omg sex and the city

No, I haven't seen it yet. I intend to, but I'm just not superfan enough to try to go in New York City on the first weekend it comes out. I can't imagine it will be very good, but I am looking forward to seeing the clothes (obviously).



Pat Field is amazing, and I still am looking forward to seeing her creations on the big screen even though I've probably already seen every outfit the girls wear via paparazzi shots during the movie's filming. However, the Times' Eric Wilson is making me a little concerned that even the clothes are going to let me down:

"But in the film the characters are now four years older and, in a disappointing way, their styles appear to have changed into one: the offbeat, orgiastic, do-it-yourself madness of Carrie, the dominant female. It is not only that they now dress alike. In every scene the women are practically coordinated by both color and style, as if they had received a morning memo detailing the day’s dress code. Let’s all wear primary colors to a jewelry auction! Let’s all wear psychedelic hippie dresses on a trip to Mexico! Let’s all wear smart black-and-white ensembles and fur coats to a fashion show!"

hmm

The New York Times' David Colman on the success of recession-proof "fast fashion":

"If there is one thing fashion loves, it’s a reversal — of fortune, a trend, a hemline. Next thing you know, Prada will be knocking off H & M."


Ok, so maybe not Prada... but Marc Jacobs/Luella/Viktor&Rolf/Moschino: are you listening?

never thought i'd say it

But damn! That Olsen girl has been looking great lately:

In The Row, with a little Balenciaga (blouse), Givenchy (belt), and Calvin Klein (bag) thrown in.

a step down from heidi, maybe

Christian "Ferocia Coutura" Siriano is dressing Whoopi Goldberg for her Tony's hosting gig.

i smell an ad campaign

Sure, Tom Ford's Gucci sexpot days are over, and he's moved on to make clothes for the boys (lucky!) -- but seriously, how awesome does Raquel Zimmerman look in this suit?


It's for Monday's CDFA Awards Gala - instead of a look book with one model per designer, Raquel's been photographed in looks from every designer, including Mr. Ford and Michael Bastian.

guess who?

What a gem of a photo - can you figure out who this darling boy is?

words to live by

Guilty pleasure:
"No guilt in pleasures."

-Sohiny Das, in a Sartorialist Style Profile

faster than a speeding bullet

(No, this isn't another reference to the Met's "Superheroes" exhibit.)

We all know that fashion moves at a lightning-fast pace. The IT bag one day is passe the next, and with the internet putting runway looks online about 10 seconds after they go down the catwalk, everyone's wants to be wearing the fall trends, oh, about February. But this is something I haven't seen yet:

Above: Madonna, in Stella McCartney Spring 2009.

UPDATE: Psych, sort of.

un cadeau!

(That means "gift," guys.)

Comptoir des Cottoniers, one of my favorite Parisian boutiques (where I got my favorite trench coat!) is coming to SoHo!

jonathan saunders is having a busy week.

First, he gets named the new creative director at Pollini.

Then, he's confirmed as the next designer up for a Target collaboration.

Third -- I mean, look how cute he is! Just look! That's all.

karl on politics:

(Make sure you watch through the end for his priceless opinion on Hilary's style.)





("I think her pants are poorly cut."
Hahahhaha.)

calvin klein resort

At Calvin Klein, Francisco Costa took a turn from last resort season's bright, athletic theme and, this time around, presented a more sophisticated, muted, detailed collection:

Above: What a perfect little white dress.

Above: I love this kind of tiered, ribbon-esque pleating, and I love the way the color breaks in the middle.

Above: This so reminds of of YSL's fall collection (minus the jet-black bowl cuts). Does that mean that, like everyone's been saying, these high-waisted, roomy, pegged pants are really here to stay?

Above: This, like the pleats two dresses above, is what makes Costa so amazing: the ability to maintain such a simple, even minimalist aesthetic while adding detailed touches like that drape.

Above: This breaks my heart. How can something so understated be so beautiful?

valentino resort

I'm going to start cutting Alessandra a little slack, because her first resort line for Valentino was pretty beautiful.

Above: That ruffle was a definite theme in this collection, and I thought it was a fresh take on a sometimes-stuffy embellishment. That color, too, is perfect.

Above: I wish I were Katherine Hepburn, wearing this.

Above: The Valentino-red dress is probably the bane of Ms. Facchinetti's existence now, but she totally nailed it with this dress.

i'm back (whew)

Ok.

Let's get you all caught up:

1. Violet is the new black. (This is obviously a joke. But seriously: congratulations, grads!!
2. Nina Garcia will start at Marie Claire in September. Good, now we can all get on with our lives.
3. The Costume Institute show was great, though you all know that any chance I get to see something like Balenciaga's metal C3P0 leggings up close is right up my alley. When I got to the bookstore, though, I picked up the book from last year's Poiret exhibit. Please buy this book.
4. Leigh Lezark is a model now. Gross.
5. Resort shows started! Chanel went all pre-teen on us (I actually really liked most of the collection, though), Fendi seemed totally un-Fendi (I mean, I liked it, and usually Fendi is totally not my style), and Oscar de la Renta was pretty but terribly typical.

Are we all on the same page now? I missed you!

words of wisdom

Courtesy of Carrie Bradshaw:

"I can look back at pictures of myself with the great assurance that I will be embarrassed by about 60 percent of them. This is the nature of fashion."
– Sarah Jessica Parker, to Vogue