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Trendy Tevas

11 Mar 2014
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I remember back in the 1990’s when I attended overnight camp, Teva Sandals were more popular than Céline Birkenstocks are now. I went to the local store and purchased them, and where the legions of ugly shoes are small but notorious—Teva’s are the predecessor to the Crocs, Vibram Five Fingers, and Uggs, these rubber-soled ones were just a good-intentioned velcro sandal. I wore them for several months even into the school year, and although they were ugly as sin, there was nothing besides bare feet, that were more insanely comfortable. It wasn’t until all of that pond scum caused their porous rubber and flimsy Velcro to decompose—an annual end-of-summer occurrence that any Nineties child could recall with grotesque distinction — that I had to throw... Read More

Those Giant Pearls

07 Mar 2014
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Since fashion month has recently departed, what is left is the layers and layers of designs/ trends that are left to dissect. What is sent down the runway each season though may not always be the most practical for IRL situations. Here’s the thing. Where matters of Céline is concerned, I turn to Zara for the look for less since spending upwards of $1500 on a top isn’t in my budget. I stick to the basics for my daily uniform including striped shirts and jackets, wide-leg pants, and sheer tops. But sometimes all that can be a tad boring or shall we say vanilla ice cream? And I am a bit more chocolate chip mint, ya know what I mean? As far as what makes a... Read More

Chanel Fall 2014

05 Mar 2014
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Leave it to Karl for the biggest spectacle of the fashion season. For a man who never dabbles in the banal, obsessed with the modern, and love of pop culture, the Kaiser erected his very own mega shopping mart for Chanel this season. Highly anticipated and always outdoing himself, for his fall collection there were aisles brimming with Chanel-branded pasta (carbs!), soda, meats (a very cleverly packaged “Jambon Cambon”) cleaning products, home goods, and even a Chanel broom and doormat. Watch the 2 minute video below, in English, and weigh in on Chanel’s extravagant grocery store theme.      

From Paris

04 Mar 2014
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Fashion is not all smoke and mirrors. This past weekend in Paris brought a bevy of  sure-to-be copied looks and focused on the conceptual avant-garde — the stranger and wilder the looks, the better. Only a few designers could take the fashion industry’s breath away by the way they place a flower on a lapel, draping on a sleeve, the fringe on a coat. These heavy hitters including Céline, Chloé, Givenchy, and Kenzo presented collections that are surely going to inspire a craze or two next fall. Here are my top looks, so far, from the city of light. 1. Céline The looks on Céline‘s catwalk featured sleek, thirties-styled tailoring, and double-breasted closings gone wild. The thirties were on Philo’s mind when she was first thinking about the collection, especially women like... Read More

These Jeans

03 Mar 2014
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Junya Watanabe jeans // Costume National mules Image via W magazine After furiously scrolling the internet to find street style looks from London and Paris to emulate, I found this picture and then fell into a rabbit hole in a mad search for these fringed jeans. The must-have embellishment for the upcoming spring season is fringe and these pair of jeans are on my must-have wish list. Now you don’t have to be a granola loving, earth-loving kind of gal (though what is more chic than being eco-friendly) to pull of this trend. Frankly, I don’t see myself spending over $700 on a pair of jeans anytime soon. I am on a jeans cleanse. So, if you, like me, have wanted to start wearing fringe... Read More

Age-Defying Hair Care

01 Mar 2014
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It’s a common fact of life that us ladies have it harder when it comes to hair, especially as we get older. If you’re a man, showering and getting a cut is as hard as it gets. And if it turns out you’re balding, you just shave your head and that’s that. You won’t have to worry about shampoo ever again! On the other hand,  we look at our bathroom shelves and they’re a mess — shampoos, conditioners, serums, masks and oils and we’re still not fully happy. And that’s because we want our hair to be exactly what we imagine it can be — supple, long and shiny. Looking at fierce ladies such as Diane Keaton and Meryl Streep, it seems like nothing’s impossible.... Read More

Couture Fashion Week 2014

28 Feb 2014
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At the very end of New York Fashion Week I made my way to The New Yorker for Couture Fashion Week. The annual event is sponsored by Emirates Airlines, who is now flying between New York and Milan. The event I attended showcased 3 brands:  Yasmine Studio, 3zehn, and Pedram Couture. Between each show was a song by an opera, which was both entertaining and surprising. Though technological problems caused the show to run late,   the looks that appeared down the runway were unique, and it was nice to see designers being represented from around the world. 1. Yasmine Studio As soon as looked started coming down the runway, it was clear that the focus was on coats. Underneath, models wore simple black t-shirts, leggings and... Read More

Dries Van Noten Fall 2014

27 Feb 2014
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Image via W Magazine Dries, Dries, electric Dries. Audacious, powerful, with an injection of Op-Art graphics, Van Noten never fails to twist the lid on rendering a first-rate collection that was fun, bold, and colorful yet executed oh-so-carefully. It was a winsome combination of optic stripes, metallics, and flowers with integrated athletic references intensely layered onto hyper-focused clothes with an unmistakable menswear dash. And I am officially obsessed. See the full collection here from  Style.com.
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