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Entry: Marc Rumors, Cycle Five
posted by mckeb753
Feb 04, 2008 5:07PM
agyness opened ruffian..but hasn't done any other shows...weird
Entry: Good News, Bad News for Halston
posted by mckeb753
Feb 06, 2008 9:59AM
it wasn't even cashmere...the shirtdress is wool jersey, and the other one is silk...personally, i was a little underwhelmed by the halston show....i was expecting more sex, more glamour
Entry: Feb 13, 2008 @ 4:25pm
posted by mckeb753
Feb 13, 2008 5:40PM
lauren herself made a comment to similar effect at the bill blass dinner at le cirque..i read it online somewhere earlier, but now i can't find it.
Entry: Dunn's the One
posted by mckeb753
Feb 15, 2008 7:51AM
she did bill blass fall 2007...they put this horrible bobbed wig on her...i still have nightmares...but yeah, she's amazing, and a lot more visible now that it seems like every designer is determined to put at least two black girls in every show. One black girl is a token, but two is diversity, right?
Entry: Feb 15, 2008 @ 12:00pm
posted by mckeb753
Feb 15, 2008 1:35PM
if you live in the uk, that is...it's only going to be carried at the london store
Entry: Feb 15, 2008 @ 12:00pm
posted by mckeb753
Feb 15, 2008 1:39PM
there was actually a really interesting article in the iht the other day about the rise of the so-called "magalog"
Entry: Feb 22, 2008 @ 1:00pm
posted by mckeb753
Feb 22, 2008 7:28PM
i'm obsessed. karlie is amazing.
Entry: Marc Jacobs: A Copyright Epilogue
posted by mckeb753
Mar 05, 2008 12:03AM
yes, it's true that a lot of major designers do buy vintage pieces and then recreate them in new fabrics as part of their collections...but clearly that is much different than what went on here
Entry: Mar 04, 2008 @ 2:55pm
posted by mckeb753
Mar 05, 2008 10:16AM
i love it!...agreed, nice calves ad a trim waist don't hurt...though the oxford shoes without socks definitely will (unless they are like the beautiful bottega ones i saw last spring that are lined with canvas and designed to be worn that way...sigh!)...i don't think it's great for work necessarily, but in the right situation, i love it
Entry: Target's Cheap Chic is Also for Designers?
posted by mckeb753
Mar 11, 2008 5:23PM
um...i think that's some fuzzy math...last time i checked, $200,000 for 5 handbags equaled $40,000 apiece...
Entry: Adventures in Copyrights: Chain Gang
posted by mckeb753
Apr 30, 2008 2:08PM
umm...i don't really consider steve madden shoes and target shoes to be the same customer base...the difference in price alone should explain that....you think a $40 difference in price constitutes the same target market? after spending way too much time in merchandising, business models, and new product development classes, i can tell you that you are way off on that one.....just because they are both what you call "mass brands" doesn't mean anything...target is a big box retailer, while steve madden is more of a bridge-level designer....it would be one thing if it was wal-mart ripping off target or something like that...but seriously ladies...
i realize, reading back what i just wrote, that it sounds like i'm some kind of crazy steve madden fanatic, but actually, i don't even own a pair of his shoes, nor do i own shoes from target...i just get flustered when people mis-characterize target markets, apparently.
Entry: Double the Fun
posted by mckeb753
May 05, 2008 12:18PM
i believe that E! is taping red carpet commentary to broadcast on thursday night..
Entry: Scott Schuman Too Handsome for Gap Ads
posted by mckeb753
May 07, 2008 11:11AM
i love him and his work as much as anyone....but, aside from the obvious handsomeness issue, could it possibly also be because he is too short? :-/
and before you all go for my jugular, i'm saying this as another short man frustrated by a modeling career that never was...so i can empathize ;-)
Entry: Would You Wear Boat Shoes?
posted by mckeb753
May 09, 2008 4:04PM
well, i'm a guy...and i have topsiders AND gladiator sandals for this sumer...who needs to choose?....i've had the boat shoes (just plain brown leather sperrys) for a couple years now, actually...but they have some AMAZING black faille ones by band of outsiders for sperry (sounds weird, but they're so cute in real life) at jeffrey right now that i am aching for...
Entry: Love Is Blind. We Are Not. Size Up.
posted by mckeb753
May 19, 2008 12:26PM
@jb514
it may say that about gwyneth in the vogue story (i didn't really read the story)...but she was definitely pulling sample size pieces when she was doing all that press for iron man..
i like the liv tyler guess, so that gets my vote.
Entry: May 21, 2008 @ 4:10pm
posted by mckeb753
May 21, 2008 4:43PM
jeanne lanvin...
paquin did not start her company until 1891...lanvin beat her to it by a couple of years, 1889 to be exact...
funny that they both had the same first name...
Entry: May 21, 2008 @ 4:10pm
posted by mckeb753
May 21, 2008 4:52PM
ok...let me amend my answer by saying that, before 1908, lanvin was mostly doing millinery...so, i guess if you're talking strictly about clothes, then paquin is right...kind of a grey area, but i'm not too much of a douce to admit when i might be wrong, haha.
Entry: Let's Talk About Lutz & Patmos
posted by mckeb753
Feb 04, 2008 5:03PM
i feel like the mannequins are distracting..their pointy hands and little tiny noses freak me out...as for the sweaters, cute and all i guess, but yeah, it definitely looks like something grandma could recreate. especially those last two and that boxy little pink monstrosity. i love a chunky knit as much as the next guy, but no thanks.