http://www.fashiondualite.com Wed, 10 Feb 2010 18:12:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Dear readers of Dualite, I wanted to announce that my blog will be on an indefinite hiatus from the fashion blogging world. I am in fact not sad at all for discontinuing this wonderful blog. I'm actually very glad that I was able to share my thoughts in the blogosphere about ... http://www.fashiondualite.com/2010/02/10/dualite-on-hiatus/ Known to most fashion fanatics, the luxury label Hervé Léger is owned by BCBG's Max Azria since 1998, but wasn't relaunched until 2007 with now epitomous body con bandage dresses. I wasn't in the slightest surprised that the BCBG label had a few bandaged skirts in its collections, but what ... http://www.fashiondualite.com/2010/01/20/herve-leger-of-bcbg-quality/ [flickr album=72157616774764414 num=10 size=Square] Testing [flickr album=72157600510834012 num=10 size=Square] http://www.fashiondualite.com/2010/01/05/flickr-test/ After spending two years covering fashion and reading about many facets of the industry. It's come to my distinct belief that I've been living in a far too consuming lifestyle. I find it fitting that after my 2009 trial of tracking my spendings on clothes, I've realized that not only ... http://www.fashiondualite.com/2009/12/17/consummation-and-creation/ I've recently pondered the culture of appearances. How the way we look affects third party judgement and that fashion is an intrisic part of human appearances. It's especially bizarre when you compare the two polar opposites of fashion. On one end, you have the fashion magazines and runways who supposedly dictate what ... http://www.fashiondualite.com/2009/11/18/the-people-of-walmart-the-politically-incorrect/ Dear BCBG, I do love the dresses you have and the ultra cute shoes and accessories that give that little bit of glam. I love visiting your stores, and I love what you've done with the new flagship on Ste-Catherine.Your website is top notch and you've got the online magazine à ... http://www.fashiondualite.com/2009/11/18/when-email-fashion-blasts-dont-work/ As a native French speaker, I find it disturbing that the misused association with the French word "haute" and "hot" as somehow phonetically similar. "Haute" is of course referenced to  "Haute Couture", by definition it means "high end" in the context of fashion. When we enunciate the original french way, it ... http://www.fashiondualite.com/2009/11/13/the-misuse-of-the-word-haute/ Is Montreal in a recession? Apparently, Histoire de plaire doesn't seem to think so. Histoire de plaire is a newly opened store on Ste-Catherine next to the recently revamped BCBG flagship store . This small Swiss chain had recently established itself and is somewhat of an oddity on the Ste-Catherine strip.  ... http://www.fashiondualite.com/2009/11/11/the-10000-mink-coats-at-histoire-de-plaire/ If you take a look at my Pricephile page, a summary of my fashion purchases this year, I have bouts of not purchasing anything for an entire month. Such is the case for October, since I am still recovering from other non-fashion related expenses. But since the recession and a purchase ... http://www.fashiondualite.com/2009/11/04/refusing-to-shop/ As an advocate for well-made clothes and shoes, there are always exceptions to the rules of "the more expensive, the better". We assume that price should be an indication of quality: the more expensive, generally, the superior the product. But we all know that there are plenty of ready-to-wear designer ... http://www.fashiondualite.com/2009/11/03/when-comfort-wins-over-style/