A Look @ Edie Rose

**Image courtesy of Edie Rose for DKNY

I made a promise to all of my readers in March that when Rachel Bilson's line for DKNY dropped I would definitely show you the details. Bilson stayed true to her SoCal roots and definitely incorporated glimpses of beautiful California sunshine in the small collection. While the website for Edie Rose is up and running it will not be available in stores until mid-September. The website features a contest where you can be flown out to LA to meet Bilson as welll as keep up with her launch events for the line. In additon that, you get the additional joy of learning what type of things inspire Bilson {speaking of that, Bilson and I both ♥ Cookies n Cream ice cream}. While things with the celebrity lines are 50/50 lately {half trash and half over prices... My fave, overpriced trash} Bilson's very affordable line is the perfect medium. You get exactly what you pay for.

**Images couresty of DKNY Jeans & Edie Rose

On The Campaign Trail: Gisele, Her Signature Hair & Aquascutum

**Images courtesy of Aquascutum

Wanna Go To A Gucci Show?

You're a style enthusiast, right? Do you spend hours oogling at your PC screen because your invitation to Fashion Week got lost in the mail? Well here's your chance to get in to Gucci's 2009 Resort show {I know, they're late right}. On Tuesday July 8th @ 2:00pm edt, Gucci will be holding a live simulcast of their Resort show via world wide web. So grab your Yoplait Key Lime Pie yogurt and log on Gucci's Website for your own exclusive front row seat. The reason for the webcast is in honor of Gucci's 70th anniversary in Condotti Rome.

I Want Grey's Ant Pants... NOW!!!

**Pictured are Grey Ant's High Waisted Six Pocket & Welt Jeans

I have a thing for huge pants. It's almost like my obsession with humungo-purses. Oversize things grab my attention a lot better than brightly colored things for several reasons, the person who decides to don something of that size must have balls. {Not everyone will agree with the choice} Must be prepared to lose something, be it a shoe or car keys. And finally, are truly in touch with classic style.

My covet(s) of the moment happen to be a pair of Grey Ant Welt Jeans that I picked up at a store in L.A. a month ago. These jeans are simply divine and for them to be so large on the other side of they knee, they aren't heavy. The jeans have a slight stretch to them so they flatter your body quite well in the tummy area that women love to hate. Go get your magnifying glass out and take a up close and personal look at these ants.

Valentino Will Be The Death Of Me

Human existence. It's a defiant little thing isn't it. Filled with ups and downs, sorrow and joy. But what makes it worth living are those precious moments. Those beautifully rare experiences that are not only memories, but monumental events that normally only come around once in a lifetime. For example, your own wedding, losing your virginity, the birth of your first child and then there is the time you come in contact with a beautiful piece of artwork that you would completely {and utterly} sell your soul and possibly your family to own...

Valentino Petale Dome Bag

Valentino Rosier Tote

Valentino Large Bow Clutch {In that beautiful signature Red}

Okay, so maybe these purses aren't that important. Oh what the hell, who am I kidding. Yea they are.

The House That Donna Built

You can't live your life without at least one person you look up to. You must have at least one person you can model yourself after and then add your own twist and improve upon that. Personally, I have several women that I look up to my mother, Diane von Furstenberg and Donna Karan, of course. I always told myself that I want to be like them. They are aesthetically cool and never seem to care what others think about them. They just are. Unfortunately, I'm only talking about one of these women today and that would be Donna.

When the glitz of New York Fashion week had dissipated, you can find Ms. Karan working diligently on her brand new baby entitled the Urban Zen Initiative {and she's partnered up with Madonna for her Spirituality for Kids Concern} It's through her non-profit foundation that she wants to show people that effecting change in not the responsibility of others, but its your responsibility. In an interview with Prestige magazine Donna Karan discusses her ambitions about social responsibility and philanthropy and the future of her brand. Read the full interview here.

If you would like more information on Urban Zen Initiative you can visit their website.

On The Campaign Trail: Gaultier Parfums

The campaign itself has started airing on French television stations and the editorial shot from the campaign was featured on WWD last week. It features model Agyness Deyn as the only model selected for the campaign. Deyn who is currently the face of Burberry, has the resume of a super{model} having posed for Mulberry, Blumarine and Giorgio Armani just to name a few. Gaultier also disclosed more details behind the concept of the name and why he wanted a "freshly electric" vibe from Ma Dame:

"The name Ma Dame is like a little French joke," he explained. "A 'madame' can be a woman of a bordello, and 'madame' can also mean someone bourgeois. Even in terms of dressing, 'to dress like a madame' in French is boring, super politically correct. But 'ma' 'dame' in two words means 'my dame.' It means she's not like the woman in the bordello or bourgeois. She's his muse."

On the resurgence of 'Fresh' perfumes:

"I wanted something that was fresh, not so voluptuous. I wanted some electricity... We know there is a big opportunity, a big trend on the market toward fresh notes," said Polette-Danet, "and it's true the brand was totally absent from this market of freshness, both in men and in women."- JPG (Jean Paul Gaultier)

As for the "Ma Dame" herself, the perfume is comprised on a tangy grade of orange, blossoms of a velvet of rose, a drop of grenadine and rounds itself with musk and cedar. The velvet rose petals give the perfume its slight pink color which is presented in a glass flask that sculptures itself from the famous bust of John Paul Gaultier. And according to our reports the perfume will be available no earlier than September 1st for worldwide distribution.

Garden Parties w/ McCartney

**Three models and McCartney pictured center in a black blazer from her collection
,

For her most recent resort show, McCartney held a garden party showing at West Village's Jefferson Market Garden. And to this ultra rare event she invited the likes of Lola Schnabel, Jeff Koons as well as others. Gingham picnic blankets and large retro swirl lollipops accompanied the models that modeled the looks of McCartney's 2009 resort collection. Her collection doesn't disappoint and I like every single article. From her signature T-shirt dresses all the way to her incredible mod-tailored blazers. My absolute faves of the collection however is worn by Chanel Iman, which is a nautical blue sailboat print dress that is accompanied by matching espadrilles and dime pouch clutch. And Kasia Struss who wears a khaki colored one-piece that reminds you of feminine chic that swallowed Old Hollywood style.

**All images are courtesy of Style.com

Pharrell + Vuitton = BLASON

royal crown earrings with an ascending There we're several things that I didn't get a chance to do this past weekend -like see Sex and the City movie {yes, please gasp and cry for me as I did the same thing as well}- but of the few pleasurable things that I did manage to squeeze into my weekend, coveted jewels were one of them; jewels of the Billionaire Boys Club type. I remember late summer of 2004 when I first heard of about the collaboration between legendary design house Louis Vuitton and N.E.R.D. co-founder Pharrell Williams I thought "oh this can't possibly be good, it's going to be one of those 'Guess Who's Coming to Dinner' type of deals." Then, my mind grew even more concerned when I heard rumors of Pharrell being overextended and overwhelmed from the pressure of designing a collection with the legendary French fashion house. But nearly two years later and a You Tube video of the work that Pharrell had done, I must say that he accomplished the feat of silencing any negative thought I originally had about this endeavor. The Blason Collection is here just in time for spring and includes antique staples that have been modernized like a miniature LV logo encrusted with blue diamonds, or a golden cherub brooch that is clutching a white diamond in his two little palms. Watch the video below and let us know what you think. Also, for more information about the Blason Collection check out the Louis Vuitton website.

Hommage à Yves Saint Laurent

As majority of you have read, in addition to my colleague's mention earlier of the passing of one of the last Legendary designers, Yves Saint Laurent, whose birth name is Yves Henri Donat Dave Mathieu-Saint-Laurent. Due to our fond admiration and respect for Monsieur Laurent and all of the marvelous contributions that he has made to the fashion world, we would like to bring you a glimpse of his finale show in 2002 - in which he retired in one last Haute Couture show that spanned the ages and continents of the world and featured almost 300 various looks- which all names came to honor. In addition to our personal dedication, we would like to hear from you, our readers. If you have a fond memory, story of inspiration, admiration or photos, please share them with us as they will be part of a post that we will do on Friday in full spectrum of the life and career of Yves Saint Laurent.

As written on Fashion Windows from the 2002 Haute Couture Show:

They didn't so much fete Yves Saint Laurent at his final fashion show in Paris Tuesday night as canonize the great couturier after an epic catwalk display. Two thousand fans, clients, critics and old friends crowded into the Pompidou Center for the most eagerly anticipated collection of the Paris haute couture season, while thousands more watched Yves swan song projected onto giant screens in the square outside. Over a hundred models crowded onto to the catwalk at the finale, as a clearly moved but never tearful Saint Laurent took his bow. Catherine Deneuve sang, before she and Laetitia Casta - both in tuxedo pants suits - exited with Yves while Nessun Dorma from Turandot swelled over the adoring audience from giant speakers. "I promised myself I wouldn't cry, but I couldn't prevent it. A great man has left fashion. Yves made women sexy, mysterious, elegant but never vulgar," Diane von Furstenberg told FWD after the show. A slew of designers came to pay their respect to Saint Laurent, his first ready-to-wear successor Albert Elbaz, Sonia Rykiel, Pat Field, Jean Louis Scherrer, Vivienne Westwood and Paul Smith to name a few. The show itself, which brings to a close a career spanning four and a half decades, was essentially a retrospective of Saint Laurent's greatest collections, worn by the crème de la crème of models.

**Images courtesy of British Vogue Haute Couture Runway 2002