Thursday, November 19, 2009

Smart Buy: Lanvin Fur Collar Cardigan


Our latest Smart Buy comes from Alber Elbaz's sensational Hiver 2006 collection for LANVIN with this ultra-chic, classic brown cable knit fitted cardigan that comes with the house's superior attention to detail. It boasts a supple removable black Mongolian fur collar, a curved front hem, two front patch pockets and contrasting black chiffon edging and chiffon covered buttons. Dress it up, dress it down, this is definately something you'll end up wearing year-round.

LANVIN Cable Knit Cardigan with Fur Collar-$498

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Bye-Bye Rudi


Our highly collectible and super-iconic 60's Rudi Gernreich contrast dress has just been nabbed by Mode Museum, a museum which accounts for fashion-related presentations in Belgium, which makes us happy that it's on it's way to such a respectful and dignified organization.

To check out more about ModeMuseum.be click here

Hussein Chalayan + Nomenus Quarterly: Interval

Nomenus Quarterly may be the world's most expensive & highly collectible fashion magazine, and while it doesn't offer the sassy, slick, tricked out packaging and product development that the world's other highly elusive & expensive magazine Visionaire does, we enjoy that it is low key, beautifully executed and best of all, completely free for online viewing.

Pictured above is a still from Interval, Nomenus & Hussein Chalayan's must-see short film directed by Jamie Isaia with cinematography by Andres Von Sheele & Stephen Blaise. It is so epic, it may just be our favorite fashion film yet.

Click here to view Interval

Must Have: Hermes Leica M7 Edition

You can wrap just about anything in Hermes' classic luxury signatures, let's say even if it's an Hermes microwave, and we will want it. And with only 100 of their must-have collaboration with Leica on the M7 available in orange or etoupe calfskin leather, the lust-worthy factor may hit the roof indeed. Too bad they are set to retail at $14,250...yikes!

Thursday, November 12, 2009

Dead Cool: Sign Up for the Skinny

There are a lot of daily "lifestyle guide" email services out there, and while we have to admit that it's been a long while for us to open any since they seem to over state the obvious, like those from Daily Candy for example, recently launched Dead Cool caught our attention with it's taste for the unconventional.

"Dead Cool is a free daily email turning you on to unconventional fashion, music, art, night life and hotspots."

Sign-Up here to get schooled on what's up!

Sunday, November 1, 2009

COMING SOON: 30+ Vintage Arrivals Next Week

Next week we'll be adding more than 30 carefully edited vintage pieces to the site, but until then, here's a quick sneak-peek at what's caught our fancy as of late...

This iconic 80's era Gianni Versace scarf print blouse is a quirky nod to the decade's hyper-romanticized infatuation with all things Baroque.

We love clothes that speak to no specific time & place and John Galliano's gem-tone jacket smartly channels the heady glamor of 30's era MGM starlets while utilizing today's advancements in precision tailoring. It's architectural peplum and sleek finishing are sure to make it look just as chic with a high-waisted pencil skirt as it would with some peg-leg jeans.

We've been trying to get our hands on as much Kansai Yamamoto as we can for years now and this 80's era reversible belted knit coat happens to be one of the strongest pieces we have come across as of yet. One side's a bottle green tribal knit while the other's a giddy rainbow stripe, need we say more about how over-the-top cool this piece is?

From the 90's come these three Issey Miyake variations on classic cat-eye sunglasses in unexpected candy hues.

From Richard Nicoll, one of our favorite young designers from London, comes this flirtatious twist on the classic pin-up high-waisted skirt with vampy Swiss dot lace panels and a prominent front zipper.

Here's an 80's era showstopper from collectible designer Claude Montana that quietly hits three of this season's biggest trends with it's voluminous shoulders, tribal suede & snake neckline and body-con knit construction.

Everything will be available Nov. 7th