the it lists – fashion & trend blog

Elle claims that ‘designers are seeing the forest for the trees this season.’

About time because I think this is the first I’ve every seen wood prints - yayh something new!  Wood accessories and trim make for au natural spring dressing – and in the last few season prevalent in shoes especially, but not as an actual print. Love it.

Alexander McQueen rules on this trend, with his wood print silk jacket and skinny pants.

I’ve got mixed thoughts on these Micahel Kors wood panel pants. One moment I think they’re pretty damn cool, the next I think someone might sit on me thinking I’m an Eames chair. For Kors I think I’d risk it. Ha!

Pay attention to Leila Moss. Her status has recently advanced to an “it” girl this month by none other than Alexander McQueen himself.

Last week, within the media hype for McQueen’s upcoming Target collection, came the confirmation of her early adopters’ presence: Leila Moss is officially McQueen’s newest muse.

She’s also lead singer of blues-rock group, The Duke Spirit, where she’s definitely developed a cult following as a leader of indie’s femme elite - and accidental underground style guru.

No wonder McQueen wants to brand the alpha females of his universe with her superlative sense of style. She’s a diamond in the rough – some of the best it girls are just that.

Image [Camilo Munar]

Okay Recessionistas...here are some dates to put on your calendar. Next up on the high-end designers doing low-priced lines are:

Alexander McQueen for Target March 1
Adam Lippes for Mango March 1
Felix Rey’s bags for Target March 29
Loomstate for Target April 19
Matthew Williamson for H&M April 23

The one I’m most hyped for is Alexander McQueen’s Target line. It’s expected to include studs, mesh, and mermaids. I mean even McQueen’s McQ diffusion line can easily run you upwards of $400 for a dress and $200 for a top. Nylon Magazines’s got first peeks.

I’m addicted to all mineral makeup. Liquid foundation is a thing of the past in my bathroom, and now the creme de la creme finish before I leave the house is a final dusting from M.A.C. Mineralize Skinfinish.

Mineralize Skinfinish is one of the treats I picked up at BC Fashion Week. It’s a lux velvet-soft powder with high-frost metallic finish that adds buffed-up highlights to cheeks and brows, or an overall ultra-deluxe polish to the face. Highly reflective it gives fantastic depth.

Important! Don’t get turned off by how shimmery it looks – try it first. Friends are always super, super surprised when I show them the metallic product, but then they see it on me and there’s no glitter.

It’s best to go slightly darker than your skin tone – so the one that’s giving me a bit of color despite summer being long gone is M.A.C.’s Global Glow. It’s sold out online, but a bunch of my gals have still been able to get their brushes on these compacts.
 
Also grab the newest, Limited Edition Alexander McQueen -  Mineralize Skinfinish in NEW VEGAS! Backstage at Alexander McQueen Fall ‘07, looks veered colorfully to the dark side. Celebrating the designer’s historic inspiration: Haunting definition and subtle shaping of this collection was created by Mineralize Skinfinish. MAC and McQueen are two of the coolest fashion brands around, so a collaboration is obviously not to be missed.