a wee bit skint. (a fashion blog)

closingupshop.

it got really quiet again after new york. and suddenly, i changed my mind about things. london came and went. milan is almost done. paris looms, and i don't think i'll be putting my hat in the ring.

i’ve realized that posting has become pressure, and feeling bad about neglecting the blog has weighed heavily on me. it’s just that it dawned on me recently that although i still love, lust, and have a sincere curiosity about the world of fashion, i just don’t need to write about it and only it, anymore.

there are so many things that i’m curious about, so many other things that interest me: books, music, design, and yes, now that there’s a wee little babe in my life, things about being a parent – that i’ve decided to close up shop at a wee bit skint. i've started a new place to meander nonsensically and i really hope you'll consider visiting me at my new place of residence - only style remains.

i’m starting out a slack pace, so that i can work out what i want only style remains to be, and how i want it to look, feel and sound – but, should you not want to follow me there, i'll just say thanks so much for coming back even when i wasn't sure if i was going to come back myself. 

i've loved a wee bit skint for so long, i'll miss it so much, but it's time to move on!

i hope to see you at only style remains!

winding.

new york is nearing its end. it wasn't the most electric of fashion weeks, but it did have its moments. here a few of my favourites...

marc by marc jacobs f/w2010:

the row f/w2010:

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vera wang f/w 2010:

 

quiet.

marc jacobs f/w 2010: a thing of quiet beauty. enjoy...

suno.

i hadn't heard of max osterweis, or his suno line prior to yesterday afternoon, but i'm an instant fan... quirky, whimsical, bright and thoroughly chic. a wardrobe unlike many others, but one i'd be more than willing to accept as my own.

please?

 

 

today.

some looks i loved today:

   generra fall 2010

 

karen walker fall 2010

ohne titel fall 2010

 

preen by thornton bregazzi fall 2010

 

orion.

put the stars on clothes, and invariably, i'm going to dig it.

ruffian's fall 2010 collection was tailored and sharp, but modern, whimsical and a bit splashy to boot - you can't tote the orion nebula somewhere on your person, and not have people take notice...

layered.

oh, is it cold outside?

seeing the clothes sent out at rag & bone, you'd never feel a chill with their layers and layers of knits and outerwear. alone, all these fair isle knits and tweed jackets could be viewed as stuffy, but styled as they were, it just oozed cool.

loved this collection.

 

1977.

i usually love rachel comey's eclectic styling. she really seems to know who her customers are, but this season, i don't think i'll be rushing out to the shops. the looks were just a little too 1977 for me.

it wasn't all flares and satin though...

...

i hope he feels some sort of peace now.

joan, ftw.

it may be mad men's fault, but i can't help thinking that i should set my hair, get my nails polished a lovely shade of coral,  and wear this while sipping on a dry, gin martini. in the middle of the afternoon. in my living room. alone. how very betty.*

reed shirt dress @ anthropologie

*with my hips, i'm most definitely a joan.

collaboration.

i wasn't blown over by the lingerie collaboration between sonia rykiel and h&m - but goodness, am i ever excited for the knitwear (and accessories!) collab between the two. staying true to rykiel's aesthetic, hopefully the quality will pan out. perhaps i'll even make a special trip to h&m when the line comes out - it'll be quite the adventure, as i haven't visited an h&m in about.....oh, two and a half years!

check out the preview!

ack.

between you and me, these "pants" look like they're going to eat the wearer alive!

fear the attack of the WIDE LEG FLOWER PRINT TROUSERS! ACK!

pre.

not one to delve too deeply into the "pre" season collections as i still find the whole concept somewhat laughable, i thought it prudent, however, to extol my adoration, yet once again for ms. vera wang.

if only more people knew that she was so MUCH more than just wedding dresses. i think her ready-to-wear collections are some of the best happening right now in new york.

 

 

doughnuts.

i've made my opinion about alexander wang quite clear in the last little while. yes, i find him shocking and enthusiastically overrated. i just can't see how his designs have made him the wünderkind of the design-world. but, i'm fine with being the sole naysayer, so no need to bust my chops about it.

but i'm challenging any of you out there to tell me how these "shorts", described as "ADORABLE" are in fact, attractive in the very, teeny, tiny least. dollars to doughnuts, i bet you can't!

want/need.

had i seen this yesterday, i would've added it to my little wish-list.

granted, no one needs a paperweight. a paperweight is the type of thing that one has because they probably have everything else they could possibly ever want. however, when it comes in a little blue box, all tied up sweetly with that lanvin ribbon - concessions may be made for those of us who don't have everything, but just want one...

find it, here.