We shot Cusp looks for Fall on the sidewalks of Los Angeles with a trio of models. As you can see, photographer Coliena Rentmeester stops at nothing to get the perspective she wants.
Stylist: Alison Edmund
Models: Nimue Smit, Anna Laryn, Cora Emmanuel
Tom Ford, you guys!
Tom Ford shoes and bags are now online, ladies and gents. They’ve been in stores for a couple of seasons. Now Neiman Marcus Group is the first and only retailer to offer these accessories online. So you can be the chicest woman or man in…wherever you are.
By now, we’re beating the heat in style, thanks to summer’s repertoire – bright color, print-on-print, silver sandals and cat-eye sunnies. With stylish success comes a natural fall forward. Luckily the NM Fall Trends for women — The Statement Handbag, The Smoking Slipper, Digital Prints, The Leather Leg, Navy: The New Neutral, Mixed Greens, The Jacket and Borrowed From The Boys — are here to catch us, just in time to start scouting the new season’s staples and must-haves. See something you love? Create a Pinterest board focusing on your favorite NM Fall trend and you could win a $3000 Fall wardrobe kickstarter.
Here’s how:
Follow Neiman Marcus on Pinterest, explore our Fall Trends and search the web for your favorites. Create a board inspired by one of our Fall Trends. Title the board with the trend name and pin the NM Fall Forward Challenge Pin to your board. Include #NMFallTrends in each pin description. Your board must include five shoppable items from NeimanMarcus.com. Post the link to your board in the comments section of the Neiman Marcus Pinterest Challenge pin and you’ll automatically be entered for a chance to win a $3,000 Neiman Marcus Virtual Gift Card. Enter by 07/30/12 at 5 PM CT.
Visit NeimanMarcus.com to choose your favorite trend and start pinning.
With her four-year-old shoe label Charlotte Olympia making major fashion waves, I paid a visit to London-based designer Charlotte Olympia Dellal in her Paris showroom. The whimsy of her designs and the stories behind each one are incredibly charming, as is she. The motifs included paper moons, doll faces and African animals. Next we traipsed up the road to Place Vendome, where we had a lot of laughs while posing for photographer Dan Lecca. Coincidentally our outfits kind of matched, and I’ll bet the passerby thought we were honeymooners. See Dan’s final portraits of us in the Pre-Fall issue of The Book along with the complete interview.
Ken Downing: Looking at you is like looking at a movie still from the 1940s. You are a glamorous Hollywood siren! The hair, the red lipstick…
Charlotte Olympia Dellal: You are very sweet. Hollywood has always been a major source of inspiration to me—old Hollywood through a modern lens, a bit classic, but not old-fashioned. I would hate to be called a throw back! My grandmother has always been a huge inspiration to me. Her hair, her red lipstick, the whole idea of Hollywood glamour was something I was raised around.
NM fashion director Ken Downing and accessories director AnaMaria Pimentel are always thinking months in advance. Each season the two are tasked with forecasting the trends and developing a styling perspective for the most covetable pieces of the coming collections. Recently, Ken and AnaMaria took to the NM fashion closet (a wondrous place where all of the samples live before the actual merchandise hits stores and NeimanMarcus.com) to style looks representative of NM’s biggest Fall 2012 trends. We’ve dubbed them Mixed Greens, Borrowed From the Boys, The Jacket, The Leather Leg, The Smoking Slipper, Navy: The New Neutral, The Smoking Slipper, Digital Prints and The Statement Handbag. The slideshow features behind-the-scenes pictures from an internal NM trend presentation.
See pre-Fall styles now at NeimanMarcus.com and Neiman Marcus stores.
I never pass up a chance to see my dear friend Rachel Zoe! Her parents, husband Rodger and baby Skyler, and even her favorite teacher from high school all turned up at NM Short Hills to support the Jersey girl. We presented her pre-Fall collection and a preview of her jewelry collection, coming very soon. Stay tuned!
Christian Louboutin Very Prive Python Pump
Women seem to shop for shoes in one of two mindsets – one, they need to find a shoe to fill a void in their closet. Or, two, they have the means to buy shoes purely to make a statement or in appreciation of the beauty of the shoe. I realized this during my shopping date with author Rachelle Bergstein, who has just published her first book, “Women from the Ankle Down: The Story of Shoes and How They Define Us.” It is a fun and witty look at the way women’s shoes have evolved throughout the twentieth century. Even more fascinating is how the evolution of the shoe mimics the change in women’s roles throughout history—the growth of women’s self-confidence. Shopping with Rachelle, who spent four years researching the history of women’s shoes, was not only fun but also quite educational.
Rachelle Bergstein
In her day-to-day life, Rachelle is a city girl who is always seeking the perfect balance between fashion and function. She prefers wedges or flats due to her lifestyle, but appreciates a beautiful heel as well… preferably a platform. And with her fashion sense shaped during the Grunge era of the Nineties, Rachelle favors edgier shoes that mix both masculine and feminine elements. So it is no surprise that Rachelle was immediately drawn to the Jimmy Choo studded smoking loafers. She loves the style, and the studding keeps them edgy, but above all else they offer the “perfect mix of comfort and style.” With a guilty look she admits, “I don’t wear flats as often as I probably should.”
Jimmy Choo
Bruno Frisoni at NM Beverly Hills. Photo by Alex J. Berliner/ ABImages
Many of modern footwear’s most iconic designs trace their steps to the atelier of Roger Vivier, a French shoe designer credited with refining the stiletto heel, popularizing thigh-high boots and partnering with Yves St. Laurent for the iconic Pilgrim-buckle flats Catherine Deneuve wore in 1967’s “Belle de Jour.” The rich history of that design enterprise has been mined since 2003 when Tod’s owner Diego Della Valle relaunched the Roger Vivier brand and appointed Bruno Frisoni creative director of the Paris-based accessories company. A frequent visitor to Los Angeles, the elegant, intellectual Frenchman says he is often inspired by “the cool way of living” in Southern California. “Everyone is a star here, even the sun… The nearby desert, architecture, the great houses and interior/exterior way of living provide much inspiration, for colors, shape, everything.” Frisoni channels what he sees into reinventing the maison with modern accessories. The geometric and faceted Prismick collection has already become a house icon for the present day.
The iconic Pilgrim buckle. Photo by Alex J. Berliner/ ABImages
Prismick handbag
NMdaily: What is it like to step into the shoes of a well-known designer and his namesake company and bring it into another era?
Bruno Frisoni: Mr. Vivier was the great master of shoes, who seduced the great names like Christian Dior and Yves Saint Laurent, as well as celebrities like Marlene Dietrich, Brigitte Bardot, Elizabeth Taylor, Princess Soraya, The Queen of England for her coronation in 1953. Having said this, when we started working on the relaunch and strategy of the brand, we knew from the very beginning that one thing we really wanted was to respect the name of Roger Vivier and company, but also transform the brand into a luxury maison of accessories. And I can say today that we have achieved the goal.
Shorts are a must-have summer staple. They not only keep you cool, they look cool. And with the right accessories, a pair of shorts can be versatile enough to take you from day to night. A loose, casual silk shirt and a cross-body bag are perfect for daytime errands or outdoor activities. Then take the look up a notch for evening by adding a structured jacket or blazer, and minimize your must-haves with a sleek clutch. See credits after the jump.
What good is a tribal moment without layers and layers of global-inspired jewelry? You know what I say. More is more and less is a bore!
Shop jewelry at NeimanMarcus.com or Neiman Marcus stores. There are rewards in store during the Bejeweled Event.
