Ruching is no longer reserved for clothing. Nay. The sewing technique — wherein fabric is gathered in a repeat pattern — has made its way onto shoes. Here are three ruched boots to make your feet more interesting this Fall.
Posts for August 2009
>> Dree Hemingway Said to Be Already Booked for Calvin Klein Spring 2010, Is Featured in Purple's "Naked" Series —After walking solely in Givenchy last season, Dree Hemingway reportedly already has a spot on the Spring 2010 Calvin Klein runway — no world on whether it's an exclusive, but regardless, Calvin Klein is the New York show which generally sets the bar, model casting-wise, for the rest of Fashion Month.
>> Dree Hemingway Said to Be Already Booked for Calvin Klein Spring 2010, Is Featured in Purple's "Naked" Series —After walking solely in Givenchy last season, Dree Hemingway reportedly already has a spot on the Spring 2010 Calvin Klein runway — no world on whether it's an exclusive, but regardless, Calvin Klein is the New York show which generally sets the bar, model casting-wise, for the rest of Fashion Month. Dree is also the newest participant (in the past, it's been Chloe Sevigny, Angela Lindvall, Shalom Harlow) in the "Purple Naked" series, captured by Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin for Purple Fashion #12 — The Imagist has a peek. And if you're dying to see the result of that Purple shoot by Paola Kudacki with Suvi Koponen and Hanne-Gaby Odiele, Models.com has the final cut (NSFW). [Fashionista, The Imagist (NSFW)]
Vogue.com Gets a Another Facelift, Threatens Style.com's Existence?
>> Plans have been in motion to spin Vogue.com off from Style.com for a while now; last month, the move was postponed to next year.
>> Plans have been in motion to spin Vogue.com off from Style.com for a while now; last month, the move was postponed to next year. This morning, Vogue.com — which was already redesigned once this year — rolled out a new, white backgrounded layout to cap off the magazine's increased blog content of the past few months — the Vogue Daily blog, for which Anna Wintour approves all images that are published.
Already, there has been talk that Style.com may be folded into Vogue.com — much like it was announced that Men.Style.com would become part of GQ.com and Details.com in October — although it was said then that Style.com would continue to stand alone, and a spokesperson reiterated a week ago that the company's current plans wouldn't affect Style.com. But only time will tell — Conde Nast is making a move away from its web-only brands to print brand names online.
>> Dasha Zhukova's First POP Issue Has Four Covers —The POP cover that appeared a couple of weeks ago, featuring 13-year-old Style Rookie fashion blogger Tavi done up by Damien Hirst, turns out to be the first of four editions.
>> Dasha Zhukova's First POP Issue Has Four Covers —The POP cover that appeared a couple of weeks ago, featuring 13-year-old Style Rookie fashion blogger Tavi done up by Damien Hirst, turns out to be the first of four editions. Hirst did five different logo treatments for Dasha Zhukova's first issue since taking over at POP; the second cover features Tavi again against a butterfly background, with a glitter and polka-dotted POP logo. The Moment reports there are "Two split runs of the 13yo blogger Tavi: one by Ed Ruscha; and Cicciolina (for the Baltic states)." [The POP, The Moment Twitter]
Fashion in 50 Seconds 08/27/09 Rihanna Italia, MK & Ashley To Legit To Quit
Rihanna appears in Vogue Italia's September supplement.
Rihanna appears in Vogue Italia's September supplement.
Alexander Wang continues to grow with sunglasses and an expanded T collection.
Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen — legitimate designers.
Is premium denim on the outs?
Matthew Williamson under the microscope.
A Look We Love: Cobalt and Gray
Before his departure, Esteban Cortezar left us with an amazing Fall '09 collection for Emanuel Ungaro.
Before his departure, Esteban Cortezar left us with an amazing Fall '09 collection for Emanuel Ungaro. Check out how the designer geniusly integrated cobalt blue for Fall by pairing it with gray. So sleek, so fun.
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Spring 2010 Brings Sunglasses, an Expanded T Collection for Alexander Wang
>> After his Spring 2009 footwear debut had a waitlist of 900 at Opening Ceremony, Alexander Wang is going full speed ahead with accessories, he tells W.
>> After his Spring 2009 footwear debut had a waitlist of 900 at Opening Ceremony, Alexander Wang is going full speed ahead with accessories, he tells W. Eyewear will debut for Spring 2010, and he's expanding his T collection to include more than just cotton tanks and T-shirts, but the concept will still incorporate the “T-shirt culture of throwing something on and running out of the house.”
With increasingly more attention, Wang is careful about getting to schticky: "I’ve seen so many designers fall into that trap. The fun part is being able to evolve and challenge yourself . . . If you get too comfortable, it’s not invigorating. I’ve always remembered something Marc Jacobs said in an interview: As soon as people get used to what you’re doing, you have to change direction.”
>> Hutson Skipping New York Fashion Week —Swaim and Christina Hutson, who cobbled together a new label, Hutson, and collection just in time for Fall 2009 New York Fashion Week after they had to abruptly shutter Obedient Sons & Daughters (due to an investor's insufficient funds), are not showing during Fashion Week next month.
>> Hutson Skipping New York Fashion Week —Swaim and Christina Hutson, who cobbled together a new label, Hutson, and collection just in time for Fall 2009 New York Fashion Week after they had to abruptly shutter Obedient Sons & Daughters (due to an investor's insufficient funds), are not showing during Fashion Week next month. They will, however, have "a small series" available for Spring 2010 ready later in September. [Meenal Mistry Twitter]
Kate Moss Missed Opportunity on Gossip Girl, About to Launch Eleventh Collection for Topshop
>> Kate Moss was supposed to be on Gossip Girl last season, Blake Lively told The Cut, "but it ended up not working out."
>> Kate Moss was supposed to be on Gossip Girl last season, Blake Lively told The Cut, "but it ended up not working out." That missed chance aside, Kate's collaboration with Topshop is still working out — her 11th collection comes out Aug. 31, and focuses on the grunge look, according to Kate: “This season’s grunge is all about being creative about how you put your look together, and not necessarily spending a fortune. It’s about being a little bit surprising and very creative. I love the glamour of adding some vintage to my look, and have done for years, as it keeps things original."
One of her favorite pieces from the collection, captured by Josh Olins below, is a black leather pencil skirt, she told the Times UK: “The shape is really lady, but the leather gives it a real grungy, cool, rock’n’roll feel, especially if you wear it with shredded tights and lived-in leather army boots."
>> Carine Roitfeld Credits Tom Ford with Her Icon-Making Style — Carine Roitfeld says she's over the big, shaggy fur coat she has worn repeatedly the past 12 months, but she's re-embraced handbags and is looking for a "a black, belted, slightly military coat, just below the knee; a black cape — 'not too fantastical'; and a velvet pencil skirt ('always on the knee, no one has ever designed the perfect velvet pencil skirt')" this season, the Times UK writes.
>> Carine Roitfeld Credits Tom Ford with Her Icon-Making Style — Carine Roitfeld says she's over the big, shaggy fur coat she has worn repeatedly the past 12 months, but she's re-embraced handbags and is looking for a "a black, belted, slightly military coat, just below the knee; a black cape — 'not too fantastical'; and a velvet pencil skirt ('always on the knee, no one has ever designed the perfect velvet pencil skirt')" this season, the Times UK writes. So who helped her hone her look? "It wasn’t until I started to work for Gucci in the Nineties that it started to become clear to me. And that’s because Tom Ford was pushing me to do the dark eye make-up, to wear high heels and to keep things very simple and lean.” [Times UK]
