Meet Nicholas Kirkwood At Saks

Wanna meet Nicholas Kirkwood and preview his Spring 2012 collection at Saks in New York City tomorrow? Why not? Sounds fun.

Details: Thursday. Feb. 9 from 6-7:30pm.

 

You can ask him to confirm if he had me in mind when he created these rickrack and glitter stilettos. (Because it seems obvious to me that he did.)

$825, Nicholas Kirwood, Modaoperandi.com

YMC/ You Must Create Created The Perfect Spring Trench

Utilitarian British brand YMC's (You Must Create) -- they remind me of Madewell if Madewill made clothes for men and womenfolk too -- just released their Spring collection, and the anchor piece is their trench coat. It's everything I want in a trench  -- perfect fit, excellent tailoring, Angie Dickinson leanings, POCKETS, OBVIOUSLY -- PLUS Paddington Bear toggles.

Espadrilles And Raffia Need To Be EVERYWHERE This Spring

I hereby declare that every shoe this spring needs to be a espadrille -- or some variation or bastardization thereof -- or prominently feature raffia.

Loeffler Randall's Nadia raffia bootie: A shoe for all seasons!

Stuart Weitzman's Manheim platform Oxfords with a RUBBER SOLE! I see no absolutely reason why not.

Joanna Stoker's Deco raffia heel is like a Mondrian for your foot. Well worth the $1129 price tag, because that's WAY less than a Mondrian. Duh.

 

+ Related: Loeffler Randall Spring/ Summer 2012 preview and Stuart Weitzman Spring 2012 preview!

A Note Housekeeping Note About Last Night's 'Downton Abbey' Episode

Look, I love "Downton Abbey" and all -- I live in Brooklyn, listen to NPR, I am in my '30s, and I eat kale, so by cultural law I am required to like this show.

But dude, the amnesia storyline? C'mon, son. I call bullshit. Total shark-jumping moment.

On behalf of Ed Lover, I call bullshit on that "Downtown Abbey" storyline.

Seychelles' 'Whisked Off To Paris' Sandals Need To Be Whisked Off To My Closet

$95, Seychelles

Seychelles' "Whisked Off To Paris" block-heeled sandal is so delightfully 1950s-postcard picturesque. I want them to whisk me off to Palm Springs via waterski. And yes to that modernizing double buckle effect. (This is also the ONLY way to pull off Ronald McDonald colors without looking like Ronald McDonald.)

+ Related: BC Footwears' creepers are TIIIIGHT.

These Blue Leather Pants Need To Get Out Of My Dreams

... And into my closet.

Doma Aegean leather pants, $488, Free People

In fact, that gentle weeping coming from my bedroom is actually my the sound of my distressed closet, which won't be consoled until it's united with these leather blue pants.

Loeffler Randall Spring/ Summer 2012 Preview!

Rejoice, Loeffler Randall fans! And behold retro hues and tribal patterns in ultra-modern shapes (LOVE a curved heel, block heel on a platofand a complex Mary-Jane stiletto sandal.) Because it's February in New York, but it's gotta spring somewhere.

Loeffler Randall's Spring/ Summer 2012 collection launches online ehhh... basically now-ish. 

These Reimagined Spring & Clifton x Reformation Baja Pieces Shouldn't Work...

... Except they totally do.

I swore to myself I'd NEVER wear anything that could even possibly be mistaken for a baja ever again in my life. But then Spring & Clifton x Reformation (the leather-happy vintage revivalists) so so So-Cal-inspired mash-up happened. And also, I told myself I'd eat no sugar this January, and "no sugar" ended up being a half-eaten bag of Reese's peanut butter cups in my freezer. (THAT I BOUGHT FOR MY HUSBAND!!!) We all tell ourselves little lies, don't we? 

The entire collection ranges from $85 - $300 (not bad, IMO). Get in on it at the Ludlow Street store (156 Ludlow) or at thereformation.com.

MiH's Stars Silk Blouse = Stars Forever

I have a thickfreakness weakness for star prints. Not all star prints -- no thank you to grotesque violations of Americana -- but a tastefully done star print. Plus, I LIVE for an all-occasion silk blouse. So I'm seeing stars (not afraid of redundant wordplay!) over MiH's silk star print blouse:

$275, MiH Jeans, us.Mih-Jeans.com

Unfortunately $275 is a bit out of my budget, but thankfully I have my Lazerade By Veda stars blouse from Urban Outfitters to enjoy regularly.

And what star-related post would be complete without Robyn's (my own personal Swedish Jesus) "Stars 4-Ever" and Paris Hilton's "Stars Are Blind" opus? I'll karaoke the shit out of this song, just so you know.