Fashion Fotos

Those of us on the Internet don’t think about clothing catalogues too often. They are generally associated with a time gone by and something that is more for nostalgia than anything else. Well I can say this is not the case. I was visiting a friend and was checking out a clothing catalogue for ladies, of course! To my surprise it was nice to kick back on the couch under a nice lamp and sit and skim through a catalogue. I was able to check out all the styles without worrying about pop ups or emails distracting me, it was a very fulfilling experience. 

What are some of your favorite catalogues? I am sure there are some nifty catalogues floating around out there.

Tis the season! Have you noticed all the holiday belt buckles that are popping up in the papers? I just glanced through a few of the popular rags and found quite a few stars wearing some nightmare before christmas belt buckles. I was curious how much they run and where you could purchase them and ran across these:

I think these buckles are adorable! While you wouldnt be able to pimp these out all year round you would stand out at your holiday christmas party sporting one of these. 

Apparently they are officially licensed so the Jack fans out there can rest assured that these are legit. 

Any one else have any favorite holiday belt buckles they would want to share?

Visit www.hotbuckles.com to see more.

Here is an optical illusion that can test your nerves.

Which way is the lady spinning? Does the fact that she isnt wearing any clothes have anything to do with it? 

This image has been floating around the net for some time so I am not sure who to attribute it to so if you know who to give credit to please let us know. 

A tip is to focus on the shadow and see if you can get her to start spinning the other direction. 

Some people say that the way in which you originally view her as spinning correlates to whether you are right or left brained.

While this typically wouldnt be something that we would cover I thought that it was interesting and the few subscribers would get a kick out of it.  I think we may do a series on optical illusions in fashion and see what we can come up with and I can already think of a few. While this isnt fashion per se it will be the influence for some future posts so stay on the lookout unless your eyes are decieving you!

By the way I generally see her as going clockwise if that means anything.

John Galliano said “My role is to seduce”, which he seems to be successfully accomplishing by producing six collections for a number of haute couture brands under the  LVMH umbrella. He probably decided to just to create some press this time with his Gazette line of lingerie. The headline of this story should be the price,  $200-$250 per item. Maybe that Sunday paper is worth more than I thought.

Gazette bra

All of these items are pretty amusing but this isnt really a story we could see ourselves getting wrapped up in.

Thanks to I lovemybra.com for the story.

I heard from a little bird that a new fragrance and perfume store will be opening soon and wanted to give people a heads up to look for it over the next few months. The store is Scent and will feature a lot of different perfumes and good smelling things.

They didn’t ask me to write this but I thought I would help out as its always fun to route for the new guy. Hopefully they will send some samples my way (and yours too if you leave a comment)!

What are your favorite perfumes? Lotions?

I have been seeing gladiator sandals pop up in a lot of shoe stores. They go from the basic leather to the ornate with gold. Celebs have definitely been seen with them. I haven’t really seen them on the average Jane. Is this a fad or a trend with some staying power? They look a little too strapy to be comfortable.

What are your thoughts? I say let’s leave them for the Romans.

The next time you are people watching, try playing a new game. See if you can figure out who is carrying the real deal and who is saving their pennies on their purses. It seems almost half of the women walking down the street have a coach bag, but where did they get it? Did they drop $400 in a Coach retail store to get that trendy bag or did they spend $80 at one of the Coach factory outlet stores? Better yet, have you seen all of the Coach bags they have on ebay?

I recently got a great deal on a NWT (ebay lingo meaning “new with tags”) leather Coach purse and matching wallet. I noticed on the tags it said Coach factory and I was a little perplexed. It seemed that the listing failed to mention that they were from the outlet store. I still loved the purse and wallet, but wondered if I really got the steal of deal that I thought I had. Then on my last vacation, I entered a Coach outlet for the first time. The salesperson assured me that they bags they carried were genuine. It seems that Coach has two lines, their retail line and their outlet line. The salesperson described the outlet as being “the same high quality, but with less bells and whistles than the retail store.” So if you want the trendiest bag, then retail may be for you. However, if you are just looking for than iconic C pattern then you can save 50% or more at the outlet. If you are shopping on ebay be sure to look at the seller’s feedback and ask if it from retail or outlet. So what are your thoughts on outlet shopping? Anyone ever been to a Coach outlet?

Anyone ever been to a Coach outlet?

Remember the famous leg lamp from the movie “A Christmas Story”? Well, here is something even better…

Moschino, that clever Italian fashion house, is always jabbing a stick in the eye of what fashion should be. They are a creative lot that does not like to be tied down by any sense of tradition. One of their recent forays is in the realm of lighting design. They have taken a number of their iconic pieces, such as the corset dress shown above, and turned them into limited edition lamps for last May’s Milan Furniture Fair. Never before had I stared at a lamp so much.

It’s sexy.

OK, Brides to Be in 2008… It’s time to start looking for your perfect dress! The newest dresses incorporate interesting textures (papery crumpled silk, cutout lace, pearls and other unique beading), romantic draping and billowing, and vintage lines. We absolutely LOVE these latest looks, as they emphasize the shape of the body, and are constructed to move - making for really beautiful pictures…. we can’t wait to see some of these styles on next year’s brides!

The dress designer is Platinum for Priscilla of Boston.

There are few companies whose mission stands out and grabs your attention. Toms Shoes is an example of such a company. I just ran across them from Mahalo Daily and am going to put an order in this afternoon. For every shoe they sell they will take a pair and personally place them on kids feet who are in need. After looking at the video and checking out the site I think this is just fantastic.

Good luck and continued success to the Toms Shoes team. Oh yeah the shoes are really cute!