Spotted! Ashley Tisdale looking boho chic while strolling through Beverly Hills on February 1,2012 wearing the Itsy Bitsy Glitzy tank by Free People as she shopped at Planet Blue. The embellished top was wore with rugged denim shorts, studded boots and a slouchy beanie for that edgy fashionable look. Find similar looks at Planet Blue.
We all think of strappy sandals and wedged heels when it comes to Spring and Summer, but let’s not neglect a good functioning platform. The Lady Clou by Christian Louboutin is my pick for a steamy Summer date. Beige will go with any color or pattern you’re in the mood for and the spikes give it a little edge. This shoe is definitely for the gal who doesn’t mind adding some height to her look. This stylish shoe is girly and sassy in one, time to make some space in your closet for your SHOEicide!
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From red carpet dresses to your favorite summer T-shirt, and everything in between, we had a glimpse of it all within the walls of the West Hollywood showroom of People’s Revolution, located on Melrose Avenue, the sister office to their larger New York City headquarters. Style Seen Daily stopped by to get an up close and personal look at their designers, their offices and of course, they’re style.
Walking into the fashion filled room, there is an intensity you immediatley feel, although its also very relaxed and cool, it is somewhat intimidating, especially when you meet the once described “Snow White with Razors,” Partner Robyn Berkley, who you may be familiar with from the hit show on Bravo, “Kell on Earth,” which documents Robyn and Founder Kelly Cutrone throughout their world in the fast paced fashion and art scenes. Once we spoke with Robyn, who was in fact lovely and nothing like a razor ridden cartoon, we were invited to take a look at their clients hottest styles for 2010, including dresses, t-shirts and sexy stilettos.
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LeAnn Rimes attends the 2010 CMT Awards in Nashville, Tenn. wearing Mara Hoffman.
Designer Mara Hoffman from New York is inspired by her travels, nature and fantasy. Hoffman encompasses everything from party dresses, swimwear to cashmere coats. She launched her line in 2000 and her work is now a staple seen on the runways during New York fashion week. This line is loved by the Kardashian girls and LeAnn Rimes, offering attire great for the beach and red carpet events. The inspiration creates a look that uses colors such as fushia, turquoise and tones of green making each item pop. Items are made of silk and satin. This collection also offers swimsuits that will make you stand out at any beach. The suits are accented with neon colors which will look great over your summer tan. A perfect item to wear vacationing at the beach or even to slip over your favorite Mara Hoffman suit.
Source: The New York Times
It wasn’t until some elementary schools banned Silly Bandz, those colorful plastic bracelets that are the latest fad among the pencil-box set, that Ramona Sidlo, who is 30, wanted them for herself.
Silly Bandz have captured the attention of young children.
Silly Bandz have become part of the bangles worn by adults like Anna Sheffield, a jewelry designer.
“I thought, ‘This is nuts that a rubber band is causing so much hype,’ ” she said. “If kids are going crazy over these, I have to have them.”
For the uninitiated, Silly Bandz are rubber bands, often in neon colors, that are shaped like everyday objects: a guitar, a baseball bat, a princess. Unlike the beige round elastics stashed in your desk drawer, these are meant to be worn on the wrist, and they snap back into their original silicon-molded shape — a turtle, perhaps, or a dinosaur or tiara — when you take them off. Children like to collect them by the Ziploc bag, and some principals have banished them, saying they’re a distraction.
Ms. Sidlo, who lives in Brooklyn and runs a creative consulting company called threeNYC, now wears three on her left wrist — a palm tree, the number 3 and a monkey — along with a Rolex watch and several other bracelets, including one with a Tiffany silver heart charm, an evil eye, and one with purple beads.
“The Silly Bandz look great in there,” she said.
She is not the only adult piling them on. Mary-Kate Olsenand Sarah Jessica Parker have been seen wearing them, as have the model Agyness Deyn and her friend Henry Holland, the House of Holland designer. Kelly Ripa wore them on “Live With Regis and Kelly” and got Regis Philbin to put one on, too. Even the food writer and TV host Anthony Bourdain was photographed for New York magazine a few weeks ago with a turquoise one on his wrist.
“It’s a natural progression for the product,” said Robert Croak, the president of BCP Imports, the company in Toledo, Ohio, that makes Silly Bandz. “When we developed them, we always thought they’d be a great fashion accessory for all ages. Kids just took to them first.”
In the same way that children trade Silly Bandz (and their many knockoffs) among themselves —swapping, say, a glow-in-the dark elephant for a purple sea horse —people their 20s and 30s are introducing one another to the bracelets’ charms. They hand them out to friends at bars, or even to strangers on the train.
One Silly Bandz evangelist is Anna Sheffield, a jewelry designer who lives on the Bowery and designs under her own name and the brand Bing Bang.
“I’m covered in tattoos, so they look a little different on me than a little kid,” Ms. Sheffield said. She wears Silly Bandz along with three oval bangles and a two-finger ring, both of her own design. “I was in a meeting at Bergdorf’s, and everyone was like: ‘My kid has those. Why are you wearing them?’ ” she said.
Ms. Sheffield learned of Silly Bandz from her friend Ms. Sidlo, who gave her a rainbow-colored peace sign. “I love wearing them and giving them away,” Ms. Sheffield said. “If you haven’t seen one yet, it’s like the first time you tried an ice cream cone.”
Silly Bandz are so popular that there are now numerous imitations in stores nationwide, but the originals, which are $4.95 for a pack of 24, come from BCP Imports. To keep up with demand, the company has grown to 200 employees, up from 20, in the last year.
For some young adults, wearing Silly Bandz may be something more than a kitschy fashion statement.
“I think if you’ve just entered the adult world, you look for things that make you feel younger, like you’re still a kid,” said Alyssa Bieler, 23, a design assistant at a book publisher who lives in Garden City, N.Y.
At work, Ms. Bieler wears bracelets shaped like hippos and ostriches. “It’s depressing to sit in a cubicle for nine hours a day,” she said. “If you have on a silly rubber band that glows in the dark, it makes everything a little better.”
Source: New York Times: Fashion
Published: June 6, 2010
PARIS — A second high-style/low-price hook-up took place last week from the same source: Tokyo Fast Retailing, which is the umbrella company of the American brand Theory.
Olivier Theyskens, the Belgian designer known for a couture sensibility, has been tapped by Andrew Rosen, chief executive officer of Theory. In the spirit of the Jil Sander/Uniqlo collaboration — but at a middle-market price point — Mr. Theyskens is taking to Main Street an aesthetic that has formerly been seen at the Paris houses Nina Ricci and Rochas.
“I think it is a breakthrough for the next generation — it has to do with clothes that are not so preciously made, but made with great integrity,” said Mr. Rosen, who founded Theory in 1997 in partnership with Elie Tahari. “Today, you can’t just be good — you have to be great. I want to be proud of the clothes I make.”
Mr. Theyskens, 33, admits that he has had problems reconciling his haute design with the frustration that it was unapproachable to his own generation.
“For a long time I have been thinking about affordable fashion — you can be disappointed when not so many people can wear your stuff,” Mr. Theyskens said. It was a learning curve to work with Theory to make “a perfect modern look” and take responsibility for its development, he said.
The Theyskens capsule collection, which will be shown in New York in September for the Spring 2011 season, by appointment, will fill the barren middle ground between high street and high end. This is the territory that Mr. Rosen has explored with Theory, aiming for a no-fuss emphasis on wearable, well-made clothes.
“I think the space is very crowded and the idea is to find new ways to stimulate the customer,” said the executive, who met Mr. Theyskens by chance when he was launching a book in New York.
Eager shoppers have been teased with short-lived collections from major designers ever since Karl Lagerfeld partnered with H&M in 2004, setting off a slew of further collaborations from Comme des Garçons at H&M to the current Stella McCartney line for GapKids.
But if Theory succeeds in bringing designer clothing down to a reasonable price on a more permanent basis, it will help usher in what already seems like the dawn of a new 21st-century fashion era.
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