Blog, August 2012 
We’ve come to expect only the best when it comes to Russian designer Vika Gazinskaya pulling off retro, twisted 1950s futuristic ladylike dressing to sublime perfection. Think a more subversive 2012 Betty Draper. Midi skirts, architecturally cut frocks, playful prints, exaggerated shapes, Nike baseball caps and vibrant head-scarves all share equal real-estate in this street-style star’s closet.
Blog, August 2012 
Vancouver-based photographer Hana Pesut’s dual portrait series, Switcheroo, takes a gender-bending look at street-style fashion by having couples exchange complete looks – all the way down to the shoes and even hairstyles. Her captivating before and after photos challenge the concept of dressing according to gender and they also flirt with the notion of how clothes shape our identity.
Blog, August 2012 
This weekend I paid a visit to Yoox.com, the fabulous luxury online discount outlet, and was pleasantly surprised to find an army – more than a hundred pages to be exact – of fancy designer shoes on sale. Yoox.com’s endless collection boast marked-down styles from Givenchy, Dries Van Noten, Maison Martin Margiela, Alexander Wang and Missoni.
Blog, August 2012 
Whether it’s a period piece with highly elaborate costumes that are hard to ignore or a contemporary tale in which the wardrobe is so familiar it can go unobserved, clothes in films help us flesh out and decode a character even before we know the what, when and where and hows to the narrative. For those of us who are both cinephiles and style junkies, on-screen style has the capacity to inspire fashion trends or reignite old ones.
Blog, August 2012 
It never fails; every summer by the time August comes around I’m pretty much over my hot weather wardrobe. Tank tops, shorts and summer dresses, not to mention the sweltering heat, have lost their appeal, and my mind is completely fixated on jackets, sweaters and pants. As I wait impatiently for the weather to cool down, I’ve collected a few images that are currently getting me excited about the transition from summer to fall.
Blog, August 2012 
Lia Cinquegrano launched her distinctively printed line of handbags,Thomas IV, to rave reviews back in Spring of 2011. The line’s eye-catching textural mash-up and functional styles were a much needed respite from the sea of tough girl accessories dripping in studs on the market then. Cool girl boutiques Barney’s Co-op, Jumelle, Bird and Steven Alan all placed orders and Cinquegrano’s bags were flying off the shelves.
Blog, August 2012 
Last winter was all about fisherman cable knit sweaters. This up-coming season the modest sweatshirt will have its turn in the spotlight as the new throw-on-with-everything top. Although the grey sweatshirt may not be a completely foreign idea in our closets, it has been the perfect piece to temper an otherwise dressy ensemble for some time now; the sporty silhouette is being re-imagined in a slew of experimental prints, colors and textures by designers like Balenciaga and Alexander Wang.
Blog, August 2012 
I’ve always loved an intense blue, but in 2009 during a trip to Marrakech for the first time with my husband, who had lived in Morocco years ago, I discovered the shade of blue that I had no clue I was searching for but am so happy I found. This beautiful blue is paired with bright yellows and greens in the local architecture of the city.
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