Showing posts with label Christmas fashion. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Christmas fashion. Show all posts

Sunday, December 13, 2015

Why Don't You? Christmas 2015



This series is dedicated to Diana Vreeland and how she came to the world’s attention followed by eternal admiration.  While the suggestions might not be as outrageous or imaginative, these articles will have one unified theme and that is the gift giving season of 2015.

Today it is about finding that special something for someone. You can opt for fashion jewelry, fine jewelry, apparel or a fashion accessory of the season. Colleagues and resources from around the world have sent me their ideas of what would make a great gift for a friend, a dear one or even yourself. The selections cover a multitude of categories and budgets that allow for the most fashionable gifts for men and women.  All of them are accessible online, at brick and mortar establishments or by phone so shop on!

With the Festival of Lights (Chanukah) an almost memory and Christmas just around the corner, let the games begin and my question to you is “Why don’t you?”

Why don’t you select an excruciatingly fabulous treasure from fine jewelry designer Cynthia Wolff. She is the jewelry designer to the stars but keeps their identities concealed due to her integrity and lack of desire to capitalize off their names. She does the most incredible traditional pieces as well as some of the most delicious and decadently fashionable pieces so you better get a hold of her ASAP and see what she can do for you. Oh, and you can find her at www.cynthiawolff.com or find her on Facebook.




Why don’t you hurry on down to Club Monaco and select some really groovy new threads for every day wear or even for holiday occasions? My dears, the stores are just brimming with fabulousness for almost anyone on your gift giving list. Now kids, you do know that Club Monaco is owned by Ralph Lauren so you are assured or fab pieces for your every need and desire. Anyway grab your coat and wallet and head on over to your local branch or shop online at www.clubmonaco.com/home




Why don’t you take an adventure and give the most fantastical and whimsical piece of fashion jewelry to a loved one? Of course we are talking of Moutton Collet, yes them, the duo who has been commissioned by the likes of Gaga, Mugler, Kenzo, Nina Ricci, Margiela and so many more and now you can bestow a piece of grandiosity that has been bathed in 24k gold or maybe even one made of sterling silver or leather. Maybe, just maybe you can get your hands on one of their one off pieces such as masks and even hats, but you will have to be lucky and very adventurous. Find the boys at www.moutoncollet.com




And one last thing my cherished ones, if you can’t find what you’re looking for, you can always give the gift of a fashion read which lasts far beyond just the season of giving so Why don’t you buy the best of best here for half the bookstore price at  www.ebay.com/  from seller jeffyb50?


Sunday, November 29, 2015

Why Don't You ?? the 2015 version



This series is dedicated to and possibly echoes what brought Diana Vreeland to the world’s attention and eternal admiration.  No, it will not be quite as outrageous or imaginative but these articles will have one unified theme and that is the gift giving season of 2015 whether it is Chanukah or Christmas or no reason at all. There will be ideas for holiday gift giving from around the world which range from what some might refer to as normal or expected to the outrageous.

Colleagues and resources from around the world have sent me their ideas of what would make a great gift for a friend, a dear one or even yourself. The selections will range from commissioned art to handbags to collectibles to fine jewelry to scent and even personal styling sessions for men and women. No matter what strikes your fancy, hopefully these articles will make for some fun reading and that you will pass on to friends for their enjoyment or gift giving possibilities. All of them accessible online, at brick and mortar establishments or by phone so shop on!


With the Festival of Lights (Chanukah) scarcely a week away and Christmas just around the corner, let the games begin and my question to you is “Why don’t you?”

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          Why don’t you commission a portrait of yourself or most significant other which can be a gift to yourself or your other half? The artist here is Marc Antoine Coulon of the Madame Figaro, Vanity Fair, ELLE variety and you can find him on Facebook for further details. By the way, yes, he can work from photographs so you needn’t be in Paris to sit for him.


·       Why don’t you start a trend and give a handbag from a collection that has been designed in the USA and takes inspiration from an international nostalgia for the classics but with a passion for the distinctive?  Check out all the accessories at www.zinkstore.com   Dream it, believe it, achieve it and most of all, and just buy it.




·       Why don’t you give a book about Diana Vreeland that enlightens the reader as well as affirms the genius of Mrs. Vreeland was as well as her clairvoyance when it came to fashion and the trends that long outlived her? In her words “give them something they never knew they wanted.”  www.rizzolibookstore.com/diana-vreeland-modern-woman-bazaar-years-1936-1962



·       ****Why don’t turn your man or yourself into a rock n roll star and buy him or yourself a sheared mink pea coat from Jay Kos of New York City? Jay Kos is the go to destination for the most original and extravagant apparel in the entire city and if you are lucky, you will speak and meet with the designer himself who puts in plenty of face time at his eponymous “temple of fashion” located at 293 Mott Street in NYC. Maybe you can score a personal styling session with him while you are there



Why don’t you own or commission a handmade leather belt or accessory handmade by and designed by Roberto Calasanz? The man is an absolute genius when it comes to hardware and original pieces which will send you into a fashion swoon. By the way, if you ask nicely, he might even do some rather chic accessories for your “chien!” The website is days away but find him on Facebook. 


Stay tuned much more to come right here in the coming days ahead.

Monday, December 23, 2013

Lace & Love ... A Christmas Story... LOYD / FORD



As is the wont of the fashion cycle, we  view and review collections which are shown about 4-6 months ahead of the time that they will appear in stores. For a change of pace and given that we are in full holiday mode, I thought it would be a great time to suggest what you might be wearing in the next few days or maybe introduce you to an explosive newly conceived brand.




The theme of this grouping is the concept of lace and love; it is the modus operandi for the successful brand of LOYD/FORD, formerly known as Uniform Union. As you will see, the clothes are for the world class consumer who doesn’t have any desire to look like everyone else. That would be most evident as she would be shopping at Maxfield in Los Angeles or Montaigne Market in Paris or in a variety of retailers scattered around the globe that specialize in the most revered designer brands catering to the most fashionable and discerning clientele.




Without  further ado and more verbiage. Please take the time to meet, love and embrace the creations of Seven Loyd and Franck Ford…. And look for them this March in Paris for the debut of Fall 2014 (check the website for location)




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