Fashion isn’t about what WE like, it’s about what others like. Ours is not to reason why, ours is to obey and buy. – Carolina from the PBS show Martha Speaks.
Archive for January, 2012
Fashionable Quote of the Week: Carolina from Martha Speaks
Posted in Fashion, tagged Martha Speaks on January 30, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Designer Label on Fine Wine: Karl Lagerfeld
Posted in Arts, Events, tagged CHANEL, Karl Lagerfeld on January 27, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld lent his artist’s brush recently to the French winery Château Rauzan-Ségla. Well, it could be considered a favor for a relative since CHANEL purchased the winery back in 1994. Lagerfeld designed the bottle’s label in honor of the Château Rauzan-Ségla 350 year anniversary and to celebrate a particularly fine 2009 vintage. A rendering of the Chateau, the label is [...]
Isn’t it Romantic Vintage Show and Sale
Posted in Events, Fashion, Vintage, tagged San Francisco Elks Club, vintage fashion on January 24, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Last year I was honored to have modeled in the very first Isn’t It Romantic Vintage Show and Sale at the San Francisco Elks Lodge. It was a treat to strut in a 1930s daytime ensemble put together by Jula Isola from City Vintage. I also visited with like-minded people and of course shopped. In fact, I bought the fabulous vintage sterling silver belt I [...]
Fashionable Quote of the Week: Margaret Thatcher
Posted in Fashion, tagged fashionable quotes, Margaret Thatcher on January 23, 2012 | 4 Comments »
What you do is decide the clothes in which you are comfortable. You must be comfortable … never flashy, just appropriate, well-tailored, and it’s not unfeminine to be well-tailored. – Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. Her politics may have been unfathomable, but her fashion sense was always the winning combination of smart and ladylike. [...]
Fashionable Quote of the Week from Designer Zandra Rhodes
Posted in Fashion on January 16, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
A model can make a sack look good. If it doesn’t look good on a real body, there’s going to be a problem.” – Zandra Rhodes
Fashionable Politics: Obama Campaign Hits the Runway
Posted in Events, Fashion, tagged Anna Wintour, campaign fashion, Obama-Biden on January 12, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Fashion designers are using their talent and high-profile names to support Obama-Biden in 2012. Tory Burch, Marc Jocobs, and Rachel Roy among others have designed merchandise to raise funds for the reelection campaign. Available for purchase on runwaytowin.com are t-shirts, totes, scarves, and wristlets all USA made. Vogue editor-in-chief, Anna Wintour was one of the powerful forces in assembling the [...]
Vintage 40s-style Outfit
Posted in Fashion, Vintage, tagged custom made, Theresa LaQuey, tweed skirt, vintage fashion on January 11, 2012 | 3 Comments »
Regular readers may recall that last year I had a 20s style coat custom-made by Oakland designer Theresa LaQuey. Since there was plenty of fabric left over, I decided to also have a skirt made from the tweed and a blouse made from the coat’s silk lining. Now I have a complete outfit that, I have to say, gets many [...]
Fashionable Quote of the Week from Burberry’s Christopher Bailey
Posted in Fashion, tagged Burberry, Christopher Bailey, fashionable quotes on January 9, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Fashion now is much more than a product. It’s about entertainment and people feeling a part of something. - Christopher Bailey, CCO Burberry
Fabergé Targets Youth
Posted in Fashion, tagged brand name jewelry, Fabergé on January 4, 2012 | 3 Comments »
Ten years ago Burberry transformed itself from a British country staple to a high-profile youthful brand. Pringle of Scotland followed suit and now the legendary Fabergé is shedding its mature haute couture image in favor of young and hip. Starting this spring the jewelry company will run a new advertising campaign. Shot by fashion photographer Mario Testino, the print ads feature Fabergé descendant Josh Fabergé and some of his [...]
Something New on Over Dressed for Life: Fashionable Quotes
Posted in Fashion, tagged Diana Vreeland, fashionable quotes on January 2, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Welcome to 2012. With the new year, Over Dressed for Life is introducing a little something different – Fashionable Quotes. Every Monday readers will find posted a pithy quote about fashion from stylish people, the known and unknown alike. The very first quote of 2012 is from Diana Vreeland, editor of Harper’s Bazaar from 1936 to 1962. Fashion must [...]
