The late Dutch painter Piet Mondrian would smile in tacit approval as he observed the prominent color-blocking trend in Spring/Summer 2011 fashion, reveling in the way designers have nodded to the principles of composition and color that he expounded as one of the main proponents of the De Stijl art movement.
Every time I look at the playful pieces in Pretty Little Thing’s new Full Speed Ahead collection, I hear the hip-hop-flavored merengue beat of Proyecto Uno’s “El Tiburón” in my head, and my hips start to sway almost instinctively.
Hello Kitty has been a close pal since my days in Punky Brewster-style pigtails, when carrying a backpack bearing the feline femme’s image was as big a sign of style savviness as toting a Rebecca Minkoff Morning After bag or a Nancy Gonzalez crocodile frame purse would be in my adult life.
They say good things come in small packages — or, at least, that’s what I enjoy telling people when they taunt me about my short stature.
Jay-Z may have been on a “Run This Town” trip last year, but his leading lady, Beyoncé, has set her sights on a much larger target: the world.
Striped awnings and curtains in two-color juxtapositions are an intrinsic part of the Parisian landscape, adorning the façades of quaint bistros and patisseries, concealing the interior of hotel rooms, and shielding the sun-drenched balconies of luxury apartments.
Last week, I chronicled my day of shopping at The Shops at Columbus Circle as part of Time Warner Center’s “Fashion Blogger Forecast” campaign.
When a woman bears children, she doesn’t automatically join some global network of disheveled, perpetually mismatched, scrapbook-obsessed, Slanket-adoring, “Jag”-watching, Reader’s Digest-subscribing frumpsters.
Today is Earth Day, ladies, but we plan on celebrating all weekend long, bringing you the scoop on some of the hottest eco-friendly products out there (hey, the party doesn’t stop til we say it does!).
