Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Jeremy Scott x adidas Originals Spring 2010







LOVE the JS Wings shoes!!

The Olsens launch an eyewear collection



Good news for all you Olsen fans (myself included)!

Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen will be launching an eyewear collection for spring under their luxury label The Row.

The collection will be produced in a licensed partnership with Linda Farrow Eyewear, and will feature four styles: a classic metal aviator, an oversize square frame, vintage-inspired brow-line rims and a pair of round shades taken from the Sixties.

“We’re testing the market first and obviously these are four very different silhouettes, so we’re seeing what people are responding to and we’ll open up a couple more silhouettes for fall,” said Ashley. “We tried to find certain pieces that look good on more than one face, to pay close attention to how they fit certain faces and make them wearable at the same time.”

“Designing eyewear was definitely more complicated than we thought, and of course we wanted to be extremely hands-on,” said Mary-Kate. “From what I understand, the first year with eyewear is figuring out what the process will be like for us specifically. I think everyone does it differently, whether it’s looking through old materials or archives or working with drawings and measurements.”

The collection will retail from $325 to $390, and will be available at places like Barneys New York and Bergdorf Goodman.

What do you think of The Row eyewear collection?

Joe Corre quits Agent Provocateur

Image via independent.co.uk

Joseph Corre has quit Agent Provocateur, the lingerie label he founded 15 years ago with his then-wife Serena Rees.

WWD
reported this morning that Corre, son of Vivienne Westwood and Malcom McLaren had left the business last week.

"Over the past few months Joe has been focusing on other projects and I think he just felt - having achieved so much with Agent Provocateur - he wanted to move on to new challenges," Garry Hogarth, the chief executive officer of AP told VOGUE.COM this afternoon. "The business is going well; we are four per cent up on last year and we have a very strong design team, so we are very confident about the future. We won't be looking to replace Joe."

Corre will remain a shareholder of the brand but will have no creative input. He will concentrate on his menswear label, A Child of the Jago, and other projects. Sarah Shotton, AP's head creative designer, will continue to oversee the collections.

AP has also has signed a license with British company BJB to produce a jewelry line, which will launch for the holiday season (some is already available online), and is close to signing a new fragrance license. The firm is also negotiating licenses for bedding, vintage-style sunglasses and umbrellas.

It'll be interesting to see how the brand copes without Corre.

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Taylor Lautner in GQ's November issue

Yum!

Daily Reads

Teen Vogue has compiled a slideshow of the top Street Style blogs. Sites include The Sartorialist, FashionToast and Streetstyl.es [Teen Vogue].

What could be more adorable than kids dressed in designer clothes, especially Stella McCartney's? [W].

Vogue Paris's Supermodel Issue causes controversy, with model Lara Stone painted black [The Cut]

Sunday, October 11, 2009

Lady Gaga's rendition of "Imagine"

Last night, at the 13th Annual National Dinner of the Human Rights Campaign in Washington, DC, Lady Gaga performed John Lennon's "Imagine."

She tweeted, "So proud to be apart of HRC event, our brilliant president has taken a stand against hatred/inequality in the gay community. It was a historical night. Now is the time for you to get out of your beds, pack your bags, and meet me in DC to march 2moro for equality."

Thousands of activists are expected to gather today for a rally march, which will be organized by HRC and other groups, to call for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights.

Check out her performance below.


Thursday, October 8, 2009

Christian Louboutin for Piper Heidsieck: "Le Rituel" boxset.



My favourite shoe designer, Christian Louboutin has teamed up with Champagne makers Piper Heidsieck to produce this limited edition "Le Rituel" boxset. The set contains a bottle of champagne with a glass flute shaped as a Louboutin stiletto.

Inspired by a ritual from the 19th century where prima ballerinas were famously celebrated by gentleman patrons who raised a toast of Champagne poured into the dancer's slipper, following a triumphant performance.

The boxset will be available in the United States on October 19th.

J'adore!