tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-99966423027805090Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:19:49 +0000http://www.realcurbappeal.com/adri@realcurbappeal.com (<b>Adriana Nova</b>)Blogger65125CurbAppealhttp://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-99966423027805090.post-4763388286189658734Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:00:00 +00002010-03-15T08:19:49.397-04:00BeautyI've been quiet on the beauty front in the last few weeks as I've been trying out three new products that, I'm so happy to report, deliver on almost all fronts.First is Clarins's Gentle Beauty Soap, a bar of which I received nearly two weeks ago at the brand's spring products preview. Let me say that I'm normally a pretty no-fuss gal when it comes to my soap as long as it's pleasantly fragrant, http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CurbAppeal/~3/qRein7o_MLs/beauty-report-clarins.htmladri@realcurbappeal.com (<b>Adriana Nova</b>)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CurbAppeal/~4/qRein7o_MLs" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.realcurbappeal.com/2010/03/beauty-report-clarins.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-99966423027805090.post-8020700718898481076Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:19:00 +00002010-03-11T02:28:32.086-05:00Curb AppealThis week's a super-busy one offline for the CURB, kidpoos, so we're off for a few days. Don't change that channel just yet: we're back next week on Monday, March 15 with more hijinks, including reviews of some new products we're going mad for. As always, we'll be checking in on Twitter so get your fix live right here if you just can't wait. Ciao for now...http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CurbAppeal/~3/tBUnrNk6MBU/well-be-right-back-after-message-from.htmladri@realcurbappeal.com (<b>Adriana Nova</b>)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CurbAppeal/~4/tBUnrNk6MBU" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.realcurbappeal.com/2010/03/well-be-right-back-after-message-from.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-99966423027805090.post-4972170385752731459Wed, 03 Mar 2010 13:00:00 +00002010-03-03T11:15:15.315-05:00AccesoriesCollection PreviewBijouxOne of my favorite things about observing fashion is when you get to witness a label mature. Notice I didn't say "grow" -- expanding your wares to include sunglasses, perfume, or, heaven help us, mattresses, doth not maturity make.No, I'm talking about evolution of the kind where, for the first time, you really see the vision behind a label come through clearly and cohesively in a collection. I http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CurbAppeal/~3/Ovisxzbzjjc/chan-luu-fall-2010-preview.htmladri@realcurbappeal.com (<b>Adriana Nova</b>)3<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CurbAppeal/~4/Ovisxzbzjjc" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.realcurbappeal.com/2010/03/chan-luu-fall-2010-preview.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-99966423027805090.post-3017894565421054561Fri, 26 Feb 2010 14:55:00 +00002010-02-26T10:51:56.169-05:00Curb AppealCURB APPEAL is following it's home city's suit and taking a snow day today. We've got tons to catch-up on next week: New York Fashion Week Wrap-Up (we're so timely, I know), a preview of Chan Luu's Fall 2010 collection preview (I'm still in raptures), and the usual mash-up of style, pop culture, and whatever else catches our fancy. Bon weekend to all...http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CurbAppeal/~3/gbph7AnkyWY/snow-day.htmladri@realcurbappeal.com (<b>Adriana Nova</b>)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CurbAppeal/~4/gbph7AnkyWY" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.realcurbappeal.com/2010/02/snow-day.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-99966423027805090.post-183763142984109673Wed, 24 Feb 2010 12:30:00 +00002010-02-24T10:37:05.313-05:00Was It Good Enough For Ya?I'm seriously in a mood for skirts lately. Maybe it's because I'm impatient for spring, or perhaps it's the fact that I love stomping around in a skirt and flat boots. I feel in small part like I'm channeling Jenny Cavelleri (Ali McGraw) in Love Story, one of my all-time favorite style icons on film.What I also enjoy about skirts is that they come in such an array of useful styles. Feel like http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CurbAppeal/~3/CxxNXNiXsP4/quickie-skirt-chaser.htmladri@realcurbappeal.com (<b>Adriana Nova</b>)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CurbAppeal/~4/CxxNXNiXsP4" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.realcurbappeal.com/2010/02/quickie-skirt-chaser.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-99966423027805090.post-731133623696348233Mon, 22 Feb 2010 12:00:00 +00002010-02-22T19:45:41.537-05:00BeautyCurb Appeal A-ListToday we're debuting a new feature called "Curb Appeal A-List," a carefully curated group of favorite things that the Curb would rather wear Pajama Jeans to a fashion show than do without. Seriously.Everyone has what I call their "desert island" beauty products--i.e., "if I were stuck on a desert island, I'd die without [blank]." The island in my head definitely has electricity because there is http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CurbAppeal/~3/1lkSJBWgdHQ/curb-appeal-list-clarisonic-sonic-skin.htmladri@realcurbappeal.com (<b>Adriana Nova</b>)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CurbAppeal/~4/1lkSJBWgdHQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.realcurbappeal.com/2010/02/curb-appeal-list-clarisonic-sonic-skin.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-99966423027805090.post-4349753382478786663Fri, 19 Feb 2010 13:00:00 +00002010-02-22T11:43:04.669-05:00TrendsDenimPlus-SizeRetro FashionFashion WeekFashion NewsWednesday (or NYFW Day 7, for those of you left with enough energy to still keep counting) held a pleasant surprise in the form of Z. Cavaricci's preview of their new line for plus sizes at the Bryant Park Hotel. I admit that when I heard about this, images of Trans-Ams and Aqua Net crept into my head, as did the opening strains of "Silent Morning." [Holy ish. I just re-watched the below through http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CurbAppeal/~3/UEymzP-dR6g/nyfw-relaunch-of-z-cavaricci.htmladri@realcurbappeal.com (<b>Adriana Nova</b>)6<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CurbAppeal/~4/UEymzP-dR6g" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.realcurbappeal.com/2010/02/nyfw-relaunch-of-z-cavaricci.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-99966423027805090.post-2820725387058144634Wed, 17 Feb 2010 13:30:00 +00002010-02-17T10:56:55.855-05:00Was It Good Enough For Ya?Fashion WeekTime for just a quickie post this morning as I try to run and make the 9:00 a.m. Tory Burch presentation in the tents. It just struck me how similar Burch's movement is to Diane von Furstenberg's: both produced iconic fashion pieces that put them on the map (Burch the Reva Flat, DVF the wrap dress), they're each savvy business women with a knack for strategic licensing ventures that don't muddle http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CurbAppeal/~3/irYCmnIIqk8/quickie-nyfw-day-6.htmladri@realcurbappeal.com (<b>Adriana Nova</b>)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CurbAppeal/~4/irYCmnIIqk8" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.realcurbappeal.com/2010/02/quickie-nyfw-day-6.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-99966423027805090.post-7337594207141137536Tue, 16 Feb 2010 14:10:00 +00002010-02-16T09:58:08.413-05:00TrendsBloggingFashion WeekFashion NewsYesterday's "Evolving Influence" Fashion Blog Conference, held by the Independent Fashion Bloggers (IFB) network, proved informative and thought-provoking, and challenged one to re-evaluate their space in the blogosphere, where virtually anyone with an e-mail account and an Internet connection can hang a shingle and proclaim themselves a fashion blogger.I attended two sesssions: "The Business of http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CurbAppeal/~3/kDKlesDXcxY/nyfw-day-5.htmladri@realcurbappeal.com (<b>Adriana Nova</b>)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CurbAppeal/~4/kDKlesDXcxY" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.realcurbappeal.com/2010/02/nyfw-day-5.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-99966423027805090.post-1626828239914425072Mon, 15 Feb 2010 17:00:00 +00002010-02-15T21:23:58.350-05:00TrendsBeautyBloggingFashion WeekSaturday night, I hit up the NYFW Media Mixer in TriBeCa. Hosted by Beyond Beauty Basics and The Makeup Girl, Lianne Farbes, it's a semi-annual gathering of the blogeratti during Fashion Week in New York. It's also one of the few places during NYFW you're encouraged to introduce yourself using your Twitter handle (as in, "So good to meet you, I'm at-real-curb-appeal!"). Meeting the faces behind http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CurbAppeal/~3/552MXqqcDPo/nyfw-days-3-and-4.htmladri@realcurbappeal.com (<b>Adriana Nova</b>)3<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CurbAppeal/~4/552MXqqcDPo" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.realcurbappeal.com/2010/02/nyfw-days-3-and-4.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-99966423027805090.post-5711163470091088937Sat, 13 Feb 2010 16:53:00 +00002010-02-13T16:39:44.646-05:00BeautyFashion WeekArtNo Closet Left BehindHandbagsSince most of my time was taken up with work matters on Day 2, the party didn't figuratively (and literally) start until I hit Robert Verdi's The Future of Fashion Twitter soirée yesterday at 5 p.m., which I tweeted for Honey Magazine (@HoneyMagazine on the Tweets).In the morning, I had designs on trying out the new Mariah Carey "Forever" perfume at the special fragrance bar set up in the tents http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CurbAppeal/~3/bCwqu4A1lbQ/nyfw-day-2.htmladri@realcurbappeal.com (<b>Adriana Nova</b>)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CurbAppeal/~4/bCwqu4A1lbQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.realcurbappeal.com/2010/02/nyfw-day-2.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-99966423027805090.post-1818552534306989808Fri, 12 Feb 2010 14:00:00 +00002010-02-13T12:54:21.492-05:00TrendsBeautyFashion WeekFashion NewsAnd so it begins...I didn't start the day quite how I'd wanted to, having missed Mackage (photos of which are not yet up online as of 5:00 a.m. Friday morning, so I can't even do a virtual show review) so as to entertain you all with the beauty that is Pajama Jeans.News of Alexander McQueen's passing put a damper on the day from the very beginning, and dominated Twitter throughout, with http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CurbAppeal/~3/lW4Uh1OfzFs/nyfw-day-1.htmladri@realcurbappeal.com (<b>Adriana Nova</b>)3<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CurbAppeal/~4/lW4Uh1OfzFs" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.realcurbappeal.com/2010/02/nyfw-day-1.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-99966423027805090.post-8717622682643287095Thu, 11 Feb 2010 16:32:00 +00002010-02-11T12:15:50.514-05:00Fashion NewsThe Guardian UK has quickly pulled together a solid, succinct piece on the tragedy of designer Alexander McQueen's death, his background, and an explanation of just why almost everyone in fashion is keenly mourning his loss, whether you knew him personally or not:"At one level he was a master of the fantastic, creating astounding fashion shows that mixed design, technology and performance and on http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CurbAppeal/~3/4Q83a2Gqp_w/breaking-alexander-mcqueen-found-dead.htmladri@realcurbappeal.com (<b>Adriana Nova</b>)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CurbAppeal/~4/4Q83a2Gqp_w" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.realcurbappeal.com/2010/02/breaking-alexander-mcqueen-found-dead.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-99966423027805090.post-8443432715884990163Thu, 11 Feb 2010 13:20:00 +00002010-02-13T12:50:30.186-05:00Was It Good Enough For Ya?What Thee EffBijouxTime for just a quickie today as I'm on my way to the tents for the first show in Bryant Park (Mackage), and am still recovering from my foray into the snow for Ideeli and Style Coalition's Fashion 2.0 Social Media Awards, which last night honored fashion's best on the Web at the W Hotel The Tuscany.Feast your eyes on the gorgeous Madonna-Whore dynamism that is Fallon's Christian Split Choker (http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CurbAppeal/~3/R5v8yRd9VKo/quickie.htmladri@realcurbappeal.com (<b>Adriana Nova</b>)4<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CurbAppeal/~4/R5v8yRd9VKo" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.realcurbappeal.com/2010/02/quickie.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-99966423027805090.post-1535196606067997111Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:00:00 +00002010-02-08T17:29:31.438-05:00Fashion WeekAlthough I've been covering the shows for four seasons now, this is the first New York Fashion Week (NYFW) for which CURB APPEAL has received its own credentials. It's exhilarating, satisfying, and just a bit heady. Bearing the responsibility of reporting for your own media outlet carries a different, and perhaps even heavier, weight than representing someone else's. Especially since you're now http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CurbAppeal/~3/nTp_lS4D8Lg/curb-appeal-fashion-week-preview.htmladri@realcurbappeal.com (<b>Adriana Nova</b>)3<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CurbAppeal/~4/nTp_lS4D8Lg" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.realcurbappeal.com/2010/02/curb-appeal-fashion-week-preview.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-99966423027805090.post-4612685946587977808Fri, 05 Feb 2010 13:00:00 +00002010-02-09T15:11:09.470-05:00Block PartyDesigner CollabosA French colleague and I were trading anecdotes yesterday about how, as kids, we felt bereft that we didn't receive mail the way adults did, when getting mail seemed such a worldly and grown-up privilege. My colleague shared a story about one of her babysitters who, in what was meant as a kind gesture, sent her a letter, which apparently infuriated my then five year-old coworker. "Why?" I asked, http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CurbAppeal/~3/vDYhoImtIC8/sonia-rykiel-pour-h-knitwear-collection.htmladri@realcurbappeal.com (<b>Adriana Nova</b>)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CurbAppeal/~4/vDYhoImtIC8" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.realcurbappeal.com/2010/02/sonia-rykiel-pour-h-knitwear-collection.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-99966423027805090.post-8255886056663477304Tue, 02 Feb 2010 13:00:00 +00002010-02-02T09:48:16.696-05:00AccesoriesStylesaverNo Closet Left BehindHandbagsAt a moment in which many of us are focused on getting the best bang for our buck, classic pieces become even more treasured for their tried-and-true mileage and ability to come through in a pinch. Like blue chip stock, wrap dresses, LBDs, statement bags, trench coats, and go-to pumps are long-term investments that almost always pay off.That said, classics are rarely impulse purchases, and http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CurbAppeal/~3/jC6NlfKpvtI/classics-remix.htmladri@realcurbappeal.com (<b>Adriana Nova</b>)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CurbAppeal/~4/jC6NlfKpvtI" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.realcurbappeal.com/2010/02/classics-remix.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-99966423027805090.post-3924852382788464308Wed, 27 Jan 2010 13:00:00 +00002010-01-27T12:48:51.814-05:00StylesaverBijouxThe feelings that accompany sliding on a beloved piece of jewelry are akin to those that surface when you don a favorite t-shirt: the security in knowing that its fit is tried-and-true; the comfort it envelops you in; the confidence that you need not once look down to tug, turn, or push it back into place - good jewelry evokes this, too. Usually, it takes months - sometimes years - to become thathttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CurbAppeal/~3/uoy5aBFH5gQ/best-little-necklace-youre-not-wearing.htmladri@realcurbappeal.com (<b>Adriana Nova</b>)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CurbAppeal/~4/uoy5aBFH5gQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.realcurbappeal.com/2010/01/best-little-necklace-youre-not-wearing.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-99966423027805090.post-2595764531676044659Mon, 25 Jan 2010 14:00:00 +00002010-01-25T09:00:04.394-05:00Curb AppealMuzak"Are we on the air, suga? "Well, we are again now.After a hiatus that included one New York Fashion Week car accident, several freelance assignments, a few setbacks, and ____ (insert the garden-variety interruption of your choosing and you've got it: work, personal life, "Friday Night Lights" mega-marathons), your friendly neighborhood CURB APPEAL stoop-sitter is back on the block.First, thanks http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CurbAppeal/~3/6MLJxYMMGWw/and-were-back.htmladri@realcurbappeal.com (<b>Adriana Nova</b>)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CurbAppeal/~4/6MLJxYMMGWw" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.realcurbappeal.com/2010/01/and-were-back.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-99966423027805090.post-6500349070420684592Thu, 10 Sep 2009 16:44:00 +00002009-09-10T13:17:44.409-04:00Fashion WeekAfter hitting up the BCBG show (lovely, lots of dresses, on the whole predictable) this morning, I'm now chillin' at the Haute Look Lounge for bloggers in a sweet penthouse around the tents.In case you don't know HauteLook, they're an online, members-only shopping site chosen by People Magazine as one of the 15 best ways to save money. Aside from having some of the best merch on the Web, they're http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CurbAppeal/~3/FFhZqmprqlg/fashion-week-morning-roundup.htmladri@realcurbappeal.com (<b>Adriana Nova</b>)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CurbAppeal/~4/FFhZqmprqlg" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.realcurbappeal.com/2009/09/fashion-week-morning-roundup.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-99966423027805090.post-8502083462569090336Thu, 10 Sep 2009 11:08:00 +00002009-09-10T09:22:43.812-04:00It's finally here! New York's Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week kicks-off today with the much-hyped Fashion's Night Out. Seen ünd Heard is abbreviated because I'm on the go right now (up first: BCBG) but I'll be updating throughout the day. Stay tuned!Also, your trusty Curb Appeal minion will be out at Macy's in the Queens Center Mall in Elmhurst covering Anna Wintour, Michael Kors, Blake Lively, and http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CurbAppeal/~3/_XOI13GD2j8/seen-und-heard-fashion-week.htmladri@realcurbappeal.com (<b>Adriana Nova</b>)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CurbAppeal/~4/_XOI13GD2j8" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.realcurbappeal.com/2009/09/seen-und-heard-fashion-week.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-99966423027805090.post-3990602361013716314Wed, 09 Sep 2009 17:23:00 +00002009-09-09T15:10:21.174-04:00CurbsideWhen the Tweets started dropping about how Liza Minnelli was belting out numbers at PAPER Magazine's 25th Anniversary party last night, I had the urge to do something I normally shy away from for fear of having it imprinted in people's heads for ages to come: party crashing. Few things will force me to even consider it but Judy's daughter is one of 'em.Here's the scene roundup from last night's http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CurbAppeal/~3/2F01-ntuVZU/curbside-paper-magzines-25th.htmladri@realcurbappeal.com (<b>Adriana Nova</b>)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CurbAppeal/~4/2F01-ntuVZU" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.realcurbappeal.com/2009/09/curbside-paper-magzines-25th.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-99966423027805090.post-7114633386136265583Wed, 09 Sep 2009 13:30:00 +00002009-09-09T09:30:01.214-04:00Seen ünd HeardFashion NewsTyra Banks un-wigged and de-weaved to share with folks her real hair. When showing your own tresses becomes an act of bravery, what's the underlying message about how (un)comfortable you are with your natural features? Concrete Loop asks similar questions.Then again, when a dating coach encourages you to get a weave in order to land a husband, as one did to ESSENCE contributor Elayne Fluker, you http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CurbAppeal/~3/5AdkU3UNnaw/seen-und-heard_09.htmladri@realcurbappeal.com (<b>Adriana Nova</b>)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CurbAppeal/~4/5AdkU3UNnaw" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.realcurbappeal.com/2009/09/seen-und-heard_09.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-99966423027805090.post-2631647165265161242Tue, 08 Sep 2009 17:00:00 +00002009-09-08T16:03:17.115-04:00StylesaverMy jones for fall clothes is serious at the moment. After the worst New York City summer for fashion in recent memory (a Morse code-like repition of "rain-heat-heat-rain"), my legs can't wait to get into opaque tights and boots, and I keep running my hands over my cashmere sweaters to reassure them (and myself) that I'll soon be wearing them.That said, there's still some time left before it's http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CurbAppeal/~3/T58EMeyEfVE/stylesaver-dreaded-fall-wardrobe.htmladri@realcurbappeal.com (<b>Adriana Nova</b>)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CurbAppeal/~4/T58EMeyEfVE" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.realcurbappeal.com/2009/09/stylesaver-dreaded-fall-wardrobe.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-99966423027805090.post-8109874539601756336Tue, 08 Sep 2009 10:20:00 +00002009-09-08T11:19:08.815-04:00Seen ünd HeardFashion NewsVogueNew York Magazine's Amy Larocca accompanies Anna Wintour on a site visit to Macy's in Elmhurst, Queens, where Vogue's EIC will be toiling on Fashion's Night Out (we first reported about it here). I had to borrow the image to the right from Racked because there's just no better visual interpretation of the er, "perplexity" Wintour must be feeling about heading out to our most diverse borough. Her http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CurbAppeal/~3/XDmrhBkA_Zk/seen-und-heard_08.htmladri@realcurbappeal.com (<b>Adriana Nova</b>)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CurbAppeal/~4/XDmrhBkA_Zk" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.realcurbappeal.com/2009/09/seen-und-heard_08.html