October 13th, 2008
Happy Thanksgiving
image: C Findlay-Harder
Tags: happy thanksgivingChunky wool scarves, wraps and cowls have made their way down several catwalks - and judging from the amount of frost on my front lawn this morning - it’s perfect timing to bring them out!
I love supporting indie designers, and Etsy is full of fantastic, trendy designs - check out this hand-knitted wool cowl by New York designer, Spratters & Jayne:
Fashionable and cozy - now there’s a happy mix :-)
image: Spratters & Jayne
Don’t forget to check out b5media’s freshly-relaunched home of all things indie, Indie Style File!
Tags: chunky wool cowl by spratters and jayne, cowls, indie accessories, indie-fashion, scarves, wrapsPZI Jeans, Bruno Jamais Restaurant and KMR Communications have teamed up to offer a fabulous contest for you, my lucky readers :-)
One lucky reader will win a pair of these PZI Jeans:
“Traditionally, most jeans are engineered with gaps at the waist to prevent going up a size to accommodate the hips and rear while neglecting the waist. PZI Jeans eliminate the gaps allowing women to embrace their true jean size. “
And a $50 gift certificate for New York’s Bruno Jamais Restaurant:
“Bruno Jamais Restaurant Club brings the French Riviera to the upper east side. Where else can one dine in style until 3am with delectable cuisine such as chocolate soufflé and Foie Gras? The service and décor are equally impressive. The restaurant received the “Best Interior Design” award by Hospitality Design Magazine.”
To enter, just leave a comment explaining why you deserve these goodies!
The contest is only open to readers living in the continental USA. The contest runs from October 10th until October 31st. I will choose a winner through a random draw and announce it on November 1st.
Good luck!
images: KMR Communications
Tags: bruno jamais, contests, free bluejeans, free clothing, freebies, pzi jeansDid you know that salmon is considered an “exotic skin”?
One October is using salmon skin, which is strong, light and environmentally friendly, to make their funky accessories. Their designs have even shown up on celebrities like Shannen Doherty (she’s worn the Kara bracelet):
During the month of October, 60% of the proceeds from the Amy bracelet will be donated to breast cancer research:
images: One October
Tags: Bracelets, breast cancer research funding, buckle bracelets, one october salmon skin braceletsIt’s easy (okay, easier - being creative isn’t an easy job!) to be creative when you’ve got the best quality handbag materials in your studio…
But being creative with garbage?
Now that takes chutzpah!
Luisa Cevese Riedzioni creates purses and totes from industrial scraps and waste textiles - stuff that is meant for the garbage. Her one-of-a kind handbags don’t remotely resemble anything thats meant for the recycling bin - check out this waterproof silk & polyurethane tote:
image: Auto
Tags: bags, handbags, purses, recycled totes by Luisa Cevese Riedzioni, totesYikes - this is just too gross… and unfortunately true! I don’t normally post forwarded warnings, but I checked this one out at Snopes and they confirmed the story.
Some cheap hair elastics are being made from condoms - possibly even used condoms.
Ewwww eeewwww eeeewwww.
“BEIJING (AFP) - Used condoms are being recycled into hair bands in southern China threatening to spread sexually-transmittable diseases they were originally meant to prevent, state media reported Tuesday
In the latest example of potentially harmful Chinese-made products, rubber hair bands have been found in local markets and beauty salons in Dongguan and Guangzhou cities in southern Guangdong province, China Daily newspaper said.
‘These cheap and colorful rubber bands and hair ties sell well …. threatening the health of local people,’ it said.
Despite being recycled, the hair bands could still contain bacteria and viruses, it said.”
image: Snopes
Tags: , accessory nightmares, hair elasticsIt’s getting to be that time of year again…
Rain…
Snow…
Grime…
Do you wear your favorite heels to the office in all that muck?
Of course not!
You switch to a flat shoe… which leaves your pant hems dragging on the ground behind you.
Blech urgh yuck.
Luckily for you, two sisters from Georgia came up with an easy solution to winter pant problems - they invented Zakkerz.
Zakkerz are small magnetic clasps that allow you to roll your hems up out of harms way - and then easily remove for your office high heels. They come in several different colors to blend in with your own clothing - and even come in two lengths for heavier fabrics.
image: Zakkerz
Tags: high heels in winter, pant hems drag on the ground, walking in high heels, zakkerzI mentioned how impressed I was by these Hush Puppies boots a couple of weeks ago - Hush Puppies is obviously working on their designs these days!
Well, not only are Hush Puppies working on their designs, they’re also working on their environmentally friendlieness.
They’ve come up with a new line of shoes for men and women called “Harmony”. The shoes are created from eco-friendly or recycled materials (like natural rubber soles, reduced toxicity leather dyes). Best yet - they look awesome!
Here’s the “Poised” shoe in black:
And red:
images: Zappos
Tags: eco friendly shoes, high-heels, mid heels, poised heels by harmony hush puppies, recycled shoes, Shoes and Boots
Okay, yes, I’m a little predictable - but it’s a purse! It’s turquoise! It’s straw (or wicker)!
That’s pretty much a recipe for something I’d drool over :-)
Sportmax Spring/Summer 2009, Milan Fashion week.
image: PicApp
Tags: fashion week, handbags, milan fashion week spring summer 2009, milan-fashion-week, purses, sportmax
We’ve got a short Splendid reads this week - hope you enjoy :-)
FASHION
The Well-Heeled Society highlights a worthy Breast Cancer Awareness event: Shoes That Inspire, where you can buy a $10.00 raffle for silk Peter Fox shoes, hand-painted by Tracey Asai.
Love Debra Messing’s Hollywood style on Lifetime’s The Starter Wife? eye4style gets the insider scoop on the new season in an exclusive interview with the show’s costume designer!
BEAUTY
A Touch of Blusher counts down the best 10 fall 2008 makeup collections.
Steeping Beauty has a low cost fine mist spray by Evian.
image: Splendicity
Tags: , beauty blogs, blogs, fashion.-blogs, links, splendicityHer Accessories from b5media
Written by Chloe Findlay-Harder [email] for b5media.
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