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Fail…
Dolce and Gabbana, Hugo Boss, Hermes, and Versace… wouldn’t you love to get your hands on some garments from these massive fashion houses? Not so much as of lately.
Inspectors in China found that these designer clothes have been falsely labeled. The Telegraph says, “Inspectors said some clothes suffered from poor colour fastness, while others contained high levels of acid or of formaldehyde. The clothes “could have caused skin rashes, eye irritations, allergies, respiratory problems and even cancer.”
These clothes were made in Italy, France, Morrocco, Turkey, Vietnam, and India. The big question is, are these the same designer clothes that we find in the states…?
Long Live McQueen
Although photos have been leaked of McQueen’s last collection before his suicide February 11th, there is now a video of his collection from a paris showroom. The video shows details that photos can’t capture. Such a beautiful collection. Enjoy…
Twas A Chilly Show For Chanel
Karl Lagerfeld sent his models down the Chanel runway yesterday in a not so typical fashion. They had gracefully make way across a giant iceberg. Yes, a real iceberg. Lagerfeld has always been known for making his Chanel shows avant-garde, but this is probably the biggest yet, literally.
The inspiration was The Ice Hotel in Sweden, looks included lots of faux fur.
The iceberg itself weighed 265 tons and stood 28 feet high. It was imported from Sweden and is made of snow and ice, or “snice”.
Dear Tumblr and my dearest followers…
Don’t forget about me! I promise I’ll post very soon, most likely tomorrow. Forgive me for slacking.
Love, Lia
Fashion Week Awards
New York Magazine posts their own Fashion Week Awards each season of NYFW. Some of these are quite silly, I just had to share.
“Best-Looking in Person:
It’s a tie, and between two very different women at that. But both Christina Hendricks and Kelly Osbourne are seriously great looking, with lovely figures, making all of the media yammering about each of their bodies feel even more pointless.
Worst-Looking in Person:
We’re not saying Ana de la Reguera, actress and CoverGirl spokesperson, isn’t attractive. She totally is. But we thought CoverGirl was all about the appearance of naturalness, yet De La Reguera had more visible slap on her face than a contestant on RuPaul’s Drag Race. With those genes, she doesn’t need to work so hard.
Oddest Makeup Choice:
There’s nothing wrong with needing to put on your eyebrows, so to speak. But it’s really weird if you, like the woman near us at Tommy Hilfiger, choose not to draw them on until you are in your seat at a fashion show. Isn’t that what the subway is for?
Dress We Most Want to See at the Oscars:
Christian Siriano finished his show with an eruption of fuchsia ruffles that would look absolutely stunning — not to mention deliciously dramatic — on, say, Sandra Bullock or Anna Kendrick. Or Vera Farmiga. Or Kristen Stewart. Or George Clooney. Or anyone with a pulse.
Celeb We Wish Had Come to the Shows:
After that D&G disaster at the Grammys, it’s indubitable that Britney Spears needs a fashion renaissance. (Again.) This week offered her two possible modernized takes on our best visual memories of her, which we desperately wish she would add to her wardrobe. Getting her in one of DNKY’s pleated minis could neatly reference her ” … Baby One More Time” halcyon days, but with a much-needed chic and grown-up edge. And remember when Britney came back from her downward spiral in a short, silver stunner to collect some VMAs? Monique Lhuillier showed some adorable minidresses that would make stunning follow-ups to that. Somebody hook a sister up, please.
Best Mistaken Identity:
At Tommy Hilfiger, we looked across the tent and said to ourselves, “Oh, there’s Anne Hathaway’s ex-boyfriend.” Except no, because as far as we know, Rafaello Follieri is still in prison, and we don’t think they give compassion parole for fashion shows.
Best Quote We Overheard:
“If I hadn’t gone there for REHAB, I mean, it’s a BEAUTIFUL city,” said a girl in one of the many lounges at the tents — right before making a beeline for her third glass of free Champagne. She also said loudly, “I CHOSE Canada; I didn’t want to go to rehab in, like, HOUSTON,” knocked over several things, and may have blown a sure-thing pickup from a cute guy by announcing that her childhood nickname involved the word “smelly.” Oh, kid. Thankfully, an hour later, we breezed past and noticed she’d switched to water.
Best Reality Show in the Making:
A year and a half ago, we gave this crown to André Leon Talley and Venus Williams, on the strength of the two shows they attended together. But there might be an even better one brewing: ALT and Whoopi Goldberg, who were each other’s dates to Calvin Klein. It would be classic Odd Couple chemistry: ALT would storm out of the bedroom wearing one of his giant fur-sleeve capes, and Whoopi would throw a Doc Marten at him and then cock an eyebrow at the camera. Perfect. Where can we sell this thing?
Favorite Show:
How can we choose? It was wonderful to attend Tommy Hilfiger and experience the last show at the Tents in Bryant Park. We always love Betsey Johnson’s joie de vivre. And Oscar de la Renta was, as always, simply glorious.
Best Multitasker:
Vera Wang’s show ended at about 11:45 a.m. on Tuesday. She then flew to Vancouver to watch Evan Lysacek — whose figure-skating costumes she designs — perform in the men’s Olympic short program. And then Wednesday, she appeared on the Today show at approximately 5 a.m. West Coast time. She even spoke in complete sentences and didn’t face-plant into Al Roker’s lap. Which begs the question: When does this woman sleep?
Person We Are Saddest to Have Missed:
The blizzard delayed our flight, preventing us from seeing Joan mother-f’ing Collins walking in the Heart Truth show. We’re also bummed that we didn’t go to Rodarte, because we would have gotten to eyeball Kirsten Dunst, who always looks like she’d be a good time. But … come on. JOAN COLLINS. The universe must be angry at us. Did we insult its pants or something?
Greatest Victory:
Despite knowing they were slated to attend a variety of events, and greatly fearing an omnipresence to rival that of the Real Housewives, we never once saw a Jersey Shore cast member in the flesh (we were personally spared JWOWW at the Kardashians’ Bebe show). And so the apocalypse has been staved off another day.”
Read the rest of the awards here.
Oh Alice
A follow up to my Alice In Wonderland post last night. See, it’s everywhere! And I don’t think I mind.
Lookbook Is For Lurking
Ever heard of Lookbook.nu? Maybe you’ve seen a link to my own lookbook account up above. Lookbook was created by Yuri Lee in San Fransisco and is a networking site to post photos of your outfits in an artistic manner. The site was inspired by street style sites like The Satorialist and The Cobrasnake.
Loobook has over 50,000 members and over one million unique hits per month. Whether a member or not, you can browse through people’s outfits from all over the world and “hype” their look if you like it. The more hypes you get on a photo the more popular it will become, and could be featured in the section of “top” or “hot” looks. If you become popular enough on lookbook you may be chosen for an interview, which would be posted on the site. Lookbook also has it’s own forum where fellow fashion freaks can talk about the latest trends, their favorite places to shop, and even how to get the perfect photo for lookbook.
Lookbook has been discussed in major fashion and media sources including, The Chicago Tribune, Elle Belgium, Status Magazine, and London Evening Standard.
Ever feel uninspired as to what to wear in the morning? Browse lookbook. There are many ways that looks are organized. You can browse through countries, brands, designers, or certain articles of clothing (skirts, tee shirts, etc).
Follow lookbook on tumblr!
Something For The Boys
Are you the type of guy who likes to dress well, but still look masculine? Do you like to skateboard, snowboard, or bike? Do you have a sneaker addiction?
If you answered yes to any of the above questions then I recommend you check out Dave’s Quality Meat.
Located in Manhattan’s Bowery District (7 East 3rd Street, to be exact), DQM is a clothing, shoe, and skate shop. First opened in 2003, DQM only had about 20 styles of sneakers, a few skate boards, and several house brand tee shirts. DQM has now been open for 7 years and has continued to push the envelope for the skate and bike generation. They now have their own line of tee shirts, flannels, hoodies, backpacks, stickers, and hats, as well as clothing from HUF, Reason, Mash, ANX, and Absurd (usually only found in CA). Sneaker freaks would salivate over the insane collection of Nike, Adidas, and Vans.
My brother Kyle, buyer and partial owner of DQM. Feature in NY Mag.
You may ask why it’s called “Dave’s Quality Meat”, but you’ll know why once you walk into the store. It is set up like a butcher shop, clothing hanging from meat hooks, skate gear kept in a refrigerator case, and tee shirts shrink wrapped like pork chops.
DQM has teamed up with Nike, G-Shock, Adidas, Oakley, and Vans to make unique products stamped with their signature drumstick logo.
Keep updated with the site to look for their spring lookbook coming soon. But for now check out their online store, blog, and twitter to keep updated.
