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CREW CUTS TRIBECA

jezzie — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 17:10:51 +0000

I’m supposed to be putting myself on a shopping moratorium. As I previously mentioned, there is no room left in my non-closet. My pre-pregnancy clothes are still living in storage waiting for a home. My cups runneth over (well, certain cups, definitely NOT others).
I love to shop. I love to shop for pretty much anything. I’m not a retail snob. I’ll get down n’ dirty at Lot Less just as easily as I will at Barney’s. So this self-imposed torture is really, well, torturous. As any addict will, I’ve become an expert at justifying a fix. So my excuses for entering the new Crew Cuts Tribeca are as follows:

1. Close proximity to the older boy’s school
2. My children need clothes on their backs, shoes on their feet, do they not?!
3. I wanted to get a closer look at the interior design

But really, you guessed it, I just really love to shop.
Not surprisingly the store is beautifully done (see my bad photos of awesome black & white drawn wallpaper with painted details and Confetti System’s installation below). The pint size prepster clothes are just the right mix of “I’m still a kid, but I’m also a hipster (forgive the phrase)in the works”.

Editor’s Note: In case you haven’t heard of Confetti System, you can read more here on Dwell’s blog. Their work (or self described, ‘party systems’) is/are absolutely delicious my photo does no justice.

FASHION WEEK’S NOT FOR PUSSIES…OR MOMMIES

jezzie — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 17:38:09 +0000

I’ve realized that there is a reason true fashion blogging is predominately the land of plucky young things. It is a hugely time consuming occupation and doesn’t allot time for such boring annoyances as feeding one’s children, etc. So needless to say, if anyone was hoping for up to the minute coverage this is not the door to be knocking on. I am however your gal if you are seeking such gourmet delicacies as a well done waffle cut into quarters with the butter spread uniformly and completely melted, or a peanut butter, no jelly ‘sandwich’, NOT ‘smacked together’ with the edges trimmed off.

I am still going to offer my thoughts on Fall 2011 NYFW here, but it will be a slow trickle. My only excuse is, ‘My kids ate my homework’.

NY FASHION WEEK, DAY ONE, THE BEGINNING

jezzie — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 21:59:45 +0000

A conversation with my Self (who’s kind of a cantankerous bitch):

Self (to Jezzie):

“Okay, Sponge Butt, Baggy Pants (yes, I know you have two children so I’m speaking a language you’ll understand). Is the name of this blog not ‘Fashion Nugget’? Because here it is again, Fashion Week, and um, hello? Just because it’s kill me cold outside, and your house is filled with snot crusted and coughing boys, and just because you aren’t actually attending any shows, nor have you been invited to any shows for that matter. Well, I’m just saying, either change the name to just “Nuggets” which is not a very cool title, was never a song/album you love by a band you love and will furthermore make (all four of) your readers think, ‘Nugget of what?’ and that’s probably not going to lead to anywhere good.

Jezzie to Self:

I hear you Self, I do. But really, does anyone care what I think of NYFW? It only serves to remind me of the fact that I have had exactly three occasions in the past five months that have required showering much less getting dressed in ‘real’ clothes.

Self:

No. I’m not going to lie. No one cares. But this may just give you the dose of over-inflated self-importance you’ve been seeking in order to dig out of your frankly tedious rut.

Jezzie:

Fine then. But I’m not showering.

Self:

Knock yourself out.

So, here goes…

SHUT. THE. FRONT. DOOR. PART DEUX.

jezzie — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 17:49:38 +0000

Rachel. Rachel. Your pregnant. Slow it down sister.
But no, Rachel Zoe Collection will debut at next month’s NY Fashion Week. There’s more detail here at WWD.

First I must get over the fact that RZ is like, 8 months pregnant and wearing thigh high, six inch heeled suede boots (Rachel Zoe Collection will have bags! and shoes! Bananas!). We don’t need to go into the fact that a thigh high boot may have just squeezed over my arm when I was 8 months preggo. Well, there, we did go there, but only briefly. Moving on…I am a fan of the whole 1970s, tailored look sauced up with Bohemian touches. This is no news to anyone that knows me, so it’s no big shock that I love RZ’s style and think she’s beyond talented (and also a little beyond nuts). It’s always a little scary when a celeb launches their own line. Very few who have done it well (Gwen Stefani and Victoria Beckham for example), and there are countless many who have crashed and burned in cringe-worthy flames.
My initial reaction to the collection is love. love. love. Here’s hoping there’s as much attention paid to the fabric, cut and quality. If so, I’m definitely signing up for a little “tux” ensemble when it hits stores.

TWINKLE TOES

jezzie — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 23:20:47 +0000

Listen Santa, just forget the whole damn stocking this year all right? I’ll take these instead. It’s a sad day when all mommy wants for Christmas is a pair of (lovely, over the knee, taupe) socks.

SHE’S GOT EVERYTHING SHE NEEDS…

jezzie — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 23:15:38 +0000

…she’s an artist, she don’t look back.

Loving this site
for the illustrations and the little imagined life story. Shopping links are there too in case you want to emulate some other (stylish) self for a moment. And after a mind numbing day of mommy-blaaaaahhhh, me-thinks that may be just the ticket.

FASHION FOR AN ALTERNATE LIFE

jezzie — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 16:49:26 +0000

When Balmain first walked this military look down the runway I, along with every fashion editor on the planet, did a collective swoon. Now it’s on sale at Net-a-Porter’s discount site the Outnet. Now, “on sale” is a relative term, 80% off of a $1400 distressed t-shirt is still way too much to pay for a holey piece of army green cotton. So there’s that issue.
And then there’s the cold hard reality. If price alone isn’t enough to dissuade me from pulling out my trusty credit card, then the fact that I would look really ridiculous marching to pick up my son from Pre-K in most of these pieces. Take the holy tee for instance, a little drafty, and frankly I don’t own a bra that I’d like to share with the entire PTA.
Shucks. Foiled again by real life. I HATE it when that happens.

PLAYING DRESS UP

jezzie — Sat, 20 Nov 2010 23:04:59 +0000

Browsing the Satorialist for a little too long yesterday…

Love the red blazer, the hair, the “I’ve got places to go, people to see” stride.

Love the smile, the hat, the hair, the men’s blazer, the color navy.

…the smile, the hair, the silk kitty print blouse and the lucite tortoise bracelets.

…the poet-y blouse, the two-tone booties. and the classic Elsa Peretti Tiffany cuff layered with men’s watch.

all images via Sartorialist

KATE’S BOOK CLUB

jezzie — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 03:20:03 +0000

There’s a terribly long list of things that make me crazy, suffice it to say, I’m made crazy A LOT. Most of these crazies tie in to my failure to complete things (sentences, projects, a novel, de-griming the tile grout in my bathroom…and so on).
So here I am in bed attempting to at the very least complete this post before I start another NY Magazine crossword (which I will probably not fully complete before I fall asleep). It’s a viscous circle my friends, all these crazy making things. I’m like a hamster running on the wheel, or a woman running on a treadmill who never seems to lose the dreaded back fat no matter how many miles she logs.

That being said, I feel I’d be doing a great disservice to my (three) loyal readers if I didn’t draw to their attention that Kate Spade has taken the genius “behind the curtain” section of her all around terrific website and made it into a book. “The Things We Love” which is definitely going to be on my Christmas wish list this year.

via Felt & Wire

And, while on the subject of books and Ms. Spade…this Gatsby “book of the month” clutch is one of those things I want so badly that my heart starts beating a little fast every time I think of it.

(Via katespade.com.)

MINI VAN

jezzie — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 21:15:53 +0000