Coutorture

Fashion In 50 Seconds 12/23/08

coutorture — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 06:39:10 -0800

Hiring someone to give you a closet makeover is the new personal shopper--that is, if you need someone to explain to you how to layer.

Refinery 29 wraps up 50 brands, people, and mags that kicked the bucket in 2008. However helpful, be warned of nostalgia pangs and watering eyes.

In other news...

Macys in Herald Square is a mosh pit of moms.

Rogan makes a quirky holiday video.

La Perla ready to wear is moving to Milan. To see the La Perla Spring 2009 collection click here.

Milan Fashion Week Spring 2009 Bag Trend Round Up

coutorture — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 06:07:48 -0700

A stylish girl needs very few things in life, a little black dress, a nice pair of pumps and of course a high quality long lasting Italian handbag for toting around all of life's little necessities for those trips to the powder room. We have gathered together 50 bags of various shapes, sizes and materials from Versace Fendi, Pucci, Gucci, La Perla, Pringle of Scotland, Bottega Veneta, Prada, Etro, Moschino, Burberry and Frankie Morello to aid in that process. Enjoy!

Trend Report: Milan's Pool Party

coutorture — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 06:10:58 -0700

Is there a new David Hockney exhibit in Italy that we don't know about because it sure seems like a lot of designers had cool chlorinated pool water on their mind for Spring 2009. From Gucci, La Perla and Blumarine's deep tiled infinity edge pool blues to Moschino Cheap and Chic and Frankie Morello's Mexican resort aqua there was plenty of watery varieties. Even Burberry had a bit of the fake watering hole, we think it looks a bit like a gray Connecticut country estate pool that someone forgot to cover for October.

Milan Fashion Week: La Perla Spring 2009

coutorture — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 07:28:17 -0700

Milan Fashion Week La Perla Spring 2009 Runway and Backstage Photos by Vittorio Zunino Celotto