Trained in fine art, David has never taken a sewing class. Or a pattern drafting class. Or a draping class. And this is only his third collection. He continues to wow me with his innovative and ambitious work. (He vehemently refuses, despite my practical urging, to create a graphic tee.)

Fall 2010 is the first Selah D’or collection to embrace the color black, has a dark, gothic-chic vibe, inspired by “the destructive side of nature.” David’s mood board for the collection includes shots of spiderwebs, cyclones, ice caves, and butterfly cocoons, as well as shots of 70′s fashion icons, Abba, current fashion icon, Lady Gaga, and classic silouettes from 50′s Dior.

My personal favorite pieces are style 3004, pictured above, and 3101, worn with the chain apron, pictured below. They are both surprisingly easy-to-wear–yes, even the chain belt–and the full, short skirts and nipped waists are so flattering on a range of figures!

Check out selahdor.com for the Fall collection pre-sale, and stayed tuned to shopcalico.com, where we’ll be offering a few select pieces in the coming weeks!

xoxo,
Elissa

Check out this new video for Dancing On My Own, chock full of awesome clothes and a giant earring-brooch that I’m totally obsessed with!

xo,
Elissa

Check out this amazing video of Lykke Li performing I’m Good, I’m Gone, with Robyn doing guest vocals!

I’m Good, I’m Gone – Acoustic version from Lykke Li on Vimeo.

xoxo,
Elissa

We also had the chance to meet Sophia of Phosphene–one of our fave style blogs!–and visit with the lovely Cassie Knight, who’s article about the show can be found on My Secret Boston!

Most of the looks from the show can be found in our online store–and if you don’t see the piece you’re coveting, it’s probably coming soon!

Thanks to everyone who came out for this show on very short notice! And to those that couldn’t make it, we PROMISE to do more fashion events in the very near future! Stay tuned…

{ Images courtesy of Erik Garcia and Ultimate Magazine }

Here we are in Bryant Park on our first gorgeous winter day in Manhattan!

I’m wearing vintage trousers, cheetah print coat, and fur trim cardigan, with American Apparel cropped tee and Jeffrey Cambell Tick wedges…

My accessory du jour? Cody’s “Gold Pony” please+thankyou necklace–we actually sold this one right off my neck later that night!

John wears vintage fur coat, black Urban Outfitters skinnies, vintage shades, oversize H&M knit scarf, and Colen Haan driving gloves.

The first event on our agenda (and my personal fave of our three-day jaunt) was Evolving Influence, the Independent Fashion Bloggers Conference, organized by Jennine Jacob Tamm from The Coveted.

Held at the Helen Mills theater, the IFB Conference was packed with stylish bloggers from all over! It was so much fun to mingle with friends and make new acquaintances in the Blogosphere! The day-long conference was broken up into four panel discussions spanning issues such as monetizing your blog, blog ethics, and the future of blogging. Each panel featured a different line-up of notable bloggers and industry professionals. It was really inspiring and interesting to hear from people who have built up their brands, grown thousands of followers, and launched entire careers based on blogging!

Snapped these pics of Cody, looking adorable at IFBcon!…

{Cody wears a vintage skirt as a strapless dress, vintage cropped tux jacket, and vintage ankle booties…}

…One of her UH-mazing necklaces, of course!…

…And her fave vintage pigeon handbag!}

Speaking of amazing people, Team Calico is a big fan of Tavi! Her lately controversial blog, StyleRookie, is smart, funny, and obviously all the rage. When she arrived at IFBcon, folks crowded around, snapping pics like there was no tomorrow. (See below. I was one of those people…)

Tavi is the blogger’s Mick Jagger.

Cody loves Tavi. Here is the blurry evidence of their IFBcon meeting.

This was the final panel, and our fave, because it had two of our fave’s–Tavi and SusieBubble–as well as NEW fave’s, Phil from StreetPeeper, BryanBoy, and the girls behind Fashionista.com!

Loooove this IFBcon attendee‘s look! Especially the SHOES! She told us she found these to-die-for vintage platforms on MarketPublique!

After the panel discussions, there was a fabulous cocktail party, compliments of Couturious! I wish I had taken a pic of the SERIOUS spread they laid out, complete with wine! It was amazing! We all mingled and took pics and had a grand time.

Rad BlackBerry shot of Amy Lynn Chase of PunkyStyle with Jeninne of The Coveted

BOSTON BLOGGERS REPRESENT! Amy Lynn of PunkyStyle, Cassie from MySecretBoston, and Lei Ann of Give Me Platforms

Cute peeps. LOVED this girl’s fur trim coat!

Stay tuned to the blog this week, because more New York Fashion Week coverage from me, Bisi, Cody, and John is coming up!

Also, it’s time to announce the WINNER of our Frozen Peas necklace giveaway!

danielleruckus // Feb 8, 2010 at 7:19 pm

oh snap! I was eyeing this at the Selah D’or trunk show!

my fave animal is an okapi.

http://www.ics.uci.edu/~eppstein/pix/sdz2/Okapi-m.jpg

yes, it is real…and it rules.

Thank you for entering, Danielle, and for having THE WEIRDEST favorite animal we’ve ever heard of!

Our next giveaway will be via Twitter, where we’ll give away one of Cody’s please+thankyou necklaces! Keep your eyes peeled!…

xoxo,
Elissa