Who cares if these shades are from Spring 2007? Clearly not Madge or Angie, who were recently spotted sporting these Ferragamo sunglasses.
Madonna was spied wearing them on her way to the Kabbalah Center in New York City...
...whereas Angelina opted for the tortoise version in Cannes.
Lucky for us, these classics are still available at Ferragamo stores nationwide.
What does Clay Aiken do on a Wednesday night? Spamalot pub crawls? American Idol reunion parties? Nope.
Apparently, he goes grocery shopping...just like me.
(With his bodyguard...not just like me.)
That's right -- I ran into Clay last night at my local market. The singing sensation -- and recent People cover boy -- was filling his basket with bananas and Chef Boyardee ravioli. I asked him about his self-professed favorite (Breyers peach ice-cream), and he laughed and said, "I didn't get any. I'm getting fat!"
Always friendly and always down-to-Earth, Aiken perused the store wearing jeans, an argyle sweater and sandals with socks.
Personal style is always best when spied in unexpected places.
Check this out! A picture from that very night (bodyguard on left) provided by a STYLE SPY reader. THANKS XOC!!!
Marc Jacobs' iconic "mouse" shoe is officially celebrating it's 10th, although the designer has offered countless charming and increasingly figurative incarnations during the decade.
As a means of celebrating the shoe's icon status, Jacobs did what only Jacobs can do: He masterminded a collaboration so brilliant that it ensures the (limited) anniversary edition will transcend mere icon status.
This shoe isn't a shoe -- it's art.
Jacobs enlisted the help of my most-revered urban artist, KAWS (aka Brian), to craft the latest mouse flat. KAWS is known for his postmodern graffiti art, some of which resembles Mickey Mouse. Thus, in addition to his automatic hip-factor, he is a man who knows mice. Well played, Marc.
Only 200 pairs of the black flats exist worldwide, and they are available immediatement at Paris' drool-inducing Colette.
Whether or not you collect KAWS pieces (like I do), I don't know that I would recommend wearing these shoes. Just display them on your vanity or bookshelf, and keep the packaging should you ever want to auction them "MIB" on Ebay...or at Sotheby's.
Until now, my all-time favorite Marc Jacobs collaboration was with Takashi Murakami for Louis Vuitton. I bought myself an original cherry blossom monogram bag and managed to get Mr. Murakami to sign it at a gallery opening (a "vintage" snapshot from the 2003 event with my apparently very serious and very scruffy friend Michael Taylor).
To my nearly uncontainable delight, he not only signed the bow-clad bag (pictured above!), but he DREW A PICTURE on the inside flap. Needless to say, that bag doesn't get out much. Who needs a retirement fund when you've got that baby stashed away?!
My weekend plans? A visit to www.Colette.fr followed by a Vespa ride across the Williamsburg Bridge to track down the artist...and a signature.
Many of you already know that I'm a huge Reem Acra fan, but after checking out the Emmys, it's clear that many of Hollywood's red carpet standouts are also part of the club.
Acra has outfitted myriad celebrities in the past, but last night her designs bedecked not one, not two, but FIVE stylish stars.
Christina Applegate stepped out in an asymmetrical pale aqua, silk organza, jacquard draped gown fresh from the Spring 2009 Collection.
"Desperate Housewives'" Felicity Huffman's newly-cropped bob added extra flair to her gorgeous embroidered and beaded pale peach tulle floor-length gown.
The dazzling Olivia Wilde of "House" made jaws drop in a pearl grey, silk satin-faced chiffon twist-front gown with jewel encrusted cap-sleeves. The fit was flawless...
Outstanding Drama Series nominee, Julie Benz of "Dexter," looked like royalty in a deep purple, embroidered-waist gown from Acra's 2009 resort collection; actress Lisa Rinna also found her knockout number from the resort collection, and channeled her inner goddess in a one-shoulder, ivory crepe gown.
As always, Acra had a distinct aesthetic in mind when dressing these women:
"At this year's Emmys my designs blended a Parisian sense of elegance and fine tailoring with iconic Hollywood glamour. The result is a look of 'Hollywood Couture' that offered an edge and freshness to the red carpet." --Reem Acra
You know you're an A+-lister when you score a dress straight of a designer's runway the week after it debuted. Renee Zellweger is one of those lucky gals.
At the September 17th L.A. premiere of "Appaloosa," Renee donned a
black silk organza dress straight from Carolina Herrera's Spring 2009 collection. Lest
you forget, our favorite Herrera loyalist was seated front row (and spotted eyeing this very dress!), during the
show at New York Fashion Week on the September 8th.
Retro cruisers are devastatingly chic...especially when they have designer labels and are attached to GG's Blair Waldorf (the lovely Leighton Meester).
Image from Glam.com
Yep, Blair's bike, spied in yesterday's season premiere of "Gossip Girl" is a limited edition beach cruiser by Cynthia Rowley and came straight from her Spring 2008 runway.
Go to CynthiaRowley.com to order yours...
Whether you fancy Daniel Craig, Pierce Brosnan or Sean Connery as your spy guy, we all have a little Bond Girl envy in our hearts. With that in mind, I rounded up some cool gadgets that inspire my inner Ursula for CNN.com's latest edition of "Show and Tell."
I'm not stumping, but I am stumped...or at least fascinated.
The typeface used for Senator Barack Obama's CHANGE campaign signs has been widely discussed by design blogs and news magazines, but no one has yet to point out the remarkable similarity the CHANGE logo bears to the iconic CHANEL typeface. So let me be the first...
I'm not referring to the trademarked interlocking C's, of course, but rather to the typeface used by the fashion house when the Chanel name is spelled out.
As mentioned, I'm not the first to put the font discussion out there. Back in February, Newsweek.com identified Obama's font as Gotham and delved into the finer points of campaign branding. In their May issue, GQ magazine proudly quoted the Newsweek.com article and reiterated the claim that the Gotham typeface was first created for their men's monthly. Simple, uncontrived and classic, the Gotham aesthetic has understandably become popular.
Yet every time I see Obama's "CHAN.." my pulse quickens.
This has nothing to do with my political views; it's purely
Pavlovian. When a fashionphile sees a Chanel logo (or a Chanel-esque
logo), her drool reflex kicks in. Or she at least does a double take, particularly when
said logo isn't attached to a quilted handbag but to a podium.
I sent an email query to Senator Obama's campaign headquarters, but as of post time I had not received a response. I'm pretty sure they're busy with more pressing matters, so I'll let them off the hook.
What are your thoughts? Do other fashion-loving voters have such visceral reactions?! Fashionable voters want to know!
Screenshots: NiemanMarcus.com and Barack Obama's MySpace page
Spied! Orlando Bloom at Heathrow Airport en route to the BAFTAs toting Mulberry's medium molded leather suitcase.
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The suitcase retails for $795.
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It's a good day when InStyle.com's "Look of The Day" features a gorgeous celeb wearing THE SAME TOP that you're wearing.
Like, for example, today!
Eva Longoria Parker chooses a Kenneth Cole Reaction cobalt silk blouse to wear while promoting her new film, Over Her Dead Body, in London.
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Katrina Szish (that's me!) chooses a Kenneth Cole Reaction cobalt silk blouse to wear for her weekly appearance on CNN.com.
In fact, YOU can choose a Kenneth Cole Reaction cobalt silk blouse to wear wherever you want. Even better, it's on sale for $58.90 at Nordstrom.
Click here to watch today's CNN.com segment on Star Travel Tips!
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