With the winter season on it’s way out, Spring/Summer fashion trade shows like Capsule are welcomed as we anticipate new, fresh colors and styles to warm our wardrobe. Capsule Mens rolled into NYC earlier last week to the Angel Orensanz Foundation building in the Lower East Side, with an extension at The Puck Building nearby. The venues and intimacy of this particular trade show adds to the ambiance of chic, artsy, urban mens streetwear. Additionally, the infusion of international labels added an eclectic vibe, ranging from our fellow domestics NYC, LA, and Miami to Canada to the fashion cores of Europe, Asia and New Zealand. Some of the exhibitors this year’s show included Public School (NYC), CREEP (Toronto), D.GNAK (Seoul), FreshJive (LA), Stolen Girlfriends Club (Auckland), Yuketen (Hermosa Beach), as well as more well-known labels like Keds, Jansport, New Balance, Nike, Stussy, and Timberland.

I loved the guys from Naked & Famous Denim. They caught my eye because denim jeans are like my second skin so I’m always looking for new flattering looks. Company Owner Brandon Svarc travels to Japan, buying up rare, raw and radical rope-dyed Japanese denim for his awesome apparel line. Brandon’s also been able to pick up some Japanese origami skills using his denim fabric. Naked & Famous Denim is based out of Canada and pokes fun at a Hollywood “celeb-obsessed” culture. However, these jeans really are worth their MSRP for their cut and fit, durability and comfortability. These kanooks really know their fashion denim!

Capsule Mens revealed both styles of clean preppy urban swagger with slick leather shoes, light spring knit sweater vests, light cotton tees with urban lifestyle graphics, man purses, and pressed denim jeans; as well as funky rugged outback urbanite, featuring textured leather boots, distressed denim, man packs, and neutral/natural colors. Upon leaving Capsule, I happened to walk past a couple of NYC fellas, each totally encompassing the looks I had just seen and looking smokin’ hot. I would have liked to follow them to take their photo for this blog but didn’t want to risk adding Stalking to my RAP sheet.

Well, I can’t wait till Capsule Womens – Feb 22&23!! In the meantime, I’ll make room in my closet.

…this is fashion a la Joie

Every day should be special and romantic but, in this day and age, who has the time to make the effort? Between school, work, family, and friends, our precious quality time unfortunately gets the boot. With America’s divorce rate creeping over 50%, love needs to be initiated, rekindled, and made – gosh darn it!!

Fire it up, ladies. Valentine’s Day is a month away and you can’t ever have too much time to plan the perfect night for you and your honey. Aside from making those romantic dinner reservations, you gotta plan the hot little number for that special night. What, you need help with that? Well, you’ve come to the right place.

(Enter Viktor Viktoria and viktorviktoriashop.com)
So what kind of outfit are you looking for? I’m sure we have something to suit your needs.
“A jaw-dropping outfit with spell-binding appeal to bring out my inner sexy and make him drool!”

Let’s start with first impressions. Have you seen our line of slinky dresses? Maybe something like the evening hankerchief dress? It’s a classic cut to flatter all body types so you can throw self-consciousness out the window and focus on your man. For the more risque and daring, slip into a red hot halter mini dress with side slit. Before you know it, he’ll be slipping you right back out of it.

Click here to see the Blue Chain Hankerchief dress
Click here to see the Red Halter Mini Dress with side slit on Viktor Viktoria

“Perfect! I can’t wait. It’ll be so romantic –”
Wait! You can’t stop there. The dress matters but what’s underneath is just as important. He wants a lady on the street but a freak in the bed. So take a look at the many lingerie pieces and sexy accessories for the post-dinner fun.
“Sounds deviant! I love it. Show me more.”

Click here to see our assortment of belts and love chains at viktorviktoriashop.com

Click here to see Viktor Viktoria’s variety of Nippies Nipple Covers

Click here to see the Ruffle Booty Shorts at viktorviktoriashop.com

Viktor Viktoria and viktorviktoriashop.com carries naughty schoolgirl briefs, ruffle panties and petticoats for a frenchmaid look, sheer body stockings/leotards for a slimming body shape, and Nippies of assorted shapes and colors. Sorry, no flavors yet on those but improvisation and creativity are encouraged. Still with me?
“…chocolate whip cream, strawberries, KY…Huh? Oh yes, I was just…uh, thinking…I’m gonna need a set of the Red Hot Lips heart nippies and Eat My Wild Cherry panties!”

Click here to see the Red Hot Lips Heart-shaped Nippies
Click here to see the Eat My Wild Cherry panty at viktorviktoriashop.com

(Exit excited woman, now prepared and anxious for V-day romance)
(End scene)
Ah. Another satisfied customer and a soon-to-be satisfied mate.

…this is fashion a la Joie

Went strolling Fame. yesterday, expecting to see exciting fashion that would make pee in my pants for being so anxious that spring was coming. Clothes that would melt away winter where I could bloom like a young fashionista spring flower. To my disappointment, I had no urge to charge a booth and demand samples.
Upon my return home, sifting through the sparse business cards and catalogs I picked up at the trade show, I found a Luv2Luv 2010 Spring/Summer catalog. My boss must have thrown it in there to peruse as a joke. So perusing I did and a laugh I got. Luv2Luv is based in Plainview NJ, east of Hicksville, off the Long Island Expy. It’s geography already explains it all.
I think the story goes…Plain Jane gets her plain buddies to start an apparel line for upper middle to upper class cougars from Connetticutt spending their summers in the Hamptons. Once they have their target demographic in mind, they themselves continue to model their line of colorful faux batik print with odd-placed random spots of color. Perhaps it was bad lighting, a bad catalog; perhaps my already disappointed mood; perhaps cuz I’m not a upper middle class cougar; or perhaps it’s a style that’s supposed to grow on you…I don’t know, ask me again next week though I doubt my opinion will waiver on this one.

I got just one word for you - Hoozdooz. It’s the new website for fashion, like a “Craigslist” for the fashion world. If Luv2Luv, or other unlucky vendors, didn’t make good sales at Fame. may be they’ll find Hoozdooz.com helpful to post their stuff under “Sample Sales” section.

…this is fashion a la Joie

Why are we invited to so many baby showers?  My theory is that the word is out that Viktor Viktoria and www.viktorviktoriashop.com have the best baby onesies and toddler tees so if you want some cute rompers for your new baby then be sure to include someone from Viktor Viktoria or www.viktorviktoriashop.com on the guest list and you are bound to get some cute onesies.