In this age of instant fashion gratification, it really shouldn't be surprising that pieces from the Spring 2013 collections — which debuted only a few short weeks ago in New York — are becoming available for preorder by the minute. Yesterday it was Proenza Schouler's lust-worthy Record bag; today it's nearly the entire Cushnie et Ochs collection — and it's just as covetable as those PS bags.
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Available now via the latest trunk show on Moda Operandi, the collection is filled with sexy-sleek pieces in a monochrome palette (aqua, cobalt, black, white) inspired by the beaches and architecture of co-designer Michelle Ochs's home country of the Philippines. Click through to see the options on offer, and watch the video below for a behind-the-scenes look at the brand's Spring 2013 show, lensed by Bettina Santo Domingo. If you watch carefully you'll see cameos by Kate Bosworth, Lynn Yaeger, and Bill Cunningham who all sat front row.
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Exclusive: See Moda Operandi's New Swim Video Styled by Taylor Tomasi Hill
>> Just in time to cure any impending swimsuit-shopping blues, Moda Operandi has launched its first ever Swim Week, a series of trunkshows featuring the best of next season's warm-weather pieces — curated and made to look extra chic by artistic director Taylor Tomasi Hill herself. With themes like "Clean Slate," which showcases crisp, streamlined items by Alberta Ferretti and Hermes, or "Boho Grand," which offers beachy pieces from Lemlem and We Are Handsome, there's a little something for everyone, and — best of all — the well-edited selection actually makes planning your skin-baring wardrobe a breeze.
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For a preview of all the Swim Week trunkshows — including "Safari" and "Master Mix" — watch the exclusive Bettina Santo Domingo-lensed video below, then click through the slideshow for a peek at more of the Tomasi Hill-styled ensembles. Moda Operandi's Swim Week runs from now through May 2.
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Exclusive Video — Behind the Scenes With Pamela Love; Plus Shop Fall 2012
>> Starting Thursday, fans of Pamela Love's geo-tribal cuffs, rings, and statement necklaces will get the chance to preorder the designer's Fall 2012 collection via Moda Operandi. In honor of the trunk sale — and Love's first time on the site — Bettina Santo Domingo went behind the scenes at the designer's studio, capturing the thought process and handiwork that go into each piece. "For the first time ever I was extremely inspired by the architecture from the 1920s in New York City," Love explains in the video. "It's really unique for me because normally I'm very focused on other parts of the world, but for this season I was really focused on the place that I live in." Get an up-close look at the designer at work — set to "Out of My Head" by Shadows On Stars — in the exclusive video below, then scroll down for a peek at some of the gorgeous pieces that will be available for preorder at the trunk show.
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