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G-Star Embraces The Twitterers

(NEW YORK) In a move potentially inspired by Dolce & Gabbana's front-row seating (complete with computer) of Tommy Ton, Garance Doré, Bryan Boy, and Scott Schuman, G-Star is inviting social media users to report live from the front row of its Fall 2010 show. The "world's best Tweeters, Flickrs, Facebookers, and YouTube film-makers" will be hand-picked by the Dutch denim brand to fly to New York and enjoy the show--front row, back stage, after party and all. "Budding reporters" are invited to join nyfw.g-star.com, where they can submit themselves for consideration; the winners, one writer, one photographer, and one film-maker will be selected by the public (although G-Star also reserves the right to pick a few of their own, "if talent allows").

Check out my girl, Alexis and her sis, Camille in the Sales Check section of Chicago Magazine.  And make sure you stop by their store! 

Dec 1, 2009

New Gold Coast Boutiques

Double Whammy

The sisters Alexis and Camille Cozzini recently kicked off a dual-business collaboration in the Gold Coast, allowing them to open separate and individually owned boutiques under a shared address at 710 North Wabash Avenue. “We were both looking for spots in the area and then found a space that was too big for one store,” says Alexis, a 12-year fashion retail veteran. “Our mom came up with the idea to put up a wall, splitting the space in half.” Aside from the same address and opening date (November 24th), the shops are two completely different entities; each sister solely runs her respective shop. Alexis’sSarca (312-255-0900, shopsarca.com), named after a river that runs near the Cozzini family’s house in Italy, carries women’s designer clothing, accessories, and shoes. Primarily offering items from London, France, and Italy, the high-end boutique brings to Chicago more than two dozen designers, many of whom previously weren’t available in the city. Exclusives include Jane Carr, Stefanel, and Bex Rox. The current lines feature a Bex Rox gold chain and Onyx necklace that can be changed into a bracelet ($980); Stefanel cable knit coats in a cream and light grey blend ($715); Markus Lupfer sequin sweaters in gray, ivory, or black (from $398); and Alberto Fasciani leather riding boots in black or brown (from $1,100). Meanwhile, Camille owns Odile (312-255-0800, shopodile.com), a luxury European children’s wear boutique with items for newborns to six-year-olds. “These items are meant to be kept and passed down,” Camille says. “They’re heirloom items.” Odile, a female name that means “to have wealth” in French, also carries a few designers that are new to the area, such as Le Nouveau-Né and Victoria Christmas. Right now you’ll find La Stupenderia rabbit hair booties in cream, pink, or purple ($205); Le Nouveau-Né faux fur lined buggy liner in white or black ($800) with matching snowsuit ($604); and Klippan printed wool blankets (from $198). Even though the boutiques cater to two different niches, the sisters arranged to carry some coordinating items. For instance, Odile carries a children’s version of the previously mentioned Alberto Fasciani leather riding boots ($700). Next spring, the shops will carry matching mother and baby swimwear in various styles from Zimmermann.

My girl, Miss Ashley and her roomie, Sam, had a great holiday house party tonight in Brooklyn.  That spiked apple cider and hot chocolate was on point!!  (Side note, I gotta stop wearing that damn shirt... LOL)

Good times...

Here are a few pics... I'll post more as I get them.  Great night!

Tupac song selected for Vatican playlist

(CNN) -- Music from late rapper Tupac Shakur has been included as part of the Vatican's official MySpace Music playlist.

The seat of the Catholic Church released a list of 12 songs onto the social networking Web site's streaming music service this week when the site launched in the United Kingdom.

Among selections from Mozart, Muse and Dame Shirley Bassey is the slain rapper's song "Changes," which was released two years after his shooting death on a greatest hits album in 1998.

"The genres are very different from each other, but all these artists share the aim to reach the heart of good minded people," the Vatican wrote on its official MySpace Music page.

As of Thursday night, "Changes" had been played more than 4.6 million times on the Web site.

The list was compiled by Father Giulio Neroni, artistic director of church publisher St Paul's Multimedia. He was also responsible for compiling the Vatican's recent Alma Mater album, which combined Gregorian chants and prayers with classical music and the voice of Pope Benedict XVI speaking in five languages.

Shakur, who spent time in prison for sexual assault, was gunned down in a drive-by shooting in Nevada in 1996.

The lyrics of "Changes" describe Shakur's desire to change a grim life of drugs, crime and violence on the streets.

Lyrics of the song, which is labeled as "explicit," include 'Is life worth living, should I blast myself?" "Give the crack to the kids, who the hell cares, one less hungry mouth on the welfare," and "My stomach hurts, so I'm looking for a purse to snatch."

At another point, Tupac sings: "Cause both black and white are smokin' crack tonight."

In contrast, the playlist also contains selections from the album "Music of the Vatican" such as "Advocata Nostra" and "Causa Nostrae Laetitiae."

Other contemporary tracks on the mix include Muse's "Uprising" from their new album "The Resistance" and "He Doesn't Know Why" by the folk group Fleet Foxes.