This season is all about the brights, whether they’re in modish ’60s dresses or swingy ’70s-style maxi dresses. And the biggest of all the brights is yellow. In your face, eat sunshine yellow. Yellow that under normal circumstances should either warn you of a blind curve or a terror alert…
Cat is so enthralled with this Louis Vuitton heel. She wants it for herself. But at $1,060, it’s not likely to happen any time soon. But there’s a very similar pair at Aldo Shoes for about $120. That’s possible…..
Here are the rest of the sale items Cat found. Some tasty, tasty treats…
Too much fashion for one blog post! Cat went shopping on Satruday, doing her monthly swing through the boutiques and malls to see what’s on shelves. Sales, sales everywhere. Seriously, if you’ve been needing to stock up on basics, Banana Republic is having a giant end-of-season mark down before new…
The New York Times reported on Saturday that Barneys New York was purchased by the government of Dubai — for $825 million. This is the fashion Mecca of the U.S. Seriously. Cat lived down the street from the Co-op on 17th, and when Barneys had its twice annual sale, people…
Note: Here’s the video — finally posted on YouTube. Last week the blogosphere was all atwitter about Diesel webcasting its spring/summer 2008 collection, scheduled for Friday evening and titled “Liquid Space.” Even boingboing got in on the action when Diesel announced that the models would be walking in “a futuristic…
Photos by Taylor Sullivan Note from Cat: What to Wear Fridays, a feature on what this city’s most stylish are wearing for the weekend, is now back. It had gone on hiatus, but with the warm weather all kinds of cute frocks are turning up. So tune in every week…
Manolo Blahniks 40% off — in Vegas. • The WSJ says Frye boots are back. But Fashionista responds and (wrongly) compares them to cowboy boots and says they’re already over. Note: Neither Frye nor cowboy boots are ever over. • If you’ve got the money, get thee to Vegas. Manolo…
Fops and Dandies has a great post today about Sarah Jessica Parker’s “Bitten” line doing a little biting of its own. Yep, they’ve spotted a SJP — who swears, swears, swears she’s involved with the “designing” — that looks remarkably similar to an Anna Corinna bag. One sells for $360,…
Thursday, June 21 Gay on Santa Fey Kick off PrideFest early and head down to Santa Fe Drive for a mix of art, fetish fashion shows by the Crypt, body art, drag queens and kings, and performance art by Hector Muñoz. Participating art venues include the Labyrinth, 4 art studios,…
Cat stopped into Eve this morning on her way to work, just wanting to browse around and see what was new and interesting in the Larimer Square boutique. She found this darling top by a Russian designer. Cat loves that: a.) it is wash and wear b.) it has a…
To honor the death of Italian master designer Gianfranco Ferre, FirstVIEW is providing free access to its slide shows of his collections — dating back to 1996. For example, here’s what the former head of Christian Dior showed women wearing ten years ago this season. That’s about all Cat wants…
Anya Hindmarch’s $15 “I’m Not a Plastic Bag” canvas tote — and “it” bag of the season — went on sale in Manhattan this morning (June 20). Here’s what the line looked like, courstey of Fashionsita, one of Cat’s favorite style blogs…
Cat loves this Paul Robinson bubble skirt for Target. If you’ve been stalling on heading over to Target to pick up any of the limited-edition looks by Paul Robinson, it’s time to get there or get online. Target announced that on July 15, the special “GO” line, dedicated to edgy…
More news out of camp Vera Wang camp in anticipation of her fall launch at Kohl’s. Her edict to the fashion world: “Black is very ’90s.” This coming from the woman who is rarely photographed in anything but black. What does this mean for her collection? Not much black, more…
The Supreme Court has quite a conundrum before it: Should they trash anti-trust laws and allow designers and manufacturers to set a minimum price for their wares? Pro: Luxury labels can expand their presence without fear of rock-bottom pricing diminishing their mystique. Con: Places like Burlington Coat Factory and Wal-Mart…
Italian designer Gianfranco Ferre passed away on Sunday, June 17, at 62. Known as the “architect of fashion” (because of his structural design and an architecture degree), he was the man behind Christian Dior from 1989 to 1997. (A giant coup for a non-Frenchman to head a French house.) Gianfranco…
The town of Delcambre is outlawing saggy pants, with penalties up to $500 and six months in jail. (via Flypaper) There are a lot of crimes of fashion Cat would like to see banned — formal shorts, leggings, muffin tops — but she can’t cosign actually making the punishment for…
If you’ve been needing a new pair of jeans, now’s the time to head over to Square 1 on Larimer Square. They’re offering a 15% discount on non-sale items — all you have to do is print this flyer and bring it in. There is no end date, but Cat…
Cat’s a little swamped today, so she doesn’t have time to do a full write up on last night’s Westword-sponsored Riverfront Park Fashion Show, with fashions from Skye. Suffice it to say, the location was gorgeous, the models were gorgeous, and Denver showed up in its finest – which always…
New York Times: Japanese denim is usurping Levis? Washington Post: The case of the missing pants. Whose the hottest and richest celeb in Tinsel Town? Forbes 100 list has the answer. Coutorture: David Lynch to direct Gucci TV campaign. Papier Blog: Why is American Apparel so damned into child porn?…
Who wouldn’t want this coat from Potential Fahions? Tricia Hoke from Potential Fashions posted this in the comments section, but I don’t want anyone to miss it. All Cat can say is, Amen, sister. It would be really nice if Denver would step up and support the local artists –…
