Karl Lagerfeld extemporaneously draws President Obama in chef whites holding a cake of the White House in front of the American flag. The comment, in German, reads “The Biggest Chef in the World…10 x 5 Stars“. The fashion world x politics….
Leather is running rampant this season and to keep it sleek and feminine, the runways and concrete walkways are sporting dresses! I’ve combed the ‘net for some fabulous options that will accentuate your curves, create instant edginess, purrrr sexy, and still be wearable for girls night, a museum event, or even dinner with your sweetheart. Not to be insensitive to our vegan-friendly crowd, I uncovered two faux leather gems that even I wouldn’t mind sliding into: Karl Dahli faux leather
Today at 10:30am EST, Karl Lagerfeld‘s line, KARL, launches on the Net-a-Porter website! Here’s what we know: KARL is exclusive to Net-a-Porter It’s a 70 piece collection The price points are much lower than Chanel but don’t look for bargains: the average prices hover between $300 – $400 with the lowest priced item being a $35 canvas tote and the highest priced item being a $1350 blazer This is just another example of the windstorm of fashion collaborations to come
Quietly, I am certain a full 80% of you (maybe more) are raising your hand for real or in your mind. No worries ~ until a month or so ago, I was clueless about LeWeb too. I went to the site, tooled around, saw a phenomenal lineup of social media giants, and decided that I needed to be there because fashion and technology are bound to intersect on more global and large-scale manner, and I want to know when and
The first speaker at LeWeb was Karl Lagerfeld. I was determined to make it from the airport (CDG) since I landed around 7am local time….and I did! As a wardrobe stylist and image consultant, it was clearly going to be one of the highlights for the entire social media event; and I was anxious to see how Karl shared the connection between fashion and technology. While he doesn’t proclaim to be able to provide insight, here are some stylish gems
LeWeb is Europe’s largest social media and internet event and yours truly, Blueprint for Style, was chosen as an Official Blogger! Look for posts and tweets ~ and they’ll be livestreaming and have YouTube videos of everything from Evernote to Facebook to Sean Parker. And, of course, we’ll be showing our outfits because J Brand Jeans and Lands’ End Canvas outfitted us! And OMG ~ Karl Lagerfeld will be among the speakers! Dennis Crowley of Foursquare is back, Daniel Ek, Co-Founder &
To be a good fashionista or fashionelle, you must know your designers because the clothing and accessories you love typically carry the “signature” of some past (or present) Style Icon. So, today’s lesson is about Karl Lagerfeld whom I happen to admire for his stoic mannerism, his penchant for turning clothing into art, his less than humble beginnings, and his proclivity for black and white! Karl Lagerfeld was born in 1938 in Hamburg, Germany to a wealthy family In 1954,
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