Cool Girls Closet

We have been given a new collection from Gucci, thanks to a man with an astonishing sense of style; Harlem's legendary neighborhood tailor Dapper Dan has created and brought back to our modern age a collaboration with much influence from the late 80's and early 90's. The collection includes designs that keep the original Gucci colors of gold and brown. With over-sized clothing, gold chains, oxfords, and GG scarfs; the feel of the collaboration is fresh and definitely for the extravagant. The collection has been released for and can be purchased online at Gucci.  

Vans and Eley Kishimoto a London based brand, have collaborated to bring you sneakers with colourful art prints. Eley Kishmoto was founded in 1992 by Mark Eley and Wakako Kishimoto and quickly became known for its striking designs. You can find the new collection online, in the  Vans   Store . Prices for these eye catching items varied from $14-$75.

TOPSHOP and Adidas has yet another collaboration going on. The seven pieces are now available at your local TOPSHOP or online. Everything about this collaboration is a must have but my favorite pieces are the over sized 80's sweat pants and sweatshirt with black, red and white colours; this outfit will look stylish and laid back.  Superstar Track pants/ $85 TOPSHOP Superstar Colour-Block Sweatshirt/ $90 TOPSHOP Superstar 80's Trainers / $120 TOPSHOP Premium Superstar Track Jacket/ $270 TOPSHOP Premium Running Shorts/ $135 TOPSHOP Premium Superstar 80's Trainers/ $170 TOPSHOP Trefoil Tee/ $45 TOPSHOP  

Who doesn't love Garfield? Especially if he comes in a cute swimsuit, tops, socks and more! I just gotta have them all. Check out the collection below which will be on sale this week at the Lazy Oaf website. 

I have recently acquired a small addiction for backpacks, I have been ignoring all handbags and just going straight to the backpack section. I just see this summer being a backpack type of summer and Craig & Karl seem to love backpacks too. Their recent collaboration with MCM consists of some adorable backpacks along with clutches, coin purses and wallets and they are all very unique with a playful pair of eyes wearing glasses, there are also some products with beach palm prints in white and blue.  For those of you who don't know who Craig & Karl are here a quick bio, Craig & Karl are New York graphic designers, their work has many colorful geometric patterns and famous faces they are well known in the fashion industry for they have also collaborated with brands such as opening ceremony, Louis Vuitton and Antipodium. I love the work they did for this collection but I really would love to see more of their 'guise and protagonist' artwork on products.  The co...

Aldo Rise has the best selection to different shoe styles while Preen focuses more in clothes and its beautiful prints, so Aldo x Preen= Must Have Shoes like the booties in the above picture you can see that even the preview of the collection has us drooling over the shoes. I love the prints and the heels and the everything! The shoes are a must have and I know I'm getting those floral and butterfly print ones for sure. The collection is for Fall 2012 check out Aldo and Preen .

WWD anounced that Neiman Marcus and Target will be teaming up on a holiday Collection that will include designers such as Tory Burch , Marc Jacobs , Carolina Herrera , Oscar De La Renta , Derek Lam and Jason Wu . The collection will hit the Target and Neiman Murcus stores on December 1, 2012 and the prices are said to range from $7-$500. The collection is said to be sold only at 763 Target stores and 42 Neiman Marcus Stores it can also be found at their online stores. 

Manolo Blahnik has an amazing taste in shoes but you know who else does too? The designer Monique Lhuillier who is well known for her amazing Ready-To-Wear Bridal Collections as well as other custom offerings. Both designers are teaming up to create a fabulous collection of shoes for us to wear, so far Monique Lhullier's facebook fan page has updated us fans with a preview of these must future have stilettos. I love the colors and that they detail an ankle strap. Monique has collaborated with other designers while Manolo was going to collaborate with J. Crew but there was a cancellation. Get All the lastest info from Monique Lhullier's Facebook Page.