Thursday, April 21, 2011

June Ambrose Launches Turban Line

On any given day in New York, veteran celebrity stylist June Ambrose, can be seen around the city clothed in the latest of fashions, the highest of shoes, and the most clever of head wraps. A true visionary, June as of late, took it a step further with the launch of her very own line of chic turbans leaving the media world, not only buzzing but inspired.

Ranging from $125 to $150, the turbans come in an array of rich jewel tones such as gold, fuchsia and teal and fun graphic prints like leopard, cheetah and the ever so popular tribal inspired patterns.

Not sure how exactly to twist and turn the fabric in to a gravity defying work of art, check out the below tutorial;

To purchase your very own check out, June's online boutique at www.juneambrose.bigcartel.com

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Alexander the Great via Vogue

As “Savage Beauty,” a retrospective of Alexander McQueen’s astonishing and provocative work, opens at the Costume Institute, creative director Sarah Burton shares with Sarah Mower her memories of working at the late designer’s side.

WIDOWS OF CULLODEN,
FALL 2006

“The collection was about the 1745 massacre of the Scottish Jacobites by the English, which Lee felt so passionately about because of his Scottish family heritage, which his mother had researched. The women were the widows of the slaughtered army. This dress was actually based on my wedding dress—I got married two years earlier. We had to figure out how to make lace work in the round with those ruffles because Lee hated gathering. So we cut out all of the flowers from the lace and reappliquéd it on tulle to make our own fabric. This is the collection most people remember as the one with Kate Moss in a hologram. Oh, my God, it was so beautiful. He loved that show.”

VOSS,
SPRING 2001

“So much of this show was about the collective madness of the world. It was presented in a two-way mirrored glass box in London, and the girls had bandaged heads, acting like inmates of a mental asylum. Lee wanted the top of this dress to be made from surgical slides used for hospital specimens, which we found in a medical-supply shop on Wigmore Street. Then we hand-painted them red, drilled holes in each one, and sewed them on so they looked like paillettes. We hand-painted white ostrich feathers and dip-dyed each one to layer in the skirt.”

On model Stella Tennant: red-and-black ostrich-feather dress.

NUMBER 13, SPRING 1999

“This was from the amazing show in London where Shalom Harlow stood on a turntable and was spray-painted by robots. This particular look was made from wood to form the shape of a fan: It was all about the craftsmanship. The wooden wings were in this show, too, and the prosthetic legs he had carved for Aimee Mullins, who walked in the show. That was so moving. There were so many ideas in there. Each of his shows was like ten of anyone else’s.”

On model Karlie Kloss: leather halter top and wood fan skirt.

SARABANDE, SPRING 2007

“The collection was based on Handel’s ‘Sarabande’ in the film Barry Lyndon. It was held in the round at the Cirque d’Hiver Bouglione in Paris, with classical musicians playing onstage under a giant chandelier. This dress had fresh flowers on it. We put them on just before she went out, and they started to fall off one by one as she walked. I remember people saying Lee timed it. We had a laugh about that. It was an accident!”

On model Caroline Trentini: silk dress embroidered with silk and fresh roses, hydrangeas, and peonies.

IT’S ONLY A GAME,
SPRING 2005

“All the girls were dressed as chess pieces, and the show was choreographed as a chess game. It was about the chessboard of fashion. Lee did have foresight and a sense of humor! This is one of the two horse pieces. He made it by commissioning Steve Powell, a hospital prosthetics expert, to make the body. And the horsetails were from the same suppliers who make the plumes for the queen’s Royal Horse Guards.”

On model Raquel Zimmermann: molded leather dress with horsehair skirt.

VOSS,
SPRING 2001

“This is a straitjacket, a kimono with the sleeves strapped around the back, embroidered with raised birds and flowers, and the flowers on the hat were real. I saved all the showpieces from every collection because I’m an obsessive, obsessive hoarder. Sometimes Lee would look at them again, just to remember what he’d done with something. It was his dictionary he was building, really.”

On model Coco Rocha: silk-embroidered wool jacket and cigarette pants.

Images and commentary via Vogue.com

Monday, April 18, 2011

Cakes by Brown Suga

So many special occasions, so little time, this month headway what seems like a domino effect of girlfriends birthdays, baby showers and wedding season! Besides finding the perfect outfit, to wear to this event whether it be, a major soiree or an intimate affair, more importantly what do you get the girl who has it all? How about a cake custom designed into something beyond her imagination, and surpassing her wildest dreams? Maybe its her favorite car, her favorite pair of shoes, or my personal favorite, the ultimate handbag cake, made with the richest of ingredients, crafted after luxury and designed for those special few who allow themselves to think outside of the box, the cake box that is!
Sculpted 3-D cake connoisseur Rochelle over at Cakes by Brown Suga, gives us a peak into her whimsical handcrafted world of artsy designs that are as life like, as they are glamorous!

Images and contact courtesy of http://cakesbybrownsuga.com/

Rachel Roy Jewelry Collection~ What I Need NOW!

Rachel Roy has become one of my favorite go to American designers. Her designs are easy to wear, well draped, well made and smart. As we all know, Rachel Roy launched her diffusion line, RACHEL Rachel Roy, which is sold exclusively at Macy’s in 2009 and of course has been a major hit. Along with clothing, accessories were also made available and the jewelry line melts my heart. Have a look below, at my favorite promo shot, of her jewelry line, and by now you can guess why. It exudes, punk with hints of golden chained metal glamour, the Punk and Privilege lifestyle in a very sexy nutshell.

Here is my most favorite piece as of late, the "Cold As Ice" Necklace which features a gold crescent link and gold chain wrapped Lucite necklace with abalone detail. Along with matching bracelet, worn separately, Im sure your thinking, but no, not me. At these amazing affordable prices, Layer it on pile it high and rock completely out.

RACHEL Rachel Roy
Measures 16.5"
Snap Closure
Imported
Cold As Ice Necklace

Grace Coddington's 70th Birthday Bash!

How do you fit a lifetime's worth of style and grace into a mere 70 years?

By having the best of food, the best of drinks the best of fun, the best of fashion and most of all, the best of friends all in one place to celebrate 70 years of high style excellence.

Grace & Andre Leon Talley, Pat McGrath, Karen Elson, Anna Wintour, Edward Enninful, & Naomi Campbell, Marc Jacobs & Grace Oscar De La Renta Anna Wintour, Seth Meyers, Calvin Klein & Annie Leibovitz, Karlie Kloss & Grace, Marc Jacobs, Naomi Campbell & Stefano Pilati

GRACE

Thursday, April 14, 2011

I Heart Sample Sales Fenton/Fallon via Racked

What a fantastic month in jewelry sample sales this has been! Next up we have the Fenton/Fallon Sample Sale taking place for just two days and absolutely worth using that old doctors appointment note for some extra lunch break play time. Here's a sneak peak via Racked

Thursday and Friday April 14 and 15
10am-7pm
347 West 36th Street Suite 1204, Between 8th and 9th Aves.

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Château Margaux

Practicing with my dear friends Rebel T2 camera, we were able to capture lovely shots of my Margaux earrings. I should tell you that we've been on a complete mission to perfect macro shots, and with a flip of the flash and with the help of natural sun light we've captured, beauty.

Happy Hump Day!