Don't Look at Me

(popsugar.com)

The Price Is Right

(highsnobiety.com)

Mark your calendars, the Uniqlo Designer Invitation project launches on March 9th with Steven and Alan and Opening Ceremony and then again on April 13th with Shipley & Halmos and Gilded Age. I'm most excited for Steven Alan button downs at under $100--perfect for pairing with little shorts and strutting around like an Olsen.

Hot and Bothered

You would think after last year's Eva Mendes nipplegate: Calvin Klein edition, the brand would have gone a little more Gap and a lot less V mag. Not so, they're back with an even racier ad and a big 'fuck you' to the U.S. television networks. Not to worry though, Europe isn't fazed by super-model orgies.

Star Search

My favorite Brooklyn boutique, Thistle & Clover, is hosting open calls for new designers on February 9th, so if you think you're the next Alexander Wang, be there! P.S. Check out my interview with the co-founders, Rand and Camilla, on the Teen Vogue Beauty Blog

Boot Camp

Forever 21, Free People, Dr. Marten, Mike & Chris.

iloveyoursmile

Waeis Ahluwalia, Lou Doillon. Collette Boutique, Paris.

It girls like to pout,

When staring down at a lens,

But Lou's, red lips smile!

Mind the Gap

Nylon Guys

Okay, everyone needs to cool it with the '90s right now (I'm guilty, for the last post), but this is getting out of hand. This Nylon spread is not inspired by a Gap ad, it is one, and no, not even the Stam can convince me to double polo it, or single polo it for that matter. If you're going to give me '90s Gap at least include the Broadway dance routines. C'mon!

Girl Talk

Converse, Eyeko Punk Polish, Forever 21, Lip Smacker, LeSportSac, Urban Decay

Working at Teen Vogue is making me age backwards! Yesterday the only things I wanted from the beauty closet were a massive Watermelon Lip Smacker (which I displayed proudly on my desk) and some Eyeko glittery nail polishes. Maybe I'm taking the 90s revival a little too seriously. 

Wonder Woman

British superhero + Boobs + Baywatch = Vivienne Westwood, Spring 09 

Ask Emma

Stockholm it-girl, Emma Nygren isn’t afraid to try anything, be it a new trend, city or career path, and her bright, minimalist daily style pictures are truly addictive. Read on for a look inside Emma’s crave-worthy closet.

1.How would you describe your personal style?
I often wear very natural colours, high heels and many layers of clothes.

2.Whose closet would you most like to raid?
Maybe the Olsen twins. I would wear everything they own!

3.If you could meet anyone, living or dead who would it be?
Edie Sedgwick, she’s a very interesting woman. And so beautiful it hurts. Or maybe Andy Warhol, I would really like to know what was going on in his head.

4.Least favorite trends?
I can’t say there is a trend I don’t like. I give everything a chance because I know that what I don’t like today I might die for tomorrow.

5.What are the three most cherished items in your closet?
My grey oversize jacket, my wonderful fur and black vintage “briefcase”.

6.What are your must have beauty products?
Lipbalm from rosebud, and black mascara. That’s all I need!

7.Where are your favorite places to travel?
London and Paris, but I would love to go to New York! I haven’t been there yet.
I really like big cities. I would rather spend my vacation in Paris than in Mexico.

8.One of the most unique things about Emmascloset are the daily photos. How are they taken?
I take (almost) all pictures myself. I recently got a new camera, a Nikon d60, it takes really great pictures! But if I shall be really honest I sometimes change the colours in photoshop afterwards. To me it’s important that my blog gives a great general impression.

9.Emmascloset is an internationally known fashion blog, what was your “I made it” moment?
I guess it was when I realized that I had my own thread at thefashionspot.com. That was very big for me!

10.With the success of Emmascloset, what do you hope to achieve in the future?
I hope this will help me get a job in the fashion industry. My blog is like my diary and my portfolio. I hope someone will notice me and all I have to give. If not, I’m so grateful for all I’ve experienced and all wonderful people I’ve met already.

Shop Brooklyn

Sometimes leaving Brooklyn makes me nervous, as though I'm late and I need to get back immediately! It's really best to just stay on this side of the bridge, especially for shopping. 

A.P.C. Surplus- Half- price discounts on past A.P.C. collections, yes, please!

33 Grand Street

AliKat- When you're feeling nostalgic for teen favorites like Junk Food tees and Hard Tail sweats why not indulge?

225 Court Street

Bird- Paved the way for Brooklyn fashion in the spring of 1999, proving you don't have to leave the borough for 3.1 Phillip Lim, Acne, Maison Martin Margiela Ligne 6, and Stella McCartney.

220 Smith Street

316 Fifth Avenue

203 Grand Street

Built By Wendy- Count on clean lines and classic pieces with an indie touch from Chicago native, Wendy Mullin.

46 North 6th Street

Catbird- For the best selection of new jewelry designers like Digby & Iona and Bittersweets NY.

219 Bedford Avenue

390 Metropolitan Avenue

Jumelle- Stocks my favorite window candy from French designers like Isabel Marant and Sonia Rykiel. The store integrates classic, bohemian  and vintage styles for effortless cool.

148 Bedford Avenue

Sleep- This softly lit Williamsburg space is the French boudoir I wish I had, full of rich colors and candles. The store boasts subtly sexy lingerie by Elle Macpherson, Only Hearts and more. 

110 North 6th Street

Thistle & Clover- A must for sophisticated new designers and timeless pieces--you won't leave empty handed!

221 Dekalb Avenue

Zoe- This spacious and airy DUMBO store has been a mainstay since 1995. The always tanned and stilettoed owner, Lisa Brock,  frequents the shoes in Paris, Milan, New York, and Los Angeles to keep a range of worthwhile investment pieces on the racks.

68 Washington Street

FYI

Happy Friday and get ready for some exciting interviews in the next few weeks--even one with the Queen Bee of Swedish fashion!

Work Force

Wolford Tights, Rebecca Minkoff Nikki Hobo, Pamela Love Cuff, Rag & Bone Double Breasted Jacket, Theory Boots, Generra Twill Pull-On Skirt, Wayfarer Glasses

I have some interview dressing rules for myself that this outfit complies with:

1. No fur- this just gets awkward with animal loving types.

2. No eye- catching prints or generally obnoxious expressions of style.

3. Keep jewelry to a minimum. "But Mary-Kate wears sarcastic amounts of jewelry, why can't I," you say? Because if you want the job, just don't.

4. As I mentioned before, I love skank shoes, but not today. Just go with something tough, but feminine.

5. Non-prescription frames-they made you look smart in middle school, why not now?

Queen Victoria

Victoria Beckham, Russian Vogue

Dear Ms. Wintour,

Although I'll never stop reading American Vogue, could we please have more of this, and less Serena Van Der Woodsen on the cover? 

Okay, thanks. Bye.

 

Your Place or Mine?

Bird, One Night Stand Clutch

Bird handbags have been on my radar since my first internship at Elle Accessories (RIP). The Los Angeles market editor featured one of the exotic bags and was thanked with about five of them! Needless to say she regifted, although not to any of the interns--a very sad turn of events. Liz Carey, the designer behind Bird, is an ex-supermodel/ rocker wife/ actress/ bad bitch, which makes these bags even better. 

Working Girl

Which one of these is not like the others?

Sometimes I like stomping around my apartment in hooker heels. I pretend to be Elizabeth Berkley in Showgirls and say things like 'I'm a dancer!' and pronounce Versace, 'Ver-sayce.' It's a hoot! There's really nothing wrong with slipping the occasional stripper shoe into an outfit when they almost pass for your favorite Gucci's and Giambattista Valli's anyway.

Amélie

I try to see as many French movies as possible so I can continue to pretend I speak the language. This weekend I watched Amelie the story of a 23-year-old woman who had a bizarre and isolated upbringing and enjoys some of my favorite pastimes such as dipping her hand in sacks of grain, cracking creme brulee with a teaspoon, skipping stones, and trying to guess how many couples in Paris are having an orgasm at one moment (in my case Brooklyn) and letting her imagination roam free. After finding a secret box of hidden childhood treasures in her bathroom, left by a previous tenant, Amelie resolves to do good around Montmartre. Of course by doing so she manages to find love with an unusual garcon who works in a sex shop and collects torn up photo booth pictures. Oh, Happy endings! What I really love about this movie though, is Amelie's delightfully nerdy little cardigans and skirts and sensible shoes.

Heavy Metal

JAK&JIL

Love Kate Lanphear's accessory overload at Milan Fashion week? Check out these Forever 21 finds. 

Sister, Sister

I got my new Nike Zoom Sister One+ shoes about a month ago on a Taylor Momsen interview for Teen Vogue. Nike found that too many women were wearing running shoes for their gym workouts so they developed a lighter shoe with soles that aid side to side movement. Personally, I wear mine to avoid the 'American tourist in Europe' look that white sneakers create. They also remind me of this recent Olsen ensemble.

Her Madgesty

Pro Nails

Inspired by Kid Sister's around the way girl nails, I'm craving Dior Vernis Black Sequins Nail Laquer--the perfect remedy for boring black.

V Magazine

Family Matters

Paul & Me

Mary Kate Classic

Vanessa Bruno Feather Shrug, Lagarconne.com. Ray-Ban Wayfarer, Ray-ban.com. Women's Flannel Reverse Seam, Stevenalan.com. LNA Exposed Zipper Leggings. Kenneth Jay Lane Satin Gold Ring. Balenciaga Boots.

Proenza Schouler Pre-Fall 09

Pre-fall wearability at its best. Here Proenza Schouler mixes their usual dressed down sequins with short hemlines, masculine outerwear, and lace up ankle booties. I love the marriage of masculine and feminine without using the tired menswear as womenswear trend. 

Technical Virgin

The new Agent Provocateur Virgins Collection has landed with Pixie Geldof as this season's face. While the collection has some beautiful pieces, I like my Geldof girls in their natural state--grunged up and coke faced just like my favorite AP predecessor. Speaking of which, anyone else for bringing back Kate?

Lolita

Topshop Spring 09, 

Looks like Chloe Sevigny,

Circa 1995.

Crime Watch

There is an Ugg thief (yes, I wear Uggs sometimes) on the loose in the Fort Greene area, probably lurking under the stairs at Crunch. The criminal has extremely poor taste and no regard for resale value. I am going out now to find some replacement boots for the snow, I'll let you know what I come back with. This is obviously my punishment for owning Uggs in the first place.

Double Stuff

Maison Martin Margiela ring

Two finger rings are my weakness and this Margiela stunner is both threatening and elegant.

Nature's Calling

When I think wait list, I think Hermes "Kelly" bag, not L.L. Bean boots, but these are backed up until March 2nd! I can't wait until then, it's 20 degrees out and these waterproof, shearling-lined, boots really tell Uggs to suck it. I need these Bean boots if it means hiking to the flagship in Freeport, Maine! 

Haiku for Burberry Prorsum

Flares and fedora

Suit meet street, where are my feet,

Pre-fall perfection.

Eye Witness

What do Pam Anderson, Ru Paul, and Lil Kim all have in common? All three tranny faces have been M.A.C spokesmodels of course. I spotted the new Studio Sculpt Concealer at work yesterday and thought, what better to disguise my insomniac eyes than the make up thats hidden hepatitis face, bruises, and five o'clock shadow for years! I'll let you know how it goes.

Santogold

Lady Like

It's a recession: fashion week is dying, Saks looks like Lohman's, and YSL is on sale, but I'm not getting any closer to owning a Dior bag. Luckily I have a very generous boss who imparted upon me this adorable Lady Dior Compact/keyring today. If only I could morph into a mini-me "Honey, I Shrunk the Kids Style," and carry this bad boy on my shoulder. For now I'll have to settle for my house keys--who knows, maybe I'll forget them less now that they look so chic!

Super Power

I'm an Absolut and seltzer girl, maybe I'll have a splash of cranberry if I'm feeling adventurous but cocktail menus are a definite no. From the martini glass to the candy color, I am usually steadfast in my no-smoretini, cotton plop, rusted cherry, applepolotan policy.  Enter Ditch Plains's innovative new drink list featuring Nutri- Soda mixed with infused vodka. These aren't "Sex and the City's" cocktails and they even come in a real glass. How could I deny mixers with names like "radiant, energize and slender" and with 0-10 calories? I'm sold! 

Black or White

Back to School

A
Abaeté: Ah-bye-ah-tay
Alejandro Ingelmo: Allay-handro In-gel-mo
Andrew Gn: Andrew Jen (rhymes with “ten”)
Andy Thê-Anh: An-dee Tay-Ann
Anya Hindmarch: Ahn-ya Heind-march
Arthur Mendonça: Ar-thur Men-doe-sa

B
Badgley Mischka: Badge-lee Meesh-ka
Balenciaga: Bah-len-see-AH-gah
Bottega Veneta: Bo-tega Ven-e-ta
Bulgari: Ball-gah-ree
Burberry Prorsum: Bur-bur-ree Pror-some

C
Cacharel: Cash-er-el
Carolina Herrera: Caro-leena Hair-era
Cesare Paciotti: Che-sah-ray Pah-cho-tee
Chaiken: Chay-ken
Chanel: Shuh-nel
Christian Louboutin: Loo-boo-tin (“tin” rhymes with the French word “vin”)
Christian Dior: Dee-yor
Commes des Garcons: Comb day Garse-on, gentle ‘on’ sound on the end

D
Dolce & Gabbana: Dole-chay
Dries Van Noten: Drees Van Know-ten

E
Ermenegildo Zegna: Er-men-a-geel-do Zen-ya
Etro: Eh-troF
Fendi: Fend-eeG
Gareth Pugh: Gareth Pew
Giles Deacon: Jy-els Dee-kin
Givenchy: Jhee-von-shee
Giambattista Valli: Gee-ahm-battista Valley
Gianfranco Ferre: Sj-yawn-franco Fair-ay
Gucci: Goo-chee
Guy Laroche: Ghee La-roash

H
Haute couture: If you say ‘Hot Kew-ture’ or Kucher, you’ll want to change that to ‘hot ko-tur’
Hedi Slimane: Eddy Sli-mahn
Hermès: Air-mez
Hervé Léger: Air-vay Lay-jay
Hussein Chalayan: Who-sane Sha-lion

I
Issey Miyake: Eees-Ay Me-Yah-Kee not Is-he

J
Jean Paul Gaultier: Sj-awn Paul Goat-ee-ay
Joeffer Caoc: Joe-fur Kay-ock
Junya Watanabe: Joon-ya Wah-tah-nah-bay

L
Lacroix: La-kwah
Lanvin: Lon-vin (“vin” also rhymes with the French word for “wine”)
Loewe: Low-ev-ay
Louis Vuitton: Loo-ee Voo-ee-ton
Lucien Pellat-Finet: Lu-see-en Peh-lought Fin-ay

M
Madame Gres: Madame Gray
Marchesa: Mar-kay-sa
Marithe Francois Girbaud: Jer-bo
Mainbocher: Maynbo-shay
Missoni: Miss-own-ee
Moschino: Mo-ski-no
Monique Lhullier: Mo-neek Loo-lee-ay

N
Narciso Rodriguez: Nar-siss-so Ro-dree-gez
Nicolas Ghesquière: Ni-co-la Guess-ki-air O
Olivier Theyskens: Oli-vier Tay-skins

P
Pierre Cardin: Pee-air Car-dain
Proenza Schouler: Pro-enza Skool-er not Schoo-ler

R
Ralph Lauren: Ralph Lauren (as in Lauren the girl’s name, not Sophia Loren)
Rei Kawakubo: Ray Kah-wah-koo-bo
Rodarte: Ro-dart-tay

S
6267: Six-two-six-seven (not Sixty-two-sixty-seven)
Sonia Rykiel: Sonia Ree-kee-eel
Sophia Kokosalaki: So-fee-a Ko-ko-sah-lah-kee
Swarovski: swore-off-ski

T
Thakoon: Ta-koon
Thierry Mugler: Tee-air-ree Moog-lay
Tibi: Tbi (not Tee-bee)
Tocca: Toe-ka

V
Versace: Ver-saw-chee or Ver-sawch-eh with a soft 'eh' on the end NOT Vur-sace
Vionnet: Vee-oh-nay Y
Yves Saint Laurent: Eve-san-Laur-ahnt
Yohji Yamamoto: Yo-jee Ya-ma-mo-to

Thank you Chic Spy.

Read This

Ain't No Love in the Heart of "The City"

Catch of the Day

Alkemie Shark Tooth Necklace, Intermix.com.

I found this today at the Intermix on Prince St. (Thank you, Jeff) and it brought back a dormant obsession with animal teeth. That doesn't sound right. The point is, pretty jewelry makes me uncomfortable so this Alkemie necklace really hits the spot. It's also made of entirely reclaimed metal, which is my way of saying "sorry, environment" for wearing so many dead animals!

Magpie

Anna Sui Long Hair Mongolian Lamb Fur Cape, Shopbop.com.

Fur cape, very Kate

Bosworth, Moss, also Blanchett

Flap your wings and fly

Beach Dreams

Westport, Connecticut

An Open Letter

(RM BY ROLAND MOURET, Sacha Silk Playsuit, $1,235, Net-a-porter.com.)

Dear Madonna,

I saw this and thought of you. Pair it with your amazing Chanel Gun Shoes, and some fishnet tights. 

Love, Julie

Kate

Kate Moss for Versace Spring 2009

Listen to This

Because everything sounds better in an English accent.

One Love

(Alexander Wang, Shopbop.com)

Alexander Wang,

 exercise contradiction,

Sex and the Onesie.