This caged pewter sandal is hopefully the newest addition to my sexy shoe collection... of which there aren't so many. From Alexandre Birman's spring collection at Holt Renfrew.  I am a huge fan of AB; his shoes are always sexy, well-made, comfortable and not extraordinarily expensive.

Hermes + Mcdonalds

One of my favorite things to think about... designer fast food (and puppie teepees.) I had a branding idea for Mcdonald's during NYC Fashion Week last year that occurred while enjoying a burger on a road trip. Finding ways to "upmarket" preferred brands of mine is a favored pastime. I guess I'm not the only thinking about merging the brand spectrum. Hermes + Mcdonalds.

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Seducer or Madman?

Chanel Spring 2011 style.com

I giggle thinking about my beefcake/man's man boyfriend who is devoted to jeans and tee shirts in this Chanel Spring 2011 look. This look is editorialized in January magazines and it cracks me up every time I see it.

Inspiration for this season comes from Last Year in Marienbad which I haven't seen, but from the trailer, is chalk full of 1960's film noir goodness that is right up a fashion designer's alley: lots of visual, stimulating images. A line in the movie asks if the main character is "a madman or seducer?" Karl is usually a seducer in my opinion but this one has me leaning towards madman.

A white four pocket Chanel jacket for me. Lovely.
For my man... questionable. Very questionable. (unless that man is my gay best friend.)
For my 5 year old son. Not over my dead body.

What do you think?

I'm back

For all of my two readers, I'm back after a long pause in posting. A move to NYC occupied a good deal of my time and energy, but I find myself thinking about this space and wanting to continue my experiment in online writing. So here I am... a Midwest gal in NYC trying to delve into the fashion business without losing selling my soul to a label clad devil.