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This collection is simply juicy!
The colors are anything but "Age of Recession"-hued, instead they popped, screamed and licked their lips. Gorgeous 60's-era pinks, electric blues and vibrant oranges were the colors and one-shouldered numbers in flowing bohemian were the styles - accented with animal prints, a very cool juxtaposition!
Showing posts with label spring. Show all posts
Showing posts with label spring. Show all posts
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SILK. COTTON. LINEN. SPRING!
This weekend I spent a not-so-leisurely afternoon running through a mall to pick up one item before an early birthday dinner hosted by my folks - alas, I made one fatal mistake: I parked at Neiman Marcus. And their wonderful, playful, light-as-cotton candy spring line is on the shelves, people. (Which meant not getting to my dinner exactly on time.)Not that I have the budget to buy a full-priced Prada dress - off-the-rack and all, but it's lovely just to be among them. I have to say - though there were many gems, including one of my all-time favorite designers, Missoni (see above pic, SP 09 - can they do any wrong...ever?) there was a lot, a lot, of polyester. Ugh. Polyester is not the fabric that comes to mind when I think of "spring" - it seems more sweat-inducing than breezy and cool. Plus, I'm not sure how some of these designers get away with charging $425 for a formless polyester dress - even if your name does rhyme with Cory Lurch. It's polyester - the fabric equivalent to plastic plates. And even though you can find really cute plastic plates, they are still plastic.
Here's an homage to three of my fave Spring materials (and some of the cutest trends for Spring '09) - have fun!!! xo
Giselle in Amoeba Silk Halter Dress, $277, RockandRepublic.com
Ecote Silk Watercolor Skirt, $58, Urban Outfitters
J. Crew Garden & Gladiola Print Silk Cami, $118
Loeffler Randall Romper, $325, Bloomingdale's
3.1 Phillip Lim Cotton Ribbon Dress, $625, Neiman Marcus
Fossil Sasha Cotton Voile Dress, $74
Moa Moa Tie-Dye Cotton Halter Maxi Dress, $39, Dillard's
Old Navy Sheer Cotton Camp Shirt, $24.50
Ann Taylor LOFT Ivory Drape Front Linen Cardigan, $49
Victoria's Secret, Marisa Fit Wide-Leg Belted Linen Trousers, $49.50
Juicy Couture Smocked Linen Top, $158, Sak's
Pamela Tang Knee-Length Linen Dress, $112, www.etsy.com
What's Black & White & Red All Over? Yup. The 2009 Spring Collections!
Dolce & Gabbana
The economy is in the dumps, Republicans might be annoyed and - sadly - Americans are still obese, but that's no reason to make the clothes suffer. In fact, the 2009 Spring Collections are showing all their best colors and prints: golds, reds, greens, pinks, purples, florals, plaids and 20th Century Russian-inspired abstract patterns (merci, Chanel). Learning their lesson from the Drab Depression of the 20s, modern-day designers know that the way we feel is often mirrored by the way we look and vice versa. So buh-bye grey potato sack, purposely pilled fabrics and heavy shoes.
Taking a cute from Chanel, Dolce & Gabbana, Dries Van Noten, Marc Jacobs and the AMAZING Rodarte (among others), my prescription for unemployment blues, real estate anemia, credit measles and any other (temporary) state of material being is to fill your wardrobe with juicy colors, louder-than-Rachael Ray prints, 3D flourishes and comfy silhouettes that both flatter and comfort.
We will get through these less-than-festive times and we will do it looking lovely! Check out a few of my favorites...
Muwah.
Lanvin
Dries Van Noten
Christian Dior
Rodarte
Chanel
Marc Jacobs
Koi Suwannagate
Louis Vuitton
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