Wednesday, April 18, 2007

Design for All

They first swooped into the perfume market. Then cornered the market on children's literature books.
Now celebs think they can design because of their own "unique style" (probably cobbled together by some stylist who remains behind the scenes).
It's the Target effect. The allure of mass appeal.

1. Across the pond, the devastatingly gorgeous Kate Moss designed a collection for TopShop. this piece is as reckless and lovely as Moss herself.

The material is so delicate and girly but the funky strap and asymmetrical hem dirty up a dress that could otherwise be appropriate for Easter mass.

I love this shift, especially the radiating straps. Moss's collection will be available on May 1st.

If you don't live near a TopShop don't lose hope! Barney's will be carrying Moss's collection starting May 8th so save yourself international shipping.

2. The Material Girl herself has a line at H&M that opened with women running and fighting over her pieces. This is a great fitted dress that is perfect for work or play.


Now for established designers:

The Gap has designs by Rodarte, Doo.Ri and Thakoon, all reinventions of the classic white shirt. The collection debuted yesterday and most sizes are already sold out! Check out your local Gap ASAP. Trust me, the affordable ($60-80) collection is lovely and well worth you skipping class/work to pop into the Gap.

This is my favorite look, a tulip dress by Thakoon. The details are incredible: slightly puffed sleeves, layered balloon skirt and a bow that creates definition and doesn't let the voluminous nature of the dress take over the model.

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SB

4 comments:

art kids said...

i love the first dress. though i actually think it'd be better, more flattering maybe, sans assymetric hem. but then, it's a design that would only look good on a thin girl anyway. and they can wear anything!

SB said...

It's not a particularly forgiving style but its just so fun to look at! I love the details like the sleeve.

Cassie said...

the model wearing that first dress looks like a 12 YEAR OLD!!!!

Fareesa said...

I WANT THE WHITE DRESS! THIS BLOG MAKES ME WANT TO GO SHOPPING!