A Message in a T (Shirt)...

I have already talked in two previous posts about the fantastic charity Women for Women.  My friend who is the Corporate Partnerships Manager for the UK office has just flagged up one of their latest campaigns.  Annually, Harpers Bazaar and UK fashion boutique Browns collaborate on a charitable cause which supports women's issues.  This year, they are working with Women for Women.  6 famous French female designers have specifically designed t-shirts with the "Women for Women" message.  I am loving the Sonia Rykiel and Isabel Marant designs (my credit card won't be loving them but at least it is for a good cause and not just my lust for clothing!)  This is definitely a chance to get a little bit of designer but also contributing to a good cause which is a definite plus and one of the aspects of fashion that I love....fashion with a heart....who could ask for more?

(From L-R: Vanessa Bruno, Isabel Marant, Agnes B)

(From L-R: Clare Waight Keller for Chloe, Martine Sitbon, Sonia Rykiel)

For more information and to check out the interviews with the designers on this project, please go to the Women for Women UK Harpers Bazaar/Browns page.

City Samurai....Proenza Schouler style

Ok, I might be a little bit obsessed by my current love of all things Japanese but when I saw a picture from the August issue of Harpers Bazaar, I again started to fantasize about urban/city/futuristic samurais.  This time, the cool look and the sleekness of the trousers gives me a more City Samurai feel.  I guess the muted choice of colour for the luxurious fabric gives it that discrete City feel?  The look comes from the Fall 2012 collection and is modeled by Julia Nobis who gives an almost zen like look but with a touch of frost.  Just enough edge to hint at the hidden lethal skills of this City Samurai!  May be I am just off on my merry mystery tour of a land where samurais wearing designer clothing exist but this is what I feel and this is how I am inspired.  Anyway, I love the look and the styling.

Model Julia Nobis wears a look from Fall 2012 in the August issue of Harper's Bazaar.

Photograph by Kacper Kasprzyk, Styled by Jay Massacret.