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.
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.
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.
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.
Was out with friends a few nights ago at Cass Cafe and Lanvin Heart H & M collection (in select stores Nov. 20, everywhere Nov. 23) came up... Rumor is you have to pre-register, get a number, wait in line and then you only have 15 minutes to grab as much as possible WITHOUT trying it on. I haven't confirmed these details anywhere in my not-so-authorative search on the internet. No doubt though the date is in bold in my planner...
From Alber Elbaz's mouth: he's creating a collection that appeals to mothers and daughters... each always wants to wear the others clothes. H & M wanted Elbaz to translate his luxurious, dreamy clothes into something everyone can enjoy. Prices are substantially higher than H & M norm.... jackets for $200, dresses for $150, and shirts $50. No doubt that given Lanvin's brand equity, H & M will have no trouble selling out of most designs.
From a publicity and social media standpoint, the campaign is a huge success. Clever ads driven by video... each major consumer channel (Lanvin, H & M and Youtube) featured different videos ... very viral. Ease of information gets an A+.... as you can see below they fully supported blogger posting by making images available for reposting.
