The temperature has barely hit 85 degrees three days in a row in New York City, and I’m already yearning for fall fashion. One word: capes. Two: capes and capelets. These little darlings are often overlooked, considered impractical and costumey. But they popped up all over the fall 2009 runway, assuming a wide range of personalities.
Grab one with huge brass button and let it swing over a mini for a carefree mod look. Pair a snow-white cape with black leggings and boots and you’ve created the perfect uniform to rock while brunching-shopping-dining your way through a lazy city Sunday.
Of course, …read more

By Guest Blogger Lisa Fogarty
Sumie Tachibana doesn’t seem to get the memo that goes out each season – the one that christens eggplant the new black or, in the case of spring 2009, harem trousers the new cigarette pant.
Instead, the New York-based designer creates her own themes and sticks with them. At last month’s fashion show in Long Island City, NY, she wowed the crowd with her forest nomad-meets-Little Red Riding Hood pieces. Her fall looks included a scrumptious cocoa plaid quilted skirt, voluminous day skirts with trains and her swan song – a strapless floor-length blood-red and black …read more

Caped Crusader
I’m going to have to go ahead and confess that I know very little about this garment. I don’t know what it’s made out of, I don’t know how much it costs, and to be honest, I don’t really care. How ever much it is, I would probably pay it, because it looks like maximal comfort meets style, which is a rarity as an intersection.
I love the devil-may-care asymmetrical drape of the cape, and the fact that it could be worn layered in winter and solo with all your favorite Spring darks. Yes, Spring darks, I know you have …read more