AMEN

Guys, I always seem to forget about you...try out this Ralph Lauren knit bomber if you are visiting cooler climes this summer...
*a modern look made of timeless elements*

No Cows Were Hurt in the Making of this Blog Entry

These are sea leather (fish) sandals - "Red Snapper" from Anthropologie.
Sea leather shoes are made from fish that have already been caught to be used for food so it is actually making good use of what would just be a waste product.

It's amazing really how they can get that from stinky leftovers...

Top Chef

I commend Padma's stylist on Top Chef, but why, oh why, did he/she put her in that beautiful blue dress that made her look rather large and horrible? She's so beautiful and thin and the dress brought out the worst of her figure and since it was such a bright blue you couldn't help but keep noticing...
(where: during the entire Puerto Rico episode)

Tsk tsk!

Yves Saint Laurent

As we all found out yesterday, legendary designer, Yves Saint Laurent passed from a longtime illness. He will truly be missed. His fashions changed our look forever from his work with art and fashion like in his Mondrian days ('60s), the inventive "Le Smoking", cigarette pants (can you imagine a life without them?), and the trapeze skirt. This is a tribute to YSL.

Stella McCartney Handbags

The Appaloosa Handbag

Thing of the Week

Givenchy Prisme Again!Summer Escapade eyeshadow quad

(available at Sephora)

So You Know You're Famous When...

...you are the cover star/model of a major International fashion magazine and...you also happen to be on the back cover of it simultaneously in your big beauty ad campaign you scored and it's a fold-out back page! Phew!

Rihanna in the June issue of ELLE