It Girl of the Month: Katherine Power (February Edition)

Katherine Power is a new love for us.  Power solidified her place as an influential editor in our minds during this last New York Fashion Week.  We had been interested in her before, but her outfit choices, new blazing red hair and awesome blog posts/tweets made us really pay attention.

Who she is: Power, 29, is one of the founders of Who What Wear, a site that is said to be "your immediate access to fashion as portrayed by the world's finest trendsetters." She grew up in Newport Beach and moved to LA at the age of 17, and is said to be a fearless business woman with an edgy style. 

What she does: Currently Katherine is the Co-founder and Creative Director of Who What Wear Daily.  Before she started WWW with Hillary Kerr, Power was the West Coast Editor of Elle and Ellegirl.  Before that she was the Director of Promotions at Brent Bolthouse Productions.  WWW was started when these two women saw a need for a more reliable, magazine-like fashion website.  Rachel Zoe said about WWW, ""Even if you don't feel like you are one of the cool girls, they're helping you look like the cool girls." Erin Wasson said "They give younger designers like myself the opportunity to get my vision and my ideas out," and credits the site with helping her launch her design career.  The girls of WWW already have one book under their belts and their second book is soon to be released. Power is also behind the design of the WWW site.

Why we like her: We like the edge that Katherine has. She comes across in everything we have read as a smart business woman with an enviable confidence.  We are very impressed with her entrepreneurial side and the fact that she saw a need for something (an online fashion magazine) and acted quickly to fill that void in the market.  She has done an amazing job of creating partnerships, sponsorships, etc. between WWW and other companies which has been helpful in pushing WWW into the spotlight and insuring the site's validity.

On her style:  Power has said she is inspired by the fashion trends of the original 90210, and classic 90s styles.  She names Carine Roitfeld, Diane Kruger and Alexa Chung as style influences.  We have mostly seen her in structured jackets, dark sunglasses and perfect fitting pants.  However, she will throw on an outfit and surprise us with a billowy skirt and a large fur vest that takes her style in an entirely different direction.  We like the spin that she puts on classic pieces.  We are quite excited to see more outfit pics, blog posts and business developments from Katherine.

Pictures from who what wear.

Monday Inspiration

Some fun pictures to start your week off right.


pictures from Jak and Jil, Charmed She*s Sure, French Frosting, Stardust & Sequins

Oscars Best Dressed

Gwyneth Paltrow in Calvin Klein (this may be one of our favorite Oscar dresses ever)
Mila Kinus in Ellie Saab Haute Couture (absolutely gorgeous)

Well done ladies.
pictures from People.com

Prada

Need/Want/Have to have this fur.  Love these looks.

photos from style.com

Quote

Love mostly everything that came out of his mouth...

Olivia's Street Style

Found a few photos of her in outfits we adore....we know everyone doesn't love her, but we can't help but be intrigued by her look  She always wears such unexpected pieces.

Photos from Because I'm addicted and Who What Wear Blog.

Monday Inspiration

 

Sorry so late..the holiday got in the way of work....

Love how pretty all of these photos are.

Photos from french frosting, stardust and sequins, charmed she*s sure

To Die For

A piece on Anna Dello Russo on Tory Burch's website.  Check it out here The pictures are gorgeous.

Found it on Who What Wear Blog (which we must add, is amazing...)  Their blog  here    

Fur on Fur

Why are we so obsessed with her outfits?  We really can't put our finger on it, we just always love what she puts together.

picture from Charmed she*s sure

Does JCrew Do Everything Right?

Obsessed with this shoot, the wording, the outfit combos and the backdrop (LA/Hollywood).  LOVE the part on the paramount lot (where one of our faves works) and at the Chateau Marmont.  And most importantly, beyond obsessed with the outfits.

Pictures from jcrew.com

3.1 Phillip Lim AW 11

In love with this collection.  The best part about Lim is that he changes it up from season to season, really trying to outdo himself and always garners some response from the critics.  Obsessed with the bright colors, and yes, the fabric looks a bit uncomfortable at times, but overall we love the pieces.  We really want to wear alot of them.

Have always loved Lim, and pretty sure we always will.

pictures from style.com

Amaze

Anna Dello Russo and Alexander Wang shot for the opening of Wang's new store.  These two always inspire us so much.

Found on Wang's FB page.

Lauren Conrad's New Line: Paper Crown

This lookbook landed in our in box this morning and we have to say, we are pleasantly surprised.  The collection is a bit young and simple for our liking, but we actually think Lauren did a really good job.  This is quite a step up from her past two lines and we are hoping, for her sake, that this one does well.  The collection has a bit of the old school Elizabeth & James feel.  We are into the neutral colors, sheer fabrics and basic cuts.  Now we just have to wait to see the price points (that's where her first line bombed, price point too high for product quality)

She will be showing the line at Coterie in NY this week.  We are excited to see how she does and we are wishing her good luck!

Also, are we the only ones that really, really wanted to see her new show??

pictures from fashionista