Evolution Revolution: olivia palermo

Showing posts with label olivia palermo. Show all posts

Wednesday, July 30, 2014

Drape that Cape: Transition to Fall

Burberry Prorsum F/W 2014 ($1395)

I love that capes are back and ready for FALL 2014. Don't even wait to get fall ready and start making the transition. This Burberry Prorsum "blanket" cape/poncho as seen on Olivia Polermo (below) is a PERFECT transitional piece. As the evenings get cooler no better time to drape the cape. It is also a versatile piece as shown on the runway draped over a sheer dress, on the street over shorts and a Vintage version in my studio with distressed denim.

Olivia Palermo NYC pairing this wool/cashmere cape with shorts and thigh high boots

My Vintage Version VIA Evolution Vintage in similar tones and a great drape. The cape has a cool scarf attached to wrap around your neck or shoulder. There are no closures or clasps on this piece, a true blanket cape, so get creative with your drape! Anything with fringe also has my vote for best transitional piece for fall. Available HERE. $80

Do you have capes in your closet for FALL?

Tuesday, June 3, 2014

CFDA 2014 Red Carpet

The Council of Fashion Designer's of America (CFDA) awards were last night in New York. It is a big night in fashion with a vast array of creative personalities arriving in an equally wide array of looks.

I will share my favourites as always with a side note about the look the Internet is buzzing about with mixed reviews.

Rihanna's arrival provoked a digital frenzy of posts with everyones virtual 2 cents about her look. I felt compelled to add mine.

I would have LOVED this look if it was lined. I understand that the shock factor was possibly the point of the look but it just looked a little over done to me. There was a potential for a major Josephine Baker-Chic moment here that was missed. The bear breasts are fabulous, if you are doing a burlesque show but at this venue it felt like she was trying a little too hard to make a statement. Sometimes, even in fashion the best statements are made simply and effortlessly. There is no disputing her body is rockin, the makeup was gorgeous and I adored the jeweled head scarf complete with 'kiss curled' hair at her cheeks. The real fur is tacky and unnecessary with all the amazing faux fur textile options. I loved reading that over 200,000 Swarovski crystals were used in this custom mesh creation done by designer Adam Selman. This look would have been my undisputed FAV using a little simple style math. Add a liner, minus the fur (or replace the real fur with faux).

This sheer/nude look is nothing new either. Cher did it in the 1970's when it was truly novel and in a much more classy way in this Bob Mackie Jumpsuit. The class is in the coverage and the illusion of nude.

and then there was 1974 ...

Some CFDA Style winners for me from last night.

CoCo Rocha in Christian Siriano

Mary Kate & Ashley Olsen in the ROW

Olivia Palermo in Ann Taylor Fringe Top/Skirt

Olivia Wilde in Vintage

Rachel Zoe in Custom Rachel Zoe Collection

Emmy Rossum J Mendel

Nina Garcia

Busy Philips dress by Honor; jewels by Irene Neuwirth.

Model Karen Elson in Michael Kors

Who were your favourites?

Saturday, November 2, 2013

Style Saturday: Fashion Project

Fashion Project is an amazing organization that turns one woman's fashion cast off's into another woman's current look AND one charities new donor. I was so thrilled to read about an organization like this who married my two favourite things: Fashion and Helping Others. I realized I could have an impact in several ways. I don't know of any other organization that is a Win, Win, Win ... My first donation was a pair of DIOR shoes that I only wore once, from the car to dinner - dinner to the car. I chose the National Down Syndrome Society as my charity!

How does it work? You clean out your closet and donate all designer items that you no longer want to wear. Fashion project will send you a shipping bag and pay for it too. You choose a charity you love and send them the goods. When the item is purchased the charity you chose gets 55% of the money it sold for.

What I LOVE about Fashion Project:

1) I can clean out my closet and have the majority of the proceeds go to charity. (55% unheard of! Amazing!)

2) Another woman can acquire my designer item at a fraction of the original cost AND donate to charity at the same time.

3) I can shop for new designer pieces for myself AND make a charitable donation simultaneously.

4) FP makes it EASY to send items and pays for all shipping costs.

I had a chance to chat with the founders of this Fashion Forward company,

Christine & Anna:

LG: Where did this concept originate?

FP: Fashion Project was an idea sparked between two friends and classmates, Anna Palmer and Christine Rizk, at Harvard Law. It was conceived to solve the problem of donating designer clothing to charity. Traditional thrift stores are volume businesses set up for low-quality merchandise, causing valuable designer items to be baled and shipped overseas for as little as .40 cents per pound. Consumers wanting to donate their clothes have no other options- until now. By creating a new way of giving focused on personal service and merchandised collections, Fashion Project is able to raise up to 100x more than traditional thrift stores for the items in your closet.

LG: What celebrity's closet would be a dream to Fashion Project?

FP: Olivia Palermo

Image: FabSugar

and Rachel Bilson

LG: What items are you looking for? Do you accept designer Vintage?

FP: We are looking for anything in your closet that deserves a second life. All of too often pieces are thrown away before they reach their maximum impact level. Those Rag and Bone jeans that don't fit anymore? We'll take them. Those last season Jimmy Choo heels? Those too. The better the brand and the condition, the more money that can be raised for charity. And yes, we love designer vintage!

LG: Whats next for FP?

FP: We're expanding! We now reach donors in every state and are focused on raising as much as we can for charity in 2014.

What's in your closet that can be converted to charity?