Last night Cat checked out an advance screening of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, which opens everywhere on Wednesday, July 11. Security was tight – they took everyone’s cell phones, iPods, Blackberries, etc. and put them in sealed bags you had to retrieve after the film –…
Cat’s friend Stacy is in town, so she only had time to scout two dresses for Cheap and Chic Monday. Still, either would be a good investment. The black is a perfect dinner and cocktails dress (it’s also in gold for the brave among us), and the sundress comes from…
Click here for a slide show of the evening. On Friday night, July 6, The Fabric Lab celebrated its fifth birthday by throwing Glorification — guerilla fashion shows parading down the streets and in the galleries open for First Friday. Even though a lot of passersby thought it was performance…
Photos by Taylor Sullivan Tran Wills is a hard person to keep up with. Between the multitude of fashion shows that she has her hands in, running her locals-only boutique The Fabric Lab with her husband, Josh, and keeping up with her three kids, it’s a wonder that she can…
Cat is just in a picture mood today. Fashionologie sent her over to the French Vogue website, where the good people there have posted some of the advertisements we can expect in our fall fashion mags — you know the ones that double as weapons of mass destruction? Anway, here’s…
It’s post Fourth of July, and Cat is still recovering from too much green chile, tequilla and menudo, so enjoy yet some more pretty pictures. This time from Wednesday’s showings at the fall/winter 2007 Paris Haute Couture shows. (Photos courtsey of Elle.com; click on the images for slide shows of…
This is either great — or terrifying — news: A Sex and the City movie is happening, with Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Cynthia Nixon and Kristin Davis all participating. Variety is reporting that the squabbles of a few years ago — when Cattrall wanted the same money and power…
Everyone’s got a different sense of what makes a killer party. For kids, maybe it’s whacking a piñata and overdosing on cake. For adults, it could be sticking a beer bong down your gullet and declaring yourself Mayor of Schlitz City. But since 1999, the Mario Party series has served…
It’s Fourth of July and Cat is eating barbeque. So no fancy commentary, just pretty pictures from Tuesdays showings at the fall/winter 2007 Paris Haute Couture shows. Enjoy. (Photos courtsey of Elle.com; click on the images for slide shows of each collection.) Chanel:…
When bad pockets happen to good people…and other fashion travesties on the weekly Vogue Best Dressed List.** **Yes, Best Dressed. Go figure…
It’s Fourth of July weekend and the city is emptying out, so there’s only one shindig on this week’s list of fashionable events. But it’s a big one: Glorification! On Friday, July 6, The Fabric Lab is taking over the city like masked marauders, throwing guerrilla fashion shows across town…
Photos courtsey of Elle.com. Click here for a slide show of the collection. Huh. Felipe Oliveira Baptista’s collection strikes Cat as incredibly ready-to-wear. Where’s the pizazz and sizzle and over-the-topness? Or at least the exquisite detailing? Plus, on the whole it seems slightly derivative of recent pop culture. Seriously, Mexican…
This is one of those cases where a picture really is worth a thousand words. This image is from the July issue of Lucky, and if that’s the best they could get the model to look with a team of stylists and hair/makeup people dedicated to her very gorgeousness, you…
Photo by Mark Manger. For those of you who are fans of Lee Alexander Jewelry, Cat has very sad news: Designer Christa Rost shut down operations. It seems that she and her husband are expecting a baby, so Christa is giving up her business. (Cat hopes it will only be…
Photos via Style.com. Click here for a complete slide show of the collection. The big event yesterday at the Fall 2007 Paris Haute Couture shows was, of course, Christian Dior. John Galliano was celebrating his tenth year heading up the house, which was celebrating its sixtieth anniversary. To mark the…
Selections from the fall/winter 2006/2007 Givenchy (left) and Christian Dior collections. (Photos via British Vogue.com.) Today marks one of Cat’s favorite annual rituals in fashion: The fall/winter Paris haute couture shows. Yes, Cat loves ready-to-wear for shopability, but she prefers the fancy and fantasy of haute couture — particularly for…
Photos by Taylor Sullivan Uptown, downtown, around town. Cat just didn’t know what the weekend would look like. And anything is possible on a summer Friday. This was proven swiftly and deftly by a just-out-of-the gate apparel designer Tina Jolliffe, who threw an insanely successful solo premier show… by herself…
[jump] Here’s the second installment of Cheap and Chic Monday, where the fashions are all under $100 — and usually on sale. Enjoy. Top row, left to right: 1. Rachel Pally Drape Front Dolman Dress from Shopbop.com $114, was $228 (under $100 with the Fourth of July discount) 2. Provence…
Photos by Taylor Sullivan Wendy VanDerMaas is celebrating. You see, it’s the second anniversary of her cute-casual-chic boutique, Swank (2405 West 32nd Avenue), so she’s hosting a champagne bash on Saturday, June 30, from 6 to 9 p.m. In honor of the big night, Cat asked her what she would…
New York Times: The return of RM, the designer formerly known as Roland Mouret. Cool Hunter: Huh. A house of camoflage. This may take even Cat’s love of camo too far. Elle.com: It’s a rave new world. Washington Post: Hard times for an “It Girl” – a look at Paris’s…
Cat can’t decide if she’s in love or if she’s lost her mind. (Yes, Stacy, we know what you will say. Your thoughts on Cat’s shoes have been duly noted in the comments.) You see these green Corazon sandals from Re-Mix Classic Vintage Footwear are either the most darling thing…
In the case pitting retailers against designers, the Supreme Court ruled for the designers today (June 27). In a five-to-four decision, the justices chose to overturn an old anti-trust law that allowed the retailers to set minimum prices on the goods they sell. The question now: Will this drive prices…
