Archive for February, 2010

Photo courtesy of Coutorture.com

When I saw the images from Richard Chai’s Love collection, I was quite impressed with his art of layering with a grunge twist. The polished looks for Fall 2010 consisted of pretty georgette dresses, asymmetrical tunics, cropped pants with knit leggings and floor-length pants. At New York Fashion Week, the lean styles in hues of powder blue, taupe and various shades of grey, looked amazing with tough combat boots and fingerless gloves.

I am really looking to Chai’s contemporary line. It’s so much better for my wallet! I love the fab jackets, especially the army green cargo jacket, which keeps the utilitarian trend alive in autumn. I can’t wait to wrap myself in Chai’s dreamy layers to keep the chill away.

Photo Courtesy of Coutorture.com

Photo Courtesy of Coutorture.com

Alexander McQueen with Sarah Jessica Parker at the 2006 Met Costume Gala

By now you have probably heard the sad news today in the fashion industry. British designer Lee Alexander McQueen has taken his own life at age 40. McQueen was found in his flat this morning, just hours before his McQ line was expected to appear at New York Fashion Week.

The news of the talented, business-savy designer’s sudden death is a shock to me. His career spanned over a decade of fashion design, and was highly praised for his unique creations and pushing the boundaries in his shows, and it seemed that his career was just starting to take off.

The awe-inspiring fashion genius caught my attention a couple of years ago with his creations for Spring ’09. McQueen was a visionary, and recently gave his fans the opportunity to view his autumn ’10 collection by offering live video of his futuristic show from Paris Fashion Week. The look of bright colors on structured dresses, digitally enhanced prints and super-high shoes were a show to see! His contribution to the fashion world will be greatly missed. 

As we start to come to term with the loss of his beauty in design and creativity, here are some of my favorite looks from McQueen, including the McQueen for Target collaboration from last year.

Anna Pacquin in Wild Print Dress From Spring '10

Menswear Look for 2009 Target Collection

Camilla Belle in Dress From Spring '09

Naomi Campbell in Cobweb Print Dress at London Fashion Week

Actress Emma Roberts made an appearance on The Jay Leno Show this week to promote her latest movie, Valentine’s Day, which opens in theatres tomorrow.  Fab Sugar has found Roberts’ black sequined cardigan for less for us recessionistas. Love that the cardigan is from one of our favorite stores, Urban Outfitters! The lovely style-setter, who is the niece of actress Julia Roberts, was  dressed in pretty hues of taupe, gray and black for the interview. Looking great definitely runs  in the family!