Canvas Bags

For some fashion reason which I can't come up with at the moment, I've never personally counted a Canvas handbag among my casual must-haves, but once I took a peep at these colorful and chic bags from Zappos.com I've wholeheartedly reconsidered. I'm especially loving the yellow Juliette and red/navy Horizon Stripe bags from Dooney & Bourke, and both are available in more than 7 other colors- who knew!



Sport Retro M10 Messenger by Lacoste




Marc by Marc Jacobs Standard Supply Tote




Canvas Juliette by Dooney & Bourke




Bikkembergs



Horizon Stripe by Dooney & Bourke




Laugh-Off Color Cross Body by Diesel


Mika by Gravis

Amy Atlas Sweet

Just how delectable do these candy confections look? Amy Atlas, one of New York City's most sought-after event planners, creates these gorgeous, whimsical, and personal-themed dessert parties. Pure eye candy. Amyatlas.com

Alberta Ferretti Spring 2010

A pastel palette of flowy chiffon dresses, crocheted overlays, and colorful floral details make up Alberta Ferretti's beautiful and feminine collection...












Photos borrowed from style.com

Moschino Cheap & Chic Spring 2010

How can I not love this collection? With Moschino's signature cheekiness and youthfulness, from the pinks all the way down to the bow-tied shoes. Bellissimo!!











Photos borrowed from style.com

Milan Fashion Week is Underway with Giorgio Armani & Prada Spring

The British rule at Fashion Week just ended and so begins a new one in the next major fashion capital known as Milan. We're talking Armani, Gucci, Prada, Dolce & Gabbana, Moschino, Alberta Ferretti, and the fashionable list goes on. I can't wait to see what the Italians are offering for next Spring, so stay with RedPoppy as I bring you the latest and greatest of the runway collections throughout the next few days.....

Giorgio Armani









PRADA






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Project Runway Episode 6: Cinematical Genre

It's off to Sound Stage 6 for the next challenge....Create a look inspired by-you guessed it-a movie genre. We're talking Film Noir, Sci-Fi, Action/Adventure , Period piece, and Westerns....After each designer chose their desired cinematic expertise (unfortunately Epperson chose last and got stuck with Western), it was off to sketching ideas like Trekkie, sexy assasin, saloon girl, femme fatale, human alien hybrid.....hmm should be very exciting..


Workroom romance perhaps??

Weird, but all of a sudden everyone's sewing bobbin, plus Louise's scissors, go missing. Could there be a sewing room thief ?? Well that's neither here nor there. Tim comes back to the workroom for critique time and I must say most of the creations in development are looking really good. Epperson's western-themed ruffle dress is looking very "Annie Get Your Gun" according to Tim, and I love the brown leather handbag pouch (no doubt from Macy's accessory wall). Ra'mon's Sci-Fi look is a bit Godzilla/Reptilian man/Kermit gone wrong and according to Tim it's either going to be sublime or a big hot mess. It's almost 12am, and as Nicolas runs like a girl around the workroom, so is everyone else as the stakes get higher and so do tensions (and I don't mean the bobbin's). I can't wait for the Runway to see all the completed looks.

Carol Hannah

Christopher

Gordana

Shirin

Need I mention again where the $%#$! are Michael and Nina???? (Ok, ok, so Heidi had them kidnapped so she can get more screen time).. As the models stomp down the runway I am blown away by Epperson's denim-ruffled heroine worn by gorgeous Israeli model Matar. Nicolas' white and silver ice queen is a dreamy Sci-Fi fantasy with icing sugar for hair, and Shirin's black and red saloon girl with coiffed feathers was a perfect, albeit predictable, western vision. And I absolutely loved Carol Hannah's black patent assassin with killer walk in tow .

Epperson

Ra'mon

Nicolas' Winning look

The judges, which included incredible lookalikes of the Snapple Lady and Leona Lewis, loved Nicolas' winter Narnia confection and ambitious matching story line, and deemed him the winner. If only Nicolas would just get into the habit of washing his stringy hair. By the way I will cry if he is Auf'ed at any point, as he frankly provides me with a weekly 40 mins. (minus commercials) of hilarious comic relief. Now, as for Ra'mon's green Swamp Thing mess, his model definitely looked like Godzilla but it was loads more imaginative than Louise's boring decade within a decade dress, and I don't even care how many lace panels she meticulously sewed together (darn she's a good sewer though). The minute Heidi said "Ra'mon, you are OUT" an otherwordly yelp slipped out of my mouth as I sat there in complete shock. Noooo!!!! Ra'mon, you have loads of talent and massive potential. Why did you have to go all frog from another planet on us?? Ugh, I'm going to sleep....Auf Wiedehrsein.....

Photos courtesy of mylifetime.com
Photo of winning dress courtesy of bloggingprojectrunway.blogspot.com