Ok, so I just want to add a few more studded sassy shoes into the mix. Urban Outfitters is tempting me in a major way, so lets begin with these:
Passed by Topshop's new location on Broadway tonight. Lots of security and fancy-looking door ladies. I pressed my grubby plebeian cheeks against the glass and spied trays of champagne being passed around, photogs lurking, and all sorts of delightful goods! For serious, I want in! Word on the street is that it for the lucky guests it was din din at Balthazar, cocktails at Topshop, then after-party at the Box. Guaranteed Kate-Moss-athon, filled with ankle boots, cheekbones and all manner of naughty behavior. Seriously though, where is my invite?!
Get out your bedazzlers and your stud guns, girls. Studs are back (I feel like everything is "back" right now, but anyway...). This goes quite nicely with this whole tough-girl thing I've been feeling lately. Or maybe its a My-So-Called-Life thing. Or maybe its living in lovely industrial Bushwick, but I'm feeling like I need a pair of these studded combat boots. These boots are just aggressive enough to join my shoe arsenal.
I'm SOOOO greedy for hats right now. I have always loved cocktail hats and headpieces and they seem to be everywhere right now! At a party back in December, I looked around the room and realized 2/3 of the women were wearing feather headpieces (including myself, of course). Brooklyn ladies know how to bring the plumage. Oh, and here is my new easter bonnet:
A friend of mine happens to be a very talented hat designer- Molly Yestadt of Yestadt Millinery. Intermix recently picked up one her hats! Check it out:
You know how women are constantly portrayed as designer-bag-hogging, lipstick-loving shoe whores in books with alliterative names involving hair color and department stores? I used to say, "Ha, I pity the fools. I am just fine with my 5,000 cheap leather H&M totes and Target shoes." I was not a "shoe person" or a "bag person". My closet was not lined with shoe boxes like I was the maniacal curator of a shoe museum. Bags inside dust-bags were not seeping out of my closet like uncontained consumer floodwaters.
Ok, that sounds really dramatic. What I mean to say is...I am now that cliche. How did it happen? Don't know, don't care. But I will tell you that I have 50 pairs of shoes (and counting.) Here is what I'm looking at (I need to blow off some shoe steam!).
Gladiators: I Know What You Did Last Summer
So, they're back. Love'em or hate'm, the strappy gladiator has returned for Spring/Summer '09. Personally, I like them (and own them, duh). My husband hates them with a passion, as (for some reason) many men do. But whatevs, I don't listen to clouds on a sunny day (thank you, Mr. Show)! Here are some that I would willingly squander my hard-earned cash for:
Dear Opening Ceremony...WHY DO YOU HAVE TO BE LIKE THIS?
They have a chunk-o '90s heel that I love, PLUS the strappy gladiator look PLUS the laceup...can I ask for MORE?
These Dolce Vita sass-quatches were a bestseller in the store where I work...I present to you the "Chastity"!
YEAH, THESE ARE EXTREME! Get over it. DV, what up.
Thats all for today, lovies. More greed tomorrow, hooray!
Today, my greed is boiling over for all this super bitchy, 90's looking spring stuff from the likes of Alexander Wang. Body con dresses with rips, ripped up tights and leather look leggings, cut off denim shorts, S&M-ish boots and leather bags. DROOL. To get started, I've been stomping around town in these puppies by Jeffrey Campbell:
I am about 6'2" in these. I went out on the town with a group of my tallest friends and we stomped through the streets of NYC like a bunch of liquored-up Amazons. I just feel that my footwear needs to be a little more aggressive. Pair these with a lady-like dress or leather leggings, destroyed denim shorts and a slouchy sweater, like this one by Alexander Wang, and call it a day.
This photo is from fashiontoast, which I am obsessed with. So here is one more pic of another Wang-inspired (ha...) outfit from her.
Le sigh...love it. That is all for now, my mind is literally reeling with all the goodies i am going to share with you fashion-hungry style mavens. Tune in again soon.
Let's just get it out in the open. I'm a little on the greedy side. I covet, I crave, and I yearn. I'm greedy for fashion and good design. I work in fashion (by way of retail) and spend all day, every day, surrounded by fashion, thinking about trends, and stalking it all for myself. I'm going to use this blog as an outlet to share what I'm looking at and WHAT I'M GREEDY FOR! So, lets get to it!
What I'm Looking at:
For some insane reason, all I could look at today was The Enemy...bathing suits. Every once in awhile I would look up from the computer screen and out into the 10 inches of snow covering Brooklyn and sigh. The cold weather is really wearing me down, people! But, don't worry, there is hope. As in, hopefully I will be sporting one of these cute little numbers in the coming months. I'm loving the retro, forties pin up style suits. More bum coverage, please! Better start workin' on my fitness...
