Yes, yes. Blue is my favorite color, and I am drawn to it like a moth to a flame. This season, Swedish easy-on-the-wallet fashion giant H&M has dedicated a section of their style finder to all things blue. Hello… eye candy! Lots of cute and inspired takes on denim jackets, vests and accessories; and, refreshing [...]
Monthly Archives: February 2010
Feb 26
Denim Finds: Denim That Snap, Crackle, and Pop!
With so much rain, sleet, and snow lately, what better way to remedy your cabin fever than to weather the storm and go shopping! There’s plenty of denim that will put a little snap, crackle and plenty of pop into your wardrobe (and spirits).
Alexander Wang Denim w/belt, $170.00
Black denim pants with leather belt detailing and [...]
Feb 25
Denim Deals: Kitson Web Exclusive – Denim of Virtue and JFour Premium Denim Under $100
Kitson is the kind of boutique where you can spend a lot of time getting lost, just absorbing the fashion eye candy: clothes, accessories, the latest celebrity-designed collection, “Team Angelina” shirts, and knickknacks that you’ll be sure to see Audrina Patridge or Paris Hilton show off to paparazzi on their coffee runs.
Thanks to the Kitson [...]
Feb 24
Paris68 – A Modern Cape Crusader
Paris68, a new women’s label created by Marcella Lindeberg, one-half of the married design consultants to William Rast (husband is Johan Lindeberg of J. Lindeberg), debuted her high-end women’s wear collection during New York fashion week. In the audience were Justin Timberlake with girlfriend Jessica Biel in full support along with fashion powerhouses Carin Roitfeld, [...]
Feb 23
Denim Deals Chicago: Designer Jeans Galore!
Planning to do some serious shopping in Chicago? Then you better hold onto your bills for The Warehouse Sale’s big event, occupying 10,000 square feet at the Congress Plaza Hotel on March 5 and 6. “The unprecedented sale will offer dramatic savings on some 15,000 items of pure value and style including women’s and [...]
Feb 23
Diesel Black Gold F/W 2010/11
Waiting in the cold, under a jam packed open tent, I was waiting with fellow Fashion Week spectators to enter the Diesel Black Gold Fall/Winter 2010 runway show. The crowd roared with laughter when a huge chunk of snow dropped on top of the unfortunate fashionistas that didn’t make it under the tent, but that [...]
Feb 20
Introducing BLACKBIRD’s The Hazlewood in Raw Indigo
Seattle-based Blackbird boutique has just released their new Hazlewood Jean, a dark and slim unisex number, made lovingly for denim aficionados who care about every detail:
- MADE IN U.S.A.
- 5-Pocket jean
- Raw Cone denim in extra dark indigo
- Dirty dark brown/gold stitching
- All black unbranded hardware
- Black leather label hand-stamped by Blackbird goons
- Extra tough [...]
Feb 18
Denim News: J Brand and Proenza Schouler Collaborate On Exclusive Jeans For Fall/Winter 2010
Ah yes, J Brand certainly keeps us denim lovers on our toes. Their latest collaboration is with none other than Lazaro Hernandez and Jack McCollough, the duo who make up Proenza Schouler.
“We are extremely excited to work with Lazaro and Jack. They have great vision, a point of view, are incredibly talented and fun to [...]
Feb 17
Behind the Scenes at Geren Ford’s Fall 2010 Lookbook Shoot
‘Swonderful. ‘Smarvelous. Geren Ford’s fall 2010 collection channels a bygone era in the fluttery dresses and smart-yet-dramatic Flash Gordon-esque jackets. And, maybe I’ve got too much of her on the brain, but don’t the featured looks all seem too Alexa Chung-inspired to you? If you’re an AC follower, then you know she likes the vintage [...]
Feb 17
Aloha Rag + Thakoon Launch Party
Normally, when I make my way down to Greenwich Street it’s usually because I’m driving through traffic hell en route to cross the Holland Tunnel, but now that those days are thankfully over, my only destination in that neck of the woods is to get to Aloha Rag. A long time favorite store of mine, [...]
