I saw this close-up shot of Kate Lanphear’s to-die-for Lanvin cocktail ring on Jak & Jil and had to re-post:

With a piece of statement jewelry like this, you could wear nothing else but a brown paper bag and still look chic. Of course, after purchasing this lovely piece of jewelry, a paper bag might be all you can afford to pair with it. Luckily, there are many awesome cocktail rings out there that are totally affordable. I love jewelry that can make an entire outfit with little thought or effort. Pair a ring like this with a little black dress or slacks and a t-shirt, and there is really no need to further accessorize… or wear makeup, or brush your hair.

I love this Swarovski® crystal large stone and pave ring. It’s perfectly over-the-top, kind of like the Lanphear’s Lanvin ring. I would save this ring for a special event or chic cocktail party.

This turquoise and gold ring could be worn both dressed up and down. It would look just as great both paired with jeans and a white blouse, a white sundress or a little black dress and heels.

Image Source: Jak & Jil

The September Issue, R.J. Cutler’s documentary film about Anna Wintour, Vogue, and the September 2007 “biggest issue ever”, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival today, with Wintour herself in attendance. While I am quite jealous of those who got to see the entire film today, there is a “Meet the Filmmaker” clip which is a great sneak peek, with a very Devil Wears Prada-ish scene between Wintour and two frightened looking editors. You can watch the video by clicking here:

The film promises to take us behind the scenes at fashion week, on shoots, into closed-door staff meetings and explores Wintour’s relationships with her father and daughter. At the center of the film is an examination of the two-decade relationship between Wintour and Grace Coddington, the incomparable creative director, and deconstructs the creative process and chemistry between the two. As for the designers? Thakoon Panichgul, Oscar de la Renta, Karl Lagerfeld, Nicolas Ghesquier, Jean Paul Gaultier, Stefano Pilati, Phillip Lim and Isabel Toledo all make appearances. Having no real knowledge of the fashion industry before making this film, Cutler approached his subjects without pre-conceived notions or an agenda and also had final cut over the footage. I can’t wait to see this objective behind-the-scenes look into the world of Vogue.

Can’t get enough Vogue? Check out In Vogue: The Illustrated History of the World’s Most Famous Fashion Magazine

Source: WWD, Sundance Festival

I just took a walk around my home town, stopping at my old elementary school to participate in a little nostalgic hopscotch and swinging action. While on the swings I became a bit nauseous, and I am still not certain if it was the air I was catching or the realization that it has been nearly 20 years since I first enrolled at that school as a second grader that made my stomach hurt… Regardless, I felt rather old as I cut through the woods to take my childhood shortcut home. It was therefore fitting, as I sat down to check out what the fashion blogosphere had been up to the past couple of days, that I should stumble across these fantastic images of Anna Wintour and Carine Roitfeld as young women:

I love how Anna’s haircut is a 70’s version of her ubiquitous bob and how similar Carine looks to her daughter Julia Restoin Roitfeld, this picture was no doubt taken when Carine was close to her daughters age now. I also love how both women are wearing simple pendant necklaces in their photographs, yet the choices of pendants say so much about their disparate approaches to style, Anna’s a large gold disc and Carine’s a small silver pentacle. I find these choices very fitting as Anna’s seems a bit safer and status-quo while Carine’s pagan symbol is a foreshadowing of the subversive wiccan/ voodoo editorials that will someday grace the pages of French Vogue under her direction.

While I am a bit more inclined to emulate Carine’s style, I think the best way to wear these pendants would actually be to pair them together. I like the vintage feel of the oxidized sterling silver of this pentacle, and the organic look of Sheila Fajl’s large brushed and hammered gold pendant.

I hope you all had a lovely, safe, and nostalgic Thanksgiving.

Image Source: The Vancouverista