Summary: You gotta love LA fashion. It’s light, airy, not terribly original, frilly and generally skin baring. So far, what has been hitting the LA runway is totally different than most anything shown in NYC, Milan or Paris (think grey). Designer Galina Sobolev of single, is known for her patterned silk chiffon flowing dresses and more lately the silk kimono [...]

Toronto’s Spring Fashion Week runs October 16-21. Growing up on the border to Canada and spending so much time in the fab city of Toronto, I have a curiosity about the fashion (besides Mackage) that is coming out of Canada. It isn’t easy to find much information but, SweetSpot not only reports on the shows (like Style.com in the states), [...]

Chicago’s second citywide fashion week called ‘Fashion Focus Chicago’ took place September 20 – October 1, 2006. Here is Second City Style’s honest review; By Ann John Second City Style Fashion Focus Chicago 2006, a 12 day extravaganza of runway shows, shopping events, and designer seminars, highlighted the city’s burgeoning fashion industry. Still in its fledgling stages, the events were [...]

  You gotta love Style Violet for their cute and totally reasonable fashion finds. Now there is reason to love this e-store even more…20% off regular priced sweaters. Just enter the code: sweaters06 at check out. This deal only lasts until 10/31/06. Style Violet – Lauren Dimet

OK, I’m still obsessed with these Jil Sander "Granny Shoes,’ but do not want to pay the hefty price tag. Here are some less expensive alternatives. Charles by Charles David ‘Tophat’ $124.95 Zappos     Seychelles ‘Filthy Rich’ Ankle Boot $89.95 Nordstrom daniblack Jackson $148.95 Zappos   Via Spiga ‘Lobar’ Ankle Boot $198 Nordstrom – Lauren Dimet

In case you can’t tell, I just love reposting Rich’s awesome photo edited creations. Oh and to add my two cents. I nearly spit Fresca on my keyboard (never drink over your keyboard) when I saw this gut-buster ‘serious ugly’ equation Rich put together for Laura: Brilliant! I don’t know if Jeffrey cheated, but I can tell you…I can’t wait [...]

Ah, I normally hate Mondays…but Bluefly has an extra 10% off all day! So while taking a look see, I came across this grey chiffon top by Abaete. At almost half the retail price, it put a smile on my face. Bluefly

Nicole Miller                        Baby Phat What is my version of a nightmare? Inadvertently mixing up two fashion shows and reviewing them. The bad dream was all too real for Cathy Horyn of The New York Times during this last New York Spring Fashion Week. Add to that that your paper takes a month to [...]

Still in its fledgling stages, there are still plenty of improvements to be made to the increasingly prominent venture…

10.16.06 Got the Monday blues? Maybe this will help.