SHADES OF BLUE

{ Wearing: JNBY sweater dress (c/o), H&M denim & sunnies (two regular favorites… I’m wearing the jeans now as I type this!), Nine West wedges (purchased in 2008, we’re rekindling our affair this spring, they’re just perfect with this season’s Sport Luxe trend), Frances Cobiasia bag, gifted nameplate necklace, leather wrap bracelet purchased from a SoHo street vendor, crystal embroidery thread bracelet from New Look (London) }

In the news today, two pieces that will likely shake up your fashion future:

• Anna Dello Russo partners with H&M for an “over-the-top” accessories collection to debut October 4th 2012. “The collection features jewelry, sunglasses, shoes, bags and a carry-on allowing H&M customers uniqueness at an affordable price,” says H&M. From Anna Dello Russo: “I am excited by this collaboration: this is the first time H&M has involved a fashion director in a special project. This is the sign of an important evolution in fashion, and I am both thrilled and humbled to be the one chosen to lead it. I wanted to create precious accessories that are impossible to find. As a stylist, I know accessorization is essential; it is the personal touch in any outfit. With these pieces, everybody can have fun, and turn an ordinary day into a fantastic fashion day.”

• SweetSpot.ca, the Rogers owned online source for all things current in fashion and retail in Canada, has announced it will no longer be publishing new content. There was no reason given, just: “we’re sad to announce that sweetspot.ca will no longer be posting new content, and that our archives will be shutting down at the end of this month.” It’s a shame, the Canadian publication scene feels to be dwindling when it ought to be growing. On a brighter note, there is independent growth: did you see this brilliant new online magazine, just launched yesterday?

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