What have they done to our olympics?

First it was the inappropriate Lisa Simpson suggestions/nazi symbol,



then Anish Kapoors "Orbit statue",



now the 2012 mascots!



The design for our 2012 olympics just isn't doing it for me. Personally I much prefer Otl Aicher's Munich 1972 campaign as shown below!

Barbie jewellery

Margaux Lange's jewellery created entirely from Barbie doll parts. After spending your childhood accessorising Barbie, now she accesorises you. A little bit creepy but very cool. Personal favourites are the shoe bracelet & boob heart necklace.

Costume Institute Gala at the Met

What happened to the days when celebrities would wear the most outrageous couture? They seem to be playing it safe in 2010..


Jessica Alba in Sophie Theallet for Gap


Nicole Richie in Marc Jacobs


Phillip Lim & Alexa Chung in 3.1 Phillip Lim


Sarah Jessica Parker in Halston Heritage


Marion Cotillard in Dior


Tom Ford in his own design


Rachel Weisz in Oscar de la Renta


J Lo in Zuhair Murad


Usher in Tom Ford (almost identical to Tom Ford himself.. embarrassing) & Tamara Mellon


Blake Lively in Marchesa


Doutzen Kroes in Zac Posen, with Zac Posen


P Diddy in Dries Van Noten


Emma Watson in Burberry

Pictures: style.com.

Everybody seems to be sticking to nude/beige/cream tones, still slightly more exciting than this year's blase Oscar dresses though. Loving the mens' suits most of all.

OBJECT OF DESIRE: Denim and cream tassels

See by Chloe leather and denim moccasins, £160 @ Net-a-Porter

These encapsulate just about everything I look for in a pair of shoes - those cream leather tassels do something to me that an inanimate object really should not. ASOS / Zara / any other shameless designer translation service, please take note. In thick, and I'd recommend permanent, red pen.

Oh Laura

Having been a fan of Miss Marling for a few years now I remember her as a young acoustic artist who was painfully shy in interviews. Yet a few years and a lot of experience have flung her back onto the music scene with a freshly jaded and delightfully bitter new album. I speak because I can has a darker and fuller feel. 

Live it has a passion that resonates throughout the room and deep into your soul. I’d never seen her play with a band before, their powerful and captivating sound completely brought the album tracks alive.  Yet even during her acoustic songs the crowd were entirely mesmerised; you could have heard a plectrum drop. This girl has guitar skills a bloke would be impressed with, a voice that women would die for and an unusual gift in whistling the seven dwarfs would envy. At only 20 years old she makes me wonder, what have I done with my life?! But I can’t hate her because her music brings me too much joy. So in case you haven’t had the privilege of seeing her live, here she is with a track off her new album. Get it.