Cool with a hint of retro-chic, Solange Knowles’ look is flawless. Via Lunion. Talk about being camera ready!

Virginie Magazine features an in depth interview with icon Azzedine Alaïa, in which he openly shares his opinions about fashion, Karl Lagerfeld and even Anna Wintour:

How do you feel about Karl Lagerfeld?

I don’t like his fashion, his spirit, his attitude. It’s too much caricature. Karl Lagerfeld never touched a pair of scissors in his life. That doesn’t mean that he’s not great, but he’s part of another system. He has capacity. One day he does photography, the next he does advertisements for Coca-Cola. I would rather die than see my face in a car advertisement. We don’t do the same work. And I think that he is not doing a favor to young stylists who might think it works that way. They’re going to fall before they retire.

Read the entire interview here, definitely a must read.

Wearing a  designer label even in how you store your tech tools has become more than ever de rigueur. Introducing the  Alaïa perforated leather iPad case, pourquoi pas? Available at Net-aporter. As snobs we’re of course not going  to dwell on the fact that the case costs as much the famed iPad…

If we take the Spring 2010 shows as a forecast of what will be all the rage , its not premature to say that the, rock/studded  influence will fade. Nonetheless great shoes, regardless of trends are just great shoes. The illustrious Azzedine Alaïa footwear of course never disappoints in that category. Alaïa studded platforms vailable at Browns. detailed view on the next page.

A pair of stappy sandals that can hold their own among the more designed super platforms we’ve seen this season. The Alaia python  strappy sandals available at Browns. Hawt!