Fashion Blogs

When I was flipping through the jacket section in the thrift store the first thing my eyes rested onwas the tag by the collar that said ‘made in Italy’ and then when Iopened the jacket up to see the label I think I might have brieflypassed out. The label inside said Byblos and my heart sank a bit bringback warm memories of the 80′s when I was living in Dallas. Bybloslike Romeo Gigli were really big in the early 80′s and I couldn’tafford their wears then and no matter how many countless trips to

It’s interesting how you can walk inside a thrift store and walk out with 3 skirts from 3 very well known labels and not go broke doing so. The first skirt I scored was this black / white floral cotton skirt by Lafayette 148 New York and this skirt can go either way, it can be so comfortablecasual or so sassy sophisticated. Second skirt is the the greenabstract flower print by Cynthia Steffe.The print on this skirt looks like it came from vintage wallpaper whichI think is so glam but glam is Cyn

A tube top is what a woman should always have in her wardrobe – always…. They are perfectfor summer and great for fall because you can just throw over a nicesleek jacket in the fall and go kick your heels up. This bright shadeof green tube top by Trina Turkhas 101 uses and that’s what makes a tube top so practical. You canalways wear a tube underneath a sheer blouse and I think that’s so supersexy and again that’s part of the 101 uses… We really could go onall day about how to wear a tube top bu

Finding a Philosphy di Alberta Ferretti item in the thrift stores is like one step closer to finding the pot of gold at the end of therainbow. Alberta Ferretti is amaster of ephemeral style – soft, sheer, pretty and breezy. She isknown for her use of luxury fabrics in her creations and is consideredone of the most inventive designers in Milan. Her decisive cuts,beautiful construction and soft silhouettes are proofs of her designgenius. Alberta Ferretti is one of the fashion powerhouses in Italyb

A tube top is what a woman should always have in her wardrobe – always…. They are perfectfor summer and great for fall because you can just throw over a nicesleek jacket in the fall and go kick your heels up. This bright shadeof green tube top by Trina Turkhas 101 uses and that’s what makes a tube top so practical. You canalways wear a tube underneath a sheer blouse and I think that’s so supersexy and again that’s part of the 101 uses… We really could go onall day about how to wear a tube top bu

Because it’s time we all give up dressing lazy altogether and start looking fabulous again I wantedto blog about 2 of my favorite brands: Max Mara & Jil Sander.First let me tell you about this gorgeous khaki Max Marablouse with pockets and wide stitching. This top would lookspectacular with just about anything because the first thing you’llnotice is the construction and fabric of this piece and both are firstrate. Max Mara, an upscale luxury Italian women’s fashion house, ismost famous today for

This is my second Miss Sixty item I have found within a few weeks of each other and this black cottontop with its leather trim collar brings the house down. The other Miss Sixtyitem I found were silver denim pants that would look amazing with thisblack top as well but that’s a whole other posting…I love finding MissSixty, the brand is made in Italy so you can easily see the Italianinfluences in there creations. Case in point this black cotton top withleather trim, it’s on fire hot… The other top

This posting is how 2 different tops look really chic with this pleated navy skirt made inParis. This first top is this white cotton with spandex by Gene Meyerand I rarely find this label inside a thrift store but today I wastraveling with Lady Luck. Gene Meyer had his own line of clothing formany years until he teamed up with his brother Doug. They opened uptheir design studio in 2004 after a lifetime of personal andprofessional admiration inspired them to work together. They arenatives from Ke

These labels are 2 of my favorite English brands Jaeger and Burberry and what a treat it was tofind them both waiting for me inside the same thrift store. I firstpulled this fire engine red Jaeger top and said to myself “self I’mloving this English brand” and then self replied “that’s because you’rea tag hag!”. I just shook my head and continued shopping. Yes I loveJaeger and these days, betweenits owner British fashion maestro Harold Tillman CBE (who also ownsAquascutum) and chief executive sha

This is the very first piece from Tibi I have scored from thrifting and I think it’s a sleek one. Whatmakes writing a daily blog so much fun for me is times like this when Ihave found my first item by this brand that is carried in NeimanMarcus and Saks Fifth Avenue and gets to talk about it. Tibiis the brainchild of Amy Smilovic who grew up on a small island off thecoast of Geogia and in 1997 moved to Hong Kong with her husband. Sheis crazy for prints and color in unexpected combinations, she lo