Hickoree's Hard Goods

It is rare when both of us here at Style Salvage are stopped in our virtual tracks by a website. When EJ clicked on one of Little Doodles' Gimme Gimme Gimme posts this week she soon fell in love with Hickoree's Hard Goods online store and I wasn't all that far behind. Carefully selected products. Simply but beautifully presented. Both of us love how the site keeps a straight and narrow line of uncomplicated, timeless design which elevates the important facets of the store, the products. We soon wanted to fill our shopping baskets as we screamed in unison, "Must have everything!"

One hundred and ninety two temptations.

Hickoree’s Hard Goods is run by two brothers, Emil and Sandy Corsillo, who also happen to be creators and owners of The Hill-Side. As there own small label produces neckties and handkerchiefs in New York City’s garment district, Hickoree's similarly leans towards offering American made products while getting excited about the provenance of both new and old items. Both have a keen interest in selecting seemingly uncommon goods for their online store, merging both new and old items together to create a retail environment full of interest and discovery. The vintage clothing is mixed in as a way to lend some context to the new products on offer. Everything makes perfect sense.

"We are constantly striving to make Hickoree’s a place where you don’t expect to find all these particular things together, but when you look at the store as a whole it really makes perfect sense."
Emil and Sandy Corsillo speaking to oneeightnine earlier this year.

The store currently offers one hundred and ninety two temptations, below are just a small selection of our favourite products...

S13-004 Selvedge Chambray Small Handkerchief (Pocket Sq.), Kyoto Violet by The Hill-Side.

"Raspberry" Recycled Cotton Socks by Solmate Socks.

Old Hickoree's. 1950s-60s Boy Scouts Bandana

Type 200 Oak Bark-Tanned Leather Belt in Tan by Tender.

Conveyor Belt Tote Bag by Stanley and Sons

Old Hickoree's. Sweet-Orr "Tug-O-War" Match Box.

The mark of any good store is seducing the customer in to parting ways with their hard earned cash. As soon as this post goes live we would have purchased a good number of these items. Maybe even the match box. Now, neither of us have any real use for this product but both of us would probably kill for it. With the recent discovery of Hickoree's Hard Goods Store our online shopping habits, which tend to amount to little more than afternoon procrastination fodder, have now turned expensive and a little dangerous.

Street Style: In the trenches...

RUSSIAN SUPER MODEL NATALIA VODIANOVA

Name : Natalia Vodianova
Born : February 17, 1982
Country : born in Nizhni Novgorod, Russia
Lives : New York City, USA

Natalia Vodianova comes from Russia and was born on the 17th February, 1982 in Nizhni Novgorod. Natalia came from a troubled upbringing where she had to work to support the family from a very young age. Vodianove had to support her mother and two half-sisters (one of them being handicapped).

Vodianova started modeling classes during her early teenage years, also learning etiquette and was discovered by a French fashion agent. Natalia Vodianova also started her English lessons to help her career. When Natalia was 17, she went to Paris and gained her first modeling and world fashion experience. Natalia's first fashion agency was Viva agency in Paris.

It took her approximately 2 - 3 years to become a celebrity model, which was helped along the way by marrying the real estate entrepreneur Justin Portman, with whom she has also given birth to a son (Lucas) with.

Natalia Vodianova continued to develop her fame and fashion recognition by working in such fashion designer shows as Yves Saint Laurent, Calvin Klein, Roberto Cavalli, Gucci, Louis Vuitton, Marc Jacobs and by appearing on some of the most popular world fashion magazine covers.

Natalia Vodianova is a very successful model who has achieved an astonishing success and has become a world celebrity. She has also tried acting, with her only movie being "CQ"(2001). Natalia also has a new movie project called "Wow! (Generation P)" which is about to be made in the year 2006.

Body measurements:
Natalia Vodianova height: 179 cm
Natalia Vodianova breasts: 81 cm
Natalia Vodianova waist size: 63 cm
Natalia Vodianova hips: 91 cm

Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Berlin VIDEO

Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Berlin

BERLIN, Jun 22, 2010 / — With over 40 shows and presentations at Bebelplatz and offsite locations, the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Berlin Spring / Summer 2011 season is the biggest one yet as the German capital continues to gain strides to become a fashion capital.

Showing at Bebelplatz are: 30PAARHAENDE, ALLUDE, ANJA GOCKEL, ARRONDISSEMENT AQ1, BLAAK, BLACKY DRESS, CHRISTINA DUXA COUTURE, CUSTO BARCELONA, DAWID TOMASZEWSKI, DESIGNER FOR TOMORROW by Peek & Cloppenburg Düsseldorf, .DIMITRI, GUIDO MARIA KRETSCHMER, HANNIBAL, JI + B, KAVIAR GAUCHE, KILIAN KERNER, LALA BERLIN, LAURÈL, LENA HOSCHEK, MARCEL OSTERTAG, MAVI, PATRICK MOHR, PERRET SCHAAD, RENA LANGE, RISTO, SCHUMACHER, STARSTYLING and THOMAS ENGEL HART.

BOSS BLACK, WORLD OF CALVIN KLEIN, DAMIR DOMA “SILENT”, ELLESSE BY WOOD WOOD, FRIDA WEYER, GREEN SHOWROOM, IC! BERLIN, ODEEH, MARKUS LUPFER, MICHAEL MICHALSKY, MONGRELS IN COMMON, STEFANEL and the UNIVERSITY OF FINE ARTS will show offsite this season.

Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Berlin is the halo event around which many fashion activities and trade fairs take place in the dynamic German capital. Tradeshows like Premium or Bread & Butter continue to grow and bring thousands of industry professionals to the city, making it one of Europe’s fashion capitals.

As part of the runway schedule, Grazia Magazine is hosting the Opening Party of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Berlin; Burda Style Group Preview and Gala Fashion Brunch will both attract an exclusive and fashionable crowd, and also designer Jette Joop is hosting a cocktail event to open her JETTE Lounge for VIP editors and buyers.

Calvin Klein will host a unique multi brand presentation in Berlin during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Berlin, featuring the latest offerings from the Calvin Klein brand, available in Germany.

The large-scale event will be held at “Die Muenze”, an old industrial mint that will be transformed into a unique fashion experience featuring over 50 models from around the world. Berlin-based architect J. Mayer H., whose design work has been shown at MoMa in New York and San Francisco, will create a special installation piece for the largest event that Calvin Klein has ever held in Europe.

Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Berlin is made possible by the following sponsors: Mercedes-Benz,
DHL, HANNspree, Maybelline Jade and Peek & Cloppenburg KG Düsseldorf and will again be endorsed by the Senate for Economics, Technology and Women’s Issues, Berlin.

For further information please visit: www.mercedes-benzfashionweekberlin.com

Berlin Fashion Week Spring 2011

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Their vouchers channel has a wide range of money off vouchers to save you some money when buying clothes or beauty products. If you're heading to the high street, they have vouchers to print off and take with you. If you're indulging in some retail therapy online they have voucher codes for you to enter at the checkout. They even have an iPhone app which allows you to have access to our vouchers 24/7. There is now no excuse not to make savings in your favourite fashion stores!

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Ruffles Trend

From Stella McCartney to Alexander McQueen see our favourite ruffled looks Vogue

How to Take Care of Combination Hair

By Anna Lynn C. Sibal

There are many different types of hair. There are thick types and there are fine types of hair. There are curly ones and straight-falling ones. Some hair types are more prone to the accumulation of sebum (the natural oils that our skin secretes) than others, while some hair types are just naturally dry. There are various ways of taking care of hair according to its various types.

But what if your hair happens to be a combination type of hair? What if your hair is very oily near the scalp but has the tendency to be dry to the point of brittleness as the strands reach the ends? How do you take care of hair like that?

Fortunately, there are a number of ways to care for the combination type of hair. With the appropriate use of the right products, you can prevent damage to your hair, protect it, keep it healthy and even enhance its beauty. So how do you effectively care for the combination type of hair?

It all starts with the proper washing of the hair. In shampooing, never use hot water to wet your hair. Hair strands are susceptible to extreme heat and hot water will only damage it. Instead, just use lukewarm water.

Be choosy with the products that you use for your hair. If you have the combination type hair, avoid using shampoos formulated for oily hair. It might worsen the condition of the dry tips of your locks. Instead, opt for shampoos specially made for normal hair.

Do not use too much shampoo to wash your hair. Just a dollop the size of a quarter will do. Apply the shampoo directly on the scalp and just let the suds flow to the ends of your hair. Never apply the shampoo directly to the tips because the shampoo will wash off the oil that your hair tips need so much. If you must, just scoop some suds from the top of your head and use it to wash your hair�s tips. Never overclean your hair�s ends and be careful in handling them. Rinse the shampoo off carefully and thoroughly until it is not slippery any longer.

After shampooing the hair, apply a rinse-off conditioner. Just as you should never apply shampoo directly to the tips of your hair, you should never apply conditioner directly to your scalp either. The moisturizing agents in the conditioner will cause the scalp to produce too much oil. Instead, concentrate the application of the conditioner to the tips of your hair strands, and then rinse your hair thoroughly, this time with cold water to lock in the moisture and to discourage your hair from secreting too much oil.

For added TLC for your combination type hair, indulge in deep conditioning treatment once a week. Apply moisturizing conditioner to the dry parts of your hair, wrap it with a towel and let it be for a couple of hours before washing it off completely. You can substitute olive oil for commercial conditioner if you wish. Also, make it a habit to have your hair trimmed once every two months to get rid of your hair�s brittle ends.

The combination type of hair need not be a hair care nightmare. All it needs to keep healthy and beautiful is the know-how for its proper care.

A. Sauvage 000-1 - 000-11

Cast your minds back to the busy month of May, where I zigzagged my way across the capital for various press days and viewings to help see what AW10 would bring. One of the real highlights was A. Sauvage. At that moment in time I was unable to really examine the debut offering of the label and instead chose to introduce the designs via Adrien Sauvage's This Is Not A Suit tumblr. The concept follows a simple logic within a strong framework. To explore the word suit and what it suggests. In each case, the artist invites subjects to wear garments from his collection and encourages them to express who they are whilst wearing a suit with no directorial interference. Having established the loose parameters of the experience it is left up to each subject to decide what to wear, diverse as they are, from the collection 000-1 - 000-11. TNS is a case study of the artist’s ongoing fascination with the internal and external influences that enable individualism. I have been truly captivated by his natives and captain series. What better way to start the consumers juices flowing than to beautifully capture the designs worn so effortlessly by a diverse band of men and women, from retired Harlem Globetrotters to Coco Sumner to Terry Gilliam, Berlin break dancers to a local deli owner? I love the questions that this photographic projects asks about sartorial individualism. What does a suit mean to you? How do you wear a suit? This Is Not A Suit, this is so much more...it is an attitude and an ongoing style project.

With my interest heightened combined with the knowledge that the collection is hitting Matches and Harrods imminently, I decided to learn more about the label by visiting the designer behind it all. The label is the brainchild of Adrien Victor Sauvage who whilst working as a creative realised that the stylish demands of his clients were not being met so set about meeting them with his own designs. There was a clear and obvious gap in the menswear market and Sauvage had the vision and drive to fill it. So the designer developed the art of dress easy, or DE as he calls it. The debut collection entitled 000-1 -000-11 showcases both radical and elegant menswear. Sauvage has built a debut collection on pieces that would add so much to so many wardrobes. To make matters even easier for the every man he has practically created an fool proof guide of creating looks. Of course there are a myriad of ways each piece can be worn but for those less confident, he has created a look book of colour co-ordinated assembly line-esque, everyday dressing...

Left: Country Blazer - Blue flannel Prince of Wales Check (single Breasted , two button with notch lapel) with electric blue corduroy trousers, white Sea Island cotton shirt with scallop collar and electric blue knitted tie.
Right: Country Blazer - Purple flannel Prince of Wales Check (single Breasted , two button with notch lapel) with plum winter cotton trousers, white Sea Island cotton shirt with scallop collar and purple knitted tie.

Left: Three Piece Country Suit - Grey Prince of Wales Check (single Breasted , two button with notch lapel) with flat front trousers, white Sea Island cotton shirt with scallop collar and plum knitted tie.
Right: Sports Jacket - Forest Green double breasted jacket (six button with peak lapel) with burnt orange corduroy trousers, white Sea Island cotton shirt with scallop collar and orange knitted tie.

Left: Lounge Suit - Dark brown flannel double breasted jacket (six button with peak lapel) with flat front trousers, white Sea Island cotton shirt with scallop collar and olive knitted tie.
Right: Lounge Suit - Dark grey flannel double breasted jacket (six button with peak lapel) with flat front trousers, white Sea Island cotton shirt with scallop collar and light blue knitted tie.

Left: Lounge Suit - Dark grey flannel double breasted jacket (six button with peak lapel) with flat front trousers, white Sea Island cotton shirt with scallop collar and light blue knitted tie
Right: City Suit - Blue pin head wool single breasted jacket (two button with notch lapel) with flat front trousers, white Sea Island cotton shirt with scallop collar and lilac knitted tie.

Left: City Suit - Grey pin head wool single breasted jacket (two button with notch lapel) with flat front trousers, white Sea Island cotton shirt with scallop collar and blue knitted tie.
Right: Evening Suit - Midnight mohair single breasted suit with flat front trousers, white Sea Island cotton shirt with scallop collar and dark grey knitted tie.

I was fortunate enough to try on a number of the suit jackets and I fell in love with each one. Sauvage even managed to stylishly sidestep my aversion to double breasted jackets. The moment I slipped on the Lounge Suit over my shoulders my ordinarily disagreeable and difficult frame was shaken by the cut of this feat of double breasted craftsmanship. The forest green double breasted sports jacket quickly followed and I soon wanted to explore the countryside in my new DB suited stature. Moving on from my rekindled tailoring lust for one moment, it should be clear to see that each garment has traditional details combined with progressive cuts. using the finest of materials. The entire collection is based in cashmere, flannel, mohair, micro cord and worsted wool that utilise and showcase the modern palette. Quite simply put, A.Sauvage works on the principle of perfecting cut and concentrating on fit while having a spot of fun. It offers something more than most with its pomp and colour. It is hard not to covet the dapper three piece suiting, natty Prince of Wales checked country blazers or colour popping slim cut corduroy trousers. The designer will add pieces to the range as the seasons and needs demand. The collection is having a celebratory launch evening at the flagship Matches tomorrow (29th) and I'll be there to raise a glass to this stellar debut.

Update:

The event was extremely well attended and I have to confess to feeling somewhat under dressed when I found myself surrounded by an array of sartorial peacocks and modern dandies. The lower ground level of Matches had been transformed to showcase the collection in all its glory. We might not do party pictures here at Style Salvage but we can offer you a sneak peek in to the transformed shop floor with images snapped by none other than Adrien himself...

All images exclusively supplied by A. Sauvage.

Art Night..... in June

Couture Spring 2010 Jean Paul Gaultier

Paris 27 January 2010 by Sarah Mower

He went down Mexico way. All the way. He had a mariachi band. He had gauchos, sombreros, striped peasant blankets, Spanish shawls, and cigars. He had a conquistador moment—and then he was into the jungle, weaving leaves with indigenous peoples.

Apparently, Jean Paul Gaultier had been to an exhibition about Moctezuma, the Aztec emperor, in London last year, and that—with the side influence of Avatar's tribal-eco message—is what set him off in this direction.

Yet, why? As Arielle Dombasle, a French icon of renown, took to the stage lip-synching as Carmen Miranda and Gaultier skipped out to greet her, it felt like a camp ritual—motions being gone through just because that's what Gaultier does or what he thinks people expect from him.

But Jean Paul Gaultier is far, far better than this, and if he'd only release himself from the pressure to "theme" his shows, his genius might shine all the brighter. Flashes of it were there in his tailoring—in a tailcoat over a pale pink-beige jet-beaded T-shirt and long skirt, for example, and a couple of jumpsuits. There were undeniable riches, too, as when Gaultier laid on intense top-to-toe fringing, beading, and warriorlike armor (even metal claws at one point). But still. Here's a man who could make mincemeat of any competition in Paris when it comes to tailoring, and this is a time when women are crying out for daywear, sportswear, any kind of wear that is clean, stripped back, and new. It's a shame he's not seizing that agenda.