NYC Sample Sales: March 18-24, 2013

Who: Lela Rose Wedding Sample Sale
What: Up to 75% off on bridal dresses. Credit Card or Cash ONLY.
When: March 21-22, 2013. Thurs 8am-7pm. Fri 9am-6pm
Where: 224 W 30th St, 14th Floor

Who: Twinkle by Wenlan's Twinkle 12 Warehouse Sale
What: A archival sample sale that includes classic piecs over the brand's 12 year history. Prices will be at a deep discount with many pieces ranging from $40 to $60. Your Majesty wool hand knit coat, original $430, now $60. Midnight picnic hand knit scarf, original $102, now $40; Hansel & Gretel lace insert silk dress, original $312, now $60. Swan Lake princess dress, original $360, now $60. Eyelet Kristen blouse original $210, now $60; sail away short in silk crepe, original $260, now $50.
When: March 20-23, 2013. Wed-Sat 9:30am-7:30pm.
Where: 545 8th Avenue, 17th Floor (b/n 37th and 38th St)

Who: CP Fashion Group Sample Sale
What: Brands like Just Cavalli, Karl Lagerfeld Paris, and Pierre Balmain at up to 70% off retail on women's & men's clothing, shoes & handbags. Credit Card ONLY.
Where: 20 West 36th St (b/n 5th & 6th Ave), 6th Floor.
When: March 15-24, 2013. 10am-6pm Daily.

Celebrate the Karl by Karl Lagerfeld Launch

Who: KARL by Karl Lagerfeld
What: The Kaiser's launching his exclusive collection for Net-a-Porter and with the chance to shop his collection at locations all over the globe!  Plust the first 50 shoppers at each location will receive a gift from the new line.  Kinda makes me wish I had a more flexible day job to check out the NYC launch.
When: January 25, 2012 at 10:30am in NY or see other cities below.  I would go early :)
Where: 375 Bleecker St, New York, NY

Check out what to expect from this highly anticipated collaboration.  In true Lagerfeld fashion the collection includes plenty of black, leather and a sharp sense of feminine tailoring.

 

Check out the App to preview the collection and for a chance to win $1500 from Net-A-Porter.

Macy*s x Kinder Aggugini

Photos of Kinder Aggugini for macy*s courtesy of WWD

So I’ve been hearing about Macy*s Impulse on and off since last year.  It was an initiative launched by Macy*s to help capture the 30 and under fashion loving crowd.  It is all about contemporary, affordable fashion that will  be available in 220 select Macy*s stores nationwide with plans to roll out eventually to 400 stores.  Today while I was passing through West 4th Street Station, I noticed a barrage of poster’s advertising the initiative featuring some clothing that I found to be quite adorable.

Macy*s in addition to exclusives like the Rachel Rachel Roy collection is now planning to enter the designer collaboration arena, joining the ranks of H&M and Target.  First up at bat is London based designer Kinder Aggugini whose signature collection is self described as "Coco Chanel marries Sid Vicious".  The Rock’n’Roll inspired collection will retail from $50 to $300 and will include leather jackets, kimono dresses and silk shorts.  The collection will hit stores and Macys.com on February 15, 2011. Later collaborations in works include one with The Kaiser himself, Mr. Karl Lagerfeld.  Looks like it’s time for me to add Macy*s to my regular shopping itinerary.  What do you think of the looks for Macy*s by Kinder Aggugini?

Have Fashion's Powerful at Your Fingertips

The online consignment shop Tra Tutti that brought to us Karl Lagermouse (and other designer mice) has now launched Karl Lagerfelt alongside other felt finger puppets including Anna Wintour & Christian Siriano. These puppets are hand-sewn and include Anna & Karl's infamous shades. They on sale now for $19.99 each. I've never had finger puppets before but it's kind of fun having fashion's powers that be on the tips of your fingers. What do you think of them?

Have Fashion's Powerful at Your Fingertips

Karl Who? Lagerfeld's Tote of Choice

I've collected enough free tote bags over the years be it from Topshop, YSL, Target Bulleye bodegas...and yet I kind of think this one is especially awesome! Karl Lagerfeld was spotted at the Nice Airport in France yesterday carrying a "Karl Who?" tote. Crack me up..Another reason to love the man!

Runway Review: Chanel Couture

Chanel Couture Spring 2009 collection was one that was started with a piece of white paper, a pair of scissors and Karl Lagerfeld. Lagerfeld wanted to clean house and decided that he “wanted everything graphic itself, no bling-bling”. What we got was a beautiful collection in predominantly white, save for a few smatterings of black.

In the wrong hands, this could have potentially been monotonous and dull, but it was actually really fresh, clean and utterly beautiful. Every texture seemed to be alive, miniscule details sang to be be noticed.

Gently squared shoulders, often in cropped capelets/jackets were paired with a-line dresses and skirts or slim pants. Miniscule sequins dotted garments often creating stripes or gradations that were sometimes white on white but often in contrast for a sporty historic Chanel vibe. The classic Chanel Braid trim was trimmed down and sleek. Applique, sequins and feathers added dimension and depth.

The only print was a warp print rose silhouette. The graphic tears were actually seed beads sewn to form a pattern rather than a print.

Also spectacular were the paper hair ornaments/flowers that were crafted by Japanese hair genius Katsuya Kamo and a team of several people working in the Chanel Atelier while staring at images of 18th Century Porcelain. The results are nothing less than art.

Overall, I loved the clean freshness of the collection, very classically Chanel, but very new at the same time. The toning down of bling had fantastic textural results that were simply visually stunning. In this economy many people are down against the elitist nature of couture, but when times are tough beauty and inspiration are important and Karl Lagerfeld with this collection just proved his cause for couture.

Was Wearing...

In honor of King Karl's return to NYC I thought I'd share with you all an outfit from the past. This is what I wore to watch Lagerfeld Confidential. For those of you who missed the screening, I highly reccomend that you watch it on DVD. It give you and inside look at Lagerfeld's life, design process and so many quotable quotes! The man is an icon. In fact in his recent collections he has become his own Muse!
Pinstripe Blazer - Theory
Glazed Pants - Alexander Wang
Ruffle Blouse - Proenza Schouler for Target
Skinny Tie - French Connection
Gloves - H&M
Belt - Came w/ a pair of Miss Sixty pants
Leaf Necklace - Rachel Leigh
Other Necklaces - Gifts & collected trinkets

Return of the King

King Karl returns to New York this weekend in time for the opening of Chanel’s Mobil Art Exhibit in Central Park to the public.

Chanel commissioned British architect Zaha Hadid to create a travelling structure that will house art by contemporary artists. The art is to all be inspired by Chanel’s ubiquitous 2.55 quilted handbag. (In case you are wondering the name if the handbag comes from the issue date of February 1955). There will be 20 international artists showcased including: Daniel Buren, Blue Noses, David Levinthal, Fabrice Hyber, Lee Bul, Nobuyoshi Araki, Soju Tao, Sophie Calle and more.

Admission to the exhibition in Central Park will be free, although visitors should be aware that you must visit the on-site ticket booth for limited same day ticketing from October 22- November 9, 2008. For more info visit chanel-mobileart.com

Location in Central Park
P.S. The Chanel Mobil Art Exhibit has already made stops in Hong Kong and Tokyo, but will soon be headed to London (May 2009), Moscow (Oct 2009) and finally Paris (Feb 2010).

*Mobil Exhibit Photos and Map via NY Times