Last year, when its neon pink, orange, green, and yellow handbags became a must-have among urban trendsetters, the Cambridge Satchel Company experienced an unexpected tipping point moment.
A sleek pump in a solid color is a closet staple for every woman — and yet, often times, the classic style can seem a bit boring and unexciting.
Yesterday was an insanely busy day but, fortunately, the sun was beaming in New York City, so I took the opportunity to wear a bright shift dress in the hopes that my Field of Dreams-inspired, “if you build it, he will come” ethos and basically will springtime to stay for good this time around.
Yesterday morning, I had the immense pleasure of appearing on Telemundo NY’s 6-month old morning show “Buenos Días Nueva York” to discuss spring footwear trends and, of course, show off some styles every woman will likely covet.
It’s been about a decade since sneaker companies began offering customers the option of customizing their sneakers, selecting the color of the uppers, laces, lining, eyelets, outsole, heel counter, and more — and, of course, Converse has provided this alternative as well via its “Design Your Own” tool on Converse.com.
The ongoing collaboration between New York-based footwear company Modern Vice and street fashion blogging sisters Natalie and Dylana Suarez (of Natalie Off Duty and Color Me Nana) has become a lot more colorful.
In the collective mindset, backpacks tend to be associated with outdoorsy, adventure-loving campers and hikers, Amazing Race contestants, and — above all else — smiling school children in checkered uniforms.
While traveling through Thailand, Kenzo creative directors Humberto Leon and Carol Lim found inspiration from the lush vegetation and exotic animals in the jungles and parks they visited.
Coco Chanel once said, “I consider lace to be one of the prettiest imitations ever made of the fantasy of nature; lace always evokes for me those incomparable designs which the branches and leaves of trees embroider across the sky, and I do not think that any invention of the human spirit could have a more graceful or precise origin.” This season, designer’s seem to have taken heed of Chanel’s words, incorporating loads of lace into their garments and accessories.
Ever the chameleon, Rihanna has gone from beach-frolicking island girl in her “Pon de Replay” days to ravenous seductress in her “Unfaithful” era to the dish-breaking, leather-loving rebel with the asymmetrical, jet black ‘do in her Good Girl Gone Bad stage; the bondage-loving, tattoo-flaunting, blond provocateur in the Rated R era,;the spunky redhead with the playful pin-up side in the Loud era; and the often brash and in-your-face persona she’s embodied with the release of Unapologetic.
