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Best of Guest Blogger: Fine Prints
I know what you’re thinking (cue Miranda Priestly in the Devil Wears Prada): Florals? For spring? Groundbreaking. Yes, yes, springtime floral prints may not be a new idea, but there is a reason they are so popular this time of year. After a long winter, what better way to brighten up your wardrobe than with [...]
Tags: Balenciaga, Bauer Griffin, Burberry Prorsum, Cacharel, Camilla Belle, Emma Roberts, floral prints, Kate Bosworth, Proenza Schouler, refinery 29, Shopbop, Stella McCar, Taylor Swift
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Guest Blogger: Fine Prints
I know what you’re thinking (cue Miranda Priestly in the Devil Wears Prada): “Florals? For spring? Groundbreaking.†Yes, yes, springtime floral prints may not be a new idea, but there is a reason they are so popular this time of year. After a long winter, what better way to brighten up your wardrobe than with [...]
Tags: Balenciaga, Cacharel, floral prints, Proenza Schouler, Shopbop
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I Heart Zara
My favorite non-thrift store is Zara. Why? It’s very simple. Fast Fashion. They bring me runway fashions at reasonable prices almost instantly. In case you didn’t know, Zara sends its designers to runway shows with PDAs where they sketch designs they see at fashion shows and send these designs into production almost immediately. Sometimes the [...]
Tags: Balenciaga, Chloe, Christian Louboutin, Jimmy Choo, Prada, Zara
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Computer Blue
Remember this? I love this song. Prince And The Revolution – Computer blue & Darling Nikki [BO du Film VOSTFR] [1984] bY ZapMan69 sélectionné dans Musique et PRINCE Computer Blue Shocking electric blue is making an appearance on the runway and in stores. I think this shade of blue might be my favorite color of [...]
Tags: Alexander McQueen, Balenciaga, Blue Steel, Computer Blue, Dries van Noten, Prince, Zoolander
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Guest Blogger: Bring on the Bling
I was walking along Madison Avenue during the Pre-Fall season, and I noticed the twinklings of a trend in the storefronts. Showcased in glimpses from Dior to Barneys was a hard silhouette that was hard not to notice: a subtly-fitted waist that sloped, darted, or folded into a nearly geometric hipline. Diamond Hips are upon [...]
Tags: Balenciaga, Barneys, Christian Dior, diamond hips, Louis Vuitton, Mad Men, Madison Avenue, mc hammer
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The Big 4
There are four major Fashion Weeks, New York, London, Milan and Paris. I was curious what the differences were between the four. What is the primary focus of each one? And what is the history of fashion weeks, or fashion shows, in general? The definition of a fashion week is as follows: “A fashion week [...]
Tags: Armani, Balenciaga, Balmain, Bottega Veneta, Erdem, Fendi, Galliano, gucci, Jeremy Scott, Josh Goot, Lanvin, Mary Katrantzou, McQueen, Stephane Rolland, Versace, Vuitton, YSL
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The Best Of The Rest
Well, dear readers, you saw my take on New York Fashion Week a few weeks back. It was okay, but nothing really inspired me to rethink my fashion paradigm, you know? Likewise, I paid only tangential attention (try saying that three times fast!) to London, Milan, and Paris ’cause I had a little thing called [...]
Tags: Balenciaga, Costello Tagliapietra, Giles, Jonathan Saunders, London Fashion Week, Milan, New York Fashion Week, Ohne Titel, Paris, Sinha-Stanic, Viktor and Rolf
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Your Reference Is Showing
I *guess* my ticket was somehow lost in the mail, dear readers, because I was – again – not invited to the Costume Institute‘s Annual Gala. Huh. Oh well. Next year, right? Regardless, there are umpteen pictures out there capturing the glory and fabulousness of it all. Currently the Institute is home to the exhibit [...]
Tags: Alexander McQueen, Anna Wintour, Balenciaga, Costume Institute, John Galliano, Pucci, Thierry Mugler, Vogue, Zac Posen
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Fashion As Art
For those of us who have ever struggled to put together en entire “look” – clothing, shoes, accessories, handbag or satchel – for a special event, it’s no stretch of the imagination to think of fashion as an art. Just ask Simon Doonan: visual merchandising has perhaps more in common with curating an art exhibit [...]
Tags: Balenciaga, Christian Louboutin, F.I.T., Jean Paul Gaultier, Madame Gres, Poiret, Simon Doonan, Valentino
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J’mappelle Fashionista
Well, dear readers, we’ve almost come to the end of the marathon sprint (I know it’s an oxymoron, but just go with me on this) that is the major fashion weeks: New York, London, Milan, and Paris. We end in the city of lights, which, ironically, showed the darkest collections of any city this season. [...]
Tags: Balenciaga, Christian Lacroix, Dries van Noten, Karl Lagerfeld, Paris, Viktor and Rolf