iQ font design with a car

This is clearly part of an advertisement for Toyota's iQ car... but it's pretty fucking cool. I love the font - called the iQ font and I love the way they did it...

http://nl.toyota.be/cars/new_cars/iq/iq_font.aspx

kate's great ideas for Xmas

I just followed this link from Twitter to the TopShop blog - a sneak preview of pieces coming out soon for Kate Moss at TopShop.

While I LOVE her style, there have been very few items in her range that I've really wanted. Am I put off because initial reports claimed the fabrics to be cheap and badly constructed? Yes, a little. When you have to order online and have it sent half way around the world, it definitely makes you think twice. But there are a couple of pieces here that I like - the sweater on the bottom with the shoulder detail and the floaty dress, just above that.

As a global fast fashion behemoth, TopShop is quick to deliver catwalk trends, sometimes beating the designers at getting the items onto the shop floor. It's also a feeding ground for copycat stores around the world - the buyers from Glassons frequent TopShop and bring back samples to be copied (albeit altered by 30%... guess that makes the designs 60% off the high fashion pieces they copy?). Do the Glassons buyers still shop at TopShop now that it is so much more available here? What does it say about Glassons if they are just copies of a copy? Lately, Glassons has rarely hit it right... they need to employ a designer who can turn the brand around and give it a new lease of life. Or maybe not. Maybe it's good as it is.

Anyway.... fast-fashion.... love it or hate it, it has its place. And these pieces could just find their place in my wardrobe!

say it...

I saw this status on a friend's facebook page and I really love it.

'Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.' ~Dr Seuss

There were so many wonderful Dr Seuss quotes... I stumble across them all the time. What's your favourite?

How cool were writers like Dr Seuss and Roahl Dahl. Are there any modern writers capable of combining nonsense, wit and philosophy?

xoxo

guardian angels on earth

don't you just love the effect a newborn has on a daddy? the rush of love... who said that it is just maternal?
i love what seal was quoted as saying in People magazine:
of their new addition to the family, little Lou Sulola Samuel, he says: 'from the moment she looked into both of our eyes, it was endless love at first sight. She is beautiful beyond words and we are happy that she chose us to watch her grow over the coming years.'

I am so happy that Coco chose us to watch her grow over the coming years!

just sleep on it

How snuggly are tees? Especially in a gorgeous soft cotton. They are the ultimate style statement. They feel like home. Practical.
A good tee is worth its weight in salt. There are lots of things to consider when buying a tee: length, neckline, arm hole placements... how it sits, how it falls... not too tight please but not too baggy. But most important is the softness of the cotton.
When it's good... you don't want to take it off. I want to sleep in a big tee. I want these American Apparel jersey cotton bed sheets. Want. Need.

dancing with bebe

One of my most favourite people in the magazine industry is Marian Simms, editor and publisher of KAREN magazine. She's gorgeous, glamorous and yet also very down to earth - she's a soulful mama.

She just imparted the best advice I've heard... I was describing my week with Coco - one where I was caught completely off guard and not sure what to do with her. Marian said, 'it's like a dance - reading each other - nothing more beautifully challenging and delicious.'

I love that...

weddings

There's nothing like a good wedding - seeing two people you adore declare their love and devotion for each other. Good food, good wine...good times.
It's also a nice expression of the couple's tastes and when styled intimately it is even more gorgeous.
I don't know Cassie but I have seen her wedding photos (kinda random I know) and I just adore them... The photographer - Jonas Peterson is wonderful!
I particularly love this idea - the Thumb Print tree - what a great way to record who was there... I'm going to steal this idea for Coco's first birthday...xoxo