a wee bit skint. (a fashion blog)tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-2799932009-12-28T11:28:18-05:00“of course there are more important things than clothes. but not when one is getting dressed.”TypePadjoan, ftw.tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c6a0553ef01287688b385970c2009-12-28T11:28:18-05:002009-12-28T11:28:18-05:00it may be mad men's fault, but i can't help thinking that i should set my hair, get my nails polished a lovely shade of coral, and wear this while sipping on a dry, gin martini. in the middle of...misshoaxhttp://www.aweebitskint.com/2009/12/joan-ftw.htmlcollaboration.tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c6a0553ef01287688979b970c2009-12-28T10:51:32-05:002009-12-28T10:51:32-05:00i wasn't blown over by the lingerie collaboration between sonia rykiel and h&m - but goodness, am i ever excited for the knitwear (and accessories!) collab between the two. staying true to rykiel's aesthetic, hopefully the quality will pan out....misshoaxhttp://www.aweebitskint.com/2009/12/collaboration.htmlack.tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c6a0553ef012876888e6d970c2009-12-28T10:39:01-05:002009-12-28T10:39:01-05:00between you and me, these "pants" look like they're going to eat the wearer alive! fear the attack of the WIDE LEG FLOWER PRINT TROUSERS! ACK!misshoaxhttp://www.aweebitskint.com/2009/12/ack.htmlpre.tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c6a0553ef0120a76f9535970b2009-12-21T19:10:32-05:002009-12-21T19:10:32-05:00not one to delve too deeply into the "pre" season collections as i still find the whole concept somewhat laughable, i thought it prudent, however, to extol my adoration, yet once again for ms. vera wang. if only more people...misshoaxhttp://www.aweebitskint.com/2009/12/pre.htmldoughnuts.tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c6a0553ef0120a754e440970b2009-12-15T14:55:58-05:002009-12-15T14:55:58-05:00i've made my opinion about alexander wang quite clear in the last little while. yes, i find him shocking and enthusiastically overrated. i just can't see how his designs have made him the wünderkind of the design-world. but, i'm fine...misshoaxhttp://www.aweebitskint.com/2009/12/doughnuts.htmlwant/need.tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c6a0553ef012876081ff8970c2009-12-03T12:00:36-05:002009-12-03T12:00:36-05:00had i seen this yesterday, i would've added it to my little wish-list. granted, no one needs a paperweight. a paperweight is the type of thing that one has because they probably have everything else they could possibly ever want....misshoaxhttp://www.aweebitskint.com/2009/12/wantneed.htmlofficial.tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c6a0553ef012876077940970c2009-12-03T09:11:48-05:002009-12-03T09:11:48-05:00do i now admit to being officially kuckoo or is it just a lack of sleep that's making me think that these acne snake print leggings are all sorts of awesome? i'm imagining them under a shortish skirt, coupled with...misshoaxhttp://www.aweebitskint.com/2009/12/official.htmlbutterontoast.tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c6a0553ef01287600bc15970c2009-12-02T13:02:58-05:002009-12-02T13:26:22-05:00this time of year, those much more thoughtful and altruistic than i, take time and care and create gift guides to assist in spreading holiday gift giving cheer to those near and dear. i, on the other hand, took it...misshoaxhttp://www.aweebitskint.com/2009/12/butterontoast.htmlshiny.tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c6a0553ef012875966cb8970c2009-11-13T09:08:40-05:002009-11-13T09:08:40-05:00i don't want to cause much of a ruckus, but this trend of droopy crotches and grand swaths of fabric placed squarely on the hips just makes me groan. loudly. these 'draped pants' by catherine malandrino are just a step...misshoaxhttp://www.aweebitskint.com/2009/11/shiny.htmllegs.tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c6a0553ef0120a5bc7372970b2009-10-04T18:28:56-04:002009-10-04T18:30:07-04:00i'd say that if karl lagerfeld were a woman, this 2010 collection is exactly what he'd wear. for the likes of you and me, you'd need legs up to here ^ and a kicky, modern sense of style. i think...misshoaxhttp://www.aweebitskint.com/2009/10/legs.htmlsingular.tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c6a0553ef0120a5bc640f970b2009-10-04T18:15:13-04:002009-10-04T18:15:13-04:00bare-faced and utterly beautiful - dries van noten takes prints to the extreme, gathering them all up from all corners of the world and makes them all his own. so gorgeous, so wearable, so completely singular, for a woman who...misshoaxhttp://www.aweebitskint.com/2009/10/singular.htmltailored.tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c6a0553ef0120a612d308970c2009-10-04T16:58:40-04:002009-10-04T16:58:40-04:00a mix, as it looked to me, of the 50s with a slash of mod - the junya watanabe s/s 2010 collection was amazingly sharp and modern.misshoaxhttp://www.aweebitskint.com/2009/10/tailored.htmlexception.tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c6a0553ef0120a5b8be14970b2009-10-03T10:00:17-04:002009-10-03T10:00:17-04:00exceptions will be made. because the lanvin show was just amazing. alber elbaz started off the show slow, with looks that didn't stray far from shows past, but then something changed and the show took on a gloriously beautiful spin...misshoaxhttp://www.aweebitskint.com/2009/10/exception.htmlfashionweekfail.tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c6a0553ef0120a5b0d11d970b2009-10-01T09:38:31-04:002009-10-01T09:38:31-04:00the radio silence has, i'm sure, clued you in by now, that my usual excitement for the shows has most definitely waned. and i'm not even going to blame it on the baby! i've just found the 2010 s/s season...misshoaxhttp://www.aweebitskint.com/2009/10/fashionweekfail.htmlday-glo.tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c6a0553ef0120a5d04a27970c2009-09-17T10:37:35-04:002009-09-17T10:37:35-04:00proenza schouler presented a collection that seemed like a futuristic version of the cool, and laid back surfer girl. with tie-dye like you've never seen and day-glo neons like you haven't worn since the mid-80s - this collection skewed much...misshoaxhttp://www.aweebitskint.com/2009/09/dayglo.html