Thursday, October 28, 2010

the big finale




the ever hip Kate Moss and the ever fab TopShop have been teamed up for 14 collections... some of them super fantastic some of them not so much - but always fun.  this next one - to hit stores November 2, will be the last.  seems like it was an amicable break up - it was just taking more time than she really wanted to devote to it - and she is still scoring major modeling contracts - so it's not like gf needs a day job.  i'm DEF diggin' the poncho and cape (in fact i loving lust for the paisley cape, i cannot lie) -- and the dresses are a bit of fun too...  so get it while you can dolls, Mz Moss has left the TopShop building...

Tuesday, October 26, 2010

no fro yo!

i love frozen yogurt. i don't love being frozen yo. thus and therefor, when the chills start comin' my thoughts turn quickly to cashmere. it is one of those things where it is in your better interest to invest a bit more to get a quality item that will last you. (the old cost per wear factor). this does not mean that you have to break your bank, because there is at any given moment in time a sale somewhere to scour and score a hidden gem. such are the things that delight me. Bendel's has GREAT sales at the end of each season - with some gorge pieces. worth a stop every year. but we are at the BEGINNING of the season. fear not dolls. Neiman Marcus always has a killer sale selection. one of these babies with skinny jeans or leather leggings, the perfect scarf and a hat -yum. these are a few of my favorite things... bring on the snowflakes on lashes!










Monday, October 25, 2010

jalouse

i know it's not good to envy. i try hard not to. but to be perfectly honest, it's just a bit impossible when you hear that this little gorge, Georgia May, "borrows stuff" from daddy's closet. daddy, in said happenings, is Mick. as in Jagger. as in one of, if not THE coolest, hottest front men of ANY rock band EVER. (i hereby state for the record that in front of the Ritz hotel in London i did in fact step backward, into and upon the Mick. i apologized, he said "s'alright" and i very nearly passed out) but i digress... this Chanel campaign secured her a top 3 spot in my fave models list. she is amazing looking - tres Bardot and I like it, like it, yes I do.










Wednesday, October 20, 2010

jacket up!


i hate being cold.  HATE it.  so i love anything that offers me warmth when it gets that way.  socks, the perfect down coat, cashmere hats and scarves, leather gloves and silk long underwear.  those are the necessities to get through NYC winter.  fireplace would be great, but we can't.  c'est la vie...  then there are the dress-essities, which is where you get to play a bit, which is what i love so much.  i've always been a cardigan girl, and that will probably never fully change - but i am easing into being a jacket girl as well.  slowly amassing a small collection - pieces i love...  and these three new jackets from Winter Kate (in various states of perfect slouch and structure that are JUST RIGHT for yours truly) are LOVERS.   every 5 minutes i change my mind as to which one i love the most, so it's making it a bit difficult to make any sort of decision if i am going to buy... unless of course i would buy them all...sigh.   not the wisest choice, so back to thinking...

Monday, October 18, 2010

when is a shoe not a shoe?

the answer my dears - when it is custom made for you.  while in Sicily - well, one minute here... i'm putting the cart before the horse, which never works.  let's start this off by saying that my lovely man PROPOSED while there! so, let's just say it was the best trip ever, shall we????  of course i will be posting madly about dresses, shoes and rings -- but that will all be in good time.  for the moment, dolls, back to CUSTOM MADE SHOES.






after eating lunches bigger than my normal daily intake of food each day, i seemed to need a long nap every afternoon while there.   upon awakening from my siesta on our last day in Taormina (one of the most beautiful towns i have ever experienced) my fiancee told me to hurry up and get dressed and come with him.  on his walk to get me some aqua frizzante, he had discovered a shop where a lovely local lady named Simona made sandals customized to your foot.  i'm pretty sure i have never gotten out of bed so fast in my life.  we ran over and i walked into my version of heaven.   you pick the sole, the color of leather and the design, she fits it to your foot, and within an hour you are walking around feeling like Sicilian Cinderella.  i got one pair, then returned later with my future mother-in-law and ordered another pair.  to say that i am obsessed with them, and am planning on returning to purchase at least 5 more is not in the least an understatement.   i wish i could think of a witty little ending to this story but i am now transported back in time and across the sea, and am mentally browsing through my next selection of style and color...

Thursday, October 14, 2010

ciao!

i hereby swear to Louboutins and Chanel to post tomorrow. i am literally brainless from jet-lag but i promise under oath of style that i will be writing. (little teaser - first one is about shoes...)



Friday, October 1, 2010

a presto dolls

i'm off to Sicily till Oct 13th. Paris fashion week highlights will be posted as a flashback when i return. (make that soap opera flashback sound in your head when you read them, promise!) and a plethora of fun new ideas and ponderings i gather along the way - as always happens on traveling adventures. if you're bored - go back to the blog and read all the oldies but goodies. it's like a re-run of your favorite movie on tv. ciao till i return stylish darlings! xo