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Looking for the perfect flat to wear this Fall? Look no further. Miu Miu’s latest batch of glitter shoes have arrived, and — with their boyish tassels and slightly pointed toe — they’re pretty adorable. But what if the twinkle toe look is not your thing? No worries. They also come in neutral-hued patent and tonal blue printed python skin. Available online and in select Miu Miu boutiques now.
The brand once known as Yves Saint Laurent revealed its new Saint Laurent Paris logo online over the weekend. Said logo — affixed to a black box resting on a marble surface in the photo above — is presented in capital letters. The image was posted to the brand’s official Facebook page on Saturday, and while some commenters were supportive of the change, many others decried it as a bad move. One fan called it “an act of disrespect.”
Hedi Slimane, who took over as creative director of the house in March, announced last month that he would change the name of the ready-to-wear collection to Saint Laurent Paris. The shift was billed as an attempt to “return to the fundamentals of YSL.” When Saint Laurent moved into ready-to-wear in 1966, he called the operation Saint Laurent Rive Gauche.
The new branding will not replace the iconic YSL logo, which will still be applied to some of the house’s products.
If you were waiting patiently for the announcement of Target’s upcoming designer collaboration, you won’t be disappointed with this! Target announced the Target + Neiman Marcus Holiday 2012 collection, which will debut December 1st, bringing together 24 of America’s most talented designers to create a limited-edition holiday collection, available at all Target and Neiman Marcus stores, as well as online at Target.com and NeimanMarcus.com. The collection includes an eclectic and diverse mix of more than 50 gifting items, ranging in price from $7.99 to $499.99 and spanning multiple product categories, including fashion and home. This is super super excited, I can not wait! Check out the list of designers is below 🙂
Designers who created pieces for the collection include:
· Alice + Olivia
· Altuzarra
· Band of Outsiders
· Brian Atwood
· Carolina Herrera
· Derek Lam
· Diane von Furstenberg
· Eddie Borgo
· Jason Wu
· Judith Leiber
· Lela Rose
· Marchesa
· Marc Jacobs
· Oscar de la Renta
· Philip Crangi
· Prabal Gurung
· Proenza Schouler
· Rag & Bone
· Robert Rodriguez
· Rodarte
· Skaist-Taylor
· Thom Browne
· Tory Burch
· Tracy Reese
Check out the behind-the-scenes look at the 24 CFDA designers who created exclusive product for this collection, as well as Stacia Andersen, senior vice president of merchandising for Target’s home division, and Ken Downing, Fashion Director of Neiman Marcus. I’m so excited about this collection and seeing the lines in details. I CAN NOT WAIT!
MAC Cosmetics is launching a new colour collection called Heavenly Creature, just the name alone sounds amazing already. Available July 5, 2012 through August 19, 2012 at MAC counters and maccosmetics.com. The campaign is pretty cool too.
Heavenly Creature colour collection features 9 Mineralize Eye Shadows, 4 Mineralize Skinfinish and 4 Mineralize Blushes, orbited by 5 Lipsticks, 5 Cremesheen Glass and False Lashes Mascara. Skin gets a nourishing boost with Mineralize Charged Water Cleanser, Mineralize Charged Water Moisture Gel and Moisture Eye Cream. Returning for a limited time, Mineralize Volcanic Ash Exfoliator gently cleanses and exfoliates for radiant skin. Create your celestial Mineralized look with 3 Duo Fibre Brushes. Natural goat hair lifts off, applying the perfect amount of Powder and Pigment while synthetic fibres fuse colour onto skin for a polished, luminous finish.
Cremesheen Glass ($19.50 U.S. / $22.50 CDN)
Celestial Kiss Pale cool peach
Strictly Plutonic Mid-tone pink brown
Meteoric Mid-tone vibrant coral
Astral Bright yellow pink
Galaxy Rose Mid-tone violet pink
Lipstick ($14.50 U.S. / $17.50 CDN)
Cusp of Dawn Beige pink
Pleasureseeker Creamy peach
Cut a Caper Mid-tone peach pink
Venus Sheer yellow pink with pearlized pigments
Fire Sign Red pink
Mineralize Blush ($23.50 U.S. / $28.00 CDN)
Ring of Saturn Terracotta and gold melange
Solar Ray Peach and gold melange
Supernova Magenta and burnished gold melange
Stratus Amethyst and gold brown melange
Mineralize Skinfinish ($29.00 U.S. / $34.00 CDN)
Earthshine Tarnished bronze with gold pearl and pink reflects
Light Year Peachy pink with gold shimmer
Star Wonder Plummy pink with multi-dimensional pearl
Center of the Universe Coral with gold shimmer
Mineralize Eyeshadow ($20.00 U.S. / $24.00 CDN)
Aurora Peach, green, brown melange
Magnetic Attraction Orange, pink, gold melange
Neo Nebula Cream, warm amethyst, warm pink melange
Universal Appeal Gold, bronze, violet melange
Invincible Light Icy white, lavender, warm gold melange
Earthly Beige, peach, cool brown melange
Water Yellow, lime green, blue melange
Bright Moon Grey, silver, icy green melange
Sky Green-gold, turquoise, cobalt melange
Skincare
Mineralize Charged Water Moisture Eye Cream ($35.00 U.S. / $42.00 CDN)
A luxuriously rich eye cream. Infused with our ionized Super-Duo Charged Water technology. Moisturizes and adds radiance, while instantly – and over time – reducing the look of dark circles, lines and puffiness.
Mineralize Charged Water Moisture Gel ($37.00 U.S. / $44.50 CDN)
An ultra-light, gel-like cream that absorbs instantly to give the skin intense hydration. Infused with our exclusive Super-Charged Water technology, this formula leaves skin softer, more luminous. Use day or night.
Mineralize Charged Water Cleanser ($23.00 U.S. / $27.50 CDN)
A lightweight cleanser formulated with our ionized Super-Duo Charged Water technology. Removes all makeup (except waterproof and longwearing) with a wipe – no rinse-off required. Leaves skin nourished, soft, absolutely clean.
Mineralize Volcanic Ash Exfoliator ($28.00 U.S. / $33.50 CDN)
A highly effective, dual-purpose foaming, cleansing and exfoliating scrub blending natural Volcanic Ash with fine sugar crystals. Refines and unclogs the skin, adds instant moisture: leaves skin feeling soft and comfortably clean. Mineral-rich. May be used effectively on any part of face or body. Rinses off with warm water.
MASCARA ($19.00 U.S./$22.50 CDN)
False Lashes False Black
Brushes
286 Brush Duo-fibre tapered blending brush ($30.00 U.S. / $36.50 CDN)
187 Brush Duo-fibre face brush ($42.00 U.S. / $50.50 CDN)
188 Brush Small duo fibre face brush ($34.00 U.S. / $41.00 CDN)
As you know I’m a fan of Cole Haan’s LunarGrand shoes so I’m quite excited they’ll be releasing a Fragment Design LunarGrand collaboration. Comprised of three LunarGrand Wingtips and one LunarGrand Chukka, the collection is slated to release on Friday, July 13th first at Cole Haan SoHo and select leading retailers globally soon after.
The Cole Haan & Fragment Design LunarGrand Chukka is constructed from traditional Scotch grain leather with a crisp pebble grain texture. Presented alongside is a Cole Haan & Fragment Design LunarGrand Wingtip created with the same material. Both shoes feature trademark Fragment Design black uppers with white outsole detail.
Rounding out the special collection are two additional Cole Haan & Fragment Design LunarGrand Wingtips constructed from rich corrected grain leather with waterproof coating. The first features a solid putty-colored upper with navy blue outsole—a subtle, refined color combination. The second, exclusive to Cole Haan SoHo, features a putty and black spectator-inspired upper, black stained leather welt, and neon pink outsole. All four shoes feature the Fragment Design logo embossed on the tongue.
I’m loving the wingtips with neon pink outsole, how amazing!
Cole Haan & Fragment Design LunarGrand Wingtips, $298
Cole Haan & Fragment Design LunarGrand Wingtips, $298
Cole Haan & Fragment Design LunarGrand Wingtips, $298
Cole Haan & Fragment Design LunarGrand Chukka, $328
Zara released a new lookbook for its TRF line and as usual there’s so many great pieces. As always love them all- want them all. 🙂
Narciso Rodriguez is reportedly working on a limited-run capsule collection for Kohl’s. Sources told WWD that the collection will be in the retailer’s stores this Fall, but so far neither Rodriguez nor Kohl’s has commented on the project.
If the rumors are true, this wouldn’t be the first collaboration for either party. In 2010, Rodriguez created an eight-piece capsule collection for eBay. Kohl’s, meanwhile, has established a long-term relationship with Vera Wang, who creates clothing, cosmetics, shoes, and housewares for the store under the label Simply Vera Vera Wang.
Photos: Zara
Call me nuts but I think Zara designers are in my brain!! I love everything from the linen blend studded lapel motor jacket pictured above, to the studded denim jacket below, to the studded tiger print clutch, to EVERYTHING!!! I AM DYING OVER HERE!!
The Zara Woman June 2012 lookbook is always something I look forward to. Can’t wait to shop all these looks!
Photos courtesy of H&M
The secret is OUT!!! The rumors about H&M‘s holiday designer collaboration is indeed Maison Martin Margiela! I’m super excited! I can’t wait to see the collection, there will be apparel and accessories for both men and women. Releasing on November 15th in around 250 H&M stores worldwide and online.
“MAISON MARTIN MARGIELA is one of the most important and influential fashion houses of the past three decades. I am so excited by this radical collaboration which will give fashion lovers around the world the chance to wear special pieces by MAISON MARTIN MARGIELA. This collaboration will be a great and memorable fashion moment,” says Margareta van den Bosch, Creative Advisor at H&M.
“We are very happy to present MAISON MARTIN MARGIELA pieces with H&M, offering a new interpretation of our vision. The democracy of our fashion has always been at the centre of our creativity, and the collaboration with H&M allows us to push this instinct further. We will bring together the contrasting universes of the two houses in ways that will surprise all.” MAISON MARTIN MARGIELA
Back in May I’ve posted a photo of MAC‘s press-on nails, turns out that the nails are part of the Ruffian collaboration! I’m very excited about this collection, the press-on nails look nuts and that Ruffian Red lipstick is very sexy! Available Exclusively Online June 18, 2012 through July 16, 2012.
Cult New York designers Brian Wolk and Claude Morais of Ruffian bring their infamous swagger to M·A·C in three EXCLUSIVE Ruffian Manicures and Lipsticks. Each ready-to-wear set includes 24 nails that are pre-glued and in assorted sizes to ensure a couture- worthy fit. Touch and go with Spectator ovals, an inky spin on the classic French manicure; turn everything to gold with gilded tips à la Demilune; or push buttons in five-alarm Demoiselle talons. For the power pout: Ruffian Red, Ruffian Naked, a creamy beige and Ruffian Gold, its 24-carat kin. A triple-threat of colour, texture and style.
LIPSTICK $14.50 U.S./$17.50 CDN
Ruffian Red Classic rich blue red (matte)
Ruffian Naked Pale peachy nude (matte)
Ruffian Gold Gold glitter metallic (frost)
RUFFIAN MANICURE $25.00 U.S./$30.00 CDN
Demilune Matte black with chrome gold half moon (matte)
Demoiselle RUFFIAN red with white half moon and black French tip (creme)
Spectator Cream with black half moon, black french tip and black Ruffian ensignia (creme)
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