Do you ever find yourself falling so much in love with a new piece of clothing that you want to wear it all the time. I know I have. It’s that perfect storm of fit, style and color that will have me reaching for the same dress, pants, blouse etc. over and over again. For budget conscience shoppers like me it’s a good thing- since the actual cost of anything depends on how much use you get out of it ( you know a bargain is no bargain if you never wear it- philosophy! )
But my ‘uniform tendencies’ haunt me sometimes- I do worry about showing up in the same dress for two parties or events in a row that may be attended by the same guests. But if the occasion is out of the loop- and will be sure to feature a whole new crowd- then I’m in luck, and my favorite garb gets another ‘go’! But what’s a girl ( with my same tendencies of clothing puppy love ) to do when she has paparazzi falling her all over the globe.
Rocking a Carolina Herrera frock
This seems to be the fashion conundrum that Vogue’s Editor-in- Chief, Anna Wintour, has recently found herself in. You’d think that a change of venue, like say a different country, would allow her a little fashion slack- apparently not. Papers all over the world picked up on the story of her own ‘uniform tendencies’ and ran with it. I guess her showing up at Wimbledon in the same Carolina Herrera dress (though she cleverly did attempt to change it up a bit with a fresh white cardigan ) that she had been photographed in twice before was the straw that broke the ‘official fashion faux-pas’ camel’s back.
This is not the first time Ms. Wintour was spotted showing alliance to one particular look. This past January New York magazine ran pictures of her wearing the same Prada dress to once again- 3 different events.
Looking stylish in a key piece from Prada’s Spring collection
I’m not really sure what the ruckus is all about. Aren’t Prada and Carolina Herrera dresses priced and made to be worn over and over again. I thought the worlds wasteful mentality was going through an upheaval thanks to global warming and rising gas prices. Now if Anna showed up over and over in a dress off the racks of H&M- that to me would be newsworthy!
Well all I can say is thanks Anna! When the Mistress of all things fashionable, with access and an allowance to any piece of clothing she wants, recycles looks- we can all feel fabulous about getting some good old fashion mileage out of our favorite apparel.
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Is runway fashion- “art”? The curators at London’s Barbican Art Gallery seem to think so.
Their latest exhibit “The House of Viktor & Rolf”, a retrospective dedicated to the past 15 years of creative endeavors by the masterful Dutch duo- Viktor Horsting and Rolf Snoeren, opens on June 18th.
Viktor & Rolf with their “dolls”
Viktor & Rolf have made a name for themselves not only as a design team that enjoys creating beautiful clothes but also one that strives to present their collections each and every season in their own unique way. (more…)
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Today we bid farewell to a maestro of fashion, beauty and lifestyle. Yves Saint Laurent, the fashion designer whom first appeared on the fashion scene in the late 1950’s when he took over the reigns at Christan Dior at the mere age of 21, passed away this weekend at his home in Paris.
Yves Saint Laurent, from the beginning of his career in the 1950’s to his final walk down the runway in 2002, was a man of utmost style
A true pioneer of haute couture and a shaping force behind so many fashionable ideas it’s easy to forget they didn’t always exist (more…)
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Last year, Anya Hindmarch’s limited edition “I am not a plastic bag” caused such a fashionista frenzy, the bag which originally sold for around 5 pounds in the UK was by the end of the last summer fetching prices in the hundreds on Ebay!
Now the market for eco-friendly shoppers bag has exploded, as designers and stores are discovering consumers are willing to forgo their choice of “paper or plastic”- and bring their stylish own.
And as is usual in the case of buying a trendy bag- how much you are willing to spend to save the Earth is up to you.
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Milliner Eugenia Kim, perhaps best known for making funky hats for the likes of Jennifer Lopez and Madonna, has joined forces with Coach this summer.
Her latest line for the mega company has just hit the shelves and with a ‘roaring 20’s meets East Village’ style- these toppers will have you feeling like a guest at some fabulous Gatsby-esque party.
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Happy Memorial Day! The perfect time to try on yet another fantastic summer trend, the pairing of navy, white and red.
This time honored color combination is being rediscovered from the runways of Chanel to the fabulous racks at Targets. Pair the colors with either stars or stripes motifs and you can take the look nautical, boho and even if you dare super hero fabulous!
Best part -your navy, red and white acquisitions of Spring can easily be paired with solid black everything come Fall. ( oh, you are so already way ahead of the trend! )
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Over the last few weeks I’ve been diligently working away on my soon to be released Nail Color Now report ( more about this soon! ), and have been spending a lot of time of late not only looking at the amazing range of hues we have to choose from, but also the ways in which we can use the colors of our nails to make a fashion statement.
So when I opened up the Style section of the NY Times yesterday and saw that their top story was reporting on the trend of wearing chipped nail polish, I took note.
a photo from the Time’s article “I Love What You Didn’t Do To Your Chipped Nails”
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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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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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