Blue Fly

It's not often that I will promote a location for shopping. I believe that each and everyone of us has their preferences, I included. I love a bargain, TJ Maxx and Marshalls rule. I also love to feel pampered so I hit up Saks and my local boutiques for that special shopper feeling.

However, I MUST tell you that I re-discovered Bluefly.com oh heck yea, to buy shoes for Alyce's wedding on New Years Eve. Now you cannot show up at the Ritz Carlton on New Years Eve looking shabby, oh no. So I've ordered a pair of Delmans we'll see how they fit, but the price was great and they have LOADS of other options. So, all you shoe addicts, and dress addicts, click your heels, er, mice on over to http://www.bluefly.com/!

Latest article

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07338/838876-28.stm
Was sunning myself in the Cayman Islands when this came to print.

The store I'm referencing is Sugar Boutique in Lawrenceville and the collection is filly. So cute and very casual California.
http://fillydesigns.com.hosting.domaindirect.com/01_about/about.htm

Here's to Holiday looks!

Not the end of fashion

I've been too busy working, and not behaving fashionably! Sorry for the delay.

Did check out Madonna's Gaultier bustier at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Museum. Felt sexy in front of Bono's mannequin (gosh I love him) and think David Bowie really had it right. What an ingenue for fashion, characters and music. I developed a new appreciation for him, definitely.

http://www.rockhall.com

Going to Grand Cayman for R&R. Ooh, cannot wait to swim with the stingrays. Will post a photo or two from there, may be from the chest up as I've been grubbing since Halloween. The only thing that has been relieving stress has been chocolate and bread!

5 days of Fashion

A $20 fresh hot bagel from H & H. Took the train to S. Norwalk, CT for dinner with Fritz Knipschildt http://www.knipschildt.com/flash.html & his assistant Anna saw his shop and got a nice big box of chocolates (beat ya there, Amy!).

Sat in the same chair as Tom Ford, yes, THAT Tom Ford, had sat in days prior in the Mens Fashion Directors office at Bergdorf. My tush will never be the same!

Accidentally met our pilot on the flight from pittsburgh to New York at the coffee bar in the airport.

Spent 3 hours picking out just the perfect fragrance from "Aedes de Venustas" shop. He had us each try on 4 fragrances in different spots and let them sit for an hour to return and have us select the perfect one. Drank champagne at Les Deux while "steeping" our arms.

Bought a pair of VERY high waisted jeans from Intermix. Get ready for the end of crack!

Fell in love many, many times - shoes, jackets, well-dressed men, the breads, boutiques with great vibe, saucy older women in sweater dresses and booties, and the clackety clack of horse hooves lying in bed in the hotel room as the carriage rides proceeded around town.

Lucky's Online

Check out the sprouts of Lucky's site and the Current Designer Study produced website. Who says Pittsburgh is for the birds? http://leroyspinkfist.blogspot.com

http://aipcurrentdesignersclass.blogspot.com

Kids in Paris

I just found out that our Art Institute students, studying in Paris this quarter, attended the Vivienne Westwood show. AND had their photo taken with Kanye West. I just got done reading in my WWD how Kanye and Sting were at her show. The kids are soooo lucky! I hope they build a blog because I'm linking to it when it's up. Keep reading!

The Wedding

Attended Rikki's wedding (my full time faculty member) on Saturday night at the Carnegie Museum. Quite literally the elegance enhanced by the biggest flower arrangements and the ladies in full-length gowns was one of the most elegant receptions I've ever attended. Who did the flowers? Large rose blossoms everywhere. And the cake? A torte with pink and chocolate everywhere! I cannot believe her dress was gorgeous. I cannot wait to find a photo from their site.

I went big too, getting my nails and hair done. Shopped at vintage store Eons on Thursday and picked the cutest pillbox hat with ostrich feathers on top. See photo. Fun!

Pittsburgh Fashion week Part II

Tomorrow, Thursday night, is City Papers' big Local Motion fashion show. What to wear, what not to wear?! It is sure to be a lovely evening. Heading over with Paul LeRoy, Val Gatchell and Maria Zappone from school. We've got 8+ students working with designers so I'm really excited to see them all shine tomorrow night.

Visit http://pghlocalmotion.com

Fashion Week PITTSBURGH

Seems they are all falling in one week. What's that you ask? Fashion shows in Pittsburgh! Heading out to Macy's in Ross Park Mall this evening. Our friend, the lovely Reese Randall, Style Editor at Pittsburgh Magazine (WQED) is holding a fashion show fundraiser. I think she has recruited quite a few newscasters to model. Interested to see the crowd and the fashions.

I am kind of digging the new Macy's as opposed to Kaufmann's. Last year I attended a show there and they were showing Michael Kors shoes. I became immediately obsessed with fur lined clogs. Of course, immediately driving to the Macy's the following day to try on all the pairs. I only like one pair. Yep, the Kors pair which was out of my price range for such a silly high heel clog. Darn it! I continued on the quest all year. Trying on pairs at Marshalls and TJ Maxx too. I sometimes decline to buy into a trend if it's too expensive.

However this year I did snatch up a great pair of low-ankle boots. And by low I mean low top, high heel is super all the time. Cannot wait to wear with black tights and a skirt!

OMG, am I really writing about clothing for this long? Others have to be as obsessed as I am. Must return to work and daydream about the next boot I covet. I"m sure I"ll find something tonight.

Vera Wang at Kohl's

I cannot believe I get paid to give my opinions. I truly love my job! Check out the latest article waxing poetic on the launch of Vera Wang at Kohl's department store.



http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/living/fashion/s_523970.html



"And I never shop at Kohl's. I don't even know where one is."

I know the last quote sounds sorta snobby, I truly have only been in Kohl's once and that was to buy a gift card for my Grandmother. But I didn't end up buying her one there, I opted for a grocery store gift card. More useful I suspect.



Anyhow, my colleague Norm thinks the quote is appropriate. Since I represent some idea of fashion knowledge for Pittsburgh, is it fitting that I do not shop at Kohl's? I bet even if I did know where it was, I would not stop in to browse. The last company I worked for, we sold product to Kohl's. They all got returned to us because they were burning people, that's a whole other chapter.

Many people express the same wonderment of Vera's decision, however. Shirley, recently shopping for beds, browsed the Vera Wang collection of mattresses. Shirley deduced there was a link to Vera Wang's cache from wedding gowns to the matrimonial mattress. And I suppose there are people who could register for a bed, but that might be kinda weird from your in-laws. But heck, Vera's got china, crystal, and now t-shirts at Kohl's. Does seem to be a bit of a stretch. http://verawang.com/ Onward, fashion!

...the adventure of a life time: Green in Tanzania

...the adventure of a life time: Green in Tanzania

I heart New York

As Sharon, er Meatball Momma, reminded me, this photo was taken last year this very weekend in New York City.

Here's Sharon with one of our many new friends at a late night diner. He's a big boy!

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