Rajmata Rests: Gayatri Devi’s Grace Graced Us, Too

Rajmata Gayatri Devi was cremated today, in Jaipur, the city proud to claim her as theirs. A blue blood by birth, she was part of the Cooch Behar royals, when there was still such a thing as Indian royalty. She was the third Queen of Sawai Man Singh II, the ruler of Jaipur in 1939. She was known by [...]

Déjà Vu: Stella vs. Krizia

Animal prints are no stranger to fashion. They are often marked as seasonal “trends” but in all honesty, they have always been in style. Zebra and leopard prints showed up recently in couture collections for both Armani Privé and Dior. One designer to treat animal prints slightly differently in the late ’80s and early ’90s [...]

Sart “does” Toronto

Unless you’ve been living under a rock this past week, you know that a fashion blogging rock star was in town. Scott Schuman, better known as The Sartorialist, was doing the meet and greet thing at Holt’s and the Drake, followed by a shoot for Burberry the following day. I avoided the whole thing, preferring a [...]

Recap: Giles Deacon in Motion @ V&A

Giles Deacon participated in the Victoria & Albert Museum’s Fashion in Motion series last week. Here’s what the lucky lot in London, including Daphne Guiness, got to enjoy. [Click on the thumbnails to see all the full pictures.] All photos courtesy of RDuJour.com.

Have Faith

Sometimes, I lose faith in fashion. Sometimes, I feel I can’t hold on. Then, in a crystal clear moment, I snap out of it and my spirit sparkles. For those of us who don’t see the silk line between the spiritual and the sartorial, Judith Leiber tells us we don’t have to choose a side. We [...]

Say my name, Say my name….or actually, don’t!

Karl Lagerfeld has been quoted widely in the past, and well, sometimes his comments can be a teeny bit elitist (yet always entertaining). Same can be said for this full page ad, which appeared in WWD recently. It’s written by the brand marketers, read: lawyers, of said label formerly designed by a woman named Coco. [...]

Mabille’s Modern Spring

Alexis Mabille is not a household name as yet, but the French designer is someone to watch. He mixes romance, with tailoring with just the right amount of edge. These are not your mother’s evening gowns. The structures are certainly there, but they are always softened. This sexy pencil skirt is paired with a knotted black [...]

Déjà Vu: Burberry vs. Terry Hall

Christopher Bailey clearly loves his music, as was evidenced in his menswear collection for Spring 2010. It made us nostalgic for ‘old new wave’. Many of the looks in the collection loosely recalled the styles of our favourite ’80s musical icons. This one went one step further. I thought I was looking at a broody [...]

Retail Recall: Cozy Cottons at James Perse

LA retailer James Perse recently opened up a boutique in Montreal. Known for their cottons stateside for years, this is the first Canadian location for the cajh-wear company. While I’m not a casual girl by nature, I do appreciate good quality cotton pieces for lounging around, so I added it to my retail pit-stops list [...]

40 and Flipping Fabulous

Christy Turlington is 40 – and Voguing for the Age Issue of the mag. Beautiful. Successful. Intelligent. Self-aware. Chilled. 40 looks fab on her. Flip and find out for yourself – the issue hits the stands July 21st. Update July 17: It’s out. B and I picked up our copies today! Need more Christy right [...]

Déjà Vu: Seeing Spots

The couture collections for Fall not only had me doing a déjà vu, but I was seeing spots – and stripes! While zebra stripes and leopard spots have almost become as basic as black or red, it was interesting to see both come out of the same fashion jungle that is Couture Week! Galliano showed [...]

Fashion in Motion @ the V and A

Everyone knows the Victoria & Albert Museum is a fashionable place. I try to pop in to my favourite museum whenever I’m in London. What I didn’t know about is Fashion in Motion – a series of live catwalk events at the V&A with some of the greatest designers of our time. And they can name [...]

McQueen’s Metalsmith Shaun Leane

If you are a McQueen maniac like moi, then you pay attention to every detail of every outfit  on every one of his runways – and you’ve noticed the jewellery that complements his vision of the clothes so perfectly. Those creations are by one, Shaun Leane, a McQueen collaborator for the past 15 years. B and [...]

God Bless Daphne Guiness

…for her love of fashion and her inimitable sense of style. New York mag’s The Cut bloggers bumped into her on the street. Here’s the resulting video.   The Look Book: Daphne Guinness Posted to New York Magazine by jgreen on July 08, 2009 Click to Play | View Details L’Wren Scott dress, thrift store [...]

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