“Break out the Cristal” at last I am done with all of my orders for Pre Fall! The final order that I submitted was Alberta Ferretti. I put together a concise yet stunning group of pieces from her collection. I selected a few embellished charmeuse blouses (truly some of the best in this category) to … Read More
Tracy Clifford’s Style
Never Ending Orders: Part 2
Just when I thought the Pre Fall orders were filed away, they immediately resurfaced for another analytical round of discussion. The team did not share the same opinion on which piece should be discarded from the Derek Lam Order. A few hours later, I ended up submitting the original order! The interesting thing about … Read More
Denim Daze
I am still not ready to go out and bare that cold Chicago blizzard that has been attacking my glass box of an apartment for the last 24 hours. Anyone who claims Chicago earned the title “Windy City” due to political involvement or anything else for that matter should take a stroll down Michigan Ave. … Read More
Never-Ending Orders: Part 1 and a 1/2
The Blizzard that we are all experiencing here in Chicago made me think of one more fact about Giambattista Valli that might be helpful. In addition to designing an upscale collection under his own name, Valli is the man behind Gamme Rouge for Moncler. Gamme Rouge offers the same type of product as the main … Read More
Never Ending Orders: Part 1
I was in Naples, Florida again this weekend celebrating the Winter Wine Festival. (That was insane and requires a future blog to explain!) While most of my time there was spent enjoying the festivities, I devoted a significant amount of hours to wrapping up my pending orders from New York. The first that I completed … Read More
Watch It
While I was in New York, the one trend I noticed on everyone was “The Watch”. It is the most dominant trend at the moment – nothing bigger than fun fashion watches… The best watch in the market is from Rumba Time. They look amazing and are affordable. Rumba Time even brings us back to … Read More
Celine
The Pre Fall Collection for Celine this year was interesting. There was a lot going on – camouflage, houndstooth, color block. It was also defined by the mixing of fabric. There were some beautiful pieces that were combined with leather and a particularly gorgeous coat with a mix of fur. One of the most popular … Read More
I Am Wearing Vera Wang!
One of the designer collections that I had the pleasure of viewing last week was Vera Wang. The collection was nice. One of my favorite pieces was a two piece coat that is charcoal wool with black leather sleeves and a detachable vest lined with a goat fur collar. It looked fabulous both together and … Read More
Life in the Big Apple
If you read my latest Blog, you know that I am in NYC looking at all of the latest collections for Pre Fall 2011. It has been a long week – not as glamorous as one would think at times. Every day has been filled with appointments and nights consist of reviewing photos and writing … Read More
My New Years’s Resolution
Happy 2011 to all! I am sorry that it has been so long since my last blog but my website has been under construction for the past few weeks. My New Years’s Resolution was to revamp my website in a way that would best represent myself and that you would enjoy viewing on a regular … Read More