Dear London, please stop raining already...

#ThunderousTuesdays:

1. gucci rubber rain boots, gucci.com
2. balenciaga raincoat from fall winter 2011, balenciaga.com
3. jimmy choo x hunter wellington boots, mrporter.com
4. tretorn "skerry" rubber boots, tretorn.com
5. london undercover x maharishi umbrella, londonundercover.co.uk
6. astier de villatte x commune de paris plate, studiohomme.com
7. tom ford tortoiseshell "cary" sunglasses, my-wardrobe.com




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Dear London, please stop raining already...

#ThunderousTuesdays:

1. gucci rubber rain boots, gucci.com
2. balenciaga raincoat from fall winter 2011, balenciaga.com
3. jimmy choo x hunter wellington boots, mrporter.com
4. tretorn "skerry" rubber boots, tretorn.com
5. london undercover x maharishi umbrella, londonundercover.co.uk
6. astier de villatte x commune de paris plate, studiohomme.com
7. tom ford tortoiseshell "cary" sunglasses, my-wardrobe.com




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Jimmy Choo Fall Winter 2011 ad campaign

jimmy choo is reintroducing their menswear collection for fall winter 2011. one of my favourite models ben hill fronts the campaign, alongside brazilian supermodel raquel zimmerman. in a recent interview with founder tamara mellon, a question was asked "who is the jimmy choo man?", to which she replied "the man on the arm of a jimmy choo woman". so is mr. ben hills a jimmy choo man? i think so, i feel it's a great casting. shot on location at new york's waldorf astoria, the campaign is giving me a little versace vibe. perhaps it's that 90's "madonna for versace" hair on ms zimmerman, or that steven meisel lensed both campaigns.

and definitely definitely loving that pair of st james monk strap shoes. it's a choo in.

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Jimmy Choo Fall Winter 2011 ad campaign

jimmy choo is reintroducing their menswear collection for fall winter 2011. one of my favourite models ben hill fronts the campaign, alongside brazilian supermodel raquel zimmerman. in a recent interview with founder tamara mellon, a question was asked "who is the jimmy choo man?", to which she replied "the man on the arm of a jimmy choo woman". so is mr. ben hills a jimmy choo man? i think so, i feel it's a great casting. shot on location at new york's waldorf astoria, the campaign is giving me a little versace vibe. perhaps it's that 90's "madonna for versace" hair on ms zimmerman, or that steven meisel lensed both campaigns.

and definitely definitely loving that pair of st james monk strap shoes. it's a choo in.

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#WishlistWednesday (How do you Choo Choo Choo Choose)

not done #wishlistwednesday for a while, truth is i didn't really see anything i lust after lately. that's the sale time syndrome i call it. but new collections are gradually coming in and the mind is wandering again. after a brief hiatus from the menswear scene, jimmy choo is reintroducing mens' shoes for fall winter 2011. there was a big launch at mr porter yesterday, including a specially made video called "walk the line", a collaboration between the online retailer and the london based shoe maker. trust me, if you watch that video, you would want all the shoes, so danger ahead. anyway, my personal favourites from mr porter include the above black derby lace up shoes which will be perfect for my day job, the summery mustard colored sneakers, the gorgeous snow leopard print loafers and those porno porno loafers!

what's really surprising, or disappointing, is that mr porter did not stock (or is it coming later...?) my personal favourite from the entire jimmy choo menswear fall winter 2011 collection: the tiger print pony hair loafers, which you might have noticed it's already on my wishlist on the right. it's rather unlike me, but i am so ready to run around town with a plain shirt and trousers with those tiger tiger loafers.

if you are to choose (hey see what i did!), which is your personal favourite? the shoes are available online from mr porter US, mr porter international, luisaviaroma.com (those tiger tiger ones if you are feeling generous...) as well as jimmychoo.com.



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#WishlistWednesday (How do you Choo Choo Choo Choose)

not done #wishlistwednesday for a while, truth is i didn't really see anything i lust after lately. that's the sale time syndrome i call it. but new collections are gradually coming in and the mind is wandering again. after a brief hiatus from the menswear scene, jimmy choo is reintroducing mens' shoes for fall winter 2011. there was a big launch at mr porter yesterday, including a specially made video called "walk the line", a collaboration between the online retailer and the london based shoe maker. trust me, if you watch that video, you would want all the shoes, so danger ahead. anyway, my personal favourites from mr porter include the above black derby lace up shoes which will be perfect for my day job, the summery mustard colored sneakers, the gorgeous snow leopard print loafers and those porno porno loafers!

what's really surprising, or disappointing, is that mr porter did not stock (or is it coming later...?) my personal favourite from the entire jimmy choo menswear fall winter 2011 collection: the tiger print pony hair loafers, which you might have noticed it's already on my wishlist on the right. it's rather unlike me, but i am so ready to run around town with a plain shirt and trousers with those tiger tiger loafers.

if you are to choose (hey see what i did!), which is your personal favourite? the shoes are available online from mr porter US, mr porter international, luisaviaroma.com (those tiger tiger ones if you are feeling generous...) as well as jimmychoo.com.



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Ronnie Wood at 64th Annual Cannes Film Festival in Roberto Cavalli and Jimmy Choo

ronnie wood in cannes / ph: vittorio zunino celotto, getty images, jimmy choo

it's all happening in cannes right now. roberto cavalli opened a store in cannes on wednesday, and rolling stones member ronnie wood attended the launch party with girlfriend ana araujo, both dressed in roberto cavalli. i really love the belt on the runway model, wished ronnie had worn that too. what i was surprised at, was ronnie's shoe choice: he wore a pair of paisley slip-ons from jimmy choo's upcoming menswear collection.

ronnie wood in cannes / ph: vittorio zunino celotto, getty images, jimmy choo

the shoes were called "porno paisley". i always wondered why, until i've seen the close up of the shoes: it's paisley with a twist as there were several playboy bunny types hidden within the motifs! very interesting shoes, but i'm not exactly sure of the pairing with the tiger print shirt.

i'm rather excited about jimmy choo's upcoming menswear collection. mark wahlberg first wore a pair of jimmy choo shoes to this year's oscars, and i believe ronnie wood is the second to be seen with shoes from this collection.

jimmy choo "porno paisley", fall winter 2011 / ph: jimmy choo






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Ronnie Wood at 64th Annual Cannes Film Festival in Roberto Cavalli and Jimmy Choo

ronnie wood in cannes / ph: vittorio zunino celotto, getty images, jimmy choo

it's all happening in cannes right now. roberto cavalli opened a store in cannes on wednesday, and rolling stones member ronnie wood attended the launch party with girlfriend ana araujo, both dressed in roberto cavalli. i really love the belt on the runway model, wished ronnie had worn that too. what i was surprised at, was ronnie's shoe choice: he wore a pair of paisley slip-ons from jimmy choo's upcoming menswear collection.

ronnie wood in cannes / ph: vittorio zunino celotto, getty images, jimmy choo

the shoes were called "porno paisley". i always wondered why, until i've seen the close up of the shoes: it's paisley with a twist as there were several playboy bunny types hidden within the motifs! very interesting shoes, but i'm not exactly sure of the pairing with the tiger print shirt.

i'm rather excited about jimmy choo's upcoming menswear collection. mark wahlberg first wore a pair of jimmy choo shoes to this year's oscars, and i believe ronnie wood is the second to be seen with shoes from this collection.

jimmy choo "porno paisley", fall winter 2011 / ph: jimmy choo






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WE WILL ALL BE WEARING JIMMY CHOO NEXT SEASON!

jimmy choo menswear collection fall winter 2011, 15 jan 2011, milan / ph: jimmy choo

aren't the boots amazing!! one for everyday of the week! jimmy choo presented their new menswear fall winter 2011 collection in milan last saturday. i so wished i was there but pics will have to do for now. those brown boots are so calling out my name! i honestly thought jimmy choo would introduce a small capsule menswear collection just to test the market, but they really pushed the boat out. from the showroom pics, there were lots of variations of monkstraps, oxfords, hiking boots, trainers, luxe slippers etc.

jimmy choo menswear collection fall winter 2011, 15 jan 2011, milan / ph: jimmy choo

the brown side zipped boots in the first pic or the monkstraps above? i don't know, i probably will take both! pardon my hyperventilation, but the collection appeared much better than what i expected, one that signify that they are serious about the menswear market.

the shoes should retail around £395 to £695, and i believe those with exotic skins are by special order. should be in stores and online around july 2011.

perfect for work. despite having 4,645,784 pairs of lace ups and slip ons, monkstraps boots i have none. just the perfect excuse i needed!

ok i admit i am a little on the fence about the mock croc jimmy choo x hunter wellies, which they are introducing in men's sizes come july. i really like penn badgley's hunter boots as featured a few days back, but not quite sure how the above would work.

but overall very excited about jimmy choo's new men's collection. who's with me?




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WE WILL ALL BE WEARING JIMMY CHOO NEXT SEASON!

jimmy choo menswear collection fall winter 2011, 15 jan 2011, milan / ph: jimmy choo

aren't the boots amazing!! one for everyday of the week! jimmy choo presented their new menswear fall winter 2011 collection in milan last saturday. i so wished i was there but pics will have to do for now. those brown boots are so calling out my name! i honestly thought jimmy choo would introduce a small capsule menswear collection just to test the market, but they really pushed the boat out. from the showroom pics, there were lots of variations of monkstraps, oxfords, hiking boots, trainers, luxe slippers etc.

jimmy choo menswear collection fall winter 2011, 15 jan 2011, milan / ph: jimmy choo

the brown side zipped boots in the first pic or the monkstraps above? i don't know, i probably will take both! pardon my hyperventilation, but the collection appeared much better than what i expected, one that signify that they are serious about the menswear market.

the shoes should retail around £395 to £695, and i believe those with exotic skins are by special order. should be in stores and online around july 2011.

perfect for work. despite having 4,645,784 pairs of lace ups and slip ons, monkstraps boots i have none. just the perfect excuse i needed!

ok i admit i am a little on the fence about the mock croc jimmy choo x hunter wellies, which they are introducing in men's sizes come july. i really like penn badgley's hunter boots as featured a few days back, but not quite sure how the above would work.

but overall very excited about jimmy choo's new men's collection. who's with me?




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