Although I’m likely to break an ankle in the process of sporting these, I’m fully prepared to rock the platform pump this fall. Lucky for us, designers at every price point are looking to get you in a pair of these too. Here’s a list of some of our favorites so [...]
I love plaid. Not mid-90’s flannel plaid, but good, button-up, cotton plaid. It’s simple, preppy-chic at its finest.
But, for some reason, so much good plaid is done bad. And bad plaid is scary. Like “I just ingested road kill and my sister is also my cousin” scary.
And, for some reason, the [...]
Over-the-Knee boots are back, and they’re hot enough to make a 1990 Julia Roberts channeling Vivian Ward proud. Skin-tight and thigh-high, these boots have the ability to make that crazy-cat neighbor look like a rock star.
However, wear them with caution. These boots can go from classic-fab to hooker-bad at a [...]
Toy Watch might best be described as the post-apocalyptic, i.e., post-market crash of 2008, approach to luxury timepieces. The world really has gone broke when the Italians are constructing timepieces out of plastic. Toy Watch is exactly what it sounds like. A seemingly grown-up watch made of material once suited for only a child.
Toy Watch [...]
Chan Luu may be better known for her hippie-chic jewelry collection than knitwear. But with her line of cashmere and silk blend scarves, Luu proves she might just be able to conquer another facet of the fashion world.
Luu’s soft and sheer fabrics are perfect for any season. You can wear them loose as a [...]
Lanvin’s ballet flats are the bee’s knees. Which is exactly why you need a pair. And so do I. Lanvin’s flats began popping up about a year ago on practically every celeb–Angelina Jolie, Sarah Jessica Parker, Nichole Richie, Liv Tyler, and Reese Witherspoon just to name a few.
And though they’re slightly pricey, they just might [...]
With the release of the Fall 2008 collections came boyfriend blazers and over sized trousers. The looks merely flirted with masculinity. Soft-core. Nearly flaccid. The androgyny of 2008 peered but was afraid to look.
Fall 2009 doesn’t just look—it stares. With perverse excitement. Think David Bowie near climax via 1972 Ziggy Stardust. Brilliance, without a fear [...]
Occasionally I truly believe there’s a seventy-year-old woman from the Upper East Side living deep inside my fashion core. My love of Louis Vuitton luggage, tweed Chanel blazers, and all things St. John point to this. And occasionally that old lady likes to vacation in The Hamptons. It’s here that her passion for Sperry Top-Siders [...]
In the past, Tom Ford has dazzled us with such wonders as the ever-popular Whitney and Miranda sunglasses. But this year Ford’s brilliance is found in a throwback—a lovely blend between the overexposed Ray Ban Wayfarers and the classic old-Hollywood Persols.
This genius is otherwise known as Jack. And Jack looks best in the tortoise-shell amber [...]
The resurrection of the Doc Marten boot is a bittersweet one. It brings back awkward memories of being a painfully thin, braces-clad teenager trying to find myself somewhere between grunge and prep. Lamenting over the break-ups from my eighth grade boyfriend, while listening to the wailing voices of Kurt Cobain and Billy Corgan—helping me soothe [...]
Although the floor-length dress has been coming on and off the fashion radar for decades, it’s back this spring—and more amazing than ever. Practically every designer has his/her own version of the flowing-long dress in bright prints and colors for the hippie chick that lies somewhere in all of us.
Since so [...]
My love affair with Helen Ficalora started a few years ago when she was lesser known and therefore significantly cheaper. These days Ficalora is a hit with the celebs and on the cusp between affordable and obscene. Ficalora is a favorite of Gwyneth Paltrow, Jennifer Aniston, and our favorite dweebie beauty Tina Fey. Fey sports [...]
In 2005 Cristina Cisilino founded MADE, a company that produces what I’d like to call “ethical jewelry.” I know this sounds ironic, but hear me out before assuming I’m being some delusional fashonista with grandiose plans of saving the world one handbag at a time.
Cisilino’s MADE is a jewelry collection designed by influential jewelry designers [...]
Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock somewhere in East Texas you’ve noticed that the soft leather bomber jacket is back with an eighties, hair-metal vengeance. And the new round of light, fitted bombers that recently hit stores this spring are unbelievable. Call it what it is, love, possibly lust, but I need one. Now.
The [...]
Viridis Luxe debuted with a line of eco-conscious, comfy, and casual t-shirts, sweaters, and dresses in the spring of 2008 and has since released three more collections in the seasons following. The clothing is made of the highest quality of organic fabrics—cashmere and long-fiber hemp, exotic bamboo, and silk-hemp blends.
The key to their eco-friendly efforts [...]
Canadian-born and Wiltshire raised Pippa Small interestingly enough began making jewelry to fund her studies in medical anthropology. At this time Small began attracting attention from major labels and started collaborating with Gucci and Chloe. Since, Small has branched out and created an international business with stores in London and Santa Monica, California and online [...]
In the past Lilly Pullitzer was known for her exceptional cruise-wear collections and infamous shift dresses known as “Lillys.” The “Lillys” quickly turned into a fashion sensation by the likes of the always-chic Jackie O. And though at times is seemed as if the label failed when it strayed too far from what they knew, [...]
As a ratty-haired five-year-old I lived in jellies. They were the perfect shoe to go with my juice-stained-sundress motif—a look I have always held dear to my heart. Good news for me, jellies are back with an updated classiness that says more sexy and less juice box.
The “Karly Jelly” sandals from the Ralph Lauren Collection [...]
My newest obsession is the Fiorentini and Baker ‘Edith’boot in black. These handcrafted Italian beauties are the perfect blend of biker and riding boot. The ‘Edith’ is a classic that looks incredible with everything from your ripped-up jeans to your McQueen mini.
Though you’ll drop down a pretty penny on these things (they retail at $595 [...]