Isabella Blow: the Big-Hearted Eccentric

Hello all, hope you are all well and excited that it is Friday!!!! Last week I was back in London, and decided to check out the Isabella Blow exhibition. It was breathtakingly beautiful. The detail in all the clothes and hats she wore was amazing to see up close. Her eccentric style is shown in … Continue reading

Gratitude

Just a quick post to say thank you to all of you who read and follow my blog. On Thursday it was my blog’s one year anniversary, and technically the three year anniversary of the blog name Nous et la Mode (I was on blogger for 2 years, and have only been on wordpress for … Continue reading

Un petit update

Seeing as I haven’t done an update for a while, I thought today would be perfect t do one. It has suddenly turned cold here in Italy, the wind is currently howling at my window, and the warm weather has definitely gone now. I just wanted to share with you some photos from the past … Continue reading

A day out….

Hello my internet chums. I hope you all had a lovely weekend and also a great Halloween!! A few weeks ago I went to Milan to attend a 50th wedding anniversary party. It was endearing to see how this couple have stayed together over the course of fifty years, through the good and the bad, … Continue reading

Who is it ?

Boo! Tomorrow is Halloween, yay! I sadly have school tomorrow, so the awesome spookiness of this day will be overshadowed by tests and lectures. I will try and subtly celebrate, painting and designing my nails in black with spiders painted on them. To help everyone get into the true spirit of Halloween (oh come on … Continue reading

Don’t open that door

It’s here guys. October! The month of gouls, ghosts and trick or treating. But alas, here in Italy it’s not as big of a thing as in England or USA, no one really goes trick or treating or gets dressed up, which in my opinion is quite a shame, because my spooky costume has to … Continue reading

The weird and wonderful earrings of Barcelona

Hi guys, I just wanted to share with you, some of the photos I took during my short trip to Barcelona. It’s a beautiful place, and while I was sightseeing, I came across a little shop in the centre with all these weird and wonderful earrings. They are made with extreme detail and colour, varying … Continue reading

Guest Post: Vintage jewellery eras and looks

The vintage period covers anything that was made more than twenty years ago, but within the last century. This was a fantastic period for jewellery, when styles changed from decade to decade. You only need to take a glance at the Hollywood icons of the time to see what was the height of fashion, and … Continue reading

Guest Post: AW Handbags

With September well underway comes a brand new fashion season and no self respecting fashionista can be seen without a handbag to finish of their perfect outfit. The major handbag brands have already launched there collections but with designer handbags comes the designer price tags. But like all high end fashion the designs eventually filter … Continue reading

Monsoon AW13 Campaign

Wow, I am tired. In the midst of LFW and the woes of school, I can say that I am feeling pretty tired. But alas not too tired to show you this intriguing and rather interesting AW campaign by Monsoon. I came across this video, and thought it was quite a good idea to incorporate … Continue reading