German fashion designer Elke Walter creates a one-on-a-kind piece using a rectangular piece of fabric that is bolstered together using repetitious folds, a technique that is unique to the designer.
Various dimensions available.
designer: elke walter
material: fabric
This season Beyond Skin introduces faux-suede footwear derived from recycled plastic bottles. Known as Dinamica, the microfiber feels and looks like the real thing, except it uses no solvents or harsh chemicals, is cruelty-free, and is completely recyclable at the product’s end of life. Because the material is super-durable and water-repellent, the shoes are capable of surviving both adverse weather (rain, snow) and careless drink-spillers. Dinamica is pliable and soft to the touch. And compared with petroleum-based polyester, Dinamica cuts carbon emissions by 60 percent. Beyond Skin is the first footwear label to use this Dinamica.
producer: beyond skin
refurbished twenty-foot potato chip truck, filled to the brim with extraordinary accessories.
for immediate release
who:
Joey Wolffer, Fashion Stylist and Jewelry Designer
thestyleliner.com
what:
Joey Wolffer has created a unique mobile shopping experience. The StyleLiner features carefully curated merchandise, a combination of unique and limited edition creations by a host of international designers (which you will not find in other stores) along with her signature jewelry and accessories collection.
where:
The StyleLiner is parked across from The Standard Hotel, New York in the Meatpacking District at the corner of 13th & Washington Streets.
when:
Thursdays through Sundays, from 4 – 9 PM nightly. Follow us on Twitter for additional times and locations twitter.com/thestyleliner.
contact:
Abe Gurko, abe [at] abenyc.com
about joey:
Joey Wolffer, jewelry designer, fashion stylist–and now entrepreneur, has spent years traveling the world on a quest for exciting and authentic accessories. Top Shop, Miss Selfridge and Jigsaw are only a few of the retailers who sold the merchandise Joey designed, based on the treasures she sourced in Northern Africa, Brazil, the Balkans, and Europe. While she designed for Meems Ltd. in London, this first-generation American further developed her sophisticated, worldly sensibility. When The Accessory Network tapped Joey to become their Senior Designer, she returned to New York. Two years later she accepted key positions as Senior Jewelry Designer and Trend Director for Jones Apparel Group. Today you can find Joey at the helm, or rather, at the wheel, of her own enterprise: The StyleLiner. As Joey drives The StyleLiner around, she proves that the entrepreneurial apple does not fall far from the tree: her great-grand father, co-founder of Marks and Spencer, started out as a street peddler. thestyleliner.com
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yes, from the vermin collection. truly.
above: large white rat with silver metal fastening and black velvet inside.
above: double pigeon wings mounted onto a leather bound headband with metal tips.
fashion accessories made from taxidermy road kill & pest controlled vermin. innovative concept brings new meaning to recycled goods.
michelle’s and oprah’s fashion designer taking a timeout. first comment on news reminds me of theadore veblen quote, “work for the classes, live with the masses. work for the masses, live with the classes.” hope she comes back. | marinapinto.com via nbcnews [RK]
fashion media says heavy fabrics are in the pipeline for next autumn. that’s fine, but don’t lose the layered look we find creatively appealing. via wsj [RK]
lbd’s somehow can work with flip-flops or stilettos.
window dressing(s) on the luxury venues this time of year does put you in a mood. it’s only fitting to read THIS account from a self-proclaimed connoisseur via her blog, privilege…
<< In the beginning I thought minimalism meant pared-down design. Mies Van der Rohe chairs. The opposite of baroque, or ornate.
Or, the current indie frugality trend? Canning peaches, attaching toilet paper rolls to your walls as art*, reusing plastic bags.
But a few weeks ago I bought a very expensive little black dress, and I believe it was the most minimalist action I’ve taken in the last 5 years. Luxury isn’t the antithesis of minimalism, unnecessary is.
Let’s be clear. It wasn’t a virtuous purchase. No self-denial involved. I love my dress. Made from a cashmere wool blend, and therefore not itchy, but even so, lined in the bodice. Sleeves. I no longer have the need or wish to show my upper arms. Knee length, applying similar principles to the legs. Structured, seamed, perfectly fitting. Narciso Rodriguez, for those who care, as I confess I do, about designers’ bodies of work.
But it’s not the aesthetic, the lack of ruffles, lace, sheer panels, nor the usefulness alone that makes me cry minimalism. I present the minimalist luxury credo, for your review.
1. Be clear why you need what you plan to buy. For what uses? They must be multiple, or critical, i.e. many times, or one time so important it is nigh-historic. I will wear this little black dress, as I have two others in my life, for 5-10 years. With joy. Over and over and over again, each time feeling fantastic and honoring the occasion I celebrate.
2. Be sure you have no happy way to do without. None. When I am called to dress up, if I feel I have nothing appropriate to wear, my upbringing calls in the ghosts and I become sad, anxious, and resentful. This may not be true for you. You will have your own ghosts and your own non-negotiable needs to either burn from your soul or make peace with. Which brings us to the next point.
3. Understand the requirements of your heart and your circumstances point by point. Make sure you know what you want and that you have realistically assessed the likelihood that this purchase will answer your needs. I don’t go to Burning Man. I can see, even now, the times and places I will wear my dress and I can feel looming anxiety dissipate.
4. Do homework to understand price banding. Luxury does not relieve us of the responsibility to assess value. I had looked at J. Crew and found nothing, tried on Barney’s New York private label version to no avail, and vintage clothing gives me the creeps. I am familiar with Rodriguez and his reputation for quality. I also knew, that though his dresses are expensive, I could afford the purchase. Or I would never have walked into the store to begin with. Minimalism means do not stir up undue desires that you cannot fulfill without consequence.
5. Never make anyone else feel bad for what they can’t have. Because, if you pare away everything unnecessary, courtesy has to make the cut.
(Because Little Black Dresses are as flexible in philosophy and meme as they are on the body. Hence the enduring appeal.) >> more pov’s from privilege
DA— the following dresses / designers, and many more, found by googling “minimal little black dresses” and doing an “images” search…
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Designer: katarina danisová
Photographer: vivienne bolla
Designer: louis vuitton
Photographer: vivienne bolla
Designer: orsolya kránitz
Photographer: vivienne bolla
good design is tasteful. great design solves problems.
the A-2T, strikes right balance between innovation and tradition. all-titanium case is lightweight and durable, the mineral crystal face is recessed to avoid scratches and the screw-down crown is off-set so it doesn’t press into your wrist. a nylon band is made of 2-ply nylon with powder-coated steel hardware.
Price: starting at $100 USD
Designer: mike bertucci
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wind – and water-resistant, very warm for its weight, highly compressible and can be worn as insulation or outerwear in cold climates. weather-resistant enough to wear as an insulated shell in a wet snowstorm, trim enough to pull on for chilly rock pitches (and still see your footholds), and warm enough for light belay parka duty on quick alpine dashes. it’s advertised as a man’s garment but the styling works as a his/hers.
producer: patagonia price: $150 USD
heat your core – charge your electronics.
this lightly insulated, low profile jacket comes pre-wired for Ardica Heat and Power Technology. wear alone, or under a shell for extraordinary warmth and charge portable electronics on the go.
Price: $230 USD
Producer: mountain hardwear
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