Sporting this Martin Margiela polyester jacket requires confidence that squashes popular perception that a bloated, asymmetric, polyester baseball jacket isn’t high fashion, but simply highly unflattering.
That kind of faith might move mountains, and whoever has it only has to pay $478 to exercise it, instead of Martin Margiela polyester jacket‘s retail price of $1,195…
I don’t dig cloches because I’m a sucker for flapper fashion; I like flapper fashion because I’m a sucker for cloches. I love how those bell-shaped hats half-cover your eyes, so that you have to hold your head up hyper-high to look at the world.
That’s how a lady should always walk.
Too bad I didn’t see this Eugenia Kim black cloche while I was enjoying Aloha Rag’s sale on my Honolulu holiday…
I thought Sundance would be a perfect play time for my ’60s chocolate mink trenchcoat.
I also thought — think? — Giuseppe Zanotti shearling boots with a four-inch rubber wedge heel would be practical too.
But what about this Norma Kamali puffer jacket? Water-resistant, engineered for NASA spacesuit warmth, kept cozy with a self-tie belt –
You’re right, it’s probably too sporty for my first time snowshoe hiking…
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I love the concept of Arosha Luigi Taglia’s “Golden Highway” ring: an abstract, sterling silver skyline dotted with small diamonds winking like skyscraper windows, while an 18K gold highway winds through the city.
I love the idea. The execution? Not so much. I wish it were tinier.
Somehow that reminds me of how I feel about Beyoncé…
So I listen to too much Jay-Z.
Months ago, I had a pinkie ring planned: a white gold square up to my little knuckle, with a “K” lightly hand-etched on.
And then I saw this photo of Coco Chanel.
Of course…
How simply choice is a thumbprint replacing a family crest on a signet ring? But since this ring is pimped by a gallery, I wonder: is this Gerd Rothmann “Signet” ring a statement about vain individuality replacing tribal pride? Or is fingerprinting a “signet” ring — which were traditionally used to authenticate official documents — a wink at how privacy and security have dissolved? Or –
Could any other blog post better illustrate that I have a bachelors degree in Pseudo-Intellectual Masturbating?
Let’s discuss…
The International Watch & Jewelry Guild (IWJG) trade show crams millions of dollars worth of merch in a Vegas Hilton conference room roamed by guard dogs at night. A IWJG member has to vouch for you — photo ID, please — before you can see loose diamonds rolled up in tissue paper, watch vintage Pateks replace cash as currency, and hear friendly haggling set market prices.
The veneer of the bling business is stripped away, and you’re left with the soul of what most people would sell their souls for.
No one at the IWJG would, though.
But they will cut you a deal on a Paul Newman Rolex Daytona…
In a shiny, soft gray, with a big black button and baby platform, something about this Stella McCartney rubber wedge boots vibes a little 35-year-old girl.
But the real crime is that these aren’t leather…
I had to warm up to this Celine rubber wedge boot, but I fig the stamped logo will miss most people’s notice, and any of its cheese is outweighed by a rubber wedge boot equal parts pretty and practical. Pretty Woman patent black leather is waterproof, and a platform rubber wedge has treads so you can trek through snow.
I’ve to to consider function over form, sometimes. Los Angeles winters are harsh…
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