With the launch of our new Pre-SS13 collection today, we thought we'd give you a glimpse of our design team's mood board. Here are some of their key words for the season:

COOL EARLY ENGLISH SUMMER.  THE SWIMMING POOL BLUES OF THE SKY.

THE PAVILION SWEATER; THE LIDO-LIKE WAVE PRINT.

THE DELICATE HAND-PAINTED BANDANA PRINT;  NAVY LINEN KNITTED INTO JERSEY AND SWEATERS AND STRIPES.

TWO TONE SILK SHIRTS AND THREE TONE BLUE JEANS.

Oh how we're yearning for all of the above: swimming pools, blue skies, summer...  

We first spotted them in our SS13 look book (sneak peak above), and since then they have been popping up everywhere. The trend: trainers (as in real trainers… trainers for sport) with chic, smart outfits. Elin Kling, Tamu McPherson and many many more have been pulling it off with aplomb.

We've been talking about trainers for a while: Mikey in Look Who's Talking inspired us to hit Niketown and then write this post last year. The shoes are still in action.

Images courtesy of http://stylebykling.nowmanifest.com, http://www.all-theprettybirds.com and http://www.fashionsalade.com/lovelypepa (some of our favourite blogs).

The message in a bottle has received a makeover in the form of these colourful balloons.  We think the graphic text combined with the meaning behind the words makes a powerful statement and a cool piece of art. 

Images courtesy of infalted/deflated. 

We love the charm of these mismatched tables and chairs.  When done right, we think the eclectic effect is refreshingly unconventional.  

Images courtesy of marineboutron, skonahem, and poppytalk. 

It is with great excitement at MiH HQ that we tell you our news - our exclusive jean for goop.com, yes, Gwyneth Paltrow's goop, launched today! We have been sworn to secrecy but we must seal our lips no longer. Having been searching for the best of everything for their readers since 2008, goop have now developed the goop Collection - a curation of the best of everything lifestyle-related. Obviously we are delighted they chose us as their perfect jean. We worked with goop to create a limited edition version of our iconic Marrakesh jean.  In the words of the lovely people at goop:

"We love our MiH Marrakesh jean in perfect blue denim: soft timeless and flattering. We left them free from any distress for you to break them in naturally over time to achieve your own personal look and wash."

You can buy them here.  

And have a look here to see GP looking amazing in them.