Designed to look just like a little meringue, these rings look absolutely uber-delish.
The German designer Tanja Hartmann used silicone to create those sweet rings. (No- this is not an engagement ring suggestion…)
The last time I had meringues was here. And they were addictive.
Are meringues the new cupcakes?

The last weekend has been an incredibly cold and rainy one.
I finally made it to the National Portrait Gallery, which is highly recommended!
Afterwards we had amazing dinner at a friends house and Liv realised that she really has to get some candles for her new room in London.
While visiting colette I came across this SEX candles with Terry Richardson pictures: HOT!
Wouldn’t they make a great (bridalshower-) gift?

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Today (via woolgathering and miscellany) I found out about the fabulous London based jewellery website KABIRI.
They feature emerging designers and
offer a unique selection of their greatest pieces.
Their wide range covers minimal engagement rings, mens jewelry and all kinds of unique bling.
You should definitely check them out here.
How rad is this Bird Nest Ring?

Anyways this girl is turning jewelry into flowers. How rad is that?

You might also like these flower posts: I want to be with you, the return of happiness, random bouquet

…is the main inspiration of my new collection.
This jewelry piece has kind of the same idea…
27 Gold or Silver Plated Magnets formed into a rubix cube or any number of wearable shapes.
Wear as a Necklace, bracelet, anklet, ring.

I have a similar piece of jewelry that I call my everything.
I can wear it as belt, bracelet, headpiece, necklace and i love it.

Liv likes Lingerie. There has been a big discussion based on boudoir photoshoots on ESB read it here.
I agree boudoir shootings by a photographer could be really embarassing. Self-portraits are really inspiring on the other hand.
To send over via email if you are in an LDR…or just for the fun of it.
And I don’t think most man are not interested in lingerie and don’t give a shit… Of course it feels great and sexy to be naked.
I love being naked ; )

During London Fashion Week Liv met Victoria, the designer of the super hot London based lingerie label Fred & Ginger.
Their underwear is delighted to look naughty but luxurious sophistication
at the same time. I am definitely a Fan of black underwear,
so I especially like the “black label” collection.
The Bridal Collection is vintage inspired, from white silks but far far from boring as well.

Love the glamourous make-up with the red lipstick! Its my winterlook!

P.s: fred & ginger designs for both Freds and Gingers! Extra points for sexy mens underwear coming soon.

…Macha is about a quiet rebellion, not necessarily‘beautiful’, but not without nobility either, rough and warm-hearted and full of ripe character. It‘s witty, tenacious and defiant with an air of old fashioned peace…’

Oh yeah! You have to like a jewelry designer that describes her creations like that, right?
For me the pieces by Macha Jewelry look all really contemporary.
The way jewelry should look in 2010, if its not vintage.
I love that there are so many finds suitable for men.
Even outside the mens category on her website.
These stud signet rings for example or the big knot rings,
would make great unisex wedding bands.
And Liv especially likes the ones that combine silver and gold. For herself.

Uhm do you think I am writing too much about jewelry?

You might also like this mens jewelry post: WOLF MEN or diamonds are a GUYS best friend

What about you, how do you feel about Christmas?

photo of Liv and Lav London November 2009 by GT

Love is also the ultimate outlaw!
Did you know?

Love is the ultimate outlaw. It just won’t adhere to any rules. The most any of us can do is to sign on as its accomplice. Instead of vowing to honor and obey, maybe we should swear to aid and abet. That would mean that security is out of the question. The words “make” and “stay” become inappropriate. My love for you has no strings attached. I love you for free.

This quote is out of one of my favorite books Still Life With Woodpecker by Tom Robbins.

The fashion industry’s favourite sweet treat Laduree, has collaborated with Marni – producing a limited edition box of macaroons.
These are chocolate filled, layered with gold sheets, and will be available from December, 1st in all Laduree shops in Paris, London, Dublin, Tokyo and Switzerland. Yay its Christmas time!

I know someone would be happy ; )

Lav recently got really excited about tie clips after watching a 50’s movie!
So I did a bit research and found this clean and contemporary beauties shown above, as well as a few rad vintage finds like this hammered copper one:

found here.
This classic gentlemens accessory can definitely complete a great groom outfit. Its been said you should wear it at an angle, but
a lot of people say its not suitable for younger men to wear it…
I don’t agree with that all. Its a tiny little piece of jewelry that is both practical and can look very stylish also with younger men.
I also don’t care about the angle. I saw a lot cool guys wearing it straight across, like here at The Satorialist or here in the NY Times.
Most of this how-to-wear-rules are bullshit anyway, don’t you think?
Go break the rules men, that’s what is most sexy anyway.

You might also like these groom style posts: Lav is velvet, bow wow wow, WOLF MEN or diamonds are a GUYS best friend…

The project NEU is perfect if you are looking for a very special
(wedding) gift:
They are a limited edition, small hand stitched picture,
showing the word “new”.
Each picture in a different language of the world: NEU, NY, NEW………..
They look fabulous together but also work well as single objects.
All stitched in white glitter sequins, they make a wonderful and poetric statement.
Contact Brot und Spiele Gallery to buy one of her beautiful works.
I loved all parts of the exhibition.

At my farewell party (bye bye Berlin) on the weekend I got one of her amazing
artworks stating “NEW”. I couldn’t have received anything more beautiful or better themed right now.

Kinga Dunikowska is known for her installations, which take the spectator to generally known, but purely virtual places. With poetry and with a wink, the contemplator gets seduced and becomes often enough part of the staging.
In her older works the places are mostly mystical and part of a narrative or mythological tradition. Now the artist builts her newest work around a strict abstract question. But the result is not less enchanting.
Oscar Wilde’s conclusion »Illusion is the first of all pleasures« gets deconstructed by Kinga Dunikowska and like a complex mechanism separeted into it’s main components. That her poetic interpretation is neither limited to the aesthetical surface nor to an exclusively subjective perspective, but also describes the motor of our society, must be seen as an exceptional quality of this work.
However, the exhibition offers all components for a new mythology: The all-seeing eye of god, a tree of knowledge, melancholy, beauty and seduction through the attraction of the eternal new.