The J.Crew group’s first Madewell store in New York City’s Soho section was feted by a private reception last night, and three more stores are to follow this year.
That’s great news to those of us who have been intrigued by the internet catalog of sorts, where you have to place orders by phone.
Now New Yorkers can see the styles in person, as will shoppers in Annapolis Mall in Maryland, Lenox Square in Atlanta and Tysons Corner in McLean, Va. this spring and summer.
While there may be a dusting of snow (or more) in many parts of the country, it is a bright sunny day outside so if you just ignore the white stuff you can almost imagine it’s spring. And when we imagine spring, we picture ourselves in pretty dresses.
So here we’ve chosen a few for your summer shopping needs. Just be sure to pick up a matching cardi if you plan on wearing any of these for Easter!
Everything in the collection is under $130 and some pieces sold out in the first five minutes on air, so if you’re into the accessories inspired by Iman’s world travels you should act fast.
Looks like the two home shopping giants are going head to head. While Heidi Klum is clearly the higher-profile model right now, with her Project Runway hosting gig, she did run into that little trouble with Van Cleef and Arpels about her signature clover design. Let’s see if Iman can stay out of the hot seat.
This Victoria’s Secret 7-in-1 curvy jersey dress could be the answer to many a “nothing to wear!” dilemma. If you can figure out how to fashion it, that is. There are instructions on the site, but kind of like all the articles telling us we could wear the same sarong every day of our vacation without anyone knowing, it might be easier read than done. It might take an evening at home practicing before you can master the seven different styles, but in great bright colors for spring, this dress might be worth the trouble. The best thing is that while it’s always sexy, you can make it appropriate for work, for a date, or the beach. That’s versatile.
Browsing the Shopbop sale, as we are wont to do, we came across this Alice + Olivia diamond shift dress on sale for only $89.10 – that’s more than half off! Only a size large is still available, but given the cinched waist, straight fit and designers’ habit for cutting small, we think a medium would fit into this fine. Layer it and you have a professional yet stylish look for work, just be sure to wear tights and flats to keep the mini from being too sexy.
Just when we were picking on the Gap, they go and do something cool. It looks as if the mass retailer has signed ThreeAsFour for a collaboration.
The fruits of that collaboration should be available come spring, also when you can check out GapBody for pieces designed by Marie-Amelie Suave.
We think the black skinny pants at left would be a good idea for refashioning for Gap shoppers. We hope this collection lives up to the hype more than the famed Doo Ri, Rodarte, and Thakoon white shirts.
It seems that Luella Bartley’s relationship with surf brand O’Neill is a pretty strong one, with the Brit designer also set to create a snow range for next year. Here she discusses the inspiration behind her work with O’Neill from her studio in Cornwall. Our sister site Nollie has the low down on Luella’s brand new spring/summer ’08 range, click here to check it out.
Looks like Old Navy is looking to shed its image as a fleecy family outfitter. In today’s WWD, Old Navy says it wants to share “big fashion ideas” and target more fashion-forward twenty-somethings.
As a somewhat fashion-forward twenty-something, my interest in piqued, but I’m a little suspicious. Hasn’t Gap Inc., the Old Navy parent company, told us time and time again they were revamping with a more fashionable image?
But according to executives a new marketting campaign with more stylish celebs and models will be just the beginning, ON also plans faster turnover, wardrobe-building pieces, store renovations and a new logo.
I’m enjoying the current wave of printed cardigans, and this Old Navy floral print cardigan is no exception. Most of the really lovely options have been from higher end designers, or J.Crew on the cheaper side, which we all know isn’t that cheap. Old Navy is, though! This cardigan comes in a bunch of different colors and is only $29.50. A printed cardi is just as polished and more stylish than a standard twin set, so if you’ve yet to add one to your wardrobe this could be it.
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