FiFi’s cheap but chic favourites of the week: Head to Target for the amazing brown velvet fitted jacket for an outrageous $37. What the!? Then check out the black twill princess coat with gold buttons $89 also in a short military jacket style $79. Go to Novo for choc suede, very prada esque square toe flats with white stitching and silver ring detail $79 and don’t forget the Prada esque black patent low wedge sandals for $59. Go to cue for a flippy black skirt with grosgrain belt $158. Then head to Just Jeans: love the black velvet peacoat with silver buttons, also in a royal blue and a mushroom brown delicious for $129; it’s a steal; and the fab white silk Victorian collarless shirt with full sleeves and a yoke detail is a must buy $49 with white covered buttons ; plus the choc brown suede blazer is chic and it is in a soft pink suede too which is very fashion $149.
Economy:
Kookai: has some wintry pieces in a brown tweed herringbone fabric; a zip front double layer jacket $229 called duchess of York; or a more simpler version a bow at the back $209. Check out the big black slouchy bag with tiny studs $199; tweed cuffed city shorts $119; and stone racer back fitted tank $39 and the baggy V neck T are handy for $39. Lots of scary hot pink and black
Cue: there are cute purple knit polo tops $85;a little brown flippy pencil skirts in wool $135; the Roland Mouret fitted pencil dress with a wide neck line and tiny cap sleeves $189; a longer pinstripe skirt with a wrap front $119. There is a black sheer baggy, cap sleeve top with black velvet bow trim $179; a dark navy V neck cardigan $85 and the divine short little velvet jacket as reported $299. There is cuffed baggy high waist pants with brown velvet ribbon $195. The miu Miu esque pink paisley dresses are now on sale for $132 and I love the new dark green velvet jacket $260
Nine West: love the round toe flat suede boots as reported last week; the black patent or multi sandals as reported $119 and the new bags are cool in pleather; One is a huge tote, very chic with black woven straps $109 and the other is small drawstring style with the plaited strap $99. New in are red sandals with red gold ring metal detail .
Portmans: there is a very good dark purple silk Victoriana shirt, with puff sleeves for you $69 with pintucks sonot to over the top. There is a black or dark grey cotton military jacket with silver buttos $119; a simple black velvet jacket is the go $129 and so is the grey and black stripe scoop neck ¾ sleeve T is chic $59.
Esprit: there are some good side pocket black self stripe cotton pants $99; a fab navy velvet jacket $149; cool, black skinny velvet jeans $119 and a pretty print satin cami in purples and greens $129. The trench too is good $149. Mais oui.
MNG: Check out the green puffa vest with hood, at $89; hello it’s a bargain; check out the short DB nylon stone trench $129; the cotton satin blazer, very chic in black $229; the black patch pocket red blazer $229 and of course my favourites are the white moleskin coat $329 and the black raffia Chanel princess coat $429 that I tell you to buy week after week.
FCUK: There are lots of sloane rancher quilted waistcoats everywhere : check out the black quilted zip one here with rib wool collar $99; There is a short cute khaki, cotton, belted, washed out ¾ trench $139; a black and cream or is it dark navy? stripe L/S T $79; navy cargo pants $119; navy belted short wrap buttonless jacket $99. There are some skinny black jeans $119; a cool black jersey dress with big full sleeves and satin ribbon waist $139 ; it’s the best of the black jersey dresses. I am so over the wrap dress. Please pop it back in the wardrobe with your pashmina. Good. Buy the dark green ruffle sleeveless silk satin top $69; the fab and very chic cream chunky Aran knit high neck cross over cardigan with a safety pin fastening on neck $99 and the long purple V neck sweater dress ( mini) with a little self belt $79.
Supre: I like the cute strapless shirred maxi dress in mustard and pink paisley: a perfect little dress to finish the summer poolside $45.
Business Class;
Bettina Liano: check out the back drape ¾ sleeve jersey top $275; the divine organza ruffle sleeveless shirt is a must buy in black , blush or white $320; the denim ruffle shirt $329 and the funky dress version if you dare. There are some great basic black cotton satine pieces: narrow pants $259; city shorts $239 with lacing up the leg; also skinny jeans with white stitching $320. There is a sheer lace ruffle sleeved shirt with ruffle cuffs, very OTT in black or white $299;.
Weekend Max Mara: lots of fabulous chic new pieces in. Checkout the black quilt coat $640 with black buttons and double breasted; the divine watermelon red wool melton princess coat , divine $1080; a lovely wool oyster cardigan wool jacket $450; a groovy green khaki fur trim parka $1400 and the orange quilted nylon puffa vest is so cute for those weekends away $480. Check out the black or grey jersey Edwardian ruched high neck top with panellling a la Balenciaga $300; and the belted black wool military jacket is gorgeous with tortoiseshell buttons about $770. There is gold/black handy lurex long sleeve T $255; grey narrow wool jeans $290; a cute little stripe white pink T shirt $215 and a black velvet jacket $690. Love the gorgeous perfect paneled flippy skirt, will be very flattering $385 and the stone belted epaulettes trench is a must buy $1115.
David Lawrence: check out the grey boiled wool cardigan jacket $149; the wool rib mini poncho in lots of colours is the best buy, also in a larger longer version $139, was from last season. The classic oatmeal knit round neck sweater is a great basic $129.
Veronika Maine: lots of great pieces in this week; the best piece is the fabulous black and grey empire, square neck dress with big eyelet and ribbon trim on the neckline $269; a grey flannel 50’s dress with a square neckline grosgrain waistband $269; and the tulip skirt is here in all sorts of fabulous fabrics. Love all the Marini esque dresses and jacket and the grey and black leaf print fitted dress with wide neckline is chic $279.
Wayne Cooper; Love all the black here: there is a divine organza black tulip skirt with front bow detail $395; a cherry red sik satin tie front ruched blouse, also in black and oyster $220 ; and the must buy short sleeve knit polo neck knit top with pussy bow $155. Buy the spot velvet top, and the dress $295 with cap sleeves- gorgeous- and so is the 50’s black SJP style dress with a big bow at the waist $595.
Armani Exhange: there are a very new pieces in here: check out the brown tweed story: I like the trousers and the pleat skirt plus the zip front double layer jacket and the apparently the nylon quilted fur trimmed ¾ coats in black or cream are selling like hot cake for $500 in this heat; Hot.
Midas: If you are not going to do the wedge or the platform ( you will next season) go for the best shoe around in Midas. The peep toe heel with a bow here is in all sorts of great colours: there is choc brown velvet, green velvet, in satin, in black, in burgundy. A perfect little shoe if a heel is what you want for $198. http://midasshoes.com.au/ it’s name? “imaginaire” and its also in a silver or in black lace. Also check out the Lanvin esque tan platforms ‘Prelude’ $268; the black classic round toe pumps ‘Manhatten’ $198; and the fab the buckle front round toe a la Chloe Paris $248 in choc or black
First Class
The news from the runways of Paris for next Autumn/ winter 06:
WWD reportsChanel: To open, Lagerfeld rejuvenated the house staple — those evergreen tweeds — pairing narrow-cut coats with sprightly minis to match, all in a range that ran from tame to zany, as in a combo sparkling with tutti-frutti metallic camellias. Other innovations included a puff of a parka spliced with alternating bands of nappy tweed and nylon, and a sharp black coat bordered with golden bubbles. Lagerfeld’s array of pared-down, Sixties-ish sportswear looked just as fresh, with simple sweater dresses, jabot-tied blouses and even a cozy cape blooming with knit camellias.For evening he decked out dresses with tribal beaded breastplates and armored the shoulders of his coats with beaded medallions that clung like barnacles.
McQueen; Alexander McQueen’s fabulously creative show was, as they say, a moment. Only he could provide the astonishing feat of techno-magic that ended his show. Inside an empty glass pyramid, a mysterious puff of white smoke appeared from nowhere and spun in midair, slowly resolving itself into the moving, twisting shape of a woman enveloped in the billowing folds of a white dress. It was Kate Moss, her blonde hair and pale arms trailing in a dream-like apparition of fragility and beauty that danced for a few seconds, then shrank and dematerialized into the ether. This vision was in fact a state-of-the-art hologram. The gown, a pale cascade of multiple organza ruffles, wasn’t just an optical effect, though. It subsequently reappeared in the collection’s victory line up, which wound its way around the glass box as the audience was still reverberating with wonder at witnessing this incredible event.
Miu Miu:. Maintaining Miu Miu’s quirky character, Prada applied nostalgic dressmaking techniques to create the collection’s young — but sophisticated — look. A short fit- and-flare coat with a belled brocade miniskirt peeping out from beneath set the genteel tone. Prada sculpted swirled minidresses from iridescent taffetas and brocades, some overpainted with naïve graphics or classical urns. She crafted a masterful minidress from a mélange of spliced knits; showed a waxed leather bolero over a kicky leather mini, and, at her most relaxed, Prada sent out a felt bustier top over a slouchy T-shirt and riding breeches.
Lanvin: Last time around, Alber Elbaz’s fierce, streamlined, high-platformed collection raced ahead of the season, igniting a lady-versus-power-woman debate that has only just burst into flame on other runways. With his whimsical and wonderful fall collection that little puff had ballooned into a powerful, full-cut look that Elbaz took right to the brink. And it looked just right. Tuxedo jackets took on a womanly oomph with nipped waists and rounded, padded hips. Playing on the graphic look of his spring collection with a send-up of its sultry glamour, Elbaz worked a little trompe l’oeil magic, tacking satin hourglass panels onto black minishifts. Satin dresses veiled in feathery tulle took the look light, while tented coatdresses brought a classic Parisian chic to bear.
Louis Vuitton:Like a pack of elegant Vuitton ladies gone wild, Jacobs’ models stormed the runway at a heart-pounding clip, wearing blown-up bucket hats, sweaters slung around their hips, all-terrain platform heels and looks featuring all manner of supreme exaggeration in between. He kept everything pumped up and amplified: chunky suits in tweed and latex, or cinched with sporty toggle ties; elongated waffle knits in umpteen-ply cashmere; even oversized sweatshirts in knitted mink. Jacobs armored a knit coat with beads, baubles and a bushy swath of fur. He paired a slouchy sweater with an iridescent quilted skirt and showed a drawstring peacoat with hot pink velvet raver’s pants. If a few of his overblown styles looked a tad heavy — well, maybe that’s the point.
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