Another reason why I love Lucky magazine: they dig up things like this, an awesome bag from an unlikely source with an unbelievable price tag. Source: web site that sells guns (dixiegunworks.com). Price: $179.
… for not wearing pantsuits. Loved the floral dress she wore tonight for her husband’s acceptance speech. And Malia and Sasha looked adorable in coordinating, but not too matchy, pink-hued dresses. Michelle’s green dress the night she gave her own speech also warmed my heart.
I never thought I’d be saying something so nice about Condoleezza Rice. But Karin Tanabe makes a good point in her HuffPost column today that Condi is one of the few female politicians who has figured out how to dress like a grown up without trying to look like a guy. I don’t love everything she wears, but I admire her brave wardrobe options.
Condoleezza “Have Wardrobe, Will Travel” Rice is one of the only power-wielding Washington women immune from the highly contagious pantsuit mania. Sure, she wears them but they’re in rotation with Akris separates and Oscar de la Renta mismatching pieces. Ever since she donned the infamous knee-high boots made for a lot more than walking at the Wiesbaden Army Airfield in 2005, she’s been slyly showing Washington that a woman in power can dress to identify herself, not as a means to hide. It’s a bold statement–more like Burlosconi in his expensive double-breasted suits or Don Corleone’s pinstripes than the predictable safe pantaloon of Hillary Clinton.
I couldn’t help but notice the Mad Men direction the new August Anthropologie catalog is taking. This blue, belted sweater is very Joan Holloway. The red hair and make-up also evoke the steamy “office manager.” And check out this dress (love) and this one too (double love).
Maybe I’m just seeing it because I’m obsessed with Mad Men fashion — but I bet you anything all the bespectacled dudes in your office will be wearing black-framed glasses by Christmas.
Like the rest of the country, my husband and I are obsessed with Mad Men. It’s in no small part because of the show’s amazing wardrobe. From hottie Joan to prim but sexy Betty, not to mention the men’s buttery suits, the aesthetic is captivating.
AMC knows what’s up. They’ve launched a new blog to discuss Mad Men (and women) fashion every week. It’s written by Fashionista blogger Faran Krentcil, and she gives helpful tips about how to duplicate the show’s sartorial artistry. My recent favorite was Betty’s riding outfit:
maybe the most interesting scene of Betty’s is when she’s horse-bound. Her boots and blazer could have been a uniform, except for the gleam of red lipstick under Betty’s helmet. That turned the whole thing from sportswear into showmanship, the same way Betty can slice her domestic duties into something less chore and more art. Hermes reinvented the horseman’s uniform by doing just that, but a boy’s blazer from Brooks Brothers will work too (it’ll look shrunken on you - very sexy), and try Sigerson Morrison for those impossibly straight and tall boots.