Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Handbag Love ♥

Okay, wow guys. I'm really sorry I haven't updated in over a month. So much has been going on, lots of classwork and interviews... and THEN I got an executive management internship with Kohl's! It starts in June and I still have no idea where I will be located. But it's still exciting, especially since I only have a semester left of school!

Anyway, time for HANDBAG PORN- who knew Abercrombie & Fitch even made handbags?? Let alone such lovely handbags. I don't know what I'm in love with more, the handbag or the photography, but damn do A&F know how to make me really want this bag.







Monday, March 1, 2010

March Madness ~ 3.1 Philip Lim

I think I'm in love.



And yes, I'm aware how loosely I use that L-word, but I mean it this time. This 3.1 Philip Lim gem is everything I want out of a summer dress. Pale pink silk skirt, black tulle, hand-placed sequins in a croc-pattern. The colors are gorgeous. And when it comes to sequins and embellishments, nobody does them quite as elegantly as Philip Lim. Ugh, if only I could splurge!







Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Amateur Modeling at its Finest

And no, for once I'm not talking about America's Next Top "Model." I'm talking about this lovely thing over at Moxsie.com- I was cracking up and the girl's "posing," or lack thereof. I mean seriously, who okayed these photos?!



I'll break this failure down for you guys:


1. The Generic Catalog Pose: There is, quite literally, no life in this arm. There are no angles, no interest, no posing really. Last time I checked, the point of catalog modeling is not to make garments look shapeless. This does nothing to make me want to buy this dress.


2. The Over-Exaggerated Shoulder Hunch: Clearly, someone has been doing her homework and reading Vogue and W, and has equated that a hunched shoulder equals high fashion. But, when you only lift one shoulder with the rest of your body erect, you only look rather lopsided.


3. And finally, whatever the hell this is. I mean COME ON what is going on with that right arm?! Who directed this photoshoot? Who told this girl that this was a good idea?!!

However, this dress is hella cute [I will link it here]. I just get too distracted by the crazy arms and deer-in-headlights, trying-too-hard expression. She's a pretty girl, but LORD please give her some guidance in the modeling department.


I've come to the conclusion that the girl's right arm is just dead.

Thursday, February 18, 2010

OBSESSING Over Proenza Schouler

Perhaps it's because I'm extremely biased, and I think Lazaro Hernandez and Jack McCullough can do no wrong, but I am in LOVE with Proenza Schouler's Fall 2010 RTW collection. I think it is a perfect transition from their Spring 2010 collection. It still has those bright cobalt blues that I loved from Spring, only now intertwined with more muted teals and plums, ditzy florals, and cozy knits. And their awesome graffiti-printed jeans? They collaborated with J Brand, and to quote style.com- "Try keeping those on shelves."

The accessories were rather splendid as well. I'm loving these shoes with the quirky heels, and of course their bags are making me drool all over my keyboard.






















photos: style.com