remember melissa? the shoe company responsible for the rainbow colored jellied sneakers (ah the sweaty footed nostalgia)  that dominated the summer of 04′ ? 

Well apparently they’re still in business, and have completely reinvented themselves- they even managed to score a collaboration with Vivienne Westwood! Yes rubber and plastic are still their gimmick but i’d say with styles like those in their fall 08′ collection they may just be around 15 minutes longer..

“FOR its fourth annual campaign to benefit UNICEF, Gucci has launched a special white version of its Tattoo Heart Collection.

Featuring a stylised illustrated heart tattoo design decorated with the iconic Gucci symbols - the horsebit and the web - this year, the product range has been expanded to include signature, as well as new, handbag styles in a variety of materials.”

[source: vogue.co.uk]

Belle Sauvage is an East London based label from the minds of design duo Ferreira & Neuman. Featuring bold and edgy designs, wall flowers need not apply.

http://www.belle-sauvage.co.uk/

Obama-Mania hit a new high as designers from Paris Fasion week had no qualms about voicing their picks for America’s next commander in chief. These numbers were featured in their spring 2009 runway shows-lets hope they’ll still be “in” when april comes around. Talk about the surreal life..

….I need to get back to business!

lets get back up to speed:

Fall hair steez-The Big Chop! It seems like it was this time last year everyone was looking for the perfect “bob”. This time around for fall 08′ celebs a-z list are cuttin’ up. From Hilary Swank to Princess (of crime mob fame) They’re all channeling vintage Halle….

Ok so i bit. Bought into the upcoming dark lips thing. I’ll admit i wasn’t really into the look at first and concluded that this was a trend i would pass up on, but i payed MAC a visit this weekend and the make up artists all looked so pretty! smoker lips and all! So i went ahead and bought the lipstick (no i didn’t stutter) lipstick in the color shown in the above illustration (it’s called bing) and it’s beautiful..

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These boots weren’t made for walking but they’ll look damn good while you’re sitting down resting your feet. Preview of Alexander Wangs new shoe line..

Echo silk diamond print scarf

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