Pantone released their Fashion Color Report for the new Fall 2010 lines: Endive, Golden Glow, Living Coral, Lipstick Red, Purple Orchid, Chocolate Truffle, Lagoon, Woodbine, Oyster Gray, and Rose Dust.  ”Building on the color palette from spring, this season’s offerings include innovative takes on fundamental basics, as well as transporting, lively colors that conjure images of travel and adventure, whether real or aspirational.”  We can certainly identify these colors within the wedding palettes of last year and what’s ahead for this season.  No surprise that we are seeing Purple Orchid and Lipstick Red, as many of our weddings last season gravitated towards that palette. Although, we’d love to see some weddings infused with a little Oyster Gray paired with Rose Dust.

{all images courtesy of Christian Oth from our own LHE events}

As Fashion Week commences, we thought it an opportune time to share this little ditty with you from T Magazine on how designers are “scaling back.” Let the hilarity ensue.

Backstage after their spring show, the designers Viktor & Rolf explained that because of the credit crunch, they had decided to “crunch their couture” — literally, burrowing tunnels and cutting away slices in their extravagant tulle dresses. In the spirit of fashion’s new D.I.Y. ethos, they offered this simple guide to reproducing their results. Have fun.

1. Purchase 149 yards of fine tulle for the skirt, 44 yards of stiffer tulle for the underskirt and 2.3 miles of very thin yarn, which you will use to sew the garment by hand.

2. Dye the tulle pale green.

3. Create a stiff black inner crinoline-like structure, measured to your body, using camel’s hair and boning, in the shape of the final skirt with a cutout strip below the hips.

4. Build up the skirt, gathering the tulle layer by layer, lightly hand-stitching the layers together. Work toward a solid shape that is airy and light; fine-tune the volume. Use sharp, slim scissors to cut a perfectly straight and uniform horizontal swath in the tulle to match the cutout in the structure underneath.

5. Move on to the bodice, which you should fashion to your body using metal boning and chiffon. Hand-embroider 547 white sequins onto the front panel.

6. Attach the skirt to the bodice.

7. You’re done! And it only took 163 hours.

How can words possibly epitomize perfection?  I know, I say this EVERY time I see any creation from the master: Oscar de la Renta. But, it’s true.  The 2010 bridal line is no exception- play on playa.  I cannot get enough. Every single dress is perfection.  Sorry for you purists, but Vera who? Oscar is where it’s at this season.  Also, he has a new line for flower girls.  Yes, please.

Have you heard?  Rent the Runway allows you to rent couture, wear couture, and then return said couture.  I had lunch the other day with a friend involved with this brilliant new service and got the low-down.  Here’s the deal…

Now all of that is a reality, and it is called Rent the Runway. Rent the Runway gives users access to high fashion without any of the headaches. There’s no need to scour 20 different stores, worry about a piece selling out, or stress over when you’ll wear an investment dress again. Pushy salespeople with intimidating attitudes? Not anymore. You can even shop in your pajamas (we won’t tell!). In addition to the convenience, RTR makes high fashion affordable. We buy pieces directly from top designers and then offer rentals at just 10% of retail prices. It couldn’t be simpler: just browse our pages until you find something you love. Put it in your basket, tell us when you’d like it delivered, and it’ll appear on your doorstep—in two different sizes, just to be safe. Yes, it’s that easy. After your date, or wedding, or cocktail party, is over, just repack it in handy, pre-paid packaging and just drop it in a mailbox. (And don’t forget to tell us how it went!)

We are sure that you’ve heard, especially if you’ve passed the huge billboard in Soho, that Jimmy Choo has announced a line for H&M.  Yes, you read that correctly.  It will be in stores on November 14th.  And, for those fellow mama’s out there, as you know, Stella McCartney just launched her kids line for Gap (baby & kids).  Apparently, it’s selling like crazy.  Cashmere leggings. Skinny jeans.  Loves it.  The Gap on Fifth will have all the pieces tomorrow!  Lastly, a recent fave find is Matteo Bambino.  Special order at ABC Carpet. Gorgeous linens, coverlets, and even bumpers.  A full line of chic crib bedding for your little one.  Delicious.  Totally ecstatic that Raleigh’s arrived yesterday!

Some of our fave finds from the internets…the new Chanel campaign is fierce. Our boyfriend Marc Jacobs does it again with these campy-rings. JCrew has made us swoon with these faux feathers. Anthropologie gave us new hair inspiration. And couldn’t have a fashion post without including Oscar–these necklaces are to die for.

Love this.  What else can we say?  Leather.  Lucite.  Enamel.  Saks 5th Ave.    Plan to pair it with this lovely score for Fall.

Tonight @ Barney’s:  Fashion’s Night Out.  Here’s the list of events.

Any fashion-conscious New Yorker is eagerly awaiting the commencement of NY Fashion Week. So, what better way to commemorate this fabulous time of year but with a YSL Manifesto canvas tote. You could score one of the free 500,000 totes being given out in New York on Sept 12.

The front: Turlington & logo. The back: a description of what she is wearing. Brilliant. Count down here. Loves.