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on the streets of new york

It's the start of lent today, and one of my things to do for the next 40 odd days is to blog everyday. They say it only takes 3 weeks to form a habit, so lets hope in this case it is true. It's not that I don't like blogging, it's just that I always put it off and before you know it, months have gone by and your blog is covered in dust and cobwebs.

New York Fashion Week is almost done, so I thought it best to start here, and catch up on the best show there is, street style.

                        

Meet The Muggies

I recently launched a jewellery collection, The Muggies, inspired by my blog where I share my craze for fashion, obscure little market haunts, vintage finds, mini breaks and love for music and food.

It’s on these adventures where I fill up my treasure trove with vintage jewellery pieces, broken bags, offcuts of lace, odd pairs of earings, sheets of old buttons basically anything you can imagine.

The Muggies were born due to overflowing drawers of treasures, and all these odd pieces have been given a new lease on life.

 * For those of you in South Africa, they are currently available at smacs.co.za

xMM

A day with Jessica Weiss

A while back I wrote a post on Lucy Chadwick who was filmed by The Selby for Zara. I really enjoyed her story, style and if you remember especially her appartment.  Now H&M have also started with an 'H&M life' video campaign and first up is Germany's fashion blog darling Jessica Weiss.

She originally started LesMads blog, followed with a short stint as executive online editor for Interview Magazine and has recently launched her new blogazine project, Journelles. The only downside of this site is that I don't speak nor read German, I hope it will be available in english sometime soon?

She definately has a great sense of style and I can identify with so much she says in this video, especially when mentioning that if she has a lack of inspiration when getting dressed she always takes something comfortable. Maybe that sounds lazy to some, but really when it get's down to it if you feel comfortable it will just project a sense of confidence on the outside.
I also agree with her philosphy of being able to mix fast fashion with luxury. One doesn't need to have loads of designer items to be regarded as fashionable or stylish.

xMM

From Jozi with Love...

If there was ever a prize for the best non active blogger, I would be sure to win hands down. But I do however have a good reason(s). Two months ago I gave up the streets of Paris for the African sun. As if the move wasn't strenuous enough, I decided to not only launch my own jewellery label, but also a 'on the side' vintage label. Overambitious much? oh yes, and did I mention my computer crashing? Although they managed to practically recover all my files (hallelujah!) my whole computer is a mess and it's almost like a scavenger hunt tracking down certain images.

As a result, there is so much I want to share, that I should've shared already, but better late than never I guess? So in the next few weeks I will be digging a bit in the past as well as showcasing the present.

xMM

Muggie Teaser

This past weekend we shot the Muggie collars from my Mizz Muggie jewellery range.

We're still busy editing, but thought I would post a blurry little teaser of what's to come!

 

watch this space for the range in the next few days!

xMM

Love's story

One of my favourite designers by far is Pamela Love. I love her jewellery and her oh so totally bohemian way of dressing. So it would come as no surprise that when she got married, she would design her own fabulous jewellery (duh!) and look like an absolute gypsy queen.

 

xMM