Womenswear Designer of the Year
Jack McCollough & Lazaro Hernandez for Proenza Schouler

Menswear Designer of the Year
Michael Bastian

Accessory Designer of the Year
Alexander Wang

Swarovski Award for Womenswear
Prabal Gurung

Swarovski Award for Menswear
Robert Geller

Swarovski Award for Accessory Design
Eddie Borgo

Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Achievement Award
Marc Jacobs

International Award
Phoebe Philo for Céline

The Media Award, given in honor of Eugenia Sheppard
Hilary Alexander, The Telegraph

The Founder’s Award, given in honor of CFDA Founder Eleanor Lambert
Hal Rubenstein, InStyle

Fashion Icon Award
Lady Gaga

Board of Directors’ Special Tribute
Arthur Elgort

I love Chloe Sevigny’s outfit and wonder if the bags the Olsen twins are wearing will be the Elizabeth and James line for 2012?

[ Wearing H&M white blouse, YSL Blue Denim, YSL Blue Heels, Hugo Boss Blue Clutch, Michael Kors Watch]

How are you all doing today? The sun is out here in Paris and so are the masses. I’m so thankful not to be freezing my tush off anymore!

At first I didint want to post these photos because I’m not very happy with them, as there wasnt enough lighting.We took them as a quick shot after I dropped Pierre off at school. This is a part of his courtyard.

But I hope they can still be a bit inspirational of how all you need is a pair of nice jeans, some sexy shoes and some killer accessories like my Marni-esque clutch and my oversized mens watch.

xoxo

my hubby heading to work with his beloved Filson bag

filson bag

I took the liberty of being nosey and poked around a bit. Here are some of my overall thoughts on the new online shopping experience from Miu Miu.

• Very clean multi-country website
• Rich editorial/ descriptive content
• Separate Category “Fashion Show Selection” seems to be a curated list of “favorites” and “must-haves” – great idea!
• Good use of maximizing space on every page – From the introductory page all the way to  the checkout page
• Clear and zoomable product photos
• Clothes shown both ON and Off models – ie both as bare “product” type shots and as more “body” type shots
• Visibility of number of items in shopping bag, at all times via icon in top right hand corner
• Use of the standard Filter options like “Material” “Size” and “Color” – Except , no use of filter for “Price” (perhaps because when you buy Miu Miu your expected not to care about the price? after all it is a luxury brand.)
• Website only available in English and Italian - Despite the fact that you’ve already selected your country in advance. For example if you say you’re in France, French is not given as a language option.
• Lacking in Social shopping experience – no “share” or “like” buttons were to be found anywhere!

OVERALL -
A good straight to the point website that maintains the “luxury” of the Miu Miu brand that integrates “some” of the best online practices. But fails to take into consideration the global scope of the consumer market ( non English and Italian speaking consumers) as well as there was a major lacking in the integration of Social Media tools.
Could increase language choice. Every product could have a name ( all skirts are not made equal! Would be nice to see some imagination like they do for the lookbooks.)
Must add social media buttons.

ALSO – I actually tried to purchase two items and it wouldnt allow me ( as of Sat April 9th) , so they might want to look into that.

Hope that this was an insightful look at the new e-shop by Miu Miu from an insiders perspective. Let me know your thoughts.

xoxo

He’s also the Executive vice president of designer merchandising at Nordstrom since 2008.
The Charleston native returned to the retail industry after graduating from George Washington University. His father owns upscale shoe store Bob Ellis, so his keen eye for predicting fashion bestsellers was no accident.

After returning to the south, he opened Jeffery Atlanta in 1994 as a luxury outpost for designer fashion. In 1999 he opened the Meatpacking district outpost of Jeffery NYC offering the same well edited concept to his savvy clientele.

He is also the head of the Jeffrey Fashion Cares fund-raiser.

source: wwd.com

JEFFREY NYC:

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449 W 14th St

New York, NY 10014-1003
(212) 206-1272

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Here is a preview of the new Yves Saint Laurent documentary. L’amour Fou. Pierre Berge talks about his life with Yves Saint Laurent, their love and their art.

Have you every wondered how to get that cool, sexy or rather classic Parisian look? Well, you’re in luck because long time model and ex-Chanel muse Ines de la Fressange break its down in a cheeky little red book with sketches and streetsyle photos of her and her daughter Nine, wearing some signature Parisian Looks.

I believe ( and so does Ines) that every woman should a wardrobe on certain key pieces ( 7 for her) and the rest is a matter of accessories; shoes, bags, jewelry etc.

Think about it, you can wear one black dress many ways depending on the belt, shoes and bags that you chose to go with it.

You can check out a little video with her voice over, running on Amazon here.

You can also buy the book: Parisian Chic: A Style Guide by Ines de la Fressange
on Amazon.

If you buy it let me know what you think?

Wishing you a productive and fulfilled week!

Taking photos of the wonderful “everyday” Parisian women is so much fun and inspiring, take this shot for example.

She was on the Quai de la seine I had just parked my bicycle, and saw her from across the street; running over I said “Hi! You look gorgeous, may I take your photo?” she looked puzzled, then I said “just push the bike back a bit in the sunlight”, she smiled.

et voila

Low Rider Honda Bike (don’t see a lot of these here, mostly Vespas), Leather Leggings, Fur coat and low boots.

I’ve created a blogpost for my photos that I took during Paris Fashion Week, You can see them here. I still need to post all of them!

Not sure If I’ll be taking photos again next year, I will be back to working full time. Even though it was challenging in the cold, it was lots of fun, met really cool and interesting people; good folks well dressed.

Also I’ve started a tumblr for TC Mag, it’s like a place where I put a lot of leftover thoughts, ideas, photos and just about anything that’s too tangential to put on toocutemagazine.com. OH YEA, and it’s kinda funny!

And don’t forget to follow us on FACEBOOK and TWITTER.

Parisian brand Surface to Air has made its mark in the apparel and accessories industry  with its contemporary fashion for men and women.

Not to mention they dish out killer heels every season.

Don’t believe me, take a look around almost every streetsyle blog and lookbook and you’ll soon see their classic Buckle Sandals “partout”.  For a brand that’s only been around since 2000, it’s already made some major waves.

Who needs marketing when you have a good product, right?!

I’m in love with their recent Editorial done by Surface to Air Brasil. Not only does it play with the  seasons “must-have” all denim look, it’s a juxtaposition of  the woman as a bad-ass in a “typical” male role!

See more of the shoot here.

PARIS: Surface To Air |  108 rue Vieille du Temple 75003 Paris T+33 1 44 61 76 27

SÃO PAULO: Surface To Air | ALAMEDA LORENA, 1985 ~ SÃO PAULO ~ +55 11 3063 4206

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Here are some of my best looks from the Haider Ackermann Fall 2010 and Fall 2011 collections. Both of which shows a consistently in his theme of deconstructed yet tailored work. A look that can only be pulled off by a confident woman, one who knows her personal style is one part subtle and one part sharp.

The femininity of flowy fabrics and the masculinity of the structured blazers plays on this; you have to be a woman who knows that their is a sweet yet powerful side to her sensuality.  The Haider Ackermann woman is a BOSS.

Step, Clap, Go! from Opening Ceremony on Vimeo.

Still one of my best places in NYC to shop – unlike Colette here in Paris, they still have a focus on featuring a diversity of style and fashion innovators that aren’t all luxury related (I was so disappointed yesterday when I stepped into Colette, these days its more about the hype of Chanel, Fendi, Prada etc.)

So it was no surprise that they collaborated with retailer Target for the re-issuing of peices from the last 5 years of Target’s Go International Collection.

On the OC blog it’s said that “OPENING CEREMONY AT ACE was bustling last night, where, for one night only, the store became a Target GO Collective pop-up shop where shoppers could get their hands on 34 re-issued dresses from the 5 years of GO collections. The Ace hotel lobby, where DJs Mia Moretti and Caitlin Moe spun the tunes, wasn’t any less abuzz–especially once the beaming ladies of the Bad News Step Team, the stars of THE LATEST OCTV PRODUCTION, arrived and broke it down hard in their performance. After that, a Rodarte for Target-clad Santigold took the stage and gave a great show before surprise guest Sheila E. performed an energetic percussion set that sent drumsticks flying into the air. ” by Sofia CAVALLO

I’m sure we all wished were were there to celebrate 5 Years of Target GO International!

PS I’m just creating a Facebook fan page, started yesterday, so please FAN me! I promise to update it with daily streetstyle photos from people here in Paris.