you said it brutther

"“We as a business cannot afford to have a customer take a second look and ask, ‘Do I need this?’ ” said Bud Konheim, the chief executive of Nicole Miller. “That is the kiss of death. We’re finished, because nobody really needs anything we make as a total industry.”"

above is regarding the cautious pace at which consumers are now approaching fashion purchases in this article from the NY Times that touches on the disparity between mid-level fashion actually decreasing in price since '98 and luxury goods skyrocketing and what this all means to the consumer and from an economic standpoint.
if you can clearly explain when asked by any drunk or even a blindingly sober person who is more familiar with KFC than WWD, after explaining what you do for a living, why fashion apparel costs what it does then this article is no big whoop. the slideshow noting the items that have decreased in cost (lacoste polos) stayed the same (brooks brothers suits) or neglagibley increased (calvin klein underwear) is interesting as well, but mainly read it for more choice quotes from Bud Konheim up there.

guilty quilty

quilting can be conjured as two mental images; 1: chanel 2.55 bag , 2: goose filled figure encompassing/obscuring coat or pls enjoy these quilty, americana tinged, options from kenzo, rue de mail, and isabel marant




p.s. how fucking tight over-all is the isabel marant outfit. sexiest lumberjack of my dreams.

awesome awesome louise gray

last spring, louise gray graduates from the (very) notable Central Saint Martin's and I highlighted selections from her collection in an iflip post about CSM grads. Well yesterday whilst browsing wsgn between frantically sketching for work I saw she showed ready-to-wear for fall/winter 08/09 and it is ready. to . wear. her fw rtw still has all the humor and wit of her grad collection but had definitely grown. please see below. and sigh enviously because this lady has smooth skillz.
grad show:

fall/winter 08/09:

SUGAFOOT N PATRICE

ok so the title has more to do with bad girls club than the following text, but, i have a point to make. Now you know, my loves, my love for jcrew. it's all american! fairly well made! they have MADEWELL (easily best basics store for those who are fed up with american apparel's strangle hold over tee shirts and cardigans and not-withstanding poor quality control in terms of sizing) but. srsly jcrew. $2K for leather luggage? that is catalog/internet only? i'm sure people will buy it, but people will buy fucking anything. ANYTHING (pls see: hello kitty tombstone / vibrator) that is as nonsense as buying a wedding dress online. i could easily blow that cash on the following equally nonsense purchases:
jcrew:












other outlet for total cash-spendage (mayle, sass&bide, acne,3.1 phillip lim):

so much cake its like its ma birfday

birthdays, romantic holidays, heated arguments, and all other times requiring consoling by material goods are ideal for patron saint coin pendants. st. sartre. st. jack. st. grandmaster flash. protect your neck and remind yourself that causing fights to solely to get jewelry is tacky. instead be on your best behaviour and hope someone gives you this epic iosselliani ring one day. one ring being a blue eye-d serpent eating its own tail, a symbol of infinity and the other a delicate sapphire

recanted statement and icy vid

Hedi Slimane has "no interest in Diesel". whew cause the only good thing about diesel is that Terry Richardson shot/shoots their campaigns. also, NYmag has a short video talking to Karlie Kloss who is only 15 but has walked 64 shows and is every magazines dream girl. i was going to say wet dream but that feels inappropriate even for me. She is a gorgeous girl and I hope she sticks around. I'm a fan of the pony stomp walk and death glare visage. I'll rep that for life.

weird choice f21

so. i'm not gonna lie. i was passing through forever21 yesterday and noticed the usual knock off marc by marc section, some knock off stella mccartney stuff, and the other usual designer 'inspired' sections, but noticed a couple odd choices for the fast fashion mega-bot. namely these marni and LV bizarrro-land creations:

and a knock-off of this not so commercial coat in white. it is perplexing as the majority of f21 shoppers (a) are not familiar with marni at all and LV beyond monogram speedy bags and (b) would not desire these pieces in the first place. are they trying to grow their customer base or are they banking on those brands not noticing the blatant rip-offs?

genus jeanus supremeus

hedi slimane for diesel? alber elbaz for acne? i dont even like diesel but i could change that right quick if it was hedi sanctioned. and lanvin denim! omgomg luxury overload!