The hearbeat of fashion
Posted in Industry Buzz & Events, Shopping on Oct 22nd, 2009
[Images via Style.com, not the Target Collection]
I’m a big fan of Target’s collaboration collections, so I was very pleasantly surprised to hear that a rumor concerning the partnering one of my favorite designers and the mass merchant has been confirmed.
And the designer is – get this – Jean Paul Gaultier! Fashionistas over the [...]
Posted in Shopping on Mar 24th, 2009
A bustier dress has been defined over and over again as the ultimate in sexy. Although a bustier top or dress by Jean Paul Gaultier or Proenza Schouler would be ideal, an inexpensive price point is more in line with reality these days. That makes this Pleated Bust Dress, $32 an exceptional find. Available in [...]
Posted in Beauty, Runway Looks, Trends on Mar 13th, 2009
There have been some wild and crazy, yet fantastical and marvelous hair creations found on the runways in Paris this season, from odd colors to morphed shapes and ornate head pieces. Below are some of my favorites, that definitely will be hard to forget (and duplicate at home):
Christian Lacroix
Comme des Garcons
John Galliano
Yoji Yamamoto
Yves Saint Laurent
Jean [...]
Posted in Runway Looks on Oct 12th, 2008
Lanvin S/S 2009 Collection
Alber Elbaz elevated the theme of the classic college toga party to the realm of high fashion in his Spring collection for Lanvin, by taking the look of a messy twisted and tied sheet and reinventing it as perfectly draped, one shoulder dresses in colorful stain and chiffon fabric. Nothing in this [...]
