I am all about giving credit where credit is due—after all, I am a stand up kind of girl. But I have, on occasion, been guilty of staking claim—in my own mind—for setting a trend. Such was the case recently when I was in Paris. It was there that I debuted a new gray knit hat with neon pink accents by Mischa Lampert and a neon pink leather belt given to me by my friend, the uber cool and chic handbag designer Clare Vivier. Seems I was so seduced by this shock of color—which we all know has been in and out of fashion for years—I somehow believed I was solely responsible for the next neon revival. Of course, everyone also knows by now that these high wattage hues have been on the rise since last Spring, and have shown up on all sorts of accessories from shoes, to bags, to scarves to bling. And this reality check was brought home—uh, literally—when I returned to New York to find my friend, the owner of the chic New York City boutiques Wink, sporting an electric neon pink bag by The Cambridge Satchel Company—they had just arrived at her stores. Still riding my pretty in neon pink in Paris high, I was immediately obsessed with this classic school girl sac in a full wattage flourescent leather. And clearly my infatuation was palatable, as a few days later she hand delivered one to me.
