Tomas Maier has the I’m-so-rich-I-can-flaunt-it-discreetly look down pat. For Spring Summer 2010, Maier’s collection for Bottega Veneta were full of luxurious materials and women-friendly silhouettes — smart move considering Bottega’s clientele is usually of the age that doesn’t want to show too much skin. There were lovely wrap tops (some with kimono sleeves) and low-cut, [...]

Nothing says luxury like an exotic skin and better to make your statement this Fall saving your pretty pennies than blowing it on something that won’t last through two seasons. A platform heel wrapped in exotic skin is a faithful wing girl when you’re out on the prowl, and those Upper East ladies and Hitchcock [...]

Although in this summer heat it’s hard to think about anything other than a nicely air-conditioned room, I get all hot and bothered (in a good way) just thinking about the day that I can break out my fur vest. For Fall, designers were all about the Fuzzy Wuzzy showing off real and faux fur [...]

So many designers use embellishment as the value-add, thinking all that sparkly handiwork will be worth the purchase. It is not always the wrong approach, but Tomas Maier’s Fall/Winter 2009 collection for Bottega Veneta was an exercise in how going down to the seams and folds can be so freshly elegant and even sexy. If [...]