Back in Covet City

Full-priced items at Urban Outfitters that I've put in my wishlist so I can buy when they go on sale, or when my future sister-in-law tells me about a friends and family discount:


BDG Knit Pull On Short, $38
Cute.



Cheap Monday Polka Dot Tight Jean, $70. Looks like a bag of Wonder Bread, which is not what you should be eating if you want to squeeze into these babies. Refined carbs will go to your thighs and make those dots stretch out! Ok, I just convinced myself to not actually buy them but just covet them from a distance.



Cheap Monday Sofie Zipper Dress, $65
That's a high slit for a "dress" right there. It's more of a long nylon anorak, but a nice color and simple design overall.



And on to fantasyland, the Olsen twins are making nice clothes and lookbooks for their Elizabeth & James line. These are screenshots because I'm too slow to figure out how to get a link from a Flash site. Click for larger views.







Cute!

~The End~

Kate Cusack

Designers have not tired of going medieval on us by studding everything in sight and piling chains and links on models as long as they can still walk in them. And those damn zippers...I should be sick of them but I am not. They look sporty and casual when used sparingly and placed thoughtfully...and I won't forget the obligatory "aaaand they're functional!" These jewelry pieces are none of those things.










But they're so cool! They're costume jewelry with metal teeth in place of huge sparkly stones. These lovelies are by Kate Cusack, who also works on costume design and sculptural/wearable art. She also has an Etsy page. I would like to commission Kate to make me a necklace of many sweeping lines like the second one from top, but I want zipper teeth made of Swarovski crystals. Can someone make that happen???

Eiko Ishizawa

Dreamy.

I love these Docs, because they don't look like Docs. The only giveaway is the Airware tag on the back. Look at the perfect curve of the toe and the perfect chunky heel. This "Darcie" boot seems to only be available in the UK and costs about $92 + $35 shipping to the U.S., if I buy from this store.



It would look good with any of the clothes I posted below. I guess I'll pass for now and not be the "centre of attention" as the product description says...

Continuing with my search for Coral/Apricot/Somewhere Between Pink and Orange shades...



Alexander Wang dress from eLuxury. $485. I'm sure it fits and drapes beautifully with the viscose/nylon/elastane blend, but I don't think I'd be missing much if I went with a $30 American Apparel dress. AA doesn't have a dress in that great shade, though. They do have this cute skirt:



I wish it was a more subdued "Salmon" color, as they call it, but repeated washing and drying will probably fade it to my liking. The obvious caveat is that it's only 15 inches of flared denim. I imagine my bare thighs sticking to the seat of my chair on hot summer days because I can't tuck the fabric under my butt.



It's technically pink, but I like backpacks. And it converts to a purse for those occasions I don't want to look like I just got out of class. It's from UO.



Only chambray can create the soft blue drape that goes well with Coral/Apricot/Salmon/Somewhere Between Pink and Orange. This pant is from Pixie Market.

I shall finish things with another random Pencey find. Pretty!

From StandardStyle

F/W 2009 Picks

It's pretty slow at work today so I'm pretending to be a fashion blogger and posting some of the looks I liked from the F/W 2009 shows. Everyone in the blog world is busy stroking Wang so I'm going to lay off of that show and take a look at some other lines. I liked Alexander Wang's show but I can sum it up by saying the 90's are still in.

Karen Walker, VPL, VPL

The 70's Karen Walker shirt isn't doing much for me but the skirt reminds me of a cuttlefish, which I like. VPL's white zip-up top looks incredibly comfortable and would make for some fun layering. Speaking of layering, could you come up with any practical layering uses for this one legged leotard? I can't but I would like to wear it to the gym, paired with that sculptural jewelry.

all 3.1 Philip Lim

Philip Lim sent some stunners down the runway this season! I love the varied textures, especially that fluffy skirt on the end. I'm just going to hope/pretend it's not made out of any dead animals.

Proenza Schouler, 3.1 Philip Lim, Proenza Schouler

Proenza Schouler was all about the jewel toned, space-age, brocade stewardess look and I am always drawn to anything even mildly cyborgian. The middle look from Philip Lim uses, from what I can see, burnouts, which seem to be popular right now.

Karen Walker, Karen Walker, VPL

I love everything in this first look and wish I could live in this outfit because it manages to look stylish without trying too hard. The middle look has the same shoulder shapes as the 70's floral blouse but this black dress with this print is so much better. The hat reminds me too much of something a 2 year old in bloomers would wear so I'll pass on that. I neeeed this VPL coat, it fits perfectly into my fetish for that space-age look. It might also remind me vaguely of cuttlefish.

United Bamboo, United Bamboo, Jonathan Saunders

Sheers dominated the runways, used in burnouts, cut-outs, trout-outs, outhouses, gout. Some evoked ice skating outfits elevated to glamorous highs like in Preen's show but United Bamboo paired super sheer tops with boxy grays to great effect. Some of the sheer layers in this dress by Jonathan Saunders are printed with the same design as the material underneath and the whole thing is blowing my mind.

Jonathan B. Johnson & BYLU

A few months ago Bobby asked Logan to DJ a jewelry show at Reversible Eye. The whole thing sounded weird until we saw German jeweler Jonathan B. Johnson's work.

This necklace, a cube of quartz inside of a silver dodecahedron, is not done justice in this pic I swapped from his Myspace page.
I am more of a passive observer than purchaser usually, but I couldn't bear to ask how much it costs for fear of purchasing it! His designs go from odd to organic yet restrained and refined.

Also in love with this hair accessory:


I was reminded of JBJ's work when I saw these rings designed by Dana Chin and Ken Leung (BYLU) for Geren Ford's Fall/Winter 09 collection at NYC Fashion Week.

$205 USD

Another covet worthy organic yet structured piece that is probably the most attainable:

Hair by Eugene Souleiman for Donna Karen via W