The San Francisco Woes

Imagine this. A getaway weekend to san francisco, you quickly rummage all your essentials of survival (maybe not survival but you get the picture) into your carry-on, that favorite red shade of lipstick, your perfect white cotton voile dress that transforms one in to the quintessential angel upon wearing and your fashion forward, yet comfortable enough ballet falts to conquer the hills. You drag your belongings safely on and off the speedy one hour plane ride from lax to sf airport, then without trouble you pick up your enterprise rental car. you drive to the hotel, the fairmont, a beautiful victorianesque hotel from the 1900s conviently located on nob hill, also convientely nickamed snob hill. It's early , nine in the morning, and check-in hours are not 'til 12. So you place your bags with the bellman, while you go off and dine that fluffly aroma of breakfast floating around the hotel lobby.
the hotel lobby

At noon you return to the bellman, only to find out your bag has vanished into thin air. Not only are you stuck without your belongings but all you are wearing are cozy sweats and a tank. An hour passes and the bellman is still searching without any luck, the bag is missing! The hotel offers you money as compensation and you set out in this foriegn city searching for clothes to ==wear.
the brother with his luggage
however, unlike any normal rationale person who would just buy the first thing they see, you go beyond and set out to find the items that will satisfy your liking. this is what i stumbled upon...

first i came upon the boutique brown eyed girl located at 2999 Washington street. i felt right at home in this very but together store everything caught my eye, all the way down to the personalized white and pink hangers! searching for transitional pieces that would practical for san francisco and take me into the colder climates of boston led me to to fall in love with a navy mini skirt by diables detailed with signature pockets in the front and back and paired this with a black and white striped Ella Moss blousy top. I also discover a local San Fran line that i fall in love with called Lucia by Lexi Monfrendi, from which i bought my evening wearing, a stunning emerald-green wool pleated dress. All in all, lost luggage for the day wasnt too bad for at 11:30 pm the hotel called to tell the luggage was found and would be returned early the next day! the trip continued...





me after shopping, in the fairmont's grand master ballroom

updates on fashion copyright

Just last year American designers proposed the idea to stop other companies from imitating their hard worked designs. Senator Charles E. Schumer spoke on these issues uesterday at the Fashion Institue of Technology, according to the New York Times.

In addition, to reference of Schumer's speech the article brought up Fashionista.com which has been listing examples entitled, "Adventures in Copyright".

Though many in the fashion industry are for such copyright laws there are also prominent figures in fashion against these laws. Among these are Allen Schwartz of ABS, whose main role as a designer is copying dresses worn on the red carpet.

For more information on this issue check out ny times style section

a not too sweet jane ending

The loveable and fun Sassy turned Jane magazine unexpectedly folded earlier this month, according to a press release from conde-nast.

Eva Mendez graces the current and final issue, nicknamed the naked issue. Among the 'strip for charity' section of the magazine, there were no signs of an ending or final goodbye. such suddeness makes this magazines so much harder for avid jane girls alike. Luckily conde nast has offered all the staffers from Jane to apply to the various other publishings under conde-nast's rather large belt. Jane you will be missed and if anyone is interested I'm looking into some old Sassy issues and will keep you updated on my findings!

the origins of Jane come from Jane Pratt, the former Sassy editor who stepped down from the magazine in September.


On a brighter note, the book Dear Diary, written by Vice columnist Lesly Arfin and an introduction by my personal fav. Chloe Sevigny, has arrived on my doorstep.

I'll be chatting with y'all later!

scantily clad?

women continue to prance around in little to no clothing from their clubbing routine getups to their everyday "attention" grabbing outfits. it is one thing to be confident with yourself but it is another to exude one's sexual presence for the purposes of power and "getting ahead'. some women feel the more skin equals the sexier but what message are such attempts getting across? what is this proving? These women that are putting restraints on the rest of us who dont want to be distinguished by mere sexual elements, but rather as equal individuals. many women are finally taking a stand and strongly going against the days when the woman with the most cleavage in the room or with the least amount of clothing was attracting the most attention!

Zooey Deschanel talks on these notions in the latest jane magazine, " i'm scared for young women, because we are not necessarily progressing. People think it's good to use sex as power. They think that's new. Flaunting your body, going around half-naked and being sexy to get your way-is missing the point."

and she does this all gracefully embracing the glorious one-suit!



And missing the point is exactly what seems to be happening, luckily many young starlets are helping to change this image of women and are taking a stand! so next time you are showing some extra skin, ask why.

tales of being a busy bee

soo lets play catch up for a bit. im still in boston, working at the julep boutique and spending the remainder of my time searching for fabric and vintage clothing to reconstruct for Pieces! the whole process is very exciting but at the same time EXTREMELY intimidating soo feel free to lend me encouragement. ideas have been swarming in my head and hopefully will be executed as planned! i also wanted to acknowledge the creativity and hardwork of designers all over, i have now faced head on just some of the challenges they themselves have been though. well stay tuned y'all and i will be stepping up on my updates.

side note of the day:
did you know Chanel was the first woman to change tanning into a socially acceptable act? i bet you didnt but now you know you do. more chanel trivia to come, thanks to my newly owned chanel-yummy-biography!

bits and pieces of leisure

school has taken over me.

sorry everyone for the recent lack of posts, i have been amidst finals for summer school. shortly i will be all yours.

sincerely,

brigitte nicole

Gianfranco Ferré; the "architect of fashion"

Gianfranco Ferré, 62, was hospitalized on Friday after suffering a brain hemorrhage and passed away at the San Raffaele hospital on Sunday, as told by doctors.

His defined sense of structure in fashion coined him the name the "archiect of fashion". From his stand out tuxedo shirts and shapely gowns he has proven himself as an icon in the world of fashion. For more info check out Fashion Week Daily and the NY Times.

Here are some my favorites from his exquisite metallic-filled Fall 2007 collection.