Last week was supposed to be my first such lasso-ing of sights and words I wanted to share. But, those damn engineers won that round.
So, today! Today, I present to you my initial “month-in-review.” While something might not gefaellt mir per se, there was something about it that made me think, “Hunh.” Might be a dress. Might be fashion news. Might be something random I saw.
Without further ado...
I have to kick this off by letting you know my old Benetton sweater (the one from the Wayback Machine post) decided it was still cool enough for work and play in 2011. So, off to work we went. And happy hour. And a nice steak dinner at Manny's. I was surprised by how many compliments it fetched - and I'm pretty darn sure some people had NO idea it dates back to 1988. Here are a couple photos:
That's right, the outfit wasn't complete without my Swatch watch!
OK, now that we've had our retro laugh, on to other news...
Ever since J. Crew launched a bridal collection a few years ago, it seems like every retailer is jumping on the bridal train lately (ooo, bad pun, I know). I noticed Nordstrom opened their own bridal department sometime late last year, and while they probably didn’t chuck the snowball that started the current avalanche, it sure feels like, all of a sudden, everyone's tossing themselves into the swiftly expanding mass as it careens down the hill towards us. For the past few weeks, Shopbop has been advertising their bridal store as “Coming Soon” (I'll link to that once it's up and running). Then, just last week, I get an email from Anthropologie, telling me to check out something very cryptic-sounding, called BHLDN. Turns out it’s a wedding site with semi-autonomous ties to its big sis. Even private sale sites Gilt Groupe and Rue La La started including bridal events in their line-ups.
Fashion/trends/shopping site Daily Candy made me about fall over with their advertisement for Lisa Loeb eyewear. She’s sported cute glasses for years, so I suppose it makes sense that she created her own line of stylish specs. (Now I need to track down her Tails CD and blast that mid-90's girly alt-anthem "Stay" – I happen to like that album, although it's a surefire way to make hubby run screaming from the room).
Crackbook, er, I mean Facebook, recently alerted me to the news that Nordstrom is apparently buying Hautelook (another private sale provider). (Note: I'm trying to find the source link on FB and cannot locate it, will do so as soon as I can find it!)
Fashion sites went cuckoo for cocoa puffs during the recent New York Fashion Week, posting tons of photos and news from all the shows and those who were lucky to attend them. Luxury e-tailer Yoox.com sent me NYFW email with a photo of a super cute outfit from an attendee:
I covet. The whole outfit, really. Yoox, by the way, has a mind-blowing offering of designers, many of whom I’m not familiar with. Lots of good stuff to check out.
In the same NYFW spirit, Neiman Marcus sent me an email for Donna Karan's fall collection. Loved this:
I see that Urban Outfitters is now peddling perfumes. Hmm, I might spring for the “Whiskey” scent, shown below:
Melikes my Jameson on the rocks. OK, so maybe it isn’t trying to recreate happy hour…
To keep in touch with retail news in my hometown, I signed up for the Chicago edition of both Lucky Magazine and Refinery 29’s city-specific newsletter. I got a kick out of the blurb about this store featured via Lucky.
In closing, an email from the Onion’s online store boasted the heading: “Want Free Shipping? It’s A Surefire Way To Accumulate More Possessions.” Yeah, that's all I need. Free shipping is my kryptonite (especially when it’s combined with a sale!). Don’t let my husband see that one. He already thinks we're contenders for a future episode of Hoarders.
In fact, that thought might make him freak out more than another round of “Stay” J
Images (links to retailers in text above):
Benetton sweater & Swatch: my own
NYFW fan outfit: Yooxnews.com
Donna Karan outfit: Neiman Marcus
Portland "Whiskey" perfume: Urban Outfitters
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