terrence koh is quite possibly one of the best personalities in the post post modern art world. while the merit of his work is debated by some, he’s making mad bank at saatchi and peres projects among other galleries. most of all, he’s a piece of art himself. usually clad in friend Gareth Pugh’s designs, he’s also a big fan of fur (which sugar daddy and gallery owner Javier Peres buys for him) and androgynous black and white styles. Maybe you won’t run to your closet and pair your golden leggings with silver high tops, but he sure does make that white fur hat look appealing.
check out this awesome video about him, courtesy of vice
check out 3.33, an LA based line of unisex shoes, handcrafted in Portugal. the talented designers over there are keeping it simple with just three styles this collection, all versatile enough to carry you through the season. i have a hard time picking favorites, but I have a feeling the “hugh” style- a luscious velvety slipper- is going to sell out.
we have a billion cute dresses on sale right now! buying one is the perfect reason to whip up a batch of sangria and have a lazy august dinner party, or maybe having a lazy august dinner party is the perfect excuse to buy one of these dresses.
I don’t know about all of you, but I need a steady stream of adorable female pop stars in my life to feel whole. My current favorite is Lykke Li. She has a voice like Joanna but skips the 12 minute songs about enchanted forest creatures and sticks to pop songs that make you want to close your eyes and dance like you’re at a super cool party in Sweden.
As inspirational as fashion icons like Kate Moss and Agyness are, sometimes its hard for me to give them too much credit. While they are innately stylish, its a lot easier to put together a sweet outfit if you have designers throwing clothes at you nonstop. Its just jealousy and player hating on my part, but my heart breaks a little every time Kate says something about how she just chopped the bottom off of a McQueen gown to make it into a cool mini skirt for club hoppin’. Even more inspirational are ladies who have sick wardrobes in spite of the size of their bank account or lack relationships with major designers. One such young woman is my dear friend Paulina, with whom I work on Chief Styllini- our street style blog chronicling the best outfits spotted in our quaint big ten college town. I did a short interview with Paulina, in which she gives us a peek into her fashion genius.
What are your favorite fashion magazines?
I like to steal my roommate’s Nylon –
the editorial with Clemence Poesy, Chloe Sevigny, and Anja Rubik is the most memorable. I really like the striped tights under baggy light jeans although that may just be Clemence’s veela genetics compelling me.
What are your favorite stores?
Roosevelt Road’s Salvation Army hasn’t let me down in five years.
What are the summer/fall must-haves?
I’ve got all kinds of dreams about sneaker heels and peep-toe boots with clashing socks but the current priority is another pair of black flats and a small purse with a long strap to replace the dying basics. I want to move along the denim spectrum to lighter shades, baggier/flared fits and embrace the return of pre-tattered denim (much to my parents’ dismay.)
I’ve spent the last few days in a state of constant perspiration, tiny beads of sweat alluringly gathering on my brow, soaking through yet another tank top. What better way to beat the heat than to fantasize about fall fashion? This evening I trudged home from work, picking up the August issue of Vogue Paris on my way so that I could come home and plant myself in front of the air conditioner while reviewing what Carine R. has to say about autumnal looks. After drooling on page after page of Chanel over the knee boots, my thoughts turned to items that might be a bit more accessible, both socially and economically. At the top of my list is certainly this Charlotte Ronson three quarter length bell jacket, as shown here:
Totally perfect for frolicking in dried up leaves and going to pumpkin patches and whatnot. Especially if paired with those over-the-knee Chanel boots Carine and I are so fond of.
I got into watching Gossip Girl about a year later than everyone else I know. Maybe the fact that all of my friends talked about it nonstop was not enough to convince me of how amazing it is. Since I’ve been watching all of the episodes on the internet with Chinese subtitles, I feel like I don’t get the full effect of the outfits, but that’s probably for the best because then I can fill in the blanks in my head. When I get to use my imagination like this, it’s almost like I’m reading a book, right? Technically I could read the books, but then I couldn’t stare at the fuzzy yet handsome and also so devilish face of the one & only Chuck Bass.
Anyway, I’m really in love with this new Jill Stuart dress, which made me think of all those over the top private school uniforms the girls wear, especially when paired with these amazing Loeffler Randall heels.
Back to school isn’t too far away, maybe we should start shopping now?
If a design team is this cute, you should probably trust them to clothe you. This logic could be skewed, or else no one would ever buy Versace except for aging trannies (no offense Donatella).The two fine ladies pictured above are Nikkie Dekker and Mayan Zliberman, the duo behind the Lake and Stars, one of the most coveted new lingerie lines to hit the block since Cosabella started churning out thongs. The line is full of the daintiest rompers, bralettes, hipsters, and boyshorts you will ever see. One word of advice before you whip out your credit card, don’t plan on wearing any of these pieces to the gym, they are meant more for lounging in your Echo Park apartment, listening to Leonard Cohen records and sippin’ on Hendrick’s gin.
I think that Lords of Dogtown had a larger impact on me than it did the rest of the population at large. I really couldn’t get enough of it. By “it” I probably mean the sunkissed, lanky young boys (I was 16 when the movie came out). I feel like the boys’ fashion sense really shined in this film, or maybe I was just blinded by the luster of their flowing, golden hair.
Gentlemen, take a cue from the z-boys for the remainder of the summer: low top Vans, 70s-cool shorts, shirts optional but make it plaid or striped if you do, and long shiny hair, of course.
I went to a Rilo Kiley concert in Chicago last fall and even though it was really good, a lot of my incentive for going was to see what lead singer Jenny Lewis would wear, which is not a testament to how little I care about her music, but to how much I care about her outfits. Jenny L. has had precious vintage looks handed down from birth it seems (besides whatever costumes she had to wear when she was in Camp Beverly Hills or Golden Girls). The first rule is usually that it has to look like it could have been made in 1965 and the second rule is that it has to be really, really short. Also, since dropping Rilo Kiley’s latest album- Under The Blacklight- Jenny’s been all about the sequins all day, everyday. Please reference this photo from my personal collection…
my zoom wasn’t working but her tights are still blinding, no?
Which leads us to…
BONUS: I think this video of Jenny at the height of her child celebrity is hilarious and also makes me feel slightly uncomfortable for some reason. Wait until the end to see her jump on a trampoline.
