Fashion for everyone

popped by the whitney contemporaries art party last night ~ for a high glam pressure pulse of art + fashion...

...i indulged in a bit of biddery...

...practiced my prance, panache and posery....

...hobsnobbed with a host of haute hotties...

as my obsessive compulsion to enhance tired jackets and coats has been fairly well-documented, you can believe i'm always on the lookout for new spruce routes...

thanks to marc jacobs' fall 2009 cape (below), i'm imagining something involving plus-size studs, lacquered with pastel nail polish:

i'm also loving the new fall ornaments at mathew williamson (left) and carolina herrera (right), and feel certain i can find similar antique appliques to repurpose:

no matter your crafting dexterity, there's a DIY here for you. why not simply wear a brooch on an unexpected location, like your hip pocket, or replace your buttons with extra-large beads ~ like this lovely riding coat from lanvin fall 2006 (below)?

although the groundhog predicted 6 more weeks of winter, a tease of spring just blew through new york, the faint hint that it won't always be so cold.

the slightest suggestion of sunshiney days is all it takes

to find me dallying with thoughts of spring styling!

i'm looking forward to taking a cue from marc jacobs' spring 2009 runway, where he blended yves saint laurent and classic americana - and emboldened us all to attempt florid gingham patterns cinched with plaid obi belts.

this is layering at its most fun.

it's lovely to have maximalism back in such an optimistic

way. there's a freshness to the this spring's look that recalls

one of my idols, the astonishingly stylish loulou de la falaise:

she was a friend and muse to saint laurent, and it's

hard to miss her energy in jacobs' spring clothes.

i love when stylish people have equally stylish homes - it communicates a personal commitment to beauty that i've always admired. loulou's "colorful and generous" apartment (far top left, bottom right) clearly reflects the style and soul of its

chic gypsy keeper.