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After checking out Club Monaco’s Fall 2009 lookbook, it seems that most of the pieces in the new collection are pretty much more of the same. A bit disappointing, but as always love their dresses! Simple, classic, and…boring? Can’t decide.
More photos after the jump.
It seems that fur is going to be everywhere this fall! I wouldn’t buy the real thing, but would definitely consider faux. Already bought a faux fur knitted vest from H&M, and still thinking about a jacket (there are a few cute ones at Zara).
Not surprisingly, fur is also in Isabel Marant’s Fall 2009 ads featuring Milla Jovovich. Milla seems to be doing well, starring in the Perfect Getaway, newly married, and now in Marant’s campaign. Busy girl!
Anyway, back to fur…love the jacket below. Just hope it isn’t real!
Photo Credits: Fashion Spot
It’s news like these that make me wish that I was still living in the States! Or at least that we had Topshop in Toronto, or at the very least, that they shipped here. It really bugs me, that so many stores don’t ship to Canada (and when they do, it costs an arm and a leg…I am looking at you Urban Outfitters!)…
But since nothing can be done to fix that…at least not in the near future, and since I am not foreseeing an NYC trip any time soon…these pics will have to do.
Topshop has released a new batch of pictures for Kate Moss’ Fall 2009 collection and it is looking fantastic! I want almost everything! The shoot was really well styled, the clothes are beautiful, and Moss…well, she’s still got it! Do you love it or do you love it?
Topshop people, if you can hear me…open a store in Toronto! ASAP!
More Kate Moss for Topshop pics after the jump!
Haven’t been to H&M for a week, but am told that the Fall 2009 magazine is now out in stores! Here’s a little preview of what’s in its pages, featuring a “Back in Black” spread with Angela Lindvall wearing moody, kickass clothes! Those ripped jeans, spike cuffs and the striped sweater…gotta have them!
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Recently, I got a faux fur vest from H&M, thinking that I’d pair it with some shredded skinny jeans, and my brown suede fringe boots. Boho love inspired! A/W 2009 Marianne collection for Topshop is all that, and much more! Love the colors, the sequins, the faux furs, and over the knee boots! Oh so wish that we had a store in Toronto, but alas, would have to order online…or search for an equivalent look at Zara or H&M. Don’t you just love the wild child Marianne Faithfull’s 60s style?! I certainly do!
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Zara will always have a special place in my heart. Not only because I once worked there, but also because there’s no other company out there that imitates the latest and the baddest trends the way Zara does. The company always seems to be having legal woes due to blatant copying of some designers’ work (Zara’s “Balmain” shoes are one recent example), but season after season they keep on going on.
I know that it is not nice, and even legally questionable, since Zara’s “designers” essentially steal others’ creative ideas…But in terms of making fashion available to everyone, not just the privileged few, Zara must be thanked! Take those “Balmain” shoes, for example. I mean, really…who (other than Beyonce and JLo) in their right mind would spend nearly $3000 on a pair of super trendy shoes?! Not anyone I know! But coughing up $200 for a pair of Zara knockoffs is definitely more palatable, especially if it lets the wearer enjoy practically the same look for less. Creative plagiarism of course, will always be a crucial topic for those in the fashion industry, but for everyday people like you and me – trends will come and go, but Zara has been and (hopefully) will always be a place to turn to, to get a quick fix of the latest, perhaps not the most lasting, fashions.
With that, here’s Zara’s Fall/Winter 2009 Trend Photos. Love, love, love everything! If you haven’t been to a store in a while (it’s so messy there during their semi-annual sale), I urge you to pay them a little visit soon! Awesome dresses, boots, skinny pants, jackets…Pick up a few trendy items (aren’t those thigh-high boots fab?), and some classics (trench coat, anyone?) too! The new collection will make you wish it was fall already!
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Oh my! I am not supposed to be coveting awesome fall pieces just yet! Instead, I should be enjoying summer styles, lack of jackets, lack of layers, etc…But how can I not think about Fall when lookbooks such as Rad by Rad Hourani come out!
Don’t you just love the draping and the slashing? Very tough-grungy-top model chic! The collection for Hourani’s secondary line is cheaper and ranges from $100 to $400. Added bonus is that all pieces are unisex, so if you want to share jeans/jacket/whatever with your boyfriend/husband/best male friend, you can! Obviously only if they are the same size as you! Collection will be available sometime in November here and here. Do you love it or do you love it?
Photo Credits: www.pipeline.refinery29.com
What do you think about the newly released DKNY Jeans Fall 2009 ads? They were shot by Scott Schuman (The Sartorialist) in his signature street photography style. The Femme Fall line was designed by Hilary Duff. Why? Because every singer is a designer, and every actress is a designer too. It’s that easy, didn’t you know?
I don’t particularly like Hilary’s style, but the campaign does not leave me cringing (except for white pumps with leggings…eek). Maybe it’s the photographs, or the styling by Tabitha Simmons, or maybe it just isn’t bad. Kinda makes me crave Fall clothing now…and the summer hasn’t even started yet! How messed up is that?
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I think these Eva Mendes Calvin Klein Fall 2009 ads are way hotter than that Becks mess for Armani. Steamy, sexy, scorching hot! Steven Klein is the man once again!
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What do you think about the newly released Rock & Republic Fall 2009 Plain Wrap collection? Everything in this new line is emblazoned with the name of the item in caps, hence T-SHIRT on a plain tee, JACKET on a jacket, etc. The idea here is “basic items with staying power”, according to the founder and creative director Michael Ball. But how much staying power really does a pair of pants with the word PANTS on it has? And even though this collection is definitely not as pricey as the original Rock & Republic brand, I’d rather spend my money on a nice pair of jeans that I’ll wear for a while, than on a novelty item that is supposed to be a “fashionable basic”. But maybe that’s just me. Plain Wrap will be available at Saks and Bloomies come this Fall.
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