Black and White Graphic Prints

Loving this Tory Burch dress and this tote by Marimekko. Almost zebra like, but not quite.

Also amazing-- the Ikat Shopper tote by DVF

http://www.dvf.com/dvf/browse/productDetailWithPicker.jsp?productId=H1097208J10&categoryId=ACCESSORIES+AND+GIFTS

Still Clinging to Summer...

I just loaded some pictures from my blackberry onto my computer and found this picture.

Please ignore the studded flats (very Tory Burch BUT... also very Goth high school/skater girl with "depression" who wears all black and self-identifies as "emo" or "hipster". Seriously Tory, what were you thinking?? I like to walk on the wild side once in a while, but verging on S&M dominatrix is not my idea of style.) Jimmy, how could choo??

Instead focus upon the open toe Valentino heels covered in pearls... I'd nearly sell my soul for one weekend that I could wear these. I just love the cluster of pearls look in necklaces, and these shoes make me weak in the knees.

Exhibit 2:

Peacock may be my new Coral for fall... Lilly Pulitzer has some cute peacock prints and I found this little number at Bloomingdales in SoHo a few weeks ago.

Tory Burch Fall... FAIL

My feelings on Tory Burch have been mixed for some time now. I'm in a love hate relationship between her bold prints that I looove and her way overused, oversized logo that makes me feel like a walking advertisement. Seeing so many old women on the UES with tote bags screaming her logo, I've begun to think that only someone old enough to be going blind must be able to stand some of her stuff.

Her fall line is not great. I'd say that in some instances its a little too Ralph Lauren for me. And I for one, find Ralph Lauren disgusting overall as a brand. The man is a genius. His clothing is abhorrent. (Big Pony? Please, the next time you see a friend wearing something from Polo or Rugby, slap her across the face to help her wake up)... Back to Tory.

I say RL because of the new logo or coat of arms she is putting on everything... which come to mind reminds me also of JUICY Couture (An oxymoron if I ever heard one). The whole trying to establish one's brand as legitimate by creating a look designed to mimic the noble Anglo ancestry that some WASPs posess is just despicable. It's trying waaayy too hard.

I originally thought of this post though, when looking for decor for my dorm at Marimekko, and noticed a huge similarity between them and Tory Burch's new Fall print. Are her designers blatantly ripping off Marimekko???

You decide.