I'm a sucker for a man|boy or baby in an Adidas tracksuit. It has universal appeal and gives an air of "retro-I-know-what-I'm-doing-when-it-comes-to-style-I-don't-take-myself-too-seriously-and-don't-have-to-try-so-hard" cool. The tracksuit oozes just the right amount of masculine, urban fly-guy flavor that I need, and it's fashionable on practically every continent on earth. This outfit can go anywhere!! I'll take the whole suit, the bottoms only with a t-shirt or the jacket only with a t-shirt and jeans. No matter. It is a fact however, that the ensemble is not complete without "shell-toe" Adidas Superstars ! Iconic rap pioneers Run DMC are responsible for putting this look on the map in the 1980's! Available in sizes ranging from baby to adult and a myriad of colors from pink all the way to black, the popular 80's staple has withstood the test of time and still gets my vote! I think it's safe to say the Adidas suit will NEVER go out of style. {I wonder if we'll be saying this about the Juicy Couture tracksuit craze 25 years from now!}
{THE TRACKSUIT - THEN}: Rap Legends Run DMC in Paris
{A childhood friend of mine actually married Darryl McDaniels - the DMC in Run DMC}
{THE TRACKSUIT: NOW}
Little Boy Blue and Little Pink Princess Tracksuits
**Names by Roni**
**Suits by Adidas**
{{Too cute!}}
**On the red carpet: Actor Keith Robinson**
**Leaving Handprints: New Orleans Saints' Reggie Bush**
LTLY,
Roni♥
The enchanting fashion-meets-art affair brought some of Hollywood's finest to FIDM in Downtown LA, where the luminous yellow carpet served as our very own "Yellow Brick Road"! There were Dorothy's galore (including a very tall Drag version complete with a little stuffed "Toto" peeking out of her basket), delicious treats, and a colorful new 'Wizard of Oz' inspired Tarina Tarantino jewelry collection. (I was totally lusting over her "Butterfly Necklace", which model Holly Owens circulated the party in- see photo). Nick Verreos, former Project Runway contestant, was wearing a glistening ruby colored heart pin, also by TT, attached to his baby blue and white gingham button-down shirt. Add to that, an historic art exhibit for the salivating shoe-nista in us all! Purely fabulous.
The Ruby Slipper collection featured a collection of Dorothy's "No-place-like-home" slippers (as they would look today), re-interpreted through the visions of 19 celebrated fashion designers including Oscar De La Renta, Betsey Johnson, Moschino and more! Bellisima! Each special pair were shown in a dazzling installation that included the designer's drawing of the shoe hanging from the wall and the actual live pair suspended from the ceiling in a clear lucite bubble with sparkling crystals inside adding shine and sizzle. Some of my stunning favourites were by Gwen Stefani's L.A.M.B., Jimmy Choo and Roger Vivier!
How ironic that a look that started in the 80's on the hip-hop inspired streets of New York, has made it's way full-circle to the Hollywood Hills and onto the hand of MTV reality fashionista, Lauren Conrad! What goes around in the world of fashion, truly does come back around!
