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Just In Time for the Holidaze

admin — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 20:39:53 +0000

Google has once again expanded its ever-growing empire.

Boutiques.com is a Google-powered spending trap; celebrities and fashion bloggers were solicited for fashion styles, favorite boutiques/designers, and boutiques.com was born. By aggregating the favorites of each known celebrity fashionista or blogger, Google has once again made our capabilities to browse a diverse number of designers or brands by changing the frame of online retail to shop by 1. Celebrity choice(you can dress like Olivia Palermo, the Olson twins, Kelly Osborne) 2. (fashion) Blogger (Jane from Sea of Shoes, her mom, Judy, Susie of Stylebubble, and Bryanboy) 3. Designer (which is usually a traditional way of browsing retail) 4. Trend (i.e. ‘Mad About Mad Men’ and 5. Style Genre (romantic/edgy/street chic) as well as “Make Your Own”, which prompts a sort of role-playing perspective as a fashionista (Which is more your style? Choice 1 or choice 2) as you build a preference portfolio that ends up with a guess at your personal style genre (mine was “edgy”).

I wonder if people (especially those who are confident in their own fashion sense and what they wear) will like that idea; to be classified in a genre– but then again, those aren’t the people who are playing with “Make Your Own”: they’re probably drooling over Stylebubble’s eclectic mix of design, or Jane’s gorgeous, girly, and fun collection/wardrobe, or wherever the Olson twins supposedly shop at.

That’s probably the greatest selling point of Boutiques.com: aggregating many designers, not necessarily top house-hold name brands (Versace/Dior/Gucci), but the type of designers that are noticed by passionate fashionistas with fat checkbooks– the emotional allure of dressing/reaching the sophisticated look of celebrity goddesses. Not to mention, that those who are lost and with fat checkbooks can also learn how to dress romantic_edgy_classic_etc.

They also have a member log-in to save your preferences and portfolio. So there you go! You don’t even have to have personal style: just be like Mary-Kate or Ashley, or you can embody ‘romance’ or hip ecclectic ‘edginess’, and you’re set to “be cool”.

Graceee

Medusa

admin — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 10:03:13 +0000

I need a new haircut. My follicles are literally stabbing me in the eyeball.

Ow.

Lasciviously Lanvin

admin — Sun, 07 Nov 2010 05:00:30 +0000

Why not, everyone else is obsessing about the Alber Elbaz Lanvin collab. with H/M, coming out November 20th in stores and 23rd online…

From what I can see, the collection features boldly feminine shapes: frills are not weak, but violently declaring its beauty through exaggeration of the “girly”. Colors show this as well: popping yellow, pink, red, blues, and the classic edge of black. While these pieces are certainly magnificent and sassy fresh, I still can’t afford them. The Ladies tees alone are +30$; the accessories? +20$. I want the leather gloves with satin wristed bowtie? No. It’s 50 dollars. While Bryanboy is muttering about standing in line to buy everything on the list, I’m sobbing about affording a cheap plastic flower brooch ($20). I would massage feet for the white and dark brown faux-fur coat…

I am no loaded fashionista, no Olivia Palermo. Although I do appreciate the awesomeness of designers in extending their creative efforts towards the thirsty masses, it smells like a quick cash scheme if you think about it. And the publicity! People will be loving the real goat-hair jacket and flaunt it over the faux piece that is coming out as part of the H/M line.

Their trailer/sneak peek for the H/M line is fantastically done! I love the story, the characters, and– le sigh– the clothes!

Click here to see Lanvin’s 2010 Autumn/fall RTW runway show.

Graceee

What It DO

admin — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 22:29:07 +0000

When you’re working for yourself, it’s an interesting process to oversee all parts of a process. A photoshoot, for example: pulling clothing, figuring out lighting and technical settings, and then … modeling.

I don’t know how Tavi/Jane/Bryanboy do it regularly and behave as if it’s off-the-cuff. Blogging itself takes time. So does conditioning your facial expressions; I look so grim.

Maybe because I’m doing all of this at 4 in the morning…

Graceee

The Only Sneakers I Want

admin — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 19:02:31 +0000

via jaknjil.com

S0000000 cuuuuuuuute; by Chloe.

Will go to Value Village and be sad now.

Graceee

Leather Socks

admin — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 01:23:59 +0000

@.@

Pros:

No one you know has them.

Bada$$ points.

Leather.

You always need socks.

Hidden side zipper.

Cons:

They’re leather socks.

“unpractical”

You can’t wash them.

$288

Who Loves Karl?

admin — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 19:41:19 +0000

As ridiculous as his persona is reputed to be, he’s got it going on. He knows exactly who he wants to be, and how his designs need to look. It’s too bad that consistency in precision and persistence tends to be interpreted as bitchy.

via wwd.com

Graceee

Bada$$ery continued

admin — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 06:42:43 +0000

Freja Beha Erichsen. I have a huge crush on this super cool chick. Because she’s everything bada$$.

Super Star

admin — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 03:47:11 +0000

I can’t help but reblog this fantastic fellow shot by the Sartorialist. Can’t tear my eyes away. I’m not even usually one for bling, but… he dunnit so gooooood…!

yum yum.

Graceee

Phantasmic

admin — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 21:36:12 +0000

There are certain color combinations some people can’t stand; but who’s to prove they never-ever-work?

Yellow and black brings up a bee-like emphasis; but Jane of Sea of Shoes makes it pop dark and sassy with black lace and a yellow puffy winter bolero:

via seaofshoes.typepad

Lascivious clash of colors… a conflict killed by class.

Graceee