One of my absolute favorite models, Liya Kebede had a fashion spread in Sunday’s T:Style Magazine in the New York Times featuring clothes inspired by traditional African dress. Just caught the photos now and absolutely loved them. Shot by Paolo Riversi, these have such gorgeous color and styling… of course she looks absolutely stunning. (And I wish I could find more of Riversi’s work online past the cursory Google search!) Anyway, see the whole slide show here.

Love this clutch from Malini Murjani‘s Spring 2007 collection. Futuristic looking and sleek. (via Clothes-Pin)

Very wearable collection from Bottega Veneta. Loved the separates and those dresses. (Especially with that ostrich bag on the right!)

Lately I’m really liking mini dresses, even with belts. These from Geren Ford are especially nice. Lovely color and detail. The effect is simple and effortless.

Little did I know that British brand Aquascutum is the first company to produce a waterproof cloth as well as the very first raincoat. London Fashion Week rolls about and I’ve paid only a little attention to shows this week but this show caught my eye. I particularly loved the very tailored look of these clothes. In all, a neutral collection with pops of persimmon and yellow. (Very much in line with the trends at the New York shows.) And that cute cropped trench-y raincoat is so sweet.

This seriously should become just an Anthropologie blog. Their catalogs are coming out now with increasing frequency that Anthropologie Love just grows and grows. Their latest catalog is focused on printed fabrics. Lots of the upholstery is done in Marimekko, a.k.a. the mother brand of surface design. Loved the above dress in particular. Fabulous catalog, fabulous styling as we expect from Anthro.