The adorably quirky librarian: {PHV} F/W 2011 Shoe Collection

Check out some of the vintage footwear we have for you this season!



NYTimes' The Collection for ipad

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 A few weeks ago, The New York Times released a new ipad app: The Collection.  It is a cumulation of fashion & style coverage from The New York Times , T Magazine and their Global edition: The International Herald Tribune.  The application is currently free to download.  Users can access everything from news articles and videos to street style pictures and runway collection images.  According to the itunes page description, fashionistas can enjoy all the application has to offer until March 14, 2012. After that, full access will be limited to subscribers with only parts of the app free to all others.  Interested in seeing more? A slideshow of screenshots can be found here.

The Valentino Garavani Museum




Fashion and technology merge once again creating a downloadable VIRTUAL musuem of Valentino Garavani's lifetime work. The 'museum' will house over 5,000 images from the house's archives and 95 videos. As an added touch, the application will allow each user to personally customize their route through the galleries. Available TODAY!


Color me Bad(ass) - The bright trouser trend

Sisters are lookin BAD ASS rockin this trend! Looks great in a print, paired with a neutral top or (if you can pull it off) with other bold colored pieces. -phv

 

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Doppelgängers: Sea of Shoes' Jane Aldridge and Björk

It CANT just be me who sees the uncanny resemblance between these two!
The full lips....those doe eyes....and that FLAWLESS porcelain skin....
I've "hit" the nail right on the head with this one - wouldn't you say? *grin*



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Anthropologie Catalog Picks: December 2011

"These are a few of my favorite things..."Click HERE to view the entire catalog 

Love this wallpaper                           Pilar Maxi Dress

  Cross-Continent Collection           Threaded Chevrons Necklace 

            Velvet Trimmings Blouse                        Lace Back Blouse                

                  Beads and Bars Necklace                        Petrified Cuff                            
           

All images (with exception of catalog) are from the anthropologie.com website

H&M Latest fashion colaboration: Marni - Spring 2012

Someone grab me a pair of Depends...I'm about to pee my pants with excitement!



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Dr Seuss on Black Friday

"Maybe Christmas DOESN'T come from a store.
Maybe Christmas perhaps, means a little bit more."
~The Grinch

Boris Karloff: Narrator for How The Grinch Stole Christmas {source}

Would it surprise you to learn that Chuck Jones' TV adaptation of "How The Grinch Stole Christmas!" came out the SAME year the term "Black Friday" was used in reference to the consumer mayhem resulting from shopping the day after Thanksgiving?  Hmmm....Ya think the man was trying to send a message or what?

Its All Happening At The Zoo....

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You've seen it on the runways,  street-style blogs and now style.com. This "wild kingdom" trend that we first saw in Spring 2011 is stampeding into Fall with knits.

     

So go ahead...follow your animal instinct. We've got sweaters starting as low as $12.99!

Happy Thanksgiving!

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