let it snow, let it snow

i'm snowed in this cold, winter morning. spring is days away but this ten inch accumulation of frosty powder gives me the impression that we still have a long way to go. i'm sorry for being so neglectful but i haven't had a second to truly sit down a take a breath these past few weeks. i am in fact still stalking style.com avidly to make sure i'm up-to-date with all the goodies streaming down those runways. luisa and marni have to be today's favorites in particular.

that isn't quite what brings me here today though. with act ii being released in stores at chanel, i thought i would share the handbag that i would loooovvee to get this season. now normally, i wouldn't consider myself a chanel accessory girl, but these pieces are really something to fancy. they're short and sweet. when i walked into the flagship i was like a little kid in a candystore again! isn't this bag delectable?...


and in case i need one for those evenings out:

afternoon delight

now playing "i want the be cold" by the microphones

so i was caught up in a frenzy all day. it's new york, been on my feet working since the morning, and on top of it all it's fashion week. well, what's a girl to expect? but i finally had a chance to sit down for some brunch with a date with WWD topped with a venti caramel coffee concoction (with some extra whipped cream)... digging through a bunch or papers and was able to pass by a little marc by marc. i became overjoyed to see a great gatsby attire revival by marc by marc reinterpreted for the modern man. from the brushed up hair to a gentile mix of saturated prints and wovens projected on the boys were definitely something i was hoping to see ::sigh:: if only i had a boyfriend to dress in the collection!


so that's a snippet of what i hope to see worn on the isle next fall... and don't think i'm leaving without posting s'more things i hope to get my hands on. the far right is another piece by marc by marc. the tasteful layers and cheerful winter color combo comes together to form an outfit that i could totally see myself navigating the park in when the leaves are at their peak.... socks, boots, scarf, jacket, and all!

and the original marc jacobs collection from the other day had a few pieces that caught my attention on the same level:

alright, well, i'll be back in the tents for most of tomorrow. hopefully i'll have time to keep you posted!

on the street

tapping my feet to "wilted flower" by neon glitter club


yeyyy rachel is going to be one of my bestfriends for a consecutive year ;-) i love the flattering furs implemented throughout her collection. and the colors, oh the colors.

but what a shame! new york fashion week seems a bit out of whack with all the regulars skipping over the whole shenanigan. the ambiance at the park has hit a bit of a funk and i just don't like it one bit. from the sponsors to the actual garments things just seem a tad lackluster. hopefully london, milan or paris have something up their sleeves. i still have my fingers crossed for you new yorkers out there.

i did however get the chance to bump into bill cunningham again. i wasn't finished telling my "guess who i was formally introduced to" stories from last season before i was able to spend the afternoon ON THE STREET with this endearing lad. he was fidgeting from one manual camera to the next while trying to get that right shot. if i could i would shrinkidink him and carry him around in my pockets. i'll be excited to see what he comes up with by the end of this week for the times. oh! and you have to see him chase people down the sidewalks, it's the cutest thing!

anyway, let's get down to business. some of my girls have been doing a pretty decent job this season. i literally had a ginormous smile imprinted on my face the second i saw erin's collection (and as she walked out following the models at the closure of her show, i kindly laughed from her quirkiness.) that line is the epitome of sweetheart! i can certainly see myself dancing around in her white colorwayed dress paired with that lustrous lavender, knicked-shoulder blazer during the first snow flurry eight months from now!

good things come in threes

so i came across this slightly informative article on nymag.com. to sum it up for those of you who "have more important things to do" with your time: retailers, even those who maintain frequent appearances at good ol' new york fashion week, are feeling the pinch. rather than take personal cuts on there paychecks in order to present this season's collection at the tents they're deciding to take the events and place them in more convenient, less costly destinations, i.e., vera swapping the whole catwalk at the tents for a meager scrapwalk at her flagship. for those designers that are still appearing at bryant park, they're limiting their extravaganza by diluting their invitation list. as david colman likes to put it; it's "the decelebrification of fashion week". but hey! this little girl's not complaining ;-) that's just one less person i have to deal with at the park this week! in addition, it will be nice for things to switch back to the way they used to be when these events actually felt exclusive and things were about the actual artwork of the artist rather than having people glaring around trying to figure out where the olsen twins are...


i'll leave you with my three favorites ensembles to hit new york so far -->

[img courtesy of stlye and nymag]

and one last thought or rather question... does anyone else see a resemblance with peter som's look 1 from yesterday and marni's collection for spring 2009? just something that hit me at first sight

on-the-go

on the radio: "wedding bells" by beach house

so while most people are thinking about things like will the stimulus package help me, how to cram for midterms this semester, or when they need to file for their unemployment compensation, i have been thinking about more important things this week: lunch bags. just this week i went on a little excursion to central park after navigating around the cooper-hewitt and guggenheim in the UES because weather took a sharp turn from five below to sixty-five degrees this week. after such a long day, a girl like me decided to sit down for a little break and freshen up with a sweet treat. to my dismay my pear had been squished inside my backback >:( my train of thought had suddenly went to thinking in terms of how to solve this problem. who decided we can't carry lunch bags anymore? okay, so i understand the theory behind plastic boxes with lion king prints - thought totally cute - are kind of a burdon to carry around, but i try not to use brown bags because i strongly dislike wasting pieces of paper... especially when i know it's difficult to find any place in manhattan to recycle on common avenues. that's when, to my delight, i came by the newly released, fifi lapin le sport sac lunch bag!

what a great solution! no more bruised fruit or messy purses for this this young lady ;-) by the way, i hope everyone has a pleasant valentine's filled with sweet boxes of chocolate!