June 2009
May 2009
“when a woman smiles, then her dress should smile too.”
– madeleine vionnet
new trendy colors for fall: fuschia and magenta →
menswear also presents us with additional fashion vocabulary: mangenta. (clever.)
“I like pickles.”
– Sara Zucker
aretha franklin - i say a little prayer
revamp your wardrobe without going shopping →
as we ease into the “spring cleaning” process, it is important to know what to trash and what to treasure. the times breaks it down into three stages and also gives you some helpful tips on how to update the pieces that you’re keeping.
trip update: my sister and i will be in san francisco from july 5-15th.
beastie boys - the brouhaha
“i don’t think about making sexy clothes. it’s just my instinct to make them. it...”
– donatelle versace
“fashion is about beauty and the search for beauty, i think it’s a fundamental...”
– miuccia prada
the cfda has turned over a new leaf with the creation of their “popular vote” award.
now, you can visit the wwd website and vote for your favorite designer among the 100. the polls are open today through june 9th, and every time you vote, you’ll be entered into a contest to win two tickets to a new york fashion week show.
“i’m the carrie bradshaw of pop music. i’m completely poor with a...”
– lady gag-gag
“you can play with it for one season, but it’s not going to be revolutionary. i...”
– donatella versace
urban outfitters is throwing a sick $5 sale, both in stores and online. there’s three pages of clothing/accessories/housewares online and all are priced at $5 or less.
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“it’s not what you spend but how you wear it that counts. the key is often to...”
– chloë sevigny
sorry, suitors, i already have a date to the webutante ball.
are skinny jeans bad for your health? too-tight... →
either its the benadryl talking or fashion journalism has fallen to shit. though, i do suppose that this article may give justification for the harem pant trend…
culture of bling clangs to earth as the recession... →
oh, good lord, this is too much.
we all know that barneys window dresser-turned-creative director simon doonan turned his childhood memories into a few memoirs. well, beautiful people has been adapted for television; the bbc began showing episodes of the series, produced by jon plowman of ab-fab, in october. the show was picked up by stateside network logo, and the first episode will air tonight (!) at 10:30pm est.
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