spruced by marlene

*New week. New shoes! Well, not entirely new. I’ve had these for a little while, but it was warm enough to wear them for the first time this weekend. Confession: I also own them in soft pink. They’re from last year. When Mango put the shoes back into stock this season I clicked “buy” on the green pair faster than you can say “perfect heels”. Because they really are. Mango, are you listening? Please do them in black next year. Thanks.

*Until then there are a lot of other perfect shoes to be discovered. Do you know Shoescribe, yet? Enter at your own peril. (Oh, Tabitha Simmons, why must you make such amazing – and amazingly expensive – high heels?)

*”You must be on guard when you see a panini coming toward you.” I love Simon Doonan. Now I love him more.

*A week without Le Karl would be a boring week indeed. So let’s be thankful that he keeps delivering, this time with Carine Roitfeld in an homage to Chanel’s little black jacket. À propos Carine: Her new magazine will lauch in September. Exciting!

*How did I not know about Bengt Fashion before?

*How will I my wardrobe feel complete without the kick-flared The Monaco jeans from MiH?

*Every time I think “I’ve had enough of Kate Moss now” she goes and does something like this utterly incredible fashion spread for Vogue, shot by Tim Walker at the Ritz in Paris.

*And then she does this cameo on “Ab Fab” for Sport Relief. Also: Patsy Stone is the best thing that’s happened. Ever.

*You know you want to see what Amanda Brooks keeps in her closet. Pardon me, her THREE closets.

*Oh, this made me laugh. Then I saw this and laughed some more.

Have a happy week!