Confessions of a Fashion Fanatic: Happy Friday! Resort 2011.

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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Friday, June 11, 2010

Happy Friday! Resort 2011.

Recently I was browsing some of the style sites and blog I routinely frequent to view the new Resort 2011 collections, and two questions immediately came to mind:

I. Why do they call this grouping "resort" when they're clearly more ready-to-wear? It seems to me these collections are designed to easily sell to most consumers, not just the ones with the bank accounts fit for trips to Monaco and St. Tropez.

II. Where did 2010 go?! They're already showing clothing for 2011, yikes!

Anyway, all questions about Resort 2011 aside, I've always really gravitated toward Yigal Azrouel, who just did a great collection.

I find Azrouel is adept at knowing just how much to be "design-forward", while keeping the bottom line of selling to the consumer (and making money) in clear sight. While he hasn't been hailed a designing "boy-wonder", like Alexander Wang or Prabal Gurung or Joseph Altuzarra, he knows what works for him and his YA legion.

And despite all those pesky rumors that he was behind why Billy and Katie Lee Joel split (did I mention I know every word to Uptown Girl?) and despite being on Team Billy, I still would put my pennies toward an Azrouel piece than a concert ticket to see the Piano Man.

Fashion, that's how much I love you.

xo
Haute Hippie

I'm Lovin' it: Thanks to my girl Cancansoo for the dress version of this Aritzia chambray jumpsuit! Guess what I'm wearing all summer? I'll give you half a guess.

I'm Over it: Flaky friends. Um, good bye!

Track of the Day: You need no other soundtrack for the summer than this one that DJ Royale did for Aritzia. Had a listen to it today, and he did a phenom job of mix-and-matching "You" by Lucy Pearl and "Nothin' On You" by B.O.B. featuring Bruno Mars.