FABULUSH

As rumors and speculation buzzed about the Internet and Twitter, WWD’s article fueled the fashion fire with insider knowledge that perhaps Alber Elbaz would be designing the next exclusive collection for H&M. Just confirmed by H&M’s press office, the Lanvin for H&M collection will be available to the masses on November 23rd to approximately 200 H&M stores worldwide. The coveted collaboration is designed by Lanvin’s artistic director Alber Elbaz, and menswear designer Lucas Ossendrijver.

Fashionistas pining away for a sneak peek at the upcoming collection will have to wait until November 2nd; when both the womenswear and menswear lookbook and film debut will be unveiled. The world will be excited to see what Lanvin embellishing touches and precision tailoring will be brought Alber Elbaz of Lanvin will be following in the footsteps of Karl Lagerfeld, Stella McCartney, Comme des Garçons and Sonia Rykiel as H&M collaboration alums.

“We are thrilled about Lanvin’s collection for H&M, it is such an exciting moment. Lanvin will bring to H&M a luxurious French tradition that is also modern and playful. It is very much a Lanvin collection, using their cut and tailoring, with lots of focus on form and details for both women and men. The launch in November is going to be full of wonderful surprises.” Margareta van den Bosch, creative advisor at H&M.

Media courtesy of: H&M

A few weeks ago, I almost tackled down and hugged the FedEx courier to death when he delivered a gift from the Conde Nast and Versace press offices. It felt like Christmas and my Birthday rolled into one hot Summer day, but without sitting on a Santa’s judgmental lap. I rapidly tore into the box to find a buttery soft black leather hobo bag by Christopher Kane for Versus Spring/Summer 2010.
 
As I stroked and petted my new beauty between the Oohs and Ahhs from the discovery of all the gunmetal chain mail hardware and shiny zippers. I couldn’t help but research all about the line and season filled with a simple and classic color palette of reds, blacks, and a slated green grey. The accents of lace, chain mail, safety pins, grommets and piercings reminded me of that famous safety pin dress Elizabeth Hurley wore in the 90s. Kane was quoted saying “I was inspired by the early Nineties and I really looked into the heritage of the company – like the safety pin details and the lionhead.”
 
Donatella Versace tapped into Christopher Kane’s talent a season earlier to revive the Versus line. Kane brought a fresh new aesthetic with sexy and feminine silhouettes without the overt fetish look. ”It is emotional for me,” Donatella Versace – who enlisted Kane’s talents for a capsule accessories collection for autumn/winter 2009-10. “He’s a volcano of ideas. He knows how to dress a woman’s body and he looks at young people and the young world, and that’s the future.”
 

 

Thank you Conde Nast & Versace for the new arm candy. <3

Man, Catherine Baba makes biking in heels look effortless.  Pumping her long gamines in some platforms while swaddled in her gypsy kimono layers; only then to dismount nonchalantly  to make her way to a show.  Pretty much guaranteed I’ll break my face if I even attempt this.  One day, one day…

They say “it’s like riding a bicycle”, you know, you’re suppose to never forget this little old skill you picked up along the way. I’m sorry, but I’m no elephant you see. I recall the first time my training wheels were removed and my Daddy giving me a heave-ho push off as I pedaled my scrawny stems off; right into some thorny rose bushes. Insert hysterical crying here.

Never wanting to give something up, I later in life gave it another go around; however, this time around the old neighborhood with my younger brother. Oh I was in bliss, I could actually ride from here to there! Here to there consisting of a straight shot, and the instant there was a bend around the corner I fell; bike and all. Mind you I was 21 and getting my ass laughed at by my skillful younger brother. I didn’t know what hurt more, my bruised ego or my bruised body.

Alas, my now-ex boyfriend decided he missed his old reckless riding days and some part of me is a glutton for punishment; so we headed to Bikecology in Beverly Hills. Two shiny new Treks later, an uber dorky helmet (hey, you have to protect the goods!), and a LA bike path map in hand; I had a new outlook on life.

No longer do I fall when there’s a break in the road, though I still can’t jump a curb without yelping that I just injured my ladybits. You can catch my long locks blowing in the wind on the Santa Monica bike path; now freed from the prison of the unstylish helmet since I’ve deemed the path safely mastered through profuse practice. Though through the mean streets of LA traffic, you will definitely not want a chance encounter with me. That is unless you want a mess of tears on the hood of your precious BMW, only then to roll off and kick the shit out of your car.

 
Pedestrians, drivers, doggies, et al… Wake Up!  You have been warned!