sander '96.

the walls of my flat are slowly filling up with ad campaigns - is it weird to want to frame them?! i often think that campaigns (well, when done by faves celine / jil sander) are so much better than any stylist-butchered shoot in a magazine - they're totally pure, with the whole look and aesthetic exactly how the designer intended. let's be honest you're not gonna top head to toe sander.. these two are from the spring/summer 1996 campaign, shot by craig mcdean.

jil sander store, nyc.

so i've spent the last two days in new york for work doing client meetings but managed to find a couple of hours spare on monday afternoon to go and visit some of my favourite haunts. very well situated (opposite opening ceremony) is the jil sander store.  i last visited two years ago and obviously loved it then but was really excited to see the s/s11 collection - what with all that colour against all that marble.. it didn't disappoint. i've got this ongoing battle in my head about 'when i buy a house how will i decide how to decorate it'.. (will it be homely and 'lived in' or beautifully minimal..?)  and this just confused me further as i've decided that i definitely want an angular marble staircase and a wall of revolving slats.. if you're ever in new york then it's really worth a visit.

images © anna singleton 2011.

wear orange.

orange is one of the key colours this season and is here to stay for the foreseeable future. if i had my way i'd invest in the celine coat, unfortunately at the moment all i can stretch to is a nailvarnish (well i lie as i actually bought it over a year ago) - i recommend essie as it goes on really well and seems to stay put..
1. celine aw11 - image via style.com.
2. artist anka mierzejewska's door via where they create.
3. friendship bracelet via m.e.r bracelets.
4. viviana volpicella via garance doré.
5. botanical drawing by pierre-antoine poiteau - image via google.
6. jil sander ss11 - image via style.com.

his and hers.

can't decide which i prefer out of the mens/ womens collection this season.. think it's the womens (just because of the knit) but the mens definitely comes a very close second. again, the trousers are perfectly cut, the shoes are are a good balance between smart and cool, the colour palette is beautiful, the textures are lovely and the silhouette is spot on. if you can spare the cash, i think every man should have a jil sander suit in their wardrobe, plus probably worth investing in the coat on the bottom right because it's d i v i n e.

jil sander aw11.

wowowow. so slick. i'd really like to crawl inside raf simon's head and steal his brain. he is always one step ahead.. i understand that to a normal person it's 'just a pair of trousers and a jumper or a coat that's too big' but to me, it is genius. i absolutely love (one again) the colour palette, the knit, the wool trousers, the sleek lines, the boyish boots, the duvet-like pieces.. i could go on. to see the rest of the collection, go here.
images via style.com.

jil sander ss11.

although miles too late, had to post this up as it was my fave last season and the answer to why there's so much colour on the catwalk and on the street this season. only raf could turn haute couture maximilism into jil sander minimalism. you can already see aspects of the collection creeping onto the high street but if you're gonna do it, do it in full.

images via style.com.

wear pink.

from neon sander-inspired shades (with a crisp white shirt and denim or other brights such as a tangerine orange) to softer, more floral tones (in layers and differing textures).

1. image from london fashion week feb11 © anna singleton 2011.

2. tear of jil sander dress from elle magazine.

3. image from london fashion week feb11 © anna singleton 2011.

4. tear from pigeons and peacocks magazine - photographer unknown.

5. photo of peonies via haw-lin.

6. rose print - pierre joseph redoute.

jil sander.

raf simons, designer for jil sander, has to be the king of simplicity. amazing cuts and use of colour - find everything he does completely inspirational. best ad campaigns ever. in love.

assortment of magazine tears from image archive.