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Fjallraven Jackets
When it comes to borrowing from the boys, some fashion types have it all wrong. Put down the boyfriend jeans – they’ll just make your ass look fat. And his button down shirt looks much sexier when you’re lying in bed than it does when you wear it outside. But jackets? Here’s where menswear has something to offer.
Take the jackets at Swedish retailer Fjällräven, opening in New York this week. Not only do they look good, they’d be handy during some kind of catastrophic event, like a zombie invasion, or just your regular New York winter. (more…)
Book It: Louis Vuitton: Art, Fashion and Architecture
Of the three new fashion tomes Eric Wilson reviewed in today’s Times, the one that sounds the most worthwhile is this Louis Vuitton book, Louis Vuitton: Art, Fashion and Architecture ($130). Not only does it come with a jacket designed by Takashi Murakami, it has a cool plexiglass cover, perfect for those of us who sometimes accidentally use our coffee table books as a coaster.
Of course, even more important it what’s inside: a pictorial retrospective of the brand’s many collaborations with designers in the worlds of art, fashion and architecture. It’s published by Rizzoli and is only available in Louis Vuitton stores and online at louisvuitton.com, so don’t try trolling for it on Amazon – mon Dieu! It’s buried on Vuitton’s hard-to-navigate website, but you can get directly to it buy clicking here.
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Delicious Shoes
These new Valentino heels are subtly studly and have the strappiness that’s so key right now. The would be fabulous for holiday parties – if you can wait that long to wear them.
Valentino Studded Cage Sandal ($795), available at Bergdorf Goodman.
Marilyn Minter/Bright Pink Tote
Not since Anya Hindmarch started customizing bags with photos have we seen photo-realistic accessories this covetable. Photographer Marilyn Minter is best known for her hallucinogenic macro photography of lips, eyes, and stilettos coated with glittering, colorful substances – not to mention her choice of Pamela Anderson as muse.
If you’d like to own one of her photographs, get in line: her work was featured in the 2006 Whitney Biennial. But this October she collaborated with Intermix to release these cool handbags. Sales will benefit Bright Pink, a breast cancer awareness community for high-risk women, through the month of October.
Marilyn Minter/Bright Pink Tote ($48), available at Intermix.
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Love This: Wunderkind Dress on Revolve
Wunderkind is the more accessible label by Dutch designer Wolfgang Joop, and though it’s generally hard to find in the U.S., the fall line is now sold online at Revolve Clothing. This dress, with its mishmash of patterns and architectural draping, echoed what designers like Phillip Lim are doing for spring 2010 – but it was in Wunderkind’s fall 2009 collection and is available right now.
At $1,295 it’s not cheap, but should be a great investment. This is deconstructed-reconstructed look is the direction fashion is heading.
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Jeremy Scott at Revolve Clothing
The word “edgy” is certainly overused, especially when it comes to fashion. What passes for edge is often just an echo of something that was once edgy – but not so for Jeremy Scott. The proof? In the past, he’s pushed the envelope a little too far and became fashion’s bette noire, inspiring absolute loathing from the press. Style.com doesn’t even cover his shows anymore.
But true chic is often a misfit (see Lynn Yaeger and Patrick McDonald), and that’s where Scott doesn’t disappoint. His spring line is now carried on Forward at Revolve Clothing, a site that’s worth watching for up-and-coming designers. Most of his spring designs are actually wearable this time around, and some are truly inspired, like this Tulip Dress in Floral Flights ($435). In this economy, if you’re going to buy anything at all, why not buy something outrageous?
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Cheapo Summer Styling Tips
A new season should mean a new look, but what if you haven’t the cash for new summer fashion and beauty? Time to seek out a few cheap-ass shortcuts. Here are a few ways to keep your summer style feeling fresh – all for little or no money down. The trick? Get creative with what you already have.
1. Boyfriend jeans and blazers. Before you cave in and buy “boyfriend” jeans or a blazer, remember they’re essentially just oversized jeans or blazers with the sleeves rolled up. If you’re wondering what to do with those distressed fat jeans or a boxy blazer you haven’t worn in years, just take what you already have and get rolling. Worst-case scenario: steal your actual BF’s jeans and hope he doesn’t notice.
2. Stretching out a pedicure. If you live anywhere where you can get a reasonably cheap pedicure ($30 or less), there’s not really much point in cutting this expense out of your beauty routine. (Just cut out about two fancy cocktails and you’re saving the same amount.) (more…)
Nike Air for Cole Haan
Genevieve Air Pump, normally $328, $196.80 today only
So I definitely noticed when an experienced sailor friend of mine took off her boat shoes at the dock and put on some chic heels. Turns out they were not just any high heels – though they looked perfectly polished, they are part of Nike Air’s collaboration with Cole Haan. Un-sneaker-like but comfortable shoes? Sign me up.
Today I checked my email and, lo and behold, Neiman Marcus is offering 40 percent off the Cole Haan collection, so you can scoop up stylish but comfy shoes at almost half off. They have not just heels but flats and gladiators – perfect for meandering through the city this summer, blister-free.
Leyendecker Leggings
If you hate leggings, we have bad news for you: They’re not going away anytime soon. Not only were they all over the runways for fall – in luxury fabrics like leather and suede, no less – they’re selling fast now, according to yesterday’s WWD.
A top seller at Shopbop.com? These Leyendecker “Kerouac” Ripped Leggings. Shopbop’s fashion director Kate Ciepluch notes that there’s “little to no price resistance among customers,” given the $125 price tag. (Translation: people are still willing to shell out.)
The gritty glam rock look should last you through fall – and, as Alice + Olivia designer Stacey Bendet notes, if you’re going to buy anything at all, you might as well buy something sexy.
WWD: Leggings Stepping Up Luxury Quotient
P.S. What is it with Kerouac these days? Kerouac’s The Subterraneans is now on sale at…Urban Outfitters.
Object Lesson: IKEA Cowhide Rug
OK, it’s not exactly necessary to use the hides of animals as rugs, especially now that we’ve discovered things like wool. (Demetri Martin has a great bit about bearskin rugs. Not only do we put an unnecessary pelt on the floor, we keep the head on because “we want to know who this was.”)
But, as you may know from reading this blog, I’m so not a vegetarian, so…this new cowhide rug at IKEA is pretty fab. The “KOLDBY” is only $249, versus the usual $800 price tag you’d usually see at a fancy boutique. If you can manage to not spill red wine all over it, it would make a nice addition to a den or living room, especially layered over a plain rug like the HELSINGÖR ($99-$199), below.
Not Quite Dead Yet
Sorry for the long absence. As you may have read in the Times, I had a heart attack. Just kidding! I’ve been writing for Shecky’s, covering things like the trend of jewelry-made-of-natural-materials.
Click through to the article on natural jewelry to find out what’s what. We also have some fashion coverage on ec0-friendly totes that aren’t ugly, in case you’ve been wanting to rip that “feed” bag out of Lauren Bush’s hands and stomp on it.
Bon appetit!
Spring Shoes
Spring wares are beginning to trickle into stores now. Or maybe it’s “resort.” Anyway, thanks to global warming, these two fashion seasons have merged.
The clothes are all very well and good, but what’s worth noting are the shoes for spring 2008. A candy-colored twist on bondage themes, they’re absolutely delicious. Shoe fetishists – both women and the creepy subway stalker kind – will rejoice.
Here are some luscious styles on view at Interbitch – though these brands are available in many places. Stealth photos follow.
Giuseppe Zanotti $595
Giuseppe Zanotti $595
Stella McCartney
See by Chloe $695
See by Chloe $695
Giuseppe Zanotti $595
Stella McCartney
See by Chloe $695
See by Chloe $695
Flip Flop Insurrection
The words “flip flop” can be incendiary, and not just when it comes to presidential candidates.
“I hate it when women in my office put on flip flops the minute they leave their desks,” said a male friend who works for Société Générale. “It is so annoying.”
To which a woman might respond, why don’t you try walking a mile my shoes, or even your own leather dress shoes without socks? To which another male banker friend responded, why don’t you try wearing a tie?
Used properly, ties don’t make you bleed.
Battle of the sexes aside, this flip flop tidbit merited investigation. A brief foray to the Winter Garden of the World Financial Center showed that women – particularly women in their 20s – are indeed putting on foam Reef or Havaiana flip flops, often paired with suit pants, to enter and exit their offices.
The greatest divide in corporate dress codes may be a generational divide. A generation that never experienced pantyhose requirements has no fear. Flip flops are worn with the same insouciance a girl might assume when flouting school uniform rules.
To any office managers thinking of tightening the summer dress code noose to combat individual instances of bad taste, beware: if these photos are any guide, the result could be mutiny.
Haircuts
Not just the men but the women put a little more care into their everyday hair in Paris. Bangs are worn with long hair or a bob. Here the style is usually kept straight and sleek.
saleswoman at Vanessa Bruno
saleswoman at Agnès B. We discovered that, like us, she is actually new yorkeuse. She had her hair straighted then cut in this piece-y bangs style at a Japanese salon in New York.
on the street. This is also the current hairstyle of up-and-coming American blues rocker Grace Potter.
saleswoman at Agnès B. We discovered that, like us, she is actually new yorkeuse. She had her hair straighted then cut in this piece-y bangs style at a Japanese salon in New York.
on the street. This is also the current hairstyle of up-and-coming American blues rocker Grace Potter.
Women (and Men) in Comfortable Shoes
Forget ballerina flats, peep toes, and espadrille wedges: Casual and athletic sandals are the popular choice for the summer. A category once dominated by Birkenstock and Teva has exploded to include dozens of brands and thousands of styles, many of which are actually stylish. Zappos.com lists no fewer than 12,174 pairs of “Women’s Casual Sandals.”
As for those of you who are not fans of “mandals,” it looks like you might as well get used to them.
the shoe that started it all
a family of flip flops and sandals
Merrells
Birks and Crocs
Birkenstock thong sandals
