This is possibly the most gorgeous and coolest necklace I have ever seen. Created by Mark Newson for Boucheron, its design is based on fractals. See? That math does come in handy.

Perhaps you’ve seen these shoes before?

They are the work of 30 year old designer, Alexis Mabille, who learned the ropes at YSL and Dior before leaving the nest and taking flight with his own collections. He is one of the few designers who showed this week at the couture shows in Paris.

{Fall Couture 2009}

Mabille’s Fall Couture 2009 collection is quite dreamy, and that is exactly how he intended it to be. Mabille’s inspiration was drawn from bedroom textiles and bedclothes. Compared to his Spring 2009 collection, Mabille’s Fall looks were a tad more cohesive. He still has a thing or two to learn about putting on a tightly edited show, but the foundation of his work is improving. Bows seem to be his thing, making appearances throughout this collection and past. It is quite obvious that Mabille is thinking in terms of business; he bases his accessories collections around these little bows and presents RTW and couture styled looks together. However, I feel that Mabille lacked the showstoppers that are expected during couture shows, save for the cut-out dress shown below.

A few emerging trends also made an appearance during his show. As evident in the photographs below, Mabille tapped into the exposed lingerie and bedroom attire, hooded suits, and elaborate/adorned legwear trends.

{Exposed lingerie, hoods, & adorned legwear. Emerging trends?}

Photos: 1, 5, & 6. Alexis Mabille, 2 & 4. Style edited by me, 3. OnSugar

Just a beautiful little moment to share with you. I hope you are having a beautiful day!

Dior & Givenchy seem to be the smash hits. All the photographs from Givenchy are absolutely stunning. I can see Dior being very influential in trends soon. I adore the hats, but what for sure will be recreated a thousand times over will be the slips peeking out from under skirt, corsets and bras on display, and that cinched up 1950’s silhouette with jacket. I wonder how long it will take Forever 21 or Topshop to knockoff a cinched jacket or tulle skirt. {FYI – Anthropologie sells slips that resemble the Dior ones in-store. Lace, side-slit, and all.}

1-4. Dior {via} Coutorture, 5. Dior, 6 & 7. Givenchy {via} Jak and Jil

Good morning! How about a bit of jazz to start the day?

I blogged about Fuerza Bruta back in May, and I swore I would go. Actually, I went twice. If you’re in Miami, you must go see it. As of now, the show has been extended until August 2nd. It’s invigorating and absolutely gorgeous. I took these on Friday, at my 2nd viewing of the show.

Convinced yet?

Photos: mine