Vogue Brazil

The stunning Isabeli Fontana, wearing Chanel, on the cover of Vogue Brazil, November 2010

Photographed by Patrick Demarchelier & Victor Demarchelier

Styled by Giovanni Fraison

Chanel dress and jewelry, Christian Louboutin heels

Alberta Ferretti dress

Missoni dress, Marc Jacobs bag, Sergio Rossi heels

Images courtesy of thefashionspot.com

I Heart You...

image courtesy of stellamccartney.com

Mud Flaps and Fur Croakies...

Fashion's golden child, Alexander Wang, showed his Fall 2011 collection yesterday to rave reviews.  Focus was brought back to luxury for his namesake collection.  Inspired by winter sports,    Wang sent lush cocoon like outerwear, boyfriend blazers made out of fur and tuxedo jackets with puffer sleeves down the runway.  The looks are desirable and wearable, not clown-like or costume-y. 

Accessories on the other hand walked a fine line between downtown chic and bozo the clown.  For starters, heels were adorned with mud flaps.  Once synonymous with Harley Davidson's and mack trunks, models stomped down the runway in stiletto sandals with wildly flapping appendages.  

Noticed first in the Balenciaga Spring 2011 campaign, croakies are making a comeback.  Wang reinvented the ubiquitous prep staple, in fur.  Playing on fashions current love affair with fur, Wang created part croakie, part ski goggle, 100% Chamonix apres ski.   

Images courtesy of style.com

How do you stripe?

Vertical or horizontal, 'tis the season of the stripe. 

Bold, colorful sailor stripes epitomize spring 2011.

And, they are not just for tee-shirts anymore.

Dresses, furs, pants, you name it, it's striped!  

They even made their way on to the red carpet. 

How will you stripe this season?

Image courtesy of annadellarusso.com

Blind item...

Leather laptop case disguised as a manila envelope. Love!

But who makes it?

This unlabeled gem, looks like the subtle genius work of Kim Jones for Dunhill. 

Any other suggestions?

image courtesy of jjjjound.com

Charlotte's Web... the art of traveling

The first installment from southern style companion Charlotte.   


Love traveling, hate packing...
2011 is looking travel heavy and after many hard learned lessons I've got my packing routine down to five make it easy on yourself items...

the dopp kit

for the skincare aficionado sans potential for in flight liquid soap spillage

itty bitty bottle of my favorite fragrance

the once you get to your summery destination bag

mini-jewelry case

Happy travels!

Images courtesy of vivre.com, kai, roberta roller rabbit, cor, and hammocksandhightea.com