Archive for April 2009

Quote of the Day

“It all begins with the shoe. Marc Jacobs begins with shoes because shoes start the silhouette…I love all shoes, except shoes that look like orthopedics.” –Candy Pratts Price, speaking at Syracuse University yesterday. ***Thanks Melissa!

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Slideshows

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To: tips@fashionista.com From: SavvyShopper@dresses.com Hi Fashionista! So I was on Gilt Groupe today checking out their Thread Social selection. I’m a huge Thread Social fan and bought some awesome dresses for summer. But then I was on Net-a-Porter, for kicks, and found a few of the exact same pieces for full price! Like this flower [...]

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Haiku

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Our world is full of model slash something iterations. The original, and most common, would be model slash actress: Lauren Hutton, Cybill Sheppard, Cindy Crawford, Elle MacPherson et al. Then came model slash photographer: Ellen von Unwerth, Helena Christensen, Iekeline Stange, ad nauseam. Now we’ve been blessed with a stash of model slash designers which [...]

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Fashion Is Fun

Dolce & Gabbana‘s shooting their Fall 09 campaign at Gleason’s Gym in DUMBO – right now. We never really pictured that hot pink coat in a Brooklyn gym…

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Name: James, 16, student Got Her: In the Marais, vintage shopping with her boyfriend. Stalked her: Her knee length harem shorts and short cowboy boots made for a surprisingly put together look. Shot her: Because we’d have given an arm and a leg to be so well dressed at sixteen. Now we’d just give an [...]

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FORM‘s installing their Spring Summer 09 colleciton at Bowery Boutique Eva starting tomorrow. They’re part of a greater collection of local brands taking over the store to exhibit their most recent collection right before spring actually hits – hopefully. They’ll even have their Fall 09 collection on display, just a month post-runway. The exibit will [...]

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YSL’s launching a “new vintage” capsule collection at Barneys next month. The clothes will be made from fabric recycled from the YSL archives and built into some of their most memorable designs. Does that mean safari jackets made from Yves’ original left over fabrics or a reconstructed le smoking jacket made from pieces he actually [...]

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Name: Vanessa, 33, jewelry designer. Got Her: Eating her lunch, soup, in the Etienne Marcel neighborhood. Stalked her: Because she’s wearing leather shorts which are hard to pull off but a great alternative to the kind of ubiquitous jean shorts with tights. Shot her: Because I was obsessed with that suede jacket from a mile [...]

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Quote of the Day

“Shoulder pads are the sartorial equivalent of the power ballad — uplifting, life-affirming, singing-in-the-shower-style confidence-giving, and totally and utterly designed for a female audience.” –Gemma Soames in the Sunday Times after a week of wearing Balmain in the real world.

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