Make The Scene This Winter

The "It" bag is a must-have for any event any time of the day and Balenciaga has achieved that with their perfect style handbags that all celebs are carrying and fashionistas are fawning after.  Great investment piece.

French Connection has gone from being sold solely at free standing stores in select cities to being in department stores from Nordstrom to Dillards.  This is a fab pick for a FCUK style dress with all the gems and jewels you will definitely make a statement at the club or any evening occasion.  

Not only are jewels hot this season, but for evening events you can still get away with high heel sandals...if you are too cold to go bare, just wear a pair of opaque tights.  These are a great style similar to the shoes worn by SJP in SATC the movie.  Gladiator will be even stronger this spring, so why not get started now?  And no worries, the platform helps the height of the heel.

Resurrection

I felt like French Connection had been lost for good...but, recently I have been eyeing a lot of items when I am picking up and returning clothes to Dillards from photo shoots...so, I decided to look on the site...not only are they now selling online (something that wasn't happening too long ago...my hubby used to LOVE their jeans!) but, I am loving so many of their styles right now.

Take Note: WWD picks

I was skimming through a lot of WWD this weekend and wanted to share the highlights that stood out to me:

•  Indian designer Suneet Varma, not only received an aware from Bollywood as designer of the year, but he will also design the costumes for Goldie Hawn's new movie, "Ashes to Ashes."  His looks are currently sold in Indian under the garment label, Le Spice.
• Something to look forward to, H&M will be partnering with Marimekko to use vintage(( (50's to 70's) prints this Spring 2008.  The prints are very bright with an ethnic influence. 
•  Uniqlo is everywhere!  I am hearing about it on the fashion makeover shows to reading about it in WWD~I say that this is a sign and the store is going to be BIG like ZARA, H&M and MEXX are...
• Rachel Roy is about to be everywhere...I remember when Tracy Reese was only at select stores, and now I feel like she is everywhere.  I am very excited for Rachel Roy, she definitely deserves this!  With the change, she will also be adding new categories and open freestanding retail units in key U.S. locations.
• Tokyo Girls are doing fashion shows BIG!  I am uploading a You Tube video for everyone to get an idea of what they do...great for inspiration.  The even start in 2005 with only 1,500 attendees, this year it rose to 24,000...could you imagine New York fashion week at that level...also sites to take note of: www.girlswalker.com, www.fashionwalker.com, and www.stylewalker.com.
• French Connection is supposed to be remodeled in SoHo...I am not sure if this is going to spark something new for the store...but, good luck to them...I remember when everyone wanted a FCUK top...now it's like oh, that brand...
• Nordstrom is getting on the map, so it seems...they are looking into a Park Avenue Site...lets all cross our fingers...they have been "eyeing" New York City for years now...I think that their New York City Store will be a Must-Go-To once it happens though:)
• Book to get:  The Tokyo Look Book-get inspired on so many levels.