They had to follow up with Obama after Michelle and the girls. I’m a fan of Marc Jacobs this time around. I’m also loving the Thom Browne watercolours, very beautiful. via Inauguration ’09: What Should Obama Wear? – Menswear News – WWD.com
Pierre Hardy Colorama 2 is back for fall 2008 In June 2008, a new limited edition COLORAMA 2 of only 500 pairs will be sold in a selection of the best stores worldwide. For its second edition, the colorama’s design is about a disco stained glass, in a pop version, with metallic leather. Each elements constituting the shoe is in a different color, treated in contrasted & random tint areas. Metallics colors shine like precious stones : silver, carbone, rubis, orange, amethyst, sapphire, aquamarine. Paris — PIERRE HARDY — Jardin du Palais Royal, 156 Galerie de Valois, 75001 London — Dover Street Market Berlin — The Corner Barcelone — 2046 shoes Madrid — This and This Copenhagen — Storm New York — Barney’s, Jeffrey Tokyo — Isetan Saint Petersburg — Day & Night Beijing — On Pedder Hong Kong — On Pedder
This haunting image was shot Yohji Yamamoto’s Autumn/Winter 1988-’89 catalogue. I love it. NICK KNIGHT Susie Smoking, 1988 Hand-coated pigment print, printed 2008. 76.2 x 60.5 cm. (30 x 23.8 in). Signed, dated and numbered 1/3 in pencil on the verso. One from an edition of 3 plus 2 artist’s proofs. image: Phillips de Pury & Company: NICK KNIGHT , Susie Smoking
hat trick – hat, hoodie and scarf from Where Did You Get That? This is the ‘all-in-one’ defense against winter: The coverage of a hat with the wrap-around protection of a scarf. This blend of cashmere and extra fine merino wool makes this piece exceptionally soft. We are Canadian – we know how to keep warm and look great at the same time. You can get this from a new Toronto based online retailer called Where did you get that? Where Did You Get That began with a childhood friendship. As teenagers growing up in Toronto, Canada we shared our clothes, our secrets and an insatiable taste for fashion. But our styles were always very much our own. It’s amazing how two people can wear virtually the exact same thing and yet pull off two completely different looks – it is the very essence of personal flair and a perfect reflection of our partnership. Our differing styles and personalities, experiences and expertise, are echoed in our diverse and evolving collection. Yet our shared standard of …
I have stayed away from writing anything about political fashion mostly because it doesn’t interest me and that I don’t think politicans are all that stylish. They can’t afford to take risks, so they end up being very boring and safe. I tune out. However, WWD ran as story called, Michelle Obama: What Should She Wear?. It featured Inauguration Ball dress sketches from some designers like Monique Lhuillier – beautiful red asymmetrical gown Betsey Johnston – speechless Karl Lagerfeld – yawn! Christian Lacroix- I like his sketches for some strange reason. They are a little bizarre. He has like 4 pieces in the slideshow. My favourite is the Rodarte sketch pictured here. Love! image: wwd.com
Madonna gets my approval. I was a little worried about this ad campagn. I loved the fall winter 2009 collection from Louis Vuitton and I didn’t want Madonna ruining that. I hope you people remember her Versace ads. Horrible. She seems to pull it off in these images. The result is six atmospheric pictures of a smoldering Madonna by Steven Meisel that will break in a range of fashion magazines in February. images from Memo Pad: Madonna and Marc Jacobs, WWD.com
Ash ‘Lenny’ Boot My pair of dependable black heeled boots failed in November sometime. The heel started to bend in the opposite direction and walking was not fun. It was time to replace them. They had a good run, almost 2 years I think. I wore the hell out of them too. The decision to get the Ash ‘Lenny’ Boot wasn’t a straight path. I first bought a pair of boots from B2, they weren’t perfect but they worked. Then in the same weekend I saw the Ash ones at Holt Renfrew. It was friends and family weekend too and I had 25% off. So, I bought the Ash boots, which ended up being cheaper than the ones from B2. I returned the other boots to B2 when I returned to work on Monday. I should have looked at Holt’s first for boots; they do have some mid range boots that aren’t ridiculously expensive.
YouTube – CHANEL PARIS-MOSCOU
Louis Vuitton is revisiting a classic, the 2001 collaboration with artist Stephen Sprouse. I am very pleased with this sneaker in the collection. It’s obnoxiously perfect, much like the Vegas shoes. I prefer the items with the graffiti lettering but I don’t like the roses. For the record, I only enjoy the only Louis Vuitton classic monogram print from Takashi Murakami and Stephen Sprouse. I’m not a fan of the print otherwise and I prefer the Damier Azur print much more. Check out Marc Jacobs talking about the collaboration on youTube. Marc Jacobs and Louis Vuitton are paying homage to Stephen Sprouse. To show their admiration for the late designer and artist, next month, Jacobs, Vuitton’s creative director, is using his hit 2001 collaboration with Sprouse for a new, limited edition collection of accessories and ready-to-wear….This comes at a time of renewed buzz about Sprouse, whose graffiti prints and Day-Glo clothes became a defining aesthetic of the early Eighties. It coincides with a retrospective — called “Rock on Mars†— at Deitch Projects’ 18 Wooster …
Holt’s put up the video of the Holiday Window Unveiling with Macy Gray and Patti LaBelle. I attended the opening and Macy Gray was hilarious. She was pissed drunk. Patti LaBelle on the other hand was the consummate professional and was absolute perfection. Check the video here, Holt Renfrew Holiday Window Unveiling. It’s too bad it doesn’t embed. Holt’s should have a youTube account.
