fur everywhere

In an attempt to post only on those designers who chose not to use fur in their Fall 2008 collections, today's lineup for NYFW has left me with few choices for picking non-fur favorites. There is an overwhelming use of fur in the shows. The collections of Oscar de la Renta, Carolina Herrera, Chris Benz, Malo, and Peter Som are all plagued with fur collars, coats, vests, and trim. Disclaimer: I have not been able to varify that the fur pictured is real & not faux in some cases. But, I can verify that Carolina Herrera used mink & swakara and Oscar chose sable & fox to adorn his pieces, per style.com.
Is fur back in vogue? So sad.

image credit: PETA, fur is dead

a few jewels

There wasn't much to drool over at last night's SAG awards, but I did LOVE Sandra Oh's homage to her Korean heritage with this lovely modern version of a hanbok made by a local designer. I have no doubt that this will make a lot of worst-dressed lists (reminiscent of Charlize's big bow a la Christian Dior at the 2006 Oscars). But, I think Sandra Oh's dress is lovely (bow and all) & I applaud her for a unique vision & unconventional approach to red carpet fashion.

Although I loath Debra Messing (not sure where these feeling stem from), I must admit that I absolutely LOVED her gold Oscar de la Renta number. It was so sleek & the bejeweled neckline was superb.

image credits: anne cusak/los angeles times