Harper's Bazaar Thinks Plaid is Out

in the December issue.

REALLY Harper's Bazaar?

Anna Wintour doesn't think so.











Vogue even shows plaid beyond Fall 2009.



Gary Graham doesn't think so. (Vogue p.254)


Gap doesn't think so.

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Krom doesn't think so.


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You know my feelings about plaid, it's no fad, it's just right for your lad, it's totally rad, it will never make you sad, and you can use it all over your pad.

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Krom

Bizarre Bazaar Trend Advice

In April, Harper's Bazaar tells us color blocking is out.

In May, Vogue tells us it's in.

Also, in April, Bazaar tells us solemn shades are out,

yet in May, B tells us to keep our solemn colored items,

and to invest in even more solemn colored clothes and accessories.



In May, embellished flip-flops are allegedly out.

However, in the same issue, we are told to buy embellished sandals, and then a few pages later are shown a flip-flop version of the sandal.

In May, boatnecks are out.

Yet in April and May, we are shown boatnecked items we should buy.

Next we are advised to banish dainty accessories,

yet they are included in Spring's Hottest Looks in the April issue, and look perfectly good on Hilary Rhoda.

Finally, in May, we are told that fanciful floral add-ons are in.

This point was already made in April's Special Couture section

where beautiful Roger Vivier sandals appear.

But, in the same issue, we are told to store our floral items.

It just goes to show you that the experts don't always know what they're talking about. And that's why you should be skeptical when people make blanket or absolute statements about style or fashion. There is no magic formula; there's just gut, instinct, and a sense of adventure that make style stars. If there were a formula, we would all look the same.

U r 24K!

xoxo,
Krom

I Heart Isabel and Ruben Toledo (Part I)

Tuesday night at the Toledo penthouse, there was a cocktail party to celebrate Isabel and her Couture Council Award for Artistry of Fashion that she is to receive in the fall. Glenda Bailey of Harper's Bazaar and Valerie Steele of the Museum at FIT were the hostesses of the celebration. It was announced that Isabel's work from 1985 to 2008 will be exhibited at the Museum in June of 2009. The occasion was a real who's who of the fashion world, but I will go into that in my next post. This post is about the Toledo atmosphere.

Upon entering their apartment, a fan was handed to you. A very welcoming gesture as this was one of the hottest evenings both in terms of temperature and company.

The space is beautiful and vast.

As you walk down the stairs, you pass this amazing mural.

Looking around the room is a feast for the eyes.



A glimpse of the bathroom makes it a covetable destination.

Incredible Murals by Ruben Toledo



The bathtub of ice looked like heaven.

The whole bathroom looked like heaven, ice or no ice.

My sista was hanging out in the B-room, looking chic in vintage Pucci.

Well, it was time to make our way back to the main space.

There was much more to see from the library to the stairs...

...to the 10 feet or more tall cactus adorned superfabulously...



...to the spectacular view...

...to what's hiding under the stairs...

(a better view under the stairs)

...to all the exquisite artwork.





(She looks like the perfect guest).



Their penthouse is the embodiment of the souls and generosity of these two artists.

U r 24K!

xoxo,
Krom