The Checkered Blazer

STELLA MCCARTNEY checkered blazer (similar here, here, here.) / LE SPECS the last Lolita sunglasses / H&M white t-shirt / RE/DONE vintage high-rise Levi jeans (similar here and here) / MARNI handbag (similar here) / ALEXANDER WANG black mules (similar here)

Loving this Checkered Blazer trend. Such an easy piece to dress up or down. I've preferred it more casual with just some high-rise jeans but with a fitted LBD and some sleek stilettos, this blazer would look so chic for an evening look as well. Fitted or oversized, I'm on board with adding this piece to my wardrobe. 

HANES X NORDSTROM Collaboration

I recently stumbled upon this awesome collaboration between Hanes and Nordstrom. They have partnered with a bunch of cool brands for a limited edition run of Hanes T-shirts. 

Warby Parker, Opening Ceremony, and Coca-Cola are just a few of the brands that Hanes has collaborated with. All are each very unique and very much 'on brand'. 

Here are some of my favorites: 

WARBY PARKER

KRINK

NIKBEN

OPENING CEREMONY

ASHKAHN

COCA-COLA

View the rest of the t-shirts and other collaborations, HERE. 

Make sure to hurry and pick-up your favorite tees soon before the Collaboration comes to an end on September 24! 

Shop online or in person at select Nordstroms. 

At Home With: Designer Raphaël Van Gend

Touring the beautiful home of Belgian-born Designer, Raphaël Van Gend. 

Take a peek into his stunning home in Brussels. 

“Despite an intense attention to detail, the 1920s house is uncluttered to the point of emptiness. ‘‘To me, an absence of things is peaceful,’’ Van Gend says. With a deft sense of composition, he arranged almost cinematic vignettes with a scarce amount of furniture chosen from a variety of periods: geometric brass sconces by the postwar Belgian designer Jules Wabbes, a square, patinated steel chair by the contemporary designer Franck Robichez and a creamy, undulating sofa by Pierre Paulin, originally manufactured in the late ’60s. When he couldn’t find an armchair to complement the sofa, he designed a swiveling leather captain’s chair upholstered in Kvadrat fabric. He also re-envisioned the room’s intricate floor, polishing the interlocking grid of tiles custom-cut from solid chips of oak into a pale finish.”

A beautiful space that's absolutely pristine. For how minimal and white everything is, I somehow find this space to feel very inviting. I could compare it to a Gallery space that reels you into the details of a piece of work. I want to study that sofa, walk around it, take it all in. Although, I would find it too terrifying to actually take a seat as if it were an art piece. However, Gend's studio is another story. I want to touch everything in there. Study the pencil and notebooks he has layed out on his desk to maybe get a bit of a glimpse into his creative mindset. It's truly an inspirational space. 

View more images and read more about Raphaël Van Gend online via The New York Times, here. 

ARCHIVES | “Don’t Shoot” by Tim Walker

One of my favorite Editorials. I love the concept and all the clothes, I could see all these looks being worn again now. How chic are those white sneakers with high socks!? 

“Don’t Shoot” by Tim Walker 

Grace Cobb, Vogue Italia September 1999

Moodboard 08.29.17

There is something very calming for me about putting moodboards together. I always have a folder of images that I find inspiring or just aesthetically pleasing on my desktop. After a couple days of finding images I always seem to get a theme going sometimes intentionally, sometimes not. Regardless, the collecting is what inspires me. Looking through archives of images and the process of collecting them is exciting for me.  

+ all images via Tumblr. (Follow along with me ~ www.kindofluxe.tumblr.com)