Posts with tag chloe

The always adorable Hilary Duff stepped out at a Manolo Blahnik event in what else, a pair of Manolo shoe booties! She accessorized her shoes with a feminine ruffled Chloe top and Herve Leger skirt. And in true Duff style, she used a belt chain and big, heavy chandelier earrings to toughen things up.

Doesn't she always have the best accessories too? Give us those earrings, then shoot us straight up to heaven because we'd be ready!

• Manolo Blahnik "Vella" shoes, Barneys, $755
• Chloe printed blouse, Net a Porter, $495
• Herve Leger high waisted pencil skirt, Intermix, $550

Gallery: Hilary Duff in Manolo Blahnik

Don't call it a comeback, but former Chloe babe, Phoebe Philo, maybe returning to fashion in a big way next year.

According to WWD, LVMH is "this close" to inking a deal with Philo to take over the reigns at Celine. Rumors have been swirling in Paris that an announcement about the new move could come as early as September and Philo's first collection will subsequently be presented in March.

Meanwhile, you should head on over to Gap and pick up as many cute pieces from their limited edition European collection as possible. Why? Well, while Philo has been itching to make her back into the high fashion ring, she's been "secretly" designing for the European Gap. Yeah, all of those Chloe-esque chunky wedges and adorable dresses, that's all Philo, baby.

What recession? You'd never know the country is in belt tightening mode by looking at the children's departments of upscale stores like Saks Fifth Avenue or Neiman Marcus. With designer names and totally impractical materials -- silk? cashmere? for a baby? -- the racks are full of high fashion and high prices.

We suspect that Suri Cruise is somehow to blame. Talk about the child most likely to become Claire, Molly Ringwald's character in The Breakfast Club, who got detention for skipping school to go shopping. Perfectly coiffed and dressed, she has a wardrobe full of Cavalli, Dior and Burberry. And she's just turned two. We can only imagine what she'll be wearing at 16.

Some fancy baby duds for folks with more money than sense, in the gallery.

If nothing else, friends, nothing at all, the Lace Crocheted Dress must be had purely for the sheer discount on it from Neiman Marcus. It was $1,095. Yes, that's one thousand ninety five dollars, but is now on Last Call Clearance over Neiman's - get ready for this...

$306.

Luckily, See by Chloe's Lace Crocheted Dress is actually gorgeous making that $306 a pretty little steal. , Though it's sheer and made of crocheted lace, a very spring/summer look, the cream color makes it workable for the transition into fall. Just throw on some super lightweight tights underneath, a pair of gold Mary Janes, and you're set for the rest of September.

I don't usually point out dresses are well, well, well above my budget because really now -- it hurts me to see such a beautiful thing that I know I can get in a similar style at say...H&M. Nonetheless, the Chloe Jacquard Dress deserves a little attention because it's so unique.

The dress is a shirt dress style in 100% brown and white raw silk that's woven into a jacquard print. The white trim, ivory and gold buttons, and inverted pleats at the bust and waist give it a crisp look, and the beginning of an A-line silhouette with a slight puff make it feminine. You could throw on a pair of brown and white peep-toe spectator style pumps.

Chloe's Jacquard dress is $1,800 at Neiman Marcus,

One year ago, Phoebe Philo resigned from her position as creative director at Chloe so that she could be a stay-at-home-mom. Since that time, Philo has popped in and out of the headlines with small projects such as her designer collaboration with the Gap. However, the most exciting Philo news is the rumor that British Vogue printed earlier today in which Phoebe Philo was said to be launching her own line of clothing! And as Vogue put it, it's not a question of "if", but a question of "when".

No doubt Phoebe Philo clothes will never fit into my modest clothing budget, but I'm nonetheless excited to see what she creates for her own label.

It's the last day of the week that we're going to worry about that abdomen of ours before we really get serious about those 100 crunches every day. No, seriously, we are going to get serious about working out now. For real.

But today, we're slipping into Chloe's eggshell-colored, fine jersey babydoll dress. The dress is sleeveless with a rcrew-neck, has pleating on bust and below the high waist-line that is wrapped with self-tie black cummerbund. You don't have to worry about its light color as the dress has a white lining underneath. Falling just above the knee, the dress is made for a pair of knee high boots.

Chloe Babydoll Dress available from Net-a-Porter, originally $925, now $555.

Former Chloe creative director Phoebe Philo is best known for three things:

1. Re-introducing the baby doll dress
2. Quitting her job with Chloe to be a stay-at-home mom
3. Having a truly awesome name

But it seems that Philo now has a new trick up her sleeve. According to British Vogue, Philo has been designing for the Gap alongside her full-time job as a mom. Of course, Philo's affiliation with the Gap follows the recent collaboration between the casual wear retailer and designer Richard Mouret. No word so far on Philo's creations, but I'm fairly certain that they will not involve chinos, stuffable anoraks, or Jeremy Piven.

I really want to hand it to the Gap. After suffering from a major sales slump in the late 1990s and early 2000s, the company now seems to be doing all the right things.

The International Herald Tribune has thought-provoking article that considers the fashion industry's current preference for the pre-pubescent girl over the woman. Normally, something this would not sit well with me -- I think people who think too much about the meaning of trends quickly become tedious. But with the recent ban on super-skinny models in Madrid and similar movements in other cities across the world, it raises the question of why any woman would want to dress like a child.

The article points to the Phoebe Philo's Chloe collection in which introduced the baby doll dress back into the fray. And then there's the skinny jeans phenomenon, followed by the jumper with the puffy blouse that also seems ubiquitous this fall. Clearly, these child-inspired trends are selling, even though it seems a little unclear why it is so. It's possible that the return of the child is just the reaction to the super-sexy designs of the late 1990s, but it's also possible that the fashion industry is just diving blindly into Peter Pan territory.

Both a symbol of religious devotion and a way of keeping one's dome warm, turbans are traditional headwear utitlized by hundreds of millions of people around the world.

But turbans aren't just for sheiks and characters played by Joan Collins and/or Rudolph Valentino ... at least not anymore. This fall, Biba, Louis Vuitton and Chloe all have turban hats in their collections.

While turbans are not exactly something on my "must-have for fall" list, I'd imagine that they are on the Xmas list of one Alexis Morrell Carrington Colby Dexter Rowan.