Confessions of a Fashion Fanatic: Who Are You, Jason Wu?

Confessions of a Fashion Fanatic

The daily chronicle of a fashion-and-beauty obsessed, style-writing, pseudo-Angeleno who made her way from the Great White North to La-La Land -- otherwise known as Los Angeles, California -- and back again. Till the next big city calls out her name, that is.

: Name: Haute Hippie; Location: Everywhere and anywhere

I'm a Vancouverite who moonlighted as an Angeleno. My momma is the best in the entire world, and I'll argue you hoarse on that one. I've been in love only once in my life. The East Coast calls me but the West Coast is in my blood. Social butterflies -- and party animals -- are a great species. Fashion and writing will be the death of me, but what a way to go. Carine Roitfeld is fabulous. I would die a painful death if art, design, photography, fashion, music and dancing did not exist. Always kind of wondered why Smurfette was the only girl in town. I can't draw. Absolutely believe everything happens for a reason. I feel so lucky to have the girlfriends that I do. I'm a total sun baby. Think I might be a workaholic. I may have slight road rage. Ice cream and hockey are religions. I buy too many glossy magazines. Nothing beats someone with a killer sense of humor. Chivalry is really not dead. I'm a victim of minor vertigo and a serious lead foot. Always up for meeting people from paths different than mine and crossing paths with old friends. At the very end of it all, I want to be able to look back and say: Yeah, I sure lived a damn good life.

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Wednesday, June 20, 2007

Who Are You, Jason Wu?

Jason Wu has been tearing up the fashion pages as furiously as a jilted girl tears up photos of an ex -- but in a good way.

Wu, who moved from Vancouver from Taipei for a hot minute at the age of 10, is making a very distinct mark on the couture landscape. After taking sculpture classes in Tokyo at age 14, subsequently high-schooling in Paris and then enrolling into the shi-shi Parsons School of Design, Wu jump-started his designing career with an internship at Narciso Rodriguez.

The A-listers are already trippin' over this young designer, a boy-ish 23 years old (by today's standards, that is). Jamie Lynn Sigler, Amanda Hearst, Eva Longoria (who wore one of his confections to the 2006 Emmys), Mira Sorvino and Amber Valetta are hardcore fanatics, as well as the style arbiters at major fashion publications -- VOGUE and Harper's Bazaar included.

His Resort 2008 collection was literally a dream in dresses.

Good for you, Jason Wu.

I'm Lovin' it: This outfit from Thakoon is killer because of its chic-nicity, courtesy of his Resort 2008 collection. Sheer, voluminous sleeves, satin shorts, neo-bohemian belt -- it's so Haute Hippie!

I'm Over it: Is it only lunchtime? I've got a slammin' girls' night to host this evening -- in commemoration of one of my bestest friends Sushi coming into town for a few days -- which means I need to get the usual girls' night essentials going: wine, champagne, crackers, cheese, every dip available on the planet and chocolate. Oh yeah, and Sex & The City on in the background. Time to crack open those two bottles of vino Sushi and I purveyed from BC's wine county of Oliver a few months ago!

Track of the Day: "What's A Girl To Do" by Bat For Lashes. Natasha Khan -- a resident on the UK -- errs on the side of sensually eery on this track. She's like a modern day dark fairy flitting around with her harpsichord, piano and beat machines.