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Goyard La Vie en Rose

La Maison Goyard will be unveiling a new color on Valentine’s Day called La Vie en Rose, French for “Life in Pink”. Goyard used to carry a darker shade of raspberry pink but it looked too similar to the basic red so La Vie En Rose was created. Described by Goyard SAs as “bubblegum pink”, the latest color appears to be a muted, powdery shade of pink, subtle enough to please even those who are not fond of the color. It’s perfect for spring! La Vie en Rose will be available in several styles including the St. Louis ($1385/GM, $1225/MM), Fidji ($1250) and Croisière ($2115/35 cm) at Goyard flagship stores in Paris and San Francisco.

My Flickr friend Katrina got an invite for the premier private viewing and will get to see this gorgeous new color in person this week! The picture below is from her invitation, by the way. Too bad Goyard does not have a flagship store in L.A. I got my red Croisière at Barneys New York and they won’t be having any launch viewing of any sort. A quick call to Barneys also revealed that they do not know if they will be getting La Vie en Rose at all. So if you must have this color, call the San Francisco boutique at 415.398.1110.

Goyard La Vie en Rose Photo Credit: KatrinaCS/Flickr

Update: I found a new photo of Goyard’s La Vie en Rose via another Flickr friend. Eh! The baby pink looks like a friggin’ Chinatown special!

Photo via European Designs

American Apparel Tri-Tone Footless Socks

I got these tri-tone footless socks from American Apparel to wear with gray/black Nine West Metropop pumps ala Prada F/W 2007. With the spring collection set to hit stores any day now, this look is already ’so last season’ so the less pricier option was the way to go. Which is just practical because I got those Nine West pumps last October or November and have only worn them twice so far. I’m glad I got them then because they are already out of the size 5 that fit me well. Zara carries patent Sfumata look alikes but the smallest shoe size that they carry is a size 6. The socks also come in brown and purple.

London Fashion Week F/W 2008 Schedule

London Fashion Week starts today!

Sunday 10th February
09:30 Paul Costelloe BFC Tent
10:45 Jean-Pierre Braganza W1
12:00 Caroline Charles BFC Tent
13:15 Biba TBC
14:30 Ben De Lisi BFC Tent
15:45 Modernist TBC
17:00 Osman Yousefzada W1
18:15 Jaeger London BFC Tent
19:30 Ann-Sofie Back TS/NW1

Monday 11th February
09:30 MeadhamKirchhoff BFC Tent
09:30 Krystof Strozyna BFC Tent
10:45 Sinha-Stanic W1
12:00 PPQ BFC Tent
13:15 Jasper Conran W1
14:30 Eley Kishimoto BFC Tent
15:45 Emma Cook TS/NW1
17:00 Amanda Wakeley BFC Tent
18:15 Louise Goldin TS/NW1
19:30 Paul Smith W1

Tuesday 12th February
09:30 Duro Olowu W2
10:45 Marios Schwab TS/NW1
12:00 Betty Jackson BFC Tent
13:15 Christopher Kane TS/NW1
14:30 John Rocha BFC Tent
15:45 Aquascutum SW7
17:00 Basso and Brooke SW1
18:15 Todd Lynn TS/NW1
19:30 Nathan Jenden TBC

Wednesday 13th February
09:30 Nicole Farhi WC2
10:45 Bora Aksu BFC Tent
12:00 Armand Basi W1
13:15 Jens Laugesen BFC Tent
14:30 Richard Nicoll E1
15:30 House of Holland E2
16:30 Fashion East E1
17:30 Roksanda Ilincic EC2
18:30 Gareth Pugh E1
19:30 Giles E2
20:30 Rodnik E1

Thursday 14th February
09:30 Asprey W1
10:45 Luella W1
12:00 Ashish BFC Tent
13:15 Margaret Howell W1
14:30 Erdem TBC
15:45 Jenny Packham BFC Tent
17:00 Antoni & Alison TBC
18:15 Issa BFC Tent
19:30 Vivienne Westwood Red Label TBC

Friday 15th February
09:30 Allegra Hicks W1
10:30 Graeme Black TBC
11:45 Gavin Douglas BFC Tent
13:00 Peter Jensen TBC
14:15 Aminaka Wilmont BFC Tent
15:30 Unconditional TBC
16:45 MAN TS/NW1
18:00 Central Saint Martins MA BFC Tent
19:30 Julien Macdonald W1

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Full Length Videos of Marc Jacobs Fashion Shows

Full length videos of Marc Jacobs and Marc by Marc Jacobs Fall 2008 fashion shows are up on marcjacobs.com as they are on ShopDiary on the sidebar and below. It was interesting to see the backs on some of the mainline clothing about 4:40 minutes into the clip. Just blouson or pleated backs falling away from the body and something not seen in runway photos.

Marc Jacobs A/W 2008

Marc by Marc Jacobs A/W 2008

Via michelepierro/YouTube

Saturday Splendid Reads

From around the Splendicity community, comes this week’s best in Beauty, Fashion, and Shopping.

BEAUTY
Frugal Faces: More on Makeup at The Space Between My Peers.
Beauty Secrets Revealed loves her Homemade Apricot And Papaya Face Pack For Glowing Skin.
Beauty and Fashion Tech provides skin swatches of her three favorite Stila Eyeshadows.
Temptalia has a tutorial for an easy, but totally fabulous, look for Valentine’s Day!
Canadian Beauty is giving away a huge basket of John Frieda hair care products!
Viva Woman tells you how to use your face serum with your moisturizer the correct way.
Makeup and Beauty Blog has a great Shu Uemura Makeup Tutorial: Go Pastel for a Fresh Spring Eye.
myBeautyMatch has discovered that La Prairie Skin Caviar Luxe Cream now comes with Swarovski Crystals!
Savvy Skin discovers some new beauty products.

FASHION
Her Accessories is loving the new color forecast for Fall 2008, she’s found yummy accessories in some of the hottest colors.
Petite Fashionista asks if you are Clueless about Petite Fashion.
NY Spender reports on Liz McClean’s Fall/Winter ‘08.

SHOPPING
Shopalicious beckons spring weather with this to-die-for Phillip Lim jacket — on sale!
ShopDiary discovers the recently unveiled Prada’s Trembled Blossoms video.

New York F/W 08 Trend: Ruffle Front Tops

From left to right: Bill Blass, Dennis Basso, Christian Siriano/Project Runway, BCBG Max Azria

Image Sources: Style.com, Coutorture.com

Similar But Not Quite: Alice + Olivia and 3.1 Phillip Lim

Left: Alice + Olivia F/W 08 Right: 3.1 Phillip Lim F/W 07

Image Sources: Imaxtree.com via NYmag.com, Net-a-Porter.com

New York F/W 08 Trend: Accordion Pleats

From Left to Right: Calvin Klein, Zac Posen, Marchesa

Accordion Pleats: Pleats that have folds resembling the bellows of an accordion. The pleats are of equal width in alternating opposite directions.

From Left to Right: Nicole Miller, BCBG Max Azria, Calvin Klein

All photos via Style.com

Victoria Beckhamn and DKNY Orange Bikes Grace The Sidewalks of NYC

Photos via Nikola Tamindzic/Jezebel, Gothamist, Matt Carman/Flickr

Jillian Lewis’ Knit Dress

Project Runway contender Jillian Lewis looks so cute as she takes a bow after her collection is presented in Bryant Park. I love her cream off shoulder cable knit dress. She paired the dress with a mustard colored braided belt and barely there fishnet stockings. She should have included this in her collection. Where can I buy this, Jillian?

Image Source: Nikola Tamindzic via Jezebel