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My biggest influences are strong creative women that chart their own path, lead their own lives and drive the course of history.
”designer Rachel Roy via Twitter press conferenceBulky, curves in wrong places, and nearly impossible to layer...
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A woman should be two things; classy & fabulous - Mlle Gabrielle ChanelPosts for April 2009
Come Attend Designer Rachel Roy's Twitter Press Conference
Come with us to @ttend this designer's press event on Twitter.com. It's happening just about now @ 3pm EST. We wrote about this happening and featured some of her fashions on the blog earlier, here.
See you there, then see you back here!
A trend overdone can seem fabulous on the rack or a rack-shaped model, and certainly evokes a buzz-like high of near- or all-couture top fashion ...
But ...
Does it always look so fantastic on women?
But ...
Does it always look so fantastic on women?
Even the oft-thought of being not "real" women, celebrities, may not look their best in the hottest trends when taken to high fashion extremes, unfortunately.
Even though we love this 3.1 Phillip Lim dress, we all may have to face the possible reality that it's more art than wear.
(Although we now wonder about its skirt version!)
- 39th & Broadway - bitching about the term "skinny bitch".
- A Typical Atypical - arguing poetic against die-easy, kill-easy trends.
- Broke & Beautiful - Blogger's favorite re-usable totes/market bags for Earth Week.
- Capitola Girl Jewelry Blog - High styled feather jewelry, earrings and lots more!
- Culturistas - Tips on how to shop for vintage fashions
- Debutante Clothing - A private, curator-led tour of the Valentina exhibit in NYC
- Dirty Laundry - Who needs Marc Jacobs when you have DIY?
- Dramatis Personae - B & Lu, plus sized for this blogger
- Fashion in my eyes - Interview with Sarah Korsiak Cellier, owner of a vintage shop with designer pieces
- FashionMind - Blogger's ensemble, fashionista in a feminine coat, bright tights, and to-dah pumps.
- Fasshonaburu - A public request for online stores to provide more and better pictures of their merchandise!
- Gladys L - Construction boots or Lotus shoes? The astonishing Chinese quest for female beauty incorporating small feet!
- In Pursuit of Fashion - Bleach for beginners: How to DIY the latest trend, bleached jeans.
- Independent Fashion Bloggers - 6 Do’s and Don’ts for Networking Online
- Retro Chick - Ethical Design Spotlight - Heart’s Desire Jewellery (+ 20% Discount!)
- Style Symmetry - Blogger's Storage System for Belts.
- StyleCovered - How fusing trends and culture can create something unique and chic! Who said covering up had to be boring?
- The Art of Accessories - The Art of Accessories show you how to make your own tinted moisturizer, how thrifty?
- THE COVETED - The Coveted: Two chances to win Pequito Bun Vintage Jewelry!
- The Curvy Fashionista - The brains behind Full Figure Fashion Week- Gwen DeVoe dares to bring Plus Size Fashion to the forefront
- The Style PA - Where to go in Leeds for Vintage fashion and beauty treats.
- Work Chic - Blowing your shopping budget? It may be your shopping habits!
And today comes the story...
Rachel
Roy
Roy
First come the designs...
Rachel Roy, designer of what you see above and more, is debuting a diffusion line, Rachel Rachel Roy, to be sold exclusively at Macy*s department store, and she's in the midst of introducing this (and to many still, herself) online ... through Twitter. (source: Style It)
Today, Thursday April 30th at 3 p.m. EST she will be answering your questions (if tweeted with the #rachelroy characters) via a groundbreaking (or is it really?) Twitter Press Conference @rachel_roy. We believe there is still time to get questions in this morning. Also note Rachel tweeted through @Coutorture yesterday as well, discussing the corresponding fashion show.
This should be interesting as far as Internet breakthroughs and tech fun are concerned, and to those in the fashion world, especially blogosphere, but of course it's also about the clothes. So enjoy these selections from her main line's current collection, above.
--- Some of the best of the trend attempts.
The Five Fingers shoe by Vibram fits a foot like a glove ... but of course with a ground-intended sole. These things are worse than those 1990's toe socks. Check out that even the soles are contoured to a foot. The footwear is likely comfortable, but how could anyone feel confident in public in a pair?
Somehow this unique "fashion" even won an award back in 2007, but they're beyond the women of the world. In a beneath us kind of way. ;-)
One-shoulder numbers are hot and you know rosettes are huge. And this fabulous couture dress puts them both together with flair.
They're sleek, stylish, funky/fun, colorful yet tote-ally green all over. The Market totes by Built (r) are designed to beat plastic in more than just eco-reusing, they're insulated to hold in food's temperatures and are even patended with more patents pending.
However ranging from $20 to $40 from small to large, and with your entire grocery load, you might have to be a Whole Prices shopper already to afford these.
If not, they also make lunch totes and other food/drink towables for maybe picnics to enjoy the green scenery, to just get that neoprene insulation.
Pick of the Pack:
These sequins look best on a shoe when adorned as more than just glittery glitz, but like this L.A.M.B. shoe's discs for a textured/varied metallic atop a "normal" shoe for extra oomph.
Ella M.
Classy, fabulous and even more.
Personality: Creative, caring
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