Transatlantic sales

 
While surfing a few of my favorite blogs, I noticed a Fashionista post announcing that the Marc Jacobs store in Manhattan is having its big 70% off sale, which brings back memories of Stam and Stella handbag scores from year’s past. But when I called the Mayfair Marc Jacobs store here in London, the saleswoman [...]

Posted: December 11th, 2008  Category: Wardrobe  Comments: No comments#

Holiday shopping temptations

Each December, without fail, I find myself shopping for myself in addition to the loved ones on my gift shopping list. It goes like this: a gift for mom, a gift for me, a gift for sis, a gift for me, a gift for dad, and so on and so on. This year, the temptation [...]

Posted: December 10th, 2008  Category: Wardrobe  Comments: No comments#

Sign of the times: Christmas comes early at YSL

 “You know things are bad when YSL is on sale,” said a friend during an iChat conversation. “Wha?? Are you talking about last season YSL?” I replied. Surprisingly, she was not. I visited the Web site and, lo and behold, certain shoes from the autumn/winter ’08 collection were listed for as low as $169 (a [...]

Posted: December 10th, 2008  Category: Life, Wardrobe  Comments: No comments#

A tuxedo jacket that doesn’t completely break the bank

Plans to gift myself with a Chloé tuxedo jacket have been nixed thanks to the credit crunch. Fortunately, I think my quest for a more affordable version has just ended, though in an unexpected location. Aubin & Wills is a fairly new British brand that launched in September and counts Prince Harry among its fans. [...]

Posted: November 16th, 2008  Category: Wardrobe  Comments: 1 comment#

Ob.sessed. Motorcycle boots

A sprained knee rendered me hard-pressed for flat shoes since heels are pretty much out of the question for the next month. And a string of colds made it clear that I needed warmer and more durable boots. So I went on a search through Shoreditch, Marylebone and Oxford Street for motorcycle boots since [...]

Posted: November 13th, 2008  Category: Wardrobe  Comments: No comments#

Muse of the week: Shawna McBean

Meet my friend Shawna McBean, an unofficial sister and longtime friend. Many of you may recognize her as she’s had quite a long career as a model. But few know that Shawna is the queen of re-invention, having had successful stints as a designer and real estate guru (she is the woman to call if [...]

Posted: November 10th, 2008  Category: Inspiration, Wardrobe  Comments: No comments#

Ob.sessed. — Iosselliani

With the exception of a few English classics such as Vivienne Westwood pirate boots and a Burberry trench, I plan to chill out on the London shopping. Instead, I’ll limit the spending to American e-commerce sites and trips to other European cities—in other words, places where the pound is stronger. I’ve currently been on [...]

Posted: November 2nd, 2008  Category: Life, Wardrobe  Comments: No comments#

The Beauty Of No Budget: J*Davey takes a pass on premeditated packaging

Equally as cool as their synth-driven electro-soul is Jack Davey and Brook D’Leau’s wild personal style, which was pretty much in tact from day one. It makes a stark contrast to certain popular, neatly packaged artists who started out as, say, a weavealicious dancehall reggae pop star one day and then a New Wave pop [...]

Posted: October 29th, 2008  Category: Wardrobe  Comments: No comments#

The establishment responds, but do we love it?

A few months ago, we reported that Vogue Italia was planning an issue that would entirely feature black models. The magazine is scheduled to hit newsstands next week. It features a series of beautifully-shot photographs by Steven Meisel of models including Liya Kebede, Sessilee Lopez, Naomi Campbell and Chanel Iman. In today’s New York [...]

Posted: June 19th, 2008  Category: Wardrobe  Comments: No comments#

Fierce fertility

Sri Lankan designer Kali Arulpragasam makes jewelry dipped in strong statements

If you need any further proof that global youth culture is steeped in hip hop (we find this ironic, since the genre is so lame in the U.S. these days), look no further than the go-to-hell jewelry line, Super Fertile. Designed by the Sri Lankan [...]

Posted: May 15th, 2008  Category: Wardrobe  Comments: No comments#