Fashion for everyone

last week i hinted about a special project i was working on, and i'm so excited to finally be able to share it with you all! i designed a capsule collection of glamourwraps, fashioned from reclaimed antique kimonos (they're coming later this week to shrimpton couture) and styled this story to feature a few of my favorites:


~ self-designed galmourwrap + rings ~


~ self-designed galmourwrap + rings, american apparel lace bodysuit, vintage dress ~


~ self-designed galmourwrap + rings, american apparel tank, vintage suede obi ~


~ self-designed galmourwrap + rings, american apparel lace bodysuit, vintage dress ~


~ self-designed galmourwrap + rings, american apparel tank, topshop shorts + boots, vintage suede obi, ~


~ self-designed galmourwrap + rings, american apparel lace bodysuit, genetic lace 'shane' jeans, coach 'aubrie' boots ~

i'm so excited about all of these pieces. each is one-of-a-kind and can be worn in dozens of different ways! to celebrate, i'll be sipping champers with cherie, the bewitching chick in charge of shrimpton couture, tonight at the W hotel in NYC. why don't you stop by and say hi?



this informal meet-up is open to everyone, so please pop in if you're around!
***update: we'll be hanging out from 5-7! see you then

for the last few days, this blogger has had the 80s on her mind, but consider that a short-lived trend. in case you couldn't guess from my most recent haircut (have you called lenny yet?), i'm actually having a much more serious 90s moment.

though the style itself was originally perfected in the 1960s, by vidal sasoon on mary quant...

...it had its zenith on linda evangelista in the 1990s:

also big in the 90's:

heavy-duty choker-style necklaces, pouf skirts, fluo floral prints, halter-tops and bare shoulders.

though i can hardly believe it, i'm working each and every one of these trends today (fashion victim much?):

how do i even begin to explain myself?!?

start at the top, i suppose.

seasoned readers may remember this shirt, which i knew was due for a makeover exactly 3 seconds after being introduced to the idea of the bolder, colder shoulder by peeps.org (via stylebubble):

to get the look, i cut a large circle off each shoulder, roughly the size of a cantaloupe, then turned and sewed the edges under. that my top is a lightweight silk helps the new vents drape softly; that it's printed in a gaudy floral means it's ludicrous enough for the whole 'missing shoulders' thing to be believable. so far so good.

now between us, never since the 90s did i think i would again entertain the idea of close-cropped neckwear, but the louis vuitton fall 2009 accessories really helped change my mind:

when i saw that show, i knew a tide had turned. soon after, i set to work creating my own interpretation. the first version, my beloved caramel coated carcanet, is currently en route to a new home, but its slightly smaller sister, the coal coated collar, just arrived in the glamporium:

for better or worse, the last century left such distinct, delightful decades to pull stylistic inspiration from (flappers, mods, grunge, oh my!). what do you think our current moment will be remembered for?