We're Looking for Something (and Wonderland as Well)

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Inca traim, desi destul de vag. Astazi avem o cerere pentru voi. Deoarece oricum nu avem timp sa facem nimic, ne-am mai gasit un proiect, realizat in colaborare cu un foarte interesant personaj, care moment doreste sa isi pastreze Anonimatul. Revenind la tema zilei, suntem in cautare de corsete/bustiere asemanatoare cu cele din fotografii. Conditia obligatorie o reprezinta cupele preformate, indiferent daca sunt captusite sau nu. Este irelevanta marimea. Ideal ar fi sa nu prezinte bretele, dar nu este absolut necesar. Pot fi mai scurte sau mai lungi. Pot fi noi,vintage, whatever, dar totusi in stare buna. Varianta apropiata de ideal este in ultima fotografie. Deci, daca dispuneti de ceva asemanator celor din fotografii, va rugam sa ne contactati pe adresa palarierul.nebun@gmail.com, incluzand in emailul vostru o fotografie a corsetului/bustierei, precum si pretul respectiv.
Va multumim
O saptamana Formidabila!
Echipa Mad Hatter

Lace Me Up

Seeing how we're finally getting out of this heat plagued city, we bid you farewell, at least for a while. Chill, there's still learning involved. There's always learning involved. Insert hysterical crying here. As a goodbye, here's some shots of the Hatter's legs, in some Delicious (and naturally Vicious) S&M goodness. The last pair is not quite in sync with the stuff the Hatter loves, but that damn black strap and the curved heel made it irresistible. And no, it's not pointy, it's square. Pretty cool as witch shoes, right?

Pentru o perioada vag nedeterminata, evadam din orasul sufocat de caldura. Pana la o noua reintalnire, cateva fotografii cu picioarele Palarierului in ceva Delicios de Vicios. Pentru ultima fotografie avem drept scuze valide: bareta neagra si tocul curb. Ingrediente pentru pantofi de vrajitoare. Si nota, i-am cumparat inainte sa inceapa hiatusul de cumparaturi, so I'm all good.

Un August Formidabil!

Echipa Palarierul Nebun

Must... Stretch... Time (Featuring Shoe Lust)

We've promised three jackets and here they are. They are available on the Palarierul Vintage blog, here, here and here.
We have a whole lot of other stuff for sale but right now learning is taking up most of the Hatter's time, so we'll either post them at a later time or just keep them all (that last option doesn't sound so bad).

Asa cum am promis, cele trei sacouri sunt disponibile pe blogul Palarierul Vintage, aici, aici si aici.
Avem multe noutati care asteapta sa ajunga pe bloguri, din pacate Palarierul este ocupat cu invatatul celor 887 de pagini, asa ca cele doua variante pe care le avem sunt: postari amanate sau sa pastram noi toate hainele (they are so... pretty!).

Also, here's my latest shoe lust. I am definitely considering these as my A/W pair. And yes, I'm on a shopping hiatus right now, but it never hurts to look, right? What do you think, love it or hate it?

Mai jos puteti vedea ultima fascinatie in materie de cizme a Palarierului, care momentan are interdictie de la cumparaturi. Pareri?

Also, check out Pitstop, that Vintage Lover's Pub recommended. The Hatter digs Pitstop.

Double also, here's another blog the Hatter digs (the Hatter also digs to say 'digs'). These guys - De pe raft. Seriously, they're pretty cool. Why is the pendant sold? WHY?



Image from deperaft.blogspot.com

Things Are Rarely What They Appear to Be

Pictures by Oana Ciobanasu













Pictures from topshop.com

Lately I've been searching for a nice looking leather jacket. While doing so, I stumbled upon TOPSHOP's A/W '09 collection, featuring a whole lot of leather jackets. Most of them are biker chic, the studs are still going strong after their S/S revival. I like most of them, not sure tho which one I'd pick as my favorite (not sure I have a favorite, I'm sort of looking for a gray leather jacket). Intriguing approach on the velvet/lace jacket and quite an unexpected one on the lace biker jacket (we were due for this combo eventually). Frankly, I'd skip on the jacket and buy one of their cage skirts (can you say delicious?)

On a more personal note, today I bought grapes and a bag.

In timpul cautarilor pentru geaca de piele perfecta am descoperit colectia toamna iarna TOPSHOP, care ofera un numar relativ mare de geci stil biker, in mod surprinzator, nu toate din piele. Cea mai neasteptata varianta este geaca din dantela (a treia fotografie, primul rand). Asa cum era de asteptat pentru TOPSHOP lookul oferit este unul puternic, care isi mentine latura feminina prin utilizarea materialelor gen dantela, catifea, paiete. Fustele gen cusca sunt absolut delicioase, desi ma intreb care a fost sursa lor de inspiratie (tisk tisk).

Pe o nota mai personala, astazi am cumparat struguri si o geanta plic. And you guys should totally see the cat video thing.

Pictures from Topshop.com

It's All About the Green Sox (Do Excuse the Inner Jokes)

Well, they are here. Obviously, I'm speaking oh the new and lovely Bronx wedges. As I promised, here's an outfit post, sort of lame because it was excruciating hot outside and neither me nor my sister were in shooting mood. Hell must feel cooler than this, I swear. They are very comfy, considering the high heel, but the leather is a tad stiff, so I had to wear them with socks so I wouldn't end up with a million blisters. They'll get more comfy with time, it's all good. One of our readers, Roxana, send in a link to a very cheap golden version, so if you are a size 5,6 or 8 (UK sizes) hurry up and get yours for 30 pounds right here.

Also, the jackets from the last four pictures will be soon available to buy - two of them are spot on the sailor theme, the other is a very feminine approach on the military jacket theme.

Wearing: Miss Sixty top, Atmosphere skirt/top/dress, Goldenpoint socks, Bronx wedge

Asa cum am promis, un outfit post cu sandalele Bronx. Datorita celor o mie de grade de afara nu am avut motivatia necesara sa depunem prea mult efort. Sandalele sunt foarte comfortabile, avand in vedere tocul inalt, singura problema ar fi pielea care este relativ rigida, motiv pentru care am purtat sosete. In timp vor deveni usor de purtat si fara sosete, yay. Una dintre cititoarele noastre, Roxana, a trimis un link catre o versiune aurie la pret redus a acestor sandale (multumim Roxana:)) Daca purtati marimea 38, 39 sau 41 si va doriti aceasta versiune, o puteti gasi aici. Sacourile din ultimele patru fotografii vor fi in curand disponibile pentru vanzare pe blog.

Outfit: top Miss Sixty, fusta/top/rochie Atmosphere, sosete Goldenpoint, sandale Bronx

This May as Well Be Another Shoe Post

The original Ann D shoes in a Vogue scan (I think)

Some of you may remember some of my posts, a while back, on the delicious (and also quite vicious) Ann Demeulemeester lace up boots. Well, if you were living in America or any other civilized country of Europe they were available for pre order in a number of locations, for around $800. Recently, they actually went on sale, some going for as low as $400. Now the only place they can be bought is Ebay, for the hefty price of $1450 (seriously). But they are the IT shoe and they will be popular forever and ever, so those able to afford them have that 'investment' excuse. Well, like for any other IT shoes, replicas started to pop-up (thank god). Leaving aside the Asian knock offs, of which I don't know much, there are two USA replicas worth mentioning:

Probabil va mai amintiti cateva posturi obsesive legate de sandalele Ann D. Considerate unul dintre modelele geniale ale sezonului si promitand ca vor rezista probei timpului (si a lunii septembrie a modei) ele au fost extrem de cautate de fashionistele de pretutindeni. Initial s-au vandut la pretul de $800, ajungand in perioada reducerilor chiar si la $400. In momentul actual ele se pot gasi doar pe Ebay, la pretul de $1450. Din fericire pentru restul umanitatii care nu a descoperit inca o comoara a piratilor, au aparut doua versiuni alternative:

Jeffrey Campbell for LF, pictures from Nitrolicious

The first replica that poped up was the Jeffrey Campbell one, sold exclusively in LF stores for $165. If you're living in America hurry up and order yours by phone, apparently there aren't many left. These have a taller shaft than the Ann D's but otherwise they are identical.

Prima este o varianta realizata de Jeffrey Campbell, in exclusivitate pentru magazinele LF, un lant din State. In magazinul pretul lor a fost de $165, momentan pot fi achizitionate de pe Ebay la pretul de $250-$350.

The Free People 'Corset Heel'

Secondly, the Free People version, available online in all sizes for $198. These are made of suede and have a lower heel. For some reason, I may like these even more than the Ann D version.

A doua varianta poate fi inca achizitionata online, la pretul de $198. Cel mai probabil vor apare si alte versiuni (cause that's the way it is).

Great thing is soon a pair will join the Hatter's shoe family. And the shopping hiatus starts... NOW.