MONOCLE, THE CAFE.

(OWN PHOTOGRAPHS.)

A friend and I paid a visit to the newly established Monocle Cafe, it is a lovely cafe. Monocle is tucked away in the well-heeled area of Marylebone. I loved it, I love the minimalism of the cafe, and there is something fresh and innovative about the cafe. We walked in and I was very impressed by the ambiance, clean-cut presentation of the beverages and plump pastries, a selection from elder flower to a crisp cappuccino. My friend loved the pastry we both agreed that the pastry was simply divine they tasted "fresh and straight off the tender hands of the pâtisserie".

We both loved the environmentally friendly use of the glass bottles and the neat little stickers "drink me chilled", glass bottles look better anyways. With each order you will get a little square chocolate which is of course a lovely touch; on the back it has a little information about the company, if you don't read the magazine. In terms of music or "background noise" the monocle radio is playing throughout which I think is great it gives the place a sense of intelligence about the place. 

I have a thing for furniture it's just a little quirk of mine, I love the interior the color scheme and the photo frames that covered the walls. It was all quite dainty and ultimately perfect, you should go along and a pay a visit especially if you are in the area do yourself the favour of  grabbing a coffee, picking up a plump pastry and a piece of chocolate. I will of course be going back to the cafe of perfect pastries and crisp coffees. 

D. To Ra. 

Ladies and Gentlemen, David Bowie is back.

 Directed by the well renowned Floria Sigismondi, David Bowie's new video "The Stars (Are Out Tonight)" has been released. It is the second track on his new album New Day which is to be released by March 2013, so get ready! Okay alright the video, I'm telling you it's great...and after all this time he's still got it! Bowie has collaborated with the coolest British actress, Tilda Swinton and models Andrej Pejic and Saskia De Brauw. The video is stunning, prior to this video I wasn't too bothered about videos for Bowie, because his voice was all I needed, but now I'm stunned by how good this video is, it totally captures Bowie.
Tilda plays his wife, perfect combination, they look alike and they are both arty etc etc. I love how Bowie uses the models and actresses to show his previous performances, they are acting out what he did in his career which is cool, it's kind of like the resurrection of Bowie himself in his previous state. Now onto the song, I love it, sounds like Bowie has brought another era to ours. Bowie mellow vibes. Take a listen and appreciate.

 D.C

WHITE.

(ALL IMAGES ARE NOT TAKEN OR OWNED BY ME.) 

White. The colour. Apparently not an actual colour. Opposite of black. When mixed with black, makes grey. The colour of the gods. Celestial. The colour of purity. The colour of balance and harmony. It is spring and white is the new black. A innocence.

Surprisingly, even I am moved by this craze for the need to wear white, purely white. It was on the runways, now it's in the wardrobes and slowly but surely, it will be everywhere. This “need for white” applies to both male and females, it’s not a gender thing it’s an essential thing.  I love white, especially in fashion, clean-cut never look so good It’s purely pure and is the essence of a effortless outfit. I just pray people wear it correctly. I have also seen off-white pieces which are equally as beautiful. Another technique of style I really love is when white is enclosed with another colour for example with shoes, a monochromatic approach. The body of the shoe could be white and the sole of the white could be a wax colour which is stunning. 

I do not really like all white shoes, especially if they are worn with black trousers, they look slightly tacky. Especially if people aim to pull off the classic “all-white-outfit”, this is risky. Another item which seems to appearing everywhere is the white biker jacket, they look lovely. Acne has a white jacket and it has a bit of jeans on it, it is lovely. Even the presence of white in one’s outfit could make the outfit look slightly avant-garde and slightly futuristic. They are very few people who can pull off wearing all white. I repeat very few.

Items that are essential if in white are: Jeans. Shirt/T-shirt. Blazer. Coat. Simple shoes (off white.) Just try and incorporate these into your wardrobe, I promise this will work wonders for you. White is a statement colour in its own right. Wear white with any colour, that colour will be instantly illuminated. As it is a Spring/Summer, it will reflected by the sun.

Have a statement piece for Spring and Summer, get some white in your wardrobe.

Debs.