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Here’s something you can take from the couture shows in Paris that you can actually wear and afford: Christian Lacroix’s ombré tights. In fact, you don’t have to wait for them to be stocked in stores. You can actually make them yourself. Check out Fashionista and Style Bubble’s DIY projects. Pretty cool, eh?
Event Details:
February 7-18, 2008
Barker Hangar
3021 Airport Avenue, Santa Monica
Feb 7-8 8am-9pm
Thereafter, Weekdays 10am-8pm
Weekends 10am-7pm
Tip: To get an idea of what you’ll find at the sale, all you need to do is scope out Barneys’ online sale page. I hope they’ll have these Lanvin Satin Ballets (and in my size) or how about these boots by Costume National? These Wolford tights are over 60% off.
Who’s going?
Chloé will unveil a signature scent next month and it’s positioned to be a classic. Chloé Eau de Parfum is a bouquet of powdered florals with notes of peony, lychee, freesia, rose, magnolia, lily of the valley, amber and cedarwood. It is described as “a fresh and feminine fragrance with an utterly innate sense of chic.” The fragrance will be available exclusively at Saks Fifth Avenue in 1.7 oz ($85) and 2.5 oz ($110) with a shower creme ($45) and body lotion ($50) to complement.
[via Now Smell This]
The term “fast fashion” has taken on a new meaning and it’s not limited to high street chains anymore. In a groundbreaking move, online giant Net-a-Porter has taken the initiative to deliver products to customers faster than the chains can copy them. Along with the relaunch of Halston, Net-a-Porter will have two key pieces available to customers within 24 hours of the label’s February 4 runway show. This is a major departure in the cycle of fashion where it takes several months for runway fashion to hit store shelves, giving plenty of time for high street stores to knock off styles and offer them at lower price points.
“This is offering a luxury brand a lifeline in an age when the high street chain will deliver their product to customers faster,” said Natalie Massenet, chairman and founder of Net-a-porter.com. “We are allowing a luxury brand to reclaim the right to sell to the customer first. We are only doing it with two looks, but hope that we are offering a glimpse to brands that we can change the fashion system and say, ‘We can get the product to the customer, because we can market and distribute in the world.’”
Net-a-porter will offer two Halston looks: a daytime shirt dress for $1,495 and an evening silk dress for $1,795 with same day delivery in London and New York and anywhere else in the world the day after.
[via WWD]
Coming soon to a TV or movie theatre near you: the very first Louis Vuitton commercial. The fashion house founded in 1854 as a leather luggage company wants to reinforce its travel heritage and reach out to potential new customers. The commercials were filmed in four cities in China as well as in India, Spain and France and will feature artsy and dreamlike images of people in exotic locales as questions like “What is a journey?” flash on the screen. They will air on February 15 in 15 countries and run in select high end theatres and cable and satellite channels.
Hhmm, will this move even lower the stature of Louis Vuitton as a luxury brand? Not content with dominating the lion’s share of global sales among luxury labels, Louis Vuitton is seeking even more customers, possibly in new markets like China, India and Russia.
[via WWD]
Last summer, celebs like Christy Turlington, Courteney Cox and Mary Kate Olsen trotted on and off the red carpet in their Balenciaga gladiator wedge sandals. Those quickly sold out and are impossible to find. But of course Nine West adapted the design at a much lesser price and even those are not available in stores anymore. Thankfully, Zappos still has them fully stocked in several colors and sizes.
I personally shied away from last summer’s super flat gladiator sandals but the added lift of the wedge makes legs more flattering so I am considering getting a pair of these in the colors pictured below. They also come in silver, bronze, and gold reptile and are $92.95 at Zappos.com.
Hailed as “the meanest queens in the cafeteria” by the Village Voice and “viciously funny” by The Hollywood Reporter, Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan entertain 3.5 million unique visitors every month via GoFugYourself.com. Their smart, scathing dressing-down of fashion disasters has become a media sensation, with Time dubbing their website one of the fifty coolest blogs and Entertainment Weekly tagging it as one of the staff’s twenty-five favorite sites on the Internet.
Now, with Go Fug Yourself: The Fug Awards
[via Style Scoop]
Shop the Sales this week in Los Angeles and New York featuring Alice + Olivia, Milk, Temperley, The Warehouse Sale and more. Print This Post to take with you when you go shopping!
Los Angeles:
Ongoing | Alice + Olivia
65% off
Mon-Sat 11am-7pm, Sun noon-6pm; 134 S Robertson Blvd [310.247.0120]
Thru 2/1 | Aura and Little Aura
50% off last season merch by Richard Chai, Peter Som, Zac Posen, Karen Zambos, Ernest Sewn and more
Aura: Mon-Sat 10am-6pm, Sun 11am-5pm; 1528 Montana Ave Santa Monica [310.451.0181]
Little Aura: Mon-Sat 10am-6pm, Sun 11am-5pm; 1123A Montana Ave Santa Monica [310.451.3331]
2/2-2/3 | Blue Dot Boutique Sale
Up to 75% off from Orange County’s best boutiques under one roof
Sat 10am-noon $25/person (VIP Preshop), noon-5pm $12/person, Sun 11am-5pm $12/person; Cash Only; No change rooms available, dress accordingly
88 Fair Drive Costa Mesa Orange County Fairgrounds, Bldg 16 [714.708.1500]
Thru 1/31 | Chelsea Brentwood
Save big on Fluert, Theory, T-Luxury, Paige Premium Denim, Earnest Sewn, and more.
Mon-Sat 11am-8pm, Sun 11am-6pm; 11704 Barrington Ct [310.471.4770]
Ongoing | Creatures of Comfort
50% off A.P.C., Vena Cava, and United Bamboo and more
Mon-Sat 11am-7pm, Sun noon-6pm; 7971 Melrose Ave [323.655.7855]
Thru 1/31 | Frette Linens
Up to 50% off butter-soft duvet covers, embroidered shams, pillowcases, towels, and other home accessories.
Mon-Sat 10am-6pm, Sun noon-5pm; 459 N Rodeo Dr [310.273.8540]
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Prada will be unveiling an animated short film at a private screening on February 5th during New York Fashion Week. Trembled Blossoms will debut at the Prada Epicenter in Soho and will depict the illustrations of fantastical landscapes, woodland nymphs and flowers seen from the women’s Spring 2008 collection. The four-minute film is the final chapter of Prada’s collaboration with New York City design firm 2×4 and Los Angeles illustrator James Jean, who produced the prototypical designs for the Epicenter stores, the fashion show space in Milan, the diaphanous fabrics and leather handbags.
Below are glimpses of the wallpaper at Prada Epicenter stores in New York and Los Angeles depicting, among others, legs sheathed in Prada footless socks and Sfumata pumps swallowed by giant tulips. Fantastical indeed! View the complete 17 x 200 feet wallpaper at JamesJean.com.
Via JamesJean.com and FWD
January 31st - February 8th, 2008
Mercedes Benz Fashion Week New York
Bryant Park Tents, Sixth Avenue at 41st Street
Venues include Tent, Promenade, and Salon.
Entry by invitation only. Not open to the public.
Grid calendar here
January 31st (Thursday)
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Manuel (Bryant Park Hotel, 40 West 40th St., Penthouse)
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM Hickey (666 Fifth Avenue)
10:00 AM - Vera Wang Lavender (Bobo, 181 W. 10th St.)
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Angel Chang (Renwick Gallery - 45 Renwick St.)
1:00 PM - Jackie Rogers (Pierre Hotel, Fifth Ave at 61st)
1:00 PM - Jsong…Way (499 Seventh Ave.)
2:00 PM - B Michael Signature & B Michael (TBA)
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM Rachel Roy Fall (TBA)
4:00 PM - Karen Sabag (West Side Loft - 336 West 37th St.)
4:00 PM - 7:00PM Salvador Trinidad (TBA)
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM Elie Tahari (11 West 42nd St. btwn 5/6th Aves., 14th Flr.)
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM Jen Kao (250 West 39th St. btwn 7th and 8th Aves., Ground Flr.)
5:00 PM - Catherine Holstein (Thom Bar, 60 Thompson St.)
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM - Nicole Romano (Espace - 635 West 42nd St.)
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM Jansport (Studio 450, 450 West 31st St.)
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM Band of Outsiders (TBA)
6:30 PM - 11:00 PM AmfAR gala honoring Carine Roitfeld, Julian Schnabel and Bobby Shriver (Cipriani, 110 East 42nd St.)
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