Photograph © Sølve Sundsbø / Art + Commerce Yesterday I was finally able to catch the Alexander McQueen exhibit “Savage Beauty” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. In short, it was incredible. The exhibit was extremely crowded but I didn’t even mind. I was so mesmerized by the clothes. One of my favorite collections of [...]
Archive of posts tagged Fashion
My Wedding Gown Hero: British Designer Jenny Packham
(Jenny Packham’s Persephone, ED-180, Syrie, Muse) It all began last Friday. I got out of work and wandered across the street into Bergdorf Goodmans. I had never really been beyond the first floor, which is pretty intimidating, but I decided that I wanted to scope out their bridal gowns to get a sense of what [...]
Fashion Designers Expanding Their Empires Into Your Home
Keeping with the theme of Fashion, there are two designers who have recently expanded their empires beyond clothes and accessories. BOOKMARC Marc Jacobs recently took over a new space in the West Village and opened a bookstore. Its called Bookmarc (400 Bleecker Street at West 11th Street) and on top of having a nice selection [...]
Fall Fashion Trend: Military-Inspired Clothing & Decor
Army green, leather, canvas and heavy boots. All of this is really more inspired by military uniforms from the past (think Inglorious Basterds) not the camouflaged outfits worn in more recent years. For the home, you could go with things that have a vintage industrial look. Leather is a good texture to include especially if [...]
Fall Fashion Trend – Neutral Colors with a little oomph
Its fashion week here in New York and like most New Yorkers I am not invited to any of it (boo!). Even though I won’t be there in person I still have magazines and the internet! I’m so connected right? Anyway, here is the first post in a little series I’m working on that takes [...]
The Illustrious History of Breton Stripes
Stripes seem to be everywhere right now! I have sworn off of buying any more striped shirts because 1) I think I might be addicted to them and 2) it seems that everyone else walking down the street also has a striped shirt on. Just search the word “nautical” on Urban Outfitter’s site and you [...]
Woooaaaahh! New York Public Library’s Digital Gallery
Sometimes editing oneself is impossible. Lucky for you this post is long not because of my incessant rambling but because of all the amazing images I found through the New York Public Library’s Digital Gallery. This Digital Library is an AMAZING resource. I’m totally blown away by all the images they make available to you. [...]
