if i were rich and swedish,

i would buy these shoes from swedish hasbeens:   you’ll remember that, some time ago, i declared ugly wooden soled shoes to be a priority for this summer (you do remember, don’t you?) under the assumption that i shop seasonally, of course, and have limitless swedish krona to throw about (233.349 dollars’ worth of krona, [...]

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pendant l’ete

while watching endless summer, i came up with a brief sartorial summer to-buy list. this is it:   1. baggy cuffed denim shorts   2. super ugly pair of wooden-soled shoes     3. straw boater hat   4. a “boyfriend” blazer (i hate that phrase, it’s almost as bad as a ”wifebeater” tank top)     [...]

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Two (Now Three) of My Favorite Things

are fashion and food.. and this blog.  Meet Carol Han: you looks fabulous Via my workplace Twitter feed I’ve stumbled upon Ms. Han, fashion stylist, & her recently launched blog Milk & Mode.  It’s my new The Sartorialist.  …and by that I mean that it’s an addicting, minimalist blog rife with fash-photog.  There are other [...]

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Alice, Miraculous Yetis & a Nut Named Galliano

All the fashion weeks in the world just wrapped.  Unfortunately I didn’t pay attention to London (too busy at work), Italy was underwhelming (DG rolled out yet ANOTHER show full of leopard prints and Italian-woman-in-the-forties shapes… and a curious number of models without pants), but Paris delivered thanks to Dior’s funky, period ready-to-wear show and [...]

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no more tweezers

prada has emerged with kickass cat-eye frames for next fall: normally i’m not crazy about eyeglasses that come with built-in eyebrows but i really think the shape of these is the cat’s meow, ahaha, but seriously everything else about the late 50s/early 60s style has been reexplored and regurgitated for the past few years and [...]

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Finery at Fashion Week

It’s almost the end of New York fashion week: Marc Jacobs has stunned the fashion world (again) by NOT wearing a kilt (ok, ok, his quality show/celebrity-free afterparty at the Standard were factors, too) and Donna Karan celebrated her label’s 25th anniversary of pumping out designed-by-woman-for-women urban chic with luxurious fabrics in a mostly black [...]

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Lolita, outfitted

What’s up with Urban Outfitters spring ’10 look book being all Lolita?  From fetish-ized shots of awkwardly bent little girl legs & their shoes (mimicking the iconic cover of the novel) to the photos of a very lithe young thing, dressed in culottes and frilly 1950s bikini tops, the inspiration is hit-you-over-the-head obvious.  In theory [...]

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Trend Forcast

Via shopbop: This trend is fully advocated by me.  Visit ShopBop’s Trend Forecast for more, or check out some 2010 ready-to-wear, such as Kenzo or Dries Van Noten.  My grade book reads: A  and A+, respectively.  As the weather warms, and even as it remains cold, I advocate you to Be Bold! And, as always, [...]

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my hypothetical children are gonna be the best dressed hypothetical children on the hypothetical block

(altamira nyc) oh trendy little girl, how truly trendy you are. the bow, the short-sleeve coat over voluminously long-sleeve sweater, the hint of drape-y skirt sticking out the bottom, the black tights, the flats, the fur scarf, the lackadaisically cool unbuttoned bottom button. we have found daul kim II, and my maternal instincts think she [...]

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see also: diane, circa october 2006

the best part of fashion week, is the fashion shows. the second best part (or first best, if you do not have an invitation to go inside) is the opportunity to ogle the passers-by and take notes on the trends that are to come. in paris in 2007 we saw demolished hosiery, blazers blazers blazers, [...]

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