The moment this Prada collection hit the runway, I died in that Rachel Zoe sort of way. Haven’t decided quite which piece to splurge on yet, but I’m really in love with the more crazy sandals. Hot rod inspired heels? Could you think of a better way to inspire faster healing in my damn knee?
During the chillest day this past New York Fashion Week (which really wasn’t that chilly at all), I wore my OTK boots for the first time this season as well as the newest cape in my ever-growing collection – a cheap and chic number I picked up at Zara for less than $200 back in August, which I’ve written about before. Funny thing was, that when I showed up for the Malandrino presentation at Lincoln Center that day, another girl (seen in the background of the above picture and who also happened to be a friend of a friend) was there wearing the same one. I laughed about it and told her that she had good taste. She seemed a bit embarrassed. And then Bill Cunningham (the New York Times’ endearing style photographer) showed up things went from a bit awkward to totally awesome.
Bill began taking some pictures of us and I was beyond thrilled–duh, he’s a New York legend. Then he asked me, “Is that cape Malandrino?” “No,” I told him, “it’s from Zara and was rather cheap. I think everyone should buy one this season!” He laughed and told me that it looked expensive. We exchanged a few more words (although I can’t remember them now–probably because I was too excited to be talking to him) before he moved on.
Anyway, this morning–well over a month past the last day of fashion week–I received an email from a friend with a subject line of “Styles section,” where she asked, “Do I see you in today’s Styles section hottie???” I squealed with delight and tried to watch the video on my iphone to no avail before leaving the apartment. At Starbucks I took a quick look at one of the copies, noticed that my eyes were closed in the picture, and stole the page out of the paper from one of my boyfriend’s neighbors who never seems to read his on the way back inside after walking hitting up the dog run.
And so even though my eyes are closed and my hair is pulled back into a less-than-chic bun and you can’t even tell that I’m wearing my killer boots, I love the picture and am thrilled to appear in the New York Times Sunday Style Section. One check mark on the old bucket list. Thank you, Bill. I love love love you. Listen and watch the entire feature on capes here.
For the first official day of New York Fashion Week (or the second day of seeing Spring 2011 shows and presentations for me), I wore my favorite Prada booties with a stormy-blue Zimmerman dress. Such a good buy, I bought these shoes 2 years ago and still love them – never fail with simple, classic shapes. This photo was taken at Christian Siriano.
The above quote from A Tribe Called Quest and Reed Krakoff‘s Fall 2010 collection are certainly two of the best things I’ve recently come across. In fact, today in the office (amidst the chaos that is fashion week planning), I mused that Reed Krakoff is the new Tom Ford.
Years ago, if you had asked me which designer collections I’d want to live in forever, I would have probably told you, “Prada, Stella McCartney, Jil Sander, Bottega Veneta, or maybe Calvin Klein.” If Reed Krakoff keeps turning out amazing collections like his current one (which also happens to be his very first under his own namesake – he was previously the creative head at Coach), he will undoubtedly end up entering that list.
I’m particularly taken with the Boxer Bag, which comes in so many beautiful skins and colorways that I’d have a hard time choosing just one. His boots are also positively divine and so is that T-Bar Ring pictured at the top of this post (which would make a good substitute for the Tiffany ring I recently lost while on vacay AND my signature Baccarat ring that I somehow destroyed simply by clapping at a Yankees game). I might even give up my beautiful Oliver (who just started kindergarten today) for a few pieces of Reed… just kidding.
