The Rains Came Down..

...and the floods came up, goes the song but thankfully from my forth floor flat the floods don't get that high. But if anyone was in any doubt that Summer is on it's way out and Autumn is heading our way then the rain in London today certainly did it's best to convince us.

After looking through the fall shows and the September issues there are already a few things I'm coveting. A cape is on my wish list for Autumn '10 as in Chanel's Paradoxal nail varnish, although I'm not sure I do want that one and haven't just been convinced by the Beauty Ed's out there! See Fashionista for a great article on that!

The one thing I'm certain I want though are knee high black flat boots. Every year I lust after a pair to replace my long gone Jones's ones. I think this year I may have found some in the shape of Mentor. Not a brand I'd heard much about but the fact I have been revisiting them daily on my-wardrobe obviously means love! Practical and stylish, what more could a girl want!

Image thanks to my-wardrobe.com

Glorious Gucci

One of my absolute favourite things to do, is to get all the monthly glossies and go through them of a morning with a big cup of tea and some cheesy music or radio show in the background. Thanks to the internet, I no longer have to wait for the US issues to appear overpriced at my newsagent, I can simply browse on their sites and then if I really like the editorials buy them.

I love James Franco. Never Been Kissed was partially responsible for this but mostly it's due to the Spiderman franchise. So when I saw this Esquire cover I was instantly smitten. Aside from the fact that it's James Franco, I can't resist a man dressed in head to toe Gucci that not only looks effortless but fits him like a glove. Well done to the stylist because there is nothing worse than a poorly fitting jacket to ruin a look.

Shot by photographer Francesco Corrozinni, the inside shots are equally beautiful. If you aren't in the USA you can see them at the Esquire site.

Image credit: esquire.com