Coutorture

Meanwhile In Current Season: Stella McCartney And A Topshop Lookalike

coutorture — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 13:12:22 -0700

From Left: Stella Mccartney Spring 2009 runway, Silk Blend Bandage Dress $1,295 @ Net-a-Porter, Oversized Slouch Tee $36 @ Topshop, Panelled Bodycon Mid Skirt $55 @ Topshop

Seems Topshop has jumped on the paneled body con bandwagon with a series of skirts that remind us of the Stella McCartney Spring 2009 rendering. Surely there's a quality difference here but we're happy that chicsters shopping at both price points can enjoy the look. On another note, seeing the color discrepancy between runway and Net-a-Porter reminds us--no matter how much we love e-commerce--that color can't be trusted.

Meanwhile In Current Season: Five Net-a-Porter Items That Sold Out Immediately

coutorture — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 09:17:42 -0700

Clockwise From left: Balmain top $2,320, Erickson Beamon Glenda necklace $865, Chloe Paraty bag $1,870, Stella McCartney silk jacket $2,055, Halston strapless jumpsuit $2,595, Bottega Veneta crocodile bag $19,500.

The DOW was up yesterday and perhaps that set shoppers a-flight--we couldn't believe how many items sold-out on Net-a-Porter soon after they hit the New Items page. From that eponymous Balmain shoulder to McCartney's take on the nude trend, these items are all right on the money for Spring 2009. Speaking of money, that Bottega Veneta bag retails for almost twenty thousand dollars, reminding us that fashion really knows no bounds.

Meanwhile In Current Season: Chunky Platform Sandals In Every Color

coutorture — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 11:55:31 -0700

Clockwise from left: Miu Miu Scratched patent wedge sandals $695 @ Net-A-Porter, Pedro Garcia orange satin 'Tanis' platform sandals $195 @ Bluefly, Kork Ease Myrna $129 @ Zappos, See By Chloe Chunky Platform Sandals $375 @ Net-a-Porter, Opening Ceremony Suede and leather wedge sandals $270 @ farfetch.com, 3 Strap Platform Sandals $98 @ The Gap,

Nine out of ten men will agree that a chunky platform sandal is not their favorite fashion statement. In fact we would venture to say that, as a rule, fashion items that elicit the description "chunky" will not fare well with most people. Does that stop women from from spending up to seven hundred dollars on them? Nope. And why is that? We can't say for sure but perhaps it has something to do with the six-inch versions that preceded them. This spring, it looks like comfort is key.