Turns out my Pierre Hardy for Gap shoes were quite the smart buy!
(On sale for $89!)
They're comfortable and stylish! Shocking I know…
I've styled them with a Twelfth Street by Cynthia Vincent tunic, Rag and Bone jeans, Tuleste Market necklace, vintage turquoise ring and of course my lazy Sunday hair bun.
For a similar look and a link to the shoes, click below!
On my moodboard in my studio there's a pair of little booties I've been eyeing…
Sandwiched between a cute Vogue ad and my Mum's Rumours album, are these darling "Design Edition" booties from Pierre Hardy for Gap.
These wedges have been everywhere and in every magazine! I had to have them, except they were from the Gap. Now let's be honest, being a bit of a fashion snob I was not going to spend $200 on shoes from the Gap.
Sorry, no can do...
But when I got on Gap.com today to order those khakis I recently wrote about I discovered they were on sale!!! ($94)
So they are now mine! I'll let you know if they were worth it when I get them.
What do you think Dolls, is $94 still too much to spend at the Gap? I'll let you know soon enough!
For me, music and life are all about style ~ Miles Davis
Miles has always been one of my favorite musicians – after all he responsible for the "birth of cool." Not only was his music cool, but so was he.
The Rolling StoneEncyclopedia of Rock & Rollnoted "Miles Davis played a crucial and inevitably controversial role in every major development in jazz since the mid-'40s, and no other jazz musician has had so profound an effect on rock. Miles Davis was the most widely recognized jazz musician of his era, an outspoken social critic and an arbiter of style – in attitude and fashion – as well as music".
Miles was always impeccably dressed…
For decades, trumpet player Miles Davis was the living definition of cool. “Miles was regal,” says legendary saxophonist Sonny Rollins. “The music, the clothes, the hair, the physique. He was the complete package.” Davis’s music and sartorial choices were outward expressions of the inner man. He believed that the notes you don’t play are as important as the ones you do. It was an ethos that carried over to the clothes he wore. Up until the late 1960s, when he started merging jazz with rock ’n’ roll, Miles favored three-piece suits by Brooks Brothers and worked with a New York City tailor to create a style all his own: jackets that were cut in one piece, with only two seams—under the sleeves and down the jacket sides—no chest pocket or padding in the shoulders, and notch lapels that rolled down to a single button.
(Taken from GQ's Most Stylish Men from the past 50 years)
Check out his closet.
(Photographed by Anthony Barboza)
Obviously this picture was taken after his preppy period… this was in the 70s while he developing a more avant-garde style of jazz. It's during this time that the album Bitches Brew comes out and completely changes the jazz scene once again.
Here is Part I of my funky favorite, "Miles Runs The Voodoo Down."
Still jamming?
Check out Part II…
Always tailor your clothes to fit you and your personality. And what's even easier that that? Find a classic pair of khakis. By "classic," I mean slim fit and and flat front (NO pleats allowed!)
Here a few of my favorite picks.
1) Five Pocket Chino- $75.00
2) Essential Chino- $59.50
3) G-Star Bronson Straight Chinos- $151.65
4) Broken-in Chino- $65.00
5) Penny Stock pant in Khaki- $78.00
6) The Tailored Khaki - $49.50
Want a casual look but are sick of wearing jeans? Try a pair of chinos/khakis in a shade of blue that are perfectly broken in.
(See #1 or #4 above.)
Since we're looking at classic pants, let's listen to some classic jazz.
Take it away, Miles…
Still can't get enough Miles?
Love the fashion?
Check out this blog with photos of his custom-made jackets.
Love the man and music?
Fingers crossed that this movie gets made. Don Cheadle said he will direct and play the musician.
Mood – Jazzy
Song - Generique (click and enjoy)*
*There were too many of his songs that I love, but Generique has always stood out to me. It has to be one of the moodiest yet sexiest pieces of music on the planet. So simple, so refined… but still such a strong piece of music.
