I loved the colours and prints in the spring summer 2011 Jil Sander womenswear collection. I didn’t enjoy the actual clothing too much. It’s the silhouette. It’s too oversized for me and only waifs can pull off such a look. The accessories are amazing though.
The prints are so perfect. I was more interested in the handbags. The shoes not so much as they were complimentary but not very exciting to me.
Check out the Jil Sander Spring Summer 2011 Womenswear show.
And check out the Jil Sander Spring Summer 2011 Menswear show which I thought was brilliant.
Yves Saint Laurent Jacket, $2,250, Shirt, $1,490, Bustier, $850, and Pants, $850. Available at Yves Saint Laurent New York, call (212) 980-2970.
I love the idea of Yves Saint Laurent New Vintage line. This is the third collection. It’s pretty expensive though.
New Vintage, initiated by YSL’s creative director, Stefano Pilati, and Julie Gilhart, is having another go. New Vintage III’s moxie is quite simple: reclaim, recycle and sustain. “The collection is materially comprised of garments made from recycled fabric and from existing patterns instead of new ones, to start a dialogue with the market using known codes and a common language that are reassuring and familiar,†says Pilati about the 180 pieces that will be available this week. Metallic wide leg trousers, velvet tuxedo suiting jackets and leopard-print wrap dresses with a hint of disco pay a refreshing nod to Saint Laurent’s iconic 1970s designs.(source)
Pilati adds, “New Vintage is meant to be part of a process, a general attempt to give a sensibility and an education to our public so that it can act consciously toward its environment.â€(source)
Happy New Year I want – I got readers. Thank you so much for reading this blog and being so supportive. I really appreciate you all.
I feel like I should reflect on the crazy things that happened to me since the last time I wrote a year in review post for the 2008. I had one lined up for 2009 but just never got around to publishing it. So, this round up will be for 2010 and include highlights from 2009. Let’s start shall we.
My namesake dresses, The Anita Dress and the The Clarke Dress created by Greta Constantine for the 2010 seasons. Words cannot describe how much I love this gesture by Kirk and Stephen. I love you guys and the GC crew. The House of Constantine: OUR GIRL ANITA CLARKE post was an emotional one for me too. There are two the Anita dresses in my closet now: the original red sample and a new black one.
I love to play model occasionally and in 2009 I was Grace Jones. How to dress like Grace Jones in Eye Weekly was an amazing time and I thank Rea McNamara for including me in her vision.
2009 was a precursor to the increasing press coverage in Toronto media that continued into 2010. I ended up in articles, guesting posting, party shots and interviews. It’s at the point where people are saying things at the office to me; it’s amusing. I broke into the Chinese market with articles at the China Textile News Weekly Magazine and the Ming Pao Daily News. A lot of my press mentions can be found on AnitaClarke.com if you are interested. It’s sort of a chronological dumping of press mentions and other things.
Paws For The Cause was a riot. I was part of the video for the campaign and I died laughing when I saw it. It was such a great experience. At the event, where they had the video on repeat, people kept saying I looked familiar. Totally hilarious. I ended up in the society section in the Globe and Mail print edition, har har.
I meant to do more Studio Tours but transcribing hours of conversation sucks. I will get the 2 in holding pattern done at some point but enjoy my first attempt with Dean Davidson.
Wow, the designers I met and/or spent time in the same room in the last two years. Mark Fast, Haider Ackermann, Roland Mouret, Jason Wu, Brian Atwood, Alexander Wang and the British Contingent of Charlotte Olympia Dellal, Giles Deacon, Mark Fast, Erdem Moralioglu, Jonathan Saunders, Marios Schwab (who actually approached me and introduced himself. I <3 you Marios), Nicholas Kirkwood Tom Binns, Mary Katrantzou and Leith Clark.
I shook Steve Yzerman’s hand (long, long time crush) but was cock blocked by Philip Sparks in the photo. I wanted Steve to wrap his arm around me. Ha ha.
I was on CBC Radio Metro Morning talking about Fashion Week. It was totally nerve-wracking at first but I got the groove after awhile. You can listen to the broadcast online.
The White Knight Gala in the summer was my first trip to the Bridal Path. It was an amazing party that really needs a blog post sometime soon.
My outfit to the Absolut George party landing me on the front cover of the Living section in The Toronto Star. Many coworkers noticed this one.
Chilling with window mate ScottSchumam, Todd Selby and Derek Blasberg was pretty cool. I received free copies of both Todd’s and Derek’s books. I bought Scott’s. I enjoyed both Scott and Todd’s books, they were was far superior to Derek’s which I couldn’t get through.
I volunteered for The Corsage Project and helped girls get ready for prom. It was a lot of fun. It would be nice if some of our big shoe retailers like Aldo, Browns or Payless would contribute to the cause as the shoe selection was lacking big time. Step up retailers and help out.
Um, I’m an aunt for the first time. My nephew is the most adorable thing ever and I’m not just saying that. I feel a bit weird about posting his photo here so I won’t.
In 2009 I spent two weeks in India for my day job in IT. It was a trip of a lifetime and totally insane. I loved it every minute of it. I was lucky to go and experience some real luxury in a far off foreign land. Thank you day job.
New York City called me twice in 2010. I went furniture shopping with the creators of Bisha in June. It was a blast. See the I want – I got’s Bisha Adventure in New York City post for my adventures. Thanks to Matchstick and Bisha for the trip.
New York City called again in September. This time it was a super nerdy trip put together with Hill & Knowlton for the Intel Upgrade Your Life mini conference. Are group of around 10 tech mommy bloggers (guess who stood out) hung out with Genevieve Bell of Intel. She leads an R&D team of engineers, social scientists, interaction designers, human factors engineers and a range of technology researchers making the next generation of interconnected devices. It was a fascinating experience. I took a lot of notes and I should put them down in a blog post at some point. Genevieve is an amazing person and so intriguing. I got a nice shiny new Dell laptop from the trip which was spectacular as I didn’t have one at that time. This trip included driver service to and from Newark. I was in heaven and flying Porter was so easy.
Stats and Direction
I want – I got overall traffic numbers are about a 3rd better than last year. Yay. 2009 and 2010 saw good traffic increases. 2010 had a bumpy ride in the summer but bounced back nicely.
I’ve monetized I want – I got with the Style Collective. You’ll see more sponsored posts like Greenworks and the banner ads. It should be business as usual on the site and advertising isn’t going to change my editorial content.
What a trip eh! I can’t believe it myself. I met a lot of lovely people and my blog buddy, Danielle Meder left our small village of Toronto and went to London. I miss her but I can’t wait to see what 2011 brings her.
I can’t wait to see what 2011 brings me and I’ll be sure share most of it with you dear readers.
The new Yves Saint Laurent Spring Summer 2011 Ad Campaign was shot in the gardens of the 30s, Villa Bled Roknine in Marrakech Palmeraie. Daria is out and Arizona Muse is in. I really like her look. Inez & Vinoodh are the photographers. You can read some more info about Bled Roknine here.
The campaign makes the clothing look good. I might have to revisit YSL Spring Summer 2011.
This special edition eyewear design was created in collaboration with Jeff Staple, founder of Staple Design and Reed Space of New York. Since 1997, Staple Design has created one of the most respected street culture brands in the world. Oakley was founded in 1975, the same year Staple was born.
Jeff Staple continues to revisit the most legendary models of the Oakley brand, and it was the turn of the famous “Frogskins” to display the symbols of the brand of the founder of Staple Design and Reed Space in New York.Frame features two tones of grey, translucent plastic, “Pigeon” laser etched on the lens, matte black.
In addition to the reworked Frogskin, Jeff Staple created a new design for Oakley, the STPL Holbrook Sunglasses. These sunglasses are polarized and can fit prescription lens.
The color inspiration for the STPL HOLBROOK™ is falling snow, and the frame carries accents on the stems of its Polished White frame. Staple chose Oakley Chrome IRIDIUM® lenses to complete the look.
The second year of the DANIER DESIGN CHALLENGE is well under way at the Ryerson School of Fashion. Having begun with 75 third year design students, the esteemed panel of judges including Robert Ott, Chair of Ryerson’s School of Fashion, Olga Koel, DANIER’s chief merchandising officer, legendary style reporter Jeanne Beker, top fashion director George Antonopoulos, and fashion editor of the Globe and Mail, Tiyana Grulovic along with public votes have narrowed the field to 10 young hopefuls.
Already through the elimination process based on preliminary sketches, video presentations and muslin prototypes, the remaining finalists will now be judged on their completed leather garment and marketing presentation. At stake are three top prizes including; $2,000 for the third place, $3,000 for second place and $5,000 along with the inclusion of the winning design in select DANIER retail locations for first place; the winners will be announced at an intimate awards ceremony at the Ryerson School of Fashion, January 2011.
This year’s finalists are; Jessica Tep, Stephanie MacNeil, Yvonne Lin, Young Kwon, Sisi Jiang, Robyn Gemzik, Meghan Erin, Andrea Dineen, Melissa Calixte and Stefanie Ayoub. They hail from across Canada, representing Calgary, Ottawa, Toronto, and Montreal, each vying for the top accolade. Last year’s winner, Vancouver Island native, John Hillifer, enjoyed a paid internship with DANIER, saw his winning design sold at their retail locations, as well as the cash prize awarded.
I want - I got fav, Andrea Dineen
I’ve got my favourites: Stefanie Ayoub and Andrea Dineen. Â Here are some videos of my favourites talking about their jackets
The public can help vote in the winner till December 22nd, 2010 on the DANIER website.
The Star Wars and Adidas collaboration is going strong. The Spring Summer 2011 collection is full of some fun clothing that is heavy on the Boba Fett. I wasn’t all that jazzed about the shoes except for the Imperial Guard ones. They are beautiful.
