that not so fresh feeling

these days, all the triple threats out there are 
one upping the next guy by branding. 

you know what i mean.

actors, athletes, designers, celebrities of all sorts have to keep up with the increasingly rapid pace of becoming/being/staying famous and relevant; in this age of social media-saturated culture, creating a brand seems to be one of 
the best ways to do that. 

lately there have been some interesting new players in the field of the branding game...

(via)

mr. karl "divine" lagerfeld, aka "the prince of fashion" 

designs a glassware collection for orrefors.

champagne flutes reportedly starting at $130. 
naturally.
(the shape is VERY similar to my crate and barrel wine glasses, but still. i do love that milky white...)

available in a limited release january 25.

while she's certainly no stranger to branding, what with her eponymous clothing, home, handbag, shoe & fragrance collections, 
i couldn't resist but tell you...
diane von furstenburg has created a line for baby gap & gap kids, said to launch in march of next year. 
(diaaaaannnnn! i looooove you!)
the company apparently needs a little shot in the arm; they've had "disappointing" sales figures for over a year in the adult division, which resulted in the firing of patrick robinson, the company's superstar chief designer last spring.
(aufedersein! ouch.)
personally, i can't wait to see mini wrap dresses and dvf's beautiful prints in pint size; bring on the lookbook, i say!


and then there's this...

 

gwen stefani's harajuku mini collection for target launches mañana, and i would be remiss not to mention it. 
some of my faves above. wonder if my girls will be into it? 
are you planning on buying any of the above designers' 
latest wares?
 or are you over it all? 


i'm in a phase where i feel like its kind of all been seen, done, recycled, and had a reality show made about it... in other words,  finding fresh inspiration can be difficult. 
but then again, just by stepping outside into some lovely LA fall weather, tickling and laughing with my girls for 30 minutes straight on my bed (topped with my fave winter comforter), or day-tripping around town, ducking into coffee shops and boutiques or finding estate sales chock full o vintage designer-y stuff... i find myself renewed, refreshed, and once again excited about what the visionaries of the world (established as those above or new and unknown) have to create for and show to us. 


xo

oh my MISSONI!

true story:

when i was a fresh young thing of only 22, i went on an incredible holiday to italia; venice via naples, to be exact. 

it was only 5 days, but it was just as i had imagined it would be: a magical, whirlwind romance of a trip... 

but it got off to a rocky start when the airline lost my luggage. 

the ensembles i had spent so much time coordinating and considering, laying out on my rooms-to-go bed at home, carefully packing and dreaming of swirling around piazza san marco in... gone. 

unfortunately venezia doesn't exactly have 

the gap, j crew, or even a target... 

but fortunately for me, my generous companion was kind enough to offer to take me shopping at some of the local boutiques, and purchase whatever i fancied.

i remember walking into the missoni store thinking 

"hmmm, interesting... but is this too...old for me? 

where are the sexy, 'i want to stop him dead 

in his tracks' clothes?" 

and then i said, 

*pause for dramatic effect*

"no, thanks. lets go see what's next door." 

silly girl. 

silly, silly girl.  

if i could see her now, i would literally shake her. 

slap her in the face. 

and then i would explain a few things about how "sexy" really works. about how timeless the missoni aesthetic really is. 

about what having style means. 

sigh.

i'm hoping to atone for this dreadful oversight today,

by writing this post. 

i am now by no means a style icon, but i believe i've learned a thing or two since that time, and i can only imagine 

if i were able to go back 

(srsly stephen hawking, where IS my time machine?!),

 i would have snapped up a few of their iconic pieces, 

at the very least.

but you can't go back, can you?

fortunately, we don't have to.

because target is bringing missoni to the masses!

i've been spending time with some very stylish ladies this week

--more on that to come!--

and when i saw the leaked photos for the 

missoni for target collab (in stores and online september 13th!), i knew i had to share them with you, stylish reader! 

perhaps my excitement over the calypso st. barth collection for target a few months ago was a tad... premature. 

turns out the fabrics, materials, even the prints they used, while some were adorable (the kids lines were mostly awesome) and wearable (the womens silk tops), even stylishly affordable 

(i got the gold pouf for bunny's room, in lieu of the nate berkus one...probs should have forked over the extra 40bucks, 

but whatever), as a whole it was less than earthshattering.

i don't want to end up the "blogger who cried fabulous" and have this missoni collection be a disappointment...

but how could it be? 

just take a look for yourself...

(all photos via allthewayuphere)

the photos were leaked wednesday via a tumblr feed by "little marina", margherita missoni's "go-to doll" who established a blog account in early april, and has been featuring lust-worthy fashion, food & lifestyle photos to whet our appetites since. 

and then she dropped the bomb that is the 20 photos above; 

a veritable lookbook of the collection which will feature over four hundred marvelously zig zagged pieces, ranging in price from $2.99 to $599.99 (that bike is as good as mine), 

with most items less than $40! 

it looks gorgeous, no?

(we all know i love a zigzag...just look at my blog header!)

what's your favorite piece?

the collection stands to be, dare i say it, legendary.

i mean come on. high fashion items at bargain basement prices? 

yes yes YES! si si SI!

(i'll have what she's having.)

know this. if any of you are looking for me in the wee hours of the morning on september 13th, you best believe i will be waiting outside my local tarjjjay, cash in hand, ready to storm the shiny linoleum and nab a little piece of fabulous for myself.  

after which i'll be making bellinis and listening to pavarotti, trying to recapture some italiano magico.  

buona fortuna!

xo

mark your calendars!!!

ok, so i know this has been out for a minute, but i'm reeeeeally starting to get excited.

have you heard?

may 1.

bullseye, bitches!!!

(and do not even think about snatching up all of the moroccan poufs, or i will CUT you.)

xo

**i've been stalking checking out the target/calypso sites (some of the above images are collabs from the sites below)...and i'm using my mad skills of deduction in thinking that not all of the above items will be in the target line. some are calypso originals...but hey, they're currently on sale!**

***apparently i was way too excited about buying the goods, instead of crediting my photos earlier today. like lindsay lohan [probably] says, 

"oops, my bad." 

images were via: thebudgetbabe, thedamesgotmoxie, instyle, target & tumblr.  

i could echo la lohan & say i won't ever do it again... 

but she certainly did, and i very well may. though i'll try not to.***