Accidental Icon: Friday Fashion Bibliography
Fashion and Art Gallerina’s Richard Prince and Instagram Art of Others: Is This Okay? Fashion and Commerce Stephen Burrows and Crowdfunding Fashion and Instagram For Start-ups Being Social Counts Fashion Trans Trailblazer Hari Nef New Designers on the Rise New...
Accidental Icon: Details Where the Bleep Was I?
“A fashion stylist is responsible for choosing the look and the clothing, and often much more, to communicate a fashion idea, trend or theme”” — Jacqueline McAssey and Clare Buckley As I told you on Monday, I spent my weekend at FIT...
Accidental Icon: Where the Bleep Am I?
While everyone was either at the beach, a barbecue, a sale or a parade I was at the Fashion Institute of Technology this holiday weekend taking a styling class with 20 other students. The class, usually 6 weeks long, was compressed into three days. Assignments were...
Accidental Icon: Friday Fashion Bibliography
Fashion and Art Watch the Whole Margiela Documentary On-Line The Exhibition: A Behind the Scenes Look at Fashion Fashion and Commerce How Personal Shopping Makes People Spend Beauty News: Direct to Consumer Retailing Fashion Classic White T’s of All Time Editorial...
Accidental Icon: Details Caroline De Marchi and Her Iconic Bags
Tucked away in a hidden courtyard off the rue St. Honoré, just steps away from Colette is the Paris showroom boutique of Caroline De Marchi. Because she is so often traveling it was important to her to invest the showroom and the brand with a sense of...
Accidental Icon: “Accidental” Handbag Designer Caroline De Marchi and the Iconic Cubo Bag
As all of my readers know, I love stories about "accidental" occurrences and of reinvention. I recently had the great pleasure of meeting the handbag designer Caroline De Marchi in the lovely intimate space of the Yuta Powell Boutique. I am...
Accidental Icon: Friday Fashion Bibliography
Fashion and Art Hussein Chalayan is Creating an Avant Garde Dance Show Rodarte Sister's First Hollywood Film Fashion and Commerce Luxury Must Take Hold of It’s Digital Destiny More Jewelry Retailers Adopting Consignment Policies Fashion Haoran Li White-out Conditions...
Accidental Icon: Details Waiting
Accidental Icon Wears Black cotton kinit sweater: Yohji Yamamoto, Long White Shirt: San Francisco Shirt Company, Black Cotton Trousers: Y's, Tasseled Leather Flats: Jeffrey Campbell, Wood Earrings: Monies
Accidental Icon: Waiting for the Train
I just commented on my last paper and completed my last set of grades. I've been waiting for the train to pull out and take me into the summer. I have been immersed in last classes, finals, grading, end of the year faculty meetings and saying emotional congratulations...
Accidental Icon: Friday Fashion Bibliography
Fashion and Art Costume Institute: China Through the Looking Glass Uber Beatrix Ost Fashion and Commerce Why Was This Miu Miu Ad Banned for Being Irresponsible? Diane Von Furstenberg On Making It as a Woman Fashion The Children of Comme The Story of a Met Gown...
Accidental Icon: Details Yamamoto x 2
Part of the joy of getting dressed for me is reflecting on what I am wearing. I am curious about who designed the clothing I choose to wear and what was on their mind when they envisioned it. Because of that I always like to read interviews and articles about the...
Accidental Icon: Yamamoto x 2
It's no secret to any of my readers that I love clothing designed by Yohji Yamamoto. However, I recently became acquainted with his daughter Limi Yamamoto over Instagram. We follow and like each other on a pretty regular basis. I was intrigued by the photos of her...
Accidental Icon: Friday Fashion Bibliography
Fashion and Art Designer Mary Katrantzou to Debut Costumes for the New York City Ballet Fashionable Design Gallerists Top 10 Fashion Docs That Need to Get Made Fashion and Commerce How Can We Safeguard the People Who Make Our Clothing DKNY Hires Public School as...
Accidental Icon: Details Finishing Touches Consult at the Plaza
It has been said many times that the success of a final product is "all in the details". In the photo above Sue Randhawa of The Optical Boutique is making sure that everything about my new eyewear is perfect. There are certain experiences a woman has taking care of...
Accidental Icon: Consult at the Plaza
When eyeglasses are an everyday must and sunglasses a key part of your style, like they are for the Accidental Icon, finding the right pair is more than important. I am blind as a bat and can not always tell how the eyewear I try on will really look because I can only...
Accidental Icon: Friday Fashion Bibliography
Fashion and Art The Director of a New Margiela Film on His Genius New Prada Videos (cont) Fashion and Commerce Apple Promotes Watch as Luxury Item Chanel the Savior of Savoir-Faire Can Neuroscience Unlock the Luxury Mind? Fashion A Timeline of Fashion’s Belgian...
Accidental Icon: Details Inside/Outside
Spring has finally come and brings with it the sun and gusts of wind. The white stitched seams in this dress are puckered making it look like the seams of a parachute. The cut of the dress allows it to float around my body and the lightness of the nylon makes me feel...
Accidental Icon: Haute Horlogerie Inside/Outside?
Walking down Madison Avenue Saturday on a beautiful, sunny day, I notice a banner that says “Madison Avenue Watch Week 2015”. Timely, because watches have been on my mind as every time I open my browser the picture of an Apple watch appears. Although I am completely...