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Alright...perhaps a slightly dramatic title for this post...however I'm off tomorrow on a 2 week trip to Shanghai and beyond. I am taking my lovely ibook, however it will probably be used for slightly more (ehem) constructive things than The Glossy!
Along the way I'm hoping to soak up the sights...
Avoid restaurants that look like this...
Find restaurants that look like this....
Wish me luck! Love The Glossy Ed.
New York, New York - there's hardly a better place for style-hunting. And these girls certainly do justice to the famous NY style. Spot the kublakhan hat, Chanel body-bag, boots, Betty Bag...love, love, love.
Such lovely pics come courtesy of the King of blogs and style-hunting, The Sartorialist who is at it again premeiring a style-hunting video for style.com tomorrow.
Call me a geek - but on Christmas Day one of my favorite things to do (besides beginning the day with Bailey's, coffee and many a pressie) is curling up on the couch in front of the tree with a great book. My book wish list is always a mile long, but this is what made the short list for Christmas...
1. Kelly Wearstler - the Queen of Hollywood decor. She changed the face of decorating with the likes of her fabulous hotels:
Hard Rock Vegas Rockstar Suite, The Viceroy Palm Springs and The Avalon. With this book I would hope to channel some of that fabulousity into my own pad...
Domicilium Decoratus: Hillcrest Estate, Beverly Hills, California (Hardcover)
by Kelly Wearstler (Author) 
2. Nuff said - this one drawn up by the King Pins of the fashion world - pretty much required reading.
In Vogue: the Illustrated History of the World's Most Famous Fashion Magazine (Hardcover)
by Alberto Oliva (Author), Norberto Angeletti (Author), Anna Wintour (Author), Steven Klein (Author), Grace Coddington (Author) 
3. Perfect projects for the holiday season...make a chandelier...knit a scarf...if only it came with time??
Craftivity: 40 Projects for the DIY Lifestyle (Paperback)
by Tsia Carson (Author) 
4. With this one I just want to know exactly what a NY socialite knows about the world of burlesque...
Pretty Things: The Last Generation of American Burlesque Queens, by Liz Goldwyn.
5. The autobiograhy of Lucky editor Jean Godfrey-June...definitely Christmas reading...
Free Gift With Purchase: My Improbable Career in Magazines and Makeup (Hardcover)
by Jean Godfrey-June (Author) 
6. I can't even begin to imagine what would be behind the covers of this one...I should've put it at the top!
Karl Lagerfeld: Room Service, by Devendra Banhart, Johan Renck, and Karl Lagerfeld
7. Classic...
Audrey Style (Hardcover)
by Pamela Clark Keogh (Author), Hubert De Givenchy (Introduction) 
All that being said...what I really need for Christmas is a new book shelf...seriously.
I'm just wondering if the humble turban is poised to become the next chapeau du jour? Come Spring 07 will it enjoy it's 15 minutes of fame just as the Kublahkhan hat did this fall?
I enjoyed Prada's shiny satin take on the cure-for-the-common bad hair day...but I think it was the pic from Susie Bubble's blog that truly convinced me. Of course a little vintage Ossie Clark as worn by the model helps too...and perhaps a sense of humour?
the Barney's Co-op Fall Catalogue.
Certainly not the most avant-garde, but so on the money.
And after getting over the fact that I thought they may have raided my waredrobe...I was sold on the first page which read, "This Fall, it's all about Azzedine Alaia." I wanted to leap off the couch and yell "YES!" Assuming the neighbours might not agree, I quietly proceeded onward flipping the thick pages to discover: an APC wool cape to die for, high-waisted jeans by Acne, Daryl-K denim, Edun plaid dresses, DVF and so many more.
I suppose it wasn't even the actual clothes themselves that got me...but the combo's! The sullen palette of nuetrals, the blunt blonde bangs, Cameron's fabulous fro, the swinging trapaze dresses over skinny jeans, and of course the beret's. Sigh.
Who are you this Fall?
is GOLD baby. Second to Silver Belles I'll be asking Santa to put something glimmering and gold under the tree this year. Equal parts edgy and elegant...favorites include: Tibi dress from net-a-porter, Miu Miu shoes (to die for) also net-a-porter, Erva gold leather chain bag, gold skull pendant with black diamond by fettY and last but not least Giles and Brother chain bracelet. Drop major hints about Barney's for any chance at the last three.
As with Silver Belles a little certainly goes a long way...and if one or more of these lovelies does land under my glowing tree this year - I promise to wear only one at a time - outside of the house that is;)
The towering platforms of Fall 06 seemed to have quickly evolved into towering tools of torture for Spring 07. Models on the spring runways teetered, tottered and occasionally tumbled while attempting to strut their stuff.
And while I love a high shoe as much as the next girl...what concerns me is the somewhat staggering (ha ha) stature of the new breed and the new S&M slant on the accesories. Don't get me wrong...by spring I'm sure I'll be lining up with the rest of the fashionistas...but right now i'm still enjoying bathing in the shock of it all. Comments??
First 2 pics from la femme and last 3 courtesy of style.com.
This summer I just couldn't seem to stop playing Lily Allen's first single 'Smile' on my ipod. The happy but infectious raggae slant seemed to have the healing effects of Prozac - don't worry I didn't follow her lead and get revenge by paying thugs to beat up my boyfriend... and let's hope Karl didn't listen too closely either?
We are to assume however that he too couldn't get that song out of his head... as she is apparenlty slated to become the next unlikely face of Chanel. Following in the footsteps of Cat Power, Lily Allen was flown into Paris during fashion week, sat front row at Chanel (dressed head-to-toe), and then quietly visited the famous fashion HQ in Paris. Karl has apparently decided that her hi/lo mix will become signature Chanel style for early 07. 
Lily on the other hand has allegedly been seen swapping her signature trainers for Chanel pumps - and gold hoops for interlocking C's at recent shows. Check out her second video below....
Pics from Lily Allen's website.
No need to reiterate that Sophia Coppola is quite possibly the Queen of Cool. And after seeing these devine pics of her in the November issue of House & Garden - I couldn't resist sharing them.
Sophia at home in her serene Manhattan home... with Helmut Newton art and plenty of pink peonies...
Elizabeth Peyton portrait of Kirsten Dunst in costume. She apparently took so many photos from the sets of Marie Antoinette that she's publishing a book?!
Lounging in her bedroom wearing Chanel...
More Elizabeth Peyton art above 1940's French dining table.
And finally, in case you may have been wondering what she uses in the bath...soaps by Brickhouse. 
And with that out of my system I will attempt not to mention her for a full month!
With all things shiny suddenly so au courant and thoughts of Christmas starting to drift through my head...what could be more perfect than something shimmering and silver? Some of my favorites from Spring 07 include these Stella McCartney mini-dresses...
Lovely Lanvin Python wristlet bag, crystal studded Alexander McQueen round-toe pumps, Swarovski encrusted Calvin Klein platforms, precious Pierre Hardy bobble-toe wedges and classic python pumps by Celine in silver!
Since none of these lovelies are available to us mere mortals until well into the New Year, I will just have to channel their silver streak and use as inspiration for all things holiday 06. (Think wardrobe AND home - just hopefully not all at once!)
Pics thanks to style.com .
For those of us that may have papered our bedroom walls with magazine spreads in our teens - ehem - there may finally be an answer.
Vogue UK is now collaborating with The Art Group to bring a collection of Vogue's photographic archives to die-hard fashionistas and magazine addicts alike. You can actually choose the images you want, the size you want and even what you want them printed on! All this and they deliver to your door.
The collection includes vintage Vogue covers and a great selection of vintage editorial pics spanning the 50's, 60's and 70's. (Maybe there's not enough demand for the 80's yet??)
Some of my favorites - all courtesy of Vogue. 1956, 1946 and 1960.
