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i want: Lanvin – Large metallic bag

Posted by geekigirl on February 17th, 2008
Posted in Category: Accessories, Designers, Fashion, Handbags, Lanvin, Spring 2008, Toronto, i want
Posted in Tags: purple

Lanvin – Large metallic bag

I’m obsessed with this beautiful purple bag by Lanvin. They have it at Holt’s and I go in to drool over it occasionally. It’s more incredible in person.

Purple large metallic bag with silver trims on the corners and the main opening. Chain link handles sit on either side. A popper fastening sits on the main opening. A zip pocket sits on the lining.

image: brownsfashion.com

i want: Herve Leger Dress

Posted by geekigirl on February 15th, 2008
Posted in Category: Clothing, Dresses, Fashion, Ready to Wear, Spring 2008, i want
Posted in Tags: herve leger, max mara

Herve Leger dress
Herve Leger spring 2008 dress

I can totally see myself in one of these. I love figure hugging dresses.

images: herveleger.com

del.icio.us fashion links for 2008-02-15

Posted by geekigirl on February 14th, 2008
Posted in Category: del.icio.us

‘The end of an era’ for Zacks

Zacks Fashions, a chain of women’s clothing stores founded in Kitchener in 1921, is closing all 28 of its stores. The retailer, based in Toronto since 1995, filed for bankruptcy and turned control of the company over to a receiver on Jan. 30.

(tags: fashion+news retail zacks+fashions toronto canada)
Concord Monitor – For self-proclaimed ‘brand freaks,’ Gucci trumps Gandhi

Amid buttery leather handbags and $200 torn jeans, Anuga Shah and her friends were shopping in this boomtown’s newest mall recently, proudly humming that they were “spendy.” “This week, it’s all about Tommy,” Shah, 26, cooed as she petted hooded sweaters

(tags: fashion+news luxury india)
How Russia’s new super rich are buying cool | Fashion and style | Life and Health

Abramovich’s designer girlfriend Dasha Zhukova is fast imposing her style and flair on the Western high street – not to mention transforming tastes among the flashy crowd back home

(tags: fashion+news luxury russia)
AFP: Luxury brands target Asians’ desire to show off wealth

HONG KONG (AFP) — Radha Chadha, a leading brand consultant, likes to tell the story of a Hong Kong businessman, a watch fanatic, who does a lot of his work in China. Despite owning a huge collection of exquisitely-crafted and rare timepieces, when he go

(tags: fashion+news luxury china)
Fashion World Yawns at Marc Jacobs–Bribe Scandal — New York Magazine

Were fashionistas surprised that bribes had allegedly been paid so that Marc Jacobs could have his shows in the 26th Street Armory? Not really. “If he likes the space and he wants it, what’s wrong with that?”

(tags: fashion+news marc+jacobs)
Swimsuit for the Olympics Is a New Skin for the Big Dip – New York Times

Ryan Lochte, an Olympic swimmer, said he felt like a superhero. Michael Phelps, who is expected to win multiple gold medals at the Beijing Games, said it was as if he were wearing a spacesuit. And this was after Phelps, promoting a slinky black unitard sw

(tags: athletic olypmics swimwear technology)
Interview with Tadashi Yanai – CNN.com

The story Billionaire founder of Japanese clothing giant UNIQLO, Tadashi Yanai is credited for introducing cheap chic to the designer-conscious Japanese youth. Starting off with a single store in Hiroshima in 1984, UNIQLO is now a worldwide operation with

(tags: fashion+news uniqlo video japan)
Loss-Plagued Jones Apparel To Sell l.e.i. Only at Wal-Mart – WSJ.com

Jones Apparel Group Inc. will sell its moderately priced l.e.i. brand aimed at teenage girls exclusively in Wal-Mart stores, as part of a broader strategy by the beleaguered company to ink exclusive deals with big chains. Jones Chief Executive Wes Card sa

(tags: fashion+news jones+apparel+group walmart)

This is why I like Heidi Klum

Posted by geekigirl on February 14th, 2008
Posted in Category: Fashion, Spring 2008

When I saw the Will Ferrell & Heidi Klum SI Swim 08 editorial I laughed out loud.

I get a kick out of Heidi Klum. She’s got a fun personality, she’s married to Seal and she can throw a football very well.

i want…

Posted by geekigirl on February 14th, 2008
Posted in Category: Accessories, Eyewear, Fashion, Toronto, i want
Posted in Tags: Eyewear, Josephson Opticians, Oliver Goldsmith, Spectacle Eyewear, Sunglasses, yorkville

Oliver Goldsmith Sunglasses

Handmade beauties all based on the original vintage frames. This couture collection is exclusive to Josephson Opticians in Canada.
Josephson Opticians
Bloor Street West
Toronto
416 964 7070

The ready to wear collection can be found at
Spectacle Eyewear
752 Queen Street West
Toronto
416 603 0123
416 603 7227

images: olivergoldsmith.com

Circa

Posted by geekigirl on February 14th, 2008
Posted in Category: Toronto

del.icio.us fashion links for 2008-02-14

Posted by geekigirl on February 13th, 2008
Posted in Category: del.icio.us

Homage or hijack? The truth behind ‘borrowing’ someone’s style – Telegraph

Celia Walden on the ’style-jackers’ who believe imitation really is the sincerest form of flattery

(tags: fashion+news)
Skinny models ‘to boycott’ Fashion Week – Telegraph

A plan to ensure that all models who take part in London Fashion Week are healthy could jeopardise the event, a leading force in the industry said yesterday. # Shops urged to end size lottery Designers could desert the showcase for the British fashion ind

(tags: fashion+news fashion+week london models)
Radar Online : As fashion goes mass, the barbarians are at the gates … and the elite are trembling in their Louboutins

As fashion goes mass, the barbarians are at the gates … and the elite are trembling in their Louboutins. In this excerpt from Radar Magazine’s March fashion issue, we rank the leading trendsetters du jour

(tags: fashion+news)
Steal this Look : A Look Inside Forever 21

radaronline.com Steal This Look Will a wave of piracy lawsuits bring down Forever 21? By Jeff Koyen Not too long ago, a down-market clothier could sell cheap runway knockoffs for pennies on the dollar and no one cried foul. After all, major fashion design

(tags: fashion+news forever21 copyright)