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We all know Christian Siriano, the winner of Project Runway and that he has been working on his line of clothing under the name Christian Siriano, but who saw this coming. He is designing shoes and handbags for none other than Payless. I personally do not shop at Payless because the shoes never fit me properly but I do see the excitment in this partnership. You are able to get designer shoes and handbags at a lower more affordable price. Any team of a designer and a big company is exciting because of this reason. The shoes and handbags won't appear until New York Fashion Week in Feburary 2009 and then in the stores and online in the fall of that year. The price range for both is between $25 - $45 which is not too shabby. Of this partnership Christian Siriano says, "I'm so excited to design and create with such an amazing brand that is all about fashion and trend but, most importantly, is also about affordability. I've already been working with the Payless Design Team in New York, and I can't wait to see how they will take the high- end shoes and bags I'm designing for the runway and turn them into pieces that everyone can buy. I'm all about the runway and the sidewalks!" I must say I'm pretty excited too and I'm hoping that the shoes are cute and the bags are practical. If so they will be a hit!
If I told you that there were shoes that you could change the heel height, the color, the size and other features without having to go buy another shoe would you believe me? Well believe it! These shoes by Camileon can do all that and more. The heel can go from 3¼ to 1½ inches by pulling down on the heel, then pushing it forward and tucking it under the arch of the shoe. Now this doesn't sound too attractive to me. Just imagine, you see a person walking around in some heels and then you notice this little black thing sticking out under the heel. I don't know about you but it looks pretty weird to me. But the whole concept sounds pretty good especially for the working woman. She can wear the short heel on her way to work if she's walking and then pop out the high heel at work and switch it again when she leaves. Not only is there a shoe that you can change the heel height of, there are shoes that you can change the color of and the size. From SkinsFootwear comes a shoe that has interchangable skin colors. This sounds strange to me because I'm not sure how it works or how it would look but hopefully they made it look fashionable. As for the shoe that changes size, it is for 3 to 9 year olds which is smart I think because kids feet grow like weeds. So apparently the shoe industry is coming up with new technologically advanced shoes to not only save us money but also save us time in the shoe store...although I don't know of any girl who minds staying in a shoe store for too long.
Due to the financial crisis our country is facing right now, people are cutting back on their spending (I know I am). Unfortunately that means less clothes and fashionable accesssories. But there is a solution. Rag & Bone has debuted for its women footwear line three no fail styles: a tailored loafer, a slipper-esque oxford, and brogue-detailed ballerina flats. These three styles can easily be worn with all of the outfits in your closet. The only down side is the price. Ranging from $330 to $515 these shoes can put a slight dent in your wallet. But on the up side, they are made extremely well. “We focused on classic silhouettes and used all-natural materials and custom lasts and made sure all the shoes are flexible and breathable," says Tull Price, the ex-Royal Elastics director who is collaborating with Rag & Bone designers Marcus Wainwright and David Neville on the shoes. This means that they will last a long long time. Sounds good to me if I really wanted to throw $515 out for a pair of shoes.
A new book is out. A book with tons of pictures and accessories from different fashion decades. I don't know about you but this book sounds very intriguing. Pictures, accessories, fashion...what more could a person ask for in a book?? The book is called "American Fashion Accessories" and is written by Candy Pratts Price, Jessica Glasscock, and Art Tevve. Candy Pratts Price works for Style.com as the executive fashion director and is promoting her book on their website. On style.com there is a fun interactive slideshow that gives you some pictures from the book. It has pictures of Geoffrey Beene's gloves, Carlos Falchi's patchwork handbags, Bonnie Cashin for Coach, Marc Jacobs beret and a few others. This book is definitely a coffee table book that anyone who loves fashion would sit for hours flipping through the pages taking everything in...or at least I know I would!http://www.style.com/trendsshopping/stylenotes/111008NOTES/
Yves Saint Laurent first started designing for Christian Dior in 1958. At his first fashion show he blew everyone away with his new take on woman's clothing. He wanted women to feel not only beautiful but powerful and strong. This past weekend Yves Saint Laurent was given what all designers hope to achieve after they've past: an exhibit of their greatest works from their life. At San Francisco's DeYoung Museum YSL's greatest creations were put on display as a tribute to his genius. It included creations from his Dior days to his own line. Some of the pieces shown were the famous Dior trapeze dress, tuxedos, safari jackets and jumpsuits. He was considered a "bridge between the golden age of haute couture and the new modernity". He changed the face of couture and fashion forever.
When you hear the words "Easy" and "Breezy" what comes to mind? For me it is spring time with the wind blowing and the sun shining and you don't have a care in the world. But in times like these, with the economy collapsing and stocks dropping, nobody feels that their life is easy and breezy. But Banana Republic had a different approach to the situation. For their Spring 2009 line they added touches of bright blues and greens to offset the tans and neutral colors. Creative director for Banana Republic said, "I think you need something positive and colorful when things are tough outside, The last thing we need is to add to the doom and gloom." He's right. Fashion doesn't have to go dull and gloomy because the economy and Wall Street are on the fritz. We can still have our splash of color to bring happiness to people. Just because our lives aren't as easy and breezy as we would like them to be right now doesn't mean we can't have that feeling through our clothing.
When asked who my favorite designer is I am never sure who to say. There are too many. But one of them is so amazing and blows my mind when I look at his clothes. Christian Lacroix. His couture lines are amazing. The clothes have so much detail and they range from short skirts with frills on them to long elegant dresses with folds and gathers and fabric just floating away from the body. If I could pull it off it public i would so wear some of those clothes. They are amazing. These are pictures of some of the clothes that were in his Fall 2008 Couture Line that were presented on July 1st, 2008. Even though it's not recent news I still felt the need to express how talented he is and how amazing his clothes and designs are. He is quite the genius when it comes to couture designing.
