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Thursday, September 27, 2012

Mixed Media Dressing Continues

What Proenza started this season carries on in the Spring 2013 European collections with Dries Van Noten showing a delicious palette of mix and match





Light and airy layers in muted colors seems referential to 90's grunge but still feminine and carefree.

Plus pointed toe shoes march forward as the new heel silhouette.

Wednesday, September 26, 2012

MOD-schino



Still catching up on Milan Fashion Week since my vacation and so far it feels so dark for a Spring collection especially when retail reported color as such a strong lure for Spring 2012 (hello, color practically brought GAP back from the brink)



Luckily Moschino never fails for playful and fun clothes. This season MOD influences were heavy and these are clothes meant to cheer up consumers inundated with news of economies rocky and faulty





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Why Don't You....


Pair  Navy 



with  Turquoise 















Like Marcel Marongiu



Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Let the Spring 2013 Editorials Begin!

With this Dolce & Gabbana Roman centurion print silk full skirt with sheer dot blouse 




This just screams ELLE 'First Look' section come Spring 



(Yes, I've finally got back on board the Spring shows.... boy am I behind!)

Volcano Pacaya

I promise this is the last of my Guatemalan vacation stuff





Just wanted video evidence I did indeed climb volcano Pacaya. 

Monday, September 24, 2012

Friday, September 14, 2012


"Sharon Stone," he declared



"Who wouldn't want to be

Sharon Stone?" 























-Julian Macdonald's Spring 2013 inspiration, source: Style.com



Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Light Denim Moment


(Rebecca Taylor)
     (Tibi)                                                                                 (Thakoon Addition) 


The always stylish Kate Bosworth and Belgian designer Olivier Theyskens ahead of the trend at 
theyskens' theory show Monday September 10th



Friday, September 7, 2012

Two of my Favorite Fashion Ladies Discuss Accessories


At Fashion's Nite Out, Miss Piggy dished the dirt with Lynn Yaeger at DKNY


(Photo courtesy of Paper Magazine


God, what could they be chatting about?? LOVE them!! 


Thursday, September 6, 2012

Parker Posey Realness!










Coco Rocha dons her best Parker Posey 
"Party Girl" drag












Also known as Z Spoke 
Spring 2013


GILTy Purchase: Dior on the Door




Fluorescent Palace takes fashion labels to the street with art pieces combining iconic names with graffiti





















And child, I need this Dior piece on Gilt right now



Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Umm... This Be Good: Vintage Match Book Holders























Wait - 














These "match box holders" were once a thing? 




















Who knew all along we'd been indecently exposing our naked matches? 



















(Set of four teak and stainless steel vintage match box holders, $10.99 right now on eBay
ends Friday September 7th)




If I had poetic inclinations,

I’d pen a succession of odes about the

perfect tuxedo trousers.”



                     ♥ 









-Iman in her premiere issue of her new online magazine,‘Destination Iman’ 

Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Check Out my "Back to School" Uniforms Guest Post on Two and Seven


A little round up I did for Two and Seven about fashion folks who have a uniform and/or signature hairstyle 





A Sonia Rykiel Brooch that Doubles as a Tie


This jade green Sonia Rykiel lacquered tin brooch would be pretty sweet on a jean jacket to dress up a casual look




(Vintage unisex jean jacket, $25 at http://www.etsy.com/shop/alacloth?ref=seller_info)



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"Casual and cute"







But man how hot with a white dress shirt and three-quarter length sleeve blazer 



















(Silk blouse, $49 at Joe Fresh)  




(Helmut Lang single button blazer, $658 Pre-Order at Intermix)

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"Winky polish" 








Either way, cute and on sale? YES! 



(Sonia Rykiel lacquered tin bow brooch, $40 on sale at The Outnet)






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