Inspirational Imagery: accessories

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See Eyewear

I had wanted to get a pair of mirrored sunglasses for the longest time, but I wasn't having an easy time finding any that thrilled me. I'm not sure why it hadn't occurred to me earlier that I could get regular frames made with mirrored lenses at the optometrist, but I'm glad it eventually did.

I recently had these guys custom made at See Eyewear. They have so many unusual frames to choose from (in EVERY color), so deciding which pair to insert shiny mirrored lenses into took me forever! I was there for at least a couple hours.

Around Town: Giorgio Armani

Necklace, Giorgio Armani; NYC, January 2014

From windows at the New York flagship. It's not clear whether the necklace is askew on the mannequin, or designed to be asymmetrical. I hope it's the latter.

Christian Roth Sunglasses

Cortina – Design 52

Cortina

Fly Girl – Design 46

Vintage

Unknown model shot by Oliviero Toscani for Elle magazine, February 1988

80's Geometry

I actually got a pretty poor grade in Geometry, which is strange since I use it quite a bit in my job.

What a practical bag (on the left)! Sadly, I have no info on the photo, where it came from, who the models are, the photographer, the date, or who makes the clothes in it. I'm always into a Memphis influence.

The shot is cool - the colors and everything, but most of the accessories I will admit are kind of weird. The blue glove on the top right is cool, and I would be happy to wear it (if I had two)

Ad for Susan Bennis Warren Edwards, who were the ultimate in fancy shoe design in 80's NYC. Their flagship store was on Park Ave, and it's now a construction site. They stopped designing shoes together in the 90's, when Susan Bennis decided to retire upstate. Warren Edwards still has a store.

Favorite Handbags

3.1 Philip Lim, fall 2012

3.1 Philip Lim clutch, fall 2012

Christian Louboutin, Fall 2012. I can't resist a Memphis influence!

Fiona Kotur minaudiere

Isaac Mizrahi minaudiere, 2011

Celine, Fall 2012

Cocktail Rings

I don't tend to wear cocktail rings much, but I have been seeing a few lately that are really special.

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Unbelievable jewelry by Bali-born, Antwerp-based designer, Heaven Tanudiredja.

See details after the jump.

Holy crap! Do you believe these? Now this is what I'm talking about! I need more of this in my life! Especially those little red guys in the bottom left corner.

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L'ile aux Ashby Handbags

L'ile aux Ashby is a Singapore-based accessories label that loves intricate geometric graphic motifs and stand-out colors. It is known more for jewelry, but below are some of their pretty special clutches, available online through Not Just a Label.

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Noir Jewelry, Trinidad and Tobago necklace

Noir Jewelry, Keith Haring cuffs

Oscar de la Renta, resin bracelet set

By Boe, Pyramid earrings

Delfina Delettrez, Bracelet

Hervé Van der Straeten, Spring 2012

Below are gorgeous necklaces from Hervé Van der Straeten, a Paris-based designer noted for creating luxurious modern furniture and accessories with superior craftsmanship. The New York Times ran a feature on him in 2005.

Miscellaneous

Fortune cookie change purses by fashion designer/artist Diana Eng. You may recognize her name, because she was on season 2 of Project Runway.

Aschen and Voss cosmetic line, packaging designed by Established.

Cute rainbow pasta bow ties!

This bit of type was the title of a 70's sporting goods catalogue. Totally groovy.

A piece by Sui Jianguo. It's hard to tell if this is a photo or a drawing. Jianguo is one of China's most important sculptors. His best-known works are his huge bronze Mao suits sculptures, giant toy dinosaurs and his 'Made in China' banners or signs.

Diane von Furstenburg, Fall 2011

I visited the Soho location of DVF the other day, and I found that I kind of want to have everything in there. I plucked some of my favorites from their online shop.

From the Metallics collection (left to right)

Pauletta Embellished Dress

I love long-sleeve evening wear for cold weather. It's practical but it's also unusual and cool.

Edna Top and Long Georginne Zip Pant

Those pants are so cute. I love the slim cut, and would like to have another pair in plain black too.

Kiandra Dress

These colors are perfect, and I imagine the most glamorous person of the disco era wears this outfit. I want to be her. This dress fits into a trend I'm starting to see more often: disco-chinoiserie, which I also referenced in Dries van Noten's Spring 2011 collection.

On all: Indigo Heel

Printed Collection (Left to Right)

Julius Dress

(lets just ignore the boots for today)

Ingrid Dress and Harper Large Daybag

Look, another practical long sleeve dress, in a color palette I love. I also would like to ignore these boots too. They are a little too clunky for my liking.

Emsley Dress, Emerald Pant, and Fern Heel

I like the funny pairing of patterns

Solid Collection (Left to Right):

Florane Dress

Edna Dress

Squaretan Dress and Peppe Hat

Ok, cute dress, but HELLO HAT! We NEED to be friends!

Frieda & Nellie Jewelry

Necklaces, Clockwise from top left:

Goddess of the Sea Necklace

Window to Wonderland Necklace

Legend of the Wildflower Soul Sister Necklace

Legend of the Rustic Retro Cowgirl Necklace

Bracelets, top to bottom:

Frieda Bracelet #58, #61, #60, #52, #40, #54, #57, #53

Frieda & Nellie make glamorous mash-up jewelry with friendship bracelets and vintage costume jewelry. Best friends Stacy Herzog and Sarah Reid came up with the line after they were inspired by colorful bracelets they saw while on vacation in Ecuador. All of the pieces shown here are available online at Charm & Chain.

Color + sparkly gems + mixed styles = what I like.

See the necklaces in detail after the jump.

Left to right, top to bottom:

Michele Lamy, 1970's. Available at Eyewear Mebius

Michelle Lamy is a super cool individual. It's hard to find much history about her, especially related to the sunglasses. What's easy to discover is that she's Rick Owens' wife, that she used to own Les Deux Cafes in Los Angeles, and that she has dyed black fingertips and gold plated teeth.

“TAXI” by Casanova Venezia, 1990's. Available at Solakzade

Unknown brand, 1990's. Available at Eyewear Mebius

Michele Lamy, 1970's. Available at Eyewear Mebius

Graffitis, 1960's. Available at Eyewear Mebius

Michele Lamy, 1980's. Available through 1st Dibs