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On the Street....Preparing for Pitti, Florence

I'm getting my wardrobe ready for the upcoming Pitti Uomo in Florence.

I love the idea of a tailored jacket with sportier shorts.

Two years ago I tried a few very casual, unconstructed cotton sport coats (45RPM, Junya, and Engineered Garments to be exact) but the lack of structure and sculpting in the high-waist made the look too shapeless for my tastes.

I'm not saying that the option above is the perfect scenario, but it's a very good reference point.

Actually, last week in Milan I found a great cotton sport coat at Piombo. The jacket fits like the one above, but the upper-sleeve is slimmer and the washed cotton gives the jacket a sportier feel.

I have to write more about Piombo later. If you don't know it, imagine an Italian, super chic version of J.Crew.

On the Street....Out of Nowhere, Milano

This past week I was shooting an ad campaign in Milan.

While I was searching for a location on a very quiet residential street near Parco Sempione, this man, a Sartorialist All-Star, just happened to pop up on his bike. This must have been fate because the street was so quiet.

I didn't have my regular camera, since I was riding around on the back of a Vespa. However Emanuele, one of the production staff, had his tiny point-and-shoot so I rattled off a few shots.

It has always been so random when I run into this gentleman and yet always quite inspiring. He's so sporty, chic and, of course, always with his bike.

When we got back to the trailer I told one of the other production people about seeing him again, and she's now convinced that he's my guardian angel!

Let's Discuss....Suspenders

I'm so tired of my pants riding on my hips (like jeans) and not on my waist(right below the belly-button) where they should be. All day I'm adjusting my pants hoping they will stay in the right place. My belt doesn't want to help the situation either. It's either too tight or too loose..always.

The other day I broke down and bought a pair of suspenders for my new Ralph Lauren Purple Label suit. After wearing the suspenders just one night I will probably never go back to belting suitpants again. Suspenders work!!

Suspenders keep your pants in place like no belt ever could. Don't get me wrong, I don't like the look of suspenders and I hate funny or theme-y suspenders, so i hide my braces under a vested suit.

The downside of this new love is that suspenders are so hard to find, at least in New York. Suspenders and cufflinks are two of the most important accessories for men and yet the challenge of finding great options is almost insurmountable.

So, what do I need to know about the art and craft of suspenders and where can I find some good ones?

Dacey - SOLD

Good Afternoon peeps!

One final batch of Puff Angel Trio Earrings before we leave for our fishing trip!

We won't be able to reply to emails and queries during this time but you can still place your orders and we'll reply you when we return next week.

Have a fantastic weekend everyone!!!

Made up of giraffe charm, vintage flowers, clay flower, swarovski crystals, 14k gold plated chains and findings.

Approximately 6cm in length inclusive of hooks.

Price: SOLD

Absolutely no remakes.

To own Dacey, please email to puffaccessories@hotmail.com

Cambria - SOLD

Made up of vintage flowers, butterfly charm, mother of pearl charm, swarovski pearls, 14k gold plated chains and findings.

Approximately 6cm in length inclusive of hooks.

Price: SOLD

Absolutely no remakes.

To own Cambria, please email to puffaccessories@hotmail.com

Cadrian - SOLD

Made up of clay flowers, rhinestone charm, swarovski pearls, mother of pearl charm, 14k gold plated chains and findings.

Approximately 6cm in length inclusive of hooks.

Price: SOLD

Absolutely no remakes.

To own Cadrian, please email to puffaccessories@hotmail.com

Cadence - SOLD

Cadence is our little Puff Angel painter!

Made up of vintage flowers, clay flowers, swarovski crystals, heart charm, love charm, 14k gold plated chains and findings.

Approximately 6cm in length inclusive of hooks.

Price: SOLD

Absolutely no remakes.

To own Cadence, please email to puffaccessories@hotmail.com

Darcie - SOLD

Made up of vintage flowers, mother of pearl charm, heart charm, swarovski pearls, crystals, 14k gold plated chains and findings.

Approximately 6cm in length inclusive of hooks.

Price: SOLD

Absolutely no remakes.

To own Darcie, please email to puffaccessories@hotmail.com

Delwyn - SOLD

Delwyn is made up of clay flowers, bird charm, bird cage charm, swarovski crystals, pearls, 14k gold plated chains and findings.

Approximately 6cm in length inclusive of hooks.

Price: SOLD

Absolutely no remakes.

To own Delwyn, please email to puffaccessories@hotmail.com

Ebrel - SOLD

Our Signature Puff Angel bracelets as promised!

We first started designing them way back years ago (we've got dates to prove it!) so if you find a similar design somewhere else, it's guaranteed to be a COPIED design and obviously not original!

Ebrel is my favourite piece for today!

Made up of clay rounds, vintage flowers, rhinestones, butterfly charm, 14k gold plated chains and findings.

Bracelet is approximately 17.5cm in length. I'm able to adjust the bracelet to your preferred length.

Price: SOLD

Absolutely no remakes.

To own Ebrel, please email to puffaccessories@hotmail.com

Winter - SOLD

Winter is made up of bird charm, swarovski pearls, clay flowers, 14k gold plated chains and findings.

Bracelet is approximately 17.5cm in length. I'm able to adjust the bracelet to your preferred length.

Price: SOLD

Absolutely no remakes.

To own Winter, please email to puffaccessories@hotmail.com

Wenona - SOLD

Wenona is a bracelet made up of giraffe charm, strawberry charm, rhinestone charm, 14k gold plated chains and findings.

Bracelet is approximately 17.5cm in length. I'm able to adjust it to your preferred length.

Price: SOLD

Absolutely no remakes.

To own Wenona, please email to puffaccessories@hotmail.com

Puff Angel Necklace Collection

Here's another Puff Angel Necklace Collection!

Made up of vintage flowers, charms, swarovski pearls, clay flowers and more.

Chain is approximately 20 inches in length.

Price: $48 each

Absolutely no remakes.

To own any of these necklaces, please email to puffaccessories@hotmail.com

Edlyn

(SOLD)

Wilma

(SOLD)

Marcella

(SOLD)

Eireen

On the Street....The Burlesque Dancer, Milano

I am really starting to believe that the most stylish performers are burlesque dancers. This is also the second girl in a row whose posture speaks volumes about who she is and how she wants to be perceived.

Jillie - SOLD

Here are a few more uploads before I leave for my fishing trip this Thursday. Please note that all items will only be mailed out next week when I return from my trip. Mailing will resume the week after next.

Will be uploading more necklaces and bracelets tomorrow so watch out for them! =p

Jillie is made up of vintage flowers, imported clay flowers, swarovski pearls, butterfly charms, swarovski crystals, 14k gold plated chains and findings.

Approximately 6cm in length inclusive of hooks.

Price: SOLD

Absolutely no remakes.

To own Jillie, please email to puffaccessories@hotmail.com

Jobey - SOLD

Isn't Jobey such a cute name? She's made up of flower cab, vintage flowers, heart charm, clay flowers, swarovski pearls, 14k gold plated chains and findings.

Chain is approximately 20 inches in length.

Price: SOLD

Absolutely no remakes.

To own Jobey, please email to puffaccessories@hotmail.com

Karissa - SOLD

Karissa is made up of vintage flowers, giraffee charm, clay flower, swarovski pearls, 14k gold plated chains and findings.

Chain is approximately 20 inches in length.

Price: SOLD

Absolutely no remakes.

To own Karissa, please email to puffaccessories@hotmail.com

Puff Angel Ring Collection 3 2010

Here's another collection of our Puff Angel rings, our 3rd collection for this year! Enjoy!

All rings are made up of vintage flowers, charms, rhinestones, swarvoski pearls, 14k gold plated findings.

Measures 2.5cm in diameter. Ring is adjustable.

Price: $34 each

Absolutely no remakes.

To own any of our Puff Angel signature (yup! that's right! we were the first ones to come up with the design using our Puff Angels! Any others you see is a total

COPYCAT!

SHAME ON YOU!!!),

please email to puffaccessories@hotmail.com

Katarina

(SOLD)

Jolanda

(SOLD)

Keelin

Julinka

(SOLD)

On The Street.... Power of Posture, Milano

On the Street....Back in Milano

This week I'm in Milano, and it's already full-on summer here.

When I saw Luca for just a moment today, I was kinda surprised to see him in such a subdued color palette.

Even without his usual bold prints and dramatic pattern combination, Luca still looks great. The understated nature of his look actually helps to highlight the perfection of the Rubinacci cut and tailoring, details which are sometimes upstaged by Luca's flair for color and pattern.

SINGAPORE BLOG AWARDS

Puff has been chosen as one of the finalist in the Singapore Blog Awards!!!

Read more HERE

On the Street....Ready for Summer, Milano

Brother & Sister, Vintage Photos

Attached is a photograph of my grandmother Claire, and her brother Jack. I never met my grandmother, and so know her only through family stories and photographs. It seems to me that she looks gorgeous (and effortlessly glamorous) in every photograph, but this is one of my favorites.

Don't you love the white shoes?!

Best regards,

Janet

Alejandro & Mom, Vintage Photos

I love the idea of the contest, of sharing and being able to see other people's vintage photos. We tend so much to see fashion as something idealized and this really connects it with people's lives, it's great.

This a picture of my mother Willy van Rooy and me in Paris, I'm guessing the year must be 1970 or 71 at the most (I was born in 68). Apart from being an iconic model in the 60's and 70's who worked with the best photographers and designers, my mother was, and still is, a person with an amazing and very individual fashion sense (which later in life led her to become a successful fashion and shoe designer). I never remember her following fashion or buying clothes off-the-rack.

What I love about this picture is that it really shows her style, the mix of old-Hollywood glamour (the 30's vintage coat, the red lips, the short snake-skin jacket), with absolute freedom (the embroidered dress, the hand-made spanish boots, the Ibiza basket, the scarf and the flowing hair). And... don't I look like the cutest little hippie?

All the best,

Alejandro

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Matilda's bedroom header

1. Click image to enlarge the size.

2. Save picture to your computer.
3. Go to your blog and click customize.
4. Click edit Header.
5. Upload the image from your computer.
6. Placement, choose only "Behind title and description" (NOT shrink to fit)
7. Save.

8. And then go to "Fonts and colors" and choose Blog Title Color and Blog Description Color, which fit with your new banner.


Feel free to use this blog header on your blog, and a link back to Cute and Cool BlogStuff is appreciated.

You can find the matching background here.