intricate accessories with a vintage feel.
“Inspired by nature and all things vintage, my jewelry breaks away from conventional styles to emerge in organic forms and hand-forged textures,” says Lauryn. “My love for nature has also influenced my choice of colors and gems – bending towards lively yet timeless colors and incorporating raw natural gems.”
This “natural” style is particularly obvious in pieces like the Branch ring and Pod earrings, which look almost like real objects from nature, especially with the delicate green gemstones attached.
“[I] guess you can say I was a closet-creative for quite awhile before finally deciding to do this full-time,” explains Lauryn. “Having worked in the corporate world for over 10 years, the wake-up call came when I was retrenched.
“Mix that together with finding my mum's loose jade pieces, reading Robin Sharma's The Monk who sold his Ferrari, and stumbling upon a ring-making workshop, next thing I know, I finally found what some call a 'life's calling'. That was in 2009.”
You can find Lauryn’s brand, My Vintage Jewelbox, on her website. Prices range from only $38 for the quirky Fav Word rings – you can choose a word to be engraved on an ultra-slim silver or gold band – to around $260 for items like the Braille wedding bands that have the word ‘love’ encoded via gold beads on the rings.
You can also contact Lauryn directly to have a piece customised; on the website are examples of some of the more extravagant pieces she’s created previously. “A variety of loose gemstones are available for selection or we can help you source for that special gem for your [piece],” says Lauryn.
So, if you’re looking for a special piece of jewellery for a very special occasion, or if you are simply looking for something that’s going to stand out from the usual run-of-the-mill jewellery accessories, try something from My Vintage Jewelbox.
Source: http://www.herworldplus.com/fashion/updates/fashion-updates-indulge-my-vintage-jewelbox-handmade-jewellery
“Inspired by nature and all things vintage, my jewelry breaks away from conventional styles to emerge in organic forms and hand-forged textures,” says Lauryn. “My love for nature has also influenced my choice of colors and gems – bending towards lively yet timeless colors and incorporating raw natural gems.”
This “natural” style is particularly obvious in pieces like the Branch ring and Pod earrings, which look almost like real objects from nature, especially with the delicate green gemstones attached.
“[I] guess you can say I was a closet-creative for quite awhile before finally deciding to do this full-time,” explains Lauryn. “Having worked in the corporate world for over 10 years, the wake-up call came when I was retrenched.
“Mix that together with finding my mum's loose jade pieces, reading Robin Sharma's The Monk who sold his Ferrari, and stumbling upon a ring-making workshop, next thing I know, I finally found what some call a 'life's calling'. That was in 2009.”
You can find Lauryn’s brand, My Vintage Jewelbox, on her website. Prices range from only $38 for the quirky Fav Word rings – you can choose a word to be engraved on an ultra-slim silver or gold band – to around $260 for items like the Braille wedding bands that have the word ‘love’ encoded via gold beads on the rings.
You can also contact Lauryn directly to have a piece customised; on the website are examples of some of the more extravagant pieces she’s created previously. “A variety of loose gemstones are available for selection or we can help you source for that special gem for your [piece],” says Lauryn.
So, if you’re looking for a special piece of jewellery for a very special occasion, or if you are simply looking for something that’s going to stand out from the usual run-of-the-mill jewellery accessories, try something from My Vintage Jewelbox.
Source: http://www.herworldplus.com/fashion/updates/fashion-updates-indulge-my-vintage-jewelbox-handmade-jewellery
Swirls of style with Louis Vuitton’s snoods
Louis Vuitton’s new silk snood scarf accessory adds an instant swirl of style to any look Created from 100 per cent silk fabric and available in a two prints, Louis Vuitton’s latest addition to your accessory wardrobe is the “snood”.
Traditionally a type of European headgear worn by women, particularly over tied or bunched hair hanging at the back of the neck, the term has come to mean a more tubular-shaped neck scarf, mostly found in knits and wool.
Louis Vuitton’s version (pictured above) is much more elegant; the thinner fabric means it can be worn in any season and the two-sided construction allows a variety of pattern to be worn draped around the neck and dropping into a soft v-shape.
Available in two classic Louis Vuitton prints – the Leopard combined with a dots and flowers version or the Heart motif combined with the house’s monogram vernis stripes – there are also two different colourways for each print to choose from as well.
Add a Louis Vuitton snood to your accessories collection and you’ll discover all manner of ways to spice up your wardrobe; wear it as it is, twist it around your ponytail, drop it over a straw hat or even twist it around your wrist.
Source: http://www.herworldplus.com/fashion/updates/fashion-updates-swirls-style-louis-vuitton%E2%80%99s-snoods
Traditionally a type of European headgear worn by women, particularly over tied or bunched hair hanging at the back of the neck, the term has come to mean a more tubular-shaped neck scarf, mostly found in knits and wool.
Louis Vuitton’s version (pictured above) is much more elegant; the thinner fabric means it can be worn in any season and the two-sided construction allows a variety of pattern to be worn draped around the neck and dropping into a soft v-shape.
Available in two classic Louis Vuitton prints – the Leopard combined with a dots and flowers version or the Heart motif combined with the house’s monogram vernis stripes – there are also two different colourways for each print to choose from as well.
Add a Louis Vuitton snood to your accessories collection and you’ll discover all manner of ways to spice up your wardrobe; wear it as it is, twist it around your ponytail, drop it over a straw hat or even twist it around your wrist.
Source: http://www.herworldplus.com/fashion/updates/fashion-updates-swirls-style-louis-vuitton%E2%80%99s-snoods
Shoe obsessions at Audi Fashion Festival 2012
I confess, I have an obsession. As with all obsessions, you can’t say that it's healthy. And I’m afraid it got worse last week.
Well, it’s far from life-threatening — although Dad’s convinced that I’m going to slip and break my neck wearing any of these — and I guess it doesn’t hurt to just look at them.
They’re not the most practical — oh who am I kidding, as long as they look good on your feet, it doesn’t matter right?
My feet protest.
Think about the high heel. Your poor ankle. What about your cramped toes? The potential cuts, bruises, bunions even.
But what else can you wear, with these elegant long skirts and dresses?
Plus they look so cute with socks, just peeping out like this. Oxfords may be cute but even cuter, if I were to get another pair with heels or on platforms. . .
And they match so well with the right accessories. It’s the only way to have a complete look, right?
I could always get comfy sandals and flats that still look chic with long cotton skirts.
But then I’d still need another eye-catching pair: like these neon fuschia heels, with diamante straps, to match that sleek evening dress.
Wearing them all day, even if they hurt at the end of the night (no heels for this week, I swear)! … Buying them even if they’re in the wrong size, psyching myself into thinking some padding or alteration would solve the problem … Plus, you’ll need the right shoes to go with the right pair of stockings, no?
Then there’s these gorgeous sky-high beauties on the runway.
The thing is, the more I look at them, the more I want to own and buy more of them, even with a bursting shoe closet at home (And I often give in to this impulse).
But as George Bernard Shaw had said ...
In the meantime, I shall remain content collecting a collage of these beauties for my “want-list” and photographing more shoes that catch my eye. Even if that makes me feel like going shoe shopping even more often ... Maybe I do need some help?
Source: http://www.herworldplus.com/fashion/fashion-blogs/fashion-fashion-blogs-shoe-obsessions-audi-fashion-festival-2012
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Well, it’s far from life-threatening — although Dad’s convinced that I’m going to slip and break my neck wearing any of these — and I guess it doesn’t hurt to just look at them.
They’re not the most practical — oh who am I kidding, as long as they look good on your feet, it doesn’t matter right?
My feet protest.
Think about the high heel. Your poor ankle. What about your cramped toes? The potential cuts, bruises, bunions even.
But what else can you wear, with these elegant long skirts and dresses?
Plus they look so cute with socks, just peeping out like this. Oxfords may be cute but even cuter, if I were to get another pair with heels or on platforms. . .
And they match so well with the right accessories. It’s the only way to have a complete look, right?
I could always get comfy sandals and flats that still look chic with long cotton skirts.
But then I’d still need another eye-catching pair: like these neon fuschia heels, with diamante straps, to match that sleek evening dress.
Wearing them all day, even if they hurt at the end of the night (no heels for this week, I swear)! … Buying them even if they’re in the wrong size, psyching myself into thinking some padding or alteration would solve the problem … Plus, you’ll need the right shoes to go with the right pair of stockings, no?
Then there’s these gorgeous sky-high beauties on the runway.
The thing is, the more I look at them, the more I want to own and buy more of them, even with a bursting shoe closet at home (And I often give in to this impulse).
But as George Bernard Shaw had said ...
In the meantime, I shall remain content collecting a collage of these beauties for my “want-list” and photographing more shoes that catch my eye. Even if that makes me feel like going shoe shopping even more often ... Maybe I do need some help?
Source: http://www.herworldplus.com/fashion/fashion-blogs/fashion-fashion-blogs-shoe-obsessions-audi-fashion-festival-2012
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