[The L Train going east to Brooklyn. BRITT and FARAN sit side-by-side.]
BRITT: So how was the Warehouse sale?
FARAN: Actually, it was pretty good. There was a lot less Marc by Marc, so the new collection must fit better than past seasons, and there were a handful of Christopher Kane dresses, like the old velvet ones.
BRITT: Seriously?
FARAN: It was amazing; they were so heavy, but gorgeous. But even on sale, they were almost $2000. Ooh, but I got a Proenza dress for $350.
BRITT: WHAT? Which one?
FARAN: This one. And then I got two pairs of Sigerson Morrison ballet flats for $50 each.
BRITT: I love how J. Crew clothes now cost more than stuff at Barneys Warehouse.
FARAN: It's fun. So how was your day?
BRITT: Well, I saw Patricia Field shopping with a private client. Some woman from Texas. I didn't know she made private appointments! How much do you think that costs?
FARAN: More than the clothes.
BRITT: And isn't she supposed to be working on Cashmere Jungle?
FARAN: Cashmere Jungle? What is that, a diffusion line by Alexander Wang?!
Who knew Victoria Beckham could actually move clothes?
Last season, she deigned to wear an Herve Leger dress to the Marc Jacobs show, but Marc didn't seem to mind since he cast the Soccer Mom in his latest ad campaign (next season, Kate Moss? We're still waiting).
Anyway, now the Posh Dress has finally hit stores, and it seems to have caused an internet shopping frenzy.
Despite retailing for $1375, the bandage gown has essentially crashed the Intermix server - click on the dress, and get a lot of maddening code instead of an easy way to buy it.
One more observation: The dress sells for $25 more than any other Leger dress, despite the fact that it's got the same construction as all the others.
$25 seems trifling in the face of $1300, but still - we can't help wondering whether the Posh effect has boosted the price for everyone.
Top Model may cast a dudded group of girls, but not all reality mannequins are sans jobs:
Angelika, the mean-spirited and self-righteous cast member of TLC's A Model Life, is a regular face of Mike & Chris, and now she's the Look Book girl for Development's latest line.
Their Fall '08 collection boasts a print we think we saw in Austin Powers, plus some really cute skinny pants, and a lot of slouchiness.
Meanwhile, Angelika looks pretty much the same:
Like she'd never let you sit at her lunch table, but once you met her, you wouldn't want to anyway.
Yet another weird debate got out of hand at the Fashionista office today (and via Instant Messenger):
The question: Wardrobe maintenance
Jazzi uses a steamer to get her clothes wrinkle-free. All day everyday. A habit she no doubt picked up during her time in the fashion closet.
Brett is in agreement - both even like the smell of the steamer.
Faran and Britt think they're freaks - "Who has time for that?" (they iron, but rarely).
Natalie is shocked and appalled that anyone would actually spend time removing wrinkles instead of just popping things in the dryer for a few seconds - and opposite to Jazzi, she finds the smell of a steamer nauseating, no doubt due to her own time in the fashion closet.
So we come to you to solve this debate: Do you steam, iron, hang by the shower, or none of the above?
My closet is full of dresses, skirts and a couple pairs of jeans, but I generally don't wear pants.
Mid-fashion week, I bought a pair of super wide-leg black trousers. I'd seen Meredith Melling-Burke wearing hers for a couple of days and they looked so chic. I wore them for a miserable couple of hours and realized, incredulously, that just because MMB can wear something, doesn't mean I can.
So I returned them.
It was the first time I'd ever returned an item I actually wore. I felt 90% guilt and a 10% thrill of "Wow! I can actually get away with this?"
According to The Boston Globe, I contributed to a serious economic problem. Apparently, an increasing number of consumers are purchasing items extremely beyond their means for a specific occasion and returning them for a full refund when they're finished. They call it "renting" - one woman even rented a dress to wear to her daughter's graduation.
"I mean, here we are in Milan, spiritual home of the sexpot, birthplace of the Dolce & Gabbana label, and we’re looking at models dressed like geography teachers." - Lisa Armstrong, on the Milan shows, in the London Times.
We wonder if Lim has the resources, or the desire, to sue the company, and also what girl thinks she can wear a giant streak of saffron without sunglasses.
Even with it playing right in front of us, we can't even believe it -
What appears to be the real Sex and the City: The Movie trailer reveals way more than we ever thought it would.
If this is to be believed, then:
1. Big (whose actual - still fictitious, here - name is John Jason Preston,) and Carrie actually get married. Well, actually, you see as far as their wedding day and then (surprise!) there are some problems.
2. Charlotte finds out that she's pregnant, and adopted a child.
3. Steve cheats on Miranda (this one actually made our jaws drop.)
4. Samantha is probably going to step out on her boy toy (surprise?)
The best part, in case you can't turn the sound up on your computer? Big: "Should I get you a diamond?" Carrie: "No, just get me a really big closet."
Is this for real?
[Update: Sorry, guys. It seems that the trailer has been taken from iklipz, which probably means it was real.]
You look better than any of the Prada models did in those clothes.
No really, you do.
In fact, we thought they were kind of wretchedly doily until we saw your face pasted on top of them.
Now they're kinda perfect.
Hope they give you a really good discount!
xoxo Fashionista
Feb 22, 2008 @ 10:56am
"Daria looked great, considering she was partying until 5 a.m. — breaking and entering into the Presidential suite at the Principe with 50 other people." --Anne Slowey on the Versace show, in The Moment.
But when we think of the two of them together, visions of acid wash denim, neon embroidery, 'H' emblazoned pockets and exaggerated rips dance in our head.
Levi's claims, "We don't enter into collaborations lightly," but the last brand they collaborated with was Stussy. So even if the jeans come out in shades of neon only Agyness can wear, we're sure they'll be more successful than Levi's last partnership.
And if the jeans end up tartan, we might even love them.
[PS. First Project Runway, now Henry Holland - it looks like Levi's is really trying to get in with the fashion crowd.]
The design is meant for Rachel's best friend's wedding. Somehow, Ms. Bilson has been called upon to design the bridesmaid's dress, so the aisle can look as cute as possible while Ms. Bilson's best friend marries OC and Gossip Girl mastermind Josh Schwartz.
Brian Reyes is a red carpet favorite of Bilson, so we're sure the two will have no problem agreeing on the design.
We're betting it'll be short and lavender in a sort of collision of OC style and the Fall runways.
Maybe with a matching headband?
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[The L Train going east to Brooklyn. BRITT and FARAN sit side-by-side.]
