Showing posts with label Cuore di Moda. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cuore di Moda. Show all posts

Sunday, September 18, 2011

Cuore Di Moda presents...meg


 individuality

understated feminine allure

                                               clean


timeless


quality 


On a jaunt to one of meg's shops, you are likely to come upon eponymous owner Meghan Kinney. The East Village store was her literally her first home base, where she both lived and designed. As the brand grew, though, meg expanded to Williamsburg and to her native Canada. A visitor to the shop is guaranteed personal attention in choosing a unique piece that she can wear for years. In fact, meg or one of her few trusted assistants will tailor the clothes on site. When we last visited, Maria made the final measurements for a customer on a smoky blue one-shouldered dress to wear to a wedding in Nice. We were equally covetous of both the dress and the event! These feelings were soon happily assuaged when we walked out with our own meg ensemble.

meg
312 E. 9th St (between 1st and 2nd Avenues) - Manhattan
54 N. 6th St. - Williamsburg
849 Queens Street West - Toronto

Sunday, August 28, 2011

August's Cuore Di Moda: Harper Lamé (contact: harperlame@gmail.com)

Curating life.

Ch 6.      He turned, tiny studs dripping down his shirt like the end of the affair.  At least he had done what he wanted to do without fear of the consequences, and, for a moment, had truly lived.  After all, as Harper Lamé always wrote, it was better than not being noticed at all.
Ch 5.      They were interrupted by a shriek, as her nemesis pulled them apart.  Startled and disgruntled, she eyed her nemesis up and down to observe a dress from next season’s Harper Lamé collection.  The garment was moveable sculpture, giving the illusion of many layers of diverse fabric, when in fact there was one simple piece beneath.  She gave out a laugh, lit a cigarette, and leaned against the warm brick wall.  
Ch 4.      He knew it was wrong, but he didn’t care…he couldn’t stop if he tried. He took her hand and led her away from her friend and away from the crowd. As they walked, he quickly glanced over his shoulder at her to see that she looked quizzical but somehow under-standing.  They stopped.  She laid down her Harper Lamé bag with its elaborate detailing, black leather body, and hardware handles, and they faced each other.


















Ch 3.      She joined her friend at the bar. Her friend updated her that even though he had gone through a tragic breakup last week, there was hope on the horizon.  Tonight he wore a hoodie designed by Harper Lamé, with the somber breakup holes around his waist disappearing into studs springing from the gentle tap on the shoulder of a new love, as if left behind as jewels.

Ch 2.      Absentmindedly, he played the glittering gold bar like the keys of a piano, awaiting an electric green absinthe.  His silent song halted as he glimpsed her approaching. Her dress skimmed her body like molten metal.
                Gone were the fleeting and varied glances of a moment ago that had revealed the versatility of Harper Lamé. No longer did he observe how the intricate detailing, studs, carefully shorn holes, thread adorning torsos at unexpected intervals, amount of skin revealed, and, of course, lamé, fit each person as if it had been so ordained. No. Instead, he was now inspired.

Ch 1.      Her boot extinguished the glimmering embers he had left on the wrought iron staircase as she joined the underground party.  Both of them wore custom Harper Lamé, flowing like living art throughout the group.
                This was the only party in New York City worth attending and Harper Lamé was the only label worth wearing, to cry out brat, designer boho, outcast, glam, gutsy…and to change the world.  
To contact Harper Lamé for custom designs or inquiries:
· call Brian Lane (designer, pictured to the right) at 704-891-1866
· email StyleShifter at styleshifter.ss@gmail.com
Note: Pricing varies and Harper Lamé can design pieces to accommodate most budgets.