Fashion News: Pat Field Won't Return to SATC

As the Sex in The City sequel is in the works, a huge chunk of the production is missing, beloved stylist Patrica Field who has worked on the show since it's creation. Actress Sarah Jessica Parker wanted the film to reflect the economic climate but Field ain't having it. "I don't use the recession as a reference for my creativity" says Field. I guess "Ressionista" isn't in the girl's Vocab. I hope Pat reconsiders.

SOURCE: ZIMBIO

TEEN VOGUE MODEL CASTING CALL

TEEN VOGUE and clothing company Collection B are looking for a few special It Girls to be featured in our September and October issues. If you radiate beauty inside and out and think you have what it takes, we want to hear from you! We will choose It Girls to participate in a professional photo shoot for Collection B., which will be featured in the September and October issues. You must be available to come to NYC on June 23 or July 7 for the entire day. ENTRIES MUST BE RECEIVED BY June 9th!

WANT IN? Send two recent photos (one full-body and one close-up face shot) and a short bio telling us we should select you to be the face of Collection B. Please also include your name, age, and contact information.

Send your entry (photos and bio) to enter@teenvogue.com. Please make sure the subject line reads Collection B.

Honorable Tee Time

Anna Sui and Koi Suwannagate designed these fabulously exclusive T-Shirts in honor of Asian Pacific Heritage month. The T-shirts are sold for $60 exclusively at Nordstrom department stores. All proceeds directly benefit a scholarship fund for college bound Asian Pacific American students thorough the OCA, an organization committed to helping students achieve their goals. My favorite is the "faux necklace" Tee with the lace and ribbon details. For only $60 you can rock a Tee inspired by Anna and Koi's spring 2009 collection while giving back. I love Fashion with a cause!

Bird by Juicy Couture

Juicy girls Pam and Gela went back to the drawing board to create a new collection titled "Bird" by Juicy Couture after "Couture Couture", their line with an estimated 50% higher price point than Juicy Couture basically flopped. In this economy Juicy's intended client doesn't want $1000 jersey dresses. "The Juicy team showed the collection to press on Thursday at the Bowery Hotel in New York, highlighting the cashmere cardigans, denim jeans, leather jackets and knit T-shirts and tanks in colors such as black, gray and baby pink. The collection consists of about 30 pieces which will launch for fall in select Juicy stores, Bergdorf Goodman, Net-a-porter, Harrods, Maxfield, Holt Renfrew and other specialty shops. The collection will retail between $150 for a knit top to $600 for a coat. " The new price point isn't so high end put it isn't H&M either. Will you guys hop on the big Bird wagon?

Source: WWD

Photocredit: Courtesy Photo

Fresh Crop: Christian Louboutin sneakers

I've been posting quite often about Christian Louboutin the past few days, but as soon as I saw this I had to share. Here's a first look at a sneaker he's created. A few years ago I was obssesed with buying sneakers, now I'm the opposite, I can't stop buying shoes. I would love to add Louboutin sneakers to my collection. The shape of these sneakers remind me of high top Vans. No words on how much they retail for yet, but would you buy them??

Here's some more EYE CANDY.





Images via Grazia Fashion

Dita Von Teese:Don't call her a stripper

Dita Von Teese, the woman with the porcelain skin. She's always front row at fashion shows in Paris and photographed wearing the best fashion around the world. I had no idea she was a stripper. Well to be politically correct she is a professional burlesque dancer and she puts on fabulous shows. I just want to know how the hell did she get back stage access to the designers hearts, because I can do all of what she does and maybe better. Not to be cocky, just saying. You gotta admit, her costumes are pretty fly.

Fresh Crop: William Rast by Justin Timberlake

Yup, that's right, another celebrity turned designer collection. Justin Timberlake is trying his had at design, I'll admit this guy is stylish, (and sexy!) but I'm not really feeling his clothes for the ladies. It looks like over priced screen printed tee-shirts and jeans for the masses. I do like the leathers and the mens jeans. The mood of the collection is dark and grungy for my taste. The prices range from $108 to $598, JT will also be making an apprearacne on the Oprah Winfrey show this Friday the 27th to promote "William Rast" Check out the whole collection at Nordstrom.com or WilliamRast.com

Maybe I should move to Paris

I know I'm not the only one who complains that American Vogue is boring in terms of cutting edge fashion, but after reading an article on CNN.com about Roitfeld and rumors of her replacing Anna Wintour as the editor in chief at American Vogue I then realised that the two magazines cater to two very diffrent crowds. "Roitfeld is accustomed to the speculation, describing it as "frustrating." She told CNN she hadn't been offered the job and even if she was she probably wouldn't take it." "I'm very happy at French Vogue to be able to do everything -- almost everything -- I want in the magazine," she said. "It would be too political at American Vogue for me." At Vogue Paris, Roitfeld knows her readers. They are a select group of incredibly stylish and wealthy women who are thrilled rather than alienated by unconventional ideas.At French Vogue, there's less pressure to appeal to the masses. Its circulation of some 139,000 is dwarfed by the million plus readers of American Vogue. French Vogue Fashion shoots are more about fantasy and there's no importance to make any clothes they feature wearable. If it's unusual and innovative, then it's in. As an avid magazine reader, I find joy in making unconventional fashion from magazines wearable, but American Vogue normally features looks that you can wear straight off the pages and thus takes all the imagination and creativity out of it for me. I like Anna Wintour and I think she has been doing a great job as editor in chief since the 80's but I'm starting to feel like our Vogue doesn't cater to my needs anymore. It's watered down and I can't stand it any longer. I want to move to Paris where the covers are celebrity free. Long live Carine.

- US Vogue is also stirring up controversy over Beyonce being on the "Shape" issue. A lot of women are insulted by the "REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES" line. Do you see how politically correct US Vogue has to be? I'm not offended, just give me fashion damn it! I proud of Vogue for featuring two Black women on the cover consecutively, it's a first for the magazine.


Source:cnn.com/europe

"Creepy but COOL":Barbie Massacre Jewelry

I've always wondered what happens to the Barbie dolls of the world that are thrown away after their owners abandoned them underneath the bed without their clothes. [Barbie I'm sorry] Brooklyn art jewelry designer Margaux Lange creates unique and very intricate pieces of jewelery from Barbie parts. "I enjoy the funny juxtaposition of wearing the body, on the body. Barbie has become the accessory instead of being accessorized" says the 29 year old artist. As amazing as her artwork is, it's not cheap as Barbie's plastic pumps, prices range from $50.00 to $180.00. Check out Margaux's blog, portfolio[ a must see] and etsy shop. My favorites are the bracelets and the brooches, Margaux if your reading, when I'm famous I'll be a frequent customer for those brooches.

Kickin it: Nike Concept Sandals

These are ILLLLLLL, I'd wear them! Their due to hit stores around 2010,click the pictures to check out the rest of the story out at Favored Fashion FIX.

Jacobs, Sprouse's, and Vuitton's OH MY

Once in a while I get really excited about mainstream luxury designers. According to WWD Marc Jacobs and Louis Vuitton are paying homage to Stephen Sprouse.To show their admiration for the late designer and artist, next month, Jacobs, Vuitton’s creative director, is using his hit 2001 collaboration with Sprouse for a new, limited edition collection of accessories and ready-to-wear. Jacobs even doffed his duds again, posing in the nude painted in Sprouse’s graffiti for Harper’s Bazaar’s January issue. I'll report further on this collaboration as soon as my issue is received. I'm really excited about this collection. Jacobs says, “It almost becomes a classic, like a Chanel jacket, or a smoking,”(FYI "Le Smoking" :an iconic suit popularized by Yves Saint Laurent ) Collections like these can make a girl max out her credit cards, but it's absolutely worth it.

Photos Via WWD

Comming to America : Carine Roitfeld

Photo via NYMAG.com Carine with her daughter on the left and Anna with her daughter on right.

It's all over the grid!.. News is that Carine Roitfeld, Editor in Chief of French Vogue is supposed to replace American Vogue's EIC, Anna Wintour. Say it Ain't so! It just doesn't feel right. Anna has been doing her thing for about 20 years and Vogue has been a household name, and stabilized American women's fashion repertoire for decades. And for Carine to fly on over from Paris just isn't right to me. Sure Anna was born in London but, America has been her home for quite some time now. How come they can't just pass the mag on to Andre Leon Tally?.. Well maybe not. But I will admit, Vogue has become a slight yawn, after my subscription was up I continued with Harper's Bazaar instead. But I love Anna and she is actually one of my role models ( who wouldn't want a whole book written about their bitchy-ness) Maybe Mrs. Wintour is tired, she has her hands in a lot of projects and times aren't as happy as they were 10 years ago in America. I'm hoping these rumors aren't true, but only time will tell, until then Vogue is still America's fashion bible and I don't think its fair to have a Parisian oversee it. (even though they are so chic) American Vogue needs to keep it's American appeal, that's what differentiates all of us anyway.

Kickin' It:Nike WMNS Skinny Dunk

I am a girl who loves her share of high heeled pumps, but there's a time when I have to come down from my high, and when ballet flats just aren't cutting it for my comfort level, it's time to throw on my kicks.



I haven't bought a pair of sneakers in a long time because there's a certain "look" my sneakers must possess. I'm still a fashionista so I won't be running around in trainers that everyone else is sporting, they must have some sort of stylish essence that makes them "Renee's sneakers".



While browsing my blog roll earlier I came across these fantastic Nike Dunks on Nitrolicious. They are women's "Skinny Dunks". They have all the same appeal as men's dunks, just cut slimmer for her. PERFECTION. Dubbed Feathers and Butterflies, they should be released for spring 2009, I can't wait b/c I want both. Want more on the story? check it out here http://www.nitrolicious.com/blog/2008/12/02/nike-wmns-skinny-dunk-feathers-butterflies/#more-14971

Photo Via Nitrolicious.com/blog
Ladies, do you still wear sneakers? or did you leave it behind with your high school days?

On my wishlist: The One Hundred

The One Hundred, written by Nina Garcia is a perfect guide to owning all things necessary to be successfully stylish...This would make an excellent stocking stuffer. ($21.95 where ever books are sold)

Steven Meisel Limited-Edition Jigsaw Puzzle

Now available: Steven Meisel Limited-Edition Jigsaw Puzzle


1000-piece jigsaw puzzle Edition of 1000Signed and numbered by Steven Meisel$750
Legendary fashion photographer Steven Meisel has been reluctant to publish his work in conventional print editions or books. This special object will be a first: a signed, limited-edition jigsaw puzzle of an image from the amazing 'Patterns' story Meisel photographed for Italian Vogue. The 1000-piece puzzles are packaged in a custom box and are signed and numbered by Steven Meisel. They have been produced in an edition of 1000 and are $750 each.


Puzzles may be ordered at: shop.artandcommerce.com.



-Pretty hefty price for some rainy day fun...

FYI: METROPARK comming to Roosevelt Field Mall

Coming soon to Roosevelt Field,"Metropark, a Los Angeles based specialty store chain, is a rapidly expanding, highly differentiated retailer that combines the converging core lifestyle elements of fashion, music and art to appeal to young tastemaker adults.

Transcending the traditional retail experience, Metropark offers an exciting alternative for those who demand more fashion sophistication. Since opening its first four stores in California late in 2004, Metropark has established a strong and loyal following.

Metropark's product assortment features an unmatched mix of contemporary and street fashion apparel and accessories, including premium denim, designer tops, bags and belts, fashion jewelry, watches, magazines, gifts and novelty items. Each Metropark store showcases a custom audio-visual presentation with an emphasis on current music, fashion and art along with live DJ performances on weekends, art installations and fashion shows.

The stunning store design for Metropark reflects strong influences from the most stylish hotels, clubs, bars and street boutiques, creating a shopping experience unlike any other featuring stimulating visual details including stained concrete floors, an exposed ceiling and plasmas throughout the store." Actual store opening November 2008

11/12./08 EDIT- NOW OPEN!!

Do you really [Heart] Ronson?

In early October J.C Penney announced a designer collaboration with designer Charlotte Ronson.

"An innovator in the fashion industry, Charlotte Ronson is known for her trendsetting style, making her a favorite designer among the fashion industry, celebrities and socialites. I [Heart] Ronson, which takes its inspiration from today’s modern woman, combines Ronson’s signature feminine touch with a vintage aesthetic to create an effortlessly chic, downtown style."

"The I [Heart] Ronson collection will allow customers to easily mix and match new pieces designed by Ronson with favorites in their own wardrobes to create their own signature looks."

The collection will be released for spring 2009, featuring “a range of casual and dressy styles from cotton T-shirts and tanks, cotton sweaters and cardigans, a cotton canvas army jacket, leggings, denim jeans and printed polyester and cotton voile dresses. The line is targeted towards the 21 to 35-year-old woman with prices ranging from “$15 for layering T-shirts and tanks to $26 to $44 for blouses, sweaters and jeans to $40 to $65 for dresses and jackets.”

The line will be hitting J.C. Penney stores and will also be available on jcp.com and in Penney’s catalogues. I think it's great when designers want to make their designs affordable for every one, the only issue I have with high end designers working with affordable stores it that the clothes look inferior and flimsy. I [heart] Ronson looks pretty good in the pictures hopefully it looks great in person.