Rinne Niinikoski for Marimekko Fall 2009

Piia Rinne and  Nora Niinikoski 's label Rinne Niinikoski is well known in Finland for the imagery in their one-of-a-kind clothes.  I was always a big fan of their colorful cartoony prints and knits.  This season Marimekko has a wonderful collection, full of bright printed dresses and gorgeous coats.  They have also partnered with Rinne Niinikoski for a Fall/Winter capsule collection and it's one of my favorite of theirs.  I love the exagerated proportions and design of these sweaters, their brightness and vintage feel are just what I'm looking to wear this cold Winter.  I'll be seeing the designs in person soon and reporting back to you how they look.... hope to bring a couple of them home :)

I'd like to be a kid again

Stella McCartney's kids collection for the Gap is the most adorable thing I've seen in a while.  I wonder if I can fit into a boy's large? If you're as eager to try as me, or if you actually have children you can go see the collection for a limited time at the Chevy Chase Gap.

Art and knits

Last night was the FASHION ART COCKTAILS event at Gallery Neptune in Bethesda featuring the newest collection from  De*Nada along with the mixed media art of Rania Hassan and  Joyce Zipperer.  I had a really great time catching up with De Nada's designer Virginia Arrisueño and I'm really looking forward to showing you a photoshoot we did here at TPWP with items from her collection. 

Here are our pictures from the event. 



















All the beautiful knits on the pictures can be purchased at Redeem

The Pink Issue

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and here at TPWP cancer research is very close to our heart. So, for the rest of the month we will bring you The Pink Issue. We have hand-picked some of our favorite items from designers and companies that donate part of the proceeds to several wonderful advocacy networks such as The Breast Cancer Research Foundation, The Avon Foundation and The Breast Cancer Network of Strength. Click on any of the links or the advertisers on the right to learn more about how you can help.

Tom Ford Directs

The fashion prince makes his directorial debut with a movie adaptation of Christopher Isherwood’s 1964 novel, A Single Man. It stars Colin Firth (George Falconer) as the protagonist, a gay British college professor living in Southern California trying to cope with the loss of his long-time partner. The cast also includes Julianne Moore, Matthew Goode and Nicholas Hoult.

I am very excited about this film, I'm looking forward to gorgeous imagery, mid-century architecture, furnishings and impeccable clothes, especially with Dan Bishop (from Mad Men) as the production designer.

Fall Trends

I am really looking forward to incorporating all the Fall trends into my outfits this coming season. Some of my favorites are over-the-knee boots, long leather gloves, vintage motorcycle jackets, mens gold watches and over-sized blazers. Somehow Urban Outfitters has managed to have all the perfect items in all those categories. Here is a collage of my favorites. 

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Clockwise from top left: Silence and Noise boyfriend blazer, Long Leather Zip Glove, Candela NYC over the knee boots, Levis Motorcycle Jacket, Dolce Vita over the knee boot, Over-sized gold watch.

Tufted Buttons

I love these new D&G ads and all the modern Victorian styling - can  you tell I haven't stopped thinking about BRIGHT STAR?

Click here for full size pictures and the full ad campaign

Bright star, would I were stedfast as thou art--

Last night was the advanced screening of BRIGHT STAR (in theaters September 18), I hope all the TPWP readers who won tickets enjoyed the event and the movie as much as I did. The film is an astonishingly perfect depiction of two people falling in love told through beautiful imagery, impeccable acting and exquisite film-making. I am a big fan of artistic, lushly sensual and highly detailed cinematography and Jane Campion's BRIGHT STAR has become one of my favorite in that genre along with Terrence Malick's The New World.


Here are some pictures from the pre-screening party.  Thank you to Alyssa Grinder and Allied Advertising for including us in the event.

Mens Fashion Week

Would you like to know what's happening in the XY side of Fashion Week?  Well, you and your boyfriend should visit the new KidGQ site - now known as District Cut - the only source of premier men's fashion in the city and in my opinion, one of the best men's blogs on the internet.  

Make sure you bookmark their new URL http://www.districtcut.com/

Beach Hair

If you haven't tuned in to the Sundance Channel to watch "The Day Before" series - especially the Proenza Schouler episode you must make it a priority.  And if you didn't already love Lazaro Hernandez and Jack McCollough, after seeing this Spring 2010 collection you probably will.  How can bright green tie dye with tassels look this good?  I'm not really sure how, but I definitely love it.  Also love all the citrus-colored mini skirts and of course all the shiny dresses.  They captured the youth and vibrancy of Spring so perfectly!