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limits



Last week we shared some behind the scenes pics from our Limits look book and campaign shoot. Now here is a sampling of the shoot proper, available to peruse now on our website. This season we were inspired by ideas of the past and future together - of fate and destiny - and we think that these photos, lensed by our favourite person Ben Briand and featuring the styling of the lovely Alice Babidge capture all of this perfectly. There is a fantastic tension between the modernity of patent leather and the flash of holographic suede against a vintage dress and brushed-out curls. We love the way that the light plays off some of our more interesting materials, colours and textures this season - how great does the holographic Lola clutch look with its rainbow of colours, or the golden and silver glints from mountain of limits cuffs. You can also get a sneak peek at a couple of new styles this season - the Tara, a larger version of the ever-popuar Kodi, the Limits brogues, the Zorah clutch and the holographic and hex textures that we used for the ipad wallets and lola clutches this season. All of these items are available for pre-order in our online store now. Hopefully you love our new campaign and collection as much as we do!
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BENAH LOVES | Balenciaga Sci-fi


first picture from purple diary, collage by our friend Anna on her blog The Indulgent

One of the biggest inspirations for the current winter collection was the world of science-fiction, in particular Phillip K Dick's oeuvre of speculative novels and the film Blade Runner. Little known Benah fact - all the scarves from this collection are named after one of Phillip K Dick's ex wives. So, naturally, when we saw the sweatshirts from the recent FW 12-13 Balenciaga collection emblazoned with images from cult science fiction film Liquid Sky, where Aliens come to planet Earth in search of Heroin. Hard-hitting stuff from the 1980s. There's always something super-cool about Balenciaga, whether it be Lego-heels or those plunging visor hats. From this season it's definitely these awesome sweatshirts. Is it the sheen on the sleeves? Is it the kitsch print? Is it the ballooning shoulders and boxy cut? We'd love them paired with pleated leather pants - even in pale lilac like Hanne Gaby is wearing - but we'd also love them just with a simple pair of jeans, and we'd love them in our wardrobe please.
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9:01 am

behind the scenes: limits




How good is Jessie? Seriously. Is there anything she can't do? She made us a damn good top ten way back in January, and we all know that she's an incredible photographer. Street style and still life, campaigns and portraits - and she's pretty great at backstage shots too. These are a few of what she captured behind the scenes at our look book shoot for our current collection Limits (which you can pre-order online). We'll have the look book up here soon, so stay tuned, but for now just feast your eyes on what Jessie saw that day. We love the dreamy, almost blinding light that flashes off sequins and beads and bright metal cuffs and holographic clutches. Her shots capture perfectly the idea of past, present and future that dominated our current collection. Thank you Jessie!
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12:54 pm

THINGS WE LOVE IN | March

You might remember Siri. We interviewed her last month in New York and we love her blog, Ringo have a banana. She's the girl with the great hair and the fantastic wardrobe and the talent for taking incredible film photos. She's done all that and more for us this month by sending us a top 10 all the way from New York- filled with photos she's taken on her film camera. We love this list and love how relevant it is for the start of our grey-skied autumn - even though she's sending it from the almost-spring of the Northern Hemisphere. Sign us up for some "fancy oats" with candied ginger on a sad, cold morning please!

All photos by Siri Thorson


one. Fancy oats for breakfast


What started as a way to use up leftover bits from holiday baking has turned into a regular fixture. I chop up a couple little cubes of candied ginger and dried apricots and throw them with a small handful of golden raisins or some dried sour cherries in to a bubbling pot of Bob's Red Mill Five Grain Hot Cereal, and serve it up with berries and a splash of unsweetened almond milk.



two. Fresh tulips


The longer I've lived in the city, the more I've begun to view fresh flowers as a necessity versus a luxury. Tulips are beautiful at any time of the year, but as spring approaches I begin to crave their company more than ever. Elegant, painterly and unruly all at once, I love the way they droop and splay themselves so languorously out from a wide-mouth vase.



three. Beeswax candles


From the highest-end fragrances to dollar store votives, I have yet to find anything I like as much as the smell of a pure, simple beeswax candle. That golden warmth reminds of dipping my own candles as a kid in wintertime from a big, dark pot of wax kept molten on top of a roaring wood stove. I've also been on the lookout for nice, long-stemmed matches, and this lovely box is from Catbird.




European cinema from the 70's is kind of my sweet spot--The Passenger, La Collectionneuse, The Conformist, the list goes on. I just recently discovered this film version of Dylan Thomas's classic radio drama, directed by Andrew Sinclair in 1972. It is eerie, dreamy and bucolic all at once, and filled with so many strange, wonderful characters. I just want to screen-cap it from start to finish! Added bonus: it's available in its entirely on Youtube [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fvcW5VJOAI].



five. Writing letters


Call me a relic (...call me what you will heheh), but I love writing--and receiving--real honest-to-god letters in the post. This past Valentine's Day I sent cards to a handful of folks all over the world, and I hope to start keeping up regular correspondence with more people this year. My boyfriend gave me this collection of Hemingway's correspondence for Christmas, and I am relishing slowly making my way through the hefty tome.





I was truly lucky this past fashion week to snag a front row seat at the A Détacher A/W '12 show. Everything was ridiculously beautiful, but I was especially struck by the combination of the wooden-soled platform shoes and firey orange stockings that several of the models were wearing. Even though it was a fall show, it got me even more excited to wear lots and lots of color this Spring!





When I look back at all the incredible animals I have known, I never think of them as pets--I recall each of them as truly special creatures that meant as much to me as any of the people in my life. What I love most about Mimi's portraits is that she always manages to capture her subjects as the friends, companions and confidantes they really are. If you are ever in New York, her little storefront and studio in the West Village is a must-visit.





I am head over heels with this thing. Its delicate, quilt-y print reminds me of something sweetly familar yet also entirely new and exciting. I could really use a cashmere version at the moment heheh, but I can't wait until the thermometer will let me wear this scarf, a whisper thin cotton top, cut-offs, and not much else.





I grew up on a farm, and here in the city I constantly miss having a garden of my own. Only on their second issue, Wilder Quarterly is fast becoming a favorite of mine. A "publication for contemporary cultivators", they offer everything from plant profiles to seasonal to-do lists and recipes, and have found a balance between being accessible, informative and aesthetically pleasing that I really admire.





Ok, so the page is just a place holder right now. But all this month, my pals and I will be working away preparing to launch a very dear, very exciting project that we cannot wait to share with everyone come April 1st. Watch this space! 



Check out our lists for February, January, December, November, October and September here.
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12:59 pm

BENAH LOVES | Beautiful Dreamers




photos: 1-2: Capture the Castle, rest: Beautiful Dreamers

We couldn't be more excited to share the news that Benah is now being stocked at Williamsburg boutique Beautiful Dreamers. We love this store, which has the most wonderful mix of leafy, green house plants, antique jewellery and current contemporary fashions from fantastic New York labels like Bodkin. A little off the beaten track in hipster Williamsburg, Beautiful Dreamers is so richly imagined and realised - a feast for the senses - and it couldn't be more of a contrast to the industrial, old warehouse district in which t resides. Walking into the store is like walking into your youth, or at least the fantasy land of your youth, where everyone walks around barefoot and you have a dreamcatcher the size of a watermelon strung up above your bed and your hair is so long you think it might touch the ground. It's a store for girls who have their head in the clouds and their feet firmly in the grass and their eyes always looking ahead. We love their philosophy for the store - a concept rather than a collection of labels. If you're in New York you should definitely check it out!

 Beautiful Dreamers, 326 Wythe Ave, Williamsburg New York
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