MAC and Rodarte Apologize for Juarez-inspired Collection

I'm hoping whoever came up with the Juarez-inspired names for this makeup collection - a collaboration between MAC and the fashion house Rodarte -  has been fired right now... and hopefully sent to Juarez to see if these women, who live in the world's deadliest city, are amused. Juarez women are routinely found dead, beaten, raped in the Mexican desert. What's next? A Holocaust-inspired collection?

MAC and Rodarte issued public statements following the outcry: 


M·A·C Cosmetics Statement:
We understand that product names in the M·A·C Rodarte collection have offended some of our consumers and fans. This was never our intent and we are very sorry. We are listening carefully to the comments posted and are grateful to those of you who have brought your concerns to the forefront of our attention. M·A·C will give a portion of the proceeds from the M·A·C Rodarte collection to help those in need in Juarez. We are diligently investigating the best way to do this. Please be assured that we will keep you posted on the details regarding our efforts.

Rodarte Company Statement:
Our makeup collaboration with M·A·C developed from inspirations on a road trip that we took in Texas last year, from El Paso to Marfa. The ethereal nature of this landscape influenced the creative development and desert palette of the collection. We are truly saddened about injustice in Juarez and it is a very important issue to us. The M·A·C collaboration was intended as a celebration of the beauty of the landscape and people in the areas that we traveled.

-Christelle-

Hot Trend for Cold Winter: My Booties Call

It's that season again. You know, the time when the temperatures start to drop faster than you can say "Holy crap, it's cold!" and all you can think of is "how far is my summer vacation, again?", the season we shall not name, which is about 6 months of the year in Canada.

When I used to live in Paris, I did not have to choose between comfort and style while shoe shopping. Style always won. Never mind if my feet were numb because of the cold, I had to look good no matter what. I wore pumps and stylish coats even in the heart of the winter.  Obviously, moving to Canada completely changed this mindset. If my feet are numb here, it probably means my toes are about to fall out, because it's that much colder. So comfort is important, but you can still try to look purrrdy, right?

Thankfully, this season you can be warm and sexy as the over-the-knees-boots are the hottest trend for shoes.

H&M over-the-knee Jimmy Choo design, for the budget conscious fashionista.

 

A light, neutral taupe color for these flat boots, by Nine West (now on sale for $104).

  If synthetic is a look you go for, the black platforms "Lunia" boots will do for $139, Nine West

The ones I really want but can't get in Canada...by TopShop. Now you can drool..or go to N.Y.C

Zara does it well.

And Rodarte does it better for $3687 which is exactly 3351 pots of Mr Noodles. Screw the noodles, I'll starve and stare at my shoes instead.

-Christelle-