Two fashion candies; Short films Candy and Best Friends

If you are reader of misslikey blogspot and tumblr, you are probably familiar with the fact that I consider Wes Anderson a genius. 
Writer, director and producer who is innocently inspired with the Glass family always creates moving images that are memorable, pretty and educational. His heroines possess innocence of Ye-Ye girls and melancholic vibe of 1970s girl (read Nico) and always amuse us with their wit, intelligence and grace. Except for the movies, Wes is also known for his great commercial work. And the fact is, we don’t usually like TV ads, but when Wes directs them they are candies in motion. You do remember Stella Artois commercial from 2010 with Valentine Fillol Cordier that Wes co-directed with Roman Coppola? Well, these days the creative duo did another collaboration, this time for Prada’s new fragrance Candy. 
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♡Star of the series of three short films for Prada Candy L'eau is a French actress Léa Seydoux (Midnight in Paris, Sister). 
Lea is quirky and charming Parisian dressed up in pretty pale mod dresses and red Mary Janes that finds herself in the love triangle in the city of love. 
We already love Candy. (The fragrance is available exclusively at Selfridges from March 28, and nationwide from April 29.) 
See all three films at Another Mag.

♡Another style film candy this month came from Lena Dunham. If Wes Anderson is innocently inspired by Franny and Zooey, Lena was inspired by The Royal Tenenbaums this time. The short film about friendship named Best Friends is for Rachel Antonoff Fall 2013 collection.

Editorial Love; Ours Is A Nice House by Venetia Scott for Self Service S/S 13

The work of fashion photographer Venetia Scott always leaves me breathless. Her style, the light and the vision always create fashion photography spreads that are divinely beautiful, but still realistic. Her work published in Self Service Magazine is always inspiring and unique, so I am a particularly curios regarding the news that are coming from this team. 

For issue 38 of Self Service Venetia has teamed up with her assistant, stylist Poppy Kain to create the spread in which east meets west and where mod geishas wear Marc Jacobs and Valentino in 1960s style. Hauntingly beautiful Aussie Codie Young together with fellow models Manon Leloup and Yumi Lambert, evoked the story of  oriental innocence Venetia Scott created this time.

Charles Anastase Pre-Fall 2013

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When Charles Anastase stopped showing collections back in the 2011, he made a lot of his devoted fans sad. Charles Anastase is a man who not just understands fashion or shape of female body, but he also is a great connoisseur of history and heritage of fashion. Therefore, Charles is one of those visionaries who will be ahead of his time as a designer, even if he borrows from the past. There are not many designers today with quality of this kind.

Now that his Pre-Fall 2013 collection is here, pretentiously named Fashionably Late, we can state without sounding pretentious that season of 2012 was boring without Charles Anastase shows and lookbooks. Charles Anastase Pre-Fall 2013 came as a tidbit for grown-up girls with the souls of the schoolgirls. There’s no designer that does better garments with girly appeal in this way and this sophisticated manner. If Charles’s girl is a schoolgirl, she attends private institution and no matter she is a dreamer, she is very intelligent with refined and grown-up style.
With this aristocratic approach towards clothing, Charles doesn’t make mistakes neither in tailoring nor in design. With Charles, everything is always in the right place. For pre-fall, Charles is playing again with volumes and whether it’s a pinafore, jacket, skirt or a top, he creates a silhouette that stays in your head for quite a long time. He’s also flirting with peplum on the hem of the tops to create a soft and elegant silhouette sometimes consisting of A line skirt, sometimes of trousers.
Definitely, he’s not one of those designers that will put on the winter runaway swimsuit or dress made of summery fabric. That practical side of dressing up is another thing that makes a great designer. Plus ability to give the tender appeal to autumn or winter attire and keep everything sophisticated.
Charles really has it all.

Illustration crush; Katy Smail

Probably you have noticed Katy Smail illustrations around your tumblr dashboard or at WeHeartIt. I’ve been stumbling upon illustrations of this girl for quite a long, but I didn’t know her name until I discovered her blog Thistledown Spirits by accident. 

Katy is NYC based illustrator that creates whimsical stories featuring pretty fashionable pieces and all the pretty thing we love. Her illustrations embellish covers of books and are featured in publications, and she is also doing quite interesting collaborations with photographers, designers and artist. Katy’s work is also special because of her playing with collage technique, so magical things such as birds or flowers often surround her girls dressed up in pretty frocks. And how wonderful are her zodiac illustrations... 

Stay updated with What Kat Does to be surprised by Katy’s magical pencil. 

And visit Katy Smail shop here.

Orla Kiely Autumn 2013 Presentation

Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about this obsession called Orla kiely? Why we love this label so much? Is it because of her vintage-inspired, recognizable prints that could look good in the industrial environment as in the pretty house with English garden. 

Is it because of the fact these frocks and other garments remind us on some of our favourite icons of past time? 

Is it because of Orla’s ability to adorn frocks with extremely cute details and still make successful, wearable ensembles for grown-up girls that are dreamers somewhere deep inside? 

Is it because her campaigns and presentations reminds us of stills from Wes Anderson’s movies who is also another master in creating modern retro atmosphere? 

If we going to talk about Wes Anderson connection with Orla Kiely, then upcoming Autumn 2013 collection is perfect example. Inspired by our dearest heroine, gypsy royal princess from 1970s , Margot Tenenbaum and Irish artist Breon O’Casey, Orla created another pretty collection with garments that could easily replace all the others in closets of many. Leith Clark who styles Orla Liely’s campaigns, presentations and lookbooks, adorned the ensembles with white stocking, t-bar heels and 1960s chignons with hair clips. That is another reason why these pretty dresses, coats, blouses, skirts and bags in clean line and tender colors on Orla’s models had pure, simple and ladylike appearance. 

With those Cardigans adorned with squirrels and another dear creatures, we could easily join Girl Scouts. But we have to work and play by the rules of serious world. That’s are why Orla’s dreamers looked so good the office set-up where she presented them as secretaries. Isn’t that everything we are? Serious, grown up girls, earning for living with teenage hearts of dreamers. 

Why do you love Orla Kiely? 

 IMAGES VIA BETTY MAGAZINE, DASH MAGAZINE, WISH WISH WISH

Gloomy Instagram

Are you annoyed that there's no option for rearrange of photos on Instagram? Since Instagram photos are arranged with the latest photo at the top, my Instagram is one huge mess. That's why I am posting my little instagram collage. 

p.s.And also if you wondered how to save your instagram photos to your computer, without connecting it to mobile phone, try Instaport. It's the easiest way to download your photographs. Do you know any good apps or programs for easier and better instagramming? If do, oui, please share! 

And oui, here's my instagram account.

March wishing

☂On my wishlist: 
Frankie Magazine Issue 52 (available at Frankie press)
Amazing Carven T-bar patent leather platforms (La Garconne) 
Dresses like porcelain, or made of toile (this one is from Modcloth) 
Lula Magazine Issue 16 (avialable at Colette) 
The Classic Satchel in Red by The Cambridge Satchel Company 
Nice, cozy plaid dress, like this one Isabelle Adjani is wearing (photo by Jean-Claude Deutsch, 1973)
Oh, yes, nice jeans dungarees! (illustration via Betty) 
Tabitha Simmons Alexa pointed flats (seen at Honor Autumn 2013) ☂