Ears To The Street: Shine On You Crazy Diamond. The Sequined Sequence. From F/W 09: Louis Vuitton Monogram Eclipse Speedy 28, Heels and Booties from Pierre Hardy and jazz loafers from the Louis Vuitton SS10 collection.

Not just for your Grandmother in Florida. Pile on the shine. An instant cure for the blues, sequins and all that glitters is a sure cure for perking up your spirits…not to mention your look. There is nothing that says fun like sequins!! You’re like a walking party. From a small dose in an accessory or shoes, lace your legs in Custo leggings or go for it in a larger piece, like a blazer or jumpsuit. Save those sequins pieces from the past couple of years and add a few more, the shine promises to shine on!

Ears To The Street: Shine On You Crazy Diamond. The Sequined Sequence. From F/W 2009: Custo Barcelona, Chanel Couture, Balmain, Sonia Rykiel and Gucci.

S.uper S.exy S.urfer S.tyle

When I was about 8 years-old I wandered into the local skate/surf shop. I instantly spied Mr. Zog’s Sex Wax and curious as I was I asked what it was for. The shop worker smiled and replied “It’s for your stick”. O.M.G. you can only imagine the confusion in my little mind.

So, I never took up surfing but since the day’s of Jimmy’Z denim and neoprene fashions, we’ve always had a hankering for the fashions of wave riders. The body con silhouettes, bold color-blocking, heavy duty hard-ware and stitch details of a surfers uniform lend perfect details for everyday wear. This Summer be bold with pieces taking influence from those that hang-10 and you’ll be hanging tough clad in a neoprene dream. Whether you get inspired by actual surfer’s garb…why not rock a rash guard with a mini and heels?  Or go the design inspired route with ankle booties from Pierre Hardy, you’ll be happy to try something new. If your coordination is best left to surfing the “www” and not the open seas, you’re in luck this season because you can dress the part of a Big Kahuna without the fear of a wipe out.

It’s finally here:

The Pierre Hardy limited-edition collection of sandals for Gap.

Pierre designed six different styles of sandals ranging in prices from $78 to $98. This weekend, we ventured into our local G-store to check the designs out in person, and what we found kind of surprised us.

First, there was no one as excited as us in the entire store. No one. In fact, we drew a few stink eyes from customers who just coulnd’t understand our excitement over the hundred dollar sandals that nobody else was drooling over but us — like a bunch of chicks who just found a pair of Marc Jacob jelly sandals for 50% off in our size.

And why might that be? None of the sandals had Pierre’s name on them. They all were branded with Gap’s Design Edition. Strange, no? Of course, the Frenchman designed the shoes. And anybody who has been patiently awaiting his “affordable� collection to hit stateside knows this as well. But the average non-Balenciaga worshiping customer doesn’t know this. And isn’t this the demographic Gap is trying to lure back into their store?

With no major advertising about the collaboration, why does Gap expect customers to pay a hundred dollars for a pair of sandals? If we didn’t know Pierre was behind the design, we wouldn’t.

Oh, well. This just means we’ll be able to catch the rest of the sandals on sale. Yay!

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