http://www.fabsugar.com Have. Want. Need. en http://www.fabsugar.com/1072996 <a href="http://www.fabsugar.com/1072996"><img src='http://media.onsugar.com/files/upl0/0/3987/09_2008/SKU03S08.large_0.jpg'></div></a><p><span class="inline left"></span></p> <p>In designer Heidi Handler's world, contrast plays a major role. Strong and soft hues are fused, metallics are worn in a casual manner, and simple and complex are bosom buddies. </p> <p><a href="http://www.lovenia.com/SKU01S08.html" target="_blank">Lovenia</a>, named after Heidi's great-grandmother, is the designer's debut collection and it's nothing short of perfection. Drop-waist dresses ooze 1920s sophistication, and drape the body in a nonchalant way. Wholesale prices for the collection, sold at Gail Rothwell in East Hampton, NY, range from $454 to $1,074. As Heidi sees it, Jean Harlow and Edie Sedgwick are having tea at Tamara de Lempicka's before catching a Josephine Baker show in Paris. How I wish I could be there! </p> <p><br class=clear-both />To see more Jazz era-inspired clothes from Lovenia, read more<div class='gallery_thumbs ' ><div class=title><!-- gallery teaser --><a class=photo-count href='/gallery/234458'>View 7 Photos ›</a><!-- /gallery teaser --></div><ul></ul></div></p> http://www.fabsugar.com/1072996#comment Designer Spotlight lovenia Tue, 18 Mar 2008 07:00:22 -0700 FabSugar http://www.fabsugar.com/1072996