Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Favorites From Resort

Here are some of my favorite looks from Resort 2011.


Dior










John Galliano is a genious. The sixties inspired looks at Dior seem so fresh, and exactly what I would want to wear on a warm day. I need to tease my hair and slip into some sorbet shades immediately. Oh, wait, it's -10 out.

Lanvin













Alber Elbaz, the king of draping, did not disappoint with his Lanvin collection for resort. So European jetset, which is what resort is all about after all. And the most wicked wedges I have seen in quite some time. Fabulous!

Yves Saint Laurent







Stefano Pilati at YSL looked back to the seventies heyday of YSL for his resort collection. Rather than the glam seventies look we know from YSL, with the le smoking tuxedos on glamazons strutting confidently down the runway, this collection had references to the 1940s.

Gucci


Ooh, I love this collection. So easy, with the little cropped pants, the gorgeous Grecian gowns, jackets, and even fur! I'm not usually one for an entirely neutral pallette, but this is working for me.

Alexander McQueen














This collection proves that Sarah Burton was the right choice to replace the incomparable Alexander McQueen as the creative director of the brand. I love all the amazing pleating and tucking, and how the structured designs are made to compliment a woman's body. There is nothing here I wouldn't wear. Especially the shoes, oh the shoes! FAB.

Sunday, November 28, 2010

All I Want for Christmas...

It always gets me in the Christmas spirit to make a Christmas wish list, so I thought I would share mine with you! I already decorated my tree, so it's about time.

Hermes Soiree de Gala scarf. It reminds me of an old Disney movie! It's a party on a scarf.

Yves Saint Laurent red suede Palais pump. LOVE the heel, so fab.






Stuart Weitzman Soho Hobo bag. I love grey...


Silver hoop earrings...these are not the exact ones I want, but I couldn't find a picture of the ones I want. They have white topaz that is more dangly than these ones.










Stuart Weitzman Wayup boots. I really, really want these. Shockingly, I don't have any really tall black leather boots.

I would also love world peace. But I still hope I find some of these thing under my tree on December 25th!

Thursday, November 4, 2010

Halloween!!!


My Halloween costume this year was my favorite outfit I have ever worn in my entire life. I kinda want to wear it every day. And I should add that I made the crystal shoulder pads myself. My dear friends Donnatella Versace and Rambo joined me for one of the most fun nights I have had in a while. FABULOUS.




The best picture of the eveing. This is an actual fan. A fan! A random stranger who came up to me and wanted a picture together. Amazing...Good thing I only wore this outfit for one night, or I would end up with a gigantic ego.

Sunday, October 24, 2010

My Ultimate Style Icons

Now, I could never narrow this down to only one fashion icon, so the following list is in no particular order. Every fashionista needs some inspiration, and these lovely ladies always provide me with mine. And keep in mind that all of these fashionistas were also inspired by others. So really, it's just the great circle of fashion. It could be the meaning of life...

Victoria Beckham

Close to fifteen years later, the woman is still living up to the name Posh Spice. A lover of YSL shoes, Roberto Cavalli, Birkin bags, huge sunglasses, and, of course, her own line, Victoria is never caught looking a mess by the papparazzi. I love how she always looks chic and sexy at the same time in her fitted pencil skirts, skinny pants, and sky-high heels with a Birkin dangling from her arm. I need to save up for one of her dresses...they are so gorgeously flattering.


On her wedding day in 1999 wearing custom Vera Wang. Lucky bitch, that dress AND David Beckham?


Victoria Beckham moon dress pink Hermes Birkin purse

In Roland Mouret with a matching ostrich Birkin, back in 2007





In a fab trenchcoat and Louboutins





Fabulous in fur


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In her own design with YSL Tribute pumps, 2009


Gwen Stefani


At one point Gwen Stefani inspired me to lust after Doc Marten's. I was in the fourth grade, so you can forgive me. Thankfully both of us have evolved past that. Few can rock a red lip and blonde hair like Ms. Stefani. And she sure knows how to wear leopard. Part '50s pin-up, part rock 'n' roll, with loads of galmour she can work the red carpet and the stage.




GWEN STEFANI photo  Gwen Stefani



I included the image on the left as an example of how far your fashion journey can take you. And also so you might not feel so bad about any fashion missteps you may have taken in your past. Middle: rocking Louis Vuitton with Louboutins in 2004. Right: in leopard print L.A.M.B, and the same Louboutins a year later.



Doing promo for The Sweet Escape, her second album circa 2006. This look was inspired by Michelle Pfieffer's character in Scarface.



Gwen Stefani No Doubt members Gwen Stefani, Tony Kanal, Adrian Young and Tom Dumont reunite to perform in concert at Rexall Place.
On stage with No Doubt in 2009, in one of her own designs






In Jean Paul Gaultier for her What You Waiting For? video, 2005








On the red carpet in Lanvin and Louboutins





Wearing L.A.M.B at the Met Gala, 2010


Eva Longoria Parker


Few look better on the red carpet than Eva Longoria Parker, and I also really like her off-duty style. Like her her good friend Victoria Beckham, Eva is great at nailing the sexy-chic look, but she is a little more feminine and usually opts for less severe silhouettes. Yet another queen of glam!







In Marchesa at the Met Gala, 2008. This is gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous! A dress like this could easily wear the woman, but Eva is 100% WORKING IT.



Stunning in Reem Acra at the 2009 Golden Globes



In Kaufman Franco at the 2007 Emmys


In Robert Rodriguez at the 2010 Emmys



In Herve Leger and YSL Tribute platform pumps, 2010


Eva Longoria Parker and husband Tony sit together close at courtside and show much love for each other throughout the game


This is why I love her...she's at a basketball game, most people are probably wearing hideous jerseys, but she is wearing seriously fierce shoes and lots of leg. I don't believe in overdressed, everyone else is just underdressed, 2010




Kate Winslet

Kate is obviously a woman comfortable in her own skin. I love how she dresses her curves to perfection and always appear effortless. Of course, she is also extremely talented.


At the 2009 Baftas (she won, obvs) in Zac Posen. I love the sexy back on this gown.





In Narciso Rodriguez at the 2009 SAG awards. This is my favorite dress I have ever seen her wear, so I had to include 2 pics.


Channeling Catherine Deneuve in the December 2008 issue of Vanity Fair. Just fur and shoes? Yes. She looks so cozy.


Cover Girl! In YSL shoes.


These are just a few of my modern style icons, but I am also inspired by women of others eras as well...perhaps they will be revealed in a post to come! I am also often inspired by people I see on the street, so the next time you get dressed do it with the knowledge that you could be someone's inspiration or muse, and if that doesn't entice you to put in a little extra effort, I don't know what will...
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