You may have thought you would never be able to afford owning an original piece of art by the likes of Kenny Scharf, Chuck Close, Kiki Smith, Barbra Kruger or Jeff Koons- but thanks to the Gap and a brilliant collaboration with New York’s Whitney Museum of American Art- you may find yourself instead wearing an entire collection of Contemporary Artists.
In honor of this year’s Whitney Biennial, the Gap has asked an array of American artists (some participating in the 2008 show- some who have shown in in previous Biennials ) to put their art where their t-shirt is. (more…)
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The annual Chelsea Flower show is underway this week in London. The famed show, considered by most to be the creme de la creme of floral exhibition, gives awesome insight into the biggest trends for gardening and arranging.
So when I read this Trend from the show- I thought I should share: (more…)
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In true “Carrie Bradshaw” fashion, actress Sarah Jessica Parker caused quite a stir as she strolled down the red carpet at last week’s London premier of her much anticipated “Sex and the City” movie.
Wearing an Alexander McQueen dress topped off with a surreal floral and peacock feathered hat designed by famed English milliner Philip Treacy, Ms. Parker appeared to be channeling her inner Isabella Blow.
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The two thing that worry me the most about the upcoming summer season are (1.) not applying enough SPF and (2.) not applying enough bathing suit ( as the hundreds of hours I have logged on my computer this winter have left my waist feeling a little less than “whittled”)
Lucky for me, according to the New York Times Fashion & Style page, the sun appears to be in RETROgrade - as the trendiest styles and colors for suits this year are a colorful blast from the past. Higher boy-cut bikini bottoms, halter styled tops, ruched one pieces- suits that will have you channeling your inner-pinup girl while embracing your outer curves!
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They say a leopard can’t change it’s spots, but apparently that theory doesn’t hold true to zebras.
As you can imagine I was jumping for joy when I opened up the latest issue of House Beautiful magazine and discovered that two of my favorite trends for home this summer- bright, bright hues and zebra print motifs have merged together into one brilliant trend!
Check out these cute products, beautifully put together by The Peak of Chic blog site, that they give as example…
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