Fashionable Parents.

Angelina Jolie (in Yves Saint Laurent) and Brad Pitt

"Domestic Bliss"

Photo: Wmagazine.com

Arizona Muse with son, Nikko

J.Crew May '11 catalogue

Photo: fashiongonerogue.com

Photo: Vogue.com

Photo: thesartorialist.blogspot.com

For you, dad ~ Happy Father's Day!

Chloé.

I am so impressed by the presentation of Chloé's Resort 2012 collection as shown on Vogue.com. It's runway fashion worn by runway models, but shown on the streets. Take a look:

Chloé Resort 2012

Photos: Vogue.com

This type of presentation not only brings life to the clothes and accessories, but it also shows viewers that the clothes are wearable and accessible - brilliant. 

Street fashion style blogs such as Streetfsn by Nam and Jak and Jil show "real people" wearing the fashions from the runways in "real places." 

Read more about this collection here. 

Quote.

"Elegance is not the perogative of those who have just escaped from adolescence, but of those who have already taken possession of their future." -Gabrielle 'Coco' Chanel

The Bun.

The Ballerina Bun v. The Top Knot

Here are the contestants: 

 

Photo: fashiontoast.com

 Photo: Marie Claire Italia via fashiongonerogue.com

Photo: thesartorialist.blogspot.com

Photo: intothegloss.com

I confess, throwing my hair into a bun was my go-to I'm-having-a-particularly-bad-hair-day hairstyle. It was easy -- great for class, the beach, eating... I didn't think about it and a mirror was not required to achieve the "easy" look. One day, a close friend complimented, "I really like your ballerina bun. It's chic." This was the first time I really thought about my bun as a fashion statement. Now ballerina buns, messy bedhair buns, and top knots are showing up in all sorts of fashion editorials and on the streets. 

The consensus: Be conscious of your bun! ~

Behind the Camera.

Photo: jakandjil.com

Photo: jakandjil.com

Bill Cunningham

Photo: streetfsn.blogspot.com

Photo: streetfsn.blogspot.com

Photo: vogue.com

Photo: vogue.com

I always love a beautiful photo - they were the reason I started reading Vogue back in elementary school. Vogue does a romantic photo like no other.

Recently, I've been trying to pay more attention to the eye behind the photos I adore: the photographers. Films and other media have begun to showcase these geniuses.

              Bill Cunningham -- Bill Cunningham New York - trailer

              Scott Schuman "The Sartorialist"  -- The Sartorialist documentary

I've been collecting photos that show other photographers taking different angles of the same shot (above). We so often view photos in magazines and on blogs and forget that there is a whole world we aren't seeing. 

For the Sea.

Photo: Elle Ukraine via. fashiongonerogue.com

Photo: Elle Italia via fashiongonerogue.com

Photo: Vogue Paris via fashiongonerogue.com

Photo: Marie Claire via fashiongonerogue.com

Photo: fashiongonerogue.com

A few months ago, a couple of friends and I had a mini-debate regarding the origin of the bikini. Was it really named after Bikini Atoll? Or was it named strategically bikini to indicate two pieces?

Take a look: Time's The History of the Bikini -- really interesting. 

Photo: Elle Russia via fashiongonerogue.com

There are many options for women's swimwear - or tanwear if you aren't keen on getting wet. One pieces, tankinis, bikinis, monokinis, the recent burqini to name a few. Just taking the 'bikini' category there are bandeau tops, string tops, push-ups; for bottoms, you can choose a bikini cut, high-waisted (think: retro), brazilian (think: cheeky).

I recently purchased a white bandeau top in hope of looking tanner (skin color contrast with the white was the idea).

Which type are you wearing this season?