February, 2009

What are YOUR favorite denim brands?

02.25.2009 Posted in Poll/Quiz by Lorna, Editor

So lovely blog readers, it’s time for a poll! What is your favorite denim brand? As in, if you could only take one pair to a desert island with you, which brand would they be? Tell us what denim brand make you swoon the most and why.

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Charles Anastase Fall 2009 RTW

02.25.2009 Posted in Fashion Week, new brands by minnyb

charles anastase fall 2009 rtw1 Charles Anastase Fall 2009 RTW

“Over-dyed purple denims”

“Defiled refinery”

“The Ghost of Grunge”

“The spirit of Kurt Cobain”

Enter the world of Charles Anastase Fall 2009 RTW!

It was all very serious…the build up was intense; can’t you tell from the collection notes alone? PR teams deemed Anastase’s latest and greatest as something of a psychological look into the current political occasion…Anastase himself commented that his collection, including a debut of menswear, was to express, “his positive feelings about America’s new president.”

However, after a slew of mixed reviews, it is clear that Anastase did not exactly make his mark as intended. WWD termed the oddly tiered tutus as “sweet”. Hillary Alexander begged for a dumbing down next season, calling out the chaos of his charade as “drowned in the wordy, surreal, psycho-babble”. Sorry President Obama! Apparently Mr. Anastase was very dismayed that anyone read his work as “sweet-psycho-babble”…

To me, some of the skirts did pop. I liked them. A denim ruffled skirt a la this vintage Fendi suede piece that has been hanging in my closet for years certainly caught my eye. And, since I already believe in Anastase, I was partial to his palette as well. I actually loved the purple against the poppy bright.

I know that Anastase was reaching here (actually I would call it overreaching), yet I did not necessarily mind the quixotic effort. After all, I always appreciate a parade (note: not a charade) that makes me think, don’t you?

Here are some of the denim selections from Charles Anastase’s runway. However, the entire collection is much, much more than denim, and I encourage you view it in its entirety here, courtesy of the folks over at style.com.

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Celebs in Denim: Taylor Momsen in Heavily Cut & Distressed Denim

02.25.2009 Posted in I.D. these! by Jessie

picture 34 Celebs in Denim: Taylor Momsen in Heavily Cut & Distressed Denim

Little Taylor Momsen has me awe-struck. It’s totally pointless for her jeans to have this many rips or cuts or to look like one has been mauled by a tiger. Yet… I can’t help but love these shredded jeans! Does anyone recognize the brand? This one has us a bit stumped!

images via JustJared

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Celebs in Denim: Whose backside in J Brand?

02.25.2009 Posted in Celebrity Pictures in Designer Jeans by Jessie

Whose wearing these J Brand Bootcut jeans? Click to find out!

Celebs in Denim: Audrina Patridge in Divine Rights of Denim

02.25.2009 Posted in Celebrity Pictures in Designer Jeans by Jessie

picture 143 Celebs in Denim: Audrina Patridge in Divine Rights of Denim

Poor Audrina Patridge‘s house got robbed recently. I really hope they find the criminals. On to the subject at hand, here is Audrina looking mega hot in these slick Divine Rights of Denim jeans. That wash and distressing is gorgeous! It must be a new wash for this season. For the price – most pairs are only $68 – I will totally buy these once they are available online.

images via justjared.com

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Brand: Divine Rights of Denim

Twenty8Twelve by Sienna & Savannah Miller-Fall 2009 RTW Debut

02.24.2009 Posted in Fashion Week by minnyb

Taryn Davidson walks the runway at Twenty8Twelve

So let’s talk about Twenty8Twelve, shall we? Were you happy enough to just finally have a runway collection out of the Miller girls after 5 long years? Or, did you indeed adore what they did? I know I did. There were sentiments, however, hailing from pretty much every camp possible as Savannah and Sienna marched the most notable fresh faces in the industry down the tent floor last week: Jordan Dunn, Karlie Kloss, Constance Jablonski and Ali Stephens…all “oozing with hip”. Some felt that it lacked any individuality…just another line of lovely off the rack rags…yet, others saw it as original and enigmatic.

Twenty8Twelve, which I place in that big ol’ box of fav femme duos (ahem, yes, you know it–Marchesa’s Georgina Chapman & Keren Craig, oh, and have I ever mentioned Vena Cava here before…no…really?), is backed by Pepe Jeans manufacturer and retails in two stand alone stores in London, as well as TopShop of course. The collections are most recognizable for there striking balance of bohemian wearability, cool luxury, and an ever present dip of rock and roll too. Savannah called her 2009 showing, ” Pirates of the road meet Grace Jones,” and Sienna agreed that, “It started off as a grunge collection in one direction, then as a glam collection in the other, and then it all met somewhere in the middle.”

If I had to sum up the collection in just one word, I would call it satisfying. Oh so satisfying. I’m not going to sit here and do something crazy like lump it with Lanvin or enlist it to Alexander (Wang that is), but I will tell you ladies, that, there is nothing here that you can not use. And, there is nothing that you can not find here either. Skinny Jean? Check. Hot Pant? Check. Bootie? Check. Jumper? Check. LBD? T-Shirt? Basic blouse, scarf, trench? Check. Check. AND check! And the list goes on…!

As I have previously commented in other discussions, and on other designers, oh, how I do love a collection that makes me *think*!

However, a girl can not deny that she also just flips for a collection that (and at a pretty good price point too) makes her shop.

Enjoy Twenty8Twelve by S. Miller. I’m looking forward to more now that it an official member of the runway tribe in London!