absolutely love...

gryson

you know...

you know every girl wants to be wang-ified at some point in her life. well all of the time for that matter. alexander wangs fringe boots make the modern fashionista drool and dream of clydesdale horses. well now you can go loco for fringe by buying these shoe attachments for a mere $38 dollars at kohi’s website.

some gold therapy.

some exfoliation is always good for the glow.

i want summer...and some sand. from GQ.

woodstock much?

petit bateau goes sexy

the first solo show from jean charles de castelbajac.
"images, signs, symbols and styles from both popular culture and high art to create still newer designs and visions."

hello shoes.

shoes and a mohair sweater = perfection. 

reminds me of acne aw09.

feb 27th.

today is my birthday. ice cream and cake sounds like a marvelous idea to me.

out to din with my brother tonight then chloe81 with a bunch of friends.

some centre love.

centre always delivers the hottest kicks to dallas. and now im wishing i was in the area so i could get my hands on a pair of these. or some of the others. may have to send my lil sister on an errand...

also ... i wonder if adidas is coming out with an Irak 2009 edition. in a girls size perhaps? in my dreams.

selima for jcrew glasses. id like some pulease. or some moscot ones or a pair from see eyewear.

please and thank you.

a little bit of rock. a little bit of roll. a little bit of street. a little bit of chic. 

lego.

the ny times illustrator chris niemann now lives in berlin but often day dreams about nyc...his lego creations are hilarious and so true.

vaca.

sometimes i want to take a permanent vacation. and today is one of those days. well this swedish group of named "permanent vacation," channels these wonderful vibes through their different collections. their photographs are breathless and effortless and their message makes you feel all warm and fuzzy:

"Tired of all impractical pretensions in fashion today, Permanent Vacation are inspired by the classic gentleman's way of dressing; dapper, shapely, comfortable and useful, garments aimed to love, wear out and repair. "

proenza schouler prefall.

designers lazaro hernandez and jack mccollough said they focused on what the girls they know want to wear, and also on what they'd wear if they were girls themselves. this equates an experimental pre-fall collection. a balance between a womans desire to dress effortlessly while staying edgy and chic.

Images courtesy of style.com.

sin in the city.

i pretty much despise the show "the city," but in my moments of complete bordem, i often watch it...just to criticize it of course. not only am i disappointed they outed southside and other places i like, but their lives are just kind of pathetic. and so fake. well. since i dont want to waste anymore time on these sad characters, i guess ill share my favorite thing about the city so far: refinerys 5 style sins of the city. here are my favorite three:

3. Wearing a "timeless" outfit to a rock concert you're not on time for: Olivia is more Bergdorf's than Beatrice, so we're willing to cut her a little slack on the fact that she does not know how to accessorize appropriately for a down-and-dirty rock concert at The Cutting Room. But she's definitely smart enough to know a white DvF blazer would not do the trick, and thus had only planned on doing multiple outfit changes to purposefully make Whitney late to her boyfriend's gig. So because we live in the real world, one in which the ability to make friends is considered a virtue and drycleaning bills make more of a dent in our wallets than they would in Olivia's shiny Chanel clutch, please: Do not be that girl who stands out from the rest of the beer-swilling crowd in a pressed-and-pristine ensemble, which is kind of the sartorial equivalent of having a giant "I Don't Belong Here" sign plastered on your forehead.

4. Making plaid the symbol of your "downtown" persona: Woe to Jay, his band, and everyone else who's somehow made plaid synonymous with American Apparel hipsters and dive bar dirtbags. If The City had a wardrobe department, which we wouldn't put past them, then we can imagine the stylist telling Jay and Co. that plaid somehow symbolizes their innate "downtownness," sort of like how Olivia's Birkin is supposed to symbolize wealth. But really, Jay, when you're talking about how hungover you are for the millionth time in that raggedy plaid button-down, you're just spoiling it for the rest of us who actually wear our checks without a side of douchebaggery.

5. Loading up on eye make-up when you know you're about to lose all your marbles: It's not that we don't appreciate a sexy smokey eye, but more that we wouldn't want it running all over our face. And yet, that seems to be exactly what our oft-wronged girl Allie seems to be fond of, because how else could you explain her penchant for wearing the darkest possible eye make-up to all her meetings with Adam, which, as we all know, inevitably ends in tears? Whether it's in Episode 6, where Allie wears raccoon eyes to MercBar, or in Episode 10, when she tells Adam she's getting her own place, Allie unfailingly lets her mascara smear all over her brokenhearted cheeks. On the upside, perhaps she's trying to convey to passerby that Adam has punched her and given her a black eye or something of the like, thereby bringing more pity to her cause.

bv spring summer.

i may be in love ... with a pair of shoes? i love love love love these van looking bottega veneta spring-summer shoes!

erin wasson x rvca.

Erin Wasson x RVCA Fall 2009 Collection - nitrolicious.com from nitrolicious.com on Vimeo.

gisele in azzedine alaia.

sthlm street style.

classic.

gotta love the poladroid program. make any photo look an old polaroid.

smart car x hermes.

i want one. i want to be that 5'11 girl that steps out of a smart car. then i can fit in all those tiny parking spaces that i curse at. and hermes? yes, please. im sure the entire inside smells better than "new car" - it smells like new hermes leather! joy!!

morning lovelies. i know i fell off the face of the earth. but ive been handling some business in the form of future plans, and it has taken my mind off blogging quite a bit. so im back. and hard at work. fashion week here in nyc and also market for all of the new collections. 

acne aw09

happy girl.

tgif. off to a friend's bday party at inoteca in the lower east side.
leaving for stockholm on monday. im all smiles.

lots of love.

acne pre.

since refinery and other blogs around the blogosphere (such a lame and nerdy word) have released their pics of the pre collection for acne autumn winter 09, i figure i can too. here are two pics of me in my fav new platforms. u know they are on the top of my list. i would kill for these. and i might just do that. time to start saving some bucks. and yes, they look dangerous, but dangerous is sexy. we all know this.

refinery does sthlm.

refinery 29 (a favorite website and blog) would do a piece on stockholm fashion week. totally down my alley. and this means that you all can read it too. here is the diary of their swedish fashion experience. i am more than jealous that i could not be there, but i will be in stockholm in less than 5 days :). will explain more later.
my favorite pics of theirs.

tretorn x comme des garcons.

my favs.

my favs from jak and jils blog from paris this wk. love love love these photos.

ny mag lookbook.

to be completely honest and a little mean, i think the girl they picked for todays lookbook on nymag is the definition of a label whore. the type i hate. the type that goes ahead and buys an equestrian boot by tory burch, and then she claims she shops at the archives and other vintage shops. i dont care if you have chanel sunglasses that girls would give their right kidney four, wearing all of those designers at once should be considered a crime. a fashion crime. not a look. 

tiny thoughts.

so yesterday my wonderful friend erin who has a blog filled with "tiny thoughts" thought it would be fun to interview me. as i had some time over lunch, i agreed and started filling out my answers. here are the results. 

Why do you think so many women rely on old, frumpy duds in the name of being comfortable?
Possibly because we were born naked, and comfortable is what we all crave? But comfy does not have to be frumpy…and comfy is in!
If you are looking for a warm look in winter/early spring, try a sweater dress or long knee-length sweater buttoned to the bottom like a dress. Make sure to pair the sweater dress with some cute heels or boots. That way you are not pulling the “I found this sweater on my floor and threw it on” look. And to be completely honest, old and frumpy can be cute at times—depending on how old and how frumpy. Vintage pieces are like gold—you end up feeling special and like one in a million. Also, hand knitted can be fun! So pull out those dreaded sweaters your mom knitted for you (when all you wanted to do was shop at the mall like the other girls) and pair the old things with some cute accesories. Remember, if you have big on top (comfy sweater) then do smaller on bottom (a slim skirt or straight-legged jeans).

I know you are on your feet a lot working in fashion PR. How do you reconcile your desire to be comfortable with a need to look put-together?
As my friend Lauren said to me earlier today “Antonia, bags are your children and shoes are your lovers.” Well this is true—shoes can literally sweet-talk me. I crave them (not that I crave lovers, but maybe i crave love?), yet uncomfortable shoes are like a bad boyfriend. You keep going back to them and keep getting burned (or blistered). Comfort comes first. Then comes fashion. And there are times when beauty is pain—or fashion is pain—but those times should not rule your everyday life.

So when it comes to shoes, I recommend platforms and wedges. That way your feet are higher off the ground and more supported. And flat boots can be appropriate for work too. I never wear my heels out of the house, but merely put them on when I get to my destination. So in my bag, you will always find a pair of Vans (sneaks) or super light GAP flats (when I get tired at work).

find the rest of the Q&A here. 

erin's blog is not only one of my go-to blogs everyday, but it is also one that really inspires me to get more creative with my blogging. her topics range from kanye west to 'how to help a friend through a breakup.' i also always find myself laughing or grinning through her witty and brilliantly written posts. you must read her blog! you'll find it here. 

shoe porn.

im guilty of looking at shoe porn on jak and jil's blog almost daily. sorry mom. 

it's just so addictive.