Posts Tagged ‘balenciaga’

Be mine…

It’s a shoeicide!

Balenciaga heels

balenciaga blue and yellow shoes

Be still my heart, while my brain calculates how to get these BALENCIAGAs into my life!

All in the shoes

Three different shoe styles to fit three different fashion styles: black heeled booties, Peep toe Balenciagas, Fur lined Burberry Prorsum boots.

Oh the shoe envy that these women attracted was as thick as brick.

The Industry Roundup: Nicolas Ghesquiere gets award, Derek Lam to design for Ebay, LVMH buys massive state in Hermes

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Jennifer Connelly and Nicolas Ghesquiere

Nicolas Ghesquiere Receive Top Honors at FGI’s 27th Annual Night of Stars

And he so deserves this award, after literally single handily resurrecting the brand Balenciaga from the dead to a line that is coveted by everyone!

“Academy Award-winning actress Jennifer Connelly, who wore Balenciaga when she accepted the award in 2002 for best supporting actress for “A Beautiful Mind,” presented Ghesquiere with his award.”

Yahoo News

Derek Lam to Design Collection Exclusively for eBay

“Lam will unveil a ready-to-wear collection of original designs at a presentation during New York Fashion Week in February 2011.
Shoppers will then be asked to vote for their favorites on eBay.com, with the collective consumer response determining which pieces are produced for the collection.”
The Fashion Spot

LVMH Buys A Big Chunk–$2 Billion–of Hermes

They 14.2% stake in Hermes International and there goes  the Hermes heritage…

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Catwalk/Sidewalk: Best e-commerce stores for runway looks

We’re in high season – fashion weeks are taking place around us left right and center:- New York, London, Milan and Paris starts today.

All this buzz of whats hot, whats not, who’s in and who’s not can take a toll on a normal girl.

Best advice: Keep Calm and Carry On.  You dont have to be in the front rows to get first dibs on the runway looks.

Here’s our round up of the best online retailers that will wow you with their off the catwalk selection.


Shopbop -

A brickhouse of ready to wear and some luxury brands – the Lookbooks are MAJOR.

THE PLUS SIDE:

Always has the  most interesting and inspiring newsletters for the fashion hungry – I get it everyday, even on sundays, and I can seriosuly tell you guys that if I could set my iphone to a speacial alram when its an email from Shopbop – I would do it – thats just how excited I get.  They have the Alexander Wang Hobo and the Alexander Wang Suede Coco!

best places to shop online

Net-A-Porter -

As you all know is now synonymous with luxury and fashion designers. If there is one e-commerce site that you can trust with your most precious purchases its them, and if you’re yet to order you be so surprised by thier over the top fancy pacakging. You know its like the cherry on the top.

THE PLUS SIDE:

They have an online magazine section to their website that is phenomenal - with spreads like “6 essential work pieces”. Functional and Fierce.

hih end online store

SSENSE -

Talk about Maison Martin Margiela, Viktor + Rolf , Preen …yup they’ve got it.

THE PLUS SIDE:

Their blog is like a fashion art gallery!

best e-commerce retail stores

Joan Shepp -

Not many people might now about this Philly mainstay but the insiders do, and for a good reason: the physical store and the online store packs a big punch with big names like Ann Demeulemeester, Anne Valerie Hash, Antipast, Aris Geldis, Balenciaga, Christian Louboutin 

THE PLUS SIDE:

When they have a sale its a real freakin sale – yes even online!

best online fashion stores

SAKS FIFTH AVE -

Let’s not get all “modern” and forgot who was really giivng us the good before the young guns joined the game.

THE PLUS SIDE:

International shipping for  all you international shoppers.

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