Last season, Brooklyn-by-way-of-Kenya based line Suno (designed by film director-turned-designer Max Osterweis) was made entirely out of vibrantly printed vintage kangas. Osterweis had collected the kangas (they're kind of like cotton sarongs) on trips to visit his mother in Kenya; fair-trade workers in Nairobi then stitched them together into fitted blazers, batwing sleeve blouses and barely-there minidresses.
This morning, what arrived on the shop floor at Opening Ceremony for fall '09 can only be described as Suno 2.0: the same gorgeously bold vintage-y ethnic patterns printed and sewn by the same local factories, but on brand new fabrics. So, happily, there are more of these covetable pieces--which still feel totally cool and one of a kind, are socially conscious, and retail from $150 on up to $600--to go around. Here's a sneak peak from the fall lookbook.
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So many events, so little time, such a big city. Oh the dilemma! If you're still deciding where you want to be for Fashion's Night Out, I'll try and help you make at least one decision.
Aloha RagisNew York's destination for all things fashionable, from the latest obscure designers to cool-girlclassics like Alexander Wang.
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Name: Cailin Hill
Occupation: Model
Wearing: Millou fringed jacket, ByCorpus skirt, Urban Outfitters tee, Birkenstock sandals, Pixie Market bag, Ray-Ban sunglasses
Favorite Store: Topshop ("especially for shoes!")
Style Icon: Erin Wasson
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Kaight: Use code 'three' to get a special 25% discount.
Tobi.com: Shop with a stylist and receive a $50 gift card for every $250 you spend.
Barneys: Bring in an old pair of jeans and get 20% off a new pair.
New York & Co: Use code 1447 for $15 off any order over $80.
White House Black Market: Use code 8899 for $20 off purchases of $80 or more.
W Hotels: The Store: Use code HEAT99 for 25% off and free shipping.
Tucker Paisley: Items are up to 70% off during their End of Summer sale.
Bluefly: Extra 25% off sale items at the Summer Clearance Sale.
Linea Pelle: Use code BYEBYEfor an extra 25% discount on sale items, code CJLP10 to take 10% offany order, and CJLP to take $15 off any order over $100.
Starting today
Drugstore.com: Buy one, get one half off sale through September 4.
Ulta Beauty: Use code 28671 to take 20% off your entire purchase through September 5.
Old Navy: Fall Sale with styles starting at $10.
Payless: Buy one, get one half off on all shoes through September 7.
Through September 3
Victoria's Secret: Take 20% off boots with code 20VSBOOTS.
Through September 7
Lucky Brand: Use codes 9SEPTW or 9SEPMAIL to save 30%.
EDressMe.com: Labor Day sale on designer dresses.
Through September 8
Ralph Lauren: Last Chance clearance sale with discounts up to 70%.
The Conran Shop: Get 20% off Blue Dot items.
Through September 13
Bath & Body Works: Use code 1026 to get a free home fragrance or Signature Collection body care item with any $15 purchase.
Through the end of September
Shop Shiki, Blondette, Luna Boston, The Hip Chick, Sandpiper, PH Design Shop, Catch Boutique: Use code BREAK0909 for 20% off any item.
Knox, Shop the Ram, Matthew Izzo: Use code BREAK0909 for 25% discounts.
Clinique: Use code LGLOSS to get a free lip gloss with your order.
Bare Necessities: The Outlet, where discounts start at 40%.
Bluefly: Use code AFF30 for $30 off your first order of $150 or more.
Ongoing
80's Purple: Online warehouse sale, with discounts from 40-70%.
Nordstrom: Take up to 50% off apparel, shoes and accessories. Free shipping on orders over $200.
Athleta: Get up to 60% off at the Best of Summer sale.
Heist and Aloha Rag: New discounts of up to 40%.
Opening Ceremony: New markdowns of up to 70%.
Creatures of Comfort: Discounts on all spring and summer items.
Bird: Discounts of up to 75% on summer items.
Pixie Market: Sale with items discounted by up to half-price.
Beklina and Confederacy: 50% sales.
John Robshaw: Back-to-school sale on his website.Use code SCHOOL for a 20% discount on twin sheets, duvets and quilts.
Bluefly: Up to 75% off designer clothing and accessories. Use code AFF30 for $30 off your first order of $150 or more, plus free shipping, until September 30.
Auto: Use code BEDDING15 for 15% on bedding by John Robshaw, Missoni, Plover, Unison, Utility Canvas, and Brahms Mount.
Anica: Shop select designer tops, pants, dresses, and jewelry on sale.Read More
It's true. I've waxed rhapsodic about all things red about a zillion times. Red is my hangover helper, it's the color of 30 percent of my footwear, and I rarely leave the house without its bold, transformative shade on my lips. This season, however, I'm looking to red in a more grownup way. I want the power red of Sigourney Weaver in Working Girl as she glides through the work party making deals and eating men. I want Joan from Mad Men 's hypnotic wiggle dress red. I want the red that says, "Yes, gentlefolk, I'm fun and sexy, but I've got control of this room." I want red wool. Today on eBay, I found some pieces that fit my mission nicely, including this Pendleton wrap jacket(with jeans and loafers, all Sunday-casual like?), a perfect little Dior blazer, an expensive-but-unbelievably-adorable dress from Stella McCartney, a sophisticated chain-belt dress by Milly, and this fabulous vintage secretary suitwhich I'd belt and wear with tights and shiny, sexy black boots.
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I have a genuine love for catalogs, I do: I love coming home to find them in the mailbox and head straight to my sofa to pore over them page by page. But right now I'm maybe loving online catalogs even more--you get to turn the pages and see all the pretty imagery of the tangible paper copies, but are just a simple click away from that object of desire.
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My friend Shana sent me the following email yesterday: "Is white in season at all? I have a white dress I haven't worn--like ever--because I'm so afraid of all the fashion taboos I'll break. How far into September can I wear it?"
In case the rest of you out there have similar concerns, I thought I'd address these questions here.
White is one of my year-round favorites--it's such a classic, flatteringcolor. All that stuff about retiring it post-Labor Day seems reallyoutdated. Even something as light and lacy as the dress by JMM picturedhere (and now 30 percent off at shopbop) can work in colder months whenpaired with a leather jacket and thick black tights (I actually lovethis contrast. Just add a slip if the fabric is sheer). I plan onextending the white Helmut Lang jeans I bought earlier in the summerstraight into the fall, layered with cashmere cardigans and wedgebooties. The key to not looking summery? Keep the palette neutral, asopposed to adding brights or pastels.Read More
Spike Jonze has started hyping the fashion collaborations inspired by his latest movie, Where the Wild Things Are , including partnerships with Opening Ceremony and Urban Outfitters. The OC collection includes jewelry designed byLucky fave Pamela Love. [W Magazine Editors' Blog]
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