Jonathan Saunders Spring Summer 2014

Jonathan Saunders / Jonathan Saunders Spring Summer 2014

Jonathan Saunders presented his Spring Summer 2014 womenswear show in London as part of London Fashion Week. The designer wore a blue shirt with a contrast collar from his menswear SS2014 collection, over a t-shirt, khaki trousers and dare I say, skanky trainers! Oh Jonathan I love a well worn pair of Converse, but those really need a good clean! Jokes aside, that portfolio the model was holding is a special piece made with Smythson, the British company famous for their stationeries. Why carry a 'murse' when we can have a fully functional A4 sized document holder for our iPads and what nots? That's high on my wish list.

Also collaborating with Jonathan Saunders, is French shoe designer Christian Louboutin. I'm not normally one to advocate wearing women's shoes, but do we think the above shown at Jonathan Saunders Spring Summer 2014 would come in a size 43? Maybe sans the bow tie at the front?

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David Beckham in Belstaff - Belstaff House Opening, London

David Beckham / PA, Daily Mail / Belstaff Fall Winter 2013

I left London for a few days, and what happened? David Beckham officiated the opening of Belstaff House on New Bond Street, that's what happened! Belstaff moved into the newly refurbished building at 135 - 137 New Bond Street, and a whole host of stars turned up for the opening as part of London Fashion Week. The event was celebrated with a motorbike parade down London’s home of luxury retail, New Bond Street, which had been closed to traffic for the occasion. David Beckham wore a Belstaff 'Kendal' leather biker jacket, over a white t-shirt and matching leather trousers for the event. The jacket featured textured sheepskin from New Zealand with blistered-like grains, but with exceptionally soft touch and feel. It is also announced that David Beckham will front Belstaff’s Spring/Summer 2014 global advertising campaign, which will be photographed by Peter Lindberg and inspired by the late great Belstaff aficionado Steve McQueen.

David Beckham / PacificCoastNews.com

Please excuse my social media speak:"ZOMG IT'S DAVID BECKHAMMMMMMMM! HE'S SO HOT!!!"

Belstaff House

Please regain your composure. I can't wait to visit the new Belstaff House. New Bond Street in London is getting exciting by the day.

Édgar Ramírez's Montblanc TimeWalker Chronograph - 'Libertador' Portraits, Toronto International Film Festival

Edgar Ramirez, Alberto Arvelo and Juana Acosta / Source: Larry Busacca/Getty Images North America

The director and main cast of 'Libertador' attended the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival on Tuesday in Toronto, Canada. Director Alberto Arvelo's 'Libertador' is the largest South American film production to date, and it illustrates the story of Simon Bolivar, a political and military hero who played an instrumental role in Latin America's independence from Spanish rule. Venezuelan actor Édgar Ramírez, who played the title role in the movie, along with the director and actress Juana Acosta attended the photocall at the Guess Portraits Studio to promote the biopic. Édgar wore a simple charcoal grey suit over a white t-shirt, and accessorised with a Montblanc TimeWalker Chronograph.

Edgar Ramirez / Source: Larry Busacca/Getty Images North America, Montblanc

Edgar kept it really simple. No necklace nor rings, and at times the portrait was so good that it could almost double as the watch campaign. It is a beautiful timepiece and I think it suited him really well. It is proof that a good watch is all you need at times.

The Montblanc TimeWalker Chronograph Automatic watch features self winding mechanical movement with built in chronograph function. You can shop it online from Selfridges.

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Pelayo Diaz in McQ Alexander McQueen x MxM Maxime Büchi

Pelayo Diaz / Source: Katelovesme | McQ Alexander McQueen Fall Winter 2013

Came across this picture of popular blogger Pelayo Diaz, aka Price Pelayo, in the t-shirt from the McQ Alexander McQueen x MxM Maxime Büchi Fall Winter 2013 collaboration. The famed fashion house and the world renowned tattoo artist have come together to produce a loose drop-shoulder t-shirt and a fitted white shirt with a cut-away button down collar, both featuring traditional maritime iconography such as compasses and ships and reworked by the latter in his own unique handwriting. Love the t-shirt, I thought Pelayo looked really good in that whole styling.

MxM Maxime Büchi will also be designing an installation for the McQ Alexander McQueen London flagship store window at Dover Street, which will be unveiled this Thursday (12th Sept) with an instore party as part of London Fashion Week. There will be music and cocktails curated by the man himself from 5 - 8pm at 14 Dover Street. This man has some serious tattoos, go check him out!

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Jack Purcell x Hudson’s Bay Company, Converse x Maison Martin Margiela

Walked past Selfridges at London's Oxford Street today and I literally had to turn back to take this picture. An entire window near their main entrance is dedicated to the Jack Purcell x Hudson's Bay Company sneakers collaboration.

Now before I go any further: are all Jack Purcells Converse sneakers, but not all Converse sneakers are Jack Purcells? In the words of Zack Johnson (Big Bang Theory's Penny's hunky ex-boyfriend): "are all thumbs fingers, but not all fingers are thumbs?". I LOVE The Big Bang Theory, but let's not wander too far here. I really should Wikipedia stuff before I blog. Jack Purcell was a Canadian world champion badminton player, who designed the popular sneakers that we are all wearing today. Converse purchased the trademark in the 70s, so it is not wrong to address them as Converse Jack Purcell.

What about Chuck Taylor you ask. Chuck was a basketball player who worked for Converse in the 1920s and was credited for improving the design of the sneakers we all still love today. And those classics do not go out of style. Jack Purcell sneakers have a 'smiley' face at the front. Confusing yet?

So Canadian retailer Hudson's Bay Company collaborated with Converse Jack Purcell, originally a Canadian. And I saw the shoes in the window of Selfridges, also owned by Canadians. Nice link? The shoes are gorgeous, my picture probably doesn't do it justice. These are not the regular white sneakers painted with coloured stripes. The body was made with the iconic Hudson's Bay wool blanket which you can see from official pics below:

Converse Jack Purcell x Hudson's Bay Company sneakers / Nikeinc

Ironically, I could not find the shoes online at Selfridges. You can however purchase them online at The Bay.

Also launching this September, are the Converse x Maison Martin Margiela sneakers. In signature Margiela style, the Jack Purcell and Chuck Taylor sneakers (you still following??) are all hand painted in Margiela's iconic white paint. Available in red, black, navy, and Margiela-exclusive vintage yellow, the white paint will peel off over time to reveal the base colour and achieve an artisanal effect.

Converse x Maison Martin Margiela / Nikeinc

Do you have a favourite yet? I love Converse, I love Margiela, I love Converse collabs, my favourite being the Missoni ones. But I cannot deal with the white paint peeling off on my wooden flooring. Personally, I love the low cut Jack Purcell x Hudson's Bay sneakers. What about you?

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Pharrell Williams in Junya Watanabe - LAX Airport

Pharrell Williams / source: Cocoafab | Junya Watanabe Fall Winter 2013

Pharrell Williams was pictured at Los Angeles airport this week after attending a certain menswear event in London. Pharrell wore a sand coloured patchwork coat from Junya Watanabe, layered over a black polka dot waistcoat, long blue shirt, denim shorts and exotic looking sneakers. It all sounds so mish mash and ridiculous and should not work in theory, but I actually really love this look. Love the straw hat and gorgeous sunnies. The long blue chambray shirt and the short waistcoat was a nice play of contrast. It is an absurd coat but he made it work. I am stunned.

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Nicolas Cage's Montblanc Nicolas Rieussec Open Home Time - Premiere of 'Joe', 39th Deauville American Film Festival

Nicolas Cage and Alice Kim / Source: Francois Durand/Getty Images Europe

Nicolas Cage and his wife Alice Kim attended the premiere of the movie 'Joe' during the 39th Deauville American film festival on Monday evening. A little intrigued about the movie because of it's simplistic title, and also because it bears my name. The movie synopsis reads that Cage plays a man who runs a crew of 'tree poisoners' for a local lumber company, rendering healthy trees sick so they can be cut down. Cage plays the title role of Joe, who being the unlikeliest of role models, meets a 15-year-old troubled teenager and is faced with the choice of redemption or continual ruin.

Besides the similarity to my name, Nicolas also wore a 'Nicolas' watch for the red carpet premiere. Nicolas Cage was spotted with the 'Nicolas Rieussec Open Home Time' from Montblanc. The watch paid homage to French watchmaker Nicolas Rieussec to celebrate the 190th anniversary of the invention of the chronograph. The watch is a marvellous creation of great technicalities, which I would not pretend to comprehend. What I can, is to marvel at the gorgeous aesthetics. I posted pictures of the watch on Twitter and Instagram previously, this is definitely one #WishlistWednesday worthy timepiece.

Nicolas Cage and Alice Kim / Source: Montblanc

A little note about the 'Home Time': the timepiece has a small red triangular index which points to the hour in the wearer’s home time zone, while the larger hour-hand and minute-hand keep track of the time in whichever zone the watch’s owner is presently staying. A nice little feature for the globe trotters amongst us. You can find out more about the Montblanc Nicolas Rieussec range online here.

Montblanc Nicolas Rieussec Open Home Time

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