In January, I introduced you to some of lingerie brand Naja’s naughtiest cotton knickers, featuring playful graphics that referenced frisky double entendres in the cheekiest of manners.
Right in time for Halloween, LONDON SOHO NEW YORK has rolled out a limited-edition collection of makeup bags featuring some of Disney’s most fearsome female characters: The Little Mermaid’s sinister half-octopus antagonist Ursula; Sleeping Beauty’s horned, staff-wielding, raven-loving sorceress Maleficent; and Snow White’s narcissistic, power hungry, poisoned apple-clutching Evil Queen.
As fashion’s playful dalliance with the Bohemian aesthetic of the 1970s evolves into a fervent, all-consuming, rapturous love affair, the structured satchels and top handle purses of yore are taking a backseat to a handbag style beloved by Bohemian style icons like Ali Macgraw: the saddle bag.
How often do our purchases serve a purpose beyond our own enjoyment and satisfaction?
For years, brooches and pins were dismissed as old-fashioned accessories that functioned as a highway to either Dowdy Town or, alternatively, to Tasteless City, the latter thanks to a plethora of tacky Christmas-themed fare (think of sparkly wreath- and bell-shaped numbers).
When we first heard the term “athleisure,” it seemed like yet another example of a forced portmanteau (that’s the official linguistic term for the practice of combining two words to create a new one, as with now ubiquitous words like “frenemy,” “bromance,” “McMansion,” and “gaydar”), a mash-up of two nouns (“athleticism” and “leisure”) concocted as a marketing tactic for Internet-age consumers.
It’s almost cliché to say that brunch is my favorite meal, but it’s the truth.
Don’t feel like dressing up this Halloween?
Though there’s an entire category for light-hearted, feel-good, fun-loving books that capture the carefree vibe of the summer season — otherwise known as “beach reads” — autumn is actually my favorite time of year for curling up on the couch or sipping a cup of tea while reading a gripping and engrossing book.
Vivienne Westwood, Karl Lagerfeld, Jason Wu, and Alexandre Herchcovitch are among the designers who, over the years, have teamed up with Brazilian footwear brand Melissa, which specializes in fun-loving, irreverent, cheeky, adventurous shoes crafted out of plastic.
