The Light Touch of Yves Saint Laurent

I don't really have a favourite designer; seasons come and go and so do trends, some of which I am not always fond of. But I have always had a soft spot for Yves Saint Laurent, even typing out the name and seeing it on screen somehow looks beautiful to me. That's why I really miss the time when Tom Ford was designing for the house; he did such an incredible job. To this day, those had to be my all-time favourite collections. But the aesthetic is still there; YSL accessories are classic and chic but with enough of that French detailing and sophistication that you have come to expect from this brand.  I only wish they could make a purse somewhere along the lines of this YSL cuff available from Netaporter below. I think the gold would work so well with the textured black python.

Today I Will Zap the Bad Things Print

I dropped my laptop yesterday and it now seems to be approaching a slow and painful death. The screen is blank and there is a strange sound coming out of it as though something were spinning inside.   It's too early to tell whether I can fix it and recover all that was lost but all I can say is that I need a little positivity in my life today. So, please enjoy this beautiful and encouraging print from Corduroy. 

Weekend Links

Centre Pompidou

The Facts about Fracking (WSJ)

We Made it Ourselves...and the art of making condiments (NYT)

A Blog is Born: The Food Life (NYT)

Creative Writing Rules for Some Judges (WSJ)

Design Magazines Going Under (Monocle)

A Note on Chloë Sevigny (NYT)

Where to Eat in Berlin (WSJ)

Xu Bing at the Morgan Library (WSJ)

New Factory for Louis Vuitton (WSJ)

Brands Create Media Outlets Online, Bypassing Magazines (NYT)

Buying Art You Can't Take Home (Newsweek)

How Commercial Content is Changing Editorial (Business of Fashion)

AHALife Brings Sense of Discovery to Online Shopping (NYT)

The Best of Art Basel (Daily Beast)