Wednesday, March 23, 2011

a little here, a lotta there....

darlings!!  i have not left you.  i have been, however, slowly seduced by the pull of tumblr...  

i will still be posting here - but for a more constant stream of my style-stream-of-conscious -- please visit me often on my tumblr blog!  xoxo

Monday, March 14, 2011

he put a ring on it...

the thrill of getting asked to marry someone. it's a DOOZER. truly. then there is the planning the wedding part which can be equal parts thrilling and titanic, epic anxiety inducing. if you are like me, to escape the panic part you focus on the fun part. DRESSING UP. even that can be overwhelming (i'm still wrestling with some accessories). thus, it's kind of super fantastic that Shopbop, one of the best shopping websites ever, has now launched a bridal boutique. hello amaze earrings by Dannijo. hello adorbs crystal headband. as a major aside, maybe even more fun than shopping wedding? shopping honeymoon!!!! and yes they have that too. "hello lover" i say to thee, sweet floppy sun hat...









of course they have GORGE dresses and shoes as well as lingerie. there is a lot of wedding "fromage" in the world, so this is well worth sussing out for the hip bride out there!!

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

the reign continues

it's been a year since we lost the man. lucky for us, and as a fitting tribute to him, the designs live on. in a glorious way, with Sarah Burton (oddly enough the name of my fashionista niece) at the helm. all hail McQueen!




Monday, March 7, 2011

sigh. REALLY?!?!?!

firstly my dears - i am BACK.  have been up to my eyeballs in a J Mendel event that left me literally brainless at the end of each day.  tis now complete, wildly successful, and i am back here where i belong.  i imagine you have been following all of the fashion news - shows happening 'round the globe (sorry i did not get to write on them); the Oscars....  Mila Kunis gets my number one spot on the list for that.... hands down....

and then, there is the John Galliano news.  this makes me beyond sad.  i will not dignify his behavior by putting a link or even writing what he said.  suffice it to say it was repulsive and in no context or circumstance acceptable.  if you are not aware of what happened, he went on two separate anti-semetic rants in Paris.  he has since been fired from Dior and is facing criminal charges. this is a man who is a genius at his craft.  he is one of the most talented and creative designers of our generation.  sadly, that now stands a side note to this recent behavior.  no one, regardless of who they are (or who they imagine themselves to be), has the right to speak such slander to another person.  what is even more upsetting to me is that this venom is coming from a very eccentric gay man.  one would think he would be aware of the hurt caused by misguided judgement from ignorant people.   i'm more than certain at one point he was made fun of or harassed for being "different".  we are all human.  we are all different.  we are all equal. 

there is a level of division in fashion, certainly.  it is "exclusive".  who gets to go to the shows, who sits front row, who shops high end, who shops high street?  but really at the end of the day, fashion is an equal playing field.  it is about each and every one of us wanting and deserving to look fabulous and feel beautiful.  that beauty starts inside.  when the veneer cracks, we are all left with simply who we are.  that's really all there is to say.