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Nick Cave Soundsuits in Vogue September 2010: Furry Happy Monsters Holding Tod’s

Friday, September 3, 2010

Of all the fabulous, wearable fashion in this month’s Vogue, the most striking spread is Monsters, INC, in which Raymond Meier shoots fall’s hottest fur accessories modeled atop performance artist Nick Cave’s very furry soundsuits. Like a psychedelic Where the Wild Things Are or an edgy Dr. Seuss illustration, Cave has captured every imagined [...]

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Anika Smulovitz

Friday, August 6, 2010

My newest artist obsession is Anika Smulovitz, an Idaho-based jewelry designer, metalsmith and art professor.  Smulovitz’s designs are brilliant both in their beauty and in their inspiration.  Her academic study of jewelry’s historical context—the traditions that gave rise to it and how the jewelry, in turn, shaped those traditions—and it’s physical interaction with the wearer [...]

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Good Girl/Bad Girl: Let’s Shop Dichotomously

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

GOOD GIRL
1. Princess Shoes

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2. Garden of Eden Ring

Cavalli

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3. Type-A Luggage
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BAD GIRL
1. Addict Necklace
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2. Black on Black Watch
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3. Girlfight Gloves
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Where to buy…
Luisaviaroma
Want
Cast of Vices
Tsovet

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WWD Accessories 2010

Monday, March 1, 2010

The WWD accessories book came out – just the drug we needed to snap us out of our seasonally affected wardrobe stupor.  And this one was AWESOME – a big bowl of I Want That (with convenient shopping details on every page).  Below, the best of the best. We die.
Shoes
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Purses
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Pretty Things
Images via WWD

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Les Minaudieres – Nada Sawaya’s Clutches

Monday, March 1, 2010

I was browsing through the Shop Class page of the WWD accessories book, the one featuring chic woodworking for the well dressed – hey, that could be me! (?) – when I saw a clutch by Nada Sawaya.  Intrigued, I went to her website and found the following internet treasure.
Nada calls her clutches minaudieres (that’s [...]

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Fall Accessories Trends 2009

Tuesday, August 25, 2009

1. Thigh High Boot
Remember when everyone went crazy for Frida Giannini’s Gucci Fall 08 tasseled over the knee boot?  Well Miuccia Prada called her bet and raised her 8 inches.  This season’s boots are so tall, they’re practically pants.
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2. Oversized Link Choker
Whether it’s straight chain, or stacked geometrics, these campy takes on the classic 50’s choker [...]

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dip it in leather

Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Natalia Brilli’s S/S accessories 09 collection … i covet. i covet. these everyday items – from headphones to a skateboard to a rolex watch – look as though dipped in a vat of black, glossy leather. look closer and you’ll see sunglasses embossed on the outside of a sunglass case, a wallet with credit cards [...]

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