So Haute Right Now

Paris Couture Week A/W 2012 is upon us...or is it 2013?  Fashion dates are confusing - they seem to always be in the future yet designers are constantly looking back in history for inspiration! Backwards!

But regardless of the year, I like nothing better than looking over endless beautiful pictures of mind-blowing fashion being modeled by stunners like Karlie Kloss in some of the most opulent Parisian buildings.

Karlie Kloss for Atelier Versace Couture - The 1st Versace Couture show in 8 years

Alas it will forever be "look, don't touch" as the prices of Haute Couture are so out of my league I think their orbiting another galaxy.  I read somewhere that only about a handful of 100 or so women actually purchase couture.  As it is not something that you can just pick up off the shop shelf - RTW is not applicable (FYI ready to wear).

But if I was in possession of a bottomless bank account, this is what I would request...

Zahia Dehar (Prostitute turned Fashion Designer) Lingerie:

Some of the head wear from Armani Prive and Giambattista Valli:

Armani Prive

Giambattista Valli

Giambattista Valli

And like many others, I salute Raf Simons' first collection for Dior since Galliano's disgraceful exit - give me dresses with super slim waists and floral bustiers:

Christian Dior

Christian Dior

What I'm not interested in at all is which bastards attend which shows.  I couldn't care less if Alexa "skinny indie chick" Chung attends, I don't care where she's sitting and what she's wearing...it's probably boring and grey...that girl needs to liven up her colour palate.  I mean the first google search for Couture Week Paris A/W 2013 returned pictures of Kanye West and the vacuous Kim Kardashian.  An example of more Sh*t Google Says.  And an example of the press focusing on the unimportant issues - it's Couture Week people not "Spot Pointless Celebrities Sitting at the Front Row Week" - yawn, yawn, yawn...

However, there is still more to come throughout the week...looks like it's going to be a good one ^_^

Cake Baking, Lingerie Making & Booty Shaking

What else is girl to do on Valentine's Day?

1.  Bake a Cake
2.  Knit some Lingerie
3.  Dance in front of the mirror wearing leopard high heels and a Boy Hoodie.

Many thanks to the man that didn't actually give me permission to use the hoodie...^_^

Cake Baking

Well, not strictly cake baking...more cupcake baking. 

My cupcake cases

I took a Donna Hay cake recipe (simple apple & bluberry cake) and just poured it into my cupcake cases and rather than add bits of fresh apple and blueberries on top, I just layered them in the middle.

Recipe taken from her Fast, Fresh, Simple cookbook.

Nom, Nom, Nom...

The Afternoon Tea of Champions

Lingerie Making

Of the Edible Variety

Unfortunately, I did not create the above piece...awesome, though, isn't it?  Who knew strawberry laces could be so versatile?  Find the pattern by Dawn Payne at knitty.

I'm trying it out with some cream cotton yarn...I'll keep you updated ^_~.

Booty Shaking

I'm dancing in front of the mirror to Rihanna (don't be ashamed to admit that you do it too!) in an H&M fawn coloured hoodie - it's so cute it can be worn on its own...

Come here Rude Boy, Boy, Can you get it up? Come here Rude Boy, Boy, Is you big enough?

Get down low

Criss-Cross

Hip Shaking w/ H&M

Rihanna - Rude Boy