Pictured: International Shopping club Beyond the Rack features LA Designer Jenny Han today for 60% off. I have to give a shout out today about the effortless chic of Jenny Han’s California cool collection of modern apparel. Who is Jenny Han you may ask? Jenny is a Los Angeles designer who has been putting out great quality, vintage inspired pieces since 2004. Her styles are elegant (crafted with quality fabrics like silks, satins and cashmeres) that scream opulence. But today, her designs are on sale at Beyond the Rack and there is nothing opulent about the prices. And best of all, Beyond the Rack ships internationally, so all recessionistas can enjoy these great deals.
The intricate details and vintage inspired patterns of her garments have made Jenny's collection a red-carpet staple among Hollywood celebrities and industry insiders. Check out Nicki Hilton in an adorable Jenny Han vintage inspired dress.
Pictured: Nicki Hilton in Jenny Han Nicki Hilton mixed black opaque tights and Mary Janes with this adorable white Jenny Han mini-dress. Personally, I am lusting after one of Jenny's maxi dresses for summer parties. I wish I'd had one of those maxi dresses for yesterday's party. Here's a great looking one from the Beyond the Rack sale.
Fashion News and Deals
Now, a little round up of fashion news and deals that have interested me this week.
For those of us dedicated to the lure of "free fashion" there is a Gucci handbag giveaway at Ideeli today. This is an updated Gucci bag design with a colorful rose tattoo on the front. An interesting take on a classic.
Pictured: Ideeli's Gucci handbag giveaway. Click here to enter.New York Magazine's The Cut section has a story on the new Anna Sui collection for Target with preview pictures. Sadly, I am underwhelmed as are many of the commentators on the piece. I'll wait for the next Anna Sui sale at Anthropologie.
Betsey Johnson is thinking of retiring. Say it ain't so. I have a skirt from the old Betsey store on Main St. in Santa Monica that I bought 10 years ago. I still wear it. It's just beautiful. I wish Betsey would do a budget line before she retires. :)
Recently, Oprah Magazine featured the fabuless Norma Kamali collection for Walmart in its pages, and now the new summer stuff is selling out. O let us know next time, before you run something like this! :) Please be more sensitive. So, just a reminder, now that Oprah told everyone how great this collection is, if you are thinking of ordering, you might want to check to see if your selections are still available online.
Speaking of Norma K, I didn't realize that she designed the red swimsuit Farrah Fawcett wore in her famous poster. She knew Farrah for years. There is a nice piece about her memories of Farrah in the Wall Street Journal's Speakeasy blog. Click here to read it. A nice tribute to a former cover girl turned actress who really did want to be taken seriously.
Enjoy your Sunday! I'm going back to coffee drinking, newpaper reading and coupon clipping. You know, the simple things :)
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7 comments:
Loving all the posts and press. Glad to the the ORignial Recessionista blog on top. Cheers!
Thanks for your support!
I'm glad that you can tell the difference between this blog and some of the "others" springing up. It saddens me to see what others are doing with some of the ideas I have put forward on the blog.
You are tempting me with that blue Jenny Han dress. You know I need to save money!
Good post!
This is very interesting read, thanks for sharing the knowledge with all of us. Appreciate your thoughts.
Hey Recessionista,
Just reading the comments here. Sorry to hear there are so many "pretenders" out there.
Seems like there aren't many original ideas out there, so when someone has a good one, everyone piles in to imitate it and try to profit.
In the end, I hope the public won't be fooled. It's ludicrous to think of some the folks writing about "Recessionista shopping" as actually being on a budget. Pleeze...a TV commentator writing a cheesy book asking bloggers via Twitter for ideas, a NY "fashion" editor deciding that she is now a "recessionista", an LA TV show production and a host of others. Nice behavior in a recession, huh? Stepping on the little guy is becoming THE great American past time. It's feck'in disgusting.
What I like about you is that you OFFER REAL FEEDBACK from REAL PEOPLE!
I've been following you since you were in the NY TIMES. You started a blog on the Recession & style to offer information to help others, not to cash in.
Remember, my Mum always said, "The Cream Rises to the TOP."
Keep the FAITH! We LOVE you in the UK. C'mon over and be our Recessionista anytime.
CHEERS!
Ps--loved you in The Guardian!!!!
Pss-your pic is wicked cute.
I totally agree with you about the Anna Sui collection for Target; likewise, I was underwhelmed. It'll be interesting to see the pieces up close & personal, though; I'm curious about the quality and construction of the fabrics. Some of the dresses might not be so bad paired with boots and leggings; we'll have to see.
Hey, just adding a word of support to thread here--keep up the great posts Recessionista! I work in NYC publishing and I was shocked to see your idea knocked off by someone in the "entertainment" industry. I hope to see your own, original book very soon!
At some point, publishers do need to get books from people that can actually WRITE, not "personalities." I cringe at the rash of recent books from the Housewives of NY.
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