Project Green Chic: Modo for Jennifer Creel

Posted By: KK on 04/29/10 7:53 AM | Categories: Project Green Chic

We asked our friend and designer Jennifer Creel to explain how she became an activist in protecting the environment:

I have learned from several environmentally active friends how to make important changes to my lifestyle.  Amanda Hearst writes a monthly article for Marie-Claire Magazine devoted to environmentally friendly fashion and lifestyle and is on the board of Riverkeeper.  Annie Churchill Albert is invovled with the NRDC and the Riverkeeper Junior Council.  She is a model of living with an awareness of the world around her.  Ulla Parker lives a green lifestyle and supports many organizations like Oceana, NRDC and Conservation International.  Shelly Malkin heads development for NRDC and is an incredible artist.  She currently is showing her work at the Greenwich Audubon Center.  Libby Fitgerald runs Greyledge Farms a sustainable source of grass fed meat and poutlry.   I believe these women and the changes they represent contribute to a much healthier environment for me and my children.   In business, I am a fashion designer of Modo for Jennifer Creel sunglasses. The collection is made of natural materials such as bamboo and leather. In addition, Modo is
planting a tree with every purchase through the philanthropic organization  "Trees for the Future!"

-Jennifer Creel
 
 
Clockwise: Fisher
($365), Sabrina
($285), Virginia
($325), Talitha
($325), Jamie
($285)
 

Travel: Travel: The of World of Yves Saint Laurent

Posted By: KK on 04/29/10 5:08 AM | Categories: Travel

The Petit Palais has opened the first large-scale retrospective of iconic French fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent's work, who died in 2008 at the age of 71.  Curated in close cooperation with Pierre Berge, YSL's longtime partner in life as well as in business, the exhibit highlights 300 timeless and astounding creations from YSL.  In homage to the late French couturier we looked back to his orginal designs and paired them with items that you can buy today to sport such elegance.  What to wear this spring?  Yves Saint Laurent, but of course.  
  
 
Left to Right: YSL's muse model Verushchka in his safari inspried designs in 1968, YSL Mombassa Bag ($1,045), YSL Chloris 105 Sandal ($895), YSL Entrelacs Gold-Plated Cuff ($895), YSL Animal-Print Sunglasses ($250), YSL Fold-Over Draped Dress and Concentric Stone Necklace ($1,890) 
 
 
 
Left to Right: YSL Black & Ochre Dress from the 1983 Autumn Collections, YSL Flap-Leather Clutch ($595), YSL Slides ($595), YSL Croquet Zig-Zag Necklace ($650), YSL Arty Bracelet ($575), YSL Knot-Detail Gown ($5,130)
 


Left to Right: YSL's 1965 painter Piet Mondrian Dress, YSL Y Clutch ($575), YSL Agate Drop Earrings ($295), YSL Cut-Out Cuff ($595), YSL Arty Aventurine Ring ($495), YSL Tribute Sandals ($995), YSL Double Crepe Cotton Cross-Back Top ($990), YSL Satin Duchess Shorts ($550)

 

The World of Yves Saint Laurent will be on exhibition at the Petits Palais on Avenue Winston Churchil until August 29, 2010.  To purchase tickets click here.

For further information on what to do in Paris, check out our friends at Girls Guide to Paris.

 

 

W2WW Events: W2WW and Calypso

Posted By: KK on 04/28/10 8:10 AM | Categories: W2WW Events

What2WearWhere would like to say a huge THANK YOU to Calypso St.Barth for hosting W2WW and Kick Kennedy, Legacy Ambassador for the Waterkeeper Alliance for an event to announce W2WW’s Project Green Chic and to welcome Kick as W2WW’s Green Fashion Editor.  Guests sipped delicious cocktails by Right Gin and crisp water from Keeper Springs while shopping for the spring season, Calypso St. Barth donated 10% of all purchases at this event to Waterkeeper Alliance and Riverkeeper.

As a daughter of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Kick grew up with a love and understanding of nature and has since forged her own way as a dynamicenvironmentalist.  Recently, Kick climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro with a high profile group called Summit on the Summit to raise awareness of the global water crisis, and was also honored by Solar 1 as a Young Environmentalist.

Throughout the month of April, to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day, What2WearWear will feature products, fashion and people who have made this planet a more safe and healthy world for all of us.  During the month, W2WW will donate 50% of retail sales through the site to Riverkeeper and Waterkeeper Alliance.

Online Sales: Calypso Sale

Posted By: KK on 04/28/10 2:45 AM | Categories: Online Sales

A huge thanks to Calypso St.Barth for hosting our first What2WearWhere event with Kick Kennedy to announce Project Green Chic and to welcome Kick as our W2WW Green Fashion Editor.  We love all of their chic clothing and accessories, especially on sale!


Clockwise: Layered Ruffle Mini $99 (was $135), Calypso Marine Fragrance $19 (was $55), Circle
Dress $99 (was $325), Cassis Sequin Pants $29 (were $285), Glendy Cashmere Crew Sweater $149 (was $225), Triple Chain Bracelet $129 (was $195), Sequin Mesh Blouse $49 (was $165), K. Jacques Ganges Sandals $149 (were $225)
 
     

Project Green Chic: Rainforest Action Network's 25th Anniversary New York Benefit

Posted By: KK on 04/27/10 7:31 AM | Categories: Project Green Chic

 

Rainforest Action Network (RAN) is returning to NYC to celebrate its 25th Anniversary Thursday, April 29 at (Le) Poisson Rouge hosted by Chris Noth and special music guests Keith Paine & Tift Merritt.  The event will highligh a quarter century of tough and effective campaign work to protect forests and halt climate change, one corporation at a time.  The event will also feature a live auction, where guests could win:  Two Tickets to the world premiere of Sex and the City 2 in NYC on May 24th, including 3 nights in the Penthouse Suite at the Hotel Plaza Athenee with limo transport to and fro the premiere or even a dinner date with Chris Noth.  
 
We picked a fully fashionably conscious and ECO outfit for our W2WW Green Fashion Editor and RAN host committe member, Kick Kennedy.  Love this 100% Bamboo grey dress by Beau Soleil, especially when paired with sustainable accessories!  
 
For further information about the event, please contact Katie Steele at 415.659.0537.   
 
Clockwise: Beau Soleil 100% Bamboo Beau Julius Dress ($275), Nashelle Designs Earrings ($108), Virginia Johnson Starburst Print Scarf ($195), Nashelle Designs Ring ($88), Nimli Metro Bangle ($48), Novella Royale Penny Clutch ($395), Stella McCartney Platforms ($855)
 

What to Wear: Doug %20 Mike Starn – Big Bambu on the Roof at the Met

Posted By: KK on 04/26/10 7:15 AM | Categories: What to Wear

Doug %20 Mike Starn on the Roof: Big Bambu at The Metropolitan Museum of Art
 
 
Doug %20 Mike Starn on the Roof: Big Bambu opens on April 27 at the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Roof Garden at the Metropolitan Museum.  The twin brothers were invited to create a site-specific installation, which will eventually measure to about 100 feet long, 50 feet wide, and 50 feet high.  Vistors will witness the continuing creation as the artists and a group of rock climbers contruct this creation through out the spring, summer and fall as the exhibition will on view till October 31, 2010.
 
So excited to see this impressive installation.  We first met
Doug and Mike through Richard Edwards of Baldwin
Gallery in Aspen.  We chose this floral and fashionably conscious Stella
McCartney dress to go with the natural bamboo edifice along with earthy-toned
accessories.  We added a pair of rubber-soled DVF ballet flats
to the mix as visitors are encouraged to walk amongst the performance
sculpture and heels would be a little daunting.    
 
 
Clockwise: Stella McCartney Floral Print Dress ($1,095), KJL Bamboo Hoop Earrings ($60), YSL Cuff ($895), Tory Burch Frame Clutch ($395), Jil Sander Three-Strand Belt ($345), Tory Burch Wrap-Up Heel ($325), DVF Rubber-Soled Ballet Flat ($195)   
 
 

What to Wear: Tribeca Film Festival Drive-In

Posted By: KK on 04/23/10 8:05 AM | Categories: What to Wear

 
 
The Tribeca Film Festival is among us!  Tonight the Tribeca Drive-In opens with a screening of the 1988 classic comedy "BIG" staring Tom Hanks.  Head down to the World Financial Center Plaza on 220 Vesey Street and get a group together for an evening picnic.  Film screenings start at dusk (around 8:15pm) yet the venue opens at 6pm to snag a prime spot.  Forget about being an adult for an evening and relive the simplity of childhood.  I mean who doesn't remember the "Heart & Soul" dance off between Tom Hanks and Robert Loggia at FAO Schwartz?!  Oh and the drive-in is free so it won't cost you "three dimes, a hundred dollar bill and 87 ones." 
 
 
 

Left to Right: Marc Jacobs Cardigan ($160), J.Brand Jeans ($165), Madewell Chunky Gem Necklace ($68), J.Crew Hockney Hobo ($258), Hamilton Picnic Set for 4 ($90), Topshop Resin Bangle ($20), J.Crew Ballet Flat ($98), Picnic Time Blanket Tote ($19.85)

 

Travel: Morning, Nude & Night

Posted By: KK on 04/23/10 3:26 AM | Categories: Travel

Heading to Paris this spring?  Take a peek at our Paris-worthy morning to night look.  When traveling, it helps to pick a palette while packing, making mix-and-matching that much easier.  This season we are MAD about minamalist nudes and created an ensemble incorporating this trend.  This Malene Birger sweater dress can take you from food shopping on the rue de Buci to checking out the lastest fashions at the high end department store the Bon Marche.  Create multiple guises simply by adding an Hermes scarf or cinching it with this fab DVF belt.  Totes are a must when trotting about Paris, as you never know when you might spot a freshly baked baguette to pair with a perfectly ripe Camembert…  This woven Anya Hindmarch "Wine" tote is ideal for groceries and can easily fit in a suitcase or you can create a timeless statement with this forever-chic YSL shopping bag.  The climate in Paris during early spring can be brisk which is why we topped off this outfit with a classic A.P.C. trench.  Bon voyage and happy shopping!

Check in on our friends at Girls Guide to Paris for the best shopping guides ever!    

 
 

Clockwise:  Malene Birger Sweater Dress ($345), Vintage Chanel Fringe Pendant ($950), Persol Folding-Frame Sunglasses ($260), A.P.C. Trench ($460), Tory Burch Simple Heel ($250), J.Crew Ballet Flats ($98), YSL Shopping Tote ($945), Anya Hindmarch Wine Tote ($120), Hermes Le Monde est Vaste Scarf ($375), DVF Deliah Domes Belt ($210), Vionnet Cuff ($530)         

 

What the Chairs Wear: MCNY Spring Lecture and Luncheon

Posted By: KK on 04/22/10 2:08 PM | Categories: What the Chairs Wear


Elizabeth Farran Tozer, Zibby to her friends, is being honored at the Museum of the City of New York's Spring Lecture and Luncheon on April 26.  Zib is one of those gals who does it all and makes it look easy.  The Museum is recognizing her civic leadership and stewardship of the luncheon for over 20 years.  On the program is Iris Apfel, one of the most celebrated personalities in the worlds of fashion, textiles, adn interior design, and Perter Pennoyer, principal of the eponymous firm with a national practice in classical and traditional architecture.


Our Style Editor, Hilary Dick, has fashioned a fantastically classic ensemble with this perfect Caroline Herrera faille sheath and creates a statement with Oscar de la Renta's gorgeous gold and shell necklace.  This look is so flattering and feminine for every age and body type and it will hold its value by becoming a "go to" look for spring and summer.   Zibby will be a "stand out" in it and then again, she always is. For information, visit the Museum of the City of New York.

 

 


 

Project Green Chic: W2WW Welcomes Kick Kennedy

Posted By: KK on 04/21/10 9:23 AM | Categories: Project Green Chic

Celebrate Earth Day in style!  We are so proud to annouce Kick Kennedy as our Fashionably Conscious Fashion Editor.  As a daughter of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Kick grew up with a love and understanding of nature and has since forged her own way as a dynamic environmentalist.  She is a Legacy Ambassador for  Waterkeeper Alliance, the global organization connecting and supporting Waterkeeper programs on six continents to provide a voice for waterways and their communities.  Kick is also an active advocate for Riverkeeper, the organization dedicated to the protection and the ecological integrity of the Hudson River and its tributaries, and to the safeguarding of the drinking supply of New York City and the lower Hudson Valley.  Recently, Kick climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro with a high profile group called Summit on the Summit to raise awareness of the global water crisis, she was also honored by Solar 1 as a young environmentalist.   As part of the new Legacy Group, Kick is partnering with others in the development of "The American Family Collection" of women's apparel. Check out some of Kick's green picks to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day!
 



From Left to Right:  Designer Stella McCartney, The Waterkeeper Allicance, Dirty Librarian Chains Nova Necklace ($525), Acai Rainforest Bracelet ($14.95), Beau Soleil Tote ($55), AK Vintage Became the Sky Earrings ($130), Alex & Ani Bracelets ($158), Jennifer Creel for Modo Jamie Sunglasses ($325), Tribal Societe Fishers Island Tangua Necklace ($98), Global Goods Thread Bangles ($12), Riverkeeper, TOMS Vegan Blue Tangier Shoes ($54), Lauren Pierce Honorata Lady Dress   

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