How Do You Walk In These?

YSL Platform Over the Knee Boot, $1855.

Answer: Very cautiously, and with small steps.

Happiness Booster

I have been searching around for the perfect Fall shift dress. I came across this Geren Ford dress on several online boutiques, and found them to be all sold out. Until my shopping research brought me to the Barney's website! Not only did they have all sizes in stock, but the price was actually $20 cheaper than all the other retailers. Woo hoo! I cannot wait to wear this dress with some brown flat boots, or my black booties, or some killer heels.

Image from shopbop.com (right now they only have an XS left at $320). It is also available at the Geren Ford Website for $322. I purchased it off of Barneys.com for $298 : ) : ) all sizes still left.

Calling Out To Lauren

Spotted on The Sartorialist, the Givenchy Nightingale, $1895. You need to get this bag Lauren. It is absolutely CHIC.

Close... But No Cigar

I have been eying the Miu Miu Crisscross Platform Pumps, $595, that Lauren Conrad seems to be wearing with every outfit. They are very, VERY versatile and match everything... And they are SKY HIGH!


These Aldo Lianes Platforms, $125, are a close match... But I might have to wait out and see if the Miu Miu shoes go on sale.. What do you think?

Holy Hardware

Nicholas Kirkwood for Rodarte Spring/Summer 2010. Jak and Jil Blog.

A Week Late..

Only wishing I was in NYC last week to catch a glimpse of these two doing labor.

Fashion Week's Contender: Snuggie

New York Fashion Week is coming to an end and yet amid the images of runways from Marc to Zac, Vera to Carolina, I cannot help but smile at: Snuggie. Not only will I proclaim this humorous brand’s bout of marketing genius, but also their mock-timeliness. When fashion week is undoubtedly a time of haute couture display, creative achievement and craftsmanship, we must now preplexingly brace ourselves for the infomercial, mass-produced blanket with arms. New patterns, colors, styles, fits (kids and dogs!), what will come next? The fashion gods only know.


Models sport the new animal print versions of the Snuggie. So in vogue right now.


From runway to...the couch? Who knew lazy had its own trend.


Not only does the runway boast this season's fabulous red trend, it also highlights canine appearal to complement.

First two photos retrived from npr.org; third photo retrived from nymag.com

Classy

Pic from The Sartorialist. Lauren Santo Domingo, Vogue contributing editor.

I noticed that Proenza Schouler Bag in an instant. How chic.

Getting Back

After my brief hiatus, I am ready to endure the ritual of blogging my everyday online shopping ventures. With the lack of funds, my purchases have been scarce, but that doesn't stop me from looking! Over these past two weeks I have turned a new leaf and have decided that change is always good. So what future changes do I have in store? I have my plans to kick it up a notch, make my life more exciting. Maybe throw in some bright pumps and tops, take a few styling ideas from Rachel Roy's Spring 2010 RTW collection.

I am going to retire the cotton sundress for now, and mature to a flirty silk cocktail dress. Rebecca Taylor Spring 2010 RTW.

There are more changes ahead that I hope will benefit me sometime soon. I have a new feeling of confidence and identity that I can now hold my chin up higher than before! Bring on the higher heels!

New York, New York!

Today marks the start of New York Fashion Week and no sooner than in the blink of an eye will we start to see reports – trend, style, and grade reports of designers’ S/S 10 collections – than the drooling over the new montages will begin. The heightened spirit of anticipation pervades the air surrounding not only the fashion tents and runways staked out in Bryant Park and around the city, but also that of myself and many other people interested in fashion as a ready-to-wear statement of one’s persona as well as in fashion as a form of art.


I saw this on the Wall Street Journal's Blogs page - love the colors and silhouettes that designer Frank Tell created for the Spring 2010 season

Fashion begins as someone’s creative scheme and from paper to the first stitch in fabric the process oozes originality and innovation. Just as a painting begins as a skeleton sketch, either in the burrows of one’s mind or on a piece of cardboard, clothing and haute couture creations are products of imaginative planning and inspiration. As the lights shine on runways of designers eagerly desiring to project their ingenious creations to the critical eye, I hope that this aspect is kept at the forefront. Though tough economic times continue to shroud the industry with seemingly endless woes (the price tags can seem ridiculous, items too extravagant) it is vital that we celebrate the continued artistic display of material morphed into shapes, sizes and gravity-defying fantastical concoctions which exceed our own imagination's dreams.

Gravity Has No Hold

There are just some things in life that defy...logic. I'd love to meet the Style Editor and/or Assistant who found these unbelievable shoes.


Jennifer Connolly in the upcoming UK InStyle issue. The forces of nature are seemingly no match for her - Sir Issac Newton would be proud. Photo retrieved from Daily Mail.

Market Fresh

This morning as I stepped out onto the terrace of my studio a delightfully surprising sensation prickled my pores; chilly dawn air wrapped me up in what I took to be nature’s first signs of the coming change in seasons. A shift in weather not only brings a change in ones wardrobe (whites for blacks, sandals for ballet flats) but a change in the produce found at the farmers market. My boyfriend and I ventured out to Eastern Market late this past Sunday to scour the market stalls for items for the coming week’s dinners. Our theme, we decided, would be papaya salsa. What better way to usher in the changes than saying a festive goodbye with tropical fruit and refreshing recipes. Picking up fresh, large ripe papayas, mangoes, colorful bell peppers, pungent cilantro and juicy limes, we were more than eager to get chopping as we walked home.



Papaya & Pepper Salsa [Modified by Lauren]

1 large ripe papaya, halved and seeded
2 bell peppers, yellow, orange or red (mix up the colors!), diced
2 limes, juiced
½ red onion, chopped
Salt and pepper to taste
1 tsp. cayenne pepper
¼ cup chopped cilantro
1 tbs. olive oil (more to taste if needed)
With one half of the seeded papaya, remove the skin and chop into cubes. Halve each of the peppers (set aside one half and mix up the others for a colorful addition to the dish) and dice. Add prepared ingredients to a large bowl. Drizzle the juice of two limes over the produce mixture. Mix in the chopped red onions, salt and pepper, and 1 tsp. of cayenne pepper. Toss in the chopped cilantro and mix. Drizzle with olive oil and toss to coat.
Prep time: 30 minutes
Yields: 2+ cups of salsa
Storage: air-tight container for up to 7 days

We made fresh fish tacos with this as a garnish. So enamored with our creation were we that we ate the whole of what the recipe yielded (using organic blue corn tortilla chips to mop up the remains). With the other half of the papaya, peppers and onion we’ll make another batch later in the week for garnish on a salmon fillet as well as for a seared tuna salad.