Isabel Marant Basley boot

To be honest, I can't quite get on board with these. They are moccasins, which for me had a big moment in 2007-2008 and that was it. Yes they have the hidden wedge, it's true. But for $600 I'd rather buy the Betty or the Bobby sneaker and end the torture. 

These remind me of shoes I'd see when I was a shoe buyer: not a sneaker, not a boot....just a sneaker-boot "hybrid". And using the word hybrid to describe a shoe is never a good thing.

They are already sold out on mytheresa.com and I'm sure la garconne is next, so what do I know? Still I have to say, I love the Jenny boot way more than the Basley and I never pulled the trigger on the Jenny, more because of comfort than anything. Also I kind of have a rule against shoes with tassels. So for me, I think I will pass.  

For those who are so inclined, the Basley is $600 and is available in the camel suede and anthracite suede at most IM stores: including Barneys, Bird, Creatures of Comfort, La Garconne, Diani, Heist, and soon at Odessa in Portland, although only in the camel. La Garconne is also carrying it in white. For what it's worth, I think that in an overall look the anthracite actually looks the best. Then it looks more like a boot and less like a moccasin-sneaker...thing.

Etoile Isabel Marant Odrys Cardigan

This sweater has been stalking me. First it showed up at Odessa in Portland and promptly sold out in my size (although I was all tied up with Dicker boots and not able to purchase at that time). Then Totokaelo in Seattle received it in two colors and was sold out of both within one day.

I had gotten over it and was almost okay with it when while perusing PopSugar saw a picture of Michelle Williams wearing it at JFK, and then I fell in love all over again.

And have been obsessing about it since then (that was last week). I emailed several boutiques including Misch in Vancouver only to find out that they had sold out but was I interested in the new style in the same intarsia pattern, the Obira. Hmmm, a little too floppy for my taste.

Then two days ago, my friend Roberta over at Camp Comfort blogged about it. And then I knew I'd regret it if I didn't buy it.

Not only is it an amazing intarsia knit but here in Portland, this kind of heavy cardigan functions as a coat for me for more than half of the year.  Luckily, I found one size 34 at Barneys in Chicago yesterday. (yes, only one left nationwide!)

And by the way the pattern comes in two other silhouettes as well:
the Ouda, a crewneck, and the Ojima, a hoody. Both are available at Creatures of Comfort:

the Ouda

the Ojima

If I had endless funds or was a celebrity, I would definitely snap up the crew neck. It looked amazing styled for NYC boutique Maryam Nassir Zadeh as seen on the blog, the marant philes:

Dixie Boots - Fall Isabel Marant

Isabel Marant's new Dixie boot is a low-heel version of the incessantly coveted Dicker boots. To me, they are more like a beatle boot and less of a cowboy boot. Regardless, they are at the very top of my fall wishlist. The taupe is pictured but they also come in black. I'm sure all the usual places will have them: Stuart & Wright in Brooklyn, Creatures of Comfort and of course Odessa in Portland. At $615, they are not for the faint of heart.

Isabel Marant obsessed

The spring/summer Isabel Marant collection is one of her best by far. I have been coveting nearly every single piece but have yet to buy anything. I am totally in love with the Rolf sweater in red from the Etoile line ($400) and was super annoyed to see Kate Bosworth arriving at LAX last week wearing it...AND with an enormous Isabel Marant shopping bag IN the airport.

THEN she shows up walking around LA the very next day in the exact same sweather in a different color!!

It's hard not to hate her.

(P.S. The sweater also comes in a cardigan version with zip, which might actually be more practical. I'm going to Odessa in Portland this week to check it out.)