Mama Knows: March 2013

Friday, March 29, 2013

Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Shoe of the Day!

(yves) SAINT LAURENT

Tan leather platform Tribute heels

SPRING is in the AIR! Get your camel sandals ready!

Pleated.

J.Crew

Pleated dress in Super 120s

Maison Martin Margiela

Pleated silk dress

Joseph Casey

Pleated stretch-crepe dress

Paul Smith

Cut Up Floral Pleated Skirt Dress

I love the pleated dress right now, so LADY!

Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Shoe of the Day!

Alexander Wang

Martha cutout leather knee boots

Shredded.

Raquel Allegra

Shredded cotton-blend jersey top in white or grey

Rick Owens

Long Sleeve Yarn Sweater

Love these!

Monday, March 25, 2013

Shoe of the Day!

Christian Louboutin

Monocronana 120 studded patent-leather sandals

Friday, March 22, 2013

Thursday, March 21, 2013

Shoe of the Day!

Maison Martin Margiela

Glitter-finished raffia ankle boots

(featured today on GOOP)

Gucci Unveils "Green" Handbag Line

GUCCI has launched the world's first collection of zero-deforestation handbags. The Italian fashion house unveiled the designs this morning during Paris Fashion Week.

The range - which features three styles made from Amazon leather - was designed in collaboration with Livia Firth's Green Carpet Challenge and the National Wildlife Federation. The bags "set new standards in traceability and ecological certification", ensuring that all Brazilian cow hides used are legally and ethically produced.

"This is a breakthrough moment for sustainable style," said Firth. "Once again, our collaboration with Gucci spotlights this fashion house as a genuine leader. Working together to utilise on-the-ground research by the NWF means that we have created a chain of custody that brings real change to the fashion industry."

Each piece is guaranteed to have caused zero-deforestation and comes complete with its own passport, detailing the exact history of its chain of supply - from the birth of the cow to the creation of the final product. The leather used comes from cattle ranches that have achieved Rainforest Alliance certification - which covers environmental criteria as well as the ethical treatment of the animals - a first for a leather collection.

"This is a breakthrough moment for sustainable style," said Firth. "Once again, our collaboration with Gucci spotlights this fashion house as a genuine leader. Working together to utilise on-the-ground research by the NWF means that we have created a chain of custody that brings real change to the fashion industry."

"I believe that today more than ever before, customers want to be associated with brands that are thoughtful and responsible," said Gucci creative director Frida Giannini. "This project with the Green Carpet Challenge was conceived to show how we can be proactive on environmental issues, by raising awareness and demonstrating action on the subject of deforestation."

To coincide with the project, Gucci is making a donation of €50,000 to the National Wildlife Federation, funding work to promote deforestation-free Brazilian leather.

Stay tuned for more on this!

Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Shoe of the Day!

Gianvito Rossi

Satin-trimmed leather pumps

Beauty featured at Net-a-Porter.com

After 13 years of selling high-end clothing and accessories, online retailer Net-a-Porter is expanding into the beauty category for the first time.

The e-tailer is starting small. Only 11 brands — Chantecaille, Natura Bissé, Aesop, Le Metier de Beaute, 3 LAB, Beauty Works West, Philip B, Joya, Ilia, Sarah Chapman and James Read — are being offered at launch, with more promised on a weekly basis. The site plans to carry a "tight assortment" of "star products" in the makeup, hair, skin, nail varnish and fragrance categories, according to a statement from David Olsen, vice president of beauty at Net-a-Porter.

The current range spans a variety of price points, from a $10 tanning mitt from James Read, already sold out, to a 60ml bottle of Natura Bisse smoothing serum for $715.

www.net-a-porter.com