DESIGNER DAILY: Alice McCALL

Edited by Jessica Lapidos

Alice McCall knows what women want to wear right now. Sheer palazzo pants, bold prints over bright stripes, prairie-leaning leather shorts and bell sleeves with eyelets have landed her in over 165 stores in 10 countries. This Aussie got her fashionable start in London working for MTV styling the Stylissimo series, where she got the opportunity to dress Natalie Imbruglia. From there she launched her own styling firm Torn and thus has worked with lady powerhouses like Kelis, Destiny’s Child , Blondie and Marianne Faithful. During this time, she started selling her one-off 50s inspired silk print tops that were snatched up by Kate Moss and influential others. After stints designing for companies like Buddhist Punk, she launched her own label Alice McCALL in 2004. And here we are, Fall 2012. 

Who Cried Wolf? The Pack Attacks the Beatrice Inn

Edited by Saynt

WWD is reporting on the crowd of self-described “hipster misfits” that jammed up the Beatrice Inn to celebrate the opening on Cry Wolf, a cute little boutique owned by husband/wife team Abiri Ward and Nina Wolff.  Numero uno WWD, if someone describes themselves as “Hipster Misfits” they are most likely the most uninteresting people in the world, making them less than worth of a mention in your fashion tome.

The shop seems cash worthy with a collection of brands that includes Buddhist Punk (pictured left), Morphine Generation and Corpus Christi.  Continuing in their “we’re too cool for school” mantra, the owner of the store actually made references to “it”  that random factor that defines what’s hip. Ms.Wolff, who felt no need to take on her husbands name (oh, 1960′s worth scandal), said the stores interior is meant “for anyone who ‘gets it” as it’s geared toward the neighborhoods eclectic crowd.  I’m guessing this means they’ve gone to great lengths to “shock” people with pictures of nude clowns or something and door knobs made out of dildos.

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Cry Wolf at 111 Saint Marks Place, Between 1st and Ave A, New York, NY