From Carrie to SJP

I must admit I have been fairly disappointed with the fashion choices of SJP lately. Now I realize that perhaps she is not as fashionable as her screen counterpart Carrie and perhaps she doesn't even care about fashion as much as Carrie once breathed it. Still, I find this hard to believe as she has recently launched a clothing line and currently has two fragrances. I was particularly disappointed by black and brown zig zag tube dress she wore to the Covet launch. Not only is the dress blah but her hair? I mean really. I loved the quirkiness of Carrie's style as well as her free flowing hair whether it was curly or straight it was rarely pulled so severely back from her face. Oh how I miss those days of SATC.

Shop Bop Designer Boutique Opens

An all time fave online boutique, Shopbop, opens the doors to an exclusive designer boutique today. Featuring fabu designers such as Thakoon, Jenni Kayne, Rachel Roy among others. Including the two I am most excited about below!

Chris Benz

Peter Som

Kate Moss for Top Shop Sale

After a much buzzed about launch, the frenzy over Kate Moss for Top Shop petered out quickly. I was not really thrilled by any of the pieces in the collection especially for the asking price. But now Barney's has slashed prices on most of the collection.

Kate Moss Topshop
Scattered Sequin Top

$29.00 SALE

Kate Moss Topshop
Kate Tee
$19.00 SALE

Kate Moss Topshop
Bandeau Dress
$89.00 SALE

Boo on Libertine for Target

As I expected I was slightly put off by the Libertine for Target collection, as I have been by the majority of the GO Designer Collections. (The one exception being Proenza Schouler, only because I scored one of their trademark silk bustiers which I live for). I seriously am slightly disheartened by the fact that many of these designers cannot translate their fabu designs to the masses. Another exception to the rule was Stella McCartney for H&M which was absolutely fantastic and well worth the mayhem that ensued upon release.

My only find was the Libertine Embroidered Duffle ($39.99) which is cheekily marked with whales and skulls (a recurrent theme) yet only really works on this fun weekender.

Celeb Gone Fashion Designer: Jennifer Lopez's Sweetface

Jennifer Lopez has moved swiftly from fly girl to fashionista in her long career. She now is often featured as one of the uber couture wearing celebs on many a red carpet. Her first foray into fashion designing was JLo by Jennifer Lopez is a brand owned by Warnaco Group. According to some sources, her JLo line is the most successful of any artists to date. This line is sold at department stores such as Macys and often is featured in the Juniors department.

Still the JLo line never seemed very conducive to her couture wardrobe and in November 2003, Lopez launched the high end line “Sweetface”. Debuting at New York fashion week among such names as Zac Posen and Marc Jacobs, Lopez easily nestled her way into the runway scene. To date, the frequent use of fur in the Sweetface line has brought the scorn of people concerned with animal rights, particularly PETA. Still, JLo has found her footing in the high end fashion world yet not seen as strong commercial success that she did with her JLo line.

Self Belt Detail Caplet

$375

Pin Tuck Tunic Dress

$395

Denim Bandeau & Beaded Eyelet Dress

$495

Celeb Gone Fashion Designer: Gwen Stefani's L.A.M.B.

It is interesting to see so many celebrities embark on a new career as fashion designer. I think that it can often go so terribly wrong seeing as many of these people are not fashion conscious at all and are solely dressed by an on point stylist. Still, there are a few out there who hit it right on the mark. One in particular is Gwen Stefani with her line L.A.M.B.

L.A.M.B. started out as a collaboration with Le Sport Sac in 2004, when Stefani designed a limited collection of handbags and accessories for the handbag manufacturer. The name L.A.M.B. originally refered to Stefani's dog Megaan, whom she called her little "Lamb." The acronym stands for Love. Angel. Music. Baby., which is also the name of Stefani's first solo album. Stefani has several times made remarks about her fascination with Japanese street culture and names this as an inspiration for her designs. The first stand-alone L.A.M.B. collection debuted in a New York fashion show in 2005.

The most interesting point about this collection is that is very high end in terms of price point and design. While many celebs are inclined to design for the masses (SJP and Jessica Simpson alike), Gwen has moved more towards those fashion connoisseurs which lends a certain amount of credibility to the line.

Signature Kingston

Large Bowler

$650

Kraemer

$295

Mexican Print Crew Tee

$65

Safari Jacket

$225

Smashing Darling

Another fabu collaborative site, the showcases the work of indie designers is Smashing Darling.

We created a place for EVERYONE who loves fashion that thinks beyond the mall. Whether you want to shop, sell your own designs, find raw materials, meet others, collaborate, or just see what's new and hot in independent fashion...we hope that Smashing Darling will become a place that brings all of these elements together and evolve to be a community like no other.

Laura Dawson

the ball dress
$264.00

Check it out because there are really some lovely pieces.