Showing posts with label designer. Show all posts
Showing posts with label designer. Show all posts

Thursday, February 7, 2013

:: FASHION :: Lines Not to Miss

This season brings two incredible launches to fashion week: one collaboration between two veterans, and one brand new line from a woman who's made a name for herself with her citronella-like fashion philosophy.

{via loefflerrandall.com}

Designer Jessie Randall has teamed up with Tucker's Gaby Basora for a collection of shoes and handbags, which launched on loefflerrandall.com just last month.  The Loeffler Randall x Tucker collection includes some cheerfully edgy pieces that were inspired by the movie Edward Scissorhands, as Randall explains in this elle.com article.  The pairing of fabulous florals with stark leather and buckle details is a little bit femme, a little bit funk.  Any one of the pieces will give your wardrobe a quick refresh, just in time for Spring.

And then there's Leandra.  Ohhh, Leandra.

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Yes, I have a major crush on one Leandra Medine.  The Man Repeller has won her way into the heart of many a fashionista.  But more so than her impecable style, the chick is just rad.  And she's bringing all the radness that is Medine herself to her new line, Man Repeller x PJK.  Launching on pjk.com on February 14th, Man Repeller x PJK was born out of "just thin air," as she tells Lifestyle Mirror.  Medine explains that she "just wanted to create clothing that doesn’t exist, but exists in my head and that I wish existed in real life."  I mean, how many of us have envisioned that one key piece that would make out outfit totally rock, only to settle for something else that would just have to do?  (Note to self: seriously consider sewing classes.)  Medine's line, like everything else she does, is sure to be admired by the fashion world, and hopefully I've abstained from shopping long enough now that I can treat myself to a piece or two when the day finally arrives.

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Tuesday, January 22, 2013

:: FASHION :: Designer Spotlight | Erdem

via Erdem.com
Make no mistakes about it: I am head over heels for Erdem.  The line, named after Canadian-born designer Erdem Moralioglu, is one of the freshest things to come along in some time.  Having quite the resume, including a stint with none other than Diane Von Furstenberg (no wonder I like him so much!) and winner of the 2010 BFC/Vogue Fashion Fund award, he's definitely earned his place as one of today's most talked about designers.  It may also have something to do with his approach for designing his line.  In 2011, Vogue UK's Dolly Jones quoted the designer: "I never think about what's sexy," he has said. "I don't agonise over whether her bum will look big in something. I focus on the silhouettes and the proportions and hope that takes care of everything."  I think it's safe to say that silhouettes and proportion do take care of everything else when it comes to the line.  And Hollywood's starlets would tend to agree.

Keira Knightley arrived at the LA premiere of Anna Karenina looking absolutely perfect in a gown custom designed by Erdem, inspired by his Spring 2013 collection.

via RCFA.com

Other stars have also been photographed by the handfuls wearing Erdem to various events, including Sienna Miller in one of my 2013 Golden Globes favorites.

via InStyle.com
via InStyle.com
Be on the lookout for more incredibly fresh and feminine pieces from Erdem.  And if you have the budget to afford a piece (or more) from the collection, do us working girls a fav and snag one!  Wear it to a gala, or a wedding.  Hell, wear it to the grocery store.  Just enjoy it for us.

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Monday, January 14, 2013

:: FASHION :: The Golden Globes, 2013

The red carpet at last night's Golden Globes was chock-a-block full of surprises.  While the individual fashions provided more variety than most years, there was an overwhelming repetition of trends.  A surprising amount of starlets wore their hair worn down this year; if not in the old Hollywood, cascading waves style, then in a full, voluminous blow out.  There was also a shocking return of Angelina Jolie's uber slit from last year's Oscars, or as some have dubbed it, "leg bombing."

Overall, I think the risks paid off more than those who played it safe.  Below are my favorite looks from last night, including risk-takers and simple beauties.

Who were your favorites?

Sienna Miller in Erdem
Nicole Ritchie in Naeem Kahn
Kate Hudson in Alexander McQueen
Helen Mirren in Badgley Mischka
Jessica Alba in Oscar de la Renta
Jennifer Lawrence in Christian Dior
Jessica Chastain in Calvin Klein
Anne Hathaway in Chanel Couture