Fashion & Style Daily News Digest

Filed under: Style in the News, Shoes

When you think of a hotel suite, you might think of style, but you probably don't think of fashion.

The Presidential Suite at the Ritz-Carlton Palm Beach in Florida is an exception, as it boasts a wall of “shoe art” paying tribute to former First Ladies and other worldly dignitaries.

The almost 2700-square-foot suite — which can be yours for $4,000 to $6,000 a night — includes a nightly bath butler, and, as we found upon visiting, an under-lit onyx bar and stunning views of the Atlantic, which pale in comparison to the gorgeous display of shoes created by Miami designer Robert Tabor.

Michelle Obama’s shoe will make its debut on January 17 (the First Lady’s birthday); just a few days prior, the Obamas will celebrate their first year in the White House. As you would imagine, Mrs. O’s shoe steps up the style quotient.

Like Mrs. O., the lemongrass-colored lace shoe is high-fashion, channeling her Mrs. Obama’s dress at the Presidential Inauguration.

Embellished with a velvet and jeweled bow and an “Obama ‘08″ campaign button at the toe, it also showcases a column inspired by the White House architecture, as well as a graduation cap and insignia from both Princeton and Harvard Law.

Also prominent is a family portrait, accented by a red, white and blue ribbon and Mrs. Obama’s First Lady campaign button.

Continue reading Michelle Obama Shoe Coming to Ritz-Carlton Presidential Suite

Michelle Obama Shoe Coming to Ritz-Carlton Presidential Suite originally appeared on StyleList Fashion Blog on Wed, 30 Sep 2009 19:55:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The Official AFTER PARTY takes place immediately following the LovEvolution Day Parade & Festival, which ends at the Civic Center Plaza and is located conveniently on the festival grounds directly in front of the BILL GRAHAM CIVIC AUDITORIUM.

GENERAL ADMISSION

Limited advance tickets: $47 / $57 / $67 / $77

(limited tickets available at each price level - once a price level sells out, tickets will increase in price - buy your tickets early to avoid paying more!)

VIP

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San Francisco LovEvolution announces the floats and DJ line-ups for the dance music parade and festival bumping the city streets this October 3rd.

Jewels of Fire

Producers: Opel Productions & Opulent Temple

Talent: Lee Coombs, Zodiac Cartel, Syd Gris, Dutch, Vinkalmann, Cosmic Selector, Melyss, Dex Stakker, Drew Drop, Cosmic Selector, Dulce Vita

"…I said the boys & girls are dancing on the float!!"

Producers: Chemistry LA

Talent: BA2LA, Jim Carson, Rifat Ziadeh, Micha … READ MORE >>

Get ready for LovEvolution weekend this weekend in San Francisco!

It's the San Francisco LovEvolution : A Dance Music Parade and Festival, going on its sixth year. LovEvolution is an evolving event stemming from the original Love Parade in Berlin that began four months before the demolition of the Berlin wall. The first two years this dance music parade and festival in San Francisco was called Love Parade, the last three years it was named LoveFest, and this year we are LovEvolution (luv-oh-lut … READ MORE >>

Filed under: Runway Trends, Style in the News

Oh, for crying out loud.

Listen up, designers. We know Halloween is around the corner, but can you please cut it with the freak show antics on the runway?

A blood-soaked model filming a horror movie?

“Flintstones” frocks that belong in a costume shop?

Now this chick?

Puh-leeze.

This latest fashion victim — clad in little more than tights that look like they were gnawed on by a family of rats and what appears to be black duct tape covering her (ahem) lucky charms — hit the catwalk at the appropriately titled “Deadly Designer” fashion show at the Magners Light Fall for Fashion event in Belfast, Ireland.

They call it fashion, we call it a poor man’s version of Britney Spears’ python-enhanced “I’m a Slave 4 You” performance at the 2001 VMAs

We’d mock the snake draped across her shoulders, but let’s face it — it’s the only part of the outfit we’d consider wearing. You know, after it had been turned into a handbag or heels (sorry, little guy).

Check out more jaw-dropping fashion here.

Seriously?! This Serpentine Runway Look Sssssuckssss originally appeared on StyleList Fashion Blog on Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Filed under: Accessories, Style in the News

She was the country's first female secretary of state. She served as America's ambassador to the United Nations. Add best-selling author, professor and adviser. And, man, does Madeleine Albright know how to accessorize!

“Before long, and without intending it, I found that jewelry had become part of my personal diplomatic arsenal,” Albright writes in her new book “Read My Pins: Stories from a Diplomat’s Jewel Box” (Harper, $40).

“Former President George H.W. Bush had been known for saying ‘Read my lips.’ I began urging colleagues and reporters to ‘Read my pins.’”

Continue reading Read Her Pins! Madeleine Albright’s New Book and Secret Style Weapon

Read Her Pins! Madeleine Albright’s New Book and Secret Style Weapon originally appeared on StyleList Fashion Blog on Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:10:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Filed under: Handbags, Accessories, Style in the News

Sometimes I’ll walk a trade show (a fashion convention where numerous designers set up booths to show their upcoming collections to retail buyers and journalists) for an hour, passing hundreds of lines without ever stopping to take a second look.

Other times, there will be so much bag-a-licious goodness to see that I have to spend more than one day taking it all in.

The latter was the case at last week’s Coterie and Sole Commerce shows in New York City. I found myself stopping at several booths to make introductions and peruse purses under closer inspection. Here are my top two finds:

Michelle Monroe, a designer whom I actually met a year ago at the WSA trade show in Las Vegas. I liked her festive line then, but this time around it seemed even more energetic and necessary.

In a time when many designers are opting for safe shapes — a simple leather hobo, a refined crocodile tote - with minimal eccentricities and consequently, minimal excitement, Michelle Monroe has not wavered from her bold use of jewelry hardware, feathers and flair.

Continue reading Getting Purse-onal - Michelle Monroe and Lena Erziak Handbags

Getting Purse-onal - Michelle Monroe and Lena Erziak Handbags originally appeared on StyleList Fashion Blog on Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:50:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Architecture and design merging with fashion is nothing alarmingly novel, but the latest exhibit at  MUDE, Lisbon’s new Museum of Design and Fashion, pairs frocks with home design pieces, and with enchanting results! To view the exhibit “From Corbusier to Alaia,” you’ll have to wander through the unrefined (almost hazardous!) studio space that was once a bank headquarters in the 1950s. We are intrigued by the Giorgio Sant’ Angelo caftan displayed alongside a 1970 Olivetti Valentine typewriter…

Filed under: Stores We Love, Style in the News

Talk about getting on the wrong side of Uncle Sam!

Sears, Roebuck and Co. settled a class-action lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for a whopping $6.2 million yesterday.

The government agency brought the case against the department store claiming it failed to provide disabled workers returning from workers’ compensation leave the proper accommodations as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

Now the EEOC is flush with the cash — the settlement amount was the largest of any single lawsuit under the ADA.

Continue reading Sears Settles With EEOC for $6.2 Million

Sears Settles With EEOC for $6.2 Million originally appeared on StyleList Fashion Blog on Wed, 30 Sep 2009 14:25:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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