objects of desire: bicycle by adeline adeline

as evidenced by the picture, i am sick, but i am keeping hope alive with this delightful piece of mechanical whimsy:

granturismo donna 1, by adeline adeline

and thoughts of my very own imminent bicycle reclamation.  i remember the joys of cycling only vaguely, from when i was about 10 years old, but from what i understand it’s a bit like flying – who doesn’t want more of that?  plus, bikes are pretty.  and the freedom of being able to get wherever i want to go, fast, no matter the time?  that’s quite fantastic too.

also, this shop has some pretty delightful baskets.   just need some sort of attack-cat/feline mascot to tote around with me…

wishful thinking

charlotte gainsbourg, being impeccably elegantly casual, as she is wont to be (though unfortunately i do not know who it’s by).

wearable art: for the love of libertines

oh (my) dior…how i love your new collection…

 

the hair.  the tule.  the skirts and capes – and hats! – and those slightly blackened lips that just fade out at the edges…

 

and all by galliano, which makes a lot of sense, when you think about it.

some of them get a bit too cheap-boudoire for my tastes, but much of this collection is divine.  i particularly like the influence of a certain schoolboy aesthetic – the long shorts, the tough boots, hats and caps.  i do have a very devout passion for the intermingling of boy and girl in their extremities…

 

galliano’s own runway appearance sadly resembled a rather greasy pirate, rather than his usual gentlemanly deviant, but that’s forgivable.  the rest of the show more than makes up for it.

 

plus…well, anybody who’s spoken to me on the subject knows that i have what i consider to be an entirely healthy predeliction for red boots; and (though i couldn’t find a detail picture of them in the right colour) if they go over the knee (which certain of these do)…that is oh-so-much better…

(all images taken from vogue.com.au)