Milan Spring 2011: Albino

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look 26

Attention celebrities and socialites: will one of you wear this Albino dress to an event? Linger by the paparazzi so it’s certain to be documented. I love the understated drama in this design. See the full spring collection at Style.com.

image credit: photo by yannis vlamos/gorunway.com for style.com

Petit Enfant Custom Letterpress at Luxe Paperie

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zebra

Completely darling; perfectly minimalist. I’m loving the “petit enfant” collection of custom letterpress baby announcements, designed by Carrot & Stick Press (a long-time favorite of mine) for Luxe Paperie. (Note: 10% of the sales from this collection will be donated to non-profit organizations supporting children’s causes.)

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elephant

carrot and stick press for luxe paperie | simple pretty

heart

images from luxepaperie.com

Milan Spring 2011: Marni

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look 30

Something about this look – print and all – is really speaking to me. It’s such a cool summer in the city outfit. See the full Marni collection at Style.com.

image credit: photo by monica feudi/gorunway.com for style.com

Milan Spring 2011: Jil Sander

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look 4

Love the proportions (and the color) at Jil Sander. As always, wearable chic. See the full collection at Style.com.

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look 16

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look 13

image credits: photos by monica feudi/gorunway.com for style.com

Ben Pentreath | Utility Room

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the new store front (utility room on the right)

Sometimes, you arrive just a bit too early. And such was the case with my visit to Ben Pentreath in August. Not only is August holiday season, but when not travelling, they were hard at work putting the finishing touches on the Utility Room, an expansion to their Rugby Street shop which opened earlier this month. So I’m ever grateful to Bridie Hall for sending along some pictures of the finished space. Looks great: I’ll have to go back.

ben pentreath shop, london | simple pretty

ben pentreath shop, london | simple pretty

ben pentreath shop, london | simple pretty

ben pentreath shop, london | simple pretty

images courtesy of bridie hall/ben pentreath, london

if you’d like to see photos of my visit to ben pentreath click over to flickr.