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eBay Booty and Pauline Boty
Gorgeous blogger and vintage-clothing purveyor Miss Peelpants (aka Liz) alerted me to an Ossie Clark dress on eBay (aka, as Liz Tweeted, “the Bay of E”) that had the same Celia Birtwell print as an Ossie I recently bought from Miss Peelpants herself. There was a different color scheme though, so if even if you…
Designer Eric Gaskins and His Blog
I was intrigued to read yesterday’s New York Times article about designer Eric Gaskins, whose business has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Another victim of the economy and, perhaps, by Gaskins’s own account, a lack of a publicity strategy. The article was just as much about Gaskins’s bitchtastic blog, The Emperor’s Old Clothes, as…
Overworked
You people! What do you want from me? A new blog post? Well, I’m working on a big post for next week; trying to finish up a guest post for Shrimpton Couture; worrying about the guest posts I promised Sandra and La Belette Rouge ages ago; testing out new functionality for the blog; and making…
Leader of the Pack, Part II
Seeing gorgeous blogger Delmy looking sharp in a white blazer reminded me of last month’s post on white suits by Red Carpet Fashion Awards. And that post, in turn, reminded me of the white suit I posted here in 2007. I got that suit in 2003 and it’s still going strong. For my first Leader…
The Subway Map Dress Does What Fashion Should Do*
As I was going through some of my design friend Christian Francis Roth’s old clips, I came across a 1991 New York Times column that included an item on Christian and other designers making costumes for Cirque du Soleil. But it was the story about graphic designer Massimo Vignelli‘s launch of a menswear line that…
Come Out to Pla-a-ay!
The movie The Warriors was a major inspiration for my designing friend Christian Francis Roth’s “Gangs of New York†Spring ’09 collection. In the movie, all the New York City gangs declare a truce and meet to discuss forming a super-gang to take over the city. When the gang leader who called the summit is…
A Note
While having Bellinis at a hotel bar in Paris, I pointed out that there were little notepads and pencils on all the tables. I wondered if they were for the kind of peeps who would be hashing out some kind of multi-billion-euro business deal over drinks. Those peeps always need a pad for writing lots…
I’ve Got Heart
Gorgeous ex-blogger ENC did a little Photoshop work on Tuesday’s sequined pants photo so you can see it without the ugly carpeting. Last night, I decided to go with a tough biker chick look for our eighth wedding anniversary dinner at Balthazar. Here I am in my leather vest, hanging around with some graffiti and…
Ashish at Browns and Other Sequined Stuff
I can’t believe I was just in London and didn’t go to Browns! WTF! Well, I had more important things to do most days. But I love looking at the Browns website and I definitely regret not squeezing in a visit in person. Right now I’m going crazy over a couple of pieces by Ashish,…