Channeling Style: Artist Julie Verhoeven

We've always been head-over-heels over the imagery in Julie Verhoeven's illustrations alongside her many collaborations over the years with everyone from Louis Vuitton to Versace & Mulberry as well as her own full-on collection for Gibo. Verhoeven has also held previous stints with John Galliano & Martine Sitbon, so it comes as no surprise to us that her personal style is just as rich, feminine & colorful as her work.

Verhoeven recently told personal style blog ShowMeYourWardrobe.com that her look is "all about volume, patterns & punch," and of course we at Vnyc find her boundless style just as inspiring as her work. Her look is layered, whimsical, a bit cooky and full of color with an air of 70's opulence that stands out in today's time of urban chic. We wanted to take a moment and share some of VagaBondnyc's own scores that could help you pack a similarly sharp punch...

60's Rudi Gernreich Contrast Dot Knit Dress-$948
80's Lanvin Silk Tiered Floral Dress-$228
80's Gianni Versace Tribal Print Bomber Jacket-$298

Shop-Talk Nyc: Orchard St.'s Ale et Ange

One of us is lucky enough to live right above Ale Et Ange on Orchard St, one of New York's sweetest new boutiques to recently pop-up. Charmingly located in the basement of #37 Orchard, it's super-cute facade complete with red door, green siding and naively painted flowers is a good indicator of the easy classics that are in-store. Once you're down the welcoming flight of stairs expect to feel as if you've walked into a soothing, dream get-away with it's charming use of retro fixtures used as display curios, stone walls and rustic appeal. The warm space houses an eponymous line of classic, well-made men's and women's preppy staples & accessories as well as a line of apothecary items.

Ale Et Ange is located at 37 Orchard st.-basement level

Fashion on Film: Zac Posen's Ma Vendeuse

Central St. Martin's trained Zac Posen is one New York based designer who's work stands on it's own with it's nod to MGM screen starlets and classic 40's era tailoring, so it comes as no surprise to us that his short-flim centered around his Resort Collection, filmed by old-school "It" girl Lola Schnabel, is as cool and old-world as ever. Today many designers are smartly turning to short films to display not only the beauty and movement of their clothes, but to also tell a directional narrative behind the collection as well and we have to say, Posen's Ma Vendeuse, is one of the best we have seen so far. In this film, models & it-girls alike romp around in Zac Posen's current resort collection while director Lola Schnabel's grandmother reminisces about fashions of the 30's and 40's. We love not only the narration of Schnabel's grandmother, but the overall moody, voo-doo-ish, textural tone of the film. It lends Posen's label a complex sense of heady warmth and charm, one that's often hard to portray on the catwalk and in editorials.

Keep a look out for VagaBond Nyc's own upcoming short film that we just shot a few weeks prior!

VagaBondnyc.com Presents 100 Under $100

It's September and the irony of watching the Spring 2010 collections trotted out on the cusp of daylight savings time isn’t lost on us at VNyc. That said, early autumn weather in NYC and in a large portion of this wonderful world, doesn’t call for the “investment pieces” - the autumn leathers, robe-tie coats and cocooning knits - the fashion-editors have been flogging us with for some time now. It’s a transitional time. So what better way to make the transition than with an on-trend-in-a-VagaBondNyc-sorta-way item or two? In this spirit we’ve added more than 100 of these items all under 100 bucks. You'll be fly as ever, your piggy bank will be none the wiser and those thigh-highs closer-than-ever to your thighs.

Visit VagaBondnyc.com now for some of the best vintage around, all with free-shipping worldwide!

Scent Seduction: Steven Meisel for Prada

Prada's latest addition to it's fragrance stable, L'Eau Ambree, is set to debut worldwide this October with an accompanying print ad and seductive twenty-second commercial that was shot by acclaimed photographer Steven Meisel. Eventhough the girls are wearing fussy updo's and the couture fabrications of S/S 2009, we love the fact that it at once feels so energetic, like a ribbon of beautiful girls being untwirled haphazardly, while also having that awkward, perverse edge that makes Prada so special in the luxury market.

Accessory of the Week: 80's Neon Goggle Aviators

With the neon exuberance of the 1980's being one of Fall 2009's most important trends and with collectors snapping up vintage sunglasses the world over, our latest Accessory of The Week happens to be a great way to channel the season's mood without being too literal. Made in Italy by sports accessory line Quettee, these hybrid goggle inspired aviator wrap sunglasses come in bold neon pink or green and come with an assortment of tricks to change their look from side temple extensions to different colored nose guards and lenses, best of all, they are light as a feather! We also like the fact that they are frankly very cool looking on, yet they somehow manage to not be so obvious/preposterous, a problem we find with many of the era's glasses and accessories that we come across today.


80's Neon Aviators available in Pink or Green-$138 each