JIL Style

You know how pimpin’ you have to be to wear pink? This isn’t pimp wear—though a very stylish pimp might wear it. You know not someone who ‘puts women on the street’ but rather ‘someone who thinks pimp and therefore is…’ (yes Katt William I wrote it down). Daddy is an eclectic street menswear collection. It is the recipe for the modern day man, part ‘goth’, part revolutionary, and part street hustler. What do you get once you mix all that together? I am guessing someone you can call daddy -- after all that is the name.

So here is the best of the current collection:







Would I dress my dad in this collection? No, he is more a Polo Ralph Lauren guy, but I would take my man out of it.

*ms. b

I know I am not the first fashionista to discover them, but DC Skater sneakers are ‘AB FAB’. I don’t know if it is because they come in cute colors, or the fact that they make your feet look two sizes smaller than they actually are. While perusing through my neighborhood skate shop, I felt as if I didn’t belong-- looking at skate boards, cooing and awing, like a proper tourist. Then I saw the DC sneaker and I was like ‘ooh they come in pink’. Though I am sure I insulted every one of the store owner’s skateboarder sensibilities, I left the store with my new discovery tucked in tow. And I am sure they are good for boarding too, but I don’t engage in any sport that requires hitting the ground.

*ms. b

I knew when I saw everyone jumping on the Memoirs of a Geisha bandwagon that someone would take the trend to damn far. I am not sure if the Deborah Lindquist’s design team saw the movie, rented the DVD, read the book, or just plain went to Asia for sh*ts and giggles, but here is some gei-sh*t that should have never left their Japanese inspired heads. Maybe somewhere, someone would look at their creations and call it art, we just usually call those people fashionably challenged. Maybe I am being too harsh-- so check it out for yourself--her website tells the whole story. Let me know if you think it was worth it.

*ms. b

I just can’t hate Baggha, a line of handbags from Belgian’s own Nicholas Van Panijs. I might not be able to pronounce his name, but I can pronounce fabulous. His bags stood out in the sea of designer brands exhibited at Gallery 34, located coincidentally at 34, Galerie du Roi, in Brussels . For all of you who never been to Brussels, this would be the street encased in pretty glass, with crowds of tourist taking pictures of the everyday, and cluttering the otherwise chic cafés. And the proprietor of my new favorite hand bag store, Jean Paul is very friendly and quick to give you the ‘skinny’ on not only the new designer bags, but the Belgian bags you just won’t be able to find out of the country. But if you want to bag a Baggha, you will just have to take a trip to the land of chocolate and beer.

*it Jil Baby

This year is all about the 80’s. No more bare legs of the 90’s wearing skirts in the winter freezing your kneecaps off. You can now walk outside with legwarmers on and colorful tights screaming, “ I like the 80’s and I don’t care who likes it”.
You can pair them together or wear them separate either way it looks hot. Now, I wouldn’t go as far as teasing your hair, wearing colorful makeup and skipping to old Cyndi Lauper songs. But at least now you can keep warm in a cute short skirt and if you must skip how about the new Madonna song.

*Akhira

Anyone who loves their jump drive as much as I do would be absolutely thrilled that it comes in ‘rainbow brite’ colors. If not, you might at least be impressed by the size of Sony’s Micro Vault Tiny. It is as if someone wondered just how small one could make a USB portable storage device, because this mini drive is smaller than your average jump. It can hold from 256mb to 2gigs, and to make them less spy store geek they come in an array candy coated colors. Each one comes with a protective case so though it might get lost, it won’t get damaged. You can also use it as a key chain, but the fashionable side of me won’t let me try it. The Mini Vault Tiny is new and a bit hard to find, but if you rummage around your neighborhood Sony Center, I am sure you can dig one up.

*it’s jil baby!

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