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Closet Shopped: Gucci Tan Ginerva Boots

1 Mar, 2011  |  MG Closet, Midtown Chic

Yup, just found these on top of my closet. Never worn…WTH?

Purchased on bluefly.com here.

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MG Style: Anatomy of a Closet

14 Jan, 2010  |  MG Closet

One eve, after finally getting back into my apt from a long day of trekking around the city, I decided to unwind by doing a bit of channel surfing.

I was so glad I did because I got a chance to catch Ovation TV’s “Anatomy of a Closet“ segment. So I thought, why not share this countdown of iconic fashions with my dahlings…

Why is fashion important?
“Fashion is so important because no matter what, your clothes define you and it’s what determines how you will be seen by the world.”
June Sarpong

10 – Red Lipstick

  • June Sarpong (Television personality): “Red lipstick looks good on everyone.”
  • Kate Lanphear (ELLE’s Style Director): “Unleashing a little bit of a harlot when you wear a red lip…”

Fashion Fact: by 1924 50 million American women were using lipstick.

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Still need to find my perfect shade of red…

9 – Mini Skirt

  • Mary Quant (British Fashion Designer): “…made everyone feel happy.”
  • Susie Crippen (Co-founder & Creative Director of J Brand Jeans): “There is an age limit & a height limit. Height should be tasteful.”
  • Kate Lanphear: “Mini’s revolutionized expression through clothes.” Love her & saw her IRL last NYFW!
Fashion Fact: When it first came out Disneyland banned mini wearing @ the park. By the late 60′s everyone was wearing it.

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I just bought a new mini – will do a video post on this soon!

8 – Fedora

Andrew Bolton (curator at The Costume Institute @ Metropolitan Museum of Art in NY): “Name fedora came from a play…only until 1900′s was it adopted by man, became of symbol of the middle class working man.”

Fashion Fact: The circumference of a fedora should be 1/2 inch bigger than your head.

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I love my camel fedora with ribbon trim!!

7 – Bra

  • Susie Crippen: “Crucial and could completely change your shape…finding the right bra is probably the most important thing you will ever do in your life”
  • Valerie Steele (director of the Museum at FIT): “not just about supporting, but also about stylizing the breasts, making them look a particular way…”

Fashion Fact: The Wonderbra features 54 separate design elements.

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p.s. I prefer to wear my bra on the inside, not outside, of my outfits. Ya get me?

6 – Trench coat

  • Christian Siriano: “change buttons for each season, adding your own belt, wear the collar up or down…”
  • Kate Lanphear: “Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany’s…the scene with the kiss in the pouring rain…”

Fashion Fact: Bogart Casablanca Trench coat sold for $10,575,000.

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I love my Burb trench! I am also replacing the buttons on my Zara black shiny trench, to change up the look (I have to anyway, Midtown Pups chewed one of the buttons off – thanks dog!) ;-)

5- Stiletto

Kate Lanphear: “Stiletto means sex. Sex on heels. The forefathers tried to mimic shape of a woman’s foot during climax.”

Fashion Fact: The Italian stiletto knife is where the stiletto heel gets its name.

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“Sex on heels?”… La-huvs it!

4 – White T-shirt

  • Valerie Steele: “white t-shirt was 1930′s gay erotica symbol symbol of hunky, sexy male.”
  • Andrew Bolton: “G.I.’s in war made the white t-shirt more masculine…as did Marlon Brando..”
  • Mary Quant: “T-shirts are very good for wearing under sensational jackets and just make the whole thing work.”

Fashion Fact: T-shirts are typically made of cotton or polyester knitted together in a jersey stitch.

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I have my eye on The Row’s version..what is your fav tee – any rec’s???

3- Sunglasses

  • Kate Lanphear: “Sunglasses mean rock star…Bob Dylan, Mick Jagger. Sunglasses are another way to hide…Tom Cruise had the Aviators in Top Gun and Wayfarers in Risky Business.”
  • Valerie: “…movie star and jet-setter mystique”

Fashion Fact: In 1937 Bausch and Lomb developed the first Ray-Bans for the military.

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Love my Chanel sunglasses – will be a staple of mine forever.

2- Little Black Dress

  • Kate Lanphear: “The little black dress is genius, so versatile.”
  • Susie Crippen: “For me that is heaven.”
  • Andrew Bolton: “Chanel gave the illusion of a simple dress but it was way more complicated with its details.”

Fashion Fact: Audrey Hepburn’s black Givenchy dress from Breakfast at Tiffany’s sold for $924,588 at a Christie’s auction.

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I have a DVF wrap number as my fav LBD…soo classic!

and #1…

1 – Jeans

  • Susie Crippen: “In a effort to find that perfect jean for myself, we really looked for a stretch denim that had the same sensibilities as a rigid denim…You get your own fingerprint on your jean by the way you wear them, wash them…”
  • Larry Mullen, Jr. (U2 Drummer): “Jeans have transcended every particular fashion every year..they have an enduring quality.”
  • Kate Lanphear: “Our country was built on denim…”

Fashion Fact: Levi Straus patented the first mass produced jean in 1873.

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ADORE my JBrands – my absolute fav denim brand.

Dahlings – which staple(s) can you NOT live without?

kissies,

p.s – My lovelies: I am officially switching over to WordPress very soon, for user interface & ease of platform reasons…plus I will be posting video lookbooks of outfits and dating scenarios.

I truly hope you dolls will still follow & read MG after the switch ;-) XOXO

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Closet Shopped: Holiday Party Shoes!

20 Dec, 2009  |  MG Closet
Beautiful Julia of Fashion Pulse Daily posted pics from her fabulush FPD Holiday & Anniversary party held at the Union Square Lounge.
AND - there was an awesome close-up pic of my party shoes:
Gucci Sunset Peep-Toe Pumps in Orange Suede!
I love this pic & I adore you, Julia – thank you for hosting such a fab holiday party darling!!
FYI: (yes I actually wore clothes, lol)
Holiday Party Outy: Nolita dress & Gucci Pumps – Bright & Festive!
Festive kissies,

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MG Closet: The Year in Pink

23 Nov, 2009  |  MG Closet
For some reason, last year I was PINK- OBSESSED.

Or was it the year before…oooh I can’t remember anymore.

All I know is that I wanted to add a dash of pink into my handbag collection. But instead of going for a splash, I went in with a full-forward dive…
My Absolute TO DIE FOR Bag:
Chanel Classic Flap
Gucci Pink Hysteria
A friend of mine is buying this Hysteria from me because I have only used it once and the “medium” sized handbag is not very useful to me.

Large totes/satchels or clutches work best for moi. Anything in between will most likely go unworn or back in it’s dust cover and stored in my closet.

Gucci Pink Joy Boston
Balenciaga GH City in BubbleGum

Your recent OBSESSIONS???

kissies,

p.s. Remember the Speed-Friending Event hosted by GirlFriendCircles that I posted about? (btw, I was not paid to post abt it, I did so bc it was a great opp to meet new peeps in NYC!!!).

Well it was a super SUCCESS!! Everyone loved it & had fantastic things to say about it. I told Shasta (CEO of GFC) that next time she is in NYC, she must let me know!!

AND – Shasta has been kind enough to offer my fabulush Midtown Girl readers 50% off of the GirlFriendCircles NYC Membership!!

So if you live in NYC & want to get expand your circle of fabulous girlfriends, sign up HERE and use the code: MDTWNGL (exp. 12/5/09) XOXO!

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