Granted: the Valentine’s Day gift-giving scene was simpler in junior high school, when heart grams and boxes of chocolate were the norm, but these trinkets weren’t exactly renowned for their originality.
Gals’ hearts will race should they be so fortunate as to receive one of these romantic gifts come Valentine’s Day.
Like Carine Roifeld and the late Dauphne Guinness, French model Ines de la Fressange has long fascinated fashion designers as well as street style watchers with her distinctively Parisian style: her penchant for perfectly tailored blazers, often cinched at the waist, and ankle-length pants, her flair for layering collared shirts under slouchy sweaters, and her keen eye for mixing prints ranging from polka dots to nautical stripes, houndstooth patterns, gingham, and leopard spots.
File this under the you-learn-something-new-every-day category: athletic footwear and apparel giant Reebok takes its name from the animal known as the rhebok, a species of antelope endemic to South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Swaziland.
Several trends were discernible on the red carpet at the Golden Globe Awards last night: the abundance of all-black, all-white, and fiery red gowns; the exciting emergence of floor-sweeping dresses with ballgown skirts incorporating handy pockets; the continuing momentum of cape-inspired embellishments; plunging necklines; velvet designs (both in women’s gowns and men’s tuxedo jackets and bow ties); modern but modest side cut-outs; and sequin-covered, shimmering metallic numbers.
Now that we’re kicking off a new year, it seems like the perfect time to shine a spotlight on an exciting new footwear designer who specializes in clean, graceful, elegant, minimalist designs that stand out thanks to the unexpected and clever way in which they incorporate sharp lines, symmetrical cut-outs, bold geometric shapes, and swooping curved sides.
Our holiday gift coverage continues (’cause the party don’t stop over here!), and today’s installment is to, as Salt ‘n’ Pepa would put it, all the mighty, mighty good men out there.
Shopping for someone with caviar tastes?
Shopping for the kind of girl who always has the newest emojis, boasts a near-encyclopedic knowledge of popular hashtags, and whose Periscope videos are stop-the-presses material?
‘Tis the season of eggnog, sugar cookies, pumpkin pies, and all things that taste nice but have a naughty amount of calories.
