Fashion & Finance Friday!

Posted on April 10, 2015 by reversecommuter

Springtime Weekends – potential patio openings, tulips a plenty & gorgeous outfits come out from beneath big winter coats!

Coachella isn’t just about music, fashion is coming to the dessert in a BIG way! CFDA will be present for the first time, and reverse commuter favorite designer Jonathan Simkhai (also a member of the CFDA) will be playing int he dessert too. H&M, PopSugar and Trina Turk will also be at the festival.

Coachella, which started in 1999, has evolved into a fashion statement as much as a music festival, so it really does make perfect sense for the fashion world to start paying attention! Click here to see what a Coachella Mama wears!

Today is the first day to pre-order your Apple Watch. But it is backordered 4-6 weeks.

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various styles & price points

Good news is that the prices range from $349 to $10000, thus fitting every budget and with the backorder you have enough time to properly deliberate which style is right for you!

Net-a-porter and Chanel have teamed up for the very first time to launch Coco Crush, a collection of fine jewelry that will be available online at net-a-porter.com for a three week period. Click here to sign up for shopping, and mark your calendars for April 15th.

Speaking of Chanel – and what prettier, quiltier, chain-strapped topic is there? Chanel shoppers in China are very pleased with the price adjustments Chanel made on April 8th. Click here to read more about this from an earlier post.

A 20% price drop is WAY significant and it might just seem like Chanel is having a sale in Shanghai today!

Enjoy the weekend – go get a pedicure and wear those fabulous strappy shoes (that have been buried in the back of the closet all winter), while sipping champs on a patio!

Fashion & Finance Friday!

Posted on March 27, 2015 by reversecommuter

Spring has Sprung, and so has the weekend!

reversecommuter’s jaw has hit the floor! Jeff Bezos’ Amazon has set it’s fashion goal WAY high with news this week that Amazon might be trying to buy net-a-porter. THAT IS RIGHT, amazon is trying to BUY net-a-porter.com!

The deal has Natalie Massenet’s website of fashion deliciousness valued at 2 BILLION euros.

Massenet chased her dream to be the ultimate online luxury fashion site starting in her apartment (the luscious net-a-porter packaging was stored in her London flat’s bathtub!), and twelve years later sold the company to luxury goods group Richemont for 390 MILLION euros in 2010.

If this deal goes through, Jeff Bezos will truly earn his title as visionary within the business world. First books, now luxury fashion, online all the time. Mr. Bezos, reversecommuter is a little bit in awe.

Planning on a little cooking this weekend? Why not take a recipe from the brand spanking new Bergdorf Goodman cookbook?

Berdorf’s released the cookbook this week and the food ideas are nearly as scrumptious as a visit to the second floor shoe boutique – trust me, it is THE closest thing to heaven!

The recipes include a ton of yummy cocktail ideas (WHOOP WHOOP!),

loads of salads – ladies who lunch on the 7th floor of Bergdorf’s LIVE for salads, salivate-worthy fish and meat entrees and desserts that include butterscotch brownies – I mean COME ON!!!!!!!!!

Needless to say, you can buy it on Amazon for a mere $25.

Put the boots in the back of the closet, slip into the strappy sandals and pop the champs – it’s Friday!!!!!!

xo reversecommuter

Fashion & Finance Friday!

Posted on March 27, 2015 by reversecommuter

Spring has Sprung, and so has the weekend!

The deal has Natalie Massenet’s website of fashion deliciousness valued at 2 BILLION euros.

Planning on a little cooking this weekend? Why not take a recipe from the brand spanking new Bergdorf Goodman cookbook?

Berdorf’s released the cookbook this week and the food ideas are nearly as scrumptious as a visit to the second floor shoe boutique – trust me, it is THE closest thing to heaven!

The recipes include a ton of yummy cocktail ideas (WHOOP WHOOP!),

Needless to say, you can buy it on Amazon for a mere $25.

Put the boots in the back of the closet, slip into the strappy sandals and pop the champs – it’s Friday!!!!!!

xo reversecommuter

Snow Love Set!

Posted on November 26, 2014 by reversecommuter

There is a winter weather advisory posted for reversecommuter’s suburb. Champs anyone? Bubbles really are the absolute perfect answer to any question or situation!

Naturally that triggered an intense online retail therapy session, for tennis gear!

Yup, sleet and snow and freezing cold temps cannot stifle a fashion addict’s love of sport and sportswear! How is that for a warm-up jacket? Putting a real slice into the wardrobe!

My current obsession is anything adidas by Stella McCartney creates. Sporty, functional, unique and creative in design = “in basket”!!! These tennis shorts offer the flair of a traditional skirt with the flexibility and sportiness of shorts – stellar offering Stella!

This dress was worn out at the U.S. Open, looks super cute on a multitude of body types and comes in earth hues that flatter every skin tone – like I said, “IN BASKET!!!!”

Monreal London is a tennis line created by a fashion industry warrior, and is a line that reversecommuter is in absolute LOVE with (isn’t the tennis lingo SUPER fun to throw into sentences?).

The sticker shock is real but the design and fabric selection is truly divine!

Look at that jacket and skirt combo – that would absolutely have a positive impact on my serve!!!!!

Pheel is another workout clothing label that would bring MAJOR PIZZAZZ to the court or the gym! Speaking of snow and exercise and fabulous clothes – Leopard leggings would be THE cutest snow shoveling outfit ever…..

O.W.O. Sunset Edition

Posted on July 14, 2014 by reversecommuter

O.W.O. (one weekend outfit) is all about sunsets and rosè…and sweats. Insert “HUH?” here.

It is in reference to the launch of net-a-porter‘s net-a-SPORTER, a dedicated portal for all things sporty, be it golf, tennis, running, yoga and even apres-les-sportifs!

reversecommuter has long been concerned about women trapped in the dreaded “I GAVE UP” yoga pant uniform. Net-a-SPORTER is different. It is a gorgeously selected group of designer pieces that make the sporty look look fab! Designers include Laiin, Monreal London, Bodyism, Stella McCartney, Nike, Hey Jo etc. Suffice it to say that the old fading yoga pants have had their day.

Natalie Massenet and her troops can help clean up the world just a teeny tiny bit – in the same vein as reversecommuter aims to do on a daily basis – to remove one burnt out elastic yoga pant from one woman’s wardrobe.

Don’t you just love it when your wine matches the sunset? 😉

Best Shorts!

Posted on June 17, 2014 by reversecommuter

Fashion needs to meet life at least in the middle – J Crew TOTALLY understands that.

Children drop approximately 6 KAZILLION things daily – which means mamas need to be able to bend down and pick up those 6 KAZILLION items, ideally without flashing the world! But that doesn’t mean giving up fashion, style and great designs.

Price is user friendly too! Click here to see all of the J Crew shorts currently available.

net-a-porter.com and Mr. Porter started carrying J Crew a few years ago, and reversecommuter was confused! So I contacted the company to see exactly why the GREAT & ALL FASHIONABLE Natalie Massenet would want to bring in the catalogue company’s clothing. The answer was simple – great design at a great price. TRUE!

Fashion & Fitness Friday!

Posted on June 6, 2014 by reversecommuter

Happy Dance Friday!!!!!!!!!!

Tom Ford is frowning. Or at least he could if he wants to. The newly married daddy has decided to stop getting Botox and fillers and just age naturally, and he is blaming it on his son and the lack of time in his schedule now that he is a dad. Yet another reason reverse commuter LOVES Tom Ford!!! (see reversecommuter’s original Top 10 here)

Tom received the lifetime award at the CFDA awards on June 2nd. And as everyone knows, Rihanna showed up in a completely transparent dress.

Diane von Furstenberg really loves Google Glass. She first unveiled the über-cool optics on her runway during the DVF Spring 2013 show.

DVF Made for Glass collection will launch on June 23 on Natalie Massenet’s net-a-porter.com and Porter.com for the men’s collection. The goal is to deliver wearable tech to the fashion and technology advanced clientele. Wearable tech is an area that industrial and fashion companies are extremely focused on, and Google Glass is truly the groundbreaker.

Glasses will be $1725 and sunglasses will be $1620, and please note that this is a limited collection!

bikinis and champs is the order for the weekend – enjoy!!!!!!

xo reversecommuter

DVF Made for Glass line will launch June 23 on Natalie Massenet’s net-a-porter, and Porter.com for the mens line.

Fashion & Finance Friday!

Posted on April 18, 2014 by reversecommuter

Bring on the LOOOOOONG Choco-Bunny Weekend!

“It’s good to have goals.” – One of reversecommuter’s favorite mantras, and it appears the same can be said for The Gap Inc. in regards to China. Gap has 81 stores in China and is planning on adding 30 more shops this year. Gap Inc. will probably consider introducing additional Old Navy, Banana Republic and Athleta stores into China in the next 2 years.

The Gap wants to reach $1BILLION in sales in China by 2017. How do you say “Khaki’s Everywhere” in Mandarin?

reversecommuter mini-rant (* DIRECT bi-product of being cooped inside since Sunday with sick stomach flu children – apologies!)

The world’s total clothing spenditure is $1.4 Trillion. If Gap Inc. hits $1 Billion by 2017, reversecommuter shudders to think how very similar everyone’s outfits will be. At the risk of ranting (on a Fashion & Finance Friday no less!), fashion is not about looking like everyone else, nor is it about mass producing inexpensive, poor quality clothing – that puts garment workers in developing countries at risk.

King Karl once again proves his regal worthiness.

Despite the shared opinion of reversecommuter and Karl Lagerfeld (um, how much fun was that sentence to write?!?!?), it seems as though the fashion world’s love of all things workout-y is expanding. How is it that the suburban masses of yoga pant uniformed housewives are influencing Paris, Milan, New York and London?!?!?! net-a-porter is rumored to be expanding the website into workout wear, Tory Burch is about to launch her workout line, and Lululemon is about to launch their “&Go” line of everyday clothing.

reversecommuter mini-rant Part II (* DIRECT bi-product of being cooped inside since Sunday with sick stomach flu children – apologies!)

Tory Burch being “influenced” by recognizing a lot of women wear their gym clothes all day makes reversecommuter once again ask “how is she considered a leading designer in fashion?”. And if designers waive the white flag and surrender their creativity based on the bored masses in their yoga pants and unkept ponytails, this era will be more horrific than the 80’s shoulder pad debacle.

reversecommuter appreciates gorgeous, stylish workout clothing probably more than most, perfect example is this adidas by Stella McCartney top I just nabbed on net-a-porter.com, but I will be wearing it to work out in, and then I will shower, float around on my endorphin high and change into other clothes!

Easter Weekend is upon us, get ready for happy, giggly children, pastel outfits, chocolate bunnies, egg hunts, family time, sugar highs, and Easter bonnet parades (my absolute favorite Bill Cunningham spread in the New York Times Fashion section of all year!!!!).

Dress up, smile for all you have and add some champs to that glass of o.j. at Easter Brunch!

xo reversecommuter

Cropped WHO WHAT WHERE?!?!?

Posted on March 13, 2014 by reversecommuter

Option Two: High Waisted Bottoms.

I kid you not, they are most definitely making a come back. Released with crop tops, it’s almost like the designers feel our fear. Click here to peruse 6 pages of high waisted pieces on net-a-porter. Some of my favorites are Jonathan Simkhai, Alexander Wang and Jason Wu.

High Waisted Bottoms also hide a multitude of sins because of where the lines cut. Seriously.

Sarah Jessica Parker herself said in 2003 that moms don’t need to wear low rise jeans (click here for that Vogue piece). Same exact premise to be found here. No need to fully expose the Shar Pei tummy region.

It should not be a whole lotta skin that is showing. Buy up in the size of the top, gain a little extra length. Just be sure of one thing – feel comfortable in it. If not, there is always Option #1 – click here to revisit!

ps my oldest son wanted to know what happened to the rest of my top…keeping it real in the ‘burbs.

Karl, Je Comprends!

Posted on March 4, 2014 by reversecommuter

Finally someone who speaks my language, and WHAT a someone it is, none other than the King of Fashion, Karl Lagerfeld!

Chanel Fall 2014 was presented today at the grocery store, aka Le Grand Palais aka in the ultiimate-fantasy-level land of reversecommuter!

Why not run to the groc shop right after the gym?

Yes, sometimes reversecommuter has a day date with my husband at the groc shop! It’s actually kind of fun doing everyday things on a day date – reinstalling the magic with the help of the mundane!

This show encapsulates every single word, picture and post that reversecommuter has created in the past 2 years, and I am SO HAPPY that King Karl has parlayed that into Chanel’s gorgeous appropriately tweedy & chained fall collection.