Although prices and other important purchasing information such as dimensions and available colors aren’t quite online entirely, one can still call Botkier (Well, I’m being pedantic. Actually, some can be acquired via Saks, Neiman Marcus or Bergdorf Goodman) to shop the look and be one of the first to sashay into the office filling […]
I never tire of summoning the memory of Audrey Hepburn. I think the majority of us, if not everyone, who has ever seen her in any of her movies, or have paid attention to her humanitarian causes, is buoyed by her inner and apparent outer beauty. With this outfit, I attempt to conjure […]
This group of geometric compatriots reminds me of illogically perfect sunshiney days in South Florida and the Keys. Worries cast aside, these rivet the eye and act as holders and accessories without much effort on the wearer’s part. That is fortunate, given that while on resort, who really cares what matches or not. […]
Leather, while simultaneously firm, soft and elastic, can at times vacillate between hulky and pliable. However, we haven’t seen what a master can do. Let Dior show you how to make leather NOT look like leather as we know it. Treating leather like fabric rather than let it behave as it does in situ, […]
I had neither the inkling nor desire to investigate the Burberry label. Granted, I know how popular it is, especially with the collegiate-aged beauty queens, who wear them with full-frontal pride, as if these handbags are like some in-demand designer jewelry. Burberry jostles for attention along with the showcased diamond rings, wedding rings, but as […]
After much turmoil at the level of operations, which quickly trickled down to design, it appears that Jil Sander has found its voice again since being freed in 2007 from the grasp of the Prada Group. Now, at the helm led by head designer Raf Simons, there is a noticeable surge of productivity in […]
With sales like these, it’s a cinch to attain a reputable, well-made designer bag without a second thought. An editorial darling, Hayden Harnett, designs with a modern sensibility of which the tailor meets the gypsy, i.e., the slightly bohemian lady. Oxymoron, perhaps, but it’s our reality. In a fast-paced work atmosphere complicated by time […]
This ensemble, I imagine, accurately mirrors the tone for a day without deadlines or commitments. Get up when you want to (i.e., the alarm clock is OFF), grab some coffee, and head to the park as a shortcut across town to hit the farmer’s market for tonight’s meal or to the city’s museum for […]
This can look like a prim-tinged attire, but the voluminous swath of taffeta, the moon sheen emanating from the Dior handbag, and the crystalline, amber-toned delicate heels betray an underlying appetite for opulence.
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Alessandro Dell’Acqua, Broken Heart Sandal with Bow in Bronze, stiletto sandal in cracked, metallic kidskin, bow detail and contrast piping, buckled […]
A strong statement purse is usually paired with the black or grey or saddle, but that can get quite staid and limiting after a while. Taking a cue from Zac Posen’s comic book use of color complementation (think of Roy Lichtenstein’s seminal diptych, “Whaam”), and the justification for pieces equally strong in tone or […]
Oh, man. Look at these bags. Is it obvious that they are made to cause you to weep with joy at such fine-bred raw material? Alligator and crocodile skins are becoming one of my weaknesses, but alas, I have no means (ahem, $$$) to aid in my discomfort. It is almost […]
I am that kind of person who loves the idea of rainfall and snow, but put me in that situation, and I know that I’ll go into a dark place. Spending a decade in NYC, I know myself to be that way. I would need one of those lamps that simulates the […]
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