Posted in Featured, Prêt-à-Porter on Mar 30th, 2010
First things first, Iceland is cold. When the wind blows in off the white caps and black water, you recognize this is a people who would know a thing or two about staying warm. The designers at Farmers Market make traditional Icelandic wool sweaters, tailored with sophistication and style. Vikings and socialites agree, this is Nordic beauty [...]
Posted in Featured, Prêt-à-Porter on Mar 29th, 2010
We’re glad to see our friend, Dana at Made, is on the same page. She created an adorable dress for her daughter out of a very familiar looking fabric. How sickeningly cute would it be for Mom to wear a red Shuffleboard dress paired with her daughter’s “Christmas in July” dress?
Dana’s site is filled with [...]
Posted in Prêt-à-Porter, Travel on Mar 27th, 2010
If all women from Reykjavik look and dress like this, we’ll be bringing back a trunk load of inspiration.
For more Icelandic fashion candy, look here.
Posted in Prêt-à-Porter on Mar 16th, 2010
Socks. The colorful secrets that complete an outfit. Townhouse presents these contrast socks, and even lends suggestion as to what might be done in them. Swiss made precision will warm your feet like clockwork.
Posted in Prêt-à-Porter on Feb 25th, 2010
Boots are hard. The heels always too big, or they’re not tall enough. They’re too clunky, or too overdone; ruined by attempts at improving a natural practical beauty. A good boot is tough to find.
With this in mind, we recommend Wolverine’s 1000 Mile. They’re just about perfect. Gorgeous finishes, “broken in” comfortable leather, this 125-year-old [...]
Posted in Prêt-à-Porter on Feb 21st, 2010
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Posted in Prêt-à-Porter on Feb 11th, 2010
Here’s the Launderette guide on what to wear and what to do on Valentine’s Day.
Red coat on a bike ride.
Yellow and grey accessories on a picnic.
Sexy tights reading poetry.
Posted in Prêt-à-Porter on Feb 4th, 2010
Ladies, enter a wonderland of vintage apparel and leave your worries (and your men) behind. Each piece is lovingly hand-picked and redesigned at the boutique, Shareen Vintage. A visit promises a shopping experience worthy of the most exciting dressing room montage of your dreams, minus the dressing room. Shops are boudoir style, women all around [...]
Posted in Prêt-à-Porter on Jan 21st, 2010
Back when Launderette was just an idea, Leslie’s mom coined the phrase: “Colonial retro.” Here is an attempt to define it as a concept.
Delicate fabrics that may have been traded by the British East India Company. Lace, eyelet, chiffon, & silk.
Ruffles, using shameful amounts of fabric to show off one’s extravagant wealth.
Petticoats, no longer solely [...]
Posted in Prêt-à-Porter on Jan 13th, 2010
L’ecole Des Femmes is a celebration of the female form. They present their collections in an array of sweet and savory fashion.
From sultry to highbrow, women have a bevy of roles to choose from. Wake up in the morning, decide who you’d like to be that day, dress the part.
Brigitte Bardot, je ne sais quoi.
Dandy [...]
