down right practical

"if i had eight hours to chop down a tree, i'd spend six hours sharpening my axe."

- abraham lincoln

moncler gamme rouge. down-filled evening outerwear. absolutely brilliant.

hot flats??

"roaming through the jungle of 'oohs' and 'ahs,' searching for a more agreeable noise, i live a life of primitivity with the mind of a child and an unquenchable thirst for sharps and flats."

- duke ellington

who knew flats could be so hot? get an eyeful of these christian louboutin zipper ballerinas in cranberry. available at bergdorf goodman.

a tee and a pair of thigh highs

"she's like, 'i'll do the thigh-high boots pregnant.' she wears the same kind of stuff she did before. i think women are sexier when they're pregnant, so why not go for it?"
- michael kors on heidi klum

ciara in a simple white tee and christian louboutin's circus suede and net thigh highs. so hot!!

colour me yellow II

"some painters transform the sun into a yellow spot; others transform a yellow spot into the sun."

- pablo picasso

dennis basso

anna sui

malandrino

proenza schouler

mulberry

oscar de la renta

peter som

phillip lim

more marigold....

new moon

lady in red

"she's gonna walk in with a fishbowl on her head."

- estelle's very close prediction of lady gaga's party costume

lady gaga played a mini-set of down-tempo renditions of "poker face" and "just dance" at the marc jacobs after party hosed by v magazine.

rodarte ss10

"here's the dry ice mist scene at rodarte. made my ankles cold."

- mrjoezee on twitter

bondage heels by nicholas kirkwood. luv luv luv.

christian siriano ss10

"i'd rather buy clothes than buy a bed."

- christian siriano

christian siriano ss10

ethereal.

marc jacobs ss10

"i'm strong. i'm tough. i still wear my eyeliner."

- lisa leslie

translation: layering and bold eyes will be of importance next spring.

colour me yellow

"mere colour, unspoiled by meaning, and unallied with definite form, can speak to the soul in a thousand different ways."
- oscar wilde

preen

monique lhuillier

jason wu

elie tahari

bcbg max azria

vivienne tam

lacoste

chado ralph rucci

victoria beckham

reem acra

lela rose

diane von furstenberg

derek lam

behnaz sarafpour

yellow was seen everywhere and in every shade ranging from mustard to acid lemon over the last four days. although a little too close to mimosa for my liking, the shapes kept it all new with preen's cold shoulders a big favourite. all photographs care of style.

clish clash

"stylists, celebrities, fashion editors and socialites all have this unique access (to designer handbags) that everyone else doesn't have, but it seems every woman wants."

- julie kouhia

balmain fw09

pink

shakira

pink and shakira both wearing balmain fw09 on the red carpet of mtv's 2009 video music awards in new york city yesterday

although the two singers managed to laugh in front of the press about their identical dresses, we think somebody's going to be fired in the morning.