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Coutorture Community Must Reads 4/14/09

coutorture — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 12:43:31 -0700

Breakfast At Saks interviewed the mastermind behind e-commerce site Rice And Beans Vintage.

Green Jeans gave a shout out to French style icon Francoise Hardy.

The Daily Obsession reviewed the book Confessions Of A Beauty Addict.

Lala NYC told readers about the five things she learned from the Cynthia Rowley Fall 2009 collection.

Coutorture Community Must Reads 02/20/09

coutorture — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 14:11:01 -0800

Beautynomics reviewed a new floral scent by Elizabeth Arden, called Pretty...

The Daily Obsession reported on last night's Ports 1961 runway show.

Fashion Binge patiently awaited the arrival of Pop Beauty Nail Glam nail polish.

Glowing Doll discovered the just-launched e-commerce site of brand Eley Kishimoto.

Coutorture Community Must Reads 01/08/09

coutorture — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 14:13:30 -0800

The Daily Obsession reports on last night's Louis Vuitton Stephen Sprouse launch and the outfit she wore for the occasion.

Perfume da Rosa Negra reviews the perfume Hypnose by Lancome. She describes everything, down to the bottle.

Glowing Doll learns more about jewelry designer Arielle De Pinto, whose crochet jewelry we've been hearing a lot about these days.

The Business Of Fashion tackles the fur debate with a video from Tim Gunn on behalf of PETA.

Coutorture Community Must Reads 12/02/08

coutorture — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:06:31 -0800

Sample sale, check, weird beauty product, check, designer interview, check, Raf Simons, check---we've got everything a chicster could need on a Tuesday afternoon.

Did someone say Brian Reyes? This is one sample sale we might actually get dressed and leave our apartment for. Fashion First Lunch Later gives up the details on a Brian Reyes sample sale which starts tomorrow.

Okay how do we put this...there is this ball, and it's never ending, and you roll it all over your body whilst in the shower, and...well, go see for yourself. Today, The Daily Obsession writes up "The White Ball".

Bob Bland, designer of Brooklyn Royalty and co-host of our onetime feature called Garmento, gabs with The Smashing Darling Blog about all things design. In the interview, Bland gives her two cents on the design process.

Style Flavors gave a shoutout to a Raf Simons shirt that has a scarf sewn into the collar. We can't help but wonder how such a thing would look on the dance floor...

Coutorture Community Must Reads 11/18/08

coutorture — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 14:12:15 -0800

From lip gloss to social commentary, our Network Partners have explored every topic in the blogosphere today--

A Mom In Red High Heels clued us into a sweet holiday promotion to help those in need. Write a letter to Santa and Macy's donates one dollar to the Make A Wish Foundation.

The Daily Obsession goes through a girl's gloss options and gives us the low down on a cosmetic brand with everything to offer. It's all about the pigment ratio, ladies.

A sweet little post that we can most definitely relate to...Little Molly Cake makes a fashion wish list and hopes for warmer weather.

Dreamecho writes a thoughtful meditation on the meaning of 'stiletto' and the Chanel gun-heeled shoes that make a good example for the discussion.

Obsessed With Treesje

coutorture — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 00:38:14 -0700

The Daily Obsession is obsessed with Treesje. With the proliferation of independent handbag lines it can be difficult to find lines products worth following but we trust the girls at the Daily Obsession implicitly to discover the good ones before anyone else. They are excited for the launch of the La Luna collection. The metallics are certainly compelling but regardless of the collection the detailing on their bags is impressive. Being stuck in JFK we can't be much more coherent than that but at 3:30am all we can think is PRETTY! Thus we give you pretty.

Treesje Asher - $585.00	Treesjes - Black Duchess Grand Bag - $695.00
Treesje - Black Leather Handbag - $595.00	Treesje Avery - $685.00
Treesje - Asher Grande Blue Leather Handbag - $695.00	Treesje DUCHESS GRANDE, BLACK/WHITE - $725.00
Treesje Metro Clutch - $320.00

Not Max'd Out Yet

coutorture — Tue, 27 May 2008 11:51:28 -0700

The maxi dress is the older sister of the bubble dress. Both dresses were flavors of the month last summer in what felt like an endless season of cheap and easy to wear fashion that didn't ask much of the wearer or her pocket book. And yet the maxi-dress always felt like she had a little more staying power than her kid sister.

The allure of the maxi-dress isn't as simple as the bubble dress. The cute and obscuring bubble dress was the sartorial equivalent of the one hit wonder. But the maxi dress hints at so many possibilities and we don't just mean what is under the folds of fabric. It suggests a certain kind of life with leisure time, extraneous bank accounts, and a lack of concern for dirtying the fringes with concrete sidewalks (or the boardwalk). The maxi dress is casual and yet with its length it goes formal in a wink, something the bubble dress never did manage.

And we clearly aren't the only ones wondering if the maxi dress deserves another summer in our closet. Community member Margarite Elaine has tips for wearing the dress (for short girls like two of our editors she recommends having them stop just above your ankle) in any situation or on any body. But the real proof? Six of the bloggers at our DVF X Bloggers fashion shoot chose to highlight a DVF Maxi Dress including The Daily Obession, SheFinds, See Pretty Things, Shopalicious, The ShoeBlog and Clothes Pin.

Maupiti Wrap Dress in Fiji Flower - $425.00	Extravaganza Dress in Guava & Canary - $950.00
Kamea Cover-Up in Large Waterfall Chocolate or Large Waterfall Lagoon - $485.00	Kiwana Long Dress in Color Block Emerald - $265.00
Jocelyn Dress in Graphic Palm Green or Square Dot Yellow - $398.00	Lipari Gown in Birds of Paradise - $425.00
Tuvallu Caftan in Waterfall Chocolate - $325.00	Edena Cover-Up in Spiked Flower Butter Rum or Spiked Flower Lagoon - $280.00