it may be mad men's fault, but i can't help thinking that i should set my hair, get my nails polished a lovely shade of coral, and wear this while sipping on a dry, gin martini. in the middle of the afternoon. in my living room. alone. how very betty.*
between you and me, these "pants" look like they're going to eat the wearer alive!
fear the attack of the WIDE LEG FLOWER PRINT TROUSERS! ACK!
not one to delve too deeply into the "pre" season collections as i still find the whole concept somewhat laughable, i thought it prudent, however, to extol my adoration, yet once again for ms. vera wang.
if only more people knew that she was so MUCH more than just wedding dresses. i think her ready-to-wear collections are some of the best happening right now in new york.
i've made my opinion about alexander wang quite clear in the last little while. yes, i find him shocking and enthusiastically overrated. i just can't see how his designs have made him the wünderkind of the design-world. but, i'm fine with being the sole naysayer, so no need to bust my chops about it.
but i'm challenging any of you out there to tell me how these "shorts", described as "ADORABLE" are in fact, attractive in the very, teeny, tiny least. dollars to doughnuts, i bet you can't!
had i seen this yesterday, i would've added it to my little wish-list.
granted, no one needs a paperweight. a paperweight is the type of thing that one has because they probably have everything else they could possibly ever want. however, when it comes in a little blue box, all tied up sweetly with that lanvin ribbon - concessions may be made for those of us who don't have everything, but just want one...
find it, here.
do i now admit to being officially kuckoo or is it just a lack of sleep
that's making me think that these acne snake print leggings are all
sorts of awesome?
i'm imagining them under a shortish skirt, coupled with a fabulous pair of short boots, say these no.6 suede biker boots.
you know, i don't really mind if i am officially kuckoo, because at least my outfit would be pretty cute while on leave in lala-land.
this time of year, those much more thoughtful and altruistic than i, take time and care and create gift guides to assist in spreading holiday gift giving cheer to those near and dear.
i, on the other hand, took it upon myself to find those special, little things that i'd love to bring home to myself, so some of that cheer can be spread like butter on toast over at my house. admittedly, i'm a bit greedy like that. so, here we go with a few things i'd like to call my own. should any of those near and dear to me like to gift me with any of these items... i promise to act surprised and ask "how did you know?!"
fosteriana cardigan - by tracey reese @ anthropologie.com
hasbeen "jodhpur" @ swedishhasbeens.com
'fever' sunglasses @ ditalegends.com
lanvin bird cuff @ net-a-porter.com
martin sky blue bedding by unison @ thisisauto.com
marni leather frame bag @ marni.com
walrus hand puppet (for the wee baby bit) @ anthropologie.com
i don't want to cause much of a ruckus, but this trend of droopy crotches and grand swaths of fabric placed squarely on the hips just makes me groan. loudly.
these 'draped pants' by catherine malandrino are just a step beyond sartorial sanity: people, they're made of LAMÉ! silver lamé! so not only will you be sporting pants, and i use the word very loosely, that make it seem as if adult diapers are involved, and look ma! you have hips! but all of these things will be magpie ready, because LOOK HOW SHINY THEY ARE!
you can tell how inexplicable this all is to me because i'm using CAPITAL LETTERS TO EXPRESS MY CONFUSION!
look at that picture! her butt is soooo shiny!
groan.
i'd say that if karl lagerfeld were a woman, this 2010 collection is exactly what he'd wear. for the likes of you and me, you'd need legs up to here ^ and a kicky, modern sense of style. i think i'd like the legs that go on for miles as i'm all set with the kicky, modern bit...
bare-faced and utterly beautiful - dries van noten takes prints to the extreme, gathering them all up from all corners of the world and makes them all his own. so gorgeous, so wearable, so completely singular, for a woman who is just as remarkable as the clothes she wears.
i love it when a show perks up my downcast view of these fashion weeks...
a mix, as it looked to me, of the 50s with a slash of mod - the junya watanabe s/s 2010 collection was amazingly sharp and modern.
exceptions will be made.
because the lanvin show was just amazing. alber elbaz started off the show slow, with looks that didn't stray far from shows past, but then something changed and the show took on a gloriously beautiful spin...
proenza schouler presented a collection that seemed like a futuristic version of the cool, and laid back surfer girl. with tie-dye like you've never seen and day-glo neons like you haven't worn since the mid-80s - this collection skewed much younger and less structured than previous seasons to great effect.
