>>  Model and girlfriend of Jamie Hince from The Kills, Valentine Fillol-Cordier made UK Harper's Bazaar's annual best-dressed list.  Her outfit really caught my eye -- the coat with the red collar and big buttons, the black tights, the red shoes, the casual makeup and hair.  Excited to have found her, I looked around for more pictures -- surely this couldn't be her only great outfit if she made a best-dressed list.  But no such luck -- the only pictures I could find of her were from photo editorials -- no candids, no nothing.  Looks like Valentine likes to stay out of the spotlight.  But keep your eye out for her -- and I will as well.  She looks like she has potential.   

>>  I've had the April 2006 i-D in my possession for a while now, but I haven't reported anything on it yet because I've been letting this editorial, "In Suburbia," roll around my head for a bit.  The styling by Heidi Bivens caught my eye because it can actually be translated very easily into everyday wear. 

From these two pictures, I took away four things:

1)  Cardigans, cardigans, cardigans.  I've been feeling this way for a while, but this just cements it -- cardigans are back in a big way.  At least in my wardrobe they are.   

2)  I need a matador-inspired jacket.

3)  Wearing a rosary as a necklace.  I've been looking for a good rosary to wear since last summer, but haven't found anything I was happy with.  Seeing one in this picture reminded me that I need to keep looking. 

4)  I need me a nice tiered dress -- ever since the Marc Jacobs spring 2006 show I've been on the hunt.  But I am in absolute love with that green lacy tiered dress by Julien MacDonald. 

Moral of this story?  Ebay, here I come!