Jolene Delisle
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Sunday, March 29th 2009 3:55pm
This is kind of old, but thought I would share anyway.
In a simple yet innovative personal touch to various runway shows around the globe, Massimo Gammacurta with the help of various fashion brands created a series of branded lollipops. The instantly recognizable powerhouse brands include Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Yves Saint Laurent and Chanel.
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Wednesday, March 25th 2009 3:50pm
Footage of Matthew Williamson’s first colorful H&M Spring/Summer collection
Monday, March 16th 2009 11:41am
I’ll have to thank Heather from Vintage Connection for introducing me to Who What Wear, a new favorite style site of mine. The posts are assembled like a column you might find in ELLE (the site is maintained by two former employees), focusing solely on what trendsetters are wearing, minus all the dating and rehab gossip.
And as a sidenote, I’m definitely on the lookout for some floral tights. (reference image above)
Tuesday, March 10th 2009 5:30pm
Rem Koolhaas, the brilliant, subversive force behind the Office for Metropolitan Architecture, has had a great run with Prada, functioning basically as the fashion label’s court architect. In 2001, there was a clever flagship store in SoHo (video here); then came an outlet in LA, an unrealized headquarters in San Francisco, and the exhibition design for a retrospective of Prada’s history. The next chapter opens next month: The so-called “Prada Transformer”, in Seoul, that is meant to be a shape-shifting cultural pavilion. (Link to full article)
Via Fast Company
exhibition korea fashion architecture
Thursday, March 5th 2009 11:19am
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The new collection by Alexander McQueen for Target is full of tattoo-printed, mesh-draped, rivet-studded “frocks that rock,” all inspired by bluesy British psych-rockers the Duke Spirit—and, specifically, by the Duke Spirit’s frontwoman, Liela Moss.
The collection is in stores now and I’m going to check it out this weekend. I’m not a huge fan of the pink prints, but some of the black pieces like the vest, could be cool if constructed nicely. My friend Lisa helped organize the launch McQ pop-up shop in NYC which took place in conjunction with fashion week.
I figured I would post my favorite song from the band as well.
Song I can’t stop listening to: The Duke Spirit “The Step and the Walk”
Tuesday, March 3rd 2009 2:43pm
The brand Quicksilver and high fashion have never been synonymous, so I was surprised to hear that to introduce their new spring collection, they were going to showcase fashion bloggers who typically commentate on Milan runnways as opposed to Laguna Beach.
The result is surprising and I thought each did a nice job expressing their unique fashion point of view with the line. As well, it’s a smart and cost efficient marketing effort by the brand, since each of these sites maintain a large and devout readership. The clothes itself are surprisingly nice and have evolved from the teen surf girl, to grown up basics, for stylish California chic. From top left counterclockwise, Hannah (Hannah and Landon), Taghrid (Taghrid: A Lookbook), Rachel (That’s Chic), Krystal (What is Reality Anyway), Beth (The Vintage Society), and Karla (Karla’s Closet).
If you are in NYC, check out the Quicksilver concept store that opened at the end of last month in SoHo. The space has a cozy boutique feel with a lounge area where champagne and water is served to customers as they shop, and a Quiksilver women’s personal shopping assistant is on hand to advise on fits, styles and outfit ideas.
Monday, February 9th 2009 1:39am
One of my favorite collections for fall 2009 is by Proenza Schouler. I’ve been a fan of the duo since I first heard rumblings of them as they were graduating from Parson’s School of Design, not so long ago. This line is what many in the industry are touting as Lazaro Hernadez and Jack McCollough’s attempt to give consumers “real clothes”. The t-shirts, short skirts and jersey blazers are completely wearable, which is fitting, given the current economic times. I love the mixed textures and fabrics in the monochromatic color scheme. I only wish their venture to Target’s GO collection could have been more like this.
I also recently heard they are collaborating with Italian shoemaker Giuseppi Zanotti for a line of shoes which will expand to 100 styles by Spring. I can’t wait to see what they collectively create.
