Autumn Fashion ★

right so i was planning on doing a Creative Café post tonight but somebody (Danni... i'm looking at you here!) hasn't sent some files through me for it yet so it'll have to wait

as i said, i WAS planning that but as it turns out i got massively distracted by the brand new Autumn/Winter 2011 collection from Austrian Fashion Designer Lena Hoschek (aka one of my favourite designers... ever)

this will be the third time i'll have posted about the absolute fashion genius that is Lena Hoschek

(you can see the previous posts here - Fashion for Spring  and  Hats and happy times)

 so if you've followed the blog for a while, you'll know what to expect from this post...

namely, lots of very gorrrrrgeous clothes!!!

this season's collection is as gorgeous as ever and i've already been drooling over most of the dresses and accessories! 

in fact i think that the lovely Lena might just HAVE to go onto my list of 'idols' since i am in love with everything she designs!!! and i mean EVERYTHING! 

although truth be told i haven't been able to treat myself to any of her pieces (YET!!!!!!!) i like to think that one day i'll have a wardrobe (ahem i mean walk in closet or maybe a closet room/house) bursting with her designs! 

well a girl can dream right?!

i just WANT it all!

gosh and her campaigns are always so beautiful as well! this year is no exception and i have to say that i especially love the gorgeous autumnal colours and that hint of Pre-Raphaelite that the whole A/W campaign has about it

anyway,  without any further rambling and nonsensical gushing from me, have a little look at some of the new designs for A/W 2011

anyway if someone would like to help me along my way to happiness by buying me my very own Lena Hoschek dress that would be a-ok by me... in fact i implore you to do so! ;)

but seriously, what a wonderful collection! and a wonderful designer!!!

Lena Hoschek i salute you... for being so fabulous!

for more images from the new A/W campaign you can head here - Lena Hoschek A/W 2011

and to see past collections + to buy your very own piece of Lena Hoschek loveliness,  (+ the S/S 2011 collection is currently on sale... ) you can head over to the shop here - Lena Hoschek Shop

oh and be sure to 'Like' the Facebook page - Lena Hoschek

All images featured in this post belong to Lena Hoschek © do not claim, use, distribute, reproduce or trace ANY of her work without her express written consent. All Rights Reserved.

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in other news, i actually left the house yesterday (hurrah!) and went for a little trip to Tynwald with my mum

but i didn't buy anything... (boring!) 

anyway today i was thinking about my etsy shop so i decided to update it a bit

there are some new (lower...) prices on there + a couple of new items so be sure to pop over and have a skeet - Jade's Etsy Shop

and that's about it i think, it's been miserable weather here for the past few days and doesn't show signs of sopping anytime soon 

so until next time, that's all folks... ◕‿◕ ★ xX

Shoes for all Seasons

i love shoes, i really do!

i know most women say that but i genuinely do bloody well adore shoes, especially high heels. there's something so beautiful about them i don't know what they just look fabulous, on or off, it's weird. but then some of them are so exquisite they could literally be works of art in a gallery. (Manolo Blahnik, Christian Louboutin and Mai Lamore i'm looking at you here...)

oh and if you don't believe me about a shoe being a work of art, just check out Mai Lamore's website, if i owned a pair of those rose shoes they would sit in a glass case under a spotlight on a plinth in my room. oh and listen out for Habanera as well, being played throughout the site. genius!

Mai Lamore site

but if someone made shoes a proper art form i'd go to a shoe gallery, hell i'd practically LIVE there!

it reminds me of last November, seeing all the shoe and clothing displays at the V&A in London was an awesome experience but i pretty much had to be dragged away in the end, i may have also begun to drool slightly.

a similar thing happens when i go to a designer shoe boutique, the worst culprits of all being Selfridges/Harrods/Harvey Nichols/Brown Thomas/Neiman Marcus/Bloomingdales/Bergdorf Goodman etc etc

take me to the shoe department of ANY of those stores and that's an easy way for me to while away an entire day, just wandering around looking at gorgeous shoes.

anyway i've digressed, despite the loveliness of shoes in general, the point of this post was, as the title suggest, Shoes for all Seasons.

this morning i was on some random home ware site (don't ask, i actually can't explain why i was on there, even i don't know how that happened) and i was looking at plastic bowls (once again... don't ask) and saw this photo of a set of ice cream bowls.

i had to screencap the image because something about the lovely pastel colours of the bowls got me thinking and then sketching and the next thing i knew i'd come up with a little series of Shoe illustrations

the individual shoe designs are by me but the red soles = homage to the Shoe God himself, Monsieur Christian Louboutin.

here's the finished piece, each pair were inspired by the colours of the bowls. it may not look that way but it's the truth, promise.

Spring Summer Autumn Winter

for a slightly bigger version of the picture, click on the link HERE

i'm not sure what i'll do with the picture, might have a go at painting some shoes seeing as it's yonks since i actually painted anything!

i'm not sure why i put them in circles either, i suppose they could be badge designs couldn't they? i'd love to get some badges made but i don't think anyone would actually buy them!

anyway, that's all i wanted to share for today.

and yes... i made it home safe and sound at last, thank gooooodness the boat sailed this time!

my cousins Mandy and Emma are coming to stay tonight so i'd better go and tidy up a bit for their arrival.

there... a nice boring ending for you!

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ps - I ♥ shoes