Jimmy Schönning is a famous interior stylist from Sweden and he has been showcasing his work on his blog for a while now. A lot of articles can already be found at Apartment Therapy. Jimmy is able to incorporate pretty well modern design with warm and soft elements from the Swedish culture. His bathroom is black-tiled which is not very common, but it creates an impressive cozy atmosphere that actually looks peaceful. In his bathroom we can see a tiles, wires and beautiful wooden shelves. The contrast with the light is beautiful. See more here.

Yesterday in my post presenting Etsy, I was explaining you can find great handmade items from sustainable materials. But I forgot to mention you also can find stunning vintage items such as this really nice and practical saddle bag. Afternooncoffeespoon who is the owner of this cute vintage online store on Etsy offers great findings, such as bags and cute little shoes. The vintage section offers mostly women clothes and accessories, with very decent prices. So if you are into vintage, you will spend enjoyable hours browsing more than a hundred pages ot items!

Actually it’s been a year I’ve known this website and bookmarked it somewhere in my del.icio.us account. At first, I was never really attracted by getting more in depth in the catalog, so this site would have been lost forever in my long long list of stores. Until I recently was particularly looking for sachets of lavender I could put in my drawers with my clothes and in the drying machine. I’ve been missing the scent of my clothes since I’m in the city. My mother and grand’ ma used this technique to create a beautiful scent around our clothes. A classic and green way to smell fresh and clean every morning.

Somehow I had a flashback, Etsy came to my mind as I’ve always remembered seeing these lavender bags on the homepage the first time I’ve visited the website. And happy I was to find tons of beautiful handcrafted bags of lavender. Not crappy lavender but real, harvested and dried lavender. No industrial sachets but sewed bags with cute leftover fabrics. Ok, I could not resist to buy them! Impulsively I’ve bought 12 of them from 2 different sellers. While I was shopping from both crafters, I was actually talking to them directly. How surprised I was to speak with real people. They were absolutely nice and sweet, very helpful in selecting for me their best items with my favorite colors.

The more I visit the site and the items that it offers, the more I fall in love. There are so many absolutely amazing products. All handmade from creative minds. The community is growing as I speak and I truly invite you to get on the website and help these real crafters by buying their products.

To announce the grand opening of the Topshop store in NY on April 2 at 11am, Topshop is giving away $500 gift card. But your only challenge will be to find the “Everybody Loves Topshop” truck with a woman in it giving away the precious card. One of the smartest promotion I’ve seen, this will last until until April 1st as announced on their blog.

That initiative was also the opportunity to promote the “HearstChallenger” van driven by Leyla Safai. The “HearstChallenger” concept was born in the Mojave desert at a rave party in the early morning about 15 years ago. Lo (the boss) had a vision of a cute little ice cream truck pulling up in the middle of nowhere and providing all the party kids with magical treats. Today, she is treating all the little kids we are in the streets of NY.

If I had the time to chase this truck I would definitely love to meet her and get that gift as well! Can’t wait the opening of Topshop!

Follow the truck!

London-based footwear company, S***R (Swear)  introduces these pointed toe leather shoes with velcro tabs. This pair of shoe channels the iconic style signature “Rebel Without A Cause” from James Dean. Buy these at Ssense.

Tru Trussardi may be the sister brand of Trussardi, but this does not mean that this new spring collection will be overshadowed by the big Sister. I was surprisingly delighted by this casual line with a real cosmopolitan style. This clothing line is not uber original nor fashionable, but it’s definitely a contempary urban look & style with clean shapes. With New York in the back of these picture, this Spring catalog is perfect for the City adventurers that know how to keep it elegant and relax.

If you’re like me, you tune into Gossip Girl every week just to find out what Blair, Serena, and her cohorts have been plotting all day. But you also follow each girl’s unique style and try to take notes on how to look laid-back, classy, or quirky, and how they take their traditional school uniform and given it a sassy twist. But wearing preppy is not just a style, preppy chic is a lifestyle. Watch out not to over-complicate your outfits and avoid to sound repetitive. A good sense of matchy colors and geometric patterns could save your life. And if you need inspiration, take a glance at Luella Bartley’s collections and continue to watch our GG heroes on TV.

The London-based designer Luella Bartley consistently delivers original ways to look like the British “It-girl”.

An inspirational serie photographed by Jujiin.

The Blair Waldorf style board. Click here to get the details of these items on Polyvore.

The world-renowned designer of the glamorous shoes, Jimmy Choo, launched its new catalog for Spring and Summer 2009. Again, this new campaign is stunning with model Angela Lindvall photographed by Terry Richardson. The stilettos and sandals are sexy and Hot! Perfect shoes for any occasion, you are guaranteed to stay glamour in your Jimmy Choo and for sure attract the attention of the citizen. I was wondering if it’s you who wears Jimmy Choo or it’s Jimmy Choo that wears you.

Now that we just entered Spring, I’m desesperately looking for my new pair of shoes for the summer. I want them to be simple and practical, ideally they can be worn at several type occasions. The savant shoes from The Generic Man are perfect for what I’m looking for. Chic, elegant and definitely the chameleon-type of shoe that could fit everywhere in the City.

Tiger of Sweden put together a great collection of black outfits, paired with pink shirts and black glasses. Perfect for the elegant city man, as said before, grey and pink is the chic combination of the year! I specially like the pink suit.

Check out their collection on tigerofsweden.com. Thanks men’s rags for the heads up.