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Kate Moss will be designing a collection for UK store Topshop which will debut in April 2007. The collection will be available at their stores and online at topshop.com. Part of the collection will be seasonal designs as well as iconic pieces. I'm looking forward to the Kate jeans.
My article "Be a Better Digital Music User" for MSN Tech and Gadgets is up. Check it out for some great tips on how to manage your digital music collection. This is part one of two I wrote earlier this summer. Props to my friends Ryan and Eric for constantly sharing tips with me over the years and making me the best mixes.
Hey everyone some exciting news!! It doesn't matter if you don't live in LA anymore. The Ron Herman Annual 50%-75% off sale is starting next week at www.ronherman.com and will run from September 28 thru midnight October 15. You'll be able to beat the crowds and just shop online with items up to 50% off. (The remaining merchandise will be reduced to 75% off for the second week.)
Here's some of my picks:
JBrand Cigarette Jeans ($85)
Velvet Blouson Style Spaghetti Strap Tank ($36)
La Rok Button Down Polka Dot Ruffle Top ($99)
Trovata Cord 3/4 Sleeve Cropped Blazer ($137.50)
Ya-Ya Puff Sleeve Belted Dress ($149)
Velvet Extra Long U Neck Stripe T-Shirt ($40)
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A quick note: Lesley Scott of Fashion Tribes has a consolidated recap of all the fashion blogger coverage from NY Fashion Week in What the Bloggers Are Saying.
Looking among the Spring 2007 shows there were a lots of similarities. Lots of belts which were either skinny or big tied around jackets, dresses, skirts or pants.
The only two designers who seemed to breathe some fresh air were Zac Posen and Phillip Lim. Both designers have a sleek and clean style, but I loved Zac's varying shapes from kimono style wrap, tulip style trench dress, tie front cocktail dress, and his last piece an ornately shaped ball gown. His artistry is amazing.
See all of Zac Posen's Collection
3.1 Philip Lim took a simpler and clean white approach with these four styles of dresses that showed ease was more important this season than structure.
For a great international movie, don't miss "The Science of Sleep" by Michel Gondry (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and Bjork videos). The movie is about Gael Garia Bernal as a French-Mexican who moves back to Paris after his father dies, only to find himself diving deeper into his imaginary sleep world that is filled with wonder and excitement. Charlotte Gainsbourg is his neighbor who he falls in love with. Pictured above they are trying out the mind reading machine he invented.
If you like quirky, funny, movies that make you laugh while stirring your heart, don't miss this one. Besides it takes place in Paris and what can be better. The movie is primarily in English, but with a bit of French as well. The two leads jump from English to french in a nice and mostlly funny flow, thanks mostly to Gael Garcia Bernal.
I love the sleep world that is created because it's made up of yarn, cardboard, candy wrappers, pollyfill, etc, to make up this little crafty oasis.
In one sequence, Charlotte is knitting an amazing blanket with this machine while there are lots of amazing plushies of ordinary objects and a animated animal quilt in a cave.
Looks like this fall it's all about the sweater dress. This fun cream and grey polka dot cashmere sweater dress from Alice & Olivia ($286) looks super cozy. These kinds of sweater dresses are perfect over skinny pants, leggings, or opaque tights and boots. There's so many options on what you can wear with them and there are lots of flattering shapes.
Here's more sweater dress looks:
Long Sweater ($395)
from Neiman Marcus
Vince Cable Knit Sweater ($265)
from Neiman Marcus
Over-Easy Sweater ($168)
from Anthropologie
Nestled V-Neck ($158)
from Anthropologie
I've been away in Chicago for the Renegade Craft Fair and have been so busy that I didn't get a chance to look at all the runway clothes from the Project Runway show last Friday in New York. Well people, I'm back and I'm back on the Project Runway action. Let's face it, Uli and Laura are nice but they don't stand a chance. Both have their typical standard style, Uli with the long hippie dresses and Laura with her black, lace, and older look.
It's definitely a toss up between Michael and Jeffrey. Although Michael's show wasn't completely my style, he did show cohesiveness and a collection that fits a certain lifestyle which reminded me of Beyonce. But the judges all love him and he has never been in the bottom two on the show. He also works well under pressure and can whip out a shirt if he needs to. A few of Jeffrey's outfits I would definitely wear, such as this dress which took a new spin on metalics which was so fresh. Jeffrey's rocker style can get a little old, but this collection shows how much more he's capable of. I am going to go out on a limb here and predict that Jeffrey is going to win. I thought his whole collection was beautiful. We'll have to see in a few weeks what happens...
You can check out all the pictures from the Project Runway show via New York Magazine.
Looks like our Marc Jacobs is continuing the fall trend of neutral colors for Spring 07 bringing in loads of whites and off-whites to match the beige and grays. Splashed in there for some energy is a range of colored metallics as well as the standard silver and gold. Metallics are still going strong. There's a feminine flowy feel to the collection with a hint of 20's as well as a modern style of 80's layering, with baggy long looks that aren't too over the top. I'll have more photo coverage from the show later on.
As you know Coquette is part of the Coutorture network so I'll have plenty of photos and videos exclusively straight from the show. See the latest roundup of the shows from all the other fashion bloggers on Coutorture's Fashion Show page. Also on the right hand rail you'll get direct access to the videos from the Fashion Week Coverage.
