The reasons for my reposting an outfit that has actually been on the blog before are as follows...
a) I needed to tell you that this pic was taken in the corridor of my hotel in Milan, the Brunelleschi aka as a 70s/80s retro haven where smoked glass, sponge effect wallpaper and plastic jacuzzi tubs live on. I've found my Milan go-to hotel...
b) I needed to expand on the Sarah Frances Kuhn DSLR camera strap that I briefly mentioned in my D&G window post (a video on everyone's window dress up antics is up...)
Yes, fashion bloggers have mostly become a DLSR toting bunch. How else to get that streestyle photo pre-requisite amount of blurry DOF in the background of pics to make the main subject seem sharper but to get ye yourself a shiny DSLR with a decent lens...? Well, I haven't figured out how to use a camera properly but I'll tote one around anyhow and Sarah Frances Kuhn, previously Teen Vogue's accessories editor, has been making camera straps for a while in collaboration with Dana Lorenz of Fallon, and both have embarked on a blogger series of straps designing ones for the likes of Facehunter, Phil Oh of Streetpeeper and Tommy Ton of Jak and Jil... and err non-streetstyle me who carries around a DSLR for jokes. I picked out the leather for the strap and the fabric to be interwoven with the chain and here it is in its polka dot and pale pink glory.
I was thinking affixing it to the camera and swinging it about wouldn't be 100% secure but with a few knots and a metal toggle, all is fine. I believe there are different toggles for different cameras depending on the weight of it.
I had it on during Milan to test it out and got quite a few people asking about it proving just how lacking DSLR's are in the accessorising department. Yes, cameras need cute outfits too...
Oh, and if you're not a DSLR-er, the straps can also be used with a variety of cameras should you need a strap for your err... Boots disposable camera...?
Now what leather whizz will whip up some amazing leather cases that will fit zoom lenses and fixed 30mm/50mm ones....?
