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The Lipstick Page Forums Fashion Blog: May 2006
fantasy web find of the day: Dolce & Gabbana Floral Canvas Slingback $475
Posted by Dain, Wednesday, May 31, 2006 1:04 AM (Eastern)
These are shoes with a sense of humor, the cobbler's vision of a garden party in a classic pump. Wear them with a pale blue summer dress, and a woven cognac leather bag, a long ponytail, and you'd be the most intriguingly dressed belle of the ball. Available at neimanmarcus.com.
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fantasy web find of the day: Hermès lotus tea cups $320 (for two)
Posted by Dain, Tuesday, May 30, 2006 12:10 PM (Eastern)
There's just something sweet and pretty about these tea cups, notwithstanding the big label. They're just as delicate as the flower itself, and if they were yours, wouldn't you just drink tea every day? Tea is good for you, you know. Available at hermes.com.
fantasy web find of the day: Stella McCartney Corset Dress in Sunblock $1095
Posted by Dain, Monday, May 29, 2006 11:31 AM (Eastern)
Stella McCartney is fairly amazing (I won't say it, "genius"). She cuts mean suits and sharp dresses, cobbles gorgeous shoes and... tools?... great bags. All without using animal products. This dress is just fabulous. I love the combination of the tight, tight boudoir top and the prim tulip skirt. The color, too, is perfect: slightly crinkly silk in an unhealthy sunrise orange. The dress looks like a dreamsicle, no? All you need is a pair of white leather pumps (or maybe a pair of funky espadrilles), and a clutch. It's at neimanmarcus.com.
Labels: fashion, personal, stella mccartney, style
I want!: Urban Outfitter Peep Toe Stacked Platform $110
Posted by Dain, Sunday, May 28, 2006 1:39 PM (Eastern)
It's a $700-shoe knockoff (Louboutin, of course, even down to the red sole). Nothing could be simpler, more sublime, more sexy, more sophisticated. The mini-platform gives it a subtle quirky flair, and the high-high-high heel and the peep-toe is dead sexy. It's at urbanoutfitters.com, along with a Bruges knockoff.
Labels: fashion, personal, shoes, style, urban outfitters
fantasy web find of the day: Goyard Trolley $3450
Posted by Dain, 1:30 PM (Eastern)
Actually, I find Goyard hideous, as well as hideously expensive. I don't know, something about those chevrons... And yet, I have chosen the Trolley, preferably in red, simply because. It's the high-end of all high-end luggage, even beyond Louis Vuitton—probably costs more than the vacation itself. It is the epitome of conspicious consumption, with a dash of pretension thrown in, because not everyone will identify it for what it is, only those who are very, very stylish. Though anyone and everyone will recognize it as ugly. But if you can afford Goyard, who cares what it looks like, nay, what others think? You might as well work it, to the very last dime. Hell, if I had one, I would, too. It's available at barneys.com.
fantasy web find of the day: Yohji Yamamoto dinner jacket $650
Posted by Dain, Friday, May 26, 2006 11:54 PM (Eastern)
When I look at pieces by Yohji Yamamato, I always think of Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy, whose predilection for the sculptural Japanese designer was well known. She would emerge, invariably, clad in black and/or white Yohji, red lips, and New York blonde hair, her husband on her arm. Her style was so classic, and yet, by choosing Yohji, it was also subversive. Nice. This gorgeous long jacket, tailored to absolute perfection, looks simultaneously East and West. I love the collar, the bell sleeves, the flaps in the back—such unstinting attention to detail, but in the simplest ivory fabric. It's not even lined. It's a statement piece, so I'll leave it to you to decide how to wear it, but I think it ought to be worn with a slim grey pencil skirt and nude pumps (or with cobalt blue and black, or with olive and tan, or with red and plum). Or, if you're lunching in summer sun, just the jacket, a pair of jeans and a pair of gorgeous embellished sandals. It's at yoox.com, discounted from $812.
Labels: fashion, personal, style, yohji yamamato
fantasy web find of the day: YSL Rive Gauche lipstick-print sandals $288
Posted by Dain, 10:33 AM (Eastern)
These shoes were made for dancin'. From the lipstick print, the curvaceous heel, the criss-cross and strappy straps, these sandals from YSL Rive Gauche are pure fun. Wear them with acid prints, or pristine white, or, of course, pink or red. Do something unexpected with them, and in them, because they're on sale, $288 from $310 at yoox.com
Labels: fashion, personal, shoes, style, yves saint laurent
fantasy web find of the day: Cathy Waterman Amethyst Earrings $6980
Posted by Dain, Thursday, May 25, 2006 2:29 PM (Eastern)
Who needs food when you can buy pure splendour? All you need: an updo, black cocktail dress, killer Louboutins, and these brilliant drop earrings dangling from your ears. From barneys.com.
Labels: cathy waterman, fashion, jewelry, personal, style
Color schemes...
Posted by Dain, Wednesday, May 24, 2006 9:07 PM (Eastern)
I've noticed that for the past few seasons, I've built a seasonal "capsule" wardrobe around a particular color. Not consciously, of course, but for some reason, I like to explore the possibilities that one color has to offer.
Fall 2005, I discovered the joys of navy. It's a versatile neutral, and yet, not as common as black or brown. A pair of navy pants (I like J. Crew's) substitutes well for jeans, but are dressy enough to wear always. It looks good with a palette of soft greys, and water tones like teal, sky blue, olive green, mint, as well as crisp white, pretty cream lace, or as a counterpoint to bright warm shades like red or pink or tangerine. I liked it so much that I got a skirt in the color, and it's provided me equally endless possibilities.
Then Spring 2006, I found white. I can't wear black because it washes me out, but white looks very good on me. I found a dress, in pure white cotton. It's supremely simple in design, high-waisted, gathered a little at the bust, with a billowy skirt. It looks a bit like a apron, frankly. But it is pure, simple, sweet. It adds warmth to pale skin, and makes my black hair look brilliant. It's a signature dress; I don't know how, but it is brilliant. What I want to add next: a slim lightweight cardigan from J. Crew, a pair of pinstriped trousers (the pinstripes being a subtle cream), an ivory blazer with ruched shoulders.
So what's next, for fall 2006? I think red. I've additionally explored green and grey, so those are out. I only own one red item: a simple cardigan, which I've taken to wear over the white dress (I also have a "boho" batik tank top, but it's more a plum than red). So what do I want, in red? Stella McCartney's gorgeous patent faux-leather bag, in rich ruby, would probably sate my desire for the shade, but at $895 is unlikely as my reaching the moon this year. A pair of vicious pointy flats, in bright lipstick red. And a red skirt: perhaps a superskinny pencil skirt in nubbly tweed, but more likely a swingy chiffon a-line (I don't have skinny enough legs for pencil skirts, to be honest). And a dress, like Dolce & Gabbana's, sweet and summery but bombshell in a white and red checker print, which I saw in W recently.
The trick, is to choose one or two really great things you can wear always. Not anything overtly trendy.
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