Promises to be an inspired LA evening....

Looking forward to seeing Kelly's geodestic dome bird houses!!

The Generic Man and Generic Surplus Pop Up

store at Space 1520. The party goes from 7-10 and will include drinks,

snacks, and a very special appearance from Michel Vedette and his

Automatic Body Dancing instructions...all the way from Le Baron Club

in Paris (his first appearance in the US.)

Installations by local LA artists such as Kelly Lamb

 Joanna Bean, Atelier, Daniel DeSure and many others

Also there is an afterparty at the Mountain Bar in Chinatown with DFA

dj Justin Miller from NYC.

If you are in NY and love to shop, check out "My Amazing Friends" put together by one of the worlds premiere shoppers, Kim Hastreiter of Paper Magazine. She has asked her creative BFF's to make unique products to sell at Partners & Spade, a new conceptual store put together by the innovative minds of Andy Spade and Anthony Sperduti. This store houses an ever-changing treasure trove of products resulting from the divine and complex union of art and design. I made some new goodies for the event, take a peek and keep the love of consumerism alive.

 

Partners and Spade

40 Great Jones St.

New York City

Opening June 3, 6:30-8:30 pm

 

 

 

As if I wasn't happy enough, you can imagine how excited I was to find out that Michelle Obama selected a dress designed by Cuban-born American designer Isabel Toledo to wear today. Isabel is one of the most inspirational, unpretentious, real and talented designers working in fashion today. I am lucky enough to know, because she designed my wedding dress eight years ago.

A dear friend, Kim Hastreiter, the publisher and editor of Paper Magazine brought me to her studio, where I was instantly charmed by Isabel and her husband Ruben's generosity (he drew a picture of me for Isabel to work from, which they gave me) and realness, I asked her how many wedding dresses she had designed and she told me fourteen. Out of curiosity, I asked, how many of those people are still together, she said "every last one." Needless to say,I was all in.

So on the evening of this incredible day filled with happy tears and celebration, I look at the beautiful and intuitive Michelle Obama and think; she picked exactly the right dress, by exactly the right designer, for such a momentous time in history. Isabel Toledo has incredible design mojo and the yellow/green glistening in the Swiss (love the Swiss) wool lace warmed the day. Toledo said, "I wanted to pick a very optimistic color, that had sunshine," she said. "I wanted her to feel charmed, and in that way would charm everybody," and indeed she did, on this brisk day in January Michelle Obama, together with designer Isabel Toledo, set the perfect tone for a historic day.

A side note, Michelle's green leather gloves were from J. Crew. The website is experiencing problems do to the high volume of people trying to purchase their own pair...and so, a style icon is born.

Kim Hastreiter the publisher of the infamous Paper Magazine, will be at Decades in LA signing her recently published book on the fashion rebel and icon, Geoffrey Beene.

From his infamous zipper dress to the jumpsuit and bolero to his witty design details, bold prints, and contrasts, Mr. Beene's influence rocked a new generation of designers and the closets of women across the world.

The Details:

Kim will be in LA on Monday November 3rd at Decades signing copies!!!

Decades Inc.
8214 1/2 Melrose @ Harper in LA

Darren Romanelli aka the Dr. has been piecing together vintage garments with his fresh ideas about sport and function for years. His treasure trove of never ending vintage inspiration combine with his de-constructive wizardry, making old feel new again. Being a huge fan of the puffy vest, I was tickled to see his sweet take on this winter fashion staple. Thanks Doc.

The Details..

DRx and Fruition continue their collaboration with Season 3's "Recycled Pop
Bubble Vest" collection. This innovative drop consists of cola inspired
premium vintage gear hand picked by Fruition Las Vegas medically engineered
into Bubble vests by the good doctor. Available exclusively at Fruition.
Stay tuned for additional flavors coming soon.

My love for an incredible fashion accessory is profound. A knock out pair of shoes, just the right piece of jewelry, a delicious handbag, they all have the power to transform a girls outfit, not to mention frame of mind. For this upcoming fall season I'm putting my resources into this little conversation starter. "The Present" as I like to call it, ahhh the power of the conceptual fashion designer. Martin Margiela, I adore you!!!

Cindy Greene and Johnson Hartig's line, Libertine debuted Fall 2008 at Maxfield's on Wednesday. This notoriously macabre line stayed true to its devilish soul by delving deeper into its fascination with the dark-side. Their infamous use of reconsidered vintage and Swarovski crystals remain visual staples, but to that, the team has added a selection of beautifully produced garments including Italian cashmere sweaters and wet silkscreen T's. Their fascination with clustered embellishments has manifested itself in the Badge Blazer, a vintage coat highlighted with fabric buttons gathered on the lapel. Along with their trailblazing use of the skull, they have integrated some other upbeat imagery including a smeared bloody hand, dripping blood and a rather adorable monkey, I suppose added in for good measure. If you are a collector of Libertine's more exclusive pieces, Maxfield's holds the secret key. Cindy confessed that they make pieces for Maxfield's that no other accounts in the world get. Maxfield's gave them their first gig and judging from this Fall's collection they continue to return the favor in style. If you find yourself rolling down Melrose, check out their window installation accented with blood tinged IV bags, it is worth a LA drive by.

Coming from a footwear family (my husband James Bond is the co-owner of the sneaker shop Undefeated) turning out a look for your footsie's is serious business. Tonight, at our friend Cindy Greene's launch of Libertine's new season at Maxfield's proved that some tens are worth hanging with.

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Chloe

It's Earth Day....and well, do something.

Here is an amazing site that will give you some inspiration. I actually surprised myself and did their Opt Out of Junk Mail suggestion and I can't tell you how much less crap shows up in my mailbox. You can also opt out of getting the Yellow Pages, which everytime I turn around shows up in all its combersome-ness at my doorstep. Ahhhh the trees are thanking you already!! http://www.askwoollym.typepad.com/

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