So i've always, always, always loved Missoni!
UK's What not to Wear's Trinny and Sussanah rave about Missoni's knack for flawless colour matching, juxtaposition and blending, and I can honestly agree.
How can you look at these beautiful, colourful patterns and not be inspired? The simplicity captivates me every time and the use of such vibrant colours makes me ga-ga!
I always love those bits in styling magazines (they even have them in sunday paper supplement mags too now!) where they show the inside of someone's home. I've always been so curious as to how people choose to decorate the space in which they inhabit.
But in one of these magazines a woman had Missoni hand towels in her bathroom, which automatically caught my eye. Her sneaky tip was to buy smaller (and lower priced) Missoni items such as the signature pattern hand towels and blend them in with the rest of her neutral/ white coloured bath towels. It automatically brightened up the whole set with that little designer touch and still looked fab! I suppose it's a little more boyfriend friendly too. Orson & Blake sell a range of Missoni towels in store and online, last time I checked handtowels started at an affordable $32 and bath towels $88. With beach towels at $299 - totally extravagant but definitely on my 'I want' list!
The other thing I love about Missoni's bold patterns is that they translate so well from homewares to fashion and almost everything inbetween. I guess it comes down to the simplicity of the pattern, but there's something so chìc about a little wrap dress in that signature print or their swimwear which is simply stunning. Needless to say when I found this Missoni swimsuit I fell in love, and I guess Giselle wearing it makes it just that little bit more breath taking!
I don't think I could possibly skip mentioning Missoni's range of Margherita dinnerware. I don't think I can put into words how much I love these pieces! They are just so gorgeous and it simply just makes me happy looking at them, it might be the joyful bright colours and patterns used but all I can say is that to me its a few dollars splurged- but well spent.
All this Missoni dreaming has really inspired me and i've been designing some Easter cards with eggs on them with a Missoni-ish print. Funnily enough I can clearly remember as a child loving to draw zigzag patterns over and over again in all my favourite colours, and here I am all these years later still doing the same...
I'll try to get some photo's of them up a.s.a.p
Until later...
Danielle x
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