The Whimsical Spade.

Fall is a dreamy time for us. We are finally able to wear the hot trends, our boot and coat obsessions, and of course, there's the plethora of fashion shows giving us that glimpse of future wear. So much rich color and texture, fabric and prints, and did we mention sparkles...it's like falling down the most fashionABLE rabbit hole on the planet. This is how we feel when we step into Kate Spade: like a kid in a candy store, we just want to shove every corner of the place in our pockets and in our mouths until our bellies are so full that we walk around half-dazed in a sugar high of pop color swirls. And, we must say, it is one of our favorite places to be. Not only did this flirty lifestyle brand just formally launch apparel this fall, so you can have it all head to toe and day to evening, Kate Spade is also under a new creative director, Deborah Lloyd, who said in June that she was going to awaken Sleeping Beauty. Well, what a fairy tale the line has become. Every piece can be mixed and matched, even a typically boring pant trouser, and there are unexpected details everywhere on everything! Bows on back pockets, purses that are owls (which took fashionable photographer Brett Chisholm about 30 minutes to finally notice), hidden jewels...every article in Kate Spade screams touch me! pet me! play with me! And every fiber in our FashionHouston bodies says okay! why sure! absolutely!

                           

           

ARE YOU READY FOR THIS?! So speaking of fairy tales, here's Kate Spade's sequin slipper. We'd give it a color description, but it's really going to be wearer's choice. No, really, because you can actually turn the sequins. Slide your hand one way, viola, silver shoe. Slide the opposite direction and you have gold. Feeling a bit moody? Get angry with your heels and go for a mixed metallic feel with the HOT Carly, $375.

 

We met with Katy from the Kate Spade Galleria to talk about the fall fashion collection, and not only did she impress us with her KS pocket "butt bows" (ty Brett), but also with her devilish grin and parting Kate Spade quote: "Utility, wit and playful sophistication are the hallmarks of Kate Spade." Indeed, Katy, they are. 

Comments

[Tina K.]

Word! Kate Spade rox...... manager Katy rox.... cannot get enough of that place! Luvin it!

[louis]

gorgeous, I like that shoes very much!!!