Posts for April 28th 2008

nautical

Neurotically Nautical

A SeasteadAs summer approaches the fashionable mind often strays style cliché of nautical dressing.
A SeasteadA SeasteadAs summer approaches the fashionable mind often strays style cliché of nautical dressing. And even though one might be tempted to ignore it as a tedious summer staple, it is possible to find in it fresh and exciting possibilities. Members of our community like Temptalia and ShinyGloss are eagerly awaiting MAC Cosmetics Naughty Nauticals collection. But we found ourselves distracted by a far stranger possible trend. Blame it on our obsession with Neal Stephenson's Snow Crash and its floating trash heap city, but we are obsessed with the idea of Seasteading. Economics blog Marginal Revolution got us all excited about the idea of escaping nation states by living on the high seas. We think this will appeal tax shelter millionaires which means that "cruise" season could take on a whole new meaning for fashion. We imagine girls in Chloe Nautical sweater dresses and golden sandals forever adrift sartorially. We bet Karl Lagerfeld would be the first designer to show a cruise collection on a seastead. He may be showing Chanel's Cruise 2008 collection in Miami in a few weeks but we think it would be so much cooler on a floating city of billionaires. OK so technically a seastead is more like an oil rig made out as a house but we still think its devastatingly romantic and just a bit neurotic in the most fashionable way.
Beauty

Coutorture Community's Morning Must Reads 4/28

There's always a new undiscovered product.
There's always a new undiscovered product. Read reviews, enter contests and more in today's Must Read posts from: Kiss and Makeup reviews Clarins Pure Melt face wash. Men's Flair addresses proper etiquette vs individuality. Groove Effect interviews Crystal Butler, co-founder of Super Lucky Cat recycled clothing. Couture In The City reviews Nailtiques, to ensure healthy nails for Summer. Pearls and Purses celebrates changes at Valentino.
Bags

Platinum Blond Life Shoutout: Color Wheel

The blogosphere can be an amazing place.
Color Wheel of Rainbow BagsThe blogosphere can be an amazing place. Just when we think we are drowning in a sea of useless content we find ourselves smitten by people with a surfeit of talent, and yes, often time. Today's "OMG how the hell did she do that" post comes courtesy of community member Platinum Blonde Life who has created a color wheel of 47 brightly hued bags that blew our minds. We don't even have all that much to say about it except DAMN. Thus may we suggest you click because she lists out the price, name and store of each find too which frankly is a lot of HTML for one blog post. Just so we don't fee like slackers we have included a rainbow line up of bags too.
fashion news

Fashion in 50 Seconds 4/28

Bill Blass BagsBill Blass is expanding into handbags.

Bill Blass BagsBill Blass BagsBill Blass is expanding into handbags. Rejoice as Peter Som gives fashionistas "luxurious timeless pieces" in alligator, crocodile, stingray, python and ostrich

Consumer confidence damned! Middle class women are apparently still stupid enough to be concerned with fashion trends in a recession. Seriously ladies, from one fashionista to another it really doesn't matter. Don't be suckered in by the silver lamé J.Crew shirt. Really, it just screams fashion victim.

Nicole Farhi at Men A La ModeMen A La Mode Clothing
Men apparently like shopping online just as much as women
. And no we don't mean for gadgets. They are shopping for clothing. Though with sites like Men A La Mode we aren't totally sure its not secretly for cruising.

The Associated Press thinks parasols are a fashion trend. Well call us Eliza Doolittle!

Backstage at Kirrily JohnBackstage at Kirrily JohnAustralian Fashion Week has begun with some fanfare despite protests by designers that it is too expensive to show. Ahhh IMG you sure know how to get designers to love you! Not too pricey for Kirrily John or Nicola Finetti


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