Monthly Archives: March 2009
Women’s F/W ’09: Dries & Donna
In hopes of constructing a top ten list for Fall/Winter 09, I gave the collections a second look last night—not an easy task considering my ridiculously clumsy wireless connection and the amount of collections there are to look through. However, after countless clicks I have managed to assemble a list. I didn’t quite get to [...]
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All The Wine Is All For You
I had to stop when I saw these at our local fine wine store. James Jean on a wine bottle, who knew? Apparently a lot of people, I found out. The bottles, from The Grateful Palate, are absolutely gorgeous in person. Bits of aluminum flakes are printed along the the label borders, and each set [...]
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Put the Book Back on the Shelf
I can’t speak for everyone, but when it comes to buying books or magazines I am extremely picky about I spend my money on. A trip to the bookstore usually involves me having a group of 5 books I want and actually buying only one or none at all. Therefore, I find bookshelves—from the way [...]
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Martyn Bal, Romantically Long-Term
It’s romantic, it’s romantic! Look at that cropped military jacket over the double-breasted henley and those as-short-as-it-gets cropped safari shorts. The subtle cummerbunds, the attenuated trousers, the sheer! Martyn Bal offers a collection that is so quintessentially Spring and boyfriend-ready it hurts. It’s an assemblage of elegance, nonchalance, and longevity that screams “young love.” All [...]
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