Dec 29, 2009 | Fashion
I got some lovely items for my birthday and Christmas – will be sharing soon! But first, a last wishlist for 2009…(since there’s always room for more;-)
Roses Umbrella, $19.95 (sale), Signals.com / Studs n Belt Engineer Boots, $65, YesStyle.com /
Wild Diva ESTER Oxford Booties, FlyJane.net / Jessica Simpson Michaela in Olive Gray, $60, Piperlime.com / Stripe Acrylic Blend Mohair Long Scarf, $39, AmericanApparel.net / Gray Fedora, $48, YesStyle.com / Blaque Label White Lace Dress, $135, Chickdowntown.com / Ruched Cut-Out Infinity Scarf, $15.60, GoJane.com / Sequin Embellished Vest, $29.80, Forever21.com / Chain Trim Jacket, $59.99 (sale), WhiteHouseBlackMarket.com
(interactive polyvore is here for those of you who like the rollover effect….Blogger just compresses my polyvores too much when I embed them as is)
There’s alot of items I found on Polyvore from YesStyle.com. Must investigate further.
What’s on your wishlists? I’m wanting a sequined vest to ring in the New Year like there’s no tomorrow.:-)
xoxox
Carly
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Dec 28, 2009 | Fashion
Richly.Hawtin, a label born from a collaboration between Producer and DJ Richie Hawtin and fashion designer Isolde Richly, was conceived in Tokyo in 2008 and presented in Berlin-Mitte to the public in May of 2009. The designers created a limited-edition run of 100 t-shirts designed and manufactured in Japan, for the event. (see below)
The shirts are still available for purchase here. The t-shirts are priced at 120 Euros each ($172!!)
In creating their line, the duo “sought to use fashion as a physical medium to embody and explore the fleeting, intangible elegance of minimalist music and Japan’s beauty.”
Hawtin, head of Minus Recordings, infuses the pieces in the line with an urban sensibility derived from his music, and the line strives to bring a minimalist Asian aesthetic to its design-sense. “Richly’s and Hawtin’s affinity for the quiet stillness found in Japan’s snow-covered landscapes, calm seas and trees is seen in the gradients of grey that mark the elegantly stripped down clothing.”
I love that despite the line being awash in grays, the pieces are anything but drab. Masculine and feminine are interchangeable; it skates the line between structured sportswear and asymmetrical modernism. And that drip-stained bag is calling my name!
The Spring/Summer line will be available Feburary 2010 in select Japanese retailers – I’ll keep you guys posted .
Read more about the line on their website, or in an article about them from Gradient Magazine.
What do you guys think of them? (I’m guessing the pieces from the official line are going to be priced similarly to the $170 T-shirt. I love their aesthetic…just not too sure I can afford it! I’m not sure they’re the next Rick Owens just yet:-) But I still want that bag!
-Carly J. Cais
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Dec 27, 2009 | Fashion
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Dec 12, 2009 | Fashion
I’m sure you’ve already heard of Ideeli, a members’-only online shopping site that offers limited-time sales of designer brands discounted up to 80% off. But…in case you’re not a member…
(*available to new members only)
Click my personal invite link above to sign up! You’re not obligated to make a purchase – and within 48 hours of signing up, your account will be credited $10! (Perhaps you can make a dent in that mile-long holiday shopping list??)
Shop sales like Kenneth Cole Reaction shoes & handbags, current/elliott, lucca, vix, Me&Ro, Ed Hardy, kitchenaid, and Perlina.
Or enter their fabulous THANKS A MILLION giveaway with $15,000 in prizes – including a round-trip to NYC, a shopping spree, pampering at Bliss Spa, and clothing from ADAM.
*$10 account credit promotion only available until December 24, 2009.
-Carly J. Cais
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Nov 26, 2009 | Fashion
Shop Ruche this Friday and Saturday and get 15% off your entire order! I’m loving it.:-)
-Carly J. Cais
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I got some lovely items for my birthday and Christmas – will be sharing soon! But first, a last wishlist for 2009…(since there’s always room for more;-)
