Rockaway Perforated Wedge Booties by Madison Harding
I love the metal lace hooks on these boots. Pair that with the perforated finish and you have a hot little wedge boot. It also comes in cream. Madison Harding is a New York based footwear brand. Created by college friends Hilary Rosenman and Barri Budin.
You can find the Rockaway Perforated Wedge Booties online at Shopbop.com and Urban Outfitters.
images: shopbop.com
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I received a PlastiChic watch after being pitched by their PR. The simple digital display and shape peaked my interest. I love colourful watches and I’m usually always wearing my neon orange Toywatch. PlastiChic seemed liked an accessible way to enjoy a colourful watch. A Toy Watch is $200+ and PlastiChic are much cheaper. PlastiChic watches are made from silicone and come in 19 colours. They weight 10 grams and are water-resistant. They are the kind of watch that would look great stacked on top of each other in wild colours.
image: PlastiChic Facebook
The packaging of the PlastiChic watches is pretty slick. I had a bit of trouble getting the watch out but I was really impressed with the test tube design. It’s easy to appeal to the science nerd in me.
image: PlastiChic Facebook
There are three sizes available. They will retail from $22 – $40. The Bay will be carrying PlastiChic starting July 1, 2010. They are available in Toronto at
The Little Party Shoppe
2566 Yonge Street
Ra Sun Spa
388 Richmond Street West
There is a funny coincidence I had with PlastiChic watches. I wrote about picking up two watches at Mark’s as part of my Marksover experience. These two watches looked identical to the PlastiChic one.
The WindRiver watches from Mark’s didn’t have the PlastiChic branding all over it, but it did have one word “Ion”. It lead me to a company called Ion Watch USA which carries watches very similar to PlastiChic. They even contain the same health claim about the mineral tourmaline.  It was curious. There wasn’t a broad selection of colour in Mark’s and the packaging was uninspiring. PlastiChic wins hands down in the colour and packaging war. The WindRiver watches cost $9.99 if you are willing to sacrifice colour options and slick presentation. How much different are the two brands? I can only say I lost one of the WindRiver watches to water damage a day after getting them. The PlastiChic watch is still going strong.
I wasn’t able to attend the Brose Fall Winter 2010 – 2011 preview in person. I get the feeling I’m missing something from looking at the photos and not seeing the clothing up close. I’ve posted a few looks I like from the lookbook.
There is also a behinds the scenes video
The other type of handbag I’ve been obsessing over is the bucket bag. I have no idea why they are calling to me at this moment.
Alexander Wang – Diego suede studded bucket bag
MATT & NAT – Commix Drawstring Bag
Marc by Marc Jacobs – Party Girl Tribal Pixie Bucket Bag
These are a few of the more interesting ones I’ve seen.
UPDATE(May 4, 2010): I saw the black version of the MATT & NAT bucket bag for sale at Over the Rainbow. It’s pretty fun in person. I like it.
UPDATE(May 10, 2010): I saw the Marc By Marc Jacobs bucket bag at Holt Renfrew on the weekend. It’s pretty nice in person also.
images: shopbop.com, net-a-porter.com
JUMA debuted a spring summer 2010 collection video last week.
Check out the Juma ad on the sidebar. I want – I got readers get a $50 gift card for purchases in the Juma online shop.
I’m obsessed with two types of handbags now. They are both departures from my normally large standard. I love the small, slick and portfolio like handbags by Celine.
I’d have to learn to downsize quite a bit to pull these off.
I went to the launch of The Smooth Co. for men at Holt Renfrew. The Smooth Co. looks to fill the void that Modern Amusement left in the store when they went belly up. The price points are lower and more accessible.
Born in the sand and saltwater, TSC effortlessly blends modern style and wearable ease. We are inspired by love for a lifestyle that spans from the most private of beaches to the busiest of cities around the globe. The line radiates a subtle casual air in every situation, while maintaining a strong tie to our roots in the ocean sides of Southern California.
The line is very casual. Everything has that aged washed look. I like the Oversized cotton hoodie and the Shawl Collar Chambray Summer Parka.
Yes, of course The Smooth Co. created a spring summer 2010 video:
You can see all my Olympus E-PL1 phots from the event:
I really like the Prada Menswear Spring Summer 2010 Ad Campaign. The images tie into the short film Prada created with Chinese artist Yang Fudong.
Featuring young men gathered in Shanghai, dressed in Prada meanswear, the black and white film portrays a timeless, dreamlike realm where anything is possible. Inspired by Chinese adage that “the whole year’s works depends on a good start in the spring”, it is a bold and beautiful film represents an exciting new direction for Prada’s visual communications at the start of the season(source).
images: thefashionspot.com
I love the idea of a packable jacket. The Mackage Bibi jacket provides function and form. It’s water resistant and has that classic Mackage silhouette.
You can find the parka online at ssense.com, Mackage.com
and stylechange .
image: mackage.com
