Street Chic

I recently thought about following the trend of recent magazines and take photos of stylish New Yorkers going about their daily life. However I'm actually an introvert extrovert so, while I'm outgoing, I can be very shy and I wasn't one hundred percent sold on the idea of going up to strangers, and asking to take their photo.

While having dinner with friends I thought, hey these are a pretty fashionable bunch! How lucky for me! So I got out my Blackberry Curve and put on my photographer hat. Excuse the quality of the photos, this was very spur of the moment. Never the less FAB! Check it out. >

Dice Suzuki is wearing jeans by Edwin. A two pocket oxford shirt purchased on the UK ASOS.com site topped with a Calvin Klein hat. My most favorite accessory Dice is wearing is the belt wallet combo. The vintage studded belt is by Beth Frank only 400 were manufactured and his "Riders Long Wallet" is handmade by Japanese company KC Leather and Craft on internet site Rakuten.co.jp

How hot!

Escada files for Bankruptcy

Restructuring plan rejected by bondholders Thursday, August 13, 2009(NEW YORK) Troubled fashion house Escada may be in its last days of existence. After months of searching for a financial solution, the company has filed for bankruptcy this morning, Bloomberg reports. A month ago, Escada chairman Bruno Saelzer said that the company only had enough liquidity to last through August, though a state-aided bailout plan was proposed. Escada asked investors to forego over half of their investments in a bond swap to exchange €200 million in seven-year bonds by the end of July, to earn support from its banks. At least 80% of bond holders had to agree to plan for it to be passed, and reportedly only received such backing from about half its investors. The thirty-three-year-old company, as of this afternoon, had a market value of only 20.7 million euros, having lost 72% of its share value in the last three days. It appears inevitable that the company will cease trading.

*credits EMILY GYBEN