Savvy Shopping- Blush Coral and Nude Shoe

Nude- Sand - Blush - whatever you call it, this is the color for shoes this spring.

From Kristopher Dukes
Nude shoes swing in and out of vogue, but I always adore them. A nude heel is more must-have than a basic black pump: nude shoes match everything, and they’re pure sex. Since a nude shoe melts your leg and arched foot into one long line, nudes like these Jimmy Choos’ll give you stems like Jessica Rabbit…

Kristopher's Choice - The Jimmy Choo Clue
Style Spy's Choice - Calvin Klein Dail

My Choice - Jimmy Choo Quote

Quiet, unassuming, lady like I admit, but they go perfectly with this

vintage Mid-Century blush coral jewelry by Ruser

as modeled by Miss de Ville

Every once in a while you just have to go Grace Kelly

Halter Tops - Hermes Style

First, you tie a knot in the very center of the scarf on the reverse side to take up the slack in the fabric. And then you do what I did the first time -- two ends around the neck, two ends around the waist. This gives a much more fitted effect, which is nice, and shows off the bright blue border of the scarf, which is a color that does wonders for me.

Put on a fairly substantial necklace. Fold the scarf in half diagonally to make a triangle. Bring the points of the triangle up and tie them in a knot around the necklace, and the bottom points around your waist. This is genius, and I love the way it looks with this scarf, whose circular design really works well here.

I've always wanted to wear an Hermes scarf as a halter top but I've never known how to tie it properly.


Finally, Style Spy has taken the mystery out of the tying technique.

Now, with little practice this might be my new summer look.

Fashion Chat

DVF Resort

Dior Resort

Givenchy Fall or Audrey Hepburn Turning Over in Her Grave

Chanel Haute Couture or Ayyyy!

There is a lot of interesting commentary about fashion in the blogosphere but some of the best writing on the subject comes from Style Spy and The Thoughtful Dresser. Not only do I enjoy their posts, I enjoy reading the comments.

Style Spy recently posted on Resort Collections by Galliano and Diane von Furstenburg.

I do not envy the modern fashion designer. I mean, these people work like slaves anymore. Spring/Summer, Fall/Winter, Pre-Fall, Resort... it's just one continuous fashion show. When do they sleep? It's hard to believe they're not all cocaine addicts; hell, I need extra stimulants just to look at all the pictures from all the shows, let alone have to do all that designing.And yet, some of them manage to crank out show after show of wonderful stuff. Like my buddy John Galliano designing for Dior. Based on his last couple of resort collections, I wonder if this isn't Galliano's favorite season. He just seems to have so much FUN with resort. He's still very much working his retro, Palm Beach, Babe Paley thing, but I really thought a lot of the clothes were extremely wearable.



Linda Grant posted on the frightful Fall/Winter Collections by Givenchy and Chanel and links to an article from the Guardian on the Greatest Designer You've Never Heard Of. What I particularly liked (and agreed with) was this comment about Chanel.

- I've been thinking for quite some time that Lagerfeld has got to go. When was the last time you saw anything decent (by that I mean either visionary or wearable) coming out of Chanel, either couture or RTW? I have no evidence, but a grave suspicion that their revenue comes from perfume, handbags and the classic jackets sold to Japanese ladies. But they keep on using Lagerfeld's depressing designs. In my opinion he lost the plot years ago. When does his contract end? And for fans of the real Chanel this is even more poignant! I know for a fact that when YSL sold out his loyal ladies went over to Chanel. What I'd like to know is where do they go now?With regard to the Dior, in a way it's more acceptable or at least to be expected. Dior has never been synonymous with comfort or easy dressing, whereas Chanel was the epitome of it, which is why she was able to make such a great comeback at the end of the 1950s. How I weep for her (and us) now!