prints mania

imagine if you will a Benjamin Button scenario.  your beautiful granny is aging backwards.  she now looks like a model.  she is draped in a mash-up of prints that only the sublimely fabulous can pull off.  you are not quite sure if it is good or not, until you look closely and see how mind-blowing GORGE these prints and fabrics are.  at this point you're blinded by the genius of it.  you are now owned by these clothes.  there is nothing left to do but gaze lovingly at just how beautiful and bizarrely perfect it is to place one fabric next to the other.  this, my dears, was the presentation at Suno.

dvf - the f is for super Fantastic

file this under "the-e-stylist would wear all of this DVF collection right now. immediately or if possible, sooner".  every single piece could merge seamlessly into my wardrobe, and it is so utterly perfectly wearable. i'm already imagining one million and four different ways to style these pieces.  there is just the right amount of bohemian je m'en fous and just the right amount of disco to make me swoon.  i'm honestly a bit delirious from it all - but i am in fact thinking straight when i tell you that i'm making shopping lists for this stuff....LOVES.   IT.  to be fair, unless i'm suddenly nominated for an Oscar i will probs forgo the gowns.  (they are disco-y delicious but alas, i'm not walking a red carpet at the mo...) that seems to be the only exception.  the rest of it is fair game and you best believe i am making my wallet do some yoga to get ready for this.  ps - so glad ms. vf recovered from her accident enough to enjoy her show.

i love Wu

Jason Wu.  at this point, the name alone brings images of gorge popping into the mind. this collection kept that little ball rolling.  the construction is impeccable, the silhouettes are perfection.  obvs, there are dresses that make a girl try desperately to come up with a place to go so that she can wear one.  (that may or may not be what i am doing at this very moment in time) what REALLY got me giddy however were the looks with pants.  a bit more useful in one's every day life - without sacrificing even one bit of FAB.  don't even need to come up with a special event to wear this - just put it on and feel amazing and go about your business.  LOVE.

photos:  gorunway.com

side note - Jason Wu doesn't have an e-commerce site, but Bergdorf's and Neiman Marcus of course have brill selections.

well, look who's back!

oh dear readers how i have missed ye.  i have been up to my ears (actually far above, drowning) in a J Mendel event i'm working on.  barely a moment to think about breathing, and mind so melted that coming up with words to set to page - rendered impossible.  BUT i have a day free today and thus we are reunited.  so let's get to it!!!
New York Fashion Week... our darling NYFW... come and gone.  ladies left with memories and sore feet from running around town in heels in questionable weather.  overall, i was not particularly overwhelmed.  it was one of those seasons where things just looked a bit the "same as it ever was".   there were of course a few exceptions and i've decided to do a "faves" selection of the shows, so read on my dears.  they are coming your way today.  xoox

fashion trumps freezing

last night the winds kicked in, the temperature dropped. but the show must go on! (and the cashmere and faux fur)  DANNIJO kicked off NYFW with a low key super cool presentation of their fall 2011 collection. they took over a gallery in Chelsea with an amazing set that was like a wild west log cabin inhabited by crazy chic girls in a mish mash of old west meets 20s glamour.  sounds odd but they totally nailed it.  the new collection is gorgeous - strong, bold shapes, intertwined with delicate chains and loaded with Swarovski crystal elements.   i spied at least one ring and several bracelets that may be sharing my world sometime soon!!

a) my favorite girl - and b) SWOONING for that armload of bracelets

i do

for some reason or another, i was previously not a huge Proenza Schouler fan.  consider this my initiation. i have now jumped in the deep end. there are several words i can use to describe how I feel about this collection - we'll start with LOVE and DESIRE. the soft water color-y tie-dye is beyond gorge. all of the pieces are ultra-wearable and there is a crazy great variety of shapes to choose from. i love the soft shifts. but then i also love the modern slim fitted sweater silhouette. and the silk that looks so soft that it would feel like wearing beautiful air. sigh. ok i love it all. and thus - an obsessive new Proenza fanatic is born.

 photos:  Marcio Madeira

come sail away

i'm not really a Michael Kors girl.  don't get me wrong - i wish i was.  i just don't have it in me to be perfectly polished and put together.  also, i don't spend much time on my yacht. primarily due to the fact that i do not have a yacht, but that's neither here nor there.  for those who ARE Kors girls - this collection rocked.  (it was even slightly more accessible us "normal" girls -- love the flat shoes.). the clothes are simple, luxurious, perfectly gorgeous. just looking at them, a person is transported to a far away sunny location where the most pressing decision is whether to have your water sparkling or flat.  here's to the good life and may we all get there.

rod(ART)e

these Mulleavy girls know how to make a girl swoon.  this is fashion as an art form. the construction of each look and the use of different layers of all these gorgeous, rich earthy toned fabrics blows my mind a bit. quite a big bit. no one else out there thinks like this.  it's creativity come to life and walking down the runway.  times like this i'm happy I went to art school so that I can fully appreciate how incredible Rodarte is.  in a word - GORGE.

i wanna put on my boogie shoes

this Marc Jacobs collection makes me feel slightly hungover.  it's so over the top "i took way too many drugs and went to the disco" - i love it.   full on fun and fabulous.  not necessarily what i will be wearing - but exactly the way a fashion show should be.  all the world is a stage - so get dressed and let's do this!