WALK WALK FASHION BABY

QUOTE OF THE DAY

“The only thing that looks wrong on anybody is insecurity"
Marc Jacobs

ROCK IT

WHERE DO I SIGN UP?

PRADA BOOK LAUNCH PARTY

Last night at the Beverly Hills store Prada held a cocktail party for the holy anticipated Prada Book which documents the brand's celebrated history for the last three decades . The book covers the brands extensive and diverse projects in fashion, architecture, interior design, film, art, ising, and much more.
The weighty hardback opens with a forward by Prada and Bertelli. "Careful observation of and curiosity about the world, society, and culture are at the core of Prada's creativity and modernity," they write. "This pursuit has pushed Prada beyond the physical limitations of boutiques and showrooms...and introduced a new way to create a natural, almost fashionless fashion."
I love collecting books and this one is no exception. Its absolutley beautiful.

QUOTE OF THE DAY

“I have a problem to do a collection that is a secondary line. I mean, you don’t want to be the stepsister. You want to be Cinderella. Show me one girl who wants to be the stepsister.”
Alber Elbaz

THE NEW "IT" SHOE. WHY?

BECAUSE I SAID SO! George Esquivel has been designing shoes since 1994. A native Angelino, George learned his craft the old fashioned way by apprenticing to a local cobbler. He stops nothing short of using the finest Italian leather and artisann techniques that only the very best practice. Nominated for a CFDA award, he deserves to win. I know I lied to you earlier when expressing how you must go classic when buying your brogue shoes but George Esquivel has such high quality standards that even though his company hasnt been around as long as Churche's they are classic. They are classic because they are one of a kind handmade shoes that are super fabulous and just have a fresh updated look. Love them!

QUOTE OF THE DAY

What you're paying for is technique. And the opportunity to look truly wicked. Isn't it worth it as long as you look wicked and feel good?

John Galliano

THE GENIUS OF WARHOL

Tony Scherman and David Dalton are both longtime writers that are finally coming out with their book "The Genius of Andy Warhol POP". The book offers a detailed account of how he made the transition from successful New York illustrator to one of the most talked-about artists around, focusing specifically on Warhol’s life in New York in the Fifties and Sixties. David Dalton goes on to say:
“Picasso and Van Gogh had a pride in being bohemian, but when you got to Andy, that is gone. He embraced consumer culture, because he came from the lowest strata of society, and his father was a day laborer.” Warhol, he explains, erased “the line between art and product. A movie-star image was a product. He sold Campbell’s soup like Gristede’s sold it. Art had become a kind of religion since Van Gogh, but with Pop Art and with Andy, he said, ‘This is another piece of merchandise.’”
I am forever intruiged by the the eccentricity and genius of this man. This book would make an amazing holiday gift!

I DIE

Daphne Guinness dares to wear Alexander McQueen S/S10' Runway. On Thursday night the socialite and Marc Jacobs co-hosted a party for NARS 15X15 in New York. She has big balls. Thoughts?

QUOTE OF THE DAY

I always wear my sweater back-to-front; it is so much more flattering.
Diana Vreeland

QUOTE OF THE DAY

Fashion is not something that exists in dresses only. Fashion is in the sky, in the street, fashion has to do with ideas, the way we live, what is happening.
Coco Chanel

40'S TRENDING

The other day i suggested to my bestie that we go dressed as 40's glamour to an event. I seriously dont know where i get these ideas until I do research for my blog. 40's is trending everywhere on the runway and it seeps into my subconscious to the point where I think I have original ideas. Regardless I totally approve this trend and say why not?

GEMMA WARD IS FAT!

Gasp. No but seriously its not her job description to be a size 10. The sad part is that once you eat this is what your body is supposed to look like. So the extreme measure she will take to once again look rail thin will probably be shocking to her body. However I along with Papa Karl dont think theres anything wrong with being rail thin and think you should probably lay off the chocolate cake and get your fat ass off the couch.

YVES SAINT LAURENT IS DEAD TO ME

“I don’t even remember much about my time at Yves Saint Laurent, though I do think some of my best collections were [there]—other than that black-and-white initial one. That one wasn’t very successful and wasn’t very good. But being at Yves Saint Laurent was such a negative experience for me even though the business boomed while I was there. Yves and his partner, Pierre Bergé, were so difficult and so evil and made my life such misery. I’d lived in France off and on and had always loved it. I went to college in France. It wasn’t until I started working in France that I began to dislike it. They would call the fiscal police, and they would show up at our offices. You are not able to work an employee more than 35 hours a week. They’re like Nazis, those police. They’d come marching in, and you had to let them in and they’d interview my secretary. And they can fine you and shut you down.

Pierre was the one calling them. I’ve never talked about this on the record before, but it was an awful time for me. Pierre and Yves were just evil. So Yves Saint Laurent doesn’t exist for me.”

Ford didn’t buy anything from the YSL estate sale in February 2009. “God, of course not. I have letters from Yves Saint Laurent that are so mean you cannot even believe such vitriol is possible. I don’t think he was high when he wrote them either. I just think he was jealous, and Yves and I were friends before I took over the company. But then we began to move the company forward and were very successful…he just became so insanely jealous…that phase in my life just doesn’t exist anymore.”

RON HERMAN PARTNER WITH J.CREW

A while ago I wrote an article in J. Crew's Jenna Lyons and what an incredible job she is doing since EVERYTHING in that store had a point of view. Now I see that Ron Herman has partnered up with J. Crew why? Because they are SMART. If you just go into a J.Crew store and have any sense of style even if they dont appeal to your style specifically you will be able to appreciate what they are doing and for sure be able to pick and choose a couple of pieces to incorporate into your closet. Ron Herman personally picked out the items that will be selling in the small J. Crew boutique within Fred Segal. Honestly if I had money to invest on the stock market I would bet some money on J. Crew. This only validates my previous post that they are on to something GOOD!

DO IT

They only get better with age.

V.W

ITS NICE TO BE LOVED

GOLD, PANTHER, TRINITY, LOVE

CLOG TRENDING

I just want to say that I oppose clogs EXCEPT if you just go old school and even then I would do a version like this boot. Always go classic and you will be on point. Do not, I REPEAT do not go out and buy Chanel clogs because they are CHEESE. I love the sweedish hasbeens @ http://www.swedishhasbeens.com.

Sweedish hasbeens stay true to their original 1970's counterpart. A little about them:

Swedish Hasbeens shoes are handmade and individual. That means that no pair is exactly alike. Our shoes are made in the same hand-manufactured way as in the 70s. They are produced with natural grained leather. The soles are made of wood, which is a hard but fragile material.

The wood - We only use Swedish alder wood and lime-tree that has been harvested and grown according to the regulations of the preservation of the forests.
The leather - We are one of the very few manufacturers that only use chrome free natural grain leather. The leather has been vegetable tanned without chromium and the colors are natural.
The rubber soles - Instead of PVC (plastic) we use rubber, which is a more environmentally friendly alternative. On certain models we have already began to reintroduce natural rubber.
The production – They are hand-made according to old manufacturing processes that are good to people and nature.
The transports – Since we work mainly with local producers and local material the transports can be minimized during the production. When we transport the shoes to other countries we make sure they are transported in as environmentally friendly ways as possible.

TWEED TRENDING

ALEXANDER MCQUEEN

Houndstooth tweed ankle boots

$850

EVERYONE NEEDS A FUR VEST

KARL DONOGHUE

Fur gilet

$1,915

DAPHNE LOVES TOM

Dont you?

TOM BINNS COMES TO NYC

This is from a shoot I did in the Canary Islands with Hans Feurer. Ali Stephens wears a Tom Binns neck piece. On that note Tom Binns first boutique could be open on Perry street in the West Village as early as January 1st. It is said to be a pop up store to begin with and after it will move to a more permanent location. The long term plan is to open stores all over the world, which is long overdue!

VINTAGE KARL

Tres Chic

LARA STONE IS THE NEW FACE OF LOUIS VUITTON

Finally! Lara Stone replaces Madonna as the new face of Louis Vuitton. Steven Meisel will of course shoot the campaign and I have no doubt that it will be stunning. Quite frankly Im over using high profile names to sell a brand. I understand that sometimes you just need a sure thing but a sure thing can be quite boring.

TRICKER'S

I have wanted a pair of Trickers. More specifically the brogue boot. If you dont know NOW you know. I would rock these with a cocktail dress. Why not?

BROGUES

If your going to do Brogues just give it up and buy classic Churches. The have been trending for over a year now and are slowly trickling down. When you start seeing replicas at Steve Madden well its over. However Churches are classic and you cant go wrong. Its an investment but they are totally worth it! Especially now that they have jumped on the bandwagon and have super fun ones in cool color schemes. You can order them online or pop in their Madison store. I say try them on. You can usually go down 1 whole size. Go NOW!

PHOEBE PHILO FOR CELINE

I come back to this collection convinced Phoebe Philo thought of me. What I wouldnt do to walk out of my house and look EXACTLY like this. I think I shall try

IMAGINATION

THIERRY MUGLER RETURNS

A dancer, designer and photographer, the creative genius of Thierry Mugler lies in iconography and drama of his designs.

Born in Strasbourg, Alsace, France in 1948, Thierry Mugler studied at the Strasbourg School of Fine Arts.

He started his career in the arts as a dancer, which is not surprising being a native of Strasbourg which is well known for its theatrical programs.

He started designing in 1967, during which at the same time, he was also a professional photographer.

It was in 1974 when launched the label Thierry Mugler, and in 1990, the Thierry Mugler perfume line was introduced. He showed his first haute couture collection in Paris in 1992.

Thierry Mugler clothes are based on body aesthetics and designed to be "performed" in, probably due to his background as a dancer.

In early 2002, Jean-Luc Testu was hired as the designer for the menswear collection. He showed his first collection for Thierry Mugler Menswear during the Spring 2003 season in Paris.

During the Spring 2006 menswear season is Paris, Thierry Mugler returned on the runway with American designer Thomas Engelhart at its helm.

"Mugler has privately set next October as the re-launch date for the ready-to-wear effort — to be shown in Paris — with Rodriguez fully in charge."

ALLISON SAROFIM'S 80s-INSPIRED HALLOWEEN

Allison Sarofim hosts a 1980's downtown halloween party at her west village home. Sometimes you do miss out on all the fun...

DARIA HALLOWEEN