Whether it's a pair of fashion socks, from the likes of Gucci, Prada, or Simone Rocha, that infuse a bit of luxury for WAY less than a pair of shoes from these brands would cost! or something a bit quirkier - say with an embroidered tiger or printed cherries. I used to wear mismatched boot socks or no-shows, but now I play with printed animals, fruits, tie-dye, and stripes as my socks go from supporting act to main attraction.
I had to Google her name to check, because at first I wasn't sure if she was talking about the actual Cher. I was like, this can't be real. Mai's debt to Galliano and his years at Margiela is clear in the bias draping of both a silver lurex panne velvet halter dress and a black flocked dot tulle and lace shawl collar godet gown. The curves of Cristobal Balenciaga and the mid-century photography of Irving Penn and Richard Avedon that captured them are obvious influences on the sculptural skirt volumes of his strapless and racer-back party dresses, but equally, he credits the pink frock Carrie Bradshaw famously faints in at Lincoln Center in Sex and the City.
Stein hopes her company can play a part in preventive health care as well as in environmental championship. We're able to actually ensure that our bees are in a pesticide-free environment. That organic philosophy is evident in one of the first pieces they made, the seaweed bag, which has become one of their most popular items. I wanted to make a bag that looks like you're wearing a Golden Goose Shoes bowl of grass, but it ended up looking like seaweed, says Bruun.