All posts tagged: Object of desire

Wishing for the hippest arm candy

You may have seen these gorgeous multi-coloured wrist adornments in the last few years when they’ve become awesomely popular, but do you know the story behind these colourful strings? Created by two Parisian women, Jenny and Delphine, who were inspired after their travels in Brazil and as the story goes, these coloured ribbons are given out to visitors in the city of Salvador, Brazil as a symbol of luck. They are tied onto the left wrist by a third party – each one tied with three knots and each knot comes with a wish made by the wearer. Once they have aged and finally fall off it is believe that your wishes have come true. The Hipanema duo used the idea of these multicoloured ribbons and devised a way for us to wear them as a fashion accessory – taking 200-year old tradition and making it trés boho chic. Each bracelet has a few strands of coloured ribbon, pearls, beading, shells and threads that join onto a chic magnetised clasp which make it super easy to wrap around …

You’ll never want to take them off!

A little peek at the Spring Summer 2015 collection of the famous red soled heels by Christian Louboutin. Any gal who sees her heels as more than just accessories and more of an extension of herself will love this cute campaign,”Water in Love” shot by Peter Lippmann, and will force you to add to that ever growing shoe collection and keep those beauties real close! Browse the new collection … (don’t say I didn’t warn you!)