Hey there Pretty Birds,
I would like to introduce 7-Lips, a new profile that I will be featuring here on the blog. What's in the Name? Well it all started with the revival of gold jewelry, especially necklaces and charms that reference iconic pop symbols like lips, wings, hearts, anchors, lightning, dynamite, arrows, stars and most recently at Kenzo, eyes. My personal favorite are the lips. Why?
KISSABLE LIPS: Well, I've been told in the past that I have beautiful lips (and you must know by now that I'm not in any way vain), but I do believe you should celebrate your best assets. And why not in the form of addictive prints and eye-catching jewelry? Some of my favorite lips include
Nora Kogan's Man Ray Lip's and Prada's SS/2000 lipstick print. Here I am wearing a 2011 re-issue of the Prada print.
Photo courtesy of Olivia da Costa
So where does the SEVEN come in? Seven is my favorite number. Considered magical, I've always lived my life in the grace of sevens. And no, I haven't been diagnosed with OCD, no counting to seven to confirm that I've turned the stove off. It's just a special number for me. For example, I was born in July and my son's birthday is 07/27/07.
So how did Seven Lips come together? I found this Jennifer Meyers lip necklace at
Barneys about a year-and-a-half ago and this
LuLu Frost "Code" pendant at
Five Story last November. I didn't want to layer necklaces (not into tangling) so I just added the seven to the lips and realized that they were a perfect match. Don't they work well together? I rarely ever take the combo off, and after staring endlessly at it and constantly tugging at the seven, I came up with the name 7-Lips. When the term popped into my head, I immediately thought that it would be a cool title for a blog. Since I already have my hands full with this one, and encouraged by my desire to create interesting profiles, I've come to the conclusion that 7-Lips is the perfect name for a wish list of my or my friends' current obsessions. So to start off the series, here are my current Seven obsessions.
1. My son Piero Jackson rock climbing at Disney Land. The little love of my life, he never ceases to inspire me.
2. Polaroids by Helmut Newton and Guy Bourdin, inspiration for a soon-to-be launched project.
3. I've always had a thing for pink. I guess it's the girlie side of me. In fact, I've had to use major restraint over the years to avoid succumbing to the pink story at my favorite boutiques. But this season's powdery shoe delights by
Christian Louboutin and
Gianvito Rossi are totally pumping up my raging sweet tooth and I think indulging is my only solution.
4.
Atelier VM will be the death of my wallet. I've been a shiny, lost cause from the moment that I walked into the jeweler here in Milan. On my radar this Spring are these two gorgeous rings. Can't wait to get them on my fingers!
5. My Céline love has gone epic. Phoebe Philo designs clothes for a chic, modern and sensual woman. I love the silhouette of this dress, it's reference to Summer's raffia and marine netting is everything. The triangular transparency is my kind of sexy (I want to show a little cleavage this year, no problem). And I will never refuse a gorgeous pair of culottes.
6. Riddled by the guilt associated with buying too many toys for my son when I travel for work, I've begun to pick up baseball caps for him wherever I go. Souvenirs from the cities that I visit are my way off making up my absence while creating a sort of diary/collection that he can wear, and which will hopefully inspire his travel plans one day. And the fun part is that I get to wear them too. (Wink)
7. Skate shoes made their way back onto the fashion scene a few seasons ago. I remember my friends collecting Vans when we were in high school, my friend Martine Simon had a Mamba-worthy collection of colors. But it's these petrol Céline skate shoes and Vans for Kenzo Leopard print versions that have got me reeled in this season.
Let me know what you think of this series and feel free to post your obsessions on my
Facebook Fan Page. I'd love to see what you're obsessing about.
Collage by Annina Piana
