October 8, 2008
Trend Watch
Side Swipe
Little black bottoms gets a peek at something sexy. By Kelley Hoffman
From left: The pre-show walkthrough at Balmain, via Sartorialist, Paris; Preen's spring/summer '09 show, Style.com
While lace-up legs on the Preen runway caught our eye, we've seen similar seam-ripping rocker looks in street style. Back in July, Rumi of Fashion Toast wore her lattice-cut acid wash jeans in a blog post titled "Deranged Denim," but we'd be delusional if we weren't inspired by those photos. We've seen party girls in tights with a barely-there side stitch in Canada, and brassiere-like hook-and-eye lined Acne Jeans in Stockholm. During fashion week Anja Rubik was spotted in a pair of slashed Wolford leggings, which has inspired a few DIY versions. Girls are all about styling these side-stripped details in their legs, and check out the photos we have to prove it.
On the dance floor, via Cobrasnake, Canada
On the street, via Stockholm Street Style, Stockholm
Anja Rubik outside the Tommy Hilfiger show, via The Moment, New York
-
Fashion
Runway and Shows: Style Council
Photographer Pete Miszuk snaps up the best style he can find at London Fashion Week.
-
Pipeline
Best of the Week: November 17 - 21
Easy Rider, Spats: Formerly the footwear of choice of wealthy men (and gangsters!) in the 1920s, the...
-
Shopping News
Ebay Blog: Vintage Massimo Vignelli Dishes
In the immortal words of Rachel Zoe...I die!
-
Style and People
New York Fashion Week, Preen show
Accessories Editor, Teen Vogue
—Callie Klebanoff
-
Travel and Guides
The style of Division Street shines anew in the Windy City's Wicker Park.
-
Music
Vashti Bunyan—Some Things Just Stick in Your Mind
Back when everybody got into folk music a few years ago, one of the albums that people seemed to be revisiting was Vashti Bunyan, whose 1970 debut album Just Another Diamond Day was made with the assistance of Nick Drake's producer Joe Boyd...