LETTER FROM ELLE

March 20, 2008

On Tuesday night, Keith was at Barneys to help celebrate the arrival of the Versace menswear collection at the store. Keith know you ladies might not be fascinated by suits and ties, but the event gave me opportunity to see men’s fashion director Tom Kalenderian, and talk about some of his favorite things he’s brought from the runway to the selling floor. They're bringing you that same sense of insider savvy this week with America’s Most Wanted, a roundup of the best stuff buyers across the country have on their own wish lists. So start shopping—They have done everything but pick up the tab.
—Keith Pollock

great fashion tip: scarves

you can never go wrong with a scarf. There are so many ways you can use a scarf. one way is to put the scarf over your mouth and nose then bring the two ends in front of you (if you are wearing a coat) you can tuck in the ends of the scarf in your coat. then tug down on the piece that you put over you mouth and nose.

Project Runway Season Four Finale

OMG! Project Runway has reached its finale. It seems like yesterday the 15 of them met, oh wait it was yesterday because I TiVoed every episode. Make sure they you all watch it tonight

p.s. vote for who you want to win on my poll

work of Rick Owens (above)

It's the end of the world as we know it, and as long as we're wearing Rick Owens's take on deconstructed futurism, we feel fine. This week, the Paris runways were ground zero for women who looked like they'd seen a frightening side of the future and yet survived it in style. At Yohji Yamamoto, raw-edged leather was piled on like armor and topped off with nebulous hats that could easily protect from any blinding light. Jean Paul Gaultier's girls were ashen-faced with smudged eyes, one carrying a fox fur bag that summoned images of ammunition. Ann Demeulemeester's passion for deconstruction went into overdrive, with countless layers and textures punctuated with metallic combat boots, while Viktor & Rolf's space-age black vinyl footwear was as reminiscent of defensive gear as was their message (painted clearly across a model's face): NO. Owens perhaps worked the trend best, reasoning that if you're going to go for dark, you might as well go completely lights-out.

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