advice?

dsquared2 at ryerson with jeanne beker

dean and dan of dsquared2 are surely as talented as they are the cutest duo of gay twin brothers to walk the earth, but they didn't have any original advice to give to us fashion students upon their trip to toronto. on one hand, i was disappointed to hear the same old "follow your dreams", "don't give up" words of encouragement, but now that i reflect on it, maybe it's a good thing that they gave this banal advice. think of it this way: if everyone is giving the same advice, that can only mean one thing: it works.

"aim for the stars and you can fall in the clouds."

- dsquared2

dsquared2 is coming to town

so it's my first day back to school - nothing too exciting, but i will note this: dsquared2 is coming to ryerson this friday!

dean and dan caten are holding an exclusive ryerson school of fashion q&a period moderated by jeanne beker. i made sure to grab a ticket (limited seats). i'd like to brew up a good question or two for them... i'll have my creative thinking cap on until then.

note to fashion students: lorna lewis is the coolest (no sarcasm). she was wearing high waisted, tapered camel-coloured pants and a long sleeved white lace top today. red lipstick of course. but more than anything, go check out her hair. only she could rock long white roots and honey brown tips. one of us should start a lorna style blog.

starbucks on the runway?

dsquared² fw09rtw

everyone's been fussing about auguste abeliunaite crying on the catwalk for jil sander's fw09rtw show ("cries for your sins"), but i think what we should be looking at is starbucks' guest appearance at the dsquared² show.

have we really come to the point where a paper coffee cup is getting designer status? we see the likes of britney spears and mary-kate walking around with starbucks coffee and suddenly it's a must-have accessory.

now, although i'm totally against this idea, i have to give dean and dan credit for it (assuming it was theirs)... it has people talking, but not only that it's a completely new marketing strategy.