the power of shoe

what do you do when you've stood and walked for hours, and your 5 inch heels are causing you such distress that you consider just lying on the sidewalk and weeping?  well, first you stop and breathe, remind yourself that this is FNO, that you are on West Broadway, and it is so crowded with people that you would both look like a moron and get trampled to death.  next, you tell yourself what a fool you are for not putting a pair of flip flops in your tote bag before leaving home. finally, you go directly into Musette and buy what is quite possibly the cutest pair of flats ever.  once they are comfortably placed on your feet (causing a near fainting rush of relief) you strike up a lovely convo with the owner, who tells you that stock will be rotated on a very regular basis to keep things fresh.  the store is on West Broadway, between Prince and Spring,
View Larger Mapand the online store will be live on October 1.  before leaving, you briefly eye the platform pump with the same black toe cap and cream body, with an amazing green heel.  you then feel a crippling memory of what you felt like 10 minutes prior and snap back into the moment to relish the joy of the flat ballet slipper...oh what a shoe can do.

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!

lovely von gorgeous

there is never really anything bad to say about Diane von Furstenberg.   the woman pretty much reinvented the dress. there was Dior New Look and then a few decades later Diane.  but that's just her history.  her now continues to be GORGE year in and year out.  every girl should have at least one DVF in her closet to whip out as needed.   obvi she is the master - or rather mistress - of the dress.  each one of these dresses makes me want to fondle them, then wear them constantly.  the colors are rich and vibrant and wearing them could not help but make you feel a bit gorgeous. loving the separates as well -  for all the same reasons. simple, sexy cuts with a subtle 70s feel.   as the song goes...more, more, more!

oui, s'il vous plait!!

you may have gathered in past posts that i am particularly enamored of things French.  c'est vrai.  so it obviously pleases me no end to see a collection of such "let's jet off to the South of France this weekend darling" perfection.  Catherine Malandrino gets it right every time.  the woman designs for who she is, and she is la femme.  and i adore it.  this collection was no exception.  (side note - i love the presentation on the water)  the pieces are tres francais, with gorgeous bits of silk macrame, crochet work and woven leather mixed in with perfectly floaty chiffon and jersey.   i'd love to say more, but i really must go grab my suitcase and start packing... you know, for the South of France...  a bien-tot cheries!