Entries Tagged as ‘Gift ideas’

December 22, 2009

Rodarte for Target fits true to size, isn’t total crap

Even though I was a day late, my Target was fully stocked with Rodarte’s GO International collaboration. I picked up a mustard lace and tulle skirt ($29.99) and a sweatshirt-inspired gray tee ($12.99). The skirt and shirt fit true to size and are definitely better quality than regular Target merchandise: the tee is thicker and [...]

November 24, 2009

It’s time to man-up your vintage tees

If you love tongue-in-cheek fashion like I do, you might die over these t-shirts from Retro Campaigns. You’ve seen the old-school designs for Obama and the Abercrombie and Urban Outfitters vintage-inspired tees, but did you know that now you can show off your support for the likes of Teddy Roosevelt or William Henry Harrison? Check [...]

November 3, 2009

The new Mally Beauty Fragrance

What if you could smell the way that Beyonce, Heidi and Angelina look? Each celeb has a very different look, but they do share the same make-up artist, Mally Roncal, a pretty fab lady who’s just launched her own perfume via QVC. It’s simply called the Mally Beauty Fragrance and is described as clean, fresh [...]

October 30, 2009

The best scarves for layering

It’s scarf weather, even in Houston. And to celebrate, a selection of this season’s best scarves for layering, for all style types. Be sure to check each link for alternate colors, too! Grande Cashmere Scarf, Nepali by TDM Design; $245: The perfect scarf-as-shawl, this chunky, soft-looking cashmere scarf comes in 8 colors. Kiki Cashmere Neck [...]

October 10, 2009

What you’ll find at The FIND Houston = the best stuff of your life.

If you live in Houston and are looking for something different to do this weekend, you should take yourself on a little treasure hunt through the Warehouse District to the underground shopping and fashion “experience,” The FIND. It’s basically located next to the train tracks in a very gutted looking warehouse, but on the inside, [...]

August 12, 2009

WhoWhatWear book now for sale at Shopbop

Here’s an early treat: Shopbop is already carrying the WhoWhatWear book, for just $18.95. The full name of the book is Who What Wear: Celebrity and Runway Style for Real Life and features 60 full-color photographs, hopefully of WWW favorites like Alexa, Sienna and Chloe. Click here to shop.

July 28, 2009

WhoWhatWear book launch

Just off the heels of one street-chic fashion book release comes the news of another blog-turned-book project, this time from celebrity fashion and “how to wear it” obsession WhoWhatWear.com. The WhoWhatWear girls are basically the source for finding out what celebrities are wearing and figuring out how to make a similar sartorial combination make you [...]

July 23, 2009

YSL Parisienne, or, another reason to look forward to fall

The only thing I’m getting out of browsing paparazzi shots of Katie Holmes filming in Austrlia is how lovely the weather looks down under (it is winter, there, right?) Unlike New York and much of the East Coast, Houston has seen one of the ugliest, driest, hottest summers in history, and I’ll happily trade a [...]

July 22, 2009

The Sartorialist book release date is August 12

It’s here! Scott Schuman’s coffee table book of his famous street chic photographs of jet setters, Fashion Week stalkers and industry insiders is set to be released in the U.S. on August 12. You can pre-order your copy on Amazon.com, and the limited-edition hardcover costs $113.90. But if you’re a street style junkie without a [...]

May 17, 2009

Reason #38 why fashion is okay, even in a recession

You can get in on the Balmain craze for under $100. Shop here for a vintage pink and blue Balmain scarf from the 1970s. $98, Yoox.com. Reasons #39-50.