Spied this vintage advertisement for Yardley of London Lip Slickers on Gatochy‘s Flickr stream and loved it. Favorite line in the ad copy: “Caution: She carries her ammunition in a secret Lip Lighter, a small ingenious little case for kissing. One end holds a Slicker… the other end a London Look lipstick in one of 6 man-trapping colors: Chelsea Pink, Pinkadilly, Dicey Peach, Poppycock, Nippy Beige, Peacherino.” (Man-Trapping?? Hilarity.) Thought I’d share. She has tons of vintage ads from the 1850s to the 1980s scanned and ready for perusing. Lovely for inspiration.

Been constantly thinking about these flats for awhile… I keep seeing them on chic women while walking up and down Madison Ave. Saw the post today on FabSugar about new colors for spring and immediately clicked over to view and fell in love with a few. The Lime Green as well as the Masaai Red (above) stood out for me. Such cute flats.

Um guys? Can we talk about Bottega Veneta for a minute? Like about how awesome they are? Seriously, people. I flipped through their latest catalog and wanted one of everything. (Yes, I am aware the prices are very much reflecting an extremely luxe product but please let me freak out about them right now.) The current ad campaign is absolutely gorgeous (featuring one of my favorite models, Inguna Butane.) with muted color and gorgeous photography. The spring collection is absolutely heavenly, lots of dresses, great fabrics, great drape, great textures. The handbags are, as usual phenomenal. Such soft looking leathers and other exotic skins, great form. Plus, amazing jewelry featuring some really beautiful materials. I love the stained glass-looking necklaces. In total love right now.

Peeped these alphabet blocks over at House Industries and immediately fell in love with them. There’s something lovely about tactile, carved childrens’ toys. These are exceptionally beautiful with different suns, letters, words and a puzzle piece on each side. (The puzzle forms a cute picture of a factory inspired by the work of famed Herman Miller textile designer Alexander Girard.) Fab stuff.

I love looking at Kate Spade‘s website. So many great things to look at aside from the pretty accessories including her new section Behind The Curtain which showcases various projects she’s working on and things she loves. Great section to have for any brand, in my opinion. I love the typography on that particular section as well. I also love the section that shows the latest advertising campaigns. Such genius. Ohhhh Kate!

Noticed that Steven Harrington updated his site with new work. Lovely as usual. Great color sense here. Love the peacocks. Check out the Etc. section for photos of his installations.