The only watches I wore as a teenager were by Swatch. The brand became popular around the time I was in middle school so as a budding fashionista, I had to have several of them. Printed ones, transparent ones, colorful ones – I had Swatch watches for almost every day of the week. Fast forward many years later, and I’m still a huge fan of Swatch. On Wednesday night I attended the launch party for the Swatch New Gents Collection, which was inspired by the Swatch Gent originals from 1980′s but updated with a bigger dial and fresh winter colors. Though the name may sound like it’s...  Read More..

Two of our favorite ladies here at What’s Haute, are Michelle Obama and Rihanna, and both are Glamour Magazine cover girls! The December issue marks the 2009 “Women of the Year” and both ladies not surprisingly made the list. Mrs. O is the first First Lady to ever land on the cover of Glamour. She is receiving magazine’s Special Recognition award for mentoring young women. The First Lady stuck to her fashion-savviness for the cover shoot – she wore a red drop-waist flared cocktail dress from her own closet! She spoke with Katie Couric on being the first Black First...  Read More..

As girls, many of us dreamed of being a prima ballerina but as women, most of us would settle for two tix to Lincoln Center and a pair of Tory Burch ballet flats rather than tipping around a stage on our toes. But even though the season for ballet slippers is more o-vah than Chris Brown‘s singing career, we’re loving this fresh and very literal take on the trend. Capezio’s studded ballet slippers are less pink tulle, more punk leather. Adorned with silver studs and a drawstring at the toe, these soft leather and suede slippers are ruggedly adorable; perfect for traipsing around...  Read More..