street style: Kirsten Dunst in London

Kiki was spotted in London on Sunday night walking around with bf Garrett Hedlund. What a great look she had going on. Long, navy peacoat (now I'm on the hunt for one this length), skintight black jeans, leather Isabel Marant Dicker boots, burgundy beret and completed with a LV Sofia Coppola bag in oxblood, the color of the season.

House of style: was seriously my favorite thing ever

I used to have multiple VHS tapes with episodes of MTV's House of Style on them. My favorite episode featured Kate Moss as a cherubic teenager debuting in the fashion industry. After just watching the documentary on MTV that came out a couple days ago, I realized that I had more than a couple segments memorized: Naomi Campbell and her zit cream, John Galliano's first runway show, and Duran Duran shopping at Sears. 

Of course, more apparent were the perennial episodes not even mentioned! Liv Tyler back to school shopping and my favorite Kate Moss show in which she says that all she wants later in life is "babies, lots of babies" and how she didn't get to know Marky Mark when they did the Calvin ad together because "he had his posse there." They also failed to mentioned the entire grunge trend and how Marc Jacobs launched that with his line for Perry Ellis in 1993. And how the thrift shopping wasn't house of style being deferential to their midwestern audience's budget but had more to do with grunge. And that to find that grunge look, you had to go to a thrift store. Thrifting was the trend.

How funny that Sofia Coppola looks like she hasn't aged a day, not even one day. No fair.


Not sure what the "new" house of style will bring. I would like to like it but I am skeptical. Now I am waiting for a revival of the "FT" Fashion Television show on CNN that I also used to record on VHS.

Steven Alan handbags

it's hard not to lust after these... simple. and affordable. and VERY similar to that Sofia Coppola by LV bag that is so completely not affordable.

The Camilla bag is a doctor-style bag with a strap that is extendable. It is $425 and comes in black, tan and a great olive green with black trim.

The Adelaide bag is sort of like two small clutches together. I don't love the style but in the black/green combo with tan straps, it's nice. it's $395.

 The iPhone sling, as it's called, is only $85 and holds your phone plus some cash, cards and maybe keys. I really like how utilitarian it is.

Marie-Antoinette

Sofia Coppola: wedding style

One of my favorite style icons got married over the weekend. She chose Azzedine Alaia to design her wedding dress (as well as daughter Romy's), a surprising choice considering her long-running friendship and many fashion collaborations with Marc Jacobs. Have to say though, the lavender dress is beautiful and I love that she went the non-traditional route and embraced a "party-dress" silhouette with the short, poufy skirt. The black ankle strap sandals she paired it with are simple yet perfectly complement the girliness of the dress.


She had some amazing beach and shopping looks as well. Love the black strapless one-piece and the white cross-body handbag, and how she wears it with a white dress.

if only...

My friend Marti blogged recently about all of the items she would buy with infinite means. It got me thinking about the handbag that has been foremost in my mind although furthest from reality: Sofia Coppola for Louis Vuitton. This is one of the promotional photos on the LV website, no doubt shot by Sofia herself. I love the cobalt but would take any color...IF that is I could afford the absurd $4000 price tag!! Even if I could, spending that much on a bag sort of makes my head spin (especially without some CCs on it). Doesn't make it any less pretty though.

Sofia's muse Kirsten Dunst has been out and about in LA sporting it.

And then the director/designer herself at NYFW with Kirsten of course but luckily Kiki brought a different bag.

It's a really simply designed bag but like Sofia herself (and her movies) the simplicity of the design is what makes it. Would love to see it in person.

Also, check out what my friend Marti is dreaming of.

formal attire

I have a friend who wants me to go to a formal event on Saturday. I am undecided mainly because I have nothing to wear.

This would be my ideal look (minus Sofia's preggers belly):

sofia forever

Sofia Coppola is another style icon of mine. Her movies are amazing, especially the underrated Marie-Antoinette. But her personal style is another thing entirely. While her red-carpet looks are fairly formulaic: almost always a little black dress, knee length with small, low black shoes and a small black clutch. Her casual day-to-day style is also very simple but extremely chic. And given that she's been living in Paris for the last several years, her style seems to be getting better and better

Unfortunately, since Sofia's not one for making headlines, it's rare to see a candid of her street-style. So imagine how happy I was to find this great Sofia blog today: oohsofia.blogspot.com. Below are a couple street shots of Sofia that showcase her daytime style (all from said blog).

I also learned some exciting personal and professional news about Sofia as well. She has a new movie coming out in 2010 that she wrote and directed called Somewhere starring Stephen Dorff (great casting choice!) AND, she is expecting another baby with Phoenix frontman and frenchman Thomas Mars. Congratulations, Sofia! Which brings to mind another thing about Sofia I love - her sparkling white wine available in the mini-cans. Yum!

Maybe she should be a lifestyle icon too. Do her own "GOOP". I'd be much more interested in her picks than Gwyneth Paltrow's.