07
Jul 08
Philip Crangi + his anvil = my true love.
I have shown some love for jeweler-du-jour Philip Crangi in the past here on Fashion INTEL, and my heart melted knowing that I would be thousands of miles away from his in-store appearance at Barneys New York (Madison Avenue) this week. To all my NYC fashionistas and jewelry aficionados, please stop by 7.09 from 6-8pm and tell dear Phil how handsome I think he is!
Me aside, simply stop by to have your monogram personally stamped on a bangle by Crangi himself. Read more about this special event over on Simon Doonan’s Barneys Babble.
LABELS: Barneys New York, Jewelry, Philip Crangi, Simon Doonan
23
Jun 08
Forever 21 often makes knock offs that warrant a good scoff, but these CHLOE wannabes might be making it into my closet. WHY? The story is as follows.
Each season I make a list of all my fashion favorites, arranging them into categories like “must have or will die”, “wait until its on sale at Net-a-Porter” and “opt for a thrift store.” These CHLOE shoes, as seen above, went straight into my “must have/die” slot the moment I laid eyes on them. I found them on Net-a-Porter and didn’t even care that they weren’t on sale – I had to have them. I showed all my friends, and even my colleagues at work; I just knew these shoes and I would be the perfect match.
Then one day we made a visit to Barneys to chat with Simon Doonan. There they were, my leather shoe boots, calling my name! I grabbed the shoe, and upon doing so, felt what seemed to be material only found at Payless and in bargin bins. Gasp. Before I could reach for my Barneys card, I was halted by heartbreak. My shoe dreams were tossed into the flames of an unforgiving hell. Why would CHLOE do this to me? Needless to say I tossed the shoe back onto its wooden display and walked away with my head hanging low. Ask Stefani, she can attest to the atrocity of the shoe.
For this reason I say bring it on F21. Surely your $27.80 shoe will be worth the price tag attached. I will have one of each, merci beaucoup.
Left/CHLOE/Leather Shoe Boot $645 now $387 BLACK & WHITE/Pink
Right/FOREVER 21/Patent Peeptoe $27.80 Black & WHITE/Pink
LABELS: Chloe, Fashion, Fashion Doppelganger, Forever 21, Simon Doonan
10
Apr 08
If you love fashion, books about fashion, or stores like Barneys, which has the best fashion, then you probably adore Simon Doonan. I first fell in love with Simon and his fabulousness when I received an uncorrected proof of Wacky Chicks. He had another book before that called Confessions of a Window Dresser but I hadn’t known that at the time. W.C. was one of the most fun and inspiring books I had ever read; I am happy to say it catapulted many things for me. I have been waiting for something to remotely touch W.C’s glory and I think I might have found that in Eccentric Glamour. How do I know this? Because I read in excerpt in this months’ Elle, and it was nothing short of fabulous.
If you want a tiny taste of what the book is like, I will post the article and then you too can have a rattle trying to identify if you are a gypsy. existentialist (me), or socialite.
Meet SIMON at Barneys!
04.12.08 – New York
04.16.08 – San Francisco
04.17.08 – Los Angeles – See you there!
04.23.08 – Boston
04.26.08 – Chicago
LABELS: Barneys New York, Book, Book Signing, Fashion, Simon Doonan
