fall 2012 trend: texture mash-up

one of the trends for this fall...

mixture of textures...

ingredients needed:  a mixture of...

knits, leather, silk, lace & tweed...

especially when wearing one color...

like black...

so go ahead...mix that tweed with leather...

add in a sexy silk blouse...

what textures are you most looking

forward to mixing?  

share your winning combination...

texture mash-up by fabufinds featuring a black jacket

lanvin fall 2011 ad...

when i saw this lanvin ad in the september issue of vogue...i wanted to see more...and so as i was researching...i came across this video...that is just...in a word...genious...love creativity...and this surely has it...

photographed by steven meisel...the two lovelies are raquel zimmermann & karen elson...



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you had me at hello: python wedge...

feast your eyes on these lovelies...python wedges by lanvin...you guessed it...they had me at hello...featured in marie claire november issue..."feel the earth move under python wedges..." uh...i'm up for that...

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you had me at hello...lanvin gold heeled beauty...

can you guess which lovely specimen had me at hello when i turned to page 52 in the marie claire may 2010 issue?

if you guessed the bottom right...you were close...because they are beauties as well...i mean really...who am i kidding...i love the top right as well...but the top left...with the beautiful gold heel resting upon the ipod case?

hello...

lanvin did it again...although i haven't been able to find this exact pair...here is a close-up of them in metallic gold at barney's new york...

you had me at hello...

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