Just to recap…

I want to leave 2007 on a positive note (not very like me, what I really want to do is complain that I don’t have a proper winter coat and it’s -15 , so I’m freaking out, and because I’m in my hometown I want a stylish winter coat lest I run into some school chum and I’m wearing my Dad’s winter coat, looking like I haven’t made anything of my life) so, here’s some pictures of things that made me happy this year.

Steve Martin

Saami

musk ox

hippies

Russia

You can really tell an adult designer by the lack of tunics, jumpers and rompers in his collection.

I’m not sure what pre-fall is (I can tell you that all these pre-season, transitional season, mid season mini collections make buyers exhausted) however, I love this pre-fall 2008 stuff from Peter Som’s first collection for Bill Blass. Not a false note in the bunch.

Why do I even wonder why?

Have you ever looked at men.style.com? Why is it so much better than style.com? Why are they funny? Why are they allowed to swear? Why are their videos of cool things like RZA playing chess with a 16 year old girl chess prodigy? Why do they contradict themselves completely by having a section on ditching traditional tuxedos and then another section on why you should never wear anything but the traditional tuxedo and then be all like, whatever?

Why is lady style.com all Donna Karan telling me that I should give my money to something called Urban Zen instead of getting Christmas presents? Or Nicole Miller telling me to wash my sweater in cold water to save the environment? Why then is it also telling me to buy the biggest diamond I can squeeze onto my bony little finger or to buy a Louis Vuitton bag instead of paying my rent?

Why can’t lady style.com be all, whatever?

Here are some Christmas gift ideas from man style.com and lady style.com, respectively:

A unicorn bottle stopper? Perfect.

Ass/face soap? Hilarious.

$16 000 chinchilla coat? What are they even talking about?

Is this dress worth $700?

It’s unsettling to me to see a lot of lines that have sprung up in recent years, maybe getting a bit too big for their britches. It seems that anyone who has been nominated for a CFDA award has jacked their prices up, without the time and energy spent on improving the quality of the design and tailoring. What makes this situation even less appealing is that these same lines are sold everywhere. Which begs the question: What am I paying for?

Vena Cava: over 100 stores in North America, average price $500

Phillip Lim: over 130 stores in North America, average price $600

Rag & Bone: over 135 stores in North America, average price $400

I am not saying that these designers are lacking talent. But are they designers or are they brands?

3.1 Phillip Lim dress $700

Coach huh?

I am strangely drawn to Coach these days, must be the good styling. God knows there’s some ugly stuff, but there are a few gems in the mix.