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In honor of Cyber Monday (the online equivalent of Black Friday), I've added links to some of my favorite online boutiques to the left sidebar. Enjoy!
P.S. If you have any suggestions, let me know!
Photos: Serge Lutens Finishing Powder available at Barneys.com, Black sequin Chloé dress at Net-A-Porter, and Pierre Hardy wedges at Aloha Rag.
From the looks of things, I'd say that checks are to Spring 2007 what plaid was to Fall 2006. Left to right, top to bottom: YSL, Chanel, Emanuel Ungaro, Alice Ritter, Missoni, Akris, Jeremy Laing, Missoni. More after the jump.
In this time of high-low dressing, one would think that leggings would be a low-end item, bought to complement expensive coats, tops, jackets, and dresses. It's a bit of a shock, then, to see that this season's staple ranges in price from about $14 to upwards of $1000 (and let's not even mention the $100,000+ leggings on the Balenciaga Spring 2007 runway--they are in a league of their own!).
My first reaction upon coming across reported prices of $652.50 for the leggings in the Fall 2006 Versace campaign to $1098 for cashmere leggings from Ralph Lauren was to ask, somewhat skeptically: how much can a design house really improve on a simple pair of $38 Wolford leggings? How much of the price difference between any of the higher end leggings and a $26 pair from American Apparel can actually be explained by an increase in value, and how much is pure mark up?
Here are some tips from around the blogosphere to help you be more efficient and fashionable.
Our favorite stylist lets us in on a quick and easy fix for static cling. [Style Bites]
Lifehacker and Beauty Addict agree: in a pinch, that straightening iron of yours may be used as an iron. [Life Hacker] & [Beauty Addict]
Organize your jewels with ergonomic jewelry trays. [The Jewelry Weblog]
The world's best hair stylists say we shouldn't wash our hair daily. Bonbons in the Bath walks us through the transition. [Bonbons in the Bath]
Blogdorf Goodman tells us how to breeze through airport security in style. [Blogdorf Goodman]
IN STORES NOVEMBER
Pictured at left is a dress from Behnaz Sarafpour's GO! International collection for Target. The 13 looks are now available in stores and online. Click here to shop.
Roland Mouret's capsule collection for the Gap will be available in the U.K. and France November 7, and in seven New York Gap stores in a few short weeks! View photos of the collection at Nitrolicious.
Sofia Kokosalaki's collection for the Nine West Front Row Project is available on the Nine West website and at 20 select Nine West locations. Now, I am absolutely enamored of Kokosalaki's work, but her talent as a designer is hardly apparent in her Nine West pieces. At least, that's my opinion; you be the judge. If you missed Thakoon Panichgul's Project Front Row collection, not to worry--it's still available at Macy's.
The wait is nearly over for Viktor & Rolf for H&M. The collection hits stores November 9th, and to help you prepare for the event, H&M has posted photos of the complete collection. If you haven't done so already, visit the H&M website to see if it will be available in a store near you.
Finally, Uniqlo will continue rolling out its designer collaborations this month; designs by SCYE for men and Adam Jones for women will be available in the Soho store later this month.
IN THE NEWS
Proenza Schouler have signed on to design a collection for Target's GO! International campaign. This is the most exciting massclusivity news in weeks! Preview the collection at Jane's Dress & Primp blog.
Alice Roi, Phillip Lim, Lutz & Patmos, Alexander Plokhov of Cloak and a handful of Japanese designers have agreed to design capsule collections for Uniqlo's Designer Invitation Project. The collections will be available beginning in February. The Shophound has the details, and has even posted a few sketches!
THE ECONOMICS
If you're economically inclined and interested in reading analysis of the trend of "ventures in massclusivity," check out this post.
