11 Days?!?!

CAN YOU GUESS WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN HERE IN ABOUT 11 DAYS!!!!???!!! excited much...

Looking up the Skirts of the World's most Glamorous Industry...for real...

Toss your trashy girly novels and get ready for Fashion Babylon. Better make it your end of summer read. You will not want to put it down once you start anyway. The writing did a great job of re-telling all industry anecdotes and gossip: about how really powerful Style.com is, the mark-ups at the stores, insane budgets of buyers from Moscow, about how fast Topshop copies the catwalk trends, about teen models on Accutane, the coke and Moet-fueled fashion week parties, and the bitchy attitude of models (said to be speaking about Sasha Pivovarova....but that's not confirmed..pure heresay).

I absolutely love this book. It gives those of us who aren't lucky enough to be on the inside of the fashion industry a real view. None of that fluff you read elsewhere.

here's a blurb from the book...:

"What is fashion? What is fashionable? Who decides what's in and what's out? Why is it green one year and blue the next? Why is one little black dress worth £3000 and another thirty quid? Is the catwalk really that catty? Is everyone high on drugs and full of champagne? What makes a supermodel so super? And a designer too hot to touch? Who is making the money? Who owns who? Who hates who? And who's in each other's pockets?"

Simply put, this is the kind of book about fashion that doesn't come around often only because a lot of things in the fashion industry are still a complete mystery to those not on the inside. It's the sort of stuff we all want to know but was never able to get...till now that is ;-)

NY Socialite Brooke Astor Dies at 105

Brooke Astor (March 30, 1902 - August 13, 2007)

"Brooke Astor, the civic leader, philanthropist and high society fixture who gave away nearly $200 million to support New York City's great cultural institutions and a host of humbler projects, died Monday. She was 105.

Brooke Astor gave millions to what she called the city's ``crown jewels'' - among them the New York Public Library, Carnegie Hall, the Museum of Natural History, Central Park, the Bronx Zoo and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, where the flags were lowered to half-staff after her death.

Papers filed in July 2006 alleged her final years were marred by neglect, and in a settlement three months later her son, Anthony Marshall, was replaced as her legal guardian with Annette de la Renta, wife of the fashion designer Oscar de la Renta.

'I have lost my beloved mother, and New York and the world have lost a great lady,'' Marshall said. ``She was one ofy. Her tombstone will be inscribed with the words she specifically asked for: 'I had a wonderful life.' I am thankful that she did. I will miss her deeply and always.'"

Associated Press writer Adam Goldman contributed to this report.

My heart goes out to the family of Brooke Astor. I'm sure New Yorkers are grateful for all she has done for the wonderful city.

sources: http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0

Poiret, King of Fashion

Having been fortunate enough to grow up in Brooklyn, a mere train ride away from the city, I have never gone to the museum out of will (the only time I ever went was because of some middle school class trip). So, realizing that the Poiret exhibit was ending in 2 days at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, I decided to go see what thee hype was all about. I mean, I knew who Poiret was, kinda. I just remember reading about him in a biography of Chanel. I only remember that he was the one to free women from wearing corsets but it was Chanel who became famous for the Jersey dress.

Anyways...all I can say was that I was AMAZED! The clothes, the accessories...I was astounded. I learned so much..too bad we aren't allowed to take pictures (it was a special exhibit). Though somehow I did manage to get these...:-)

First Picture: Fans made by Poiret

Second Picture: Flapper dress

Third Dress: Beautiful Red Dress

Fourth Picture: Hats designed by the genius

There were more pictures that I wished I could obtain but, yea, no pictures allowed. I loved the fact that he designed his clothes to fit his wife, Denise (lucky lady).

Anyway...I just thought I might share...tootlezz

I had to have it

Ok...as we already know, boredom and credit cards does not make a good combination. So I found myself in the fragrance department in Macy's when the lady (smart as she is) asked me if I needed help. Not knowing what to say my mind went back to the last commercial I saw on tv before I left the house...we've all seen it. It's the beautiful Miss Sex and the City herself, Sarah Jessica Parker promoting her new fragrance. The commercial was shot at the Place Vendome in Paris. Parker, clad in a Christian Lacroix gown, smashes a shop window with her stiletto to get at her fragrance. Crime doesn’t pay though: she’s quickly arrested and thrown into jail, sans the scent.

Anyways, Macy's lady is staring at me so I asked if they had Covet. And sure enough, they did...and only had six small bottles left. I took one whiff and was hooked..it's not something flowery but you could wear it in the day or night. I tried to buy time and walk around Macy's some more but everytime I lifted my arm I smelled It.

I was about to successfully walk out but again that damn commercial "I have to have it" and sure enough..I had to have it. I walked back, credit card in hand, and bought a tiny bottle for $52, along with a free gift (though not from the Covet collection) and a few samples I walked out all smiles.

What can I say?

I had to have it ;-)

SOURCES: http://harpersbazaar.com.au, www.lordandtaylor.com