One of those wow pieces that stand alone as art and fashion. The Big Clermont part of the  Thea Grant Navy Yard Collection . More info here.Close up on the next page.

Here’s a preview at our fave colors from the New Balance 460 launching for the holiday season. The dark green iridescent colorway, is a nice departure from the pastels of previous seasons. Available soon at Zappos.

Purposely devoid of often complicated themes, Japan based Kolor, created a women’s collection for Spring/Summer 2010 where again the apparel speaks for itself. Sleek silhouettes with an emphasis on details and construction, this Kolor collection is tinted with a sense of ease and modernity that we find irresistible.  A beautiful illustration  effortless style with an edge. A full view of the Kolor Woman Spring/Summer 2010 collection on the next page and you can check out the mens @selectism.

As much as style and originality always gets us , Items from for away lands we have yet to visit also have a special place in our hearts. The Cassie Go home Duffel made with 100% bull twill with Ugandan gold print, Red Mozambican sun zippers. Is just cool and unique in its own way. How many times have you come across Ugandan Gold print?Available here. Close up on the next page. 

The Flashback, is not truly a flashback as it’s one of the latest hits by A-Trak & Armand Van Helden via Duck Sauce called Anyway.The sample is from Final Destination (1979) One of those truly  catchy tunes, I am hooked ! Happy friday!

Berlin based Julia&Ben  creates edgy conceptual pieces  for men and women that have garnered quite a following.  A muted color palette combined with draping , unexpected cut-outs and contrasts.On the next page a closer look at Julia & Ben  Woman Spring/Summer 2010 on the next page.

Opening ceremony recently  announced that the Nicholas Kirkwood x Rodarte boots from Autumn/Winter 2009 runway  that had me weak in the knees will be hitting the stores very soon!.. More details here.

Only Hearts by Helena Stuart , opened their Pop-up shop earlier this week and as promised, the assortments if filled with vintage gems : laces vests & jackets, corsets, are just a few of the many pieces that caught our eye.  Open until January 1st, (230Mott st.) take a closer look on the next page.

Whether it was the outfit you wore on your first date with your cutie or the outfit your wore when you got a gig. There are these special pieces of apparel that hold sentimantal value. The October ‘09  issue of  Elle Mag  featured an assortment of fun fashion related stories exploring different women’s relationships with a certain piece of clothing. In comparison to this fasco, I highly enjoyed it. As the publishing world  is striving to compete with digital media they have seldomely used the gems of the “ short  fashion story” that we can all agree are pretty cool to read on paper. One of those stories was Samantha Bee’s Gym Clothes that had me  laughing so hard I hard to share:

“One outfit perfectly encapsulated middle school for me. All the other children wore athletic garments, such as T-shirts and shorts, to gym class—we didn’t have a standard uniform, and we could wear what we wanted”…Complete story on the next page.

I always say that I have worn enough frills and ruffles in my earlier years to last a lifetime. Think of the cutest assortment of frills, lace and pastel poofiness with bows everywhere that  is irresistible on  a toddler then, imagine having to rock it  at sixteen . Yes it was that intense. As , I ‘ve  slightly recovered from my fear of frills and ruffles, I was won over by this jersey dress part of Preen’s diffusion line Preen line. The use the grey jersey is genius, allowing such an intricate construction to look  fun, casual and even a little edgy. Made  in pink tough I might have to run… Available at net-a-porter. More views on the next page.