Adieu to (E)luxury

As I mentioned in my previous post, those of us who look fondly upon eluxury as a way to access a luxurious Louis Vuitton collection, or high fashion that has been categorized into a flash-devoid, simple, catalogue-style website perfect for browsing. As a fond farewell, I picked four pieces that are painfully gorgeous and painfully reduced in eluxury's sale (3.1 Phillip Lim for $99? Preposterous!).

Dolce & Gabbana Runway Long Tuxedo Coat, $929 -was $3,690-


3.1 Phillip Lim Cropped Double-Zop Rain Coat, $99 -was 395-


Maison Martin Margiela White Suit Jacket, $369 -was $1,485-


Fendi Backless Petal Dress, $500 -was $2,000-

Zac's Meester

Remember Leighton Meester's beautiful body-skimming floral sheath done by one of her main men, Zac Posen?


Well, it seems that Zac is no longer as en vogue these days, as Marc Jacobs has taken his spot as goofy-young-quirky-American-male-designer. Though I have seen Zac Posen's name quite frequently, and his clothes continue to be beautiful, it seems as though he has passed through a glitter period that is sadly coming to a close. I'm quite disappointed, as I am sometimes disappointed with the things that Marc Jacobs does with the label power that he has. I know, it sounds crazy...but you know how lots of people say "well, if it's Marc Jacobs it's either really fantastic or absolutely awful..."? Imagine if "absolutely awful" wasn't quite as plentiful. See what I mean? In any case, I was able to locate Zac's (or should I say Leighton's?) lovely dress on Eluxury, which is (sadly) going out of business.


You can get it at Eluxury's sale section for a cool $779.

Y + Y + Y

While browsing eluxury's extensive sale, I was able to find a new appreciation for Y-3, a sportswear line that I usually glazed over in my perennial quest for neutral, girlie basics. I'm really not into sportswear, and just grab the cheapest exercise clothes I can for track. Sometimes I'll grab a fun pair of neon shorts or something, but usually I don't get into coordinating my sportswear or wearing glammed-up sportswear on an everyday basis. Maybe the occasional cardigan with arm stripes, but nothing beyond.

This knit dress is kind of like a chic-ified sportswear look. Out of the three items here, this is my least favourite, but that's not to say I don't like it. I think that it's a really fun, mod take on a sheath, and it's almost like they took the adidas logo and glammed it up. I don't think I have the right look to pull it off, but this dress is perfect for sportswear lovers looking to branch out into more fanciful wear. One thing that I do like about this dress is the addition of a hood, which takes it from a simple spandex tennis-type dress to a cute, flirty sporty dress.


This red cardigan is a great way to be relaxed while also looking put together. I could see this with jeans and a tank for a casual day out, with sweatpants when hanging out with the girls at home, or even with a simple black tank dress for a relaxed cardigan alternative.


I am in love with these shoes. Now, keep in mind that I am totally anti sneakers. I love seeing my friends wear fun pairs of Converse with shorts and skirts, but somehow I've never really gotten into sneakers. I don't own a pair of Converse myself, and I've been debating whether to spend money on a pair (note that they're only about $40), but for some reason this $89 pair of sneakers really spoke to me. I love the colour and I love the shape. I could totally see myself wearing these on a casual day out with skinnies and a cardigan. Alas, like all other things in my life, it just wasn't meant to be...these shoes are out in size 6.

Dukes, but not Daisy

Just a quick post -- I found this mesh bodysuit by Maison Martin Margiela that made me think immediately of Kristopher Dukes.


For those daring enough, it's $219.00

Promenade Attire, Part Two

While browsing eluxury's amazing sale, I came upon a beautiful Robert Rodriguez frock. It's probably a bit over-the-top, but it comes in size 0, it's only $189, and it's totally high fashion. Yeah, the ruffles are a bit crazy, and the white + chiffon + flowery stuff might make it a bit too frou-frou and girlie, but this one's definitely going on my list.