Today I’ve decided to post this pictures of Mimi Berry. I don’t post street style pictures very often, but that depends on you as well. Do you like street style? I do very much but in this instance it’s more fashion photographed ‘on the street’ of someone I’d met indoors whose look I instantly loved.
To explain, I went to visit Mimi at her bag boutique, the bag boutique everyone loves in London right now. Yeah… right now…. which means as usual I wanted everything, but while I was browsing I was also mentally asking myself if I had in my wardrobe items that would suit all her different bags.
So yeah, the thing I love in these shots is Mimi’s Fishing Smock. (Yes if you told me a few weeks ago that I’d be getting excited about a Fishing Smock, I’d say yeah, sounds nice and all, but I can’t see it working somehow). Am I right?
Except Mimi grabbed one of her own designs… a small hard leather satchel called Little Peggy and slung it across her body and I instantly loved the contrast between her brown leather bag, the navy utilatarian Yarmo Fishing Smock (which she purchased at Labour And Wait nearby on Redchurch street) and the little gold buckle on her Mimi Berry brown leather belt and matching gold rings.
But it was her lace-up Rae Jones saddle shoes teamed with her Gap jeans which I wanted the most! Wow, aren’t they SO BEAUTIFUL? Look at the laces???? Even I, (and I rarely wear this style of shoe), was totally smitten by them. I was ready to pluck them from Mimi and skip quickly down Cheshire street.
So in short, today I was inspired by Mimi’s styling. And it made me think…. no designer put this idea together, Mimi totally owned this look. I have no idea why, but it works. Okay, I’m gonna try and see if I can get a Fishing Smock and style it up my way. Big hugs!
X In other news, the shop Mimi is standing outside is Mimi Berry (I blogged about it yesterday). It’s in East London. As well as Mimi’s really great bag collection you’ll also be able to find some Rae Jones shoes there from time to time. Biiiiigggg huggggsssss!
Hattie/Helena says:
Wow! She looks utterly awesome! When I first read it I thought ‘fishing?’ But then…I was wowed. I love her belt and the contrast between everything makes such a great look!
xxx
June 12, 2011 at 9:56 am
Hattie/Helena says:
…G can you write tommorow aswell?
xxx
June 12, 2011 at 9:57 am
Gisèle says:
Yup! xx
June 15, 2011 at 3:16 pm
nicola says:
First thing I thought before I read anything was SMOCK! Need smock! Another great find G!
June 12, 2011 at 8:46 pm
Gisèle says:
So many painters used to use these smocks. I love the colour. xx
June 15, 2011 at 3:17 pm
nicola says:
Smock update: I’ve now got one, it is an S but it’s huuuge! Handy I’m a painter too so it makes double sense to have one.
I’ve got lots of pairs of skinnyish jeans that are all too long, I’ve been rolling them up with tiny turn ups, but might try this new look with the smock. Rockin’
June 21, 2011 at 7:37 pm
barbara says:
I would also like the fishermans smock. Im normally a size medium in everything (5foot 10inches, slim built). If the smock is on the big size, do you think that I should go for the size small?? I do not liv ein London so Im relying on mail order.
thanks B
August 26, 2011 at 9:42 am
Bláthnaid Richardson says:
ok, I know this has absolutely nothing to do with this post (how come so many of my comments on your blog posts begin with this line? apologies!) but……..following on from our favorite books conversation, I bought Linda McCartney life in photographs book (published by taschen)
http://www.taschen.com/lookinside/06321/index.htm
and it’s sooooo good! You need to have this in your life, if you have not already done so of course!
Another random point I’m gonna throw out there, have you managed to pick up a copy of this months british vogue? I heart Vanessa Paradis!!! It’s in the style of the paris-byzance show chanel did and it is just most beautiful!! When you mentioned the gold in mimi’s bag and rings it came to mind. (so I suppose it’s not completely unrelated??!!) I should probably mention that as always, I love the latest post! xx
June 14, 2011 at 2:00 am
Bláthnaid Richardson says:
http://chanel-news.chanel.com/en/faces/vanessa-paradis-sings-bliss/
I’m sorry, I had to. It’s too magical not to share! xx
June 14, 2011 at 2:01 am
Gisèle says:
Just grabbed UK Vogue going through airport. You’re right!!! I have Linda’s book and love it. A wonderful suggestion Blathnaid for everyone to have. Thanks for kind words. xx
June 15, 2011 at 3:23 pm
Tilly Edward Jones says:
Thank You for finding and photographing Mimi. She is an inspiration to us all on how to team simple laid-back casual pieces. She looks realy lovely (and clever). Can you tell from a photo? Bet she is though. Thanks for sharing this new shoe designer in the first picture. I shall be investigating for a purchase. Thanks again G xXT
June 17, 2011 at 6:50 pm
Freda Lalic says:
I LOVE this look. These jeans would not flatter me at all (I’d get lost in them), but I’m going to look up this navy smock when I visit Labour and Wait tomorrow. Thanks G xF
June 17, 2011 at 7:39 pm
Claudia Blake says:
She’s great. Looks really comfortable in her own skin. She’s also an amazing artist to have made all of those Mimi Berry bags. You do find lovely people on your travels g. xx Claudia
June 21, 2011 at 9:18 pm