Referencing the power of the ‘Femme Fatale’ Maaike Mekking’s  Spring /Summer 2010 collection combines all my favorite things in fashion: A minimal color palette with accents of color, interesting cut outs ,hand dying coupled with a  wide variety of  modern silhouettes  ranging from casual to dressy. Take a closer look at the lustworthy Maaikke Mekking Spring/Summer 2010 Collection on the next page.

Taking the Rock/Studded footwear trend with you on a rainy snowy day is made possible with these very cool and affordable   studded rain boots by Chooka. Available at shopbop.Closer look on the next page.

Created by two Los Angeles stylists, Ban.Do accessories is a line of headbands, belts and corsages that make outfits fun an festive.

‘ Gap Dream’ from back in the day used to send me into dizzy spells, however,  the beauty of body chemistry  made it smell radically different from one person to the next.Needless to say a choice of perfume is purely personal.While I am  strongly partial to Les Editions Parfums Frederique Malle, a collection of chic and rare scents( Musc Ravageur & Lipstick Rose are fantastic!) Le Labo Fragrances  allow for a more thoughtful  and personal gift as the label  can be printed with the giftee’s name, and the bottles can be used  for refills with a little discount.Check them out here .

A perfect rival for the quilted and chained interlocking C’s, the Christian Louboutin ‘Sweet charity” Bag holds its own as a lady like bag with an edge. The color choices are flawless.Another beauty on the flip.

When I read that Christopher Kane criticized blogs ,  as being too negative , I of course agreed( it can be a blood bath out there) but I also thought he needed  to HighSnobette ! Cause in these parts we strive  not to be negative and bash just for the sake of bashing.We  have the freedom to say what we wan, but have always chosen to question, admire , and challenge the fashion presented to us, with the intent of doing better and sharing opinions respectfully . Taking into account the power of the “voice of the people” G-star is launching the ” Be The Next G-Star Raw Reporter” an opportunity for “The world’s best Tweeters, Flickrs, Facebookers and YouTube film-makers to be recruited to file raw reports live from the most exciting fashion week in the world.”  NYC. Although I personnally would take Paris or Milan in heartbeat ,  NYC is indeed pretty hot during fashion week! For all the info visit  nyfw.g-star.com.

 My love of the high end designer men’s  watches is alive and well, and while I’ve not featured  as many , I  had to share the IWC Portuguese Automatic.  Featuring “IWC’s largest automatic movement on the market, the IWC Caliber 51011 calibre, with IWC’s exclusive Pellaton winding system, and 7 day power reserve” Stunning does not even do this beauty justice, and at  $13,500 you could prolly trade it in for a new Yaris! Spotted on Selectism.

Continuing their attempt to enter the lifestyle sneaker market , take a look at the latest offering by Nine West and New Balance, the Chizzle. Another color  on the next page. Available here.

In the tradition of great iconic  fashion designers Danielle  Scutt is one with a strong point of view that is visible every season. Whether dark and fierce or light and playful her collections always delight. A closer look at Danielle Scutt Spring/Summer 2010 via vs.

Featured in the White Crystal Christmas exhibit   at Colette is this pair of Jeremy Scott JS Wings Crystallized sneakers.The stuff that sneaker dreams and music videos are made of. Only one pair is available here. Detailed view on the next page via sn.