On the Fringe

We've seen leather letting its hair down for the last several seasons, all in varying degrees, and for some reason I haven't grown tired of it.  This Spring is no exception, with Mulberry (above), giving the ladies a sexy moccasin to wear with frilly mini dresses and daisy dukes.  It brings to mind sexy girls from the 70's in their aviators, hanging out at slightly low-brow burger joints in the deserts of California (think Gaga's Telephone video and D&G's Spring Show.)  The look can seem trashy, yes, although i prefer to call it "dirty opulence" and I  enjoy a little dirty opulence after such a doozy of a winter.

Mulberry

Jimmy Choo

D&G

Go beyond the fringe at www.mulberry.com

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(mc)Queen of Hearts

And my heart, Alexander McQueen has right now.  Many of you may wonder whom or what I decide to write about in my blog.  Usually it's an event that triggers excitement for a style or designer or brand that makes me swoon, and in that swoon moment, I realize that I need to share it with my online friends.

Just a couple of days ago, I saw the brand spankin' new video for "Bad Romance" by Lady Gaga, and nearly passed out by it's brillance and even more so by the fabulous pairs of Alexander McQueen platforms and the head-to-toe straight off the Spring 2010 runway undersea outfit that Gaga wears during the bridge of her song.

And let's look back (or currently) at the Fall 2009 clutch in red leather with a detachable fingerless glove.  MJ would be proud.

But it's the baby pink platforms for this spring that really have me going gaga! 

Run away to wonderland at www.alexandermcqueen.com

Have you driven a Ford lately?

Now my close friends know that there are many designers I adore. Each designer I love for different reasons. But I must say that I am loving the Tom Ford ad campaign for his eyewear. Of course, Mr. Ford loves to sell with sex, and we are all smart enough to know that it works. Let us remember how he turned the Gucci house around in the earlier part of this decade, or his nearly pornographic advertisement for the launch of his fragrances. I own a pair of his sunglasses, the Farrah, and they simply make me feel good. They make me feel glamourous. Plus, the models he uses for the campaign are quite striking.

Check it out at http://www.tomford.com/