When I wrote my first post about double denim last month, I was going to jokingly suggest a bolo tie as the perfect accessory for the look. But by the time I got to that part of the post, I was seriously into the idea. Then gorgeous blogger The Shoe Girl emailed me a link…
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Daring Damsels in Double Denim
After I wrote about the double-denim look and predicted it would become a genuine fashion trend, a few gorgeous outliers volunteered to try the style or a variation thereof while others offered evidence that they were leaders of the pack. (Please click the bloggers’ photos to see their full posts and additional pictures.) Mai of…
Head-to-Toe Denim for Real Life
When I wrote about the head-to-toe denim look last week, I meant it when I said, “Never say never.” I figured most people would pass on the often-unflattering Texas Tuxedo look of jeans and a denim shirt, but that something more wearable would come along. It came along fast! Check out the sophisticated denim looks…
Fall Into a Texas Tuxedo at the Gap
Just goes to show you should never say never — because never is the next new thing! The Texas tuxedo is in fashion thanks to Chloe, Ralph Lauren and D&G, who all showed head-to-toe denim last year. The Gap is promoting its versions of the Chloe look. I keep admiring the ads in various magazines…
Put the Blame on Kenneth Jay Lane
In 1986 — when I was an undergraduate at Columbia College and some of you weren’t born — I got the book that made the long-forgotten Edie Sedgwick an icon. It was then called Edie: An American Biography (it has since been retitled Edie: American Girl) and it had been out for a few years,…
Peace Out
The rage for studs is still going strong. (Am I the only one not attempting a DIY “Balmain” blazer?) Of course, this isn’t the first time around for the studded look. Check out this 1990 Moschino leather jacket, just sold atA Katy Kane Vintage & Couture Clothing for $975. Front Back
Going Ape Over Jacques Tiffeau
I had no particular interest in the gorilla-arm look recently shown by Balenciaga and Giles Deacon. BalenciagaPhoto source: Style.com Giles DeaconPhoto source: Style.com Then I noticed this vintage coat with monkey-fur arms by Jacques Tiffeau online. I figured I’d just share the the photos with y’all and remark on how there’s nothing new under the…
Just Call It Beige
Couture Carrie’s post here reminded me of an issue that has amused me for a while. How did we — at this time when so much we say better be politically correct or else — start calling beige clothes or shoes “nude”? Obviously, “nude” sounds sexier than “beige,” but since not all people are beige…
Big, Bold Jewelry
Well, I can only applaud this trend! I love big, bold pieces. But I confess that I, like many people, originally shied away from bold pieces, feeling like I couldn’t carry them off, that it would be “too much,” etc. However, once I wore one big piece, I liked the reaction so much that that’s…
Great Minds Think Alike
Days after I compared my beloved Prada Gaufre bags to shar-peis, New York Times fashion photographer Bill Cunningham compares Gaufre bags to…shar-peis. (Photo credit: Bill Cunningham/New York Times. Site requires registration.)