Luxury at a Days Inn
September 20th, 2010 by tforiaM and I stopped by a Days Inn in Ohio. It had all the amenities we needed–including Missoni wall paper and Chanel quilted showers:
M and I stopped by a Days Inn in Ohio. It had all the amenities we needed–including Missoni wall paper and Chanel quilted showers:
So excited to see my college roommate open up her first store! Phavini Kalra designs for her own line–Pavni.
Here are some of my favorite pieces:
Hot orange shorts~
Love this dress. Looks a bit vintagey baby doll…
Matthew Williamson-esque print and colors!
Who wouldn’t want this pillow?
Pavni mixes traditional Indian influences with the latest silhouettes and trends. New store opening at Siam Square Soi 2 Thailand.
Phavini.com
Posted on A Shaded View on Fashion by Maria Videl are photos from Punto. Part of the International Designers Mexico, some unforgettable looks:
Delicious plastic breads in a fake bakery:
Beautiful. Self serve botox.
Flight attendent.
I’ve always considered BCBG a wannabe design house. There’s always something not quite right–the angles of each cut, the fabric colors, textures…there’s something missing that doesn’t make them an actual design house. The clothing is at most 60-70% as impressive as real design houses. It just feels cheaper for some reason.
There was quite a bit of repetition. I liked the layered sheer fabrics for the latest collection. I would say the collection looks 65% fresh–something is missing to make the collection look impressive.
Here are my 2 favorite looks:
Everything else in the collection is a variation of these two dresses.
Neat video featuring Daria Werbowy. She wears a revealing swim suit that exposes much of her crotch area. I like the subliminal YSL logo that flashes for a half a second between shots.
Directed by Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin. Electronic music is pretty nondescript like all electronic music that plays in fashion videos. The beginning sounds like breathing made with some sort of digital noise.
2,000 YSL lookbooks in neat little YSL labeled bags will be given out in NYC. Wish I could get one.
I love visiting (Sfera) in Barcelona. It’s such an amazing store–imagine Zara but higher quality and more affordable prices. Too bad there are no stores in the US.
I remember purchasing a small suede handbag for 10 Euros and wanting to purchase everything in the store–except I had no money at the time.
Here are my favorites from their summer collection:
Beautiful white embroidered dress.

Burberry Prorsum from last season? Same draped skirt + trench look.

I wish they’d come to the states.
It’s the end of summer and the beginning of NYFW!
Lyn Devon opens up the week with her classy designs:
Don’t know what the front looks like, but the back is pretty.
I like the large grid print. Looks like a dress a tennis pro would wear.
Black beaded shirt.
Monarch butterfly print.
Spotted yesterday, a beautiful black lace skirt:
Heavy layered lace with thick piping around each flower. Not the typical lace you find on lingerie. The fabric appears to have patches of carpeting when viewed from afar.
Reminiscent of a past Prada collection? Upon seeing the lace, memories of Linda Evangelista’s ad campaign flooded my mind.
The Prada version is quite see-through, I’ll settle for this inexpensive alternative especially if the gold version retailed at $3,290.
Featured on Nytimes: http://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/08/19/go-for-broke-prada-gold-lace-skirt/