tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84282557426658796552023-10-25T13:59:29.928+01:00Kiki's Delivery ServiceKikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15488282479641256264noreply@blogger.comBlogger203125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8428255742665879655.post-33938772610203621692012-08-09T15:02:00.004+01:002012-08-09T15:02:47.378+01:00There And Back Again!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">This is what it would be like if I was a teen blogger. </span>At this moment, I am sitting on my bed in my teenage room back at home in Greece, blogging. What would I be telling you about then, I wonder.<br />
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I find myself here <a href="http://kikideliveryservice.blogspot.gr/2012/07/things-ive-seen.html">again</a>, slowly melting away from the heat (26C when we landed at 2 in the morning, around 35 right now), just a few weeks after my last visit, for family reasons. The kind that rattle you a little bit. That put another border between your present self and your childhood. But the sunrise over the Greek islands as our plane flew over them this morning and the fat melon of a sun that started ascending above Rhodes as I started descending the airplane's stairs were simply wonderful. And I am sure I will fill these pages with more pictures of family gatherings and food and swimming and <a href="http://kikideliveryservice.blogspot.gr/2012/07/home-and-back-again.html">Mitsos</a>.<br />
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But for now, I just wanted to say, hello.Kikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15488282479641256264noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8428255742665879655.post-44905905249914284002012-07-01T18:39:00.001+01:002012-07-01T18:47:25.597+01:00I HEART: Preen Resort<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: lime;">Resort,</span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">schmesort.</span> Preen's latest collection will do me just fine for any season, thanks! </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thea Bregazzi and Justin Thornton have a serious affair with flowers and it's still going strong after their fantastic S/S'12 collection that was </span><a href="http://cargocollective.com/kikig/5-Ways-to-a-Happy-Wardrobe"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">inspired</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> by a vase of peonies on their desk. Digitized, pixilated and in colours to make Mother Nature jealous. Their A/W'12 collection referenced Beatrix Potter's botanical studies and now, for Resort, they looked at Jeff Koon's plastic-fantastic flowers. Not that you need to know that. Just think signature Preen shapes (the peplum, the slight Victoriana, the great blazer) in bright prints and sporty stripes as well as lace as in a gorgeous red top with lace done in India.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Like I said, resort, schmesort. I'll have it all now, please!</span></div>Kikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15488282479641256264noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8428255742665879655.post-19291165594548044242012-07-01T18:18:00.003+01:002012-07-01T18:20:19.721+01:00The Things I've Seen...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">All pictures from my Instagram (kikigeo)</span></i></div>Kikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15488282479641256264noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8428255742665879655.post-5208570525479698022012-07-01T17:45:00.001+01:002012-07-01T17:47:20.350+01:00Home and Back Again.<i>Dear blog, I'm sorry I haven't called but I've been busy. It's not you, it's me. I just had some things I needed to sort out. But if you let me buy you a drink I bet you your little HTML heart I can woo you back. Because we're good together, you and I. But first, I think you should know that...</i><br />
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<br />Kikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15488282479641256264noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8428255742665879655.post-42224070156791459172012-04-30T15:30:00.000+01:002012-04-30T15:34:28.185+01:00Toy Story / The Shining Mashup!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">New York artist Kurt Perschke has so far taken his </span><a href="http://redballproject.com/uk/uk-schedule/1867/redball-uk"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">project</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> to Chicago, Barcelona, Taipei and Sydney among others and has squeezed it into alleyways and bus shelters and - even better - displayed it right in the middle of squares and busy streets prompting schoolchildren and forever-young-oldies to run and bounce off it. I don't know you but that's what I call an Olympic sport!</span></div>
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<br />Kikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15488282479641256264noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8428255742665879655.post-30550703812652526762012-03-20T16:35:00.001+00:002012-03-20T16:41:32.563+00:00BLOG BLESS: How To Pronounce...<iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/v-3RZl3YyJw" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><div><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/IkqA6_xoBPA" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><div><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/_2ZZlogVgi0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div>Kikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15488282479641256264noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8428255742665879655.post-32085669242041369612012-03-20T14:16:00.010+00:002012-03-20T16:33:04.832+00:00BLOG BLESS AMERICA!: Jenna, Jenna, Jenna, JENNA!<div><a href="http://kikig.com/blog/jcrew/jcrew_glamour.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 600px; height: 406px;" src="http://kikig.com/blog/jcrew/jcrew_glamour.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Note: the title of this post needs to be read with </span></span></i><a href="http://youtu.be/8PDRJ7HrzjM"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">this</span></span></i></a><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> in mind.</span></span></i></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCC00;">I love J. Crew and</span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6666;">I love Jenna Lyons.</span> If you know me (hi!) you'll be well aware of that. You will also know that the likeliest answer to the question "what are you wearing" (although why anyone would actually ask me that I don't know) would be a) J. Crew, b) Whistles, c) COS or d) J.Crew and J.Crew and J.Crew! I am the person that associates any trip to the States with a trip to J.Crew. If I'm going I'll get J.Crew requests. If I know someone who's going I'll ask for a little something back and as soon as I hear "sure!" I'll hand over my printed wish list with pictures and everything. Yes, they now deliver to the <a href="http://www.jcrew.com/index.jsp">UK</a> but I'm clinging on to the old-fashioned notion that trips abroad mean presents you can' get at home. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I was therefore pretty excited to speak to Jenna a few months ago for a lovely feature we did at Glamour on her amazing style and the power of the Crew. I love the above picture and if you wish to read the full feature click </span></span><a href="http://www.kikigeorgiou.com/The-Woman-Whose-Style-We-Love"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">here</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">. And you can imagine my excitement when upon publication I received a gorgeous grey cashmere sweater from Jenna with the loveliest handwritten note. The words girl and crush, </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">friendos</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">, don't even come close!</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://kikig.com/blog/jcrew/jcrew.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="http://kikig.com/blog/jcrew/jcrew.jpg" border="0" alt="" style="cursor: pointer; width: 600px; height: 448px; " /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">The presentation at the Lincoln Center during NYFW did not disappoint. Well, crowd control could be improved, I guess, and perhaps it's time for the superbrand to not be so modest and acknowledge that A LOT of people want to attend their presentations so better give them a bigger space to enjoy. Cue a lineup of models in what is essentially the cashmere sweaters, <a href="http://www.jcrew.com/womens_category/pants/cafecapri.jsp">Cafe Capri</a> trousers, pointy pumps and bright pea coats we'll all be wearing come autumn, a lot of fashion folk snapping away and making mental shopping lists, and in the middle of it all a besieged by well-wishers Jenna. </span></span></div><div><br /><a href="http://kikig.com/blog/jcrew/jcrew1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="http://kikig.com/blog/jcrew/jcrew1.jpg" border="0" alt="" style="cursor: pointer; width: 600px; height: 448px; " /></a></div><div><a href="http://kikig.com/blog/jcrew/jcrew3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="http://kikig.com/blog/jcrew/jcrew3.jpg" border="0" alt="" style="cursor: pointer; width: 600px; height: 448px; " /></a></div><a href="http://kikig.com/blog/jcrew/jcrew2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 448px; height: 600px;" src="http://kikig.com/blog/jcrew/jcrew2.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">I loved it, of course. And the moment I got some free time I went to the nearest store. Now it's all about waiting to find out what the location of their first UK store will be. One thing is certain; I'll see you there, yes?</span></span></div><div><br /></div>Kikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15488282479641256264noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8428255742665879655.post-83280602403172093472012-03-19T14:08:00.006+00:002012-03-19T14:44:14.759+00:00I HEART: The Jane in New York and Cafe Gitane.<a href="http://kikig.com/blog/jane/jane1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 402px;" src="http://kikig.com/blog/jane/jane1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I had the</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">following conversation</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">a lot</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">with people</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">while in New York</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> f</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">or Fashion Week:</span></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">friend</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">: Where are you staying?</span></span></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">me</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">: </span></span><a href="http://www.thejanenyc.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The Jane</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">.</span></span></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">friend</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">: Oh, nice, how is it?</span></span></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">me</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">: Nice, it has Cafe Gitane and it's quirky, straight out of a Wes Anderson film and, of course, you know about the shared bathrooms, right?</span></span></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">friend</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">: </span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">*in shock* *cue open mouth and look of terror in their eyes*</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> You. Share. A bathroom?</span></span></div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Yeah, people! My name is Kiki and I shared The Jane's shared bathrooms and I came out ALIVE! </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Here's two additional pieces of information you need to know:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">1) I paid something like $99 a night. In New York! </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">2) The location is amazing, right in the West Village. And here's one more: </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I had avocado on toast at Cafe Gitane EVERY DAY! </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">So, who cares if I had to share a very clean white bathroom with DOORS IN THE SHOWERS with other guests on my floor? Well, the old person in me did wonder once or twice if I was indeed too old for this craziness (my life is THAT wild, I know) and the lazy me looked a bit grumpier than usual in the mornings once I realized I had to carry all toiletries from my room, down the corridor, to the bathroom and back. But then, I was in, out and wandering the streets of Nueva York on my way to the shows. I never actually encountered another soul at any point - until the very last day when a dude walked in while I was brushing my teeth but I probably scared him more than he scared me. So, no big deal. But hilarious to see how much it shocked fashion folk! We can do grungy straight-off-the-street dirty-rock-n-roll but we will absolutely NOT share our bathroom.</span></span></div></div><div><br /></div><a href="http://kikig.com/blog/jane/jane6.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 600px; height: 448px;" src="http://kikig.com/blog/jane/jane6.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div><a href="http://kikig.com/blog/jane/jane6.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://kikig.com/blog/jane/jane4.jpg" border="0" alt="" style="cursor: pointer; width: 600px; height: 448px; " /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">How was the room itself, you ask? Good question. Tiny teeny walk-three-steps-from-the-door-and-you-hit-the-wall kinda small. One bunk bed and that's it. But with clever storage space for all your luggage underneath the bed and done up as if Wes Anderson and Bill Murray hired a boat for the summer and set off for ad adventure. And that, for me, is all I need for my 99 bucks. Oh, and some mashed avocado with chillies and lime on grain toast!<br /></span></span><div><br /><a href="http://kikig.com/blog/jane/jane9.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="http://kikig.com/blog/jane/jane9.jpg" border="0" alt="" style="cursor: pointer; width: 600px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://kikig.com/blog/jane/jane5.jpg" border="0" alt="" style="cursor: pointer; width: 600px; height: 448px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">By the way, y</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">ou have no idea how much inner strength it took NOT to buy the Hello Kitty camera. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span><a href="http://kikig.com/blog/jane/jane10.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="http://kikig.com/blog/jane/jane10.jpg" border="0" alt="" style="cursor: pointer; width: 600px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div></div>Kikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15488282479641256264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8428255742665879655.post-58570461410006508882012-03-04T16:27:00.001+00:002012-03-04T16:29:23.037+00:00Sartorialisms: Her Hair!<a href="http://kikig.com/blog/SARTORIALISMS/22612NJ_7369Web-600x400.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 600px; height: 400px;" src="http://kikig.com/blog/SARTORIALISMS/22612NJ_7369Web-600x400.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Image by <a href="http://www.thesartorialist.com/">The Sartorialist</a>.</span></span></div>Kikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15488282479641256264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8428255742665879655.post-44813618332202637742012-03-04T15:07:00.009+00:002012-03-04T16:03:20.996+00:00I HEART: The Story Hotel in Stockholm<div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: small; color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="http://kikig.com/blog/story/story4.jpg" border="0" alt="" style="cursor: pointer; width: 600px; height: 448px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#339999;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Let's say nothing about the fact I 'returned' to this blog only to disappear again for ages.</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> I'm still trying to figure it all out - aren't we all? (Rhetorical question but if you must, answers in the comments, please) I have a bunch of things to talk about, not much time to do so but </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">STOP</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">, I've promised myself this is not a blog where said 'blogger' moans about lack of time etc...Simply put, with an hour free in my day I'm more likely to watch TV with a nice cake from Lanka, go for a walk, read a magazine, stare at the window (favourite activity, this)...than blog. I'm sure my therapist would have something insightful and terribly clever to say about this, if I had a therapist and if said therapist was </span></span><a href="http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?q=dr+paul+weston&um=1&hl=en&sa=N&biw=1280&bih=654&tbm=isch&tbnid=vQSusooXkjMKkM:&imgrefurl=http://www.hbo.com/in-treatment/cast-and-crew/dr-paul-weston/index.html&docid=6beIjawU5mMqTM&imgurl=http://i.lv3.hbo.com/assets/images/series/in-treatment/character/paul-weston-1024.jpg&w=1024&h=576&ei=rI9TT_kzkJjRBZ_Qgc0M&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=265&vpy=167&dur=1642&hovh=168&hovw=300&tx=183&ty=63&sig=116222772848430942682&page=1&tbnh=144&tbnw=178&start=0&ndsp=18&ved=1t:429,r:1,s:0"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Dr. Paul Weston</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> from In Treatment (obsessed, let's talk about that another time, shall we?).</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><a href="http://kikig.com/blog/story/story1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><img src="http://kikig.com/blog/story/story1.jpg" border="0" alt="" style="cursor: pointer; width: 600px; height: 448px; " /></span></span></a></div></div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">And having done what's known in the business as an AA Gill (ramble about something other than what's on the title) I must tell all three of you (</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">hi sis!</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">) how wonderful the </span></span><a href="http://www.storyhotels.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Story</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> hotel in Stockholm is. Because it is lovely, with character, and as I'm planning on returning to the city once temperatures rise above 0 (something around 25 C would be nice) I'll definitely be staying here again.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><img src="http://kikig.com/blog/story/story2.jpg" border="0" alt="" style="cursor: pointer; width: 600px; height: 448px; " /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><a href="http://kikig.com/blog/story/story3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><img src="http://kikig.com/blog/story/story3.jpg" border="0" alt="" style="cursor: pointer; width: 600px; height: 230px; " /></span></span></a></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">A small boutique hotel in a great location, right next to all the shops and a walk away from cafe Saturnus and its </span></span><a href="http://kikideliveryservice.blogspot.com/2012/02/tack-tack-stockholm.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">giant</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> cinnamon rolls, it features a mash-up of prints and graphics on the walls, an empty mini bar that you're welcomed to stock up yourself (just go to the 7/11 and do a Lisbeth</span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">aka</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> load up on junk) and a yummy buffet breakfast (no pic because I ATE it all) it's very much a does what it says on the tin and very nicely and if this isn't the most enthusiastic hotel review you've ever read well, just bear in mind that I only realised how truly good Story was once I moved over to Berns hotel for the remaining of my stay. Yeah, Berns not so good, Story good.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span></div></span></span></div></div><a href="http://kikig.com/blog/story/story5.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 600px; height: 400px;" src="http://kikig.com/blog/story/story5.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">I think it's time for me to go and stare at the ceiling again. See you back here soon (</span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">famous last words!</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">).</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span></div>Kikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15488282479641256264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8428255742665879655.post-48334342399721673302012-02-05T16:25:00.003+00:002012-02-05T16:27:43.576+00:00Tack Tack, Stockholm!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://kikig.com/blog/stockholm/stockholm10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://kikig.com/blog/stockholm/stockholm10.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3d85c6;">I left my</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:yellow;">heart in Stockholm</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">, possibly next to the half-eaten monster cinnamon roll that proved to be my kryptonite. And for this Greek-blooded "what's the point of cold holidays?" ignoramus the fact that the -13 C temperatures did very little to dampen my spirit says rather a lot about how much I liked the place!</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://kikig.com/blog/stockholm/stockholm1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://kikig.com/blog/stockholm/stockholm1.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was in Stockholm for fashion week thanks to the lovely people at Filippa K and Mercedes Benz Fashion Week. You can read my report from the fashion trenches of Scandi-cool at Style.com </span><a href="http://www.style.com/stylefile/2012/02/dragon-tattoo-leaves-its-mark-on-stockholm-fashion-week/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-;color:yellow;">here</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. I liked the place, the people, the silly little hissy fits that at times kept me entertained and at others made me despair about it all, stocking up on Daim bars at the 7-11 to last a whole winter and the fact that Acne is so damn cheaper over there! I did damage but for the benefit of T. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://kikig.com/blog/stockholm/stockholm2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://kikig.com/blog/stockholm/stockholm2.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://kikig.com/blog/stockholm/stockholm3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://kikig.com/blog/stockholm/stockholm3.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://kikig.com/blog/stockholm/stockholm7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://kikig.com/blog/stockholm/stockholm7.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://kikig.com/blog/stockholm/stockholm4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://kikig.com/blog/stockholm/stockholm4.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://kikig.com/blog/stockholm/stockholm12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://kikig.com/blog/stockholm/stockholm12.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://kikig.com/blog/stockholm/stockholm11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://kikig.com/blog/stockholm/stockholm11.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">See you in the summer, Stockholm!</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div></span>Kikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15488282479641256264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8428255742665879655.post-69933407733856091632012-01-22T19:18:00.005+00:002012-01-22T19:54:43.839+00:00The Freelancer Who Came In From The Cold.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCC00;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">And where have you all been all these months exactly? Huh? Alright, it was worth half a shot. :) </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">It's been a while crocodiles. I hope you've been busy, I know I have. I'll share a little bit on what I've been up to since September over the next few posts - and I promise they will be more posts coming up! - but in a nutshell:</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">I started editing a lovely little section for </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF9966;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Glamour</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> magazine called </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Fast Glamour</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> so my silly little name appeared on Glamour's masthead next to, </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">ahem</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">, Contributing Fashion Editor, I went to Molto Milano for the </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333399;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Dolce & Gabbana</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> show, you know - farfalle earrings and all that Mambo, I spent a lovely morning with </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#66CCCC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Carven</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">'s delicious </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33FF33;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Guillaume Henry</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> (okay, I interviewed him over the phone for Glamour but still...), I then spent an even more amazing, If I may say so, 50 minutes on the phone with The One aka </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">J.Crew</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">'s </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Jenna Lyons</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> for Glamour, somewhere in between all that my biggest story for </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Vogue</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> came out (cover line! Editor's letter! 6 whole pages!), I got to hang out with the goooorgeous </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#00CCCC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Candice Lake</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">, featured my friend Lucy in the mag looking her usual stunning self, interviewed the lovely Thea and Justin from </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Preen</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">, donned S/S'12 goodies in 4 degrees weather for Candice Lake and Glamour (you'll see), asked and got a Sure! from the too good to be true (and yet, she is!) </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#339999;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Caroline Issa</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> (again, you'll see soon) and got to work with the incredible Glamour team pretty much every day - oh, and adopted </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF9966;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Rachel Ingram</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> as my buddy-in-crime.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">So, you know, I haven't been slacking exactly. Next week I'm off to Stockholm for fashion week, the week after New York for, yep, fashion week and then back to London and....you get the picture. But I promise to blog more and tell you what I've been up to and share whatever catches my eye. So, for the first post of the New Year it had to be my big love, </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Uggie</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> the dog from </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">The Artist</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">. See you back here soon, yes?</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe width="410" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Yao13CA62mc" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div>Kikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15488282479641256264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8428255742665879655.post-36033749366374096342011-09-01T09:31:00.002+01:002011-09-01T09:45:05.991+01:00New Home, New Work, New Things...<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">Happy 1st of September, lovely people!</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> As the Sherlock Holmes in you may have deduced lately, I've been absent from this blog for a little while now and I'd be blatantly lying to your pretty little faces if I said I'd be back with brand new posts anytime soon. The truth is, I've had to move houses and am now settling in (this is the daydreaming version of 'there are still walls of unpacked boxes waiting for me to go through them!) plus, as some of you unfortunate enough to have to work with me may have noticed, I've also started looking after the Fast Glamour pages for British Glamour magazine as a Contributing Fashion Editor, which - combined with my other ongoing regular freelance work - means that I'm staring at the month of September in my journal and I'm not seeing a free *ahem* *lazy* day!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">
<br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">However, one thing is certain; as Terminator Arnie likes to say, I'll be back! Stay safe, stay happy, keep smiling and make a loved one a nice cup of tea now and then. </span></span></div><a href="http://kikig.com/blog/home1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 500px;" src="http://kikig.com/blog/home1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>
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<br />Kikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15488282479641256264noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8428255742665879655.post-59749917163619160722011-08-15T18:37:00.004+01:002011-08-15T18:59:15.004+01:00AWww11: Don't Mention The C-Word, Topshop!<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;">That C-word is</span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#006600;">C to the h to the r to the istmas,</span> by the way. Just so we know where we're going with this! It's too early for all that talk (and I will keep saying that up to, ooh I don't know, November 1st!) but you know what it's never too early for? Pretty sparkly put-it-on-and-smile clothes and <a href="http://www.topshop.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/TopCategoriesDisplay?storeId=12556&catalogId=33057">Topshop</a>'s A/W'11 collection is full of them!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">
<br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">So, what did I went and fell in love with? Two leather jackets. Not very <i>seasonal </i>I know, but at least one of them <i>is</i> red! </span></span></div><div>
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<br /></div><div><a href="http://kikig.com/blog/topshop_xmas11/topshop15.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">There are also one too many for my wallet's liking pretty dresses...</span></span></div><div>
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<br /></span></span></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Hmmm, anyone fancy a mince pie with their cup of tea?</span></span></div>Kikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15488282479641256264noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8428255742665879655.post-19525758948892172972011-07-23T19:14:00.002+01:002011-07-23T19:29:13.051+01:00BLOG BLESS: D&G+NAP+MRP = F U N!<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">You</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">know</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">a party</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> is good when moments of it still come back to you days and weeks later. Well, the </span></span><a href="http://www.net-a-porter.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Net-a-Porter</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> and </span></span><a href="http://www.mrporter.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Mr. Porter</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> party celebrating the arrival of (and simply celebrating) </span></span><a href="http://www.dolcegabbana.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Dolce & Gabbana</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> to their digital (and very real in a chic-box-arrives-at-your-door-and-makes-you-happy way) worlds was just that kind of party. A great one! I could share with you the cheeky pics my buddy </span></span><a href="http://www.bardotty.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Bardotty</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> took on my phone of us posing behind an unsuspecting and very dapper </span></span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITJJHypIG9s&feature=player_embedded"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Mr. Gandy</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> but I won't. I think I'll keep them for ourselves to flick through and giggle, if you don't mind (some things are better kept secret). Here we are on our immobile Vespas speeding through Palermo, Italy (according to the postcard, at least) with the wind in our hair and our party frocks on.</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Grazie, Domenico e Stefano and Cheers, Natalie and Jeremy!</span></span></div></div><div><br /></div><a href="http://kikig.com/blog/kiki-dolce-vita.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 600px; height: 417px;" src="http://kikig.com/blog/kiki-dolce-vita.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span><div><br /></div>Kikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15488282479641256264noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8428255742665879655.post-61659989581072970332011-07-19T11:44:00.003+01:002011-07-19T11:51:25.557+01:00Sartorialisms: Pull My Strings.<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;">Help, lovely people of the TINternet.</span> Do you know something about this violin bag? I saw it on the pretty amazing <a href="http://streetfsn.blogspot.com/">StreetFSN</a> blog and I'm simply in love with it. Merci!</span></span></div><div><br /></div><a href="http://kikig.com/blog/SARTORIALISMS/violin_bag.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 600px; height: 400px;" src="http://kikig.com/blog/SARTORIALISMS/violin_bag.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Image by </span></span><a href="http://streetfsn.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">StreetFSN</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">.</span></span></div>Kikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15488282479641256264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8428255742665879655.post-21462194381670815732011-07-03T17:25:00.003+01:002011-07-03T17:40:40.474+01:00I HEART: Anna 6th And Grace Bananas!<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;">I haven't been around here much</span> and it will still be a few days yet before I get a breather from work so I'm leaving you with these two Ladies of Fashion as captured by </span></span><a href="http://jakandjil.com/blog/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Tommy Ton</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">. It's the image captions he's given them that made my day: <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#006600;">Anna 6th</span> (let's face it, this woman deserves to have a number/title following her name) and <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCC00;">Grace Bananas</span> - no explanation needed, I'm sure. Over and out!</span></span></div><div><br /></div><a href="http://kikig.com/blog/anna6th.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 600px; height: 382px;" src="http://kikig.com/blog/anna6th.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://kikig.com/blog/gracebananas.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 600px; height: 390px;" src="http://kikig.com/blog/gracebananas.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Images by </span></span><a href="http://jakandjil.com/blog/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Tommy Ton</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">. </span></span></div>Kikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15488282479641256264noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8428255742665879655.post-46367630067836393292011-06-14T10:22:00.005+01:002011-06-14T11:01:49.398+01:00BLOG BLESS: This Is The End, My Friends...<div><a href="http://kikig.com/blog/Rhodes_May11/dancing_final/final6.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 600px; height: 450px;" src="http://kikig.com/blog/Rhodes_May11/dancing_final/final6.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">As </span></span><a href="http://kikideliveryservice.blogspot.com/2011/06/blog-bless-there-and-back-again.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">promised</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">, and thanks to my sis, here's what the presenter of the Greek Dancing With The Stars wore to the grand finale of the show on Sunday.</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> I must admit, I was ever so slightly disappointed, given what she donned in </span></span><a href="http://kikideliveryservice.blogspot.com/2011/06/blog-bless-there-and-back-again.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">previous episodes</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> was so life-enhancing and out of this universe and beyond the next! Let's be honest though, it's always been about the hair and although I had grander ambitions for a full-scale eat-your-heart-out-Maria-Antoinetta assault on the senses and minds of the nation like this...</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; "><a href="http://kikig.com/blog/Rhodes_May11/dancing_final/marieantoinette1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="http://kikig.com/blog/Rhodes_May11/dancing_final/marieantoinette1.jpg" border="0" alt="" style="cursor: pointer; width: 520px; height: 400px; " /></a></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">...sis reassured me that this particular magical creation looked awe-inspiring from every single different angle so bravo Milady!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><a href="http://kikig.com/blog/Rhodes_May11/dancing_final/final_dancing.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 600px; height: 225px;" src="http://kikig.com/blog/Rhodes_May11/dancing_final/final_dancing.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://kikig.com/blog/Rhodes_May11/dancing_final/final_dancing2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 600px; height: 225px;" src="http://kikig.com/blog/Rhodes_May11/dancing_final/final_dancing2.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://kikig.com/blog/Rhodes_May11/dancing_final/final7.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 600px; height: 450px;" src="http://kikig.com/blog/Rhodes_May11/dancing_final/final7.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">All pics taken by my sis who I imagine was also in the required open-mouthed state while snapping.</span></span></div>Kikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15488282479641256264noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8428255742665879655.post-21789703595001029912011-06-09T15:48:00.008+01:002011-06-09T15:58:17.836+01:00BLOG BLESS AMERICA: I Raise My Hat To You, Grand Rapids!<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">Awe</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;">so</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">me</span>. Bravo, good people of Grand Rapids. And suck it, </span></span><a href="http://abcnews.go.com/US/grand-rapids-michigan-stands-newsweek-dying-city-snub/story?id=13753012"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Newsweek</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">! </span></span></div><div><br /></div><iframe width="560" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/ZPjjZCO67WI" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe>Kikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15488282479641256264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8428255742665879655.post-1239248052235239842011-06-09T14:04:00.003+01:002011-06-09T14:10:46.096+01:00BLOG BLESS: There and Back Again!<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF9900;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Back to London after two weeks in Greece</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">. British TV, I have a feeling you'll find it hard to surpass this! Don't worry, I've been promised pictorial proof of this Sunday's big finale look so watch this space.</span></span></div><a href="http://kikig.com/blog/Rhodes_May11/dancingwiththestars1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 600px; height: 300px;" src="http://kikig.com/blog/Rhodes_May11/dancingwiththestars1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://kikig.com/blog/Rhodes_May11/dancingwiththestars2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 600px; height: 300px;" src="http://kikig.com/blog/Rhodes_May11/dancingwiththestars2.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">All images taken by an open-mouthed me while watching the very 'out there' Greek </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Dancing With The Stars </span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">on Ant1 TV.</span></span></div>Kikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15488282479641256264noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8428255742665879655.post-54741706985328895902011-06-04T17:31:00.002+01:002011-06-04T17:35:42.430+01:00Francophilia: Hedi snapped Yves and Yves snapped at Tom!<a href="http://kikig.com/blog/yves_by_hedi/yves_hedi14.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 403px;" src="http://kikig.com/blog/yves_by_hedi/yves_hedi14.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;">While he keeps the entire fashion world hoping that his much-wished-for return to design is imminent (but let's not play fashion musical chairs here),</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> Hedi Slimane released this week a group of images that reaffirm what we all knew: this is one talented guy! Shot in black and white, of course, and in the atmospheric yet promising style that has come to be known as <i>very Hedi</i> - just like one of his YSL Homme skinny black suits - they stand out from the rest, that can be seen on his </span></span><a href="http://www.hedislimane.com/fashiondiary/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">website</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">, due to an air of nostalgia that hangs around them and slight feeling of sadness that his superb portraits of rockers and skaters stick well away from. The subject? The late - but so present in recent collections - Yves Saint Laurent!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Hedi shot backstage at<i> le maƮtre's</i> swan song of a show in 2002 and I find these so beautiful and clean and powerful. Don't all the women (the choice of word over 'models' purposeful) look beautiful, elegant and strong? Like they are about to have a helluva time? And is that a look of worry on <i>Monsieur</i> Saint Laurent's face or melancholy? Still, it is this first image of <i>Yves et Pierre</i> that I find most touching. A great love, an era-defining empire, a beautiful friendship.</span></span></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span></div><a href="http://kikig.com/blog/yves_by_hedi/yves_hedi6.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="http://kikig.com/blog/yves_by_hedi/yves_hedi6.jpg" border="0" alt="" style="cursor: pointer; width: 600px; height: 446px; " /></a><br /><a href="http://kikig.com/blog/yves_by_hedi/yves_hedi4.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 600px; height: 446px;" src="http://kikig.com/blog/yves_by_hedi/yves_hedi4.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://kikig.com/blog/yves_by_hedi/yves_hedi5.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 600px; height: 446px;" src="http://kikig.com/blog/yves_by_hedi/yves_hedi5.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><a href="http://kikig.com/blog/yves_by_hedi/yves_hedi2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="http://kikig.com/blog/yves_by_hedi/yves_hedi2.jpg" border="0" alt="" style="cursor: pointer; width: 600px; height: 446px; " /></a><br /><a href="http://kikig.com/blog/yves_by_hedi/yves_hedi7.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 600px; height: 446px;" src="http://kikig.com/blog/yves_by_hedi/yves_hedi7.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://kikig.com/blog/yves_by_hedi/yves_hedi3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="http://kikig.com/blog/yves_by_hedi/yves_hedi3.jpg" border="0" alt="" style="cursor: pointer; width: 600px; height: 446px; " /></a><br /><a href="http://kikig.com/blog/yves_by_hedi/yves_hedi10.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 600px; height: 446px;" src="http://kikig.com/blog/yves_by_hedi/yves_hedi10.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://kikig.com/blog/yves_by_hedi/yves_hedi12.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 600px; height: 446px;" src="http://kikig.com/blog/yves_by_hedi/yves_hedi12.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div><a href="http://kikig.com/blog/yves_by_hedi/yves_hedi12.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><a href="http://kikig.com/blog/yves_by_hedi/yves_hedi1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="http://kikig.com/blog/yves_by_hedi/yves_hedi1.jpg" border="0" alt="" style="cursor: pointer; width: 600px; height: 446px; " /></a><br /><a href="http://kikig.com/blog/yves_by_hedi/yves_hedi13.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 600px; height: 446px;" src="http://kikig.com/blog/yves_by_hedi/yves_hedi13.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">And if this all seems too sugary for you, here's Tom Ford talking about some pretty special 'fan mail' he got in his days at YSL from Yves himself. And yes, Tom - we'd all care to see that book even if you're 105!</span></span></div></div><div><br /></div><object width="416" height="374" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" id="ep"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><param name="movie" value="http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/apps/cvp/3.0/swf/cnn_416x234_embed.swf?context=embed_edition&videoId=international/2011/06/01/talkasia.tom.ford.fashion.cnn"><param name="bgcolor" value="#000000"><embed src="http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/apps/cvp/3.0/swf/cnn_416x234_embed.swf?context=embed_edition&videoId=international/2011/06/01/talkasia.tom.ford.fashion.cnn" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" bgcolor="#000000" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="416" wmode="transparent" height="374"></embed></object></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">All images by <a href="http://www.hedislimane.com/fashiondiary/">Hedi Slimane</a> and video by <a href="http://edition.cnn.com/">CNN</a>.</span></span></div>Kikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15488282479641256264noreply@blogger.com0