Inspiration: Couples

As a single person who is very optimistic about my next love (whoever he may be), I sometimes see photos that make me look forward to being part of a couple. This photo is one of them. I love the body language, the smiles, the style. They look like fun and I would love to spend time with them. Happiness radiates from some people, and these two have that twinkle.

My New Silhouette: Baggy Pants

I have got to get some baggy pants. Sadly, I did not save them from the early 90's, when they were last in style. It is a look I will embrace again gladly, and so should you. Since I am a curvy girl, I will wear them with tight-ish tops or a fitted jacket. You can just buy some mens slacks or go two sizes up.

They Float On Air, As If They Are Just A Memory....

This is my great friend Clare, who is the creative director for Pringle Of Scotland. Obviously, she is one of the best dressed people I know, but more importantly, she is an amazing friend and designer!

The rest of this is a melange of my favorite images. Women looking like ladies.

Fashion Week: More more more....

This is Lela Rose. I loved her collection which I thought had the best use of color so far. But more importantly, she herself embodies how fashion can be worn on a day to day manner. I love this whole outfit.










This is Derek Lam. I love that this outfit is not "matchy matchy". I believe the scarf is actually navy and the belt is black. This summarizes how younger people are dressing with a little more attitude and a devil may care flare. And the shoes are amazing. Drool.

An Open Letter To Duckie Brown, My Mouth Is Agape

Dear Duckie Brown, Aka "Duckies" (s0 cute by the way),

I want to thank you for passing by my humble blog and calling attention rightly that I took one piece of your collection, and took it out of context. In fact, I made up a word at your expense.

So, in the spirit of dissecting a collection for the true artistic merits, I am going to reframe my commentary and talk a little more about fashion and themes. It is very easy to be a critic.

So, in that spirit, I have posted four photos from the collection. What I would like to call attention here is the use of drape and fabric. In a collection, they are starting with an extreme form, and then in the other parts of the collection, take that theme and make it more and more translatable to the consumer.


Start with big bow, which is unusual on men, and indeed juxtaposed against the masculine form. This, while being silly for most people is indeed an artistic take and does challenge how people think about men and "traditional forms" for them.




Then you take that form and change it slightly to an exaggerated pleat. This is a variation on the theme of drape, and indeed more commercial, per se, but does take that extreme theme and make it more palatable and less "artistic" as a statement. But in that less artistic component, it is indeed more wearable.




















Then you take that and have something with a slightly unusual cut. Again with the theme of draping. This fabric seems to be stiffer, but you still see an unusual form, and ultimately that unusual form is what is known as fashion, and what is the certain something that keeps us looking for something different season after season.



















This I just liked, it mimics other collections in that volume is making a comeback.

Also, thank you for inviting me to your studio. It is quite and honor, and I do hope I can take you up on it next time I in NYC.

You Are Welcome Ladies: Gratuitous Hot Men At Ralph Lauren

Sometimes, I like my men clean and when I do, I like em' squeaky clean, and Ralph does that better than anyone else. And if you are ever in the offices at 650 madison, do not, I repeat, do not, eat out of the M&M bowl.


I actually really like this outfit, and I have always had a little thing for the not-too pale redheads out there.






















Holy Great Gatsby! I don't love this outfit per se, but I do really like the shape of jacket, the shaping at the waist particularly.



























This is Nacho. Nacho is not only the lead Ralph Lauren Model, he is also a polo player in real life. So if you were thinking he looks like a South American cutie, that is because he is Argentine. He is also happily married with four children.





















I am working on an M&A deal, and if our bankers looked like this, it might make up for the kind of offensive comments they make sometimes and then call me out as if I am to blame for being in the room.

























This one speaks for itself. Ok, I will say it, yum. YUM.

Word Of The Week: Bafoonery

This outfit defines bafoonery. So while it may not be a real word, I think this picture defines it just dandy. Come on! Really?

Bafoonery: To be doing, wearing, saying something is only dumb, but makes you look completely silly, and perhaps make people laugh and feel a little pity at the same time.

If anyone else cares to chime in with a definition, feel free.

Fashion Week: Pump Up The Volume

So all in all, I am liking more volume this year. This is hard for me to pull off as a curvy girl, but with the right yanks and pulls here and there, you get to see what is good on my shape and bad.




This dress is amazing and does not do the the Ports 1961 collection any justice. I loved the Asian influence and hint of Kimonos in many of the dresses.

























Cynthia Steffe. This is the essence of being young and pretty. Just wearing sweet nothings that hang off of you as you realize you are way hotter than some girl in something tight. This says I get attention, I do not need to ask for it.


























Ruffian. I am a sucker for dramatic sleeves and necks.


















I am feeling most this Gary Graham Collection. There is something about the volume that beautiful, and sexy. I like the tougher styling to harden it up a bit. I wish I was boobless so I could wear this.

Fashion Week Day 1: Pantaloon Wearing Tramps Everywhere

So far, I would say things are pretty, unoriginal, or weird.




Let's start with the absurd: Where is she going? To a throwback early 90's ivy league college for pantaloon wearing whores? Is she thinking "Thank god I wore my Amy Winehouse Flats so I can get from Psyche 101 to my trick later in 10 minutes flat?" This is the new mullet: All schooled on top and all business on bottom.




















Sooooo pretty, and not very original. This is a woman looking like a woman, and looking damn good doing it. This is how I want to look every day. There I said it, I am not that original, but I like to think I clean up nicely every now and then.






















This is very pretty, but also not very original. Any man with her is going to be darn lucky to unwrap this present later.



Thanks to style.com as always! More to come....

Rated R: Parisienne By YSL

God I love that the french have none of the puritanical mores that we have here. I am not a lover of Kate Moss, but this is scorching hot. The shoes, the looks, the drive of shame. Speaking of which, is it the drive of shame if you see the Eiffel Tower? I think not.

Fashion's Night Out - NYC

You know something is afoot when fashion has to approach the "little people". As one of those 175,000 people at one time, I am liking the nicer, gentler attitude. Don't hate them because they are beautiful, and go have some fun. That is what fashion is, fun - nothing more, nothing less. It sure does not solve world hunger, or cure cancer, but it sure does make life a tiny bit better....

Smelly Smelly

Check out this very good blog about fragrance. If you don't where to start this is a good place to get started..... Don't become addicted, it is an expensive habit.....

Fashion Illustration: Two Examples Of The Best

Kelly Thompson is so inspiring - fanciful and challenging "real beauty" to a new standard. She is new school.....





































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And I just discovered David Downton. He is Old School. Check out his work....

I Would Do Unholy Things For This Outfit

You could wear this anywhere. Anywhere. Dinner, the office, a seduction......

Best Of Men's Fashion Week: Blechhhhhh

Is it possible for a man to look handsome without looking like a metrosexual stereotype? Or clothes to not look like I would tell my gayest male friends "You look like a abecrombied out pirate with a pension for low cut tops that even I would not wear"? I am not impressed, and I really wanted to be.

These last two are all I could in good conscious put up that were not some sort of caricaturization of either a hipster, or a goth, or a prep, or whatever ridiculousness men's fashion is now. But, since I love my boys, I will keep trying, or most likely. I will like what people are wearing out of the tents more.....

Uniqlo To Buy The Gap?

Have you ever been to Uniqlo? Most likely not unless you have to Japan or NYC. Essentially, it is the Japanese Gap. What that means is that the clothes are cooler, but just as functional.

Check out a little more about what could be an enormous retail coup, and could help gap from sinking like the stone it is....

Resort Fashion: Stella McCartney

I love this collection by Stella McCartney - she uses Anouch Lapere as the model, who is insanely cute/hot/beautiful all at the same time.

I Love French Vogue

Please Do Not Buy Fake Luxury Goods

Garance Dore

Besides being tacky, you are actually helping support criminal activity. Check out this article in Time about the ugly underbelly of that Coach with a "G" or the Louis Vuitton with a "LW". Bottom line, it is more stylish to look great in what you can afford, or have the real deal (which may require some saving in the piggy bank). Wearing fakes is never in. Period.

BTW, the above bag is the new Sophia Coppola collection for Louis Vuitton. It is gorgeous and $3,200 so I suppose it will never be mine. I shed a single tear.....

Fashion: Ready For Fall???

Thanks to Mr. Sartorialist