The Lyons Pride — Hood by Air Launches Empire-Themed Collection
Cookie’s sassy and unfiltered utterances, extravagant fashions, and no-nonsense attitude are enough to make any Empire viewer develop a sweet tooth.
Cookie’s sassy and unfiltered utterances, extravagant fashions, and no-nonsense attitude are enough to make any Empire viewer develop a sweet tooth.
You may think of Glamour as a top-tier women’s fashion and beauty magazine— not to mention the chief architect of the “Do” and “Don’t” schematic — but the brand has as much substance as it does style.
The Wild Wild West galloped onto runways for Fall/Winter 2015, with Gucci, Tom Ford, M Missoni, Valentino and Tory Burch all toying with cowgirl-inspired pieces ranging from playful denim shirt dresses and fringe leather and suede jackets to saddle bags, cowboy boots, and rugged jewelry pieces fashioned with leather, rope, and concho shells.
Forget about that’s behind the velvet rope; this season, it’s all about the rope itself — or, rather, the dense, luxurious, decadently soft fabric wrapped around it.
From the erection of the Machu Picchu citadel atop a mountaintop in Peru during the 15th century to the creation of an elaborate road system and the development of a 12-month calendar centered on the observation of lunar and solar patterns, there’s no question about the advanced nature of the Inca civilization.
In January, I introduced you to some of lingerie brand Naja’s naughtiest cotton knickers, featuring playful graphics that referenced frisky double entendres in the cheekiest of manners.
Right in time for Halloween, LONDON SOHO NEW YORK has rolled out a limited-edition collection of makeup bags featuring some of Disney’s most fearsome female characters: The Little Mermaid’s sinister half-octopus antagonist Ursula; Sleeping Beauty’s horned, staff-wielding, raven-loving sorceress Maleficent; and Snow White’s narcissistic, power hungry, poisoned apple-clutching Evil Queen.
As fashion’s playful dalliance with the Bohemian aesthetic of the 1970s evolves into a fervent, all-consuming, rapturous love affair, the structured satchels and top handle purses of yore are taking a backseat to a handbag style beloved by Bohemian style icons like Ali Macgraw: the saddle bag.
How often do our purchases serve a purpose beyond our own enjoyment and satisfaction?
For years, brooches and pins were dismissed as old-fashioned accessories that functioned as a highway to either Dowdy Town or, alternatively, to Tasteless City, the latter thanks to a plethora of tacky Christmas-themed fare (think of sparkly wreath- and bell-shaped numbers).