Monthly Archives: October 2005

Paris Fashion Week: Elie Saab

Lebanese designer Elie Saab put on quite a show this morning at Le Carrousel du Louvre. Saab’s is the last show that I was scheduled to attend, and while there weren’t many pieces that encouraged my enthusiasm, it wasn’t all bad. The disclaimer before the rant is that I have a strict philosophy [...]

By MeryllD | Posted October 9, 2005 in Fashion Week Coverage | Comments (1)

Paris Fashion Week: Chloe

Phoebe Philo makes me want to go out on some sort of picnic or leisurely stroll with her line for Chloe. The show featured the same muted colors prevalent at a good number of shows during Paris’ fashion week. The pieces said 60s: simple embroidery across the top and an A-line skirt that seemed [...]

By MeryllD | Posted October 9, 2005 in Fashion Week Coverage | Comments (0)

U2

So it is not Paris, and it’s not fashion, but it is U2. One of my all time favorite groups since I was a child- 11 years old going on twenty something… This was only my second time seeing them, and although my tickets were at the top ass crack of [...]

By michelle | Posted October 8, 2005 in Everything | Comments (0)

Paris Fashion Week: Chanel

I know how you feel Yael.
I loved the bathing suits, sleek, sexy and graceful. Karl Lagerfeld truly channeled Coco Chanel’s sense of style by creating a line that pays respect to an earlier time in fashion. The bikini bottoms were straight out of the 60s and were nothing like I’ve seen out of the [...]

By MeryllD | Posted October 7, 2005 in Fashion Week Coverage | Comments (0)

Tenisha Travels: New York

Ok, I’ve finally had some fire put up under my ass to get on the ball and write this blog. Thanks Sam ! I want to apologize to my readers, but in keeping with the great American way of excuses……this fashion tour is more time consuming and tiring than not. I never [...]

By Tenisha | Posted October 7, 2005 in Vintageista | Comments (2)