Jawaher is a new initiative from SWAROVSKI ELEMENTS, which celebrates the intrinsic elegance and glamour of Arabian women today.
Featuring fashion pieces created by world-renowned designers including Allessanra Rich, Sohad Acouri, Zaid Anton and more; Jawaher reflects modern-day clothing fit for special occasions and women with glamorous lifestyles (while still maintaining Middle Eastern tradition).
The featured designers used
Calling all brides! Today at noon Gilt Groupe is launching a wedding sale. Unlike their regular 1-day sales, this event will last until midnight on Sunday, 10/24 with a different theme everyday. If you’re planning a wedding, or even in one (that’s me! proud bridesmaid to be), you’re probably well aware of all the expenses associated with both and that it’s hard to skimp for your big day. So at up to 60% off, Gilt has you covered.
As a side note: all you guests attending the wedding, check out the Michael Aram selection on the last day of the sale (10/24). I’m so fond of his work and aesthetic. In my opinion, his pieces truly make the perfect wedding present.
Here’s the official schedule:
Day One: For the Bride and Groom
Key brands include: Alberta Ferretti, Vera Wang Collection
Fresh off the plane from San Francisco, I had an eventful week in Boston between the Catwalk for a Cure breast cancer awareness event and Natural Products Expo East trade show featuring keynote speaker Alicia Silverstone (I’ll post more on both experiences shortly). For now, as a museum and fashion enthusiast I want to talk about two great exhibits currently being showcased at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston: Avedon Fashion 1944-2000 (on display from Aug 10, 2010 – Jan 17, 2011) and Scaasi: American Couturier (on display from September 25 2010 – Jun 19, 2011).
Photographs by Richard Avedon
Avedon Fashion 1944-2000 – I first saw this exhibit last year, when it was on display at the ICP in NY. It doesn’t get old with time. Richard Avendon’s work is both iconic as you walk the decades of his peices and breath taking in his muses, the scenery and of course the fashion in his photography. Don’t miss this opportunity to see Dovima with Elephants, amongst so many more classics.
Scassi: American Couturier – I wasn’t so familiar with Arnold Scassi’s designs when I walked into the exhibit. However, with all of his prestige over so
On behalf of Shoes, Shirts & Other Sh!t blog, I had the pleasure of attending and sitting front row at Haut’e MusiQ: A Night of Fashion & MusiQ charity event in San Francisco. Hosted at the Slide Lounge (yes, although closed off for the evening there was actually a slide at the club), all proceeds from the fundraiser benefited the American Red Cross Bay Area Chapter for San Bruno Fire Relief.
Models from labels Phuong My (who participated in Fashion Night Out at Macys in SF & NYC) , Kaatje Designs and PACE Clothing (available at Urban Outfitters) walked the runway garnished in rose petals. And in celebration of
Diane von Furstenberg will re-enter the beauty biz this fall with the launch of a women’s fragrance through her partnership with ID Beauty. The collection will also eventually include a makeup and skin care line.
DVF previously launched a fragrance and color line in the 70s but sold it to British pharmaceutical giant Beecham Group Ltd. in 1983.
I, for one hope this time the fragrance is wearing a wrap-dress (in my size).
I’m generally not one for logo shirts, however I love my new Tide ‘Loads of Hope’ vintage t-shirt –I wear it loud and proud considering it goes to such a worthy cause. Tide ‘Loads of Hope’ program was founded in 2005 in response to Hurricane Katrina to provide clean clothes and help renew a sense of hope to families in New Orleans impacted by the hurricane. All the profits from the sale of the tees benefit families affected by the natural disaster. To date, they have washed over 33,000 loads of laundry for more than 22,000 families. Talk about feel good fashion!
They are incredibly soft and comfortable and have a nice fit. I’m generally a small in shirts however I went with the medium since they run tight and I like my shirts long (but still fitted).
Tide ‘Loads of Hope’ tee comes men (SM-XXL) and women’s (SM-XL) sizes in your choice of blue, green, orange, red or yellow. The front of the shirt features the ‘Tide’ logo, and on the back of the shirt reads ‘loads of love’.
Tide ‘Loads of Hope’ tees can
My good friend Kimmy Scotti is no stranger to this blog. She’s one of my favorite wing(wo)men to hit the town with and on a style level my go to for opinions and advice. Presently all of you too can reap the benefits of her good taste on KimmyScotti.com. Now live, the lifestyle site and concept store covers Style, Shelter, Food & Wine, Beauty, Travel and Dog.
To celebrate from now until 10/25/10, KimmyScotti.com is offering a 20% off launch discount. Simply
As most of you know, October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. And to help raise funds for the cause many fashion and beauty brands are donating a portion of their sales to the cause. Below are some items in support!
ShoeDazzle – has created a special pink line consisting of a hot pink ‘The Beth’ bootie, ‘The Baila’ scarf, and ‘The Hope’ clutch (featured above on Kim Kardashian), $40 each. 10% of all sales of these pink items will be donated to the Susan G Komen Foundation for the Cure.
Ralph Lauren – Donating 10% of proceeds from all Pink Pony products to the Pink Pony Fund for Cancer Care and Prevention. The Pink Pony collection includes men’s and women’s clothing, sportswear, accessories and gifts.
BodyRock Sport – will be donating 10% of the proceeds from the sales of all pink-colored bras (6 styles) and headphones (2 colors) to Susan G. Komen For the Cure.
aerie – the intimates and apparel line by American Eagle Outfitters, will donate a dollar for each bra purchased from October 18-31st to Be Bright Pink.
Skyn ICELAND – Pink Detox Kit for stressed skin. $5 from the sale of each Pink Detox Kit sold in October will be contributed to the Cancer Support Community.
Ouidad – As a breast cancer survivor, Ouidad, the woman behind her namesake curly hair line created the Curls for a Cure campaign to help fund the fight against breast cancer. Her company will
Everything changes in a New York minute, one second it seems like summer and the next it’s suddenly fall. All this talk about Spring 2011, has really postponed my urge to transition my wardrobe for the new season.
Newly back from New Zealond Fashion Week (where she was the guest of honor), I had the pleasure of joining Nicole Miller in her SoHo store for a tour and chat about her latest sportswear collection.
Inspired by New York (the streets, lights, graffiti…), this collection is everything I need to gear up for fall and get back in the NY groove –tight, skinny black pants, flattering flowing tops, and accents of sequence, chains and zippers.
Check it out for yourself! The collection is now available in stores and at NicoleMiller.com
While you’re there, don’t miss the accessories! There are some amazing accent pieces.
Thursday, I joined fashion designer Norma Kamali for the kicked off of her wellness series, “Conversations: A Dialogue on Wellness Solutions” at the Museum of Modern Art. “The planet we live on is not like it was at any other time. In order to survive fast food farming technology and the toxic environment, we must face our problems head on with practical solutions,” said Kamali. Change doesn’t happen over night but by educating her piers and spreading awareness we can all work together for a solution. So in front of a live audience, she showed a movie featuring two-minute conversations with notable experts in fitness, health, beauty and nutrition. Followed by a panel discussion and Q&A session.
Honored guests included choreographer, Twyla Tharp, founder of Aveda and Intelligent Nutrients skin care, Horst Rechelbacher, spiritual counselor and author of “Shadows On the Path”, Abdi Assadi, filmmaker of “Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead”, Joe Cross, vegan and raw food chef, Chef Matteo, and more (Nancy Shaw, Magen Banwart, Dr. David Colbert and Physique 57).
I thought over all the speeches we’re good. The highlight for me was Twyla Tharp telling the audience the most important thing is “to just move, our bodies just want to move”. Anyone who’s ever been through a rough patch knows how easy it is to emotionally give up and just not want to get out of bed. Ultimately, the only cure for that and to turn your life around in any capacity is to move. Sometimes, it’s the simple things that we need reminding of. I could stand to start moving a little earlier in the morning.
I’ve also thought a lot about Abdi Assadi saying “everybody has a piece of the puzzle… no one person has the answer”, which is so true. I remember reading an article about actor Adrian Grenier, saying something along the lines of his biggest fear is all of his environmental initiatives have made no impact on the planet. For some reason that really stuck with me. Can you imagine if
