Fashion Pulse Daily - Part 459

May 8, 2012

Iris Apfel Teams up with Eyebobs Eyewear

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[Iris Apfel]

[“Iris” styles for Eyebobs]

“Getting older ain’t for sissies,” style icon Iris Apfel once told Into The Gloss; And hence, if there is one person we’d love to imitate as we grow older, it’s decidedly Iris Apfel. Known for her signature glasses and for staying active in the fashion industry, Apfel’s newest collaboration with Eyebobs is available this Spring 2012, with a complete collection to come out in 2013.

Eyebobs prides itself on “stylish, smart and a little sarcastic” eyewear, for those of us who may initially shun the idea of eyewear over contact lenses. The Iris, pictured above, a polarized sunglass and sun reader, is available in hard-to-find magnifications and retails for $99 and $75 respectively at eyebobs.com.

With Iris Apfel on board, Eyebobs has found itself the ideal candidate to prove that glasses are not something to be averted, but instead, adorned.

-Alana Quagliariello

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May 7, 2012

Don’t Miss Tonight: The Met Gala Red Carpet!

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[images via MetMuseum.org]

We may not all get the invite to The Met Gala Red Carpet (sigh), however, we can all partake in a live streaming for the first time in history! From 6:30-8:30 p.m. EST, the museum’s Costume Institute Benefit’s corresponding arrivals to the Schiaparelli and Prada: Impossible Conversations exhibition will be live streaming on the website: Click here to watch!

Hosted by Vogue’s William Norwich and Elettra Wiedemann, the broadcast will feature interviews with the likes of Miuccia Prada, Carey Mulligan, Anna Wintour, other gala co-chairs and more!

Get involved by sending in your own questions via Twitter (#MetQuestions) during the live stream. The hosts will be choosing viewer questions throughout the evening. You can also join the conversation by following the Met on Facebook and Twitter. Use the Twitter hashtags #ImpossibleConversations and #MetGala.

So, don your best couture gown or cozy up in your pajamas; just don’t miss the fashion must-see event of the year!

-Alana Quagliariello

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May 7, 2012

HP, Alexandre Herchcovitch, and ME

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[All images by AnaPhoto.net]

The lovelies at Style Coalition threw a fabulous launch event that set us all abuzz; an intimate evening with HP’s newest product, and the man behind the most lovely of them all, fashion design phenom Alexandre Herchcovitch. WOW. Inspired by his fall/winter 2012 collection, the special edition notebook PC, HP Pavilion dm1 by Alexandre Herchcovitch was created by the world-renowned Brazilian designer to mimic the lace found in one of his dresses via a gorgeous design displayed on the notebook key deck, key caps (a first ever to have a design on the actual keys!), the mouse, back of the notebook, and a sleeve.

I made a beeline right for Alexandre the moment he walked into the Style Coalition lounge; I really really wanted to talk fashion, and his latest designs for the HP device, but also gush over how awesome he is! Just as I thought, he was cool, charismatic, and incredibly down-to-earth; Alexandre and I talked about his first runway show at New York Fashion Week, and I waxed poetic over what a haunting and memorable event it was (a serpentine runway lined with thousands of real flowers!).

After I “impressed” him with my only word of Portuguese (“obrigado,” which means “thank you”), we went on to discuss the inspiration of his design for the HP Pavilion dm1. He told me that when working on this project, he wanted to treat it just like he would a garment, and that every detail was quite important “You would want to make sure the zipper was in the right place and functioned in a dress, so why not bring the same elements to this notebook design?” he reasoned.  Decorating the keys with the designs was very important to him, and HP got the technology down perfectly to accommodate the artful and delicate lace pattern, which appears in a greenish-gold hue throughout.

Coming in at only 3 and a half pounds with 9.5 hours of battery life, you can own this beautiful yet functional PC in a heartbeat, exclusively sold in the USA at QVC, starting at $629.95.

See here for more pics from the event, as well as some of my favorites below, along with a very special video featuring Alexandre.


May 6, 2012

Giejo Swimwear Summer 2012: Mixing & Matching Done Right! (thefind Guest Post)

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From our friends at thefind.com:

It’s lucky for us not-so-coordinated fashionistas that purposeful mismatching happens to be very cool when it comes to effortlessly chic summer style. However, as many of us learn the hard way, there’s a fine line between stylish mismatching and just looking like you couldn’t find a matching bikini set in your messy closet (which is sometimes the case).Giejo Swimwear’s Summer 2012 collection helps less skilled swimsuit shoppers take the pain out of choosing the perfect contrasting patterns and pieces with a bevy of bikini tops and bottoms in stripes, tribal, and coordinating shades – all meant to mix and match effortlessly without looking like you picked out your suit in the dark! With sexy printed details that help tie the whole look together and a simple yet chic color palette that pops without clashing, you probably could literally could go shopping with your eyes closed and still end up with a covetable contrasting bikini… but we recommend keeping your eyes open while you browse this bikini eye candy, just for the fun of it!

– Alexandra Gambardella

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