Dreckitude!

Andre Leon Talley. Is. Awesome. LOVE him. Monsieur, may I hang out with you in your salon? He is totally what ANTM needed. I love his line "It's Gucci-esque-ish. And It's Dior-ish. And it's all the luxury brands-ISH!" He says things like "courtesan" and "salon" and "Dreckitude"! (Which, btw, I'm going to start saying. ) Don't get me wrong, I love Ms. Jay as much as the next guy, but the girls definitely needed him more for runway. BTW, did anyone else burst out laughing when that girl fell...twice?! LOL. Sorry, I know it's not nice to laugh at other's misfortune, but girl wasn't even on the runway-pendulum-gauntlet yet. (hee hee) Speaking of Rachel Roy...(the designer the girls were modeling)...has anyone seen the new Rachel Rachel Roy line at The Bay? It's a-ight. A bit pricey, but some interesting pieces. And there is also another new line there called Halston Heritage. I immediately noticed it as I was passing by the other day, but on first glance it looked kind of like expensive beach cover-ups...ie. something you would wear partying in South Beach. I didn't really pay too much attention...That is until I heard that SJP was the new chief creative officer of the line! (and in fact, that white dress you see her wearing in the SATC posters and trailer, not to mention a lot of her wardrobe for the film, is Halston Heritage).

So, today I decided to check it out... Upon closer inspection I found out that it was really, REALLY expensive beach cover-ups. Haha! Just kidding! There was some nice stuff: lots of asymmetric cuts and flowy, bright silks...but I'm not kidding about the expensiveness people. Like $835.00 for a dress anyone? Hello, do they not know this is The Bay? In Winnipeg? However, I think this is a step in the right direction. High fashion in Winnipeg. Expensive High Fashion in Winnipeg. Hm...

I'm all for high fashion. In fact I saw this utterly wonderful black swing trench with 3/4 length sleeves and pearl buttons by Pink Tartan. Tried it on and promptly fell in love. Looked at the tag and promptly fell out of love. $495.00. Again. This is The Bay. In Winnipeg. What are we not understanding here? However, I've decided to keep visiting this jacket...a la my Perpel dress. Who knows? Maybe lightning can strike twice. I will keep you updated.

Anyhoo, all this talk about fashion has made me want to update my "wish list" again. So, I will go and do that and holla at y'all laytah. (that's my new dreckitude).