Beamon Me Up, Scotty

I usually don't need an excuse to wear excessive bling or decorate myself in unnecessarily lavish earrings and necklaces. I would wear my Nan's huge multi-strand antique black beaded necklace everyday on the way to work on the tube if it didn't invite such suspicious looks. Now that Christmas is (scarily!) just around the corner it's the perfect time to pick up some of the amazingly gorgeous pieces from Erickson Beamon.

The designs are just the right combination of vintage and modern and they have the ability to bring any outfit together and make it feel festive and glamorous. The versatility of the pieces mean that they will look just as good with jeans and a T-shirt as they do with an evening gown. I also love that Erickson Beamon uses gold, silver and other bronze and rose tones in the same piece making them wearable with all your other jewellery at the same time (a current obsession I'm having) so you don't have to forgo wearing a certain piece if it doesn't match with other tones you're wearing. In other words, you don't have to stick to being strictly a "gold" or "silver" girl. I know what will definitely be on my list to Santa this year.

(photos: net-a-porter.com)

La Dolce Vita

It's cold, wet and generally miserable outside today so to cheer myself up I'm making a big tall glass of Campari & orange juice and imagining I'm somewhere hot and amazing off the coast of Italy. These are a few pics of some of the amazing food and spectacular places from our trip there in summer. I was so taken with the Italian's laid back lifestyle and nonchalant approach to life. They really have an appreciation for the simple things in life: good food, great wine and beautiful, picturesque surroundings. Those Italians really are too cool for school.

 

Lust: Celine Box Bag

The Celine box bag has been seen carried around on the arms of many a fashionista for most of the season now, but the style is just so classic and timeless that I think we'll be seeing it for many seasons to come.

The small compact size and sleek lines means the style will go with just about anything in your wardrobe and the neutral colours and muted tones means the box bag will see you through any season of the year. If you're not willing to part with the sizeable wad of cash that a Celine will set you back then there are so many affordable similar styles around at the moment.

Tre chic.

(photos: jak&jil)