Paris Fall Fashion Week Favorites
The multi-city, month-long marathon that was the fall 2010 collections ended Wednesday with a fabulous ‘50s-inspired collection by Marc Jacobs for Louis Vuitton. The designer embraced women and all their bits and pieces by casting curvier supermodels to strut their stuff on his runway. Dries Van Noten also embraced ladylike shapes, in addition to some [...]
Box of M.E.S.S. Review: Crooked Monkey
Review written by Erin
On Boxofmess.com, we don’t usually write reviews for t-shirts and designers, we mostly do interviews with athletes and musicians. But, today I had to write a review up for these SICK shirts Alex and I received in the mail from Crooked Monkey. Recently, Crooked Monkey contacted us and sent us two free [...]
Ralph Lauren Never Ceases To Impress
DESIGNER: Ralph Lauren
INSPIRATION: The classic RL blend of country florals paired with equestrian elements
TOP LOOKS: Pink and black silk georgette dresses and skirts; trusty Herringbone tweed blazers; cashmere coats galore; velvet lace-sleeved dresses
ACCESSORIES: Black knit caps, a variety of perfectly worn-in looking belts; lace-up boots, suede black booties, ocelot-trimmed knee high boots; fur bags (designer [...]
Figure Skating Is All About Apperance
For his short program at the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver on Tuesday, ice skater Johnny Weir busted out what can only be described as a men’s corset. The black and pink number, so quintessentially Johnny, left us hungry for more Weir-ified outfits once the long program came around.
And it wasn’t just Johnny’s costume during his [...]
Male Fashion Trends: Spring 2010
Like in the mercurial world of women’s fashion, men’s styles have an ebb and flow, with things falling out of favor long enough to come full circle and be “ironic” or “retro.” Look for some of those cyclical changes to come around in men’s fashion trends for Spring 2010.
One such return is the hat. Fedoras, [...]
Help For Haiti Bracelets
So for boxofmess.com we are raising money for Haiti. We will donate the money to the RedCross to help the citizens of Haiti out. This is our first design for the bracelet and we were wondering if you guys will buy it. Leave a message saying if you will buy one. Once we have a [...]
Is Vanity Fair Racist?
February 4, 2010 by k2daline
Filed under Fashion, Literature
Magazines have a tough time getting race right, but usually they manage to do a better job than Vanity Fair did in its March issue. The magazine, which is owned by glossy publishing house Conde Nast, recently delivered its annual Hollywood issue — to howls of protest from around the blogosphere and the analog world.
The [...]
Kanye West Spotted At Fashion Show
After months of seemingly self-imposed exile following the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards, Kanye West has slowly made his way back into the wild as a public figure, musician and fan of style and fashion. He indulged in the latter earlier today when he attended the Yves Saint-Laurent fashion show in Paris. Dressed in a [...]
Nike Zoom Kobe V All-Star
What do you get for your 12th NBA All-Star appearance if you’re Kobe Bryant? Try a sweet new colorway of your latest signature shoe. Introducing the Nike Zoom Kobe V All-Star, which will be hitting Foot Locker and House of Hoops stores on 2/12. I definitely have to get myself a pair.
The Zoom Kobe V [...]
New Year, New Vera Bradley Patterns!
Every season Vera Bradley comes out with limited edition patterns that only last for a certain amount of time. Many people know Vera Bradley for their purses; however, they have quiet a list of items such as; totes, wallets, stationary, eyewear, jewelry, iPod cases, clothes covers, license holders, and even lunch boxes. In many cases, [...]
