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I want Kandi

If you have been living under a rock for the past year, you may have failed to catch her swimsuits featured in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition, The New York Post Haute List and CNBC'S The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch. Dani Kates, founder and designer of Kandi Swim, created confection inspired swimsuits that have all the girls and guys screaming " I want KanDi!".

Dani ironically bases her designs on what most girls consider taboo when the thought of bathing suits enters into their minds...dessert. I personally fell in love with her Cupcake bikini last season and can't wait to get my hands on all of her new "treats".


Below: Jessica Marquez relaxes in Hong Kong in her Birthday Cake Bikini
This season's "Kandi Kini's" are cleverly inspired by bakery boxes, lemon meringue pie, linzer tarts, and an assortment of a bakery's most popular cookies that are sure to satisfy your "sweet tooth". Check out www.kandiswim.com to be one of the first to order what is sure to be one of the sweetest trends of 2009.

Below: I'm relaxing in a cupcake-kini in South Beach.

Hugs and Kisses-Cristina DiVuolo

Sample Sale

Join As good as it's guests tonight at the Loomstate and Rogan sample sale.
We spent Thanksgiving with Scott Hahn (founder) and were truly inspired by the company and the background behind it. This is the kind of clothing where the wearer is the trend setter, not the media.

Mission & Background-From Loomstate

Launched in New York City in 2004 by designer Rogan Gregory and Scott Hahn, Loomstate was founded as a casual brand dedicated to creating demand for certified organic cotton using socially and environmentally responsible methods of production.

Loomstate's design approach is founded on a respect for our environment's ability to balance, shape and color itself, from windswept dunes to sun bleached stones, combined with an appreciation for nature's mathematically pure "Golden Ratios", evident throughout our environment from nautilus shells to flower petals. Loomstate Men's and Women's collections are inspired by the roots of classic American casual style born of the positivity and activism of youth subcultures over the past 40 years. Updated through modern fits, constructions, uncompromised attention to detail, and rendered in the highest quality and most comfortable 100% certified organic materials. Each piece is created to have lived-in character and comfort, from washed and softened fabrics to tumbled and aged hardware, achieving timeless style rooted in environmental and social sustainability.

Beginning with the design process in its New York studio, Loomstate directly manages all stages of manufacturing, from the fabric mills, to the cut & sew facilities and finally the laundries to ensure all partners are participating in responsible manufacturing processes. Loomstate works with factories representing the "Gold Standard" or model of excellence of responsible production methods. All Loomstate factory partners are required to adhere to a code of conduct and Terms of Engagement in our company manufacturing agreement. These factories must use the highest environmental and labor standards, controlling factory pollution, and enforcing fair labor as the cornerstone of the effort.

Loomstate is fully committed to organic farming, which is a form of agriculture which avoids or largely excludes the use of synthetic fertilizers and pesticides, plant growth regulators, and livestock feed additives. Organic cultivation requires managing and preserving the sensitive ecosystem as opposed to stripping the land of its resources as conventional farming does. Loomstate uses 100% certified organic cotton from various regions of the world such as Turkey, Peru, Africa, India and the USA.

COMME DES GARÇONS EXCLUSIVE COLLECTION FOR H&M

Last week H&M held their new line launch party at Espace on *gasp* 42nd street. The new collection is by Comme Des Garcons.

"It’s a thrilling coup for H&M. Debuting at H&M’s new Tokyo store on November 8th, then entering approximately 200 stores worldwide on November 13th will be a collection designed for H&M by Rei Kawakubo of Comme des Garçons. One of the most significant figures in modern fashion, Kawakubo has created a full men’s and women’s collection for H&M, complete with accessories and a unisex fragrance." -H&M Press Release

The pieces all have the uncompromising Comme des Garçons spirit, yet will all be available at H&M’s brilliantly accessible prices.

Richie Rich famous party club kid, checking out the new designs before his CD launch party at Citrine.Jason Preston (ex Marc Jacobs Lover), who are the lovely ladies beside you?The exotic Jessica Szohr from Gossip Girl

And the elegant Kelly Rutherford (Serena's Mother) from Gossip Girl

Photo Courtesy: Moises De Pena

Who I love right now

Chloe and Reese blend with my obsession for Victoria B-Classic but sexy!!

If you love looking glam while not over the top, these designs are for you.

These amazing ladies are having an event tomorrow night, details below.

"Danagalin and Chloe and Reese invite you to the Frocks, Bling and Cocktails Trunk Show/Cocktail party. Not only do you get to shop the latest designs from danagalin's gorgeous jewelry and Chloe and Reese's Fall 2008 collection, but you get to mix and mingle with friends over cocktails in the Chloe & Reese Showroom. If you love jewelry that sparkles and shines, party dresses and a good cocktail then come and spend some time with us Wednesday October 15th, 2008 from 6pm-8pm."-Jen Mosely

Date:
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Time:
6:00pm - 8:00pm
Location:
Chloe & Reese Showroom
Street:
330 West 38th Street 307
City/Town:
New York, NY