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…
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…
Liz Claiborne died today at age 78. It’s very sad news, but Cat didn’t actually know all that much about her. She knows the woman was an icon who revolutionized dressing in the ’70s — when a whole lot of women suddenly needed a whole lot of work clothes. But…
Thursday, June 28 Beauty Bar Happy Hour Hit DC10 for complimentary champagne, $4 mojitos and $5 spa services. Happens every Thursday night. DC10 940 Lincoln Street 6 to 8 p.m. (open bar for ladies from 9 to 11 p.m.) Free…
At the BET Awards last night Beyonce wore the gold gladiator-type leggings from Balenciaga’s spring/summer 2007 collection. Cat isn’t a big fan of leggings, but those are so Mad Max, she can’t help but admire them. The blogosphere has been abuzz about them for weeks, so it’s a good bet…
Cat just discovered that Vogue online does a weekly best-dressed list. And wow are there some doozies on there for the 6/23 installment. (via Fashionista) 1. Katie Holmes in kahki shorts and heels. (Would have been palatable if Tom weren’t on her arm.) 2. Shoelace as headband 3. Tan lines…
This season is all about the brights, whether they’re in modish ’60s dresses or swingy ’70s-style maxi dresses. And the biggest of all the brights is yellow. In your face, eat sunshine yellow. Yellow that under normal circumstances should either warn you of a blind curve or a terror alert…
Cat is so enthralled with this Louis Vuitton heel. She wants it for herself. But at $1,060, it’s not likely to happen any time soon. But there’s a very similar pair at Aldo Shoes for about $120. That’s possible…..
Here are the rest of the sale items Cat found. Some tasty, tasty treats…
Too much fashion for one blog post! Cat went shopping on Satruday, doing her monthly swing through the boutiques and malls to see what’s on shelves. Sales, sales everywhere. Seriously, if you’ve been needing to stock up on basics, Banana Republic is having a giant end-of-season mark down before new…
The New York Times reported on Saturday that Barneys New York was purchased by the government of Dubai — for $825 million. This is the fashion Mecca of the U.S. Seriously. Cat lived down the street from the Co-op on 17th, and when Barneys had its twice annual sale, people…
Note: Here’s the video — finally posted on YouTube. Last week the blogosphere was all atwitter about Diesel webcasting its spring/summer 2008 collection, scheduled for Friday evening and titled “Liquid Space.” Even boingboing got in on the action when Diesel announced that the models would be walking in “a futuristic…
Photos by Taylor Sullivan Note from Cat: What to Wear Fridays, a feature on what this city’s most stylish are wearing for the weekend, is now back. It had gone on hiatus, but with the warm weather all kinds of cute frocks are turning up. So tune in every week…
Manolo Blahniks 40% off — in Vegas. • The WSJ says Frye boots are back. But Fashionista responds and (wrongly) compares them to cowboy boots and says they’re already over. Note: Neither Frye nor cowboy boots are ever over. • If you’ve got the money, get thee to Vegas. Manolo…
Fops and Dandies has a great post today about Sarah Jessica Parker’s “Bitten” line doing a little biting of its own. Yep, they’ve spotted a SJP — who swears, swears, swears she’s involved with the “designing” — that looks remarkably similar to an Anna Corinna bag. One sells for $360,…
Thursday, June 21 Gay on Santa Fey Kick off PrideFest early and head down to Santa Fe Drive for a mix of art, fetish fashion shows by the Crypt, body art, drag queens and kings, and performance art by Hector Muñoz. Participating art venues include the Labyrinth, 4 art studios,…
Cat stopped into Eve this morning on her way to work, just wanting to browse around and see what was new and interesting in the Larimer Square boutique. She found this darling top by a Russian designer. Cat loves that: a.) it is wash and wear b.) it has a…
To honor the death of Italian master designer Gianfranco Ferre, FirstVIEW is providing free access to its slide shows of his collections — dating back to 1996. For example, here’s what the former head of Christian Dior showed women wearing ten years ago this season. That’s about all Cat wants…
Anya Hindmarch’s $15 “I’m Not a Plastic Bag” canvas tote — and “it” bag of the season — went on sale in Manhattan this morning (June 20). Here’s what the line looked like, courstey of Fashionsita, one of Cat’s favorite style blogs…
