One of my favorite Spring/Summer activities is picnicking in Central Park (more specifically Sheep’s Meadow– great eye candy there). I don’t actually own gingham picnicware, but that never stops me. Spring is in your step (so they say), and nothing puts me more in the mood than a weekend forecast of 65 degrees and the [...]
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For Olivier Rousteing’s Balmain Spring ’13 collection, the theme is go big or go home. And no, it’s not about the 1980s perm. Instead, its about the nineties power suit that generously welcomes the shoulder pad back with the series of oversize smoking jackets with a serious shoulder. “It’s the nineties, Latin-style,” Rousteing declared. The [...]
After a sporty chic Spring ‘12 collection and with Olympic uniforms on the way, it comes as no surprise that Stella McCartney is keeping the athletic-wear ball rolling for Fall. “The Stella woman is about balance,” said McCartney of her Fall collection. Body con tweed dresses with symmetrical white stripes are fine by me, so, with that [...]
Well, it was about time the infamous Pink Lady uniform be reinvented… thanks to Prada’s Spring collection. For the Rizzos of the world, turn to the crop tops and leather pencil skirts with hot rod decals. And for wholesome Sandys, Prada serves up pleated frocks in frothy colors. Too many things excite me about this [...]
I’m loving the retrospective approach to the collections this season- Prada, Fendi, and Proenza to name a few. The 1940s refined silhouettes have always caught my eye, though it’s probably not the decade I’d choose to teleport to (I’ve only seen Taking Woodstock 8 times, but who’s counting?). Proenza Schouler has always been one of [...]













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