March 2009

Nowthat the precarious cold-weather season of snow, ice, slug
and slush is over, it’s time to embrace the beauty of shoe weather.
No offense to boots, which we love, but there’s just something
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Amidst the current economic downturn, and in the mist of the survival instinct that is perculating around the world, it is tough to sit back and observe trends.
But one unmistakable trend is that countries are shifting from an industry-focused economy (e.g., manufacturing, see the collapse of manufacturing toward a service economy.
The impetus for this gradual change include globalization, technological change,and an overwhelming demand for (cheaper and cheaper) services. In observing this shift, it becomes increasingly clear that services and the service economy play an important role in today‘s and tomorrow‘s businesses.
As a reflection of this trend, a realization or crystalization of the trend, service ecosystems have emerged: including GrandCentral, eBay, Google Base, Amazon.com, SalesForce.com, and SAP Business by Design to name a few.
Such marketplaces enable trading products and also services between various legal entities and with consumers (sometimes referred to as the anonymous legal entity). One major challenge for service ecosystems is the fact that services are not products or goods.
This has the potential to change the game....

Philip Slein, 40, co-owner of the Philip Slein Gallery at 1316
Washington Avenue, is a collector of fabulous and unusual things:
old signs, unique models of airplanes, trains and steam ships,
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It’s unlikely that Prince Charles heads the Richard Rogers fan club, but Lord Rogers recently received validation from another luminary when the Royal Institute of British Architects named the Rogers Stirk Harbour–designed Maggie’s Centre the winner of its RIBA Stirling Prize 2009.

It’s unlikely that Prince Charles heads the Richard Rogers fan club, but Lord Rogers recently received validation from another luminary when the Royal Institute of British Architects named the Rogers Stirk Harbour–designed Maggie’s Centre the winner of its RIBA Stirling Prize 2009.

While his small hands may still have been a little chubby and
clumsy with the controls, Jarret Millet remembers playing "Grand
Theft Auto."

Putting a new roof on your house is a job you want to contract
out.

Living and working in Augusta, the charming town on the Missouri
River known for its wineries, Jesse England admits that he is still
learning his chops as a glass blower.

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sonneschein und laute musik, ist fast so gut wie drogen und dabei noch gesuender.

Milan Fashion Week for Fall 2009 has come to a close and there will be one more stop in Paris before the show goes into hibernation until Spring 2009. There were a handful of designers that were fairly creative with their color schemes and design concepts, such as Marni and Costume National. I was particularly impressed with DSquared2 for the way they fused the rocker chic and lady sultry look!Vibrant colored suede, lush fur, and cowl neck sweaters were a few common ideas shared among the designers!MarniCostume NationalDSquared2MissoniWhat were your thoughts on Milan Fashion Week? What were your favorite looks?XOXO,Studio PurpuraPhoto Credit: NYMag

This Sophie Hulme dress is absolutely adorable with its purple sequined applique on a minidress and has been sold out ever since Pixiemarket launched Sophie's new collection! Lucky enough, it's back on site and still just as cute!Find it at Pixiemarket for $267.00! Wear it with a pair of leggings or on its own!XOXO,Studio Purpura

Amidst the current economic downturn, and in the mist of the survival instinct that is perculating around the world, it is tough to sit back and observe trends.But one unmistakable trend is that countries are shifting from an industry-focused economy (e.g., manufacturing, see the collapse of manufacturing toward a service economy. The impetus for this gradual change include globalization, technological change,and an overwhelming demand for (cheaper and cheaper) services. In observing this shift, it becomes increasingly clear that services and the service economy play an important role in today's and tomorrow's businesses. As a reflection of this trend, a realization or crystalization of the trend, service ecosystems have emerged: including GrandCentral, eBay, Google Base, Amazon.com, SalesForce.com, and SAP Business by Design to name a few. Such marketplaces enable trading products and also services between various legal entities and with consumers (sometimes referred to as the anonymous legal entity). One major challenge for service ecosystems is the fact that services are not products or goods. This has the potential to change the game.

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I can't believe it's been a week already, oh how time flies! We've been fortunate enough to appear once again in IFB's weekly Links á la Mode!

• 39thandbroadway.com - Why we love working in the fashion industry and despite all the hard work and drama, clothing the world is often its own reward!
• Being High Maintenance, not Bitchy - Checks out the new recyclable laptop from who else, Apple
• Breakfast at Saks - loving preppy looks from Liz Claiborne, Burberry, and H&M
• ericdwills.com - Check out the new “Blow” sunglasses from Dior Homme. They come in 5 colors, with each color limited to only 500 pieces worldwide.
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Nothing concentrates designers’ minds like hard times. Here are the most creative looks for next season.

Reviews of the Azzedine Alaïa, Chloé, John Galliano, Louis Vuitton, Miu Miu and RM by Roland Mouret fall collections.

Reviews of the Chanel, Giambattista Valli, Yves Saint Laurent and Valentino fall collections.

In Milan, many designers acted as if the luxury boom hasn’t ended. Some looked back to the ’80s. Miuccia Prada knows better.

I'd like to thank you, my dearest reader for your patience and continual encouragement as you are the very reason I return as a much more refreshed and ambitious fashion blogger, ready to bring you great finds, trends and related fashion content! I've finally returned from my mini-sabbatical, dabbling in my other greatest pleasure in life (aside from fashion), traveling. In my previous blog post, I promised you that I'd bring back a list of local hot shopping spots for each of the regions that I visited, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Phuket, Thailand. While each town had their own sense of style, Hong Kong was probably where I found the highest number of boutiques and items that matched my own personal taste preferences!As I create this list, based upon advice from local Hongkies, and my own shopping ventures, I wish nothing more than for you to add to this Hong Kong shopping directory so that others may partake in your favorite finds as well! I hope to follow up with some photos of some of my very favorite purchases that I made while visiting this hustling, bustling town -- Hong Kong.Island Shopping CenterCauseway Bay MTR Station - Exit EStore Hours: 2pm-...

More fashion reads for your guilty pleasures feat. Studio Purpura Fashion Blog!!

• 39thandbroadway - Fashion’s Plus Size Dilemma; A different perspective on the plus size apparel industry.
• Breakfast at Saks - Biased Reporting on the Balmain show from a Balmain-iac
• Clutch 22 - Exploring Etsy - Three unique talents to watch
• Consume or Consumed - Stylish film looks channeled toward a more stylish life:
• Debutante Clothing - Special Report: YSL Vintage Clothing Auction in Paris
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I have no doubt that when god was talking about the ninth plague and the “darkness that could be felt”, he did mean Khamsin (Exodus 10:21-29). Last week we’ve been experiencing this ninth plague quite frequently. Khamsin is an arabian word, which means “50″ – it’s a sandstorm, which happens 50 days a year. On a day of khamsin it’s not recommended to go outside, unless you want to fill your lungs with dust. After khamsin, here in Israel, some people go seek psychiatric help because they can’t handle how the surroundings look like. When i experienced Khamsin for the first time, i was a bit scared myself. But it’s more cool than scary, everything looks different and you feel like you’re on Mars – not only the sky but the air itself is red or yellow, everything has kind of a monochromatic look, the air stands still and, as they say in russian -”one can hang an axe in the air”. There’s no air to breathe, it feels sticky/liquid and not very pleasant, to say the least.The wind gusts are unbelievable and you think t...

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This week we continue implementing our Mass Email system, and give some great resources for creating a nice email template. Also we hit you with some coldplay inspiration and a freebie from zachfonville.com, Guest on this Fridays live show.

Grab your wings as we fly thru clouds in After Effects this week. We use some basic ideas and some more advanced scripting to make the intro of CMD TV's cloud fly thru.

「九谷焼　小壷　紅白万寿」　ちゅう右衛門作 青山骨董通りでの友人の結婚式で頂いた久谷焼きの紅白饅頭。もちろんあの人が作っています。これは嬉しい。
「人前」式、素敵な良いものでした。本当におめでとうございます。 二人を祝うために訪れた友人たちと久しぶりに一緒に飲んで、世間話やくだらない話に花を咲かせることが出来たのも感謝しています。ありがとう。

It’s unlikely that Prince Charles heads the Richard Rogers fan club, but Lord Rogers recently received validation from another luminary when the Royal Institute of British Architects named the Rogers Stirk Harbour–designed Maggie’s Centre the winner of its RIBA Stirling Prize 2009.

No matter what, a new shoe shop opening is irresistible - especially when it's Browns. The elegant interior by Caroline Burstein made you want to move in, then to be surrounded by the most amazing shoes was frankly my idea of heaven. Stylish fashionistas packed into the store for the Champagne opening, slipping into the latest "must have" killer shoes.
Then to Olympia, for Vivienne Westwood Red Label. The invitation, a boarding school report, gave me a quick stab of terror but explained the young girly show which was fun as always.
Back at Browns, the after-party held at 21 Portman Square (another favourite venue) was wild, with DJ performances from the Misshapes and Lovefoxxx.
Somehow, I still managed to do the Sunday morning thing; put a load in the washing machine, went to the Farmers Market and washed the car. Then I threw a selection of heels into the back and beetled off to Christopher Kane. His appliqué of narrow velvet ribbons on ...

Team Sanderson had dinner at one of my favourite Parisian eateries (as it seems did half the fashion pack), Chez Omar. No booking, lots of queuing, softened by a bottle of Brouilly at the bar.
I'll eat my Fez if there is better couscous to be had in all of Paris, though the inside tip is the steak au poivre - sauce the colour of marmalade. Delicious.
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Well, I've had my stellar fashion moment. Designing the shoes for Karl Lagerfeld's show on Sunday. The show was great - more 2080's than 1980's (apologies to Tim Blanks). Watching the reactions of the front row as they glanced down at the shoes and boots was fantastic. Back stage was all you wanted it to be - I even heard him name check me to a journalist - if anyone needs me I'll be on cloud 9.

What is it called when two bloggers meet and communicate through the old fashion medium of chinwag-over-a-cuppa?

So it was when fellow Vogue blogger and most graceful girl about town Erin O'Connor sashayed by Bruton Towers for a shodding. Erin in 130mm heels - someone needs to invent a new unit of measurement to do justice to those legs!

Also, must give a mention about Le Corbusier at the Barbican - my pick of the current exhibitions. The goggle-binned polymath still gives any young architect a touch of the vapours. Uncompromising and conceptual he was often disregarding of human beings in his thinking (let's flatten half of Paris and build identical tower blocks - err, non let's not).
Despite this, Swiss architect Charles-Édouard Jeanneret-Gris - as he is otherwise known, is still hugely influential and inspiring. He paints; he sculpts; makes furniture and designed the most beautiful church of the last 100 years. (www.barbican.org.uk/lecorbusier)

I was curious to find out about the influence of the recent recession on the fashion world. Would London Fashion Week bring us new grunge or would it bring a Thirties-style depression extravaganza? Would I still swoon and close my eyes when they swipe that credit card? Or should I say - what credit card?
At Ann-Sofie Back the gothic make up, faded ripped jeans, boxy zip jackets and ripped jersey T-shirts reminded me of my own rebellious adolescent look. Teenage horror movie meets heavy metal punk princess. Add a conceptual approach to dressing and you get London's answer to Martin Margiela. A four year old in the front row looked genuinely scared, but I was thrilled with the idea of dressing like 14 year-old again.
Peter Jensen showed alpine prints with sexy high boots, prim jackets, folk embroidery and wonderfully clashing colours. Heidi goes naughty S&M and meets ladies who lunch. It was sort of...um...Dries Van Noten on acid.
In a black and nude palette, Brit-fashion darling

Junya Watanabe's show was fabulously dramatic. The models with jet black hair piled high (Marie Antoinette style), glided under a spotlight to a heartrending Tosca soundtrack and showed variations of puffa coats, dresses and capes in black and maroon - and although completely covered looked so sexy.
In contrast the Comme des Garçons offering was light and girly; red and white pieces smothered in baby ribbon bows. From there we went on to a quick lunch at Costes - to eye up the fashion scene - and I note that just about every woman there was wearing fur (and not necessarily antique).

Ossie Clarke, in the BFC tent, was the perfect opener for what proposes to be a long day. The show was reminiscent of "Swinging London", brilliantly styled by Cathy Kasterine. Just time to grab a coffee, fight for a cab and rush to Covent Garden for Luella.
Needn't have bothered with coffee, Luella had thoughtfully lain on a tea trolley. Then with Bobby Gillespie doing the music and Katy England styling, Luella put on a show that lifted us into a world of rock 'n' roll with Ladies of the Night. We loved it.
After the show we trooped out crocodile fashion and walked to the Embankment Galleries at Somerset House for Erdem. A Jazz quartet played romantic Parisienne music, the perfect accompaniment to a show that blew us away. His signature silks, matching boots, appliqué lace, embroidered tights and ruffles were just gorgeous - and all so wearable. Erdem we love you.

It’s unlikely that Prince Charles heads the Richard Rogers fan club, but Lord Rogers recently received validation from another luminary when the Royal Institute of British Architects named the Rogers Stirk Harbour–designed Maggie’s Centre the winner of its RIBA Stirling Prize 2009.

It’s unlikely that Prince Charles heads the Richard Rogers fan club, but Lord Rogers recently received validation from another luminary when the Royal Institute of British Architects named the Rogers Stirk Harbour–designed Maggie’s Centre the winner of its RIBA Stirling Prize 2009.

It’s unlikely that Prince Charles heads the Richard Rogers fan club, but Lord Rogers recently received validation from another luminary when the Royal Institute of British Architects named the Rogers Stirk Harbour–designed Maggie’s Centre the winner of its RIBA Stirling Prize 2009.

It’s unlikely that Prince Charles heads the Richard Rogers fan club, but Lord Rogers recently received validation from another luminary when the Royal Institute of British Architects named the Rogers Stirk Harbour–designed Maggie’s Centre the winner of its RIBA Stirling Prize 2009.

It’s unlikely that Prince Charles heads the Richard Rogers fan club, but Lord Rogers recently received validation from another luminary when the Royal Institute of British Architects named the Rogers Stirk Harbour–designed Maggie’s Centre the winner of its RIBA Stirling Prize 2009.

It’s unlikely that Prince Charles heads the Richard Rogers fan club, but Lord Rogers recently received validation from another luminary when the Royal Institute of British Architects named the Rogers Stirk Harbour–designed Maggie’s Centre the winner of its RIBA Stirling Prize 2009.

It’s unlikely that Prince Charles heads the Richard Rogers fan club, but Lord Rogers recently received validation from another luminary when the Royal Institute of British Architects named the Rogers Stirk Harbour–designed Maggie’s Centre the winner of its RIBA Stirling Prize 2009.

It’s unlikely that Prince Charles heads the Richard Rogers fan club, but Lord Rogers recently received validation from another luminary when the Royal Institute of British Architects named the Rogers Stirk Harbour–designed Maggie’s Centre the winner of its RIBA Stirling Prize 2009.

It’s unlikely that Prince Charles heads the Richard Rogers fan club, but Lord Rogers recently received validation from another luminary when the Royal Institute of British Architects named the Rogers Stirk Harbour–designed Maggie’s Centre the winner of its RIBA Stirling Prize 2009.

It’s unlikely that Prince Charles heads the Richard Rogers fan club, but Lord Rogers recently received validation from another luminary when the Royal Institute of British Architects named the Rogers Stirk Harbour–designed Maggie’s Centre the winner of its RIBA Stirling Prize 2009.

It’s unlikely that Prince Charles heads the Richard Rogers fan club, but Lord Rogers recently received validation from another luminary when the Royal Institute of British Architects named the Rogers Stirk Harbour–designed Maggie’s Centre the winner of its RIBA Stirling Prize 2009.

It’s unlikely that Prince Charles heads the Richard Rogers fan club, but Lord Rogers recently received validation from another luminary when the Royal Institute of British Architects named the Rogers Stirk Harbour–designed Maggie’s Centre the winner of its RIBA Stirling Prize 2009.

It’s unlikely that Prince Charles heads the Richard Rogers fan club, but Lord Rogers recently received validation from another luminary when the Royal Institute of British Architects named the Rogers Stirk Harbour–designed Maggie’s Centre the winner of its RIBA Stirling Prize 2009.

It’s unlikely that Prince Charles heads the Richard Rogers fan club, but Lord Rogers recently received validation from another luminary when the Royal Institute of British Architects named the Rogers Stirk Harbour–designed Maggie’s Centre the winner of its RIBA Stirling Prize 2009.