trend board: April 2009

April 28, 2009

All Rothko All the Time...

Recently looking through some work of Mark Rothko made me think of the hugh influence he has had on fashion over the years. Below are some of my favorites...

Mark Rothko - 1961

Vera Wang - Fall 06

Maurizio Pecoraro - Spring 08

a painting by Rothko

Etro - Spring 06

a painting by Rothko

Raf Simons - Fall 08

April 24, 2009

Friday's Style Icon: " Poor Little Rich Girl " Doris Duke

April 22, 2009

Don't Walk ...... RUN

If you have not seen it already.. Don't Walk... Run to the Society of Illustrators to see:

The Line of Fashion

128 east 63rd Street

NYC, NY, 10065

April 1st - May 2nd

http://societyillustrators.org

April 21, 2009

A Hard Case to Crack

Reminiscent of the glamour days of travel..the Hard Case Suitcase seems to be making a major come back... nailed and trimmed in leather, it is a symbol of chic and beyond......

Painting by Christopher Stott - chrisstott.com

Louis Vuitton - Fall 09

Flea Market finds - apartmenttherapy.com

Gilded Age - Fall 09

J Crew - Fall 09

April 20, 2009

Check Mate

-Bold and Graphic : Check

-Black and White : Check

-Classic : Check

Rudi Gernreich - Fall 1971

Comme des Garcons - Fall 09

Sacramento Capitol Building

Ronald Traeger - Vogue 1965

Dolce & Gabbana - Fall 09

Rene Gruau - International Textiles 1955

April 17, 2009

Friday's Style Icon: Tilda Swinton

April 16, 2009

Pearls of Wisdom

As we have observed before the classics are making a return... but we are loving a new twist on pearls. And these are certainly not your grandmother's.. new pearls have a punk like edge...