Links a la Mode: 29 March official

Inspiration Station

Edited by: Jess of Fresh Jess

The turn of the season can trigger a serious need to purge, refresh and recharge our style. While the sun shines brighter and each day gets longer, our bloggers are finding fashion inspiration everywhere they look. From runways and designer collaborations to hip-hop and the Hunger Games. From gardens and fairy tales to rainbows and relics of beautiful starlets past, this week's Links a la Mode is just a peek at what’s making bloggers tick this spring. Enjoy!

THE IFB WEEKLY ROUNDUP: LINKS À LA MODE: MARCH 29TH

• Arash Mazinani: 5 Things The Notorious B.I.G. Taught Me About Personal Style
• Bang by Lo: The Purge
• Beauty & the Budget: 5 Ways to Wear Pastels Shades for Summer
• Bubbling with Elegance & Grace: Don’t Let Cancer Stop You from Feeling Fashionable & Beautiful
• Catwalk of Words: Chadstone Autumn/Winter ‘12 Runway
• Estoy, Je Suis: Bathing Beauties: So You’re a Girl
• Fashioned by Love: Russian Top-Models: Olga Pantushenkova
• First Came Fashion: Mint Condition
• Glitz Glam Budget: 7 Ways to Style a Blazer...on a Budget
• Javicia Leslie: Oh Coachella
• KP Fusion: Spring Cleaning Your Closet & Defining Your Personal Style
• Le’Love: Pretty. Photoshop Basics: Colour
• Mademoiselle Sonoushka: Inspired By...Maria Callas
• Morbid Glamour: Get Inspired: Art Deco
• She Wrote: Impassioned
• Style Island: Stay Hungry: Hunger Games Mania
• Style Through the Eyes: Little Red
• That Haute Dude: Bring on the Velvet
• The Aquarians: Ultra Violet Ray
• The Shopaholic 24/7: J’adore Dior
  

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Weekend sign off

And just like that, the week is over. I am sitting here with my breakfast tea trying to collect my thoughts and remember all the events that happened in the last few days and find it incredibly hard to accept the speed my life is moving at.

What would I remember (and tell you more in the near future) about this week? Well, I’ve downsized my Amazon wish list by buying a few really good books, decided to switch to organic skincare 85% of the time (definitely post-worthy), played with the casual part of my wardrobe, bought my first pair of Converse, fell in love with two gorgeous bags and became a happy owner of an iPad (a totally surreal experience otherwise known as a surprise gift).

That’s it. The rest was work and spring and many little happy moments spent with Mr and pupster.

Hope your week went well.

Wishing you a wonderful weekend!

Always yours,

Photo source: Elle France December 2011

Runaway bride

I do realise this week really is editorial heavy, but I had to publish this beautiful photos of Isabeli shot by incredible Peter Lindbergh for Vogue Paris. I feel this is going to become another classic editorial to keep and cherish.

Photo source: Vogue Paris April 2012

Behind the scenes in Vogue Turkey 2012

The twenties chic. Carefree, classy, sporty and elegant legendary style that inspired designers and magazine editors this season. Vogue Turkey Behind the Scenes editorial photographed by Phil Poynter is one of the beautiful examples.

Photo source: Vogue Turkey March 2012

Stylish quote

 

"Luxury bags make your life more pleasant, make you dream, give you confidence, and show your neighbours you are doing well."

Karl Lagerfeld

Photo source: WSJ magazine February 2009

Ann Demeulemeester

Where were you in 1997? I was living in Russia, still a Uni student. With a very limited access to fashion magazines it was pretty difficult to know what was happening in the fashion industry outside Russia. I had no idea who Ann Demeulemeester was back then. I didn’t even know there was such a designer. Imagine how happy I felt when I stumbled upon an article from the April issue of Vogue US 1997. I must admit, digging into fashion past makes me excited every time I get such an opportunity because it’s about discoveries, the learning process, the tiny precious pearls of information that allow us to understand and appreciate designers’ work, the creative process, right from the start.

Photo source: Vogue US April 1997 via tfs

Natalia Vodianova in Marie Claire 2001

No, I am not trying to confuse you. There really is no Fashion Week post today. I’ve been so busy with work, live and spring that I simply didn’t have enough time to finish the posts. And since this week is also looking pretty busy I just knew that trying to keep up with everything at once will be impossible. And so I decided to postpone the Fashion week until mid-April.

I know you are probably a bit disappointed, but I promise to deliver something Fashion week worthy in a few weeks. Until then, I’ve got a few beautiful editorials and stories to share with you.

As it often happens on Mondays, here’s another editorial featuring beautiful Natalia Vodianova in Belle de nuit story photographed by Friedemann Hauss for the March issue of Marie Claire Australia 2001.

Photo source: Marie Claire Australia March 2001