Season of Firsts… Marc Jacobs

"Happy Days Are Here Again" played thru the pillowy cloud set at the Marc Jacobs show the other night.  There feeling of serenity, newness and a clean slate.  Neutrals and soft pastels dominated the runway, in double faced wools, sheer organza ruffles,  and dense crystal beading.   

images courtesy of Style.com

For the love of Phoebe...

The latest T Magazine breaks down our obsession with Phoebe Philo.

A must read for any Philo-phille.

Full article available here.  

Probably no one defines the modern sense of comfort with more authority than Pheobe Philo of Celine.  Not long ago, she stunned loyalists with a loosey-goosey collection of long, frayed dresses, soft pajama-like pants and sandals lined with fur.  Well, guess what?  Other designers are still knocking off that collection.  Although Philo has steered Celine somewhat away from that specific style, as you would expect of a designer eager to stay ahead of her competitors, she remains committed to its essence.  For me, that collection captured something rare in today's world of anxious, self-creatd stars - and that is a woman of indeterminate age who knows what she likes and has shrugged of what she no longer has any use for, and maybe never did.

-- Cathy Horyn 

image courtesy of T Magazine

Weekend reading...

The gang's all here. 

image by EJT

Fashion Week Findings...

Leather!

Specifically, leather pants were everywhere this past week. Layered under dresses and skirts (in lieu of tights) and worn on their own, the original "rocker" piece has become a cold weather staple.  

Shiona Turini of Cosmopolitan 

Showgoer 

Showgoer

Emily Weiss of Intothegloss.com 

Lot78 leather track pants, $805 available at Net-a-Porter

Michael by Michael Kors leather and jersey leggings, $100 available at Net-a-Porter

The Row stretch leather skinny pants, $1950 available at Net-a-Porter

*the it girls leather pants!

images courtesy of:

1-2, TheCut.com

3-4, WhoWhatWear.com

5-7, Net-a-Porter.com

Je t'aime...

Clare Vivier sweetheart clutch, $145 available at ClareVivier.com

Stubbs & Wootton velvet slipper with embroidered hearts, $400 available at StubbsandWootton.com

image courtesy of Clare Vivier, Stubbs & Wootton

Sofia & Marc….

At yesterday's MBMJ runway show, Marc Jacobs sat front row, with the perpetually chic Sofia Coppola, for the debut collection of Luella Bartley and Katie Hillier. 

Score Ms. Coppola's luxe fur from Marc Jacobs main collection at M'Oda Operandi now.

For a cool $4650, you can feel like you too are sitting front row!

images courtesy of DailyMail.com, ModaOperandi.com and style.com

NYFW 2014 … Day 6 & 7

Rosie Assoulin

*The collection was so good, I couldn't pick just one image.

Tory Burch

Calvin Klein

Steven Alan

Proenza Schouler

Reed Krakoff

Jason Wu for Hugo Boss

Michael Kors

Wes Gordon

Rodarte

MBMJ

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