Are Pigs Flying?

Tommy Ton of Jak and Jil Blog (see below post) caught Carine Roitfeld in a preppy "outfit".

WHA?! The queen of black, slick, sexiness is donning pinstripes and kahki? Carine, are you ok? Do you wanna talk about it? I know Anna's had quite a year, but it doesn't mean you've lost your edge of cool on her. Really, if you want to talk, I'm here for you. Just, don't go into any more Old Navy stores alone. Please.

Not What I Expected, But Perfect!

Jak and Jil Blog is required reading in this section of the Internet woods, but it's not like required reading from your high school days, you'll love it I promise. The blog is photographer Tommy Ton's visual journal of all the fashionable things he sees with his fantastic lensman's eye. His taste veers towards the quirky with high style, punky edges. In fact, the site has a darkness and a slickness that made me picture Tommy Ton as a sort of cybered-out, electro-goth kid. As is the case with most of my favorite streetstyle bloggers, I had never seen a pic of Tommy, but I thought for sure he'd be a pale, lanky, cooler-than-thou Euro kid decked out in head to toe black with silver stud embellishments. Well, I was wrong about everything except the studs...

Introducing Mr. Tommy Ton:



How cute is he? How approachable and trustworthy and non-fashiony does he look? That's meant in the highest praise ever. I love it. Yes, those are studded Christian Louboutin loafers on his feet, but there is no black, lanky, skinny, gothiness here. It's all heart, I can tell. He loves fashion and it shows. I so totally am in even more love with Jak and Jil Blog now. If you don't already follow it, you must. I insist.

You can check out this photo of Tommy, and a breif interview with him about his style over at Papermag.com where he was the subject of the site's excellent feature "A Quick Chit-Chat".

Required Reading.

I've written about the Jak and Jil Blog before, but this time I must insist that reading it is a prerequisite for any friend of fashion who is also a friend of mine. I love the site because the photos are large. When it comes to eye candy (and maybe a few other things in life) I'm a size queen. The simple black and white surroundings of the site let the photos do the poppin' and the photos are divine; like sent from God through founder Tommy Ton's lenses. His sense of style, color, and fab are unparalleled, even in a blogosphere crammed with typing/snapping fashion heads. Check his flow:

Do Mr. Ton the honor of checking out the photos in their large spalshy size on Jak and Jil. His work makes my fashion bone itch. That's a good thing.

Jak and Jil Went Up the Heel

Jak and Jil is a fashion editor heavy street style site I've become obsessed with, and the site is absolutely obsessed with shoes. The site's shots of mostly French feet variously booted, heeled, sandaled, and stilettoed are a foot fiend's dream.

The Louboutin for Rodarte's pictured bottom left redefine spiked heel, no?

With the speed of comings and goings in fashion reaching lightning bolt pace, I know the moment of sky-high, sleek shoes will soon be a short-term memory, but for now foot fetishists can delight in Jak and Jil's sexy finds.

All images copyright Jak and Jil.com, please do not reproduce them without properly crediting the creators. Thanks.