Today we honor Linda Smyth; the amazingly-creative mind behind the accessory lines, Fleathers and The Rabidfox and the Philly boutique Topstitch, each one cementing her place in women’s history.

Linda has been creating jewelry for 10 years now. It all started with self-adornment and the love of body art that over the years transformed into a more wearable, whimsical way of life.

Fleathers was developed 6 years ago. Originally inspired by birds, flowers and the aquatic world, these days color combinations explode from day to day experiences. Leather has been taken to the next level here with the variety of shapes and colors within this jewelry form.

More on this inspiring lady and her bright and colorful passions, after the jump!

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A-Morir is a one-of-a-kind accessory line created by a lady who’s as unique as her poducts: Ms. Kerin Rose. For having a relatively young brand, word of this lovely and ecclectic soul is spreading fast. From the NY Post to MTV’s “The City” people are taking note.

The lady we honor today, as a Woman Making History, introduces herself below:

Hola. I’m Kerin Rose, owner/designer of A-morir. The accessory line, consisting of Swarovski encrusted glasses, headpieces and necklaces, has been around since the middle of this past October [2008]. I’ve been featured in Missbehave / Missbehavemag.com, Highsnobette.com, NY Post, NY Observer, AOL’s Stylelist blog, fashionweekdaily.com, the Urban Outfitters blog, I’m repped on MTV’s “The City” by the lovely Erin Lucas, and my Bizet frames were just in Jazmine Sullivan’s “Dream Big” video for 5 seconds… which is 5 seconds more than before!!

In addition to A-morir, I am the girl “Friday”/clothing designer for The Savant Guard, an incredible Brooklyn based record label. I have recently become a blogger for San Francisco’s Fatlace AND! I am also training for my first half marathon in 10 years with the Chrons and Colitis Foundation of America while my sister and I work on developing our 501c3 non-profit called We Love Your Guts. Please go to www.weloveyourguts.org to see what we’re about and help me in my fundraising efforts!

Kerin has a lot of amazing things going on and she’s more than deserving of the shine! We’ve got more on this crafty lady, after the jump!

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“There is status in wearing your (old) favorites over & over until they grow old or fall apart.”

Gotta love Viv!

Via The Foxy Man

Worship Worthy has launched the follow-up Holiday collection to their debut season.  The new line features printed tees, leggings, bodysuits, and sequins galore.  The tees are cute and include the logo variety, as well as homages to high fashion icons like Vivienne Westwood and Yves Saint Laurent.  The sequin pieces include a pair of leggings and a bodysuit that zippers down the front (very sexy!).  The pieces are interchangeable and layer in way that is nonchalant but very chic.  The sequins add the right amount of glitz to your glam. In addition to the clothing, Worship Worthy teamed up with Devout Dolls to create Lin & Ling the cutest, straight-jacketed twins I’ve ever seen.

The look book is shot beautifully by Olivia Malone and I like the props, especially the mask, bows, veils and black roses.  Balloons are also featured:  I’ve seen so many balloons in look books lately I’m beginning to think balloons are the new black. Check out more pictures from the look book after the jump.  The pieces are available on the WW Web Shop, Cultist Shop, The Reed Space (NY) and Bauhaus (HK).

All images shot by Olivia Malone

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Vivienne Westwood chose Pamela Anderson to be the face of her brand for Spring 2009.  I’m curious to see what the campaign will look like.  Though not an obvious choice, Pamela Anderson makes sense.  She’s been in and out of the music scene (via her men) and she’s a bit scandalous and irreverent - things that Westwood can relate to.  Pam will appear in the photos with Vivienne and Andreas Kronthaler, her husband and creative partner. Jurgen Teller shot the three in Malibu and will be featured in magazines and a Steidl, a coffee table book, in the Spring. I’m curious to see what these shots will look like.

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“Look at all these rumors running me everyday”

It looks like Coco Chanel is not the only iconic designer with a biographical film in the works. Rumors have been swirling around the interweb about a film about Dame Vivienne Westwood in development, with Kate Winslet set to star as the mother of punk. Soon after there were denials, confirmations, rebuttals and approvals from both camps. All I know is the word on the street is that Kate Winslet may play Vivienne Westwood, and from Kate’s performance, as herself, in Extras, makes me think she’d be a fine choice. Check out the hilarious Extras clip after the jump - and let us know - who do you think should play Dame Westwood??
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Back in February we gave you a first glimpse of the Melissa Shoes x Vivienne Westwood collection and this time around we have sneak peaks of their Spring 2009 collection. The Vivienne Westwood collaborative series has expanded to include more styles - my very favorite is the “Lady Dragon” an open-toe sling-back with detachable heart (pictured below). All of the styles come in a rainbow assortment of fruity colors to go with any ensemble. Another new style is the “Three Staps” a gladiator sandal with, you guessed it, 3 straps. They are also re-issuing the Mary Jane II and the Ultragirl II - we’ve already posted about those styles and you can view them here. I absolutely love the matte black Ultragirl II - so chic! There are also two amazing new styles done in collaboration with Alexandre Herchcovitch - check out all the pics after the jump!  The styles start shipping in December and will be available on RevolveClothing.com.

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A few weeks ago the internet was goin’ nuts with rumors that Dame Vivienne Westwood, the designer of the infamous SATC wedding gown, hated the movie and found the fashion uninspiring. I was a bit surprised when I read it, especially because the designer’s own gown plays such a big role in the movie. Was she saying that her own design was also not memorable? Well, folks, just because they say it, doesn’t make it true! British Vogue got the inside scoop from the designer herself about her thoughts on the film . . .

I stayed throughout the film, and was overjoyed to see Sarah Jessica in her beautiful wedding dress; furthermore, I have been delighted to notice recently how well young girls are dressing, and that they have clearly been inspired by the film.

Don’t believe everything you read . . . unless you read it here

Fashion’s queen of punk Vivienne Westwood has teamed up with iconic Brazlian shoe brand Melissa to design a line of molded Melissa signature plastic shoes set to release in 2008.Miss Westwood was in São Paulo recently to unveil 2 designs, theVivienne Westwood Anglomania Mary Jane + Melissa and Vivienne Westwood Anglomania + Melissa Ultragirl. The high heeled Mary Jane was originally created in leather for Vivienne’s 2000 “Summertime�? collection and was reinvented in the form of injected plastic.The Anglomania + Melissa Ultragirl is a twist on Melissa most popular model,and gets transformed in Westwood’s style: one covered in velvet with the inner sole involved in a traditional tartan print and the other highlighting the shine of plastic with a flower-patterned inner sole.No information yet on where this collaboration will be sold in the U.S. so stay tuned!Peep some more pics after the jump Read the full story