Showing posts with label Diane von Furstenberg. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Diane von Furstenberg. Show all posts

Monday, December 01, 2008

Still wondering if we're in recession?....

Check this out....



10 for Under $100


I don't know about you, but my e-mail has been inundated with sales and deals for the last 2 weeks at least! And with Christmas on the way and retailers of all stripes nervous as cats on hot tin roofs on whether or not they can pry our dollars away from us, I can't but figure it's just going to get wilder and wilder!

Saturday, November 08, 2008

Heads up ladies...

Diane von Furstenberg is having a sale!....




The perfect time to pick up that perfect LBD? ;- )






Dorothea Dress in Black Multi - $255.00 on sale


(If you can't quite make it out on the graphic - enter PRIVATESALE at check out on the DVF web site to get the 30% off.)

Sunday, August 31, 2008

Diane von Furstenberg....

Gets interactive while showing off her Fall 2008 collection....

Looks We Love

As you know, if you read my thoughts on her Fall 2008 collection (Diane Von Furstenberg Fall 2008 RTW.... ) way back in February, I loved a lot about it except for those damnable skinny belts (which, by the by, it appears that we will not be able to escape this season!).

So go on over and get interactive with her while you take another look at her Fall offerings! ;-)

Thursday, April 17, 2008

Diane von Furstenberg....

Is havin' a sale!

40 - 70% off

Mind you, you can't be larger than a size 14 - but there are some great pieces on offer!

A couple of my favorites...




Ginger Dress in Regatta Weave Blue - $104.00




Jeanne Wrap Dress in Wall Deco Navy - $195.00




Mili Mod Coat in Black Combo - $179.00


Okay, more than a couple - but I just loved the coat! ;-)

Monday, February 04, 2008

Diane Von Furstenberg Fall 2008 RTW....

Okay before I praise I have to ask: Diane what the *@$%& was up with those skinny little belts?!?!?

It was like in a moment of "these are on sale" madness she brought a crap load of them - then asked herself, what the fu*k do I do with these? Oh wait I know - I've go that Fall '08 RTW show coming up - I'll use them then!

Needless to say I was NOT a big fan - for the most part I thought they made the outfits look down right messy - like the girls had gotten dressed drunk and in the dark!

Sigh...okay now that I've gotten THAT off my chest...on to the winners from DVF's offerings...


(You can see pics of the whole show here
Diane Von Furstenberg - and judge for yourself!)














Yes I know after all I just said - but those damn belts were everywhere! In the case of the above two outfits it's actually the jacket and coat that I loved. Too bad you couldn't see them in their full glory thanks to the stupid belts! :-p







Okay, let me explain these two (and you know if you have to explain an outfit...). Personally, I think there's just too much going on as whole outfits. However...if you take the pieces on their own, mixing and matching them with other pieces (the coat is wonderful, the sweater set without the belt, the sweater with some other skirt or maybe with the skirt just without the coat) they work and are lovely!

Now if you simply must have those belts - the following outfits show how to do it right...






(Watching the runway show I felt for this poor little girl - that big bag nearly pulled her over!)



Love the colors, love the cut - and yes with this one I even loved the belt!




Just loved this skirt! And the colors and patterns are eye catching without being overtly loud.



This particular pic doesn't actually do full justice to this outfit - it's just beautiful!



Perfection. The quintessential DVF dress and one any woman can wear with elan!

(Pics: Style.com)

Sunday, September 30, 2007

Diane von Furstenberg Spring 2008...

What can I say...that woman is quite simply the queen of the dress....

















And she's not to shabby with separates either...






Or for that matter pants...



Friday, May 25, 2007

Speaking of designers.....

One more example of their disconnect with the real world...

Over at Coquette a reveal of Diane von Furstenberg's spring line of dresses...

DVF Style: Print and Pattern

Now DVF is famous, and rightfully so, for designing one of the most versatile dresses ever - the DVF wrap. It's a style so friendly to just about any woman's body and age that it is a staple that can have a place in every woman's closet. And the fact that it is "reproduced" across all price points and sizes makes it one of the easier fashion icons to own.

But what the *&@#%! is up with the hemlines! Of the 6 dresses pictured only one - the Kyle - has a hem lenght at any woman over 40 could live with right out of the box - and keep her dignity that is! (Through actually, I think the Cassidy has a better neckline for the 50+ lady! Can these two dresses be spliced together? ;-) )

I'm sure for her more affluent customers, who are most likely ladies of a certain age and who will be buying the ready to wear versions, those hemlines will be dropped down to something reasonable. But if you are of an age and not going to the ready to wear salon to get your togs, where does that leave you?

You can, of course, go to a tailor and get the hem adjusted - if there is enough extra fabric in the hem to accommodate that!

And really, if you are already spending 300 - 400 dollars for a dress (I'm not sure where the very young women, for whom these hems would be quite fetching, are who are buying these dresses for these prices - but then I don't claim to be all knowing! ;-) ), shouldn't it a least be of a reasonable and universally flattering lenght?