Monthly Archives: September 2010

Milly Spring Summer 2011

There is definitely a trend of mixing and matching prints with stripes going on this season, which I am a huge fan of. I have also been a fan of Milly’s for a long time and always gravitate towards her … Continue reading

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Tory Burch Spring Summer 2011

I am definitely digging the prim and proper direction of the collections I am seeing. Love Tory Burch’s fun downtown hipster girl with a vintage Seventies vibe. That seems to be the theme of the season and Tory’s girls yesterday … Continue reading

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La Vetrina, B5 and Jerome C Rousseau

When I started covering shows in Milan in 1999 an Italian friend of mine introduced me to what still remains in my mind the best shoe store in the world, La Vetrina. I jotted down that address and kept going … Continue reading

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Tom Ford Is A Genius.

Gucci Men’s Collection shot for Spoon Paris, January 2001, Above Tom Ford is a genius. But that’s not news. I have always loved and respected what he’s done with clothing design, art direction, branding and marketing. I also knew from … Continue reading

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The Fashion Flu

When I first started covering fashion shows in the late 90’s I realized there was a pattern to my cold and flu season that directly mirrored the fashion seasons. The Fashion Flu as I began to call it was nothing … Continue reading

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Eve Sussman’s The Rape of The Sabine Women

Eve Sussman’s original film based on classical paintings by Poussin, Rubens and especially Jacques-Louis David’s “Intervention of the Sabine Women” of 1799 had its US premier in the New York art world in February 2007. The Rape of The Sabine … Continue reading

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Monique Lhuillier Spring Summer 2011

Red carpet ready with a flash of Valentino. Lots of red, lots of frill, lots of flowers. Loved the flower print gowns and the well tailored trouser looks.

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Chris Benz Spring Summer 2011

Loved the Seventies preppy school girl mixed with the high school vintage shopper at Chris Benz. Sweet, sexy and simple. Great separates and flower prints with the slightest touch of sporty. Have no idea what his inspiration was but am … Continue reading

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Hexa by Kuho Spring Summer 2011

I think admittedly I am more entranced with missing Paris shows where I haven’t been for a few seasons and feeling for a minute that’s where I was transported to by the venue and crowd more than actually loving the … Continue reading

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Zero + Maria Cornejo Spring Summer 2011

Almost twelve years ago while I was still an assistant to Polly Mellen I used to go to Rice for those vegetarian meatballs religiously on weekends when I wasn’t working. That was when I accidentally stumbled on Maria Cornejo’s Mott … Continue reading

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