Cage me

These beauties have flown off the shelves and it's no wonder:
Gladiators *tick*,
Animal print *tick*,
Cage cutout feature *tick*
AND they are effortlessly cool *tick times a million*.

Many, many girls around London have been spotted wearing these since last summer when the gladiator trend started. One year on these shoes are still very much the most worn flat sandal shoes around town.

Personally I would style them with skinny jeans and slouchy tshirt, to rock up a flowery dress or with some evening silky shorts...the possibilities are endless!

They're out of stock online but promises have been made that they will be back within weeks. Oh yes.
Otherwise use those pins to head over to the Covent Garden shop where there's still a few sizes in this wonderful natural snake leather. Also loving the grey suede and the very OTM jelly fluo pink or turquoise #buythemall.

Bring on the summer gigs and picnics in the park, we are sooo ready!

Your faithfully,
xoxo The Eye

Photo courtesy of Office Shoes - available online for 45£ (http://www.office.co.uk/) Model: Arabian Nights.

Kafka Jap-tastic

When a friend asked me to suggest a book to read, a storm of mackerels rushed through my head.

No, I didn’t loose the plot. The mackerels are just a flashback from one of the most compelling, weird and ecstatic novels I have read in the past few years:

Kafka on the Shore
by Haruki Murakami, translated by Phillip Gabriel
656pp, Harvill, £12.99

Set in rural and urban Japan, the plot unveils in two tranches.

In the first one, the 15 year-old Kafka Tamura runs away from Tokio and from his father, who kills cats to make flutes with their souls. Kafka ends up in the Japanese provinces where he befriends cross-gender librarian Oshima and the mysterious Mrs. Saeki, who offer him an employment and place to stay.

The second tranche of the plot describes how a group of wartime evacuees glimpsed a UFO before falling unconscious. All the evacuees cam back to their wits after a few hours except for Nakata who remains in a coma for weeks before waking up bestowed with cat-talking powers.  Many years later, Nakata comes across Kafka’s father, while he works as a “cat finder”.

The story continues in the most bizarre, entertaining way.

I won't give away the ending as that *would* be a crime. You will have to read it and, trust me, you will be captured by the twisted and enthralling world of one of the most acclaimed modern japanese authors.

Read this book if you liked: 'One hundred years of solitude' by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Going Nude

Ok I admit it, I am a complete freak for a colour palette of Nude - Powder Pink - whatever you wanna call it. No regrets, I love it. The colour is consistently flattering on any girl I have seen wearing it (and some very brave men too), it is effortlessly chic and frankly I could not live without it.

My search for the perfect nude pink t-shirt climaxed with the purchase of a fab Aubin & Wills, after a full year of searching (ahem). The hunt for the perfect nude trouser has finally come to an end #easilypleased.

Spotted, tested and bagged these Mango jeans for 39.90£. Yes indeed it is not always necessary to shell out the price of a Michelin-starred meal to get yourself nice jeans. I have always enjoyed the benefits of Mango jeans, together with Zara and H&M. Promise.

Now, the trick is channeling the colour blocking mood du jour. Personally I will go for a fuschia silky top I have and pair with very high platforms (as pictured). Otherwise they can work with a bright red or electric blue.

Oh and don't forget the belt: I would go for a slim tan or grey (head to American Apparel or an oh-so-wonderful Celine one).

Next task will be finding the perfect nude shoe, leg-lengthning heaven!

Love to all and enjoy your nude-ness or lack thereof!
Yours Faithfully, xoxo The Eye

Photo courtesy of Mango

All that Jazz

Here at Trisori we have fallen head-over-heels for this Essie s/s colour which looks extremely chic and perfectly complements the neons and colour-blocking of this season.

Very nice, we say.

On the same theme I am also looking out for a colour-blocking around the colours of pink - powder pink - neon pink. More very soon, the hunt is on!

Happy weekend to you all, may it be blessed with sun, laughs and sparkle!

Your faithfully,
xoxo The Eye

Sample Sale alert!

Click and go to sample sale heaven!

Yoox is holding its semi-annual sample sale...

http://www1.yoox.com/searchresult.asp/dept/secretsale/gender/D/tskay/B84CE7A2/ipp/40

I went straight to Footwear and Dresses.

Yours faithfully,

xoxo The Eye

Check out the check

Think summer think bbq and festival. An that leads us to hippie-chic, what with all these 70's flares popping up everywhere!

I don't personally favour flared jeans and the likes but I am really digging the checked shirts and this Uniqlo number fits my bill: 3/4 sleeves, taylored fit and a nice cotton-linen mix.
It works on so many levels:
- With a short jean short and flat metallic gladiators;
- White jeans and killer heels (currently loving chunky platform sandal from Zara - tan leather);
- Capri jeans and ballerinas;

My style addition to this ensemble would be a nice panama hat for extra cool-factor and some long chains around the neck.

The shirt is on offer online at Uniqlo for 14.99£ (steal!) and I've already seen a few walking around town. My favourite colour is the one in the pic above, code 11 PINK.

Note to self: avoid the cowgirl look (we *did* do it in the 90's and it was tough to pull off even then!) think more down the lines of City Girl goes to the park :)

Love to all,
Your Faithfully xoxo The Eye

Photo courtesy of Uniqlo

Must-read books for Fashionistas

If you feel the need of expanding your fashion background, Trisori is happy to suggest five books that our team read during the Easter break. We thought that sharing these books with you was a good way of passing on our love of fashion.

The Little Black Book of Style by Nina Garcia

Nina Garcia is a fashion icon & Project Runway judge, she definitely knows how to style a woman.

The Little Black Book of Style is about helping women to understand the basics of how to stand out.
We found very useful the don’ts of fashion that Nina lists elegantly and the directional paragraphs on how to create your sense of style.
This is the book we all need when we want to edit our closet and pass the time test.


The One Hundred by Nina Garcia

The One Hundred is a Guide to the Pieces Every Stylish Woman Must Own
Nina Garcia’s lists the top 100 items that every woman needs in her wardrobe
These include classics and basics like the Plain White Tee together with some surprising trendy. We will leave them for you to discover while reading the book!
This is the book you need to build a wardrobe ready for every occasion.

Glamour Girls by Patrick McMullan

This book is a collection of photos of beautiful and stylish ladies who have given a new dimension to the world of fashion.
Patrick McMullan has taken more then 1000 pictures of famous icons like Uma Thurman and Angelina Jolie.
This is the book to read for indulging in a journey of celebrities fashion.

That Extra Half Inch: Hair, Heels and Everything in Between by Victoria Beckham

Here at Trisori’s headquarter we are all very surprised to list in our top five books
Victoria's writing debut.
Her fashion tips make this book a must-read. Her conversational writing style helps to get the feeling of the friend’s advice you need when you need some inspirational fashion guidelines. As an extra, Victoria lists a great deal of stores where you can buy everything she talks about in her book.

House of Gucci: A Sensational Story of Murder, Madness, Glamour, and Greed, by Sara Gay Forden

A family murder adds always a bit of suspense and mystery to any story. Above all if it involves big brands like Gucci.
Why do you have to read it? It’s better than a movie and it’s a piece of 90’s history of fashion.

Love,
Trisori xx