Coutorture

Shopping: Surf Style from Proenza Schouler, Lisa Marie Fernandez, and Alexander Wang

coutorture — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 05:35:32 -0800

Clcokwise from left: Lisa Marie Fernandez two-piece $355 Kirna Zabete, Proenza Schouler wave print short board $2,995 Kirna Zabete, Lisa Marie Fernandez Genevieve two-piece $295 Kirna Zabete, Proenza Schouler wave print tee shirt $350 Kirna Zabete, Alexander Wang sweatshorts $225 Kirna Zabete, KBL silver city classic aviators $135 Kirna Zabete, Toms Gabe Lacktman neon aqua fade classicsd $68 Toms.

New York fashion mecca Kirna Zabete has teamed up with Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez of Proenza Schouler to design a truly couture, limited edition surf board. Each one-of-a-kind board is made to order by Virginia Beach-based Ken Trinder of Shire Boarding Company using top of the line materials, and the spring 2010 Proenza wave print comes straight off the runway. Thankfully, Lisa Marie Herdandez makes the perfect neoprene bikinis to match.

Shopping: Thakoon Addition Spring 2010

coutorture — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:51:00 -0800

Clockwise from left all Thakoon Addition: Smocked short sleeve dress $790 Kirna Zabete, Gathred waist dress $895 La Garçonne, Ruffle hip tank dress $890 La Garçonne, Smocked short sleeve dress $790 La Garçonne, Slashed lace tank dress $595 Kirna Zabete, Smocked top $295 La Garçonne, Smocked tank dress $990 Kirna Zabete, Bloomer jumper $750 La Garçonne.

The spring 2010 lineup for Thakoon Addition-Thakoon Panichgul’s less expensive ready-to-wear offering-has just hit stores like Kirna Zabete and La Garçonne along with the resort deliveries. Fashion editors and PYTs are scooping up pieces from this little-sister-to-Thakoon collection with gathered detailing and asymmetrical ruffles, especially those dresses in washed floral prints. Although still not a bargain, the collection retails for around 20% lower than Panichgul's original line.

Fashion in 50 Seconds 9/23 with The Met, Louis Vuitton, and Kirna Zabete

coutorture — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 06:16:57 -0700

Last night was opening night for the Metropolitan Opera in New York City and star Renée Fleming wore Christian Lacroix, Karl Lagerfeld, and John Galliano. The She even has a fragrance, handed out to concert goers, called La Voce by Renée Fleming which benefits the Met. Populism and opera may be a concept we can get behind.

Alice Temperely has given birth to a son Fox London Temperley von Bennigsen Mackiewicz just five days after her Spring 2009 show. Fox, the first child for Temperley and her husband Lars von Bennigsen, was born in London at 9am on Saturday, September 20.

Louis Vuitton seems to have quite the sense of humour with their "core values" campaign. First it was former Mikhail Gorbachev Russian president now its men who pretend to spy on the Russians. Sean Connery may have just sat for Annie Leibovitz. We suppose Ian Fleming's version of James Bond would be very into nice luggage as an idea. In other strange combinations news Sonic Youth's bassist Kim Gordon is making a line for hip moms. May be kindly suggest they check out Kirna Zabete newly launched ecommerce site? They are the only store to sell Lanvin online!

Coach Inc.’s president and executive creative director Reed Krakoff outearned his boss Lew Frankfort by a two to one margin. Let's here it for well paid creatives. Perry Ellis and C&C California are adding swimwear. Times are tough for weavers, textile manufacturers at Milano Unicaare concerned about the weak dollar.Gap has purchased Athlete for $150 million

Its beginning to look a lot like Christmas. A gloomy one.

Macy's is getting behind Rwanda's basket weavers with a partnership to help sell their products with a program called "Path to Peace Baskets". Paul Kagame, the first democratically elected president of Rwanada, in town for UN General Assembly Meetings attended a reception to celebrate the event on Monday.