Fashion First
Reminder!!! Kardashian Kollection 72-hour presale started today and everything is 30% off!! The Kardashians are one of my favs (yes, I know sounds corny, but they are!! ) The line should be nothing but some of the best styles that these girls would wear themselves. So head over to www.sears.com/kardashian to check it out. Happy shopping, dolls!! 😉
After teaming up with Opening Ceremony last season for the lower-priced and more everyday wearable Rodarte for Opening Ceremony collection, Kate and Laura Mulleavy are back for another round for Fall 2011. Full of silk prints, cable-knit sweaters, and pinafore-inspired dresses, a preview of the Scandinavia-inspired collection — modeled by twins Gwen and Donna Loos, and hitting stores and online in early October.
Kanye West already has a womenswear designer and a stylist consultant in place for his upcoming womenswear debut, but what about the shoes? West is rumored to be collaborating on women’s stilettos with Giuseppe Zanotti. While Zanotti did not completely confirm the reports, he did note: “Kanye is always here in my factory. In the last three years, he has come here maybe every month and worked with the employees 10 to 12 hours a day. He loves learning about shoes, both the design and construction, and we’ve tried to design something together.” Zanotti then teased: “In a couple of months, he could have his own special collection out,” hinting of the possible designs: “I always create shoes with a lot of sex appeal.”
The “Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty” exhibit — which closed at the Met’s Costume Institute yesterday evening — attracted 661,509 visitors in total, making it the eighth biggest show on record in the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s 141-year history (Also among the top ten: “Treasures of Tutankhamun”, held in 1978; “Mona Lisa,” held in 1963; and “Picasso in The Metropolitan Museum of Art,” held last year.).
Nearly 80,000 people saw the McQueen exhibition during its final week, amd 15,000 walked through on Saturday alone, when the wait ranged from 90 minutes to three hours.
Anna Wintour, an elective trustee of the museum’s board, made an appearance last night, signing copies of the exhibit’s catalog for many guests. Last week, she said she was thrilled with the show’s reception: “We knew it was going to do well, but we didn’t know how well. One of the mailroom guys told me yesterday how much he enjoyed the show. It just shows you how fashion now reaches so many different people.”
It’s rumored that the exhibit may be headed to London in some capacity. I had the honor to be able to experience this beautiful exhibit and I hope many of you guys did as well.
Miami was another successful notch on the Sneaker Con belt, as thousands gathered at the Fieldhouse in the University of Miami to swap kicks, greet friends, and admire the rarest and most prized sneakers from around the world. As expected, all those who entered the gates came prepared with some sneaker heat of their own, and there’s no better occasion to wear your most prized kicks than Sneaker Con.
Heavy chains, neon hues, oversized spikes — these aren’t your grandmother’s pearls anymore. 15 of the toughest, chic-est statement necklace that walk the line between prim and punk, guaranteed to add a little edge to even the most demure of outfits. Below I have selected a few necklaces that can amp up any outfit ! Including tough-chic pieces from Lanvin, Fenton/Fallon, Assad Mounser, Lulu Frost, and more.
Miu Miu has added some awesome sparkly kicks to their fall collection. I am in love with them!!!! Sparkly shoesies are my all time staple item. They go wondefully with a plain tee and jeans or to jazz up any outfit. 🙂 I WANT!!!
The sneakers come in blush, silver, gold and black and are made of patent leather, arabesque lamé and velvet, and embellished with glitter, metal tips, or appliquéd crystals. They will be available at Miu Miu boutiques and online starting this month and will set you back between $450-$585.
Finally, a look at Karl Lagerfeld‘s much-hyped capsule collection for Macy’s ‘Impulse’ department. Macy’s offered up a preview of the full line last night at a gallery space in SoHo wallpapered with black and white photos of the Kaiser looking awfully serious (as he usually does) and campaign images featuring the always-stunning Coco Rocha photographed by Lagerfeld in his library in Paris.
The 45 piece collection is comprised of flirty dresses–some feminine and floral, others crisper and more severe–thick tweedy separates (shorts and vests) and faux leather jackets. The simpler black and white dresses with sharp white collars stood out (they seemed the most Chanel-like) but my prediction is that the soft slouchy tees printed with Lagerfeld’s image, priced at $49, will fly off the racks.
“To me Macy’s is the perfect department store in the US where everybody can find what they’re looking for without ruining their budget,” Lagerfeld said in a release. The collection is priced between $50 to $170 and goes on sale at 235 Macy’s across the nation and on macys.com on August 31 (set a reminder).
Take a look. Do you love it? Do you hate it? Will you be camping outside Macy’s on August 30 ?
Karl Lagerfeld’s 45-piece limited-edition collection for Macy’s hits 235 of the retailer’s stores and online later this month — on Aug. 31. Take a look below…. 🙂
Photos via TFS
Here are more pictures showing the ad campaign for the Missoni X Target collection. I am so excited to see everything in stores. 🙂 Are you?
There are over 400-pieces in the collection featuring apparel (women’s, men’s, kids’), bed sheets, dinnerware, luggage and bikes. Mark your calendars for the release on September 13 through October 22 to shop the collection at Target stores and target.com.
At a special viewing today, Macy’s gave the press an advance look at Karl Lagerfeld’s 45-piece limited-edition collection. The line debuts online and in over 200 stores on August 31st, but here is your first look at the campaign which features a girl you might know. Much more to come… 😉
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