Fall 2009 Accessory Report- Part Two

Part Two: Reds.

The color of choice this upcoming season is definitely red; from tomato to fire-engine to crimson.  I've never really accessorized with this hue, but after looking at these I'm going to start!

BTW, making these posts has reminded me of how unfortunate some of the girls in my fashion merchandising major are;  We had to do designer presentations and one girl pronounced it "Lager-field."  And don't even talk to me about how many different ways "Louboutin" is pronounced around that school...

Balenciaga suede neo classic bag

Balmain buckled ankle boot

Diane Von Furstenberg hayworth clutch with silver studs

Fendi leather peekaboo handbag

Givency shine luxe medium unfitted tote

Christian Louboutin nappa pump with hidden platform

Nina Ricci lambskin and python clutch

YSL platform pump in red croc

YSL easy bag in patent leather

Fall 2009 Accessory Report- Part One

I love when I open my email and notice a lovely update from style.com in my inbox.  That, and the WWD morning reports are great to wake up to.  So I was happy yesterday when I received the Fall 2009 Accessory Report, only to click and be directed to a huge list of designers.  After sorting through over 500 photos of shoes, bags, and jewelry, I saved about a quarter of them to my desktop with the intention of posting my favorites.  Needless to say I have to break them up into separate posts but who cares, right?  More posts for you!

Part one:  Booties!  It took me a while to get into this style, mainly because when I heard "booties" I initially thought of the akward, square-toed ankle boots my mom used to wear in the fall and winter.  Now I can't get enough of them!

To be honest I was quite surprised with some of these.  Designers that I typically ADORE (ahem, Proenza Schouler) really didn't have anything that were that amazing to me, except this one pair of boots.  On the other hand, designers that I typically don't care for, like Donna Karen & Coach, had some of the best (umm HELLO purple booties, I am drooling all over my keyboard).  It was interesting.

Brian Atwood suede bootie

Balenciaga suede cage bootie with suede sash

Coach "Alexandria" fold-over heel

Donna Karen suede oxford bootie

Salvatore Ferragamo leather laser-cut bootie

Giambattista Valli croc cutout ankle boot

Rupert Sanderson for Karl Lagerfeld patent leather & PVC boot with ax heel

Christian Louboutin hidden double platform suede bootie

Alexander McQueen black punk boot with enamel studs

Proenza Schouler suede bootie

Next post is...?

Three Words

So I'm pretty excited for tonight because, instead of going to see Friday the 13th like I'm sure a lot of people, sister and I are going to see TWILIGHT.  It's going to be fun because it's what Kent State's rec center refers to as a "Dive-In Movie"- the film is going to be projected above the pool and we will all be floating around in tubes and rafts as opposed to uncomfortable cinema seats.  Sounds exciting... right?  Or lame?

Moving on.  Those Hefty trash bag commercials are hilarious and always get stuck in my head (you know the ones; the "HEFTY HEFTY HEFTY!  wimpy wimpy wimpy!)  Anyway, it inspired this post.  Just when you thought I was a complete crackhead.

Gorgeous Gorgeous Gorgeous!MK in Interview magazine (and Balenciaga!!)


Creepy Creepy Creepy!Models for McQueen's Target line?!


Cozy Cozy Cozy!Tankus cropped sleeve belted coat


Nifty Nifty Nifty!Calendar inspired by lottery scratch-offs!


Striking Striking Striking!Tilda Swinton on the cover of AnOther magazine


Crazy Crazy Crazy!Robert Pattinson as Salvador Dalí!



? ? ?Not sure what to make of Rachel Roy's Fall 2009 collection.  Thoughts?  (Oh, and the styling reminds me of YSL's Fall 2008 collection, no?)

Pre-Fall 2009

So tonight is my first night in my apartment again, which means classes start on Tuesday (yay.)  But I'm having a quite a relaxing evening sitting on my ass on the couch watching the boyfriend play one of those shoot-em-up games on Xbox, drinking coffee even though it is entirely too late, and relishing in the fact that I am away from "home" once again.  I put "home" in quotations, because after living on my own for a semester, coming back to my parent's house for winter break really just feels like I'm visiting.

So anyway, back to collections.  Here are some standouts stolen from Women's Wear Daily:

The Balenciaga collection is still my favorite, even with the "gorilla arms."  These grey pants are amazing, and I love the neutral, grey and black color palette.


Gorgeous, GORGEOUS dress by Christian Lacroix.  'Nuff said!




The Dior collection was inspired by Hitchcock's "icy heroines" and Helmut Newton's "tough-chic glamazons."  In other words, both strong and feminine.




I take that back about Balenciaga being my favorite collection thus far, because Proenza Schouler is DEFINITELY my favorite.  I cannot wait to see more!  Actually... I don't know really, I'm having a hard time deciding!  What do you guys think?
Photos: wwd.comMore Pre-Fall '09 collections @:wwd.com&style.com