Archive for February 2008

Hanging From the Grapevines

Ann Demeulemeester mastered hip, easy black! Keeping it choppy and cinched is such a refreshing standout among roomy black jersey flooding the neighborhood. Tao also had some great blacks and fun things.
As for the jpg show - vegan or not, I was completely grossed out.


Ann Demeulemeester










Tao










Christ, the Ris Paul Ric album is so satisfying. Lately the most brilliant of musicians have been intensely shaking me from a flat-grind existence, as if I somehow forgot it was at all possible.

no.

You can imagine my gasp at being slapped with this show last night. Apparently it's not just ME.


viktor & rolf













The collection felt weak in overall appeal beyond my certain obsession. The top look for me is the the strongest integration and I LOVED the letters on faces.
I'm also reminded of this shot of a No Age shirt I snapped some time ago.

Seeing Other People

Loved the chunky knit bits from a.f. vandevorst. Besides that only a thing or two from each that started the Paris Fall08 collections caught my eye.


A.F. Vandevorst










mmm




Undercover






Vivienne Westwood




Yohji Yamamoto

A Wrong Turn and Raindrops

I stopped by the Evan Hecox opening this weekend and I found these cars rather charming.

Let it linger...

Some lingering bits from Milan - D&G tweed and colorful Pucci jackets.
The Versace trousers below (with a belt buckle that really makes them) remind me of an awkward pair from college with a similar sheen and what's more pleasant than rekindling love?


Dolce & Gabbana








Versace






Emilio Pucci





As tasteful as that Dolce & Gabbana tweed is...the brand still leaves a pretty repulsive flavor lingering - rather difficult to see beyond fergie and market flooding knock-offs.

I Can't Wake Up

I have a soft spot for Marni and was rather intrigued by the use of so many soft colors for fall. I even was OK with typically impractical peep-toe boot...although they have nothing on those black platforms.
I kind of miss using the word CLOGS.

Miss december senseless...

I've been hmm-ing and uhh-ing through the Milan shows thus far but there's some brilliant coats I just cannot ignore. Raf Simons blew my mind with Jil Sander candy for my inner tweed junky. And the the Burberry Fall collection could be the my favorite from them ever - who doesn't dream of those super deep shades during stormy months. Slap those breathtaking necklaces on top of and there's nothing to argue.


Jil Sander








Burberry

I've watched them close at night.

The Anniversary - ALL THINGS ORDINARY

"2008 NEW ALBUM...
We are releasing a NEW ALBUM this year that will include our un-released songs. Perhaps a re-union show, too? Who knows."

yays!!!

And you were a girl from school...

Central Saint Martins hopeful 5.

I Lost The Will To Fight

a. V.Westwood has some will & also has me all obsessed w/ how sexy black sheer tights can be
b. My first must have for fall: that black bag of hers below (context)
c. Feeling the shape of the Luella pants...alone?
d. I love Peter Jensen so much. The horse shoulder bag couldn't be more magical.


Vivienne Westwood








Luella






Peter Jensen

Sleeping is my 9 to 5...

Two here, two there.
I was rather creeped out by most of the recent London shows, but Gareth's jackets were just incredible in their construction. I couldn't decide if I liked the proportions at Armand Basi, for the most part so awkward esp on a normal body minus the two below.

Gareth Pugh






Armand Basi

Shine like the sun...

I enjoyed Christopher Kane's use of large sequins in London.
And it was the sheer that made it really something.
Betty Jackson's sheer elements also deserved praise along with the neat collar detail.


Christopher Kane










Betty Jackson

Bunky

Eley didn't wow me in the ways I thought it would but a couple playful looks sat well with my other favorite starts to the London Fall 08 collections. Sweet full of shape and punch John Rocha and Sinha Stanic complete with equally endearing shoes.


John Rocha
















Sinha Stanic
















Eley Kishimoto

The Infinite Blessed Yes

Other stand outs from NY...
Malo caught me off guard with an amazing plushiness, 3.1 shoes with my name all over them, Chris Benz coats to die for and more fantastic layers and prints by way of Brian Reyes and Rachel Comey.


Alexander Wang








3.1






BCBG




Brian Reyes






Chris Benz






Karen Walker




Malo








Marc Jacobs






Nicole Miller








Rachel Comey

Back In Black

8 days is oh so many to spend in NY, but I am back - happy to return to Los Angeles and refreshed. I'll be doing a Fashion Week wrap since I missed the darn thing but for now I'm doing some spring cleaning which is where I found this upsettingly cute photo of my old kitten.
So much talk about this idea of 'recession' - do you feel it? I know I do...def curving my spending which feels actually amaz.