If you like your iconic. wardrobe classics served up with a twist…then starting
April 15th run- don’t walk to your nearest Gap…

For the unveiling of the 2nd annual Gap Design Editions, a limited edition collection specially designed for the Gap by the winners of the annual Fashion Fund competition.

That means cutting edge designs from the [...]

The Spring 2008 collection from Swedish menswear and womenswear designer, Carin Wester caught my attention when she referred to a legend about the creation of color.

The Spring/Summer 2008 collection called ‘Purple of Mogador’, is inspired by an African legend about the black alchemist Amogador, who as legend goes, discovered how to create the color purple.

Hurray! Let the forest nymphs and artsy chicks rejoice… Spring is here!
Lucky for them they are already properly dressed for the celebration. Their style is right on track with my next favorite spring trend.

Prints, prints and more prints- from bold florals to graphic patterns to floaty, fluid garments that appear to have been [...]

Remember those black & white Tarzan and Jane movies from the 1930’s and 40’s?

“Our gal Jane”- civilized explorer
They all began with a beautiful Jane dressed to a tee in full on adventure apparel- usually a stylish khaki pant suit paired with a cute little matching explorer hat. She was the “smart girl” stylishly camouflaged in [...]

While making dinner the other night I caught the tail end of a Project Runway re-run on Bravo. To be exact it was episode #4 from Season 4, and yes I had seen the episode twice before- yet somehow I never tire of this show so I watched it yet again.
If you are [...]

Calling someone’s style transparent used to be an insult, this season though it might just be taken as a compliment.
That’s because the trend of transparency, in the form of see-through layers, sheer fabrics, frosted glass, clear pvc and lucite will be making waves in the world of fashion and home design for Spring 2008.
Unlike the [...]

Last week I took a look at the trend of the color gold being used in holiday advertising… this week in honor of the countdown to the new year…. I can’t help but notice gold is having it’s moment-so to speak- in the spotlight of women’s fashion, as well.

A Valentino runway stunner – Fall 2007 [...]

The latest color trends forecast released by Pantone shows what they report to be the ten hottest colors for Spring 2008.
See the colors here…
Download a copy of the report here…

See descriptions of the color palettes for this trend forecast…