Swedish Home of Anna Malin

Swedish Home of Anna Malin
This post I saw on a favourite blog of mine, decor8. This home is fabulous, cozy, crisp and stylish! Of course she is Swedish, Swedes  always have great taste.  Decor8 is such an inspirational blog for all things crafty and artsy.

Valentines and Fashion Week

Valentine's Day, lots of snow and Fashion Week- the past week here in NYC has been quite busy! Also need to note this is the last show in the Bryant Park Tents. The show is moving to Lincoln Center. It will be interesting to see how that goes.

After a long day of teaching many sewing classes I came home to a fabulous Valentine's Day card and dinner from my sweet.

Notice the little cut out heart in hot pink has sharp edges.

Seems to be a theme.

Zac Posen, Betsey Johnson, Marc Jacobs, Thakoon are showing architectural edges on their garments and some are showing long johns!

It's hard to choose what pictures to feature, do I show the crazy stylised outfits or the actual wearable ones. With the crazy, just remove the accessories and look at the garment itself. First pic is a Betsey striped knit dress, so cute with the slouchy belt. Betsey's inspiration were the good ole days in the wild wild west. Lots of peasant blouses, ruffles, layering and flat folds.

Next is from a show I went to on Friday night at MILK Studios,  

Costello Tagliapietra. They use an organic dye process called Air dye. Their clothes were so soft looking, elegant and draped so beautifully.

 

Marc by Marc Jacobs. Always cute, unique and cool. A few bright colours like deep red and royal.

He uses the sharp edges in his plaid peasant blouse.

And then ended with a few simple detailed black dresses. Classic. He is one designer I would love to work with, even get his coffee.

Check back for more Fashion Week reports.

Glamour vs Domino

So many of you may have seen or heard of the magazine Domino. It was an awesome, fabulous and inspiring publication. Well in the great recession of 2009 Domino was one of the unlucky ones to close down. I don't know why  because as a consumer/fashion designer there is no other magazine comparable.
Well, Conde Nast thought that Glamour is. So to fulfill the rest of my Domino Subscription Prescription they started sending me Glamour. For real? Seriously?
Ugh.
So I usually just recycle Glamour. Have no interest. Well yesterday at the gym I decided to give it a shot, I don't really need to use my brain. I made lemonade out of lemons.  So I see how to moisturize, Charlize Theron's gorgeous tips, skip the man advice crap (maybe I should read that) and then I come onto a happy colourful page! It was a page full of colourful nail polish and it did make me feel cheery, on this 16 degrees feels like 1 degree day. YES A 1 DEGREE DAY!

So go to your local Sephora or CVS or $20.00 mani pedi place
and get happy. Pink, orange, yellow nails...it's Friday why not?

Don't have a 2010 calendar yet? Check out this.

Rational Animal is an animal awareness group via the media. They produced the coolest calendar for 2010 as a fundraiser; animals and musicians and the fashions these guys are wearing are the best. You may have seen it recommended in Rolling Stone or US Weekly online, the NY Post and the NY Daily News. Cool classic musicians, rock stars! Pete Townsend, Roger Waters, Michael Jackson and my fave Billie Holiday in the kitchen with her dog. I bought 2, my brother and brother in law both liked them.

They now are having a special so get em while you can! http://www.rational-animal.org/calendar

http://www.rational-animal.org/calendar

Holiday Madness....

I do love Christmas so much my sister has nick named me Tracey Christmas.
We received a nice snowfall in NYC a few days before Christmas, what can be better than that....oh 3 new kids in my family at Christmas Eve dinner this year and they are all so so cute. I was almost tempted to start designing children's wear...maybe..... just wrap skirts in the spring. 2010 is starting in 4 days and I am kicking it off with my brand new pink daily planner from Santa Claus. I try and try to schedule everything in the berry but I still like the hard copy. Let's hope for good fortune in 2010 and girls wrap skirts......a brand new decade!