Check out pics from the new Emporio Armani Fall/Winter 2011 campaign, shot by Mario Sorrenti. I’m loving the magenta hues.
Plus a man in a great tailored coat, makes a girl like me salivate…that tight leather one though, not so much.
Source: hypebeast.com
About 2 weeks ago I got a long overdue real hair cut; it’s been 6 months which feels like an eternity to me. When deciding on which direction to go with the cut I referenced a picture that had struck me last spring. It was a picture of fashion stylist and Fashion Editor for Big Magazine Dianna Lunt from the Spring 2010 J.Crew catalog. I had saved the picture and ran into it in October. From there it’s gone back and forth from my vision board to my purse (note the wrinkles) and back to the vision board. Dianna has sort of become my hair muse of the moment until probably summer/fall, plus I LOVE her style.
The vibe at Elene Cassis’ first show under the tents at Mercedes Benz Fashion Week, was a good one. With energetic music by Santigold and more, it was the perfect vibe to start off a great evening of the last night of Fashion Week.
Now about the clothes. I really liked many of the pieces and loved the detailing. The line was inspired by the New York skyline. The wine color gown, a black textured mini, with a scalloped hem was my favorite, and a leather skirt with a zipper slit.
I didn’t have the best seat in the house, but I did my best to get pictures. The line was filled with textured (maybe wool or cotton) blends, leather, suede, and silk; all great elements for the Fall season. She used a lot large blocking detail, which was particularly successful with the leather and suede. Fur was also incorporated in the collection is a sort of Russia meets New York kind of way. The line seems to be geared to the sophisticated 30 something New York woman, but I look forward to seeing more.
I lost my paperwork that would have told me who the make-up artist was but I loved the clean, flawless, dewy look of the models.
What are your thoughts?
Tuesday afternoon I made my way to Lincoln Center to catch the Jen Kao show. It was my 1st visit to the tents this season. Normally I like many of Jen Kao’s collections. For the Fall 2011 collection, which is based on a story Kao wrote about
‘Wise women journey to a psychedelic sinkhole and abandon armfuls of shiny gifts given to them over time by past lovers, friends and compatriots. And they do this with complete disregard of emotion. A new guard of young, flippant girls go on pilgrimage here to take a dip in all the fantastic history. When they resurface, they are dripping in reappropriated jewels a nd new-found guidance.’
I appreciate the story, i can see how the clothing should be adorned with color and golds, and how a transition of looks will explain the story, but for me visually too much went on to convey the story; as a result the collection wasn’t cohesive enough for me.. Regardless there were a few great pieces sprinkled in the collection, plus vibrant prints, leather details, beautiful crocheted detailing, and I loved the hair.
This Estuary Printed Silk Chiffon Wrap Kimono was stunning.
waahooo, i’m baaack!
Just in time for Fashion Week! My first stop during Fashion Week was on Friday for The Lake & Stars presentation at Studio 59. I wasn’t going to post these pics since they came out crappy on my point and shoot, but i decided f-it, it was a good presentation, and I had fun. The Lake and Stars is the only entirely lingerie show, being shown during Fashion Week and it seemed like everyone wanted to check out the action. It didn’t hurt to have some pino before noon.
The Lake and Stars is
supposed to be lingerie designed to stand alone or complement an outfit, the brand hopes to expand our idea of what are normally unmentionables.
For Fall 2011, The Lake & Stars seemed to put their own twist on 1940s and 1950s pin-up lingerie style, particularly with the full coverage bottoms. The presentation was a nice mix of lightweight delicates, beading, netting, and velvet…although i could have gone without the velvet. Another nice twist was they used a mixture of various sized models in the show; that was refreshing.
Maayan Zilberman & Nikki Dekker
The Lake & Stars designers, Nikki Dekker and Maayan Zilberman teamed up with artist, Francesca Dimattio who painted the shoes for the Fall 2011 presentation. I got a chance to speak to her, she was such a sweat heart; we spoke a bout her collaboration and how cool the stage flooring was.
I also ran into Project Runway winner, Gretchen Jones, about what she’s up to. She’ll be showing her collection next season, and her website http://www.gretchenjonesnyc.com launches next week.
On my way out of The Lake & Stars, which felt kind of like a mini party in the middle of the day, I ran into Robert Verdi and ended up in a runway walk off for the Robert Verdi Show…i want to see the footage of that already!
Later that day I stopped by the Honor by Giovanna Randal, which had a few nice pieces. I was amazed how they were able to transform Highline Ballroom.
See more looks from the The Lakes & Stars show below:
Francesca Dimattio
Gretchen Jones
Robert Verdi
In doing a random hotel search the other day, I came across a young shoe line called HELM. HELM which is based in Austin, is designed by Austin-based designer Joshua Bingaman, hand-made in Istanbul, the leather comes from Holland and Australia, and the soles are from Italy and France. When you wear these boots, which take 5 days to make, it’s sort of like having the world at your feet. Although the brand likes to think of it as if ‘you’re walking around in art.’
The HELM line is unisex; the Jarmon boots are what made me take notice of the line, and I want them!! I think though that the line is a little too masculine to really be unisex, so the Jarmon or Jarmon Leather are the only boots I’d wear. BUT I’d sure enough probably date the kind of guy that would rock HELM boots! ..they’re stylish, have personality, yet are solid and well made, plus there’s nothing like a guy who’s into their shoes!
For my New York heads you can find HELM boots at Dunderdon, they’re pricey so be prepared, but come on, they’re hand-made!
Visit HELM: helmhandmade.com/
Boots Featured:
Jarmon
Jarmon Leather
Emi Raleigh Denim
Emi Black
Timmy Bob
Poppy
I’m always excited when the newest Free People catalog comes out. I love their clothes, their styling is usually noteworthy, and the photography without fail is always remarkable. For their catalogs, the people over at Free People go out of their way to make it magical (yes i said magical lol); for the January catalog they found the magic on the streets of Paris. They also had photographer, Guy Aroch behind the lens. His work is stunning; he has an innate ability of capturing beautiful passing moments; and most of his work uses an interesting contrast of desaturated and overly vibrant tones. I posted some of my favorites images from the spread, but there are plenty more in the January Free People Catalog. I’m eyeing the Sunburst Maxi Dress for the summer!
Check out the clothes and the catalog promo video, i believe Guy Aroch did the video as well, i’m not sure. What I do know is I need to spend the summer in Paris!
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