Thank you all for your well wishes, you're all so sweet! I'm still feeling pretty sick, I laid in bed most of today, but I just had to muster up the strength to let you all know that there is a YSL sale at Rue La La tomorrow (Friday) starting at 11am! The preview picture for the sale shows a bag, sunglasses, and most importantly, SHOES! How amazing would it be to get a pair of those babies on sale? Anyways, I'm sure by now most of you fashion gurus belong to Rue La La, but if you need an invitation just email me or leave a reply to this post with your email address, and I'll make sure to invite you before 11am tomorrow. The sale will go until March 2nd at 11am, but I'm sure it will sell out before then. Be sure to come back and tell me what you buy!
I'm sorry for the lack of posts in the past few days, I've been dealing with a bad head cold and all I can do lately is sleep and drink smoothies. It's not so bad, minus the sickness of course.
Anyways, I wanted to point everyone's attention to the Ann-Sofie Back F/W 09.10 show from London Fashion Week; Goth-Meets-Native American, an odd combo but it works here. I love the torn up tanks and dresses, as well as the shredded, falling apart skirts. The feathers are so fun too. My head is really clogged so I don't have too much insight, maybe I should just let the pictures do the talking? You can check out the whole collection here. What do you think?
Christian Siriano, the winner of season 4 of Project Runway, debuted his shoe collaboration with Payless at his NY Fashion Week runway show a few days ago. The shoes are slated for release in September 2009, and will be available at approximately 10% of Payless stores and online at Payless.com with prices ranging from $25-$45. The shoes, as well as his F/W 09.10 Ready-to-Wear clothing collection, were inspired by Egyptian landscapes:
Each of the five shoe styles - with creative names like Slither, Saunter, SheDevil, Sand Strap and Strut - feature Christian's unique chunky conical heel designed to look like an inverted pyramid. Handbags - the Shanbag tote and Sassafras clutch - coordinate with the footwear silhouettes: two ankle booties and three hidden platform pumps, with accents of pyramid studs and draped chains. Rich materials such as shiny dark brown snakeskin and Egyptian hieroglyphic teal fabric also echo Christian's Egyptian inspiration. (Examiner)Above are pics of the shoes shown at Christian's runway show, so it is expected that these are the exact shoes that will be sold at Payless in September. What do you think of them? I am glad that Christian stuck to his aesthetic and wasn't bullied by Payless to create "safer" shoes - I really love these designs, but they're pretty out-there compared to the shoes you normally find at Payless. My favorites are the brown peep-toes with the chains in the top-right and the brown pumps with the chains and pyramid studs in the bottom-middle, and the brown ankle boots are a great staple piece for any shoe collection. I can't believe they'll be just $25-$45! September is much too far away.
Last night was the presentation of Erin Wasson's Fall 2009 collection with RVCA. Her spring collection has yet to be released in stores or online (the original release date was Feb. 1, but that has been pushed back several times now), but now at least we have pictures from another future collection to drool over. According to Fashionologie, the atmosphere of the presentation was very relaxed, complete with jello shots and sweaty dancing. Sound like the best fashion week party so far! It was attended by celebs ranging from Leighton Meester of Gossip Girls to Alexander Wang.
As for the clothes, they had the same off-duty-model, rock-chic, grimey '90s feel to them as her spring collection, but with several pieces in velvet and some really rad armwear mixed in. Standouts include a mesh tank (I think that's what it is, or maybe a body stocking?) paired with an oversized blazer and patchwork denim shorts, a leather romper (so cool!), and a beautiful lace fringe dress. Also, the gorg shoes were designed by Tiffany Tuttle of LD Tuttle - I wonder if that includes Erin's leopard boots? Love them.
Pic from Coutorture
Oh Marc, you've stolen my heart again with your gaudy, over-the-top, '80s clubbing-inspired runway collection last night at New York Fashion Week. Marc said that while designing this collection, he was "thinking about the good old days in New York, when getting dressed up was such a joy". He's definitely captured that joy in this collection! I love the colors - just because we're in a recession doesn't mean designers can only use black and white. It is so refreshing to see not just pops of color here and there, but an entire collection revolving around bright neons and shiny metallics. I can see many younger fashion-obsessed girls, like myself, saving paycheck after paycheck to be able to afford some of these pieces. And I definitely predict many of these looks filtering down to high street stores like Topshop and H&M (for those of us who may not be able to go a year eating only Ramen in order to afford that bright yellow cape below!). Check out the whole collection at Style, and a video of the show below - what do you think? Are you done with '80s-inspired looks, or do you think Marc has reinvisioned the decade in a fresh new way that is worthwhile?
I didn't plan to have two Mary-Kate Olsen posts in a row, but that's how things work out sometimes. And this picture is so lovely, I just had to share it with you all. Mary-Kate will be the cover girl for Interview Magazine's March 2009 issue, and is seen here wearing a stunning Balenciaga design. Here's just a little snippet from the article:
The Mary-Kate that most of us don't know is a very thoughtful, intelligent woman with a blistering sense of humor and an enterprise that makes even hard-working friends feel like they aren't doing enough with their days. She walks quietly into rooms and gives you her full attention when you talk to her. And you always leave kind of wishing you'd hugged her more. Lately, she's been focusing on acting, and won kudos for her delightful performance as a weed-smoking Phish fan in last year's love letter to New York in the '90s, The Wackness. She and her sister are also hard at work on their two clothing lines, the higher end The Row and the more contemporary Elizabeth & James (the latter named after their other two siblings), and they are launching both shoe and men's collections later this year. The two even teamed up to publish a book of interviews last fall called Influence (Razorbill), in which they interviewed other artists and designers who have inspired them.You can read more of the article and check out a few more (equally lovely) pictures, as well as watch a behind-the-scenes video, at Interview Magazine. And of course, if you're interested, be sure to check out the March 2009 issue of Interview for more!
Here are just a few images from the Elizabeth and James Spring 2009 Lookbook, and from what I've seen, I want pretty much the whole collection! As per usual, the Elizabeth and James Spring line (created by sisters Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen) consists of beautifully sculpted skirts, blazers, and shirts, along with unique and stunning pieces of jewelry. The collection perfectly blends masculine, architectural shapes with girly, flower-printed flowing skirts and dresses. If you can't already tell, I'm a fan. You can check out my favorite looks below, as well as the entire lookbook at the Elizabeth and James website. Let me know if you like what you see, and what your favorite/least favorite pieces are so far!
Pics from Elizabeth and James, as seen on TFS
Granted, studs and fringe are not particularly new trends, but I think they'll be sticking around through the Spring, so it's not a horrible idea to invest in a fast-fashion version of it. These shoes are both by Topshop, the first is the Marley2 boot for $65, and the second is the Hugo Sandal for $44. I was leaning towards the sandals, because I like how the straps seem to overlap around the ankle, as well as both the studded toe and foot straps, but the boots have a certain charm as well. What do you think? Do you prefer the Marley2 boot, the Hugo sandal, both, or neither? Let me know, I love to hear the opinions of my readers!
So here's some good news and some bad news. The good news is that Who What Wear has found out the prices of more items from the Erin Wasson x RVCA line. The bad news is that the prices are still fairly expensive, AND the release date has been pushed back again - it's now said to be around mid-February. At least that gives us all more time to save up for that $175 bustier! Click here to check out the article from Who What Wear, they interview Erin and ask her how she would style each piece - it's pretty interesting! And click here to see the prices of some other items from the collection, Erin's favorite Zeppelin shirt and a hot pair of leather shorts.
Pics from WWW
A free afternoon led to this little collage of my current cravings. The theme seems to be leather and Wang, along with some sweet 501's that I would love to take the shredder to. And how fresh does that white leather jacket look? It would be perfect for the Spring, when it's still too cool to be bare-armed. Also, the incredible Wang bag that Mary-Kate is holding is not going to be released until July for $850, which is quite a large amount of money, but in the realm of designer bags it's fairly affordable. I better start playing the lottery...
On a different note, I'm so sorry about the comment situation, I didn't realize there were 10 new comments bc for some reason I wasn't being emailed by Blogger. I will be responding to your comments asap, and checking out all of your lovely blogs too if you have them!
Pics from BagSnob, LevisStore, Urban Outfitters, Forever 21, & La Garconne
