style guys

After browsing different style sites and blogs-it was good to see a number of well dressed gents out on the street. As you may know, we stock men's gear here at Grasshopper and it's always nice to be inspired in this department. I really love when guys are not afraid accessorize with hats, scarves, neckerchiefs and ties. I also am a sucker for the suit jacket, especially paired with a waistcoat. Here is a round up of recent fall finery for the boys.









found on Facehunter, HelLooks, Stockholm Street Style, The Sartorialist

springing forward

Frida Giannini has done it again. Since she has taken the role of creative director of Gucci in 2005 I was immediately intrigued. She has pretty much been doing a show-stopping job since then. How could she go wrong when one of the first things she did was scour the archives and bring back the iconic elements from Gucci's past, such as the "Flora" scarf patterns and equestrian imagery. Spring 2009 does not disappoint. Of course, I have been waiting with bated breath for this collection to proceed down the runway. The pants suits are strong and sexy in fantastic vivid colors. The prints are light handed, used almost as an accessory. Even when the line sticks to neutrals, there is still a playful, feminine mood. The highpoint is the gowns, which are stunning and I believe give the new Halston collection a run for the money. And the flowing, shiny, bouncing hair along with pops of blue on the eyes is enough to carry me through winter.

feel like a woman-

Diane von Furstenberg was born Diane Simone Michelle Halfin on December 31, 1946, in Brussels, Belgium. She was raised in a upper-middle class family and attended the University of Geneva in Switzerland. It was here, at 18, that she met and fell in love with Prince Egon of Furstenberg. They were married in 1969 and for three short years she was became princess and found time for having two children. It is said that she knew as soon as she married that career was to be an important part of her life and in 1970 she started a women's clothing line with $30,000. By 1973 she had introduced her knitted jersey "wrap dress". This iconic piece of clothing was sold with the tag line "Feel like a woman. Wear a dress." Five million wrap dresses later and Diane graced the November 1976 cover of Newsweek, touted as the most marketable designer since Coco Chanel—and a new icon for liberated women. In the 1980's von Furstenberg took a break from fashion and moved to Paris. She relaunched her clothing line in 1997, and the wrap dress became the symbol for a new generation of women. Diane von Furstenberg is a real inspiration to women everywhere. She is a business savvy go-getter, a true beauty, a history maker, a class act, an independent woman. She designed a DVF capsule collection inspired by her favorite super hero Wonder Woman, has had a Barbie made in her likeness and two DVF Warhols in her private collection. After the showing of her Spring 2009 women's collection it is clear that this lady is here to stay and only getting better with time.