tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56421320411715107292024-03-13T22:28:46.666-04:00frockpaperscissorskvlmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06558072254087023695noreply@blogger.comBlogger108125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5642132041171510729.post-1227183859750711042014-03-26T10:27:00.000-04:002014-03-26T10:36:51.688-04:00As you may have noticed, I've been MIA since:<br />
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A) I gave birth to the wildest, most mischievous, insomniac of a child<br />
B) I sort of maybe accidentally deleted all my media files when switching Google accounts and moving my blog over to Wordpress...<br />
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So, jump on over to my new blog which has maybe one post at this point and let's see what the hell happens, shall we? <a href="http://thekvlm.com/">thekvlm.com</a>kvlmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06558072254087023695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5642132041171510729.post-45627110258560436572011-11-16T19:28:00.001-05:002014-03-26T11:07:06.589-04:00All Hail the Advertising Standards Authority Thank you, UK, for your commitment to social responsibility. Not in every form -- I'm not oblivious to the riots that took place in August over the fatal shooting of Mark Duggan -- and like every country, state, city, etc., the UK has its issues.<br />
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But I have to give them mad credit on this: the third most publicized ad banning in the country. <br />
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First we had the banning of Julia Roberts' Lancome ad and Christy Turlington's Maybelline ad (both brands owned by parent company L'Oreal) for being Photoshopped into oblivion.<br />
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Then they moved on to ban Dakota Fanning's Marc Jacobs ad for being too sexually provactive and for sexualizing children (she is only 17). I'm actually really shocked that she posed for this ad -- not shocked that it's him, as much as I adore him. He is an envelope pusher. But Dakota Fanning seems like the type of intelligent young girl who might look at this and think without prompting that it is completely inappropriate and sending the wrong message not only to other girls but to men -- not the kind you want to take home either.<br />
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And now they've banned UK retailer Drop Dead Clothing from running bikini ads of a dangerously thin Amanda Hendrick. This is obviously not the photo of a healthy woman; it's the photo of a woman who desperately needs assistance (which should be the responsibility of the agencies). <br />
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All hail the Advertising Standards Authority for banning these.<br />
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As a long time, die-hard fashion lover I highly commend the actions taken. Fashion does not have to equal physical perfection, the exploitation and objectification of youth or the sacrifice of one's body. It just doesn't. Period. Hands down. No argument. <br />
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A dress can be perfect, the fit of a pant, the curve of a shoe. These things can also be sexy, erotic, evocative. But the pressure, scrutiny and untimely provocation and manifestation of what is beautiful, sexy and acceptable constantly trumps itself at disgusting speeds and on horrifying levels; not only giving fashion a really bad name globally but also lending itself to eating disorders, low self-esteem, and a mix of other potentially harmful cocktails.<br />
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Hopefully there will be an international following of the UK's standards. In some instances, decisions like these may actually, in fact, save a life.<br />
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<br />kvlmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06558072254087023695noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5642132041171510729.post-44730879888936417942011-08-22T19:05:00.002-04:002014-03-26T11:05:25.590-04:00Open Letter to the Fashion UniverseDear Fashion Universe,<br />
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In all of your crystal-studded, diamond-encrusted (in a non-bedazzled way, mind you) glory, I did not think you heard me until this very day but alas, hark, beholdeth and all of that I find on this golden diaphanous afternoon, you may have in fact listened. <br />
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I came home to a multitude of daily fashion news emails because, well, I roll like that (don't worry, world at large, I also read the real news) to find that my-heaven-known-as-Marc-Jacobs (for that is what I call him) may be the successor to the throne of the reigning house of all that is correct and perfect in fashion, Dior. I'm not going to lie, and maybe it's the pregnancy hormones, but I felt a little tear well up in my eye. I felt like a mother who had just watched her baby graduate from Harvard, Yale...Parsons? Granted, I think Marc is technically older than me but having been a huge Marc watcher/fan since his shabby-geek chic days at Perry Ellis, I kind of feel like he's family (and, no, not in some "get security" kind of way). <br />
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It's the perfect marriage of my favorite designer and my favorite house. Not to say that it's all about me, but maybe my positive vibes and happy thoughts about the two of these fashion supremes rippled across sea waves and miles of terrain to reach the powers that be at LVMH. Well my good vibes and the probably mile long analysis of possible revenue to be had.<br />
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Given how painful the last Dior show was to watch (immediately following the removal of he-who-shall-not-be-named....come on folks, I'm a good Jewish girl. I can forgive him, but forget? Not so much...) maybe they'll announce this decision as a final one sooner rather than later. <br />
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Let's cross our fingers. Marc Jacobs at Dior? I can see decades of fashion history literally ricocheting off the runway like 1,000 chards of airborne shattered glass. <br />
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All hail the new King of Fashion. Hand the man his crown.<br />
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xoxo,<br />
kvlmkvlmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06558072254087023695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5642132041171510729.post-21186291434234232432011-04-19T20:09:00.011-04:002014-03-26T11:06:46.605-04:00The Throne of DiorSurely taking on the House of Dior is kind of like winning the fashion lottery, making it to the gates of heaven, getting bumped to first class from here until eternity, or...well...getting to head the House of Dior. So the question of the moment: who <span style="font-style: italic;">will</span> take over Dior?<br />
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According to Women's Wear Daily, the short list of potential Dior designers has arrived and that list includes:<br />
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If we take into account the last collection for Dior, RTW Fall 2011 (please click images for larger views -- lovingly borrowed from <a href="http://www.style.com/">style.com</a> -- they are truly exquisite designs):<br />
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This had to be one of the best collections I've seen from Galliano in awhile -- from anyone, for that matter. It is the heart of his skill -- romantic, edgy, ethereal, historic, powerful, colorful, diaphanous -- he was quite gifted in capturing the essence of a woman in all its many facets. I was gasping going through the footage of this show, which he was unable to attend given the drunken anti-semitic tirade he engaged in days prior. I felt for him before I saw the show, but seeing it after -- well, G-d has his timing I suppose but what a sad lot for him to be so far removed from such beauty created by his own imperfect imagination. It's like painting the greatest painting of all time but never being allowed to see it hung at the Louvre, to hear the passing gasps of admirers and the melodic clicking of flashbulbs amidst a sea of enthralled journalists. Painful.<br />
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But I digress. Back to task -- taking the House as it stands at this moment, for the clients it attracts, the very loyal and bourgeois patrons of all things Dior, who could possibly fill the shoes of the great designers before him/her? Who could possibly take the gold-encrusted sceptre of Dior to a new non-tarnished place in the history of fashion?<br />
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Well, I've thought it over quite a bit. Honestly, it could be any of them. But I'm going to take a few out of the running (the one in my head at any rate). Prabal Gurung, while truly gifted, I think is too young and has just really developed his place -- I think he should enjoy that for awhile. Riccardo Tisci is a favorite of Bernaud Arnault's (chairman of LVMH who owns Dior) daughter who currently acts as deputy managing director of Dior, so he has some weight there but I think the decision is more complex than that factor. Nicolas Ghesquiere -- well, I'm not sure that the marriage of his aesthetic to that of the Dior aesthetic (historically speaking) is a match. I truly don't believe Sarah Burton will leave Alexander McQueen so shortly after his death and since being at the label since its inception. I would say the same for Alber Elbaz leaving Lanvin -- I just don't see him making that exit. He <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">is</span> Lanvin (and I really, truly do not want him to go!). Finally, I just don't know that Tom Ford isn't too racey for the Dior client. Plus, selfishly, I really want Tom Ford to continue making films and I'm not sure that this wouldn't shelf that at least temporarily.<br />
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So, that leaves: Theyskens, Slimane & Ackermann, a trio I never thought I would be entertaining as the heir to the Dior throne. Not to negate their ability by any means, they are all three very gifted artists. But when I think Dior, I think someone with an equally massive persona and ego as Galliano.<br />
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I say Slimane because he's been at Dior before and they tried (without success) to sway him to staying some years ago and selling his extremely crafty soul to the LVMH hierarchy. He politely told them no. He's a brilliant photographer, a forward-thinking designer and has a strong following in many different reaches of those pockets which can actually afford Dior.<br />
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I say Theyskens because -- well, wow. Olivier Theyskens has got to be one of the most talented and multi-faceted designers out there. I think maybe he is the reincarnate of Balenciaga (look them both in the eye). His is an old soul but he's young and has a lot of fresh ideas. I don't think he'd be a designer that would ever bore. He'd woe those young Dior girls who want something very 'now' but would placate and seduce the older set who long for the romance of their youth.<br />
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However, now that I've had a few days to let this gestate, I'm really having some strong feelings about Haider Ackermann. He nails that romantic/edgy symbiosis pretty damn well. In addition to being a contender for the seat of Dior, Karl Lagerfeld himself has suggested Ackermann as a replacement for him (some day) at Chanel. A compliment indeed -- and let's face it, Karl doesn't roll out compliments all that often.<br />
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More from Ackermann's RTW Fall 2011 Collection:<br />
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If you focus on the details of Ackermann's skill (and styling), and compare them to those of Galliano's (albeit, Dior's), I think you'll see that there is a passion to intricacy there that is parallel and transferable to the label's goal and mission.<br />
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Or maybe I've just suddenly fallen in love with Haider Ackermann (anyone who uses Leonard Cohen's "A Thousand Kisses Deep" for their runway show will surely catch my attention).<br />
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Whatever the case may be, it would be really great to see someone unexpected propelled into sudden and certain greatness. Who knows, tomorrow I may change my mind and lean more towards Burton (who is said to be in the very top of the contender's and may even be <span style="font-style: italic;">the </span>top pending Kate Middleton's decision on whether Burton will design her gown or not) but today my money is Ackermann.<br />
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Long live the dark horses.<br />
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xoxo,<br />
kvlmkvlmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06558072254087023695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5642132041171510729.post-32345970291401417422011-04-10T16:59:00.009-04:002014-03-26T10:09:27.388-04:00Nashville Fashion Week: Day Four<div>
Sadly, I only made it to one event on the next to last day of Nashville Fashion Week. As I drove around in circles for nearly 30 minutes trying desperately to get a parking space so that I could make it to see Kelly <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Cutrone</span> speak at the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Belcourt</span> Theatre, I wondered if maybe I should give up.<br />
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Luckily, I have a ridiculous amount of patience and special ops parking skills and, at the last minute, I squeezed the stealth Jeep into a parking space made for a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Vespa</span>. It was legal, that is all that matters; and although I wound up at the end of a very long line of ladies dressed in black, I made it on time.<br />
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I've long admired Kelly <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Cutrone's</span> tenacity (she is, essentially, the proverbial <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">badass</span> of the PR world...who are we kidding, of the whole world) and while I had watched her show <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Kell</span> on Earth religiously, I wasn't entirely sure what to expect. Yes, I knew she was smart; yes, I knew she was funny; yes, I knew that she does not tend to take crap from anyone (living or otherwise), but I was unprepared for just how much this speech?...lecture??...hell, <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">soliloquy</span>...would inspire me, move me, possess me. She's kind of Queen, people. All hail.<br />
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Among the many things Kelly spoke of (her family, her start in the business, how to get into fashion, how to rock your brand and work the PR star fantastic) the things that resonated with me the most were what she told us about tribes and how she illustrated her version of "never giving up."<br />
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She's a fighter, that's for sure, but then something about her makes you believe her stars were laid out so long ago, that no matter what got thrown in her way over the years, she was destined to be who she is right now, in this moment. That, in and of itself, is inspiring. Although she went to school to be a nurse and later went on to go up and down the ladder of success (eventually just staying "on up there" hovering above everyone else), she always figured out who she was, what she had to say, how to get it out there and how to just stand solid as a rock on her own feet in each and every instance.<br />
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Yes, I'm a hard core feminist though probably not in the sense that most people think when they hear those terms (read: I love makeup, French lingerie, killer heels, and other various and sundry items I probably don't really need) so any time I see a woman coming at success from the angle that Kelly does -- straight forward, no pretension -- while at the same time incorporating her wish for tribal living, unconditional love, forgiveness and basically being the "mama wolf", I have to say I am kind of speechless. Or rather, I'm in awe.<br />
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I don't believe in accidents or coincidences. I never have. I believe I was meant to hear these things on this day at this particular time in my life -- a time where I finally find myself in a place to explore my creativity beyond where I could before. You see, since I saw Kelly, I've been on kind of a buzz. Everything she said was so right -- <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">ok</span>, now you may be thinking next I'm going to offer you the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">kool</span>-aid but it's not like that.<br />
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I implore anyone reading this blog right now to pick up Kelly's book, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/If-You-Have-Cry-Outside/dp/B004R96S9C/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1302573721&sr=8-3">If You Have to Cry Go Outside</a>. I picked it up before going in to see Kelly and finished reading it three days later (probably would have finished it in a day but I have a 7 year old -- reading isn't what is used to be). I've read a lot of books -- a lot of lit, a lot of fashion, a ton of self-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">helpy</span> spirituality types -- this one is definitely going in my "favorite" pile. And not just because I love fashion; but also because I love to work, and I want to cultivate the voice inside of me to get to where I ultimately want to be with my career, my life, my place in the universe.<br />
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I'm more than likely not doing this whole thing justice. For instance, I didn't even begin to tell you Kelly's take on tribal living, the Mother, the earth, taking care of each other -- moving toward someone who is in need of help instead of moving away from them (sometimes people are too scared to ask for help or maybe unaware that they need it, right?).<br />
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I particularly loved the idea of tribal living. In this house, we call ourselves a tribe; always have. So I get that -- but I never thought about it in terms of the support you need outside the walls of what is your immediate familial context to get to where you want to go. I'm probably the worst for asking for help and support and maybe if I had years ago, I'd be turning out a collection every season instead of perusing longingly for hours over the shows after they come out on <a href="http://www.style.com/">Style</a> or <a href="http://www.nymag.com/">NY Magazine's</a> respective websites.<br />
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Maybe I should have given more support to people around me who also have unanswered creative voices living within. I'm going to make that a goal from now on. It's so important -- there is so much to be had. So much talent out there, so much vision. We really are incredible animals, aren't we?<br />
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<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Ok</span>, so I'll stop waxing poetic because right now a member of <span style="font-style: italic;">my </span>tribe needs to have the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Wii</span> remote taken out of his hands and his mama needs to read him a book. Hopefully, all of this creative <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">juju</span> that's floating around the house right now will lead us to very wonderful places -- together.<br />
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I'm so glad I moved to Nashville. Thanks, Kelly. And thank you to the folks at Nashville Fashion Week for bringing Kelly to us. There's a lot of love for her in this city now.<br />
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<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">xoxo</span>, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">kvlm</span><br />
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p.s. Kelly also has a new book out, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Normal-Gets-Nowhere-Kelly-Cutrone/dp/0062059793/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1302573721&sr=8-1">Normal Gets You Nowhere </a>(ain't that the damn truth). You can pre-order a copy now; it hits the shelves May 3. </div>kvlmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06558072254087023695noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5642132041171510729.post-21972824464633919192011-04-01T01:05:00.017-04:002014-03-26T10:09:27.362-04:00Nashville Fashion Week: Night ThreeNashville Fashion Week's third night was alive with the energy I find so intriguing about this town. Although I'd had a really inspiring experience the night prior, this night proved to be more on point with everything it was trying to accomplish. Major kudos to everyone involved from the adorable male fashionista who helped us find our seats to the black-haired raven in the top balcony cuing each model when it was her turn to take the catwalk.<br /><br />Over 800 people showed up on what turned into another cold night, this time in East Nashville at an old church parked right beside an even older YMCA. The building was lit in neon green which helped to subdue the question on everyone's mind, "how are they going to do this in this church?" You see, from the outside this place of worship we'd all flocked to to do just that, worship at the throne of the almighty thread, seemed a lot smaller than it actually was.<br /><br />Once inside...well let's just 800+ people fit rather nicely in the churches velvet cushioned pews. It seemed as if everyone had a great seat, a great view, and a great attitude towards the whole event. It was a happy vibe indeed.<br /><br />We had bought tickets to avoid the possibility of not getting into what we figured was going to be a full house given the celebrity presence of Christian Siriano, who is not only a brilliant designer but also the lovable and energetic winner from Project Runway Season Four. Turns out, for this night, it actually paid to be press so we switched back over to "the other side." And the crew could not have been nicer -- even to us bloggers who, for the most part, the news world still doesn't take <span style="font-style: italic;">too </span>seriously. Although we weren't allowed entry until well after the non-media masses were warm inside, we were granted fabulous seats (again) -- front pew, steps away from all of the action. The fashion gods are being kind to me this week.<br /><br />The show opened with <a href="http://www.oliazavozina.com/">Olia Zavozina</a>, a Nashville transplant who creates one-of-a-kind bridal wear and some rather fetching menswear (this says a lot for me -- if you'll remember from my last post, menswear sends me very quickly into a coma). I had actually met Olia a few months after moving to Nashville at a trunk show and been very impressed with her work. I loved her color palette then -- all dove grey, white, and bone -- and I loved it for this show. She's also quite lovely herself, a gorgeous Russian blond with a lot of skill -- who can resist that? Here are some shots of her line:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-VTaL88NOWAk/TaIGx0BIluI/AAAAAAAAEw4/9I8rDNQrqj0/s1600/olia%2B2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-VTaL88NOWAk/TaIGx0BIluI/AAAAAAAAEw4/9I8rDNQrqj0/s400/olia%2B2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594041139994334946" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-EsNdeMax_tA/TaIGx-O7lpI/AAAAAAAAEww/iLOY-yVldqM/s1600/olia.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-EsNdeMax_tA/TaIGx-O7lpI/AAAAAAAAEww/iLOY-yVldqM/s400/olia.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594041142736557714" border="0" /></a><br />Next in line was <a href="http://www.cooperbycourtney.com/">Cooper by Courtney Warren</a>. Warren, a Texas native, has a goal: to create a dress line that makes all women feel sexy and beautiful. (She must be nailing the sexy part; as I write, sitting in the children's section of the library, writing as my son plays educational games on the library computer, the powers that be are blocking me from viewing her site due to "adult content").<br /><br />Anyway, I found it endearing that Courtney named all of her pieces after family and friends who have supported her through her fashion venture. Having always wanted to design myself, I can't tell you how instrumental the support of those around you is being that fashion is the greatest financial/business risk you can take these days.<br /><br />As for the line itself, I thought a lot of the pieces were very cute, completely wearable and super girly. I did have one question though: who were her dressers? Sadly, a number of frocks came down the runway with undergarments in full view and dress-hangers, well, hanging out. It was a bit distracting. But the girls, below, literally walked it off and the error was soon forgotten.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_CJZMuADvck/TaIONhHuW6I/AAAAAAAAExw/kChtYnGGvDo/s1600/cc%2B2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_CJZMuADvck/TaIONhHuW6I/AAAAAAAAExw/kChtYnGGvDo/s400/cc%2B2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594049312539433890" border="0" /></a><br />The next designer, a local, really <span style="font-weight: bold;">REALLY </span>made me want to break out the checkbook. Just about ever piece by <a href="http://whiterabbit.viewbook.com/">White Rabbit</a> designer Shea Steele had my heart <span style="font-style: italic;">and </span>mind racing. The line is a veritable triumph of uber-romantic shapes in completely unexpected color combinations. I loved the clothes, loved the styling, loved it all. It really was an unforgettable part of the entire show.<br /><br />Sadly, since I was not in the most opportune place for optimum photo taking, I don't have much to show. I did find this teaser online but I highly recommend you click through to her <a href="http://whiterabbit.viewbook.com/">viewbook;</a> her pieces are quite seductive.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-f7Q8WsdblOg/TaIPUGfMtaI/AAAAAAAAEx4/gVGEedg-kjI/s1600/wr.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 198px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-f7Q8WsdblOg/TaIPUGfMtaI/AAAAAAAAEx4/gVGEedg-kjI/s400/wr.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594050525160846754" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.unionofangels.com/about_us/">Union of Angels</a> by Cynthia Bapst showed next and while I didn't know much about the line at the time, you could tell it had been around while given the impeccable tailoring of each piece. Her bio says that she drew from her Virginia background equestrian details mixed with a hip boho chic spin. Well, you certainly can see the equestrian -- which no doubt will translate well to the Nashville celebrity set, a group she has been working with on styling through the various record labels that line Music Row.<br /><br />I was a little confused by the different genres represented in this collection though; the last look smacked of 1950's Marilyn Monroe-esque inspiration with a Jackie O. modesty. Coupled with the heavily embellished jackets and riding boots, I wasn't sure which direction my mind was meant to go in.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Arxy5DlU-cU/TaISWU_PXmI/AAAAAAAAEyA/UqfwgZBJMC4/s1600/ua.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 248px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Arxy5DlU-cU/TaISWU_PXmI/AAAAAAAAEyA/UqfwgZBJMC4/s400/ua.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594053861947956834" border="0" /></a><br />Last, but certainly and by far, not least was fashion darling <a href="http://www.christianvsiriano.com/">Christian Siriano</a>. Dress after dress, model after model, there wasn't one thing I did not love. And seeing it in person after "covering it from afar" after the collection paraded down the runway at New York Fashion Week was an incredible experience I can only liken to seeing famous paintings for the first time after only having ever seen them in books. Thank you, Mr. Siriano, for coming down to our "neck of the woods" and igniting a fire in a room full of people who are absolutely sold on the church of your clothing.<br /><br />What beauty, what skill. When I think about what will happen to the House of Dior and how replacing a genius like he-who-shall-not-now-be-named, I immediately think of Siriano. His skill is reminiscent of earlier Galliano -- pieces that now reside behind museum-grade plexiglass while fashion students near and far line up to drool longingly. He's young, yes, but he definitely was given a gift and I am truly excited to see where he will be 20 years from now. His career will no doubt be long and fruitful not to mention set in the history books of fashion.<br /><br />My favorites....they simply make me swoon; the impact of these pieces in person, breathtaking:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-52zR-y_Vyx4/TaIWkdongOI/AAAAAAAAEyg/1izM1LoMQ-c/s1600/cs.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-52zR-y_Vyx4/TaIWkdongOI/AAAAAAAAEyg/1izM1LoMQ-c/s400/cs.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594058502833668322" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-h9qfC-ocsAI/TaIWkICr20I/AAAAAAAAEyY/TaPgcV6Xdwc/s1600/cs%2B3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-h9qfC-ocsAI/TaIWkICr20I/AAAAAAAAEyY/TaPgcV6Xdwc/s400/cs%2B3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594058497037425474" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Y6hXDfmMq0Y/TaIWkNxn3RI/AAAAAAAAEyQ/5ppNMFWE5Ng/s1600/cs%2B2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 298px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Y6hXDfmMq0Y/TaIWkNxn3RI/AAAAAAAAEyQ/5ppNMFWE5Ng/s400/cs%2B2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594058498576473362" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VCNzHSJYjK4/TaIWjzqtFDI/AAAAAAAAEyI/-BGng6aglrs/s1600/cs%2B1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 325px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VCNzHSJYjK4/TaIWjzqtFDI/AAAAAAAAEyI/-BGng6aglrs/s400/cs%2B1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594058491568133170" border="0" /></a><br />While my real job kept me from attending the last two days of Nashville Fashion Week, I will still cover those designers shortly. I'm thrilled to have been a part, although in such a small way, of such a big week for our city. And anything I can do to help promote/support local talent, I'll certainly do -- now and for as long as you will entertain me. <br /><br />I was able to see Kelly Cutrone at the Belcourt Theatre, who not only was promoting her books but was also promoting this event, but I'll catch you up on that later probably in an "Ode to Kelly" blog. She, too, is divine and I am quite certain I adore her.<br /><br />'til then,<br />xoxo,<br />kvlmkvlmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06558072254087023695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5642132041171510729.post-32619233427571603382011-03-31T00:59:00.013-04:002014-03-26T13:24:53.144-04:00Nashville Fashion Week: Night TwoI won't lie, I was a little disillusioned about ten minutes into waiting for media access into Nashville Fashion Week's second night of shows at The Arcade between 5th & 4th Avenue. Why you may ask yourself? Well, for two reasons.<br />
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<li>I didn't actually know I had press credentials until today, which means I missed all of yesterday's opening extravaganza.</li>
<li>No one seemed to know where anyone was supposed to go tonight, including Insider Pass holders (read: those who paid the most) let alone press.</li>
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Luckily, I arrived somewhat early and after having paid $10 to park my car three blocks away, I joined the ranks of the Nashville's fashion savvy waiting to be told what to do while hovering in a Walgreen's entrance trying to stay warm.<br />
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In true Nashville style, the good people around me, with the help of a security guard, were able to figure out who went where and for how long, etc. Turns out, media was meant to check-in at the cocktail reception taking place in an art gallery across the street from The Arcade. Good to know (signs anyone? Can a girl get a sign?).<br />
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The super fun (read the sarcasm) thing about being "press" is knowing, in the back of your freezing/nearing hypothermia mind, that having the pass above does not actually ensure your entrance into said show. I kept my gray tipped fingers crossed and after an hour and 11 minutes of waiting, was finally granted passage through the black curtains into a "press pit" which consisted of metal grate-type chairs seated between actual ticket holders and the wall.<br />
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Again, luck would walk my way in the form of a petite black-clad blond wearing an ear piece and moving at lightening speed up and down the catwalk. She offered me a seat up near the front of which I jumped at the chance to take. I was even more thrilled, after seeing that the seat was about 4 chair lengths away from the beginning of the catwalk, to be seated amongst a sea of warm bodies because did I mention it was cold? Yeah, it was cold.<br />
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Anyway, on with the actual show...<br />
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First up was local designer <a href="http://melissatabor.com/">Melissa Tabor</a>. Her designs are sophisticated and sexy but still very interesting in their detail and texture. I particularly liked the juxtaposition of the feminine silhouette to design elements like an exposed zipper. It gave the whole line a very multi-dimensional gravity that is often missing in every day frocks. Here's a sample of her work from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/melissatabor">her Etsy store</a>:<br />
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Second on the runway was <a href="http://www.gadogadoapparel.com/">GadoGado</a>, another local line created by Belinda Kazanci and inspired by all things Bali. Her work features uber-creative prints in body conscious cotton accented with fringe details, excellent draping, and bold color. Below, a shot from backstage tonight and a sample of her work from her Facebook page:<br />
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Betsey Johnson was the mid-point of the show and of course that proved to be entertaining and enchanting, as always. Unfortunately, Betsey wasn't with us but her spirit resonated in all of the layers of pink tulle, yards of '80's inspired florals, and sassy sailor jackets. You gotta love Betsey; even when she's not around, she still charms you. Some looks below from her spring line:<br />
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Next up was Ben Sherman. Now you will have to forgive me for what I am about to say, but menswear on a runway absolutely bores me to tears. Don't get me wrong, I love to go shopping with my man and there is not much better in this world than a well dressed gent, but the shows? Quel snooze. I will say, however, that the line is impressive and there is obviously more reasons than one why Ben Sherman's line is the 4th most popular menswear line in the UK. It sells on <a href="http://www.asos.com/">Asos</a> for anyone who is interested; here is a promotional shot from the collection:<br />
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Tonight's show ended with T. Rains. Now, when I saw the moniker on the screen, it didn't dawn on me that this was Traver Rains of Heatherette fame. About four frocks into the show, though, it was pretty obvious. There was quite a crowd for T. Rains collection; lots of people standing to catch every look as it went by, lots of video, even more exclamations of wonder. I, however, was not one of those people. I was never a fan of Heatherette (and I'm not overly concerned with how uncool that might make me). I can appreciate it in an almost avant garde parody kind of way, but as far as serious fashion goes (from a historical <span style="font-style: italic;">and </span>marketable angle) I just don't see it. It certainly is attention-grabbing and so therefore successful but I'm not sure who the client is for this line and I'm not sure I want to...where does she wear these pieces?<br />
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I did, however, love this:<br />
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The finale piece, a large headdress made of multiple shades of blue tulle on a bathing suited beauty lacked innovation but seemed rather interested only to shock. I wasn't shocked. I was hypothermic and kind of bored, but not shocked. After say my '20's, shock-fashion no longer appealed to me -- entertained, yes but...I need more than that now. Dear G-d, am I getting old?<br />
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Traver Rains seems to have an enormous imagination, of which I can completely appreciate and respect. Specifically, I adore his photography. The fashion elements come together so symbiotically with his vision of the world at large, that the photographs come to life somewhere between reality and fantasy. I adore these two, absolutely adore them:<br />
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Overall, a great experience and I'm looking forward to Thursday and Friday night's shows, although not as media. Sure, I'll take notes and maybe even get some pictures this time but being a ticket holder obviously has its advantages and I'd prefer to not subject my toes to that cold again any time soon -- not that they'd feel it anyway, having been numb for at least four hours solid. There was a moment upon spying Kelly Cutrone seated across from me where I ceased to care about my frozen appendages but even she left early, her child in tow wrapped warmly in a blanket.<br />
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Some quick suggestions I'd like to make to the great people at Nashville Fashion Week:<br />
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<li>Space Heaters. If I know anything about Nashville after 8 months of residency, it's that the weather is unpredictable. </li>
<li>I love the intimacy of a level catwalk with the crowd but in a space like The Arcade, elevated would have been a better choice. Or am I just short? I wasn't wearing my normal 4" heels.</li>
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And hopefully warmer. Until tomorrow....until Christian Siriano...<br />
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xoxo,<br />
kvlmkvlmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06558072254087023695noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5642132041171510729.post-85636531240696309262011-03-30T13:51:00.003-04:002014-03-26T10:09:27.461-04:00Nashville Fashion Week!So it looks as though I will be able to cover some of this week's shows and events. As I am working on my schedule for that, I thought I would share the full schedule for Fashion Week, it is just over there to the right! I am so very excited for everyone involved with this event. Great work, Music City!kvlmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06558072254087023695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5642132041171510729.post-74371210430796304112011-03-14T23:59:00.004-04:002014-03-26T10:09:27.449-04:00Monday MontageMonday's are generally no fun for anybody. In my quest to lighten my mood this evening, I, as is typical, turn to all things French. I was also on quest to finish creating my new pages here on FPS, starting with my <a href="http://frockpaperscissors.blogspot.com/p/vintage.html">Frock</a> page. This will be my ode to all things past beginning with Vionnet.<br /><br />Which brings me to Paris Fashion Week. Is it me or are others having a hard time getting behind Rodolfo Paglialunga's take on Vionnet? I'm perplexed. It feels a little too hard, a bit too modern. But I did like these two frocks:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zwNyUALvGUw/TX7mHDoMZ5I/AAAAAAAAEvI/ZzdoF3z6_TQ/s1600/vio%2B2011%2B2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zwNyUALvGUw/TX7mHDoMZ5I/AAAAAAAAEvI/ZzdoF3z6_TQ/s400/vio%2B2011%2B2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584153596893357970" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yaq3u3fFf-o/TX7mHN77DPI/AAAAAAAAEvA/OjtE-zD6Y6w/s1600/vio%2B2011.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yaq3u3fFf-o/TX7mHN77DPI/AAAAAAAAEvA/OjtE-zD6Y6w/s400/vio%2B2011.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584153599660461298" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Maybe I'm being too soft coming from spending two hours perusing Vionnet's frocks of yesteryear? Perhaps. Paglialunga has only been "in house" since 2009 and the house was only resurrected in 2007 after an over 60 year hiatus so there is certainly room for change. I suppose I'm too much of a nostaliagist (I know, that's not a word but I'm punchy and it's Monday) and have high hopes that current designer's will maintain the sensibility of their originators. This is probably too lofty of an ideal but work with me.<br /><br />Stateside, <a href="http://nashvillefashionweek.com/">Nashville Fashion Week</a> is around the corner and I am extremely excited to get my first real glimpse at what's going on in the design world in this city. I'm familiar with a lot of the names and our local mecca of all things, well, local: <a href="http://www.localhoneynashville.blogspot.com/">Local Honey</a> -- hence thy local name. Local Honey recently took over the spot left vacant by Karen Elson and Amy Patterson when they moved their much coveted Venus and Mars Vintage Boutique to an online-only shop -- or at least that was the story but I'm not having any luck finding their amazing selection online. Hmpf.<br /><br />Anyway, I've not been to any events as of yet in this fascinating and ever growing community of artists. This will all change, of course, in a few short months when I'll actually be in the city limits and not so far out of them. Until then, I can gladly report that two of my favorite fashion fixtures will be joining us for Fashion Week: Kelly Cutrone & Christian Siriano. <br /><br />Kelly Cutrone has been a fashion-show-producing hero of mine and resident industry badass for ages. She owns the PR firm People's Revolution and is author of two books: If You Have to Cry, Go Outside and Normal Gets You Nowhere. She will be giving a talk at the Belcourt Theatre at 12:00 p.m. on April 2.<br /><br />Christian Siriano, of Project Runway fame, will be showcasing on Thursday March 31 in East Nashville. <br /><br />For a complete list of featured designers, <a href="http://nashvillefashionweek.com/designers">click here</a>. I am particularly enamored of <a href="http://amanstovall.com/">Aman Stovall's</a> collection and pumped to see it live (if I get to, here's to crossed manicured fingers!).<br /><br />More Paris tomorrow!<br />xoxo,<br />kvlmkvlmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06558072254087023695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5642132041171510729.post-48512873957383290282011-03-09T22:33:00.000-05:002014-03-26T10:09:27.432-04:00Milano DueMore images from Milan...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-w2eQZlhOeHs/TXRopCTzl1I/AAAAAAAAEoU/KyO-KqGNxBA/s1600/ga2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 301px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-w2eQZlhOeHs/TXRopCTzl1I/AAAAAAAAEoU/KyO-KqGNxBA/s400/ga2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581200892422756178" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0sgrylDzm_A/TXRogAlTqII/AAAAAAAAEoM/f-ojrC2hU0s/s1600/ga.jpg"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 301px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zQszP6KosyQ/TXRn6pYZP_I/AAAAAAAAElk/xXn8qAvOy8I/s400/am2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581200095457132530" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OUG7D7LNRG0/TXRn6DJSnzI/AAAAAAAAElc/cEVvonKev2c/s1600/am.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 301px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OUG7D7LNRG0/TXRn6DJSnzI/AAAAAAAAElc/cEVvonKev2c/s400/am.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581200085193236274" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PFNLc5aOkiE/TXRn55bkggI/AAAAAAAAElU/J19ntfACg8s/s1600/alb.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 301px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PFNLc5aOkiE/TXRn55bkggI/AAAAAAAAElU/J19ntfACg8s/s400/alb.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581200082585551362" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-oeqmy-NTq6Y/TXRn56Hya8I/AAAAAAAAElM/_4a6lfaYrkE/s1600/af.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 301px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-oeqmy-NTq6Y/TXRn56Hya8I/AAAAAAAAElM/_4a6lfaYrkE/s400/af.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581200082771012546" border="0" /></a>kvlmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06558072254087023695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5642132041171510729.post-3088369468377132332011-03-07T00:01:00.015-05:002014-03-26T10:09:27.379-04:00Ciao, Milano!While Paris is on fire, Milan is probably having a much needed drink and siesta after their (always) decadent a/w 2011 shows. I still don't understand why, outside of Versace, Prada, & Dolce & Gabbana, Milan gets such a hard time. I'm kind of in love with their style right now -- each season I become a little more seduced by Italy's calling. And I am so mesmerized by Frankie Morello's show, I can't even explain it.<br /><br />Trend wise, I think we can all safely say now, after 3 major cities, that these things are going to consume as all come fall: prismatic manifestations of fur-drenched menswear inspired 1960's shaped collar heavy super molded outerwear diaphanous 30's inspired gowns stilettos with ankle socks legwear for days tossed with gloves so 1950's and enough hats to sink the Titanic. Or so it appears. Paris will come tomorrow...until then, Milano:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9hwNmkqbIT0/TXRpXc4Oo9I/AAAAAAAAErs/9h2Edpl2LBU/s1600/vers.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9hwNmkqbIT0/TXRpXc4Oo9I/AAAAAAAAErs/9h2Edpl2LBU/s400/vers.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581201689828828114" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kKGVlyzr3HE/TXRpXEyM7JI/AAAAAAAAErk/uNYwudtIG48/s1600/ver2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kKGVlyzr3HE/TXRpXEyM7JI/AAAAAAAAErk/uNYwudtIG48/s400/ver2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581201683361098898" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7hjXNAVWw3s/TXRpWy0GpUI/AAAAAAAAErc/KoOb6hPW-yo/s1600/ver.jpg"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 301px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-cQPAHoHD1_8/TXRopRL6tzI/AAAAAAAAEoc/_HjdC1PvOkU/s400/gf.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581200896416200498" border="0" /></a><br /><br />xoxo, <br />kvlmkvlmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06558072254087023695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5642132041171510729.post-35425316349321575582011-03-06T14:55:00.001-05:002014-03-26T10:09:27.398-04:00Frankie Morello A/W 2011<iframe title="YouTube video player" width="640" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/5ROB1G1ZJiQ?rel=0" frameborder="0"></iframe><br /><br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="640" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Y-3rXDi5iQc?rel=0" frameborder="0"></iframe>kvlmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06558072254087023695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5642132041171510729.post-64823218066307929742011-03-05T23:56:00.012-05:002014-03-26T10:09:27.445-04:00LondonOh, London, you misfit child, you...<br /><br />My favorites from the collections:<br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size:78%;">(click images for larger view)</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-CISivf3yHdk/TXMVFHcqOlI/AAAAAAAAElE/cueqo0Da87s/s1600/vw.jpg"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 369px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qb3jO_-H6Pc/TXMUOe2kd5I/AAAAAAAAEhU/BGPP5O-BCvo/s400/ba.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580826602274846610" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-jSJAd0WfPeY/TXMUHOMiBxI/AAAAAAAAEhM/OL9Rskhj6w8/s1600/asb.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 303px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-jSJAd0WfPeY/TXMUHOMiBxI/AAAAAAAAEhM/OL9Rskhj6w8/s400/asb.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580826477544474386" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8taJFOcAHxg/TXMUHI2t-HI/AAAAAAAAEhE/3lK8WWP9L6I/s1600/aqua.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 303px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8taJFOcAHxg/TXMUHI2t-HI/AAAAAAAAEhE/3lK8WWP9L6I/s400/aqua.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580826476110805106" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-FVM4lcXOpEw/TXMUG-iq9pI/AAAAAAAAEg8/rHijaqBpmeI/s1600/amanda%2Bw.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 301px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-FVM4lcXOpEw/TXMUG-iq9pI/AAAAAAAAEg8/rHijaqBpmeI/s400/amanda%2Bw.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580826473342367378" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8lLlEKf7Nvo/TXMUG5XsW1I/AAAAAAAAEg0/6KxlxH5PwY0/s1600/ab2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 301px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8lLlEKf7Nvo/TXMUG5XsW1I/AAAAAAAAEg0/6KxlxH5PwY0/s400/ab2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580826471954144082" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CfN0ozjeat4/TXMUGvgrG2I/AAAAAAAAEgs/DV0kHc75F8E/s1600/ab.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 303px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CfN0ozjeat4/TXMUGvgrG2I/AAAAAAAAEgs/DV0kHc75F8E/s400/ab.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580826469307456354" border="0" /></a>kvlmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06558072254087023695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5642132041171510729.post-44114241610030001822011-03-01T01:12:00.010-05:002014-03-26T10:09:27.418-04:00Vanity, fairThis should be fairly painless...or at least, fairly easy...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GIIIndAmnhk/TWyPs_2vGLI/AAAAAAAAEf4/o9-eqoar0n0/s1600/zooey%2Bd.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GIIIndAmnhk/TWyPs_2vGLI/AAAAAAAAEf4/o9-eqoar0n0/s400/zooey%2Bd.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578992041623230642" border="0" /></a>You know how we all love Zooey Deschanel's quirky non-Hollywoodness? Well it looks like we've lost the top half of her at least to the makeover machine and the bottom half is struggling for its independence. None of which is ok.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hZxC06WClr8/TWyPszDZKgI/AAAAAAAAEfw/cHeUnk4dp9c/s1600/zoe%2Bs.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 190px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hZxC06WClr8/TWyPszDZKgI/AAAAAAAAEfw/cHeUnk4dp9c/s400/zoe%2Bs.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578992038186658306" border="0" /></a>Zoe Saldana in Prabal Gurung. Perfect. Except for that gold boxy clutchy thing. I'm not a fan of that. But the dress is a bit of heaven.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-bFZKuFT9iNU/TWyPspRHr1I/AAAAAAAAEfo/Zmp6Nlsrfac/s1600/taylor%2Bs.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 186px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-bFZKuFT9iNU/TWyPspRHr1I/AAAAAAAAEfo/Zmp6Nlsrfac/s400/taylor%2Bs.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578992035559878482" border="0" /></a>Taylor Swift, for a girl that writes hate lyrics to a number of Hollywood B-list actresses, you sure do spend an awful lot of time there.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Ae_im38IGf0/TWyPskKVGII/AAAAAAAAEfg/wQ5zUzMiXMg/s1600/sofia%2Bv.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 191px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Ae_im38IGf0/TWyPskKVGII/AAAAAAAAEfg/wQ5zUzMiXMg/s400/sofia%2Bv.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578992034189219970" border="0" /></a>Sofia Vergara is living proof of two things: Age does not matter when it comes to beauty and you don't have to put it all out there all of the time. I'd love to see her in something soft with a little less...of everything?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Q1PE6SJBl1I/TWyPljfhmhI/AAAAAAAAEfY/AixU8LAvPKI/s1600/n%2Bwatts.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 197px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Q1PE6SJBl1I/TWyPljfhmhI/AAAAAAAAEfY/AixU8LAvPKI/s400/n%2Bwatts.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578991913750600210" border="0" /></a>Naomi Watts apparently sat on a skunk on the way to the party. It looks like the skunk won. That's unfortunate. Here in Tennessee we know that smell all too well and I'm sure it did not win her any favors although it probably gave her a great excuse for her hair.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-F9dn5h8fsHY/TWyPlQWq0RI/AAAAAAAAEfQ/JBnfHyG4zgc/s1600/mia%2Bw.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 157px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-F9dn5h8fsHY/TWyPlQWq0RI/AAAAAAAAEfQ/JBnfHyG4zgc/s400/mia%2Bw.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578991908613181714" border="0" /></a>Mia Wasikowska is lovely and I simply cannot wait for her next film, Jane Eyre. But I'm confused by her continuous attempt at androgyny via the makeup-less face and non-blown out hair coupled with sexy avant garde-esque type frocks. Either drop the hem or put on some lips, you are confusing me!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NMKgkdrz-Rs/TWyPk6usVzI/AAAAAAAAEfI/BTCmk7uia40/s1600/madge.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 386px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NMKgkdrz-Rs/TWyPk6usVzI/AAAAAAAAEfI/BTCmk7uia40/s400/madge.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578991902808364850" border="0" /></a>Um, wow. How old do I feel? Madonna and child...who isn't so much a child anymore. I think Lourdes Leon is ridiculously pretty and I rest assured that although her skirt is too short (hey, she's young enough to be my daughter) that her very smart mother has raised her to value her talent, intelligence and creativity more than her legs. Right? Right? No? Maybe...?<br /><br />Anyway, on the other hand said smart mom, I am about to say something to you I never thought I would given my die-hard fan status since grade five....cover it up, sister. We've seen it all before and it is no longer interesting.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-w0sDZQWvMuM/TWyPkjk6uVI/AAAAAAAAEfA/tEq4ipkzdYk/s1600/liv%2Bt.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 201px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-w0sDZQWvMuM/TWyPkjk6uVI/AAAAAAAAEfA/tEq4ipkzdYk/s400/liv%2Bt.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578991896593348946" border="0" /></a>Liv Tyler, as usual, is breathtaking and simple.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-50vVb5OMX10/TWyPkk4JD0I/AAAAAAAAEe4/6lOfQAtaJMY/s1600/lea%2Bm.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 186px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-50vVb5OMX10/TWyPkk4JD0I/AAAAAAAAEe4/6lOfQAtaJMY/s400/lea%2Bm.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578991896942415682" border="0" /></a>People tell me this is some child named Lea Michele from that show Glee, which I do not watch. Otherwise I would not have recognized her because, unlike every other awards show this season, she is not advertising her cleavage. (By the way, the dress is horrible.)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NZMrywKgQlY/TWyPcDz7NtI/AAAAAAAAEew/4eP2Z5-SzWs/s1600/l%2Bmann.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 203px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NZMrywKgQlY/TWyPcDz7NtI/AAAAAAAAEew/4eP2Z5-SzWs/s400/l%2Bmann.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578991750627407570" border="0" /></a>Leslie Mann -- love the color, love the cut, love it.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-M6BjNIxx0-w/TWyPcN8KpuI/AAAAAAAAEeo/aD1JJHMz37U/s1600/juliette%2Bl.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 207px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-M6BjNIxx0-w/TWyPcN8KpuI/AAAAAAAAEeo/aD1JJHMz37U/s400/juliette%2Bl.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578991753346328290" border="0" /></a>I. Am. In. Shock. Juliette Lewis looks normal! And pretty!! Yea!!! How glad are we not to see those 1981 leggings and blue hair?? Thrilled, I tell you, thrilled!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-kBJM0X6QGsw/TWyPcCxfe4I/AAAAAAAAEeg/tqEZZ6r2zg8/s1600/jen%2Bgodw.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 189px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-kBJM0X6QGsw/TWyPcCxfe4I/AAAAAAAAEeg/tqEZZ6r2zg8/s400/jen%2Bgodw.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578991750348766082" border="0" /></a>Please, someone, tell me what is going on with Ginnifer Godwin lately? For starters, while I love a good pixie cut, what is with the constant half-faux-hawk? And secondly, why is she forever wearing dresses that cut her petite frame into two mis-proportioned halves? But last, and certainly not least, why does she always look like a deer caught in headlights? I am concerned. And while I LOVE ERDEM, who designed this dress back in 2009, 2009 isn't exactly vintage and I'm confused as to why you would wear a past-season dress to an event as big as the VFP. But maybe that's just me (or why someone, ie. Ginnifer, should hire me as their stylist...just puttin' it out there).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vSRggJdis74/TWyPbgWjIUI/AAAAAAAAEeY/7cvZhGy9odo/s1600/jason%2Bs.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 210px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vSRggJdis74/TWyPbgWjIUI/AAAAAAAAEeY/7cvZhGy9odo/s400/jason%2Bs.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578991741108953410" border="0" /></a>Why, hello there, Jason Statham. That is all.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VGomH27Ozt4/TWyPboWd1qI/AAAAAAAAEeQ/vW7ic91sZ8w/s1600/eva%2Bm.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 205px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VGomH27Ozt4/TWyPboWd1qI/AAAAAAAAEeQ/vW7ic91sZ8w/s400/eva%2Bm.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578991743256090274" border="0" /></a>What in the world is Eva Mendes wearing? It looks like she forgot her bodice and someone ripped some tulle off her skirt to cover up her mammaries. A very strange look indeed.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-JBS7l84aINI/TWyOwl0PT9I/AAAAAAAAEeI/xrGSC3ZB3EU/s1600/emma%2Br.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 171px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-JBS7l84aINI/TWyOwl0PT9I/AAAAAAAAEeI/xrGSC3ZB3EU/s400/emma%2Br.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578991003841286098" border="0" /></a>Well done, Emma Roberts. The color is perfect for you.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8CJZG82W29I/TWyOwoootUI/AAAAAAAAEeA/JWPdw-TINEE/s1600/ellen%2Bb.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 185px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8CJZG82W29I/TWyOwoootUI/AAAAAAAAEeA/JWPdw-TINEE/s400/ellen%2Bb.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578991004597925186" border="0" /></a>Which is more than I can say for Ellen Barkin. Never is it ok to match your hair to your dress to your shoes to your bag. We do not do matchy matchy. Especially not on the red carpet.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5_3vbaJ6ZpA/TWyOwWx6eKI/AAAAAAAAEd4/fa_l3eQhK3A/s1600/charlize%2Bt.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 167px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5_3vbaJ6ZpA/TWyOwWx6eKI/AAAAAAAAEd4/fa_l3eQhK3A/s400/charlize%2Bt.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578990999804999842" border="0" /></a>Dear Hollywood and all of your nether regions worldwide, Charlize Theron knows how to do it. Please take note.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-BqCNQ8-zhVM/TWyOuBQ4p8I/AAAAAAAAEdw/aiqGS4bORV4/s1600/cameron%2Bd.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 191px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-BqCNQ8-zhVM/TWyOuBQ4p8I/AAAAAAAAEdw/aiqGS4bORV4/s400/cameron%2Bd.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578990959669585858" border="0" /></a>Way too short. And, might I add, too small?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-keirxHFjQg4/TWyOsrYHJ-I/AAAAAAAAEdo/XbTIWQNShW4/s1600/c%2Bdanes.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 190px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-keirxHFjQg4/TWyOsrYHJ-I/AAAAAAAAEdo/XbTIWQNShW4/s400/c%2Bdanes.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578990936614447074" border="0" /></a>Claire Danes looks like she just wandered out of the hospital during an exam. Obviously she did not think this one through.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-oKXD0SPxDi8/TWyOl1rRVII/AAAAAAAAEdg/pX8D0DClZDU/s1600/bryce%2Bd%2Bh.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 206px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-oKXD0SPxDi8/TWyOl1rRVII/AAAAAAAAEdg/pX8D0DClZDU/s400/bryce%2Bd%2Bh.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578990819120075906" border="0" /></a>Bryce Dallas Howard is another one I've been concerned with as of late. I kind of want to love the dress but I don't know that it's right for this event. Well, I know what it's not right for...the hose! Or the shoes for that matter. None of this works together except the color of the dress with her hair -- that I love.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-C9tt-nappQA/TWyOlhPF8FI/AAAAAAAAEdY/q1fynLh4_RY/s1600/anna%2Bk.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 178px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-C9tt-nappQA/TWyOlhPF8FI/AAAAAAAAEdY/q1fynLh4_RY/s400/anna%2Bk.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578990813633179730" border="0" /></a>Anna Kendrick, are we supposed to unwrap you and if so, ew. Too much, especially with the side swept hair on the opposite side from the side bow bodice.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ImeNqQYG57U/TWyOlDYwkYI/AAAAAAAAEdI/QyAs3u7p2xg/s1600/amanda%2Bs.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 167px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ImeNqQYG57U/TWyOlDYwkYI/AAAAAAAAEdI/QyAs3u7p2xg/s400/amanda%2Bs.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578990805620658562" border="0" /></a>Amanda Seyfried -- you may have been better of wearing this to lunch or casting but not on the RC. Plus, can you tone down the sexy -- you are like 12 and I can't take it. That Interview Magazine photo shoot you just did sent me to the bathroom to wash my eyes out -- with acid.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3wz6Ssj2-uw/TWyOk2qB4KI/AAAAAAAAEdA/8za5s5LBYLY/s1600/abbie%2Bc.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 235px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3wz6Ssj2-uw/TWyOk2qB4KI/AAAAAAAAEdA/8za5s5LBYLY/s400/abbie%2Bc.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578990802203435170" border="0" /></a>Abbie Cornish. Great dress, nice bag -- a little hair color and you would have nailed it.<br /><br />I really hope the Oscars are better next year. Cross my heart and kiss my elbow for 84! And although I've sadly neglected awards season this year, I am so glad it's over! Maybe I'm outgrowing my fascination.<br /><br />Nah.<br /><br />xoxo,<br />kvlmkvlmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06558072254087023695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5642132041171510729.post-5062901390355189072011-02-28T23:59:00.013-05:002014-03-26T10:09:27.436-04:00Oh, Oscar!Yes, it's that time of year again -- time for my take on the Oscars! Sadly, we had to cut our Sunday viewing extravaganza (which began at 3:00) short because apparently I have relocated my family to the land of extreme weather. Another round of tornadoes and I am officially over it. I'm even beyond being scared. When it cuts into my Oscar time, I just get annoyed (I know, I know...my priorities get out of line where fashion and cinema are concerned, what can I tell you?). I love the Oscars, though -- they remind me of so many things...my love for a good dress, a childhood dream of being in movies, my grandmother's tattered copy of David O. Selznick's Hollywood, watching the telecast with my family every year...and now just making my husband and sister completely insane with my incessant need to catch every second of the before, the during and the after. It's one of my annual super girly-girl moments so bear with me.<br /><br />So let's start with three major not-worth-talking-about-really talking points in regards to dear Oscar:<br /><ol><li>Anne Hathaway and James Franco -- while I appreciated her (unyielding and sometimes childlike) enthusiasm and while I know he has played some brilliant roles, they are not Oscar hosts. That was the absolute worst Oscar telecast in 83 years (ie. ever). Seriously. There's a reason they normally choose seasoned comedic types.<br /></li><li>Did J Lo sponsor the Oscars because OMG if I see one more J Lo commercial I'm going to boycott...everyone! She's the new Jessica Simpson.</li><li>There comes a point where costume changes are just really annoying. 9? That's overkill people. Please reference point #1.</li></ol>Maybe #3 isn't totally <span style="font-style: italic;">not </span>worth highlighting -- she did, after all, manage to very seamlessly change her look 9 total times during the show, including hair and jewelry for which she was reportedly paid $750,000 to wear. (Really?) Let's take a gander, shall we?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-S4XfMc1X9HM/TWx_Tyf2kmI/AAAAAAAAEZ4/4dYjILwGy0U/s1600/anne%2Bh%2B1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 235px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-S4XfMc1X9HM/TWx_Tyf2kmI/AAAAAAAAEZ4/4dYjILwGy0U/s400/anne%2Bh%2B1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578974016354816610" border="0" /></a>I'm trying to steer away from acknowledging the designer because I find that when I know whose hands were responsible for something, it can sometimes sway my opinion (for example Zoe Saldana's Givenchy last year -- I still think all that purple ombred puffiness was perfection but apparently I was the only one...on earth). But this gorgeous red could only be Valentino. Archival Valentino at that. And I swoon.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JH66TufYE_8/TWx_TSuCY_I/AAAAAAAAEZw/qjC3spYZOtI/s1600/anne%2Bh%2B2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 360px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JH66TufYE_8/TWx_TSuCY_I/AAAAAAAAEZw/qjC3spYZOtI/s400/anne%2Bh%2B2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578974007824376818" border="0" /></a>Her first and second looks, respectively, during the telecast. I actually liked the first dress although I thought it was a little too overly adorned and she kept putting her hands all over it which was distracting but it's pretty and she looked great. As for the second, any girl in a tux with a high pony and discoball shoes is ok in my book.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1_67EnWzN7c/TWx_TC9WciI/AAAAAAAAEZo/ntbCWLN-Ems/s1600/anne%2Bh%2B3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 343px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1_67EnWzN7c/TWx_TC9WciI/AAAAAAAAEZo/ntbCWLN-Ems/s400/anne%2Bh%2B3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578974003593638434" border="0" /></a>No on the first. It's Vivienne Westwood but no. She looked like a vampiric puritan. However, I love the second and the hair was perfecto!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uMjQ_iEEAjw/TWx_SyyjLHI/AAAAAAAAEZg/YtXfnf7Ypig/s1600/anne%2Bh%2B4.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 336px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uMjQ_iEEAjw/TWx_SyyjLHI/AAAAAAAAEZg/YtXfnf7Ypig/s400/anne%2Bh%2B4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578973999253367922" border="0" /></a>The liquid blue Armani Prive worked for her coloring but she only had it on for like 4 seconds so I couldn't really come to terms with my emotions. I need at least 6 seconds for that. The Atelier Versace below, which she eventually wore to the Vanity Fair Party, was divine. But her finale dress, the Tom Ford lacey-sequined turtleneck column dress, while Tom Ford, was too severe for her if not too old.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-QbsHgcpH3NI/TWx_S0aWpDI/AAAAAAAAEZY/Neh0ew2Co5Y/s1600/anne%2Bh%2Bfinal.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 210px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-QbsHgcpH3NI/TWx_S0aWpDI/AAAAAAAAEZY/Neh0ew2Co5Y/s400/anne%2Bh%2Bfinal.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578973999688754226" border="0" /></a>What about the rest of the Red Carpet Wanderers you ask? Oh, there are so many.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-HRTUsKRn1WY/TWyB6aGrALI/AAAAAAAAEc4/G0ZGjas7ECM/s1600/v%2Bmadsen.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 205px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-HRTUsKRn1WY/TWyB6aGrALI/AAAAAAAAEc4/G0ZGjas7ECM/s400/v%2Bmadsen.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578976878844903602" border="0" /></a>Virginia Madsen. It is probably not a good idea to wear anything that can be compared to -- or may look like it was made from -- a swan when one of the films nominated is called Black Swan. Just a friendly suggestion.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-pBlCyg-Wrdw/TWyB6ClMA7I/AAAAAAAAEcw/yKUBrJH21yM/s1600/scarjo.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 196px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-pBlCyg-Wrdw/TWyB6ClMA7I/AAAAAAAAEcw/yKUBrJH21yM/s400/scarjo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578976872530445234" border="0" /></a>Scarlett Johansson in Dolce & Gabbana. I wasn't sure about the color at first because it's a bit garish on the red carpet, but I later decided I love it. Good choice.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rbl08TiQ0SA/TWyB5wOK7qI/AAAAAAAAEco/YQM_MsFHaWs/s1600/sandra%2Bb.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 217px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rbl08TiQ0SA/TWyB5wOK7qI/AAAAAAAAEco/YQM_MsFHaWs/s400/sandra%2Bb.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578976867602067106" border="0" /></a>Sandra B. in Vera Wang. LOVE this dress -- red was so super popular this year. Normally stylists stay away from red on the <span style="font-style: italic;">red</span> carpet, but that seems to be a fear factor that is disappearing. Bellissima!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OLBfJqToujM/TWyB5_U7n4I/AAAAAAAAEcg/SnY4lG86bpk/s1600/rupert%2Bmurdoch.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OLBfJqToujM/TWyB5_U7n4I/AAAAAAAAEcg/SnY4lG86bpk/s400/rupert%2Bmurdoch.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578976871656955778" border="0" /></a>So Wikipedia and my husband tell me that this tool box to the left, Rupert Murdoch, owns Fox News and while that annoys the living hell out of me politically, I like his trophy wife's dress.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2wecOPItYBY/TWyBx-LLh6I/AAAAAAAAEcY/7QJIg2FoGbE/s1600/reese%2Bw.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 184px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2wecOPItYBY/TWyBx-LLh6I/AAAAAAAAEcY/7QJIg2FoGbE/s400/reese%2Bw.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578976733908666274" border="0" /></a>Reese Witherspoon in Armani Prive. Again with the high pony. Love it, love her. She's an intelligent charismatic every girl's girl. She just looks happy and honestly that is really the best accessory you can have.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9JOHFHcpuKk/TWyBx4y4MgI/AAAAAAAAEcQ/KSs0l0Zwgus/s1600/penelop%2Bc.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 222px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9JOHFHcpuKk/TWyBx4y4MgI/AAAAAAAAEcQ/KSs0l0Zwgus/s400/penelop%2Bc.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578976732464558594" border="0" /></a>Penelope Cruz...honey, I just don't know. On the one hand, specifically your right hand, you have the demigod otherwise known as Javiar Bardem. On the other hand, you just had a baby and I can totally respect the fact that diapers and bottles take over the part of your brain that processes fashion. But, honey, no. It looks a bit like a Phoenix which I can respect figuratively but literally? Uh uh.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DtpxUaq8wPQ/TWyBxngaqGI/AAAAAAAAEcI/yx4lMRDKslk/s1600/nicole%2Bk.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 156px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DtpxUaq8wPQ/TWyBxngaqGI/AAAAAAAAEcI/yx4lMRDKslk/s400/nicole%2Bk.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578976727823722594" border="0" /></a>Let's do this one as a math equation because, hey, I'm an English major so that should be fun, right? The bangs in relation to the necklace in proportion to the dress plus the bedazzled bodice of the (Dior) dress divided by the pink shoes = No. Not now. Not ever. Especially not Oscar.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_aISIVyEDB8/TWyBxaxqQOI/AAAAAAAAEcA/3mSOHxEtXI4/s1600/natalie%2Bp.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 198px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_aISIVyEDB8/TWyBxaxqQOI/AAAAAAAAEcA/3mSOHxEtXI4/s400/natalie%2Bp.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578976724406386914" border="0" /></a>Natalie Portman in Rodarte. Pregnant women really are so otherworldly beautiful, it doesn't even really matter what they wear (although that Golden Globes number was seriously questionable).<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-kr3jo4QONvs/TWyBxIXfQNI/AAAAAAAAEb4/MW5D6_-ZQqQ/s1600/mwill.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 157px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-kr3jo4QONvs/TWyBxIXfQNI/AAAAAAAAEb4/MW5D6_-ZQqQ/s400/mwill.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578976719464775890" border="0" /></a>Michelle Williams in Chanel Couture. The dress has almost a milk glass shimmer to it that I love. She radiates.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-tPKIZkGjy3o/TWyBn4Wg7UI/AAAAAAAAEbw/GAEpk-S3EEs/s1600/mmoore.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 313px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-tPKIZkGjy3o/TWyBn4Wg7UI/AAAAAAAAEbw/GAEpk-S3EEs/s400/mmoore.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578976560546901314" border="0" /></a>Mandy Moore in Monique Lhuillier, both dresses. I love the first one, it really is just simply pretty. But I wasn't nuts about her lip color being so matchy matchy to her hair color but then I'm OCD so what do I know? The blue however really just about did me in. Sesame Street called, they want Snuffalufagus' drag look back.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0gR3HdMHm-g/TWyBnklFiVI/AAAAAAAAEbo/_EYPjsWFkws/s1600/mila%2Bk.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 197px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0gR3HdMHm-g/TWyBnklFiVI/AAAAAAAAEbo/_EYPjsWFkws/s400/mila%2Bk.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578976555239311698" border="0" /></a>Mila Kunis in lilac Elie Saab. This girl knows how to dress for her body type and her coloring. She came in a close second for best dressed in my book.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-AbJOVgiC4O8/TWyBnQ-ECbI/AAAAAAAAEbg/-8fO4_evXME/s1600/m%2Btomei.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 371px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-AbJOVgiC4O8/TWyBnQ-ECbI/AAAAAAAAEbg/-8fO4_evXME/s400/m%2Btomei.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578976549975361970" border="0" /></a>Marisa Tomei is getting a lot of negative feedback on her vintage Charles James navy gown but, as I'm sure you guessed, I love it. If it's vintage, I am suckered in especially if it predates 1959. But that's not the only reason I loved it so. The biggest reason was because she was in love with that dress and appreciated it's historical significance and that made it work. I would have suggested she have it tailored to fit her correctly in the bodice, however. As for her VF look? Quel snooze. She even looks bored.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3n-YHAz-NpM/TWyBnPPfTHI/AAAAAAAAEbY/0ZJfulEIehA/s1600/m%2Bleo.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 390px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3n-YHAz-NpM/TWyBnPPfTHI/AAAAAAAAEbY/0ZJfulEIehA/s400/m%2Bleo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578976549511580786" border="0" /></a>Melissa Leo would have been better off wearing her VFP dress to the Oscars than the dress she chose which I immediately acclaimed looked like a doily draped over Jiffy Pop Deluxe.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VP8_QpRNVEU/TWyBm9kX6rI/AAAAAAAAEbQ/TP0tqWOIu34/s1600/jennifer%2Bl.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 162px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VP8_QpRNVEU/TWyBm9kX6rI/AAAAAAAAEbQ/TP0tqWOIu34/s400/jennifer%2Bl.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578976544767339186" border="0" /></a>Jennifer Lawrence in Calvin Klein. If you have a stylist, JL, I hope you sent her flowers this morning. Although I'm sure you didn't eat for 72 hours prior to slipping into this frock, she/he did you right here.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zdT5Fa0Y25I/TWyBd3m7waI/AAAAAAAAEbI/cnN79OuG5Xw/s1600/jennifer%2Bh.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zdT5Fa0Y25I/TWyBd3m7waI/AAAAAAAAEbI/cnN79OuG5Xw/s400/jennifer%2Bh.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578976388548641186" border="0" /></a>Jennifer Hudson in tangerine Versace. What's really amazing is the transformation JH has undergone with the help of Weight Watchers. You can't not applaud that. But I'm uber distracted by her ta-tas. That's just unnatural.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-J5iNwY2FHZ0/TWyBd9jNndI/AAAAAAAAEbA/8Q5aQX7VlUo/s1600/helena%2Bb.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 174px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-J5iNwY2FHZ0/TWyBd9jNndI/AAAAAAAAEbA/8Q5aQX7VlUo/s400/helena%2Bb.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578976390143647186" border="0" /></a>Helena Bonham Carter in Colleen Atwood, ie. the costume designer for Alice in Wonderland. I love you, Helena. Don't ever change, you brilliant, anti-Hollywood, dark horse.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-PoCb9EPyLgc/TWyBdnhLOCI/AAAAAAAAEa4/BWnpWcKbIBE/s1600/halle%2Bb.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 255px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-PoCb9EPyLgc/TWyBdnhLOCI/AAAAAAAAEa4/BWnpWcKbIBE/s400/halle%2Bb.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578976384229521442" border="0" /></a>Halle Berry in Marchesa. I am not loving the tulle on the bottom of this dress. In the original design, it was much more...bountiful? I do love my tulle. But she looks like a goddess and, I swear, does she not age? Beautiful.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uK6slndQ8P4/TWyBdqvtZiI/AAAAAAAAEaw/1bImEfpJG_c/s1600/h%2Bsteinfeld.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 229px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uK6slndQ8P4/TWyBdqvtZiI/AAAAAAAAEaw/1bImEfpJG_c/s400/h%2Bsteinfeld.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578976385095788066" border="0" /></a>Hailee Steinfeld, also in Marchesa which she helped to design. She is an adorable confection of bubbly girliness with some serious acting skills.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-x7PiaqW_Wv8/TWyBdUyrEHI/AAAAAAAAEao/JD7LYp3fKpw/s1600/gp.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 390px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-x7PiaqW_Wv8/TWyBdUyrEHI/AAAAAAAAEao/JD7LYp3fKpw/s400/gp.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578976379202637938" border="0" /></a>zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.....oh, I'm sorry, I must have fallen asleep trying to process Gwyneth Paltrow standing in front of Oscar in a gold dress.<br /><br />It's hard to pull off gold on the RC for the Oscars when the statue everyone is coveting is the same bloody color. I'd dare say it's completely taboo. However, I do love the cut of the second dress but the color, too, is a total snoozefest.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4Bgho6RHhJs/TWyBWcplx4I/AAAAAAAAEag/4SDo2bnXnHc/s1600/florence%2Bw.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 208px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4Bgho6RHhJs/TWyBWcplx4I/AAAAAAAAEag/4SDo2bnXnHc/s400/florence%2Bw.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578976261052942210" border="0" /></a>Florence Welch and all her magnetic thunder in Valentino Couture. Again with the not so exciting neutrals. Pale girls need color. But I do love the dress and I love her, just not together.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-It8wLcFnu-Q/TWyBV6zLVbI/AAAAAAAAEaQ/np40cGxbprg/s1600/cate%2Bb.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 175px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-It8wLcFnu-Q/TWyBV6zLVbI/AAAAAAAAEaQ/np40cGxbprg/s400/cate%2Bb.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578976251966346674" border="0" /></a>Cate, wonderful, Cate. In Givenchy. J'adore!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-JdslTs8NThM/TWyBVqEnQRI/AAAAAAAAEaI/OReD__5VgPM/s1600/camilla%2Ba.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 309px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-JdslTs8NThM/TWyBVqEnQRI/AAAAAAAAEaI/OReD__5VgPM/s400/camilla%2Ba.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578976247476076818" border="0" /></a>But I have to give it to Camila Alves, best dressed Oscars and Vanity Fair Party. Seriously, I have to admit, before I never really noticed her -- she was a bit too tan, a bit too bikini, and a bit too blond. But, um, wow. She is simply exquisite in both to the point that I am like, where's Matthew McConaughey (and his adorable Texas drawl)? She literally makes him disappear. If anyone else on earth had worn the black appliqued dress on the right, they would have looked ridiculous but her smooth, natural looks and cool, mysterious spirit? Enchanting.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yGuFsg8FLL4/TWyBVZcPuUI/AAAAAAAAEaA/f9yf3Pcuj_A/s1600/annette%2Bb.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 249px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yGuFsg8FLL4/TWyBVZcPuUI/AAAAAAAAEaA/f9yf3Pcuj_A/s400/annette%2Bb.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578976243011795266" border="0" /></a>Annette Bening and Warren Beatty's adoration on the Red Carpet for one another won me over. Though the dress does scare me a little bit.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jKJLeWWDDaM/TWyVj-KUofI/AAAAAAAAEgA/rC1zZCmIISc/s1600/amy%2Ba.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 175px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jKJLeWWDDaM/TWyVj-KUofI/AAAAAAAAEgA/rC1zZCmIISc/s400/amy%2Ba.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578998483619455474" border="0" /></a>Amy Adams in L'Wren Scott. While I didn't totally understand the jewelry, I adore her in this dress -- it's such a welcome reprieve from some of the more boring frocks she's donned as of late. The color is perfect for her and the cut is amazing. Definitely my third favorite!<br /><br />The Vanity Fair Party is up next!<br /><br />xoxo,<br />kvlmkvlmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06558072254087023695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5642132041171510729.post-3648648785691998102011-02-24T21:34:00.003-05:002014-03-26T10:09:27.404-04:00Oscar Squared<div>So the Oscars are right around the corner and (as many know) I'm very religious about my Oscar watching. I watch them like a kid watching a chimney for Santa on Christmas Eve...(huh, come to think of it maybe, since I'm Jewish, that's exactly where this came from! Eureka!) Anyway, I've been trying to steer this blog away from any celebrity fashion malfunctions, misdemeanors or mistakes but you are going to have to give me a day off for the Oscars. It's just too easy.</div><br />
<br /><div>Going back over my NY fashion week coverage I realized I'd left out our dear friend, Mr. de la Renta -- and how serendipitious! Now we can focus strictly on the Oscar-favorite Oscar! (I wonder if that's a coincidence?) Undoubtedly, celebrities have and will flock to Oscar de la Renta for the awards night of all awards nights. Not only does he do this particular brand of 'gown' brilliantly, he's really branched out here of late and I think his frocks are going to appeal to more than just the norm Hollywood A-listers.</div><br />
<br /><div>Here's what I'm predicting will show up on Sunday at the ceremony and post-awards festivities. </div>
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<br /><p><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-C06uEE32Wh0/TWcXDllddPI/AAAAAAAAEZQ/snVs_Go9Vec/s1600/oscar.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 216px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577452013917926642" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-C06uEE32Wh0/TWcXDllddPI/AAAAAAAAEZQ/snVs_Go9Vec/s400/oscar.jpg" /></a></p>
<br /><p>These are a bit more edgier Oscar. Can we thank Lady Gaga or just his approach into those years of ones life where you can simply do what you want and not give a damn what the masses think of you? It might be a combo of the two. </p>
<br /><p>His designs tend to border on the too prim for me but I like this shaken up version of his aesthetic. <br /></p>
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<br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-FL-z6bspzW4/TWcXDVfLkzI/AAAAAAAAEZA/CuqynwkMDOs/s1600/oscar%2B3.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 342px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577452009596621618" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-FL-z6bspzW4/TWcXDVfLkzI/AAAAAAAAEZA/CuqynwkMDOs/s400/oscar%2B3.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />
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<br /><div></div></div></div><br />kvlmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06558072254087023695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5642132041171510729.post-31681082942549346602011-02-21T23:27:00.015-05:002014-03-26T10:09:27.384-04:00What's Up New York!After a week of unplanned overtime on the job front, I'm finally getting caught up on Fashion Week! Oh, hoorah! So much is going on in London as we speak, I don't even want to look because I know I'll fall madly in love and not give New York a second thought. Sorry, New York, but I continue to feel a clinical and distant appreciation for your production while feeling strongly seduced by what's across the pond. Step it up, America, the future doesn't have to be so bleak.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Theysken's Theory<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7WFqwYAmB9U/TWSZMs8slwI/AAAAAAAAEY4/HJMivTjHAZU/s1600/theyskens%2Btheory.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 202px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7WFqwYAmB9U/TWSZMs8slwI/AAAAAAAAEY4/HJMivTjHAZU/s400/theyskens%2Btheory.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576750682094737154" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QWAxm0SOT7o/TWSZGuFJSII/AAAAAAAAEYw/NcdTHHQbXuc/s1600/theory2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 202px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QWAxm0SOT7o/TWSZGuFJSII/AAAAAAAAEYw/NcdTHHQbXuc/s400/theory2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576750579319392386" border="0" /></a>I love the diversity of this collection and though I wouldn't normally highlight denim, I love the styling of this look. Also, j'adore the velvet military duster and really would like to just live in it for awhile.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The Row<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-HJ-_nX9pBZI/TWSZGc5vdKI/AAAAAAAAEYo/kHEtdVFYTCY/s1600/the%2Brow.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 202px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-HJ-_nX9pBZI/TWSZGc5vdKI/AAAAAAAAEYo/kHEtdVFYTCY/s400/the%2Brow.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576750574708159650" border="0" /></a>Mary Kate & Ashley finally impressed me with their Row collection -- this is actually wearable and quite interesting instead of depressing and shapeless.<br /><br /></div>Anna Sui<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5GaJHBXb0pU/TWSZGMtY8jI/AAAAAAAAEYg/Rsqmw8_h4sg/s1600/sui.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 201px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5GaJHBXb0pU/TWSZGMtY8jI/AAAAAAAAEYg/Rsqmw8_h4sg/s400/sui.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576750570361385522" border="0" /></a>Inspired by the Ballet Russes exhibit at the V&A. As always, Sui delivers a lot of character but I still think I've reached the max age limit to even consider her work.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Ralph Lauren<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IJdL4nlKBZY/TWSZGFXC9II/AAAAAAAAEYY/5MK73lmvmUo/s1600/ralph%2Bl%2B2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 201px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IJdL4nlKBZY/TWSZGFXC9II/AAAAAAAAEYY/5MK73lmvmUo/s400/ralph%2Bl%2B2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576750568388621442" border="0" /></a>Quite possibly the most perfect trifecta of black dresses seen on a runway in ages.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-pzQEtYkYxkQ/TWSZGLObNYI/AAAAAAAAEYQ/hqjmWogY4hU/s1600/ralph%2Bl.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 201px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-pzQEtYkYxkQ/TWSZGLObNYI/AAAAAAAAEYQ/hqjmWogY4hU/s400/ralph%2Bl.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576750569963074946" border="0" /></a>I am also loving Lauren's Asian-inspired touches within a 30's motif.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Naeem Khan<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-rEY_Ib8Aj_8/TWSYunkqQqI/AAAAAAAAEYA/t6dQWAYSXdU/s1600/naeemkhan.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 201px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-rEY_Ib8Aj_8/TWSYunkqQqI/AAAAAAAAEYA/t6dQWAYSXdU/s400/naeemkhan.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576750165255668386" border="0" /></a>Gorgeous and ornate, in other words standard Naeem Khan.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Monique Lhuillier<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Oqw2X2qlMFQ/TWSYuia0jvI/AAAAAAAAEX4/jfvk8fecFkI/s1600/mlhuillier2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Oqw2X2qlMFQ/TWSYuia0jvI/AAAAAAAAEX4/jfvk8fecFkI/s400/mlhuillier2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576750163872222962" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZET2Z027D8s/TWSYufnSkWI/AAAAAAAAEXw/RCUdk-oqc7Q/s1600/mlhuillier.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 202px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZET2Z027D8s/TWSYufnSkWI/AAAAAAAAEXw/RCUdk-oqc7Q/s400/mlhuillier.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576750163119214946" border="0" /></a>Love this collection -- very French, very coquettish. The texture gives it so much life you don't even really notice the minimal color palette.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Marc Jacobs<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-YMIpg8UGhWg/TWSYuEm8ydI/AAAAAAAAEXo/CdguS5PAWHI/s1600/mj2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 303px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-YMIpg8UGhWg/TWSYuEm8ydI/AAAAAAAAEXo/CdguS5PAWHI/s400/mj2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576750155870030290" border="0" /></a>I get that Marc went with the reinvention tour on this one, reinventing some of his earliest designs in much more structured models, but I..am...just...not...into...this. I know, I know, it's sacrilege especially given my constant outpouring of adoration for his work but, yeah, just not feeling these two above.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1xQ8pB98mmk/TWSYX0uVn3I/AAAAAAAAEXg/TUJyB9Jknuo/s1600/mj.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 202px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1xQ8pB98mmk/TWSYX0uVn3I/AAAAAAAAEXg/TUJyB9Jknuo/s400/mj.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576749773648928626" border="0" /></a>These three are more my speed but I'm still concerned.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Isaac Mizrahi<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-F-oQrLQ4JFo/TWSYXhRr3EI/AAAAAAAAEXY/22llbCR14kw/s1600/mizrahi2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-F-oQrLQ4JFo/TWSYXhRr3EI/AAAAAAAAEXY/22llbCR14kw/s400/mizrahi2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576749768428477506" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-o55g51g0OOw/TWSYXQHlg6I/AAAAAAAAEXQ/6Z3D5NLYUC8/s1600/mizrahi.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-o55g51g0OOw/TWSYXQHlg6I/AAAAAAAAEXQ/6Z3D5NLYUC8/s400/mizrahi.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576749763822715810" border="0" /></a>I love that Isaac Mizrahi is...well...so Isaac Mizrahi. He's not afraid to have fun on the runway and does New York need a heavy dose of his chutzpah! These pastel dipped confections mixed with actual baked confections and matching poodles to boot? I love! It's fun and flirty and every girl needs that on occasion.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Malandrino<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-McRM9ErrGKk/TWSYW2IFmuI/AAAAAAAAEXI/yYO3pJpVEmM/s1600/malandrino.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 222px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-McRM9ErrGKk/TWSYW2IFmuI/AAAAAAAAEXI/yYO3pJpVEmM/s400/malandrino.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576749756845497058" border="0" /></a>If that third look was a dress, we'd have ourselves a full cauldron.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">L'Wren Scott<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-i88Vxfa5qnY/TWSYWjYIbzI/AAAAAAAAEXA/CdjxxGT8BQM/s1600/lwren.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 301px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-i88Vxfa5qnY/TWSYWjYIbzI/AAAAAAAAEXA/CdjxxGT8BQM/s400/lwren.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576749751812517682" border="0" /></a>L'Wren Scott always nails it, even when she's keeping things simple.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">L.A.M.B.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KqwBvtfdPmw/TWSYJG4URmI/AAAAAAAAEW4/pIIFSuTlhmI/s1600/lamb.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KqwBvtfdPmw/TWSYJG4URmI/AAAAAAAAEW4/pIIFSuTlhmI/s400/lamb.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576749520824583778" border="0" /></a>This collection was sent out in several separate global influenced montages, if you will. I appreciate Gwen Stefani's open-minded nature that allows her to draw inspiration from all different cultures and sources around the world but it was a bit over kill. Plus, I can't <span style="font-style: italic;">not </span>look at her line and just see her. If I want to look like Gwen, I could go to the costume store for about 10% of the price. Just sayin'.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Jenny Packham<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-SUgvJioOWfw/TWSYI_MufSI/AAAAAAAAEWw/WemkNp5T2lE/s1600/jpackham.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 228px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-SUgvJioOWfw/TWSYI_MufSI/AAAAAAAAEWw/WemkNp5T2lE/s400/jpackham.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576749518762704162" border="0" /></a>Love. All Oscar-worthy (which is just a few days away).<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Imitation<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_68uVd1X0tk/TWSYIkP22WI/AAAAAAAAEWo/AcmxhNI4_dw/s1600/imitation.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 228px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_68uVd1X0tk/TWSYIkP22WI/AAAAAAAAEWo/AcmxhNI4_dw/s400/imitation.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576749511528077666" border="0" /></a>Soft glamgoth? Sure!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Carolina Herrera<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aB3QwWbBI2U/TWSYIszYHsI/AAAAAAAAEWg/nDJ5xw_Et8s/s1600/herrera.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 202px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aB3QwWbBI2U/TWSYIszYHsI/AAAAAAAAEWg/nDJ5xw_Et8s/s400/herrera.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576749513824542402" border="0" /></a>Sometimes I feel like the motifs at Herrera get a little overworked but, at the same time, I am always a sucker for her dresses -- as are 100 movie stars so I'm sure we will see plenty of this on Sunday.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Diane von Furstenberg<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NUifVlzgwzY/TWSYIkVUYuI/AAAAAAAAEWY/HgZHsekXJkc/s1600/dvf%2527.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 201px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NUifVlzgwzY/TWSYIkVUYuI/AAAAAAAAEWY/HgZHsekXJkc/s400/dvf%2527.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576749511550984930" border="0" /></a>I wasn't crazy about this collection; it felt a little overdone to me as well. But I love these first two looks -- especially the second which seems uber-eccentric for DVF. The third dress, while not my cup of tea, is a popular trend in evening wear these days, don't ask me why -- Linda Evans called, she wants her look back.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Derek Lam<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Fom5E-qrg4s/TWSX8I6yQOI/AAAAAAAAEWQ/udFZriEwUvM/s1600/dlam.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 201px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Fom5E-qrg4s/TWSX8I6yQOI/AAAAAAAAEWQ/udFZriEwUvM/s400/dlam.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576749298033508578" border="0" /></a>Soft, billowy, romantic but still edgy. Love that guy.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Donna Karan<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kDzbLxFcIKo/TWSX74QhFuI/AAAAAAAAEWI/nmleAqW-ysw/s1600/dkaran2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 202px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kDzbLxFcIKo/TWSX74QhFuI/AAAAAAAAEWI/nmleAqW-ysw/s400/dkaran2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576749293561255650" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-KKnnYVHcGUc/TWSX7wTmz2I/AAAAAAAAEWA/IbXgvCttCpQ/s1600/dkaran.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 202px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-KKnnYVHcGUc/TWSX7wTmz2I/AAAAAAAAEWA/IbXgvCttCpQ/s400/dkaran.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576749291426729826" border="0" /></a>Donna Karan got some negative feedback on this show -- too stark some said, lady-like has been done 100 times other said, Grace Kellyisms are played still others said. I'm sure this will come as no shock to you given my penchant for vintage and all things classic Hollywood, but I love it. No, I wouldn't necessarily put all the pieces together because I'd feel like I was a pie away from the Women's Club, but a relaxed version of these could be oh so chic.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Dennis Basso<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Mijy6hrSfC8/TWSX7ZU-OiI/AAAAAAAAEV4/HUfEo0h8ze4/s1600/dennis%2Bbasso.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 218px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Mijy6hrSfC8/TWSX7ZU-OiI/AAAAAAAAEV4/HUfEo0h8ze4/s400/dennis%2Bbasso.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576749285258443298" border="0" /></a>Makes me long for the Aran Islands and cool Irish breezes.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Creatures of the Wind<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cTO30J22ayc/TWSX7TZ97NI/AAAAAAAAEVw/e8E8GtcLnp4/s1600/creatures%2Bof%2Bthe%2Bwind.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 202px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cTO30J22ayc/TWSX7TZ97NI/AAAAAAAAEVw/e8E8GtcLnp4/s400/creatures%2Bof%2Bthe%2Bwind.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576749283668782290" border="0" /></a>I think the copy on this collection that quoted the designers as saying the show was about sailors' wives and what they called the "romanticism of waiting for a husband they don't know for sure is coming back" really played into the seduction. I want them all now.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Christian Cota<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-EDKO9UlAFno/TWSXrd2OiAI/AAAAAAAAEVo/jMue8Sr7GZU/s1600/christian%2Bcota.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 201px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-EDKO9UlAFno/TWSXrd2OiAI/AAAAAAAAEVo/jMue8Sr7GZU/s400/christian%2Bcota.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576749011593758722" border="0" /></a>I love the contrast; it's really appealing.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Chado Ralph Rucci<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7vqXeNH-ouw/TWSXrBLIbZI/AAAAAAAAEVg/yO9vXpvSc_Y/s1600/chado%2Bralph%2Brucci.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 201px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7vqXeNH-ouw/TWSXrBLIbZI/AAAAAAAAEVg/yO9vXpvSc_Y/s400/chado%2Bralph%2Brucci.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576749003896810898" border="0" /></a>My favorite thing about this show was the architecture of the pieces -- obviously why he is known as the only American couturier.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Chris Benz<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xbcNYiOBfuc/TWSXrB91xCI/AAAAAAAAEVY/E5_jVgZdbUY/s1600/cbenz2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 202px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xbcNYiOBfuc/TWSXrB91xCI/AAAAAAAAEVY/E5_jVgZdbUY/s400/cbenz2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576749004109497378" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-25pUvlR1S6U/TWSXq-7zQvI/AAAAAAAAEVQ/kXv79Mi3IpY/s1600/cbenz1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 202px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-25pUvlR1S6U/TWSXq-7zQvI/AAAAAAAAEVQ/kXv79Mi3IpY/s400/cbenz1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576749003295638258" border="0" /></a>I am wildly in love with the Chris Benz collection inspired by the architecture, spirit and all too believable and enchanting ghost stories of Savannah, Georgia. Just lovely.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Carlos Miele<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-WWU6OvZyvZM/TWSXqzZa0UI/AAAAAAAAEVI/0Ep4dFfvkq8/s1600/carlos%2Bmiele.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 202px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-WWU6OvZyvZM/TWSXqzZa0UI/AAAAAAAAEVI/0Ep4dFfvkq8/s400/carlos%2Bmiele.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576749000198639938" border="0" /></a>Once again, I do not like fur unless it's in faux formation but I am completely in love with these velvet pants and the harem-esque skirt. They are all divine.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-HiqsNwzPaFQ/TWSXhDT8HII/AAAAAAAAEVA/YoS8V-wkHr0/s1600/bodkin.jpg"><br /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Badgley Mischka<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4FjTIONOsdQ/TWSXg4sNQ3I/AAAAAAAAEU4/Ghl5S4BNGFw/s1600/bm.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 205px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4FjTIONOsdQ/TWSXg4sNQ3I/AAAAAAAAEU4/Ghl5S4BNGFw/s400/bm.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576748829820928882" border="0" /></a>This is the most "breakout of our comfortable mold" I've seen the boys in awhile! I love these cocktail dresses, such a refreshing change from their ultra-formal, ultra-girly floor sweeping frocks of years gone by. These are much more fun, more powerful and scads sexier without relinquishing the level of class their garments are known for.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Betsey Johnson<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--bKIberMa4M/TWSXg3LheAI/AAAAAAAAEUw/ObovUZiBdQg/s1600/bj.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 199px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--bKIberMa4M/TWSXg3LheAI/AAAAAAAAEUw/ObovUZiBdQg/s400/bj.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576748829415405570" border="0" /></a>Another American designer who knows how to have fun, this show really looked like it was a blast! She showed two different lines, a lot of throwback to classic Betsy, and a parade of Betsey look-alikes including men and women in fringe-banged blond wigs -- all on Valentine's Day, hence the rose parade in the middle shot. The second line was the official introduction of her new lower priced Pink Patch Line. You can't not love her, her spirit is simply contagious.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Bibhu Mohapatra<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-coKVcF8EhdY/TWSXghVekvI/AAAAAAAAEUo/8mdHjuilwsI/s1600/bibhu%2Bmohapatra.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 202px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-coKVcF8EhdY/TWSXghVekvI/AAAAAAAAEUo/8mdHjuilwsI/s400/bibhu%2Bmohapatra.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576748823551578866" border="0" /></a>An interesting and creative blend of contemporary lines with really vintage-influenced pieces. I like that. A hard chord to strike, I think this is quite balanced.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iEX0LQkMRq4/TWSXgs1Mu6I/AAAAAAAAEUg/mU2V-6i5VYA/s1600/bensoni.jpg"><br /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Bill Blass<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-tAMVxenqKTk/TWSXUK9d3rI/AAAAAAAAEUY/i0o4ysOYrrk/s1600/bblass.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-tAMVxenqKTk/TWSXUK9d3rI/AAAAAAAAEUY/i0o4ysOYrrk/s400/bblass.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576748611386859186" border="0" /></a>Another one I adore -- and I'm so glad to see the breath of life sweeping back through this line. Bill Blass is a legend and it's exciting to see a show of this caliber in his name again. I am loving the very Catherine Deneuve circa 1970's feel of it all.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Barbara Tfank<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-W3HbhZOy6E4/TWSXTQDP1JI/AAAAAAAAEUQ/dixQRTed1os/s1600/barbara%2Btfank.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 301px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-W3HbhZOy6E4/TWSXTQDP1JI/AAAAAAAAEUQ/dixQRTed1os/s400/barbara%2Btfank.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576748595573413010" border="0" /></a>To say that something is lacking when watching a show online vs. watching it live must be a staggering understatement because for the most part, Barbara Tfank's show got good reviews. To me, from where I sit late at night, the house full of snoring boys, I thought it was just too mall/mother of the bride/bad prom dressy for me. But I did love what she did with leather -- especially in these two looks.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Alice & Olivia<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-MkC3yyXsc6w/TWSXTRKkeVI/AAAAAAAAEUI/iH4jb4YKOXA/s1600/alice%2Band%2Bolivia.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 197px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-MkC3yyXsc6w/TWSXTRKkeVI/AAAAAAAAEUI/iH4jb4YKOXA/s400/alice%2Band%2Bolivia.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576748595872561490" border="0" /></a>Adore. Adore. Adore. And want it all.<br /><br />A Detacher<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-D84tNjVjOo0/TWSXTAYxPvI/AAAAAAAAEUA/Y-tRWOOLHPo/s1600/a%2Bdetacher.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 201px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-D84tNjVjOo0/TWSXTAYxPvI/AAAAAAAAEUA/Y-tRWOOLHPo/s400/a%2Bdetacher.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576748591368716018" border="0" /></a>There is something so subtle about these looks that they becoming terribly entrancing. I just love the simplicity but the strength of each piece. Of course it doesn't hurt that the line was described as "active wear for reading" which I've been waiting for my whole life.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">3.1 Phillip Lim<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SCrU9hp2HsM/TWSXTAwbBVI/AAAAAAAAET4/wTOa83DDmww/s1600/31%2Bphillip%2Blim.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 201px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SCrU9hp2HsM/TWSXTAwbBVI/AAAAAAAAET4/wTOa83DDmww/s400/31%2Bphillip%2Blim.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576748591467922770" border="0" /></a>Not my favorite 3.1 Phillip Lim show ever presented but he's still a favorite.<br /><br />London is next -- stay tuned!<br />xoxo,<br />kvlmkvlmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06558072254087023695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5642132041171510729.post-39287727871861316372011-02-13T11:52:00.009-05:002014-03-26T10:09:27.414-04:00More from New York<span style="font-weight: bold;">Prabal Gurung</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1iYl1NR6_IM/TVgNKWOPsrI/AAAAAAAAESM/CR8uYA3V41w/s1600/prabal%2Bgurung.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 204px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1iYl1NR6_IM/TVgNKWOPsrI/AAAAAAAAESM/CR8uYA3V41w/s400/prabal%2Bgurung.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573219010286170802" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BE0XqkIXyes/TVgNKSWeo1I/AAAAAAAAESE/SdRYfLJpSGw/s1600/prabal%2Bgurung%2B2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 204px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BE0XqkIXyes/TVgNKSWeo1I/AAAAAAAAESE/SdRYfLJpSGw/s400/prabal%2Bgurung%2B2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573219009246962514" border="0" /></a>Um, wow. I am so very in love with this collection -- the color palette, the slightly unkemptness of it all and to find it was inspired by the fading Miss Havisham, well, as a literary lover, it makes me love it even more. (Although I would like to disclaim that Great Expectations has never made its way into my canon of favorites, I can completely get behind any literary reference in fashion as long as it as beautiful and as misfit as this.)<br /><br />When I got done watching the show all I could say is, Prabal Gurung is a genius. It's that simple.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Jill Stuart</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6usQDHqbo0Y/TVgNCngupcI/AAAAAAAAERc/H5DXR1TpsD8/s1600/j%2Bstuart.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 206px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6usQDHqbo0Y/TVgNCngupcI/AAAAAAAAERc/H5DXR1TpsD8/s400/j%2Bstuart.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573218877488145858" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BQsCaQmro2M/TVgNCLunVjI/AAAAAAAAERU/QLAwakwMdu8/s1600/j%2Bstuart%2B2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 219px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BQsCaQmro2M/TVgNCLunVjI/AAAAAAAAERU/QLAwakwMdu8/s400/j%2Bstuart%2B2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573218870030194226" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">If</span> you didn't click on the first trio of shots to see the detail in the very literal interpretation by Jill Stuart of Heidi Specker's photographs of the Black Forest in Germany, you are missing out. <span style="font-style: italic;"> If</span> you said to me, at any given moment in my life, there will be a dress with owls on it and you will fall head over heels to wear this dress, I would have laughed. <span style="font-style: italic;">If</span> I don't have said dress, I may in fact implode!<br /><br />What I love best about this collection, other than the colors and her interpretation of those photographs, is that she took something very organic -- which could have gone the way of being entirely too earth mother -- and made it sing with variety, feminism, and a hint of glamour. I love the way the pleating on the dresses almost feels like the unfolding wing of a bird perched high on a limb in the navy blue glow during the pitch of night.<br /><br />What I also love about this line is that I don't tend to be seduced easily by Stuart's line -- to no offense of her, she is a fantastic designer. I've always liked but not necessarily loved it. This, well this I love. Every single piece of it.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Edun</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-JRoRSfLMv8o/TVgNBpqymKI/AAAAAAAAERE/34Txid6TUm8/s1600/edun.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 206px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-JRoRSfLMv8o/TVgNBpqymKI/AAAAAAAAERE/34Txid6TUm8/s400/edun.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573218860887349410" border="0" /></a><br />Irish designer for Edun Sharon Wauchob is another new favorite in my book. At first, I was drawn just to the silhouette of these designs but on further inspection, I was completely wowed by the prints. The third just reminds me of the sea after a storm and the other two of mosaics. However, it seems that Wauchob found her inspiration in Romany culture, specifically wallpapers from the period. Stunning.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Vivienne Tam</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xTOz3d8JJ08/TVgNQOdHHAI/AAAAAAAAESs/-ZOJgl1qFCU/s1600/vivienne%2Btam.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xTOz3d8JJ08/TVgNQOdHHAI/AAAAAAAAESs/-ZOJgl1qFCU/s400/vivienne%2Btam.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573219111280253954" border="0" /></a>Tam's collection was inspired by the Chinese Opera. I typically fall for her prints with her ancestral influence injected in every thread, but with this collection, I really struggled to find three that I liked. But you know I wasn't there and live, it was probably a wonderful show. The second reminds me of an old piano shawl and is therefore my absolute favorite. The more casual pieces were a bit heavy in my opinion compared to the delicacy of these frocks.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">United Bamboo</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_EbwoQatk24/TVgNQCFWO9I/AAAAAAAAESk/ro0ZRLx0EhQ/s1600/united%2Bbamboo.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 229px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_EbwoQatk24/TVgNQCFWO9I/AAAAAAAAESk/ro0ZRLx0EhQ/s400/united%2Bbamboo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573219107959356370" border="0" /></a><br />Oh, phenomenal outerwear! How I love thee so! Also love the mix of navy, gray and black. It's soft military/menswear-esque, super feminine and although the outerwear seems very heavy, it's softened every so perfectly by the lady like shoes and legwear. I want.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">threeASFOUR</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mc26VIFeFJ8/TVgNPyfajbI/AAAAAAAAESc/ipImoMSvw14/s1600/threeasfour.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mc26VIFeFJ8/TVgNPyfajbI/AAAAAAAAESc/ipImoMSvw14/s400/threeasfour.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573219103773724082" border="0" /></a>Strolling through the footage of the threeASFOUR show, I couldn't help but think, "I can't see the clothes!" Turns out I wasn't the only one as this was a common complaint coming from all editors-at-large and the minions beneath them (just fyi, I am at least like a 30th tier minion as far as my ranking goes in the fashion press -- essentially, I don't rank so minions be insulted not!)<br /><br />The show was inspired by stringed instruments and the relationship of sound and form. These two looks I thought were very interesting and cut really well. I am coveting the leather jacket with those pants! But overall, the collection was just too literal for my liking and I think the production took away from the mission I think they were trying to accomplish.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Suno</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mczPyxdsp4A/TVgNP8lciaI/AAAAAAAAESU/3hWjK61pOjw/s1600/suno.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 229px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mczPyxdsp4A/TVgNP8lciaI/AAAAAAAAESU/3hWjK61pOjw/s400/suno.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573219106483374498" border="0" /></a>All I have to say is that designers Max Osterweis and Erin Beatty said they were inspired by old ladies and that I love. I have the pleasure of having several very fashionable older ladies in my life, both personally and professionally so I get how you would be inspired by them.<br /><br />I also love and want all three of these dresses with their slightly crazy pattern mix and stacked shoes. Come to think of it, I'll also take the hair.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Mandy Coon</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LAp3CWNm3xw/TVgNKCKrEhI/AAAAAAAAER8/vVAyPXsz6lg/s1600/mandy%2Bcoon.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 227px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LAp3CWNm3xw/TVgNKCKrEhI/AAAAAAAAER8/vVAyPXsz6lg/s400/mandy%2Bcoon.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573219004902478354" border="0" /></a>Stark and severe but I love the proportions and am now officially hooked on the long full skirt and dare I say, this Fall RTW showing has quite possibly triggered a desire in me for leather. But then I love a strong, dark, powerful female. Tres chic!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Libertine</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LZpEOJFO2Fg/TVgNJi1vZYI/AAAAAAAAER0/St3pqwVvIbg/s1600/libertine.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 224px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LZpEOJFO2Fg/TVgNJi1vZYI/AAAAAAAAER0/St3pqwVvIbg/s400/libertine.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573218996493182338" border="0" /></a>Ah, Libertine! There you are! I was starting to worry...it's been awhile since last we talked.<br /><br />So it turns out that Libertine didn't disappear, they were just maybe in cocoon mode waiting for this fresh energy to turn out this totally color 'wow' collection. I love the symbiosis of 60's inspired shapes with this veritable mixture of matrix prints. I am especially coveting the coat on the far right.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Kimberly Ovitz</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-65b6xIUoVnI/TVgNJgShQkI/AAAAAAAAERs/DmC2kM2miY0/s1600/kimberly%2Bovitz.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-65b6xIUoVnI/TVgNJgShQkI/AAAAAAAAERs/DmC2kM2miY0/s400/kimberly%2Bovitz.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573218995808584258" border="0" /></a>On the one hand, she's a young designer who is still finding her legs. On the other hand, she's got that yellow and black dress pretty much down to a laser-cut science. I like the first look because, well, it's moody (keep your comments to yourself). And although I don't fully understand the straight-jacket-come-sweater on the far right (nor the strange pants lurking underneath), I like it. It makes me want a rainy day and a cup of hot tea.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Jeremy Blaing</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-MwFWACo64k0/TVgNCnViRWI/AAAAAAAAERk/iSMts-Ir09I/s1600/jeremy%2Blaing.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 210px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-MwFWACo64k0/TVgNCnViRWI/AAAAAAAAERk/iSMts-Ir09I/s400/jeremy%2Blaing.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573218877441197410" border="0" /></a>I'm a sucker for draping. When I was in fashion design school, it was absolutely my favorite class outside of history of costume. These pieces are beautifully and magically draped. The middle is practically an Erte come to life and that coat is just divine.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">G-Star</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-BzRob53J0_M/TVgNByqi5xI/AAAAAAAAERM/Boqt4GT9mUI/s1600/g%2Bstar.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 206px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-BzRob53J0_M/TVgNByqi5xI/AAAAAAAAERM/Boqt4GT9mUI/s400/g%2Bstar.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573218863302240018" border="0" /></a>I'll admit I have never been aboard the G-Star parade float. The line has always been so over the top that I couldn't bear to even make it through the whole show. But I like this collection -- it feels a bit more grown-up, a hair more chic and definitely better edited.<br /><br />Again with the leather -- I may be developing a habit.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">doo.ri</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2GtiTBNIvjI/TVgM5lrwGvI/AAAAAAAAEQ8/Vld6kosOThA/s1600/doo%2Bri.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 205px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2GtiTBNIvjI/TVgM5lrwGvI/AAAAAAAAEQ8/Vld6kosOThA/s400/doo%2Bri.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573218722378685170" border="0" /></a>Wasn't my favorite doo.ri collection to date but I am a sucker for this shade of blue and black together. The draping, too...amazing. Of course she's known for that. I also love the boots.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Costello Tagliapietra</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7TVz09t7XvQ/TVgM5SAL-eI/AAAAAAAAEQ0/mTQYct_qgos/s1600/costello%2Btagliapietra.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 218px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7TVz09t7XvQ/TVgM5SAL-eI/AAAAAAAAEQ0/mTQYct_qgos/s400/costello%2Btagliapietra.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573218717095688674" border="0" /></a><br />The collection was inspired by the '70's and the '90's. What caught my eye most was definitely the color and the flow of the dresses! Gorgeous and romantic, I want every one -- especially the green. What an amazing dress and what a unique shade. And what is this I see? Bare legs -- may be the first I've seen out of any of the fall collections. It's so what I'm used to having given up most legwear ages ago; now, of course, I find myself in Givenchy hosiery almost daily if there is a skirt or dress involved.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Altuzarra</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZPjVMgFRKss/TVgM5F9f8tI/AAAAAAAAEQs/K8lW7KOn_Vk/s1600/altuzarra.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 206px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZPjVMgFRKss/TVgM5F9f8tI/AAAAAAAAEQs/K8lW7KOn_Vk/s400/altuzarra.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573218713863189202" border="0" /></a>Also inspired by the '90's, specifically grunge and Kate Moss' penchant for wearing tiny-argyle-nothings under huge parkas during that decade, Altuzarra managed to nail the look without going too nostalgic. It's just simply sexy and I dig that.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Adam</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GJlDlKaApiw/TVgM5NUOMhI/AAAAAAAAEQk/MzI_Liny6DU/s1600/adam.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 248px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GJlDlKaApiw/TVgM5NUOMhI/AAAAAAAAEQk/MzI_Liny6DU/s400/adam.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573218715837542930" border="0" /></a>Amazing collection considering that designer Adam Lippes lost almost his entire collection weeks before the show to a fire; he was able to salvage his show, quite brilliantly, with the help of -- get this -- a nearby knitting circle. What a story to tell. The show itself told a story of Native American infused indigenous-looking knits, dresses, and separates to much aplomb.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Alexander Wang</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-GbBMNm0_wxU/TVgM4z28hkI/AAAAAAAAEQc/jKXZE_PGOfU/s1600/a%2Bwang.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 206px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-GbBMNm0_wxU/TVgM4z28hkI/AAAAAAAAEQc/jKXZE_PGOfU/s400/a%2Bwang.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573218709003863618" border="0" /></a>It's a good thing I overindulged on coffee this morning because getting to the end of this takes a lot of energy! So much to think about, so much to write! If you've made it this far, I thank you. Alexander Wang delivered to me what I was so dearly missing from Rag and Bone this year -- some downtown powergirl chic. I adore the skinny pant in pink -- and, no, I can't believe those words came out of my mouth either but paired with the heavy black, they look tough. They are also available in blue! Fabulous.<br /><br />Ok, my pets, more to come!<br /><br />xoxo,<br />kvlmkvlmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06558072254087023695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5642132041171510729.post-26901547443790653952011-02-12T01:02:00.009-05:002014-03-26T10:09:27.374-04:00Day Oneish of NY Fashion WeekSo yesterday's post was Part 1 of Fashion Week but the runway didn't really start until yesterday. Behold...<br /><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Wes Gordon</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--YpNcf5LbFA/TVYjMtsxfWI/AAAAAAAAEQU/G0vCxoWk7Ps/s1600/wes%2Bgordon.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572680290250358114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 210px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--YpNcf5LbFA/TVYjMtsxfWI/AAAAAAAAEQU/G0vCxoWk7Ps/s400/wes%2Bgordon.jpg" border="0" /></a>I am completely in love with Wes Gordon. What a magnificent and romantic collection. And the setting really lent itself to the all over feel of his aesthetic. It was a little Garbo-Hepburnesque but at the same time, made me pine for Dorothy Parker and the Algonquin Roundtable. J'adore!<br /><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Wayne</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-U3NtlYft65o/TVYjMt63XSI/AAAAAAAAEQM/IG8DmoC3Tqg/s1600/wayne.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572680290309463330" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 207px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-U3NtlYft65o/TVYjMt63XSI/AAAAAAAAEQM/IG8DmoC3Tqg/s400/wayne.jpg" border="0" /></a>Wayne is probably better known for the leather she put down this fall's runway but I fell for the draping in looks one and two and the urban appeal of the third look. All of it very powerful.<br /><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Tess Giberson</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ewCwWkLEPWs/TVYjHJUqHzI/AAAAAAAAEQE/xqJnHvzCSqE/s1600/tess%2Bgiberson.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572680194586189618" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 210px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ewCwWkLEPWs/TVYjHJUqHzI/AAAAAAAAEQE/xqJnHvzCSqE/s400/tess%2Bgiberson.jpg" border="0" /></a>No, I don't typically like fur and I'll take faux over real any day of the week, but these were definitely my favorite of Giberson's looks -- well really I think it was the onset of my rekindled love for outerwear. Oh how I love fall...<br /><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Christian Siriano</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-nyhBD68pnbo/TVYjHNMxhnI/AAAAAAAAEP8/DTr3ve0HjwM/s1600/siriano%2B2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572680195626862194" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 207px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-nyhBD68pnbo/TVYjHNMxhnI/AAAAAAAAEP8/DTr3ve0HjwM/s400/siriano%2B2.jpg" border="0" /></a>We all know I love Christian Siriano -- his personality, his design skills, etc. But I'm unsure on this one. The looks above won me -- they are quintessential Siriano, though maybe edited more so than in collections past. The pink and gray is absolutely stunning and the middle look, well....something about it reminds me a little of McQueen which is always appreciated (though maybe it's because McQueen is on my mind given it's the year anniversary of his passing).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5coiAzP-SlI/TVYjGlerkGI/AAAAAAAAEP0/yXMemIhNDfM/s1600/siriano.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572680184964550754" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5coiAzP-SlI/TVYjGlerkGI/AAAAAAAAEP0/yXMemIhNDfM/s400/siriano.jpg" border="0" /></a>But this....this I'm not sure of. The first look just does not look like him at all -- and maybe it's because he hired a stylist to help tone down his sometimes overindulgent take on fashion. But that's what we all love about him; he's over the top but it works -- obviously, he's the only Project Runway winner that has just about become a household name.<br /><br />I like the second look in this line up but when I saw it, I didn't think Siriano -- I thought maybe that model got lost coming over from Calvin Klein...probably she is delirious from food deprivation. And while I do like the way the third dress floats, there is something about it that still is off his mark.<br /><br />Please, New York, don't ruin Siriano by shoving him into your box. Let creativity be.<br /><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Ruffian</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DNt_YwrTdTg/TVYjGVFbyII/AAAAAAAAEPs/GKIJJjsX8u4/s1600/ruffian.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572680180563691650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 210px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DNt_YwrTdTg/TVYjGVFbyII/AAAAAAAAEPs/GKIJJjsX8u4/s400/ruffian.jpg" border="0" /></a>Fun. Black. Party frocks. Sexy and playful. You really can't go wrong there.<br /><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Richard Chai Love</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-K_7Bel29c7k/TVYjGS2WIbI/AAAAAAAAEPk/XYEeLieN31Q/s1600/richard%2Bchai%2Blove.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572680179963535794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 207px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-K_7Bel29c7k/TVYjGS2WIbI/AAAAAAAAEPk/XYEeLieN31Q/s400/richard%2Bchai%2Blove.jpg" border="0" /></a>Again with my addiction to outwear. I love how chic and clean these first two looks are and, obviously, I love the pants. They are pants right?<br /><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Rebecca Taylor</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WAzemSe2ADI/TVYi9QncHsI/AAAAAAAAEPc/x6xX527xFdg/s1600/rebecca%2Btaylor.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572680024745320130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 210px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WAzemSe2ADI/TVYi9QncHsI/AAAAAAAAEPc/x6xX527xFdg/s400/rebecca%2Btaylor.jpg" border="0" /></a>Heaven, heaven, heaven. All of it, right down to the legwear! Sign me up!! It's a little '40's inspired and that is always, always ok in my book.<br /><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Rebecca Minkoff</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FQ9DLE6uboI/TVYi9JC86JI/AAAAAAAAEPU/MhXiJFdjoWU/s1600/rebecca%2Bminkoff.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572680022713231506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 212px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FQ9DLE6uboI/TVYi9JC86JI/AAAAAAAAEPU/MhXiJFdjoWU/s400/rebecca%2Bminkoff.jpg" border="0" /></a>Very powerful and sexy. I love the leather jacket with the long flowing skirt, another trend that is happening on a lot of runways. Lower your hems, girls. It just says New York to me, in that good let's go down to the Village and have a coffee then roam every fashion venue for an entire day way. I could really use one of those.<br /><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Rag and Bone</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BWG2aDV_3ww/TVYi9N1VedI/AAAAAAAAEPM/vfy_lfkuHPc/s1600/rag%2Band%2Bbone.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572680023998298578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BWG2aDV_3ww/TVYi9N1VedI/AAAAAAAAEPM/vfy_lfkuHPc/s400/rag%2Band%2Bbone.jpg" border="0" /></a>Tres disappointed with this collection. I am such a huge Rag and Bone fan and I always look for them to bring me my much needed dosage of downtown-badass-fempower looks. And this...well, this just isn't it. Honestly, when I look at this trio of representations, I see Scotland. Normally, that would thrill me given my affinity for the country. However, it's not the country I see, it's the flags. It's the yellow and red lion mixed with St. Andrews cross compiled into legwear that looks worthy of a ski lift and dresses that are worthy of, well, kilts? Or better yet, lining up for William Wallace's battle. Just give me a can of blue war paint.<br /><br />The whole collection smacked of those two pages in my childhood encyclopedia that covered all of the major flags of the European nations. I am all about finding inspiration in vague places but this...this is a bit much.<br /><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Rachel Comey</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ARW6NIS-uok/TVYi9HLlZzI/AAAAAAAAEPE/xCdSOrr2IK4/s1600/rachel%2Bcomey.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572680022212568882" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 207px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ARW6NIS-uok/TVYi9HLlZzI/AAAAAAAAEPE/xCdSOrr2IK4/s400/rachel%2Bcomey.jpg" border="0" /></a>Also feels a bit '40's to me. I love the outerwear, the deconstructed coat on the left is unexpected with that floral skirt but it works beautifully. I love the combination of rust colors in the second look that make it seem almost vintage and the mutton sleeves on the third coat make me swoon.<br /><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Peter Som</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2JuAa8_OnNE/TVYi80rBLJI/AAAAAAAAEO8/-HbPkq7tVXA/s1600/peter%2Bsom%2B2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572680017244138642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2JuAa8_OnNE/TVYi80rBLJI/AAAAAAAAEO8/-HbPkq7tVXA/s400/peter%2Bsom%2B2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KT0tuIJkYFc/TVYiz_XJJWI/AAAAAAAAEO0/_xSJYPp8mWQ/s1600/peter%2Bsom.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572679865494742370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KT0tuIJkYFc/TVYiz_XJJWI/AAAAAAAAEO0/_xSJYPp8mWQ/s400/peter%2Bsom.jpg" border="0" /></a>Peter Som's tailoring is in a word glorious. I love how streamlined his collections are but they also don't lack curves -- a harmonious balance. Romantic without being over the top, nostalgic without being too specific which makes him quite the contemporary.<br /><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Luca Luca</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xef7jbJD0Tk/TVYizkTWyKI/AAAAAAAAEOs/lsucd3IgTRY/s1600/luca%2Bluca.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572679858231101602" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 188px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xef7jbJD0Tk/TVYizkTWyKI/AAAAAAAAEOs/lsucd3IgTRY/s400/luca%2Bluca.jpg" border="0" /></a>Lady-like and quaint, I really love the color palette. And the shoes.<br /><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Jenny Kayne</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VZS8z3zjYPs/TVYizIZQQcI/AAAAAAAAEOk/pVnaCXmpGQE/s1600/jenni%2Bkayne.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572679850739646914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VZS8z3zjYPs/TVYizIZQQcI/AAAAAAAAEOk/pVnaCXmpGQE/s400/jenni%2Bkayne.jpg" border="0" /></a>Jenny Kayne's line also strikes a balance -- of minimalism without the sacrifice of sex appeal. So often, minimalist looks wind up straddling that fine line between clean/simple and complete androgyny. I am, even though I tend to go for the glam or the dark, attracted to minimalist looks but often get turned off by how clinical they are -- and how un-womanly. These pieces capture all of that and I simply love the color-drenched separates.<br /><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Jason Wu</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2rgjIVv5i10/TVYizFuzF1I/AAAAAAAAEOc/QllNNeA8LyI/s1600/jason%2Bwu%2B2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572679850024703826" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2rgjIVv5i10/TVYizFuzF1I/AAAAAAAAEOc/QllNNeA8LyI/s400/jason%2Bwu%2B2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IYYSyWqKsR8/TVYiy4QN3XI/AAAAAAAAEOU/9MSF14AenzQ/s1600/jason%2Bwu.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572679846406774130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IYYSyWqKsR8/TVYiy4QN3XI/AAAAAAAAEOU/9MSF14AenzQ/s400/jason%2Bwu.jpg" border="0" /></a>There aren't enough words -- clearly my favorite collection so far, Jason Wu shines once again. The world should write him a love letter. It was a clear cut of sexy androgynous looks mixed with total feminism. Very sexy indeed, right down to the show's production.<br /><br />How did we ever live without Jason Wu before? Every woman should own at least one of his dresses -- they are truly awe-inspiring. Just ask Mrs. Obama.<br /><br />More later -- so much more. New York never sleeps, you know, especially when there is fashion to be had.<br /><br />xoxo,<br />kvlmkvlmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06558072254087023695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5642132041171510729.post-24635598286605290212011-02-10T16:27:00.012-05:002014-03-26T10:09:27.367-04:00Fall 2011 RTW: Part 1I'm house bound and car-less thanks to our good friend snow and finally taking a break from my domestic goddess duties to gaze longingly at all of the coverage coming out of New York. My picks from each collection that has traipsed out so far are...<br /><br /><em><span style="font-size:78%;">as always, click on images for larger view<br /><strong></strong></span></em><br /><strong>St. John<br /><br /></strong><strong></strong><p><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HbEmfmLFqKk/TVRZOpWdQSI/AAAAAAAAEN0/4uQEuC2Ao60/s1600/st%2Bjohn%2B2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572176747117232418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 220px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HbEmfmLFqKk/TVRZOpWdQSI/AAAAAAAAEN0/4uQEuC2Ao60/s400/st%2Bjohn%2B2.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p>These top three are actually <em>not</em> my favorites and while I try to not say anything too terribly negative during the shows, I just have to ask a simple question here: what in the bloody hell St. John? I am pretty sure those are falconry gloves for one thing; and for another -- this is just simply not St. John. I am confused by these pseudo-Ralph Lauren-scary-bridesmaid-from-a-time-gone-by looks. Confused and scared I tell you!!<br /></p><p><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-EKYq_btiZuE/TVRZOXJEw-I/AAAAAAAAENs/duikUMThmjk/s1600/st%2Bjohn.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572176742229263330" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 220px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-EKYq_btiZuE/TVRZOXJEw-I/AAAAAAAAENs/duikUMThmjk/s400/st%2Bjohn.jpg" border="0" /></a> Ah...this is more like it. This is what I expect from a dose of St. John. Prim, lady like, very Town & Country. I really adore the trapeze coat -- it is one of a few I've seen in the line up for fall.</p><p><strong>Willow</strong><br /></p><p><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ACnPM2Nujf8/TVRZFDFobqI/AAAAAAAAENk/dAzTd41uzyU/s1600/willow.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572176582227291810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 238px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ACnPM2Nujf8/TVRZFDFobqI/AAAAAAAAENk/dAzTd41uzyU/s400/willow.jpg" border="0" /></a> Very sophisticated looks from Willow; tailored, sharp but still romantic. And I love how urban they made equestrian feel.<br /><br /><br /><strong>Steven Alan</strong></p><p><strong></strong><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vO3ArJVbGCk/TVRZE-kLvCI/AAAAAAAAENc/r5ZDqQg5UGk/s1600/steven%2Balan.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572176581013257250" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 238px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vO3ArJVbGCk/TVRZE-kLvCI/AAAAAAAAENc/r5ZDqQg5UGk/s400/steven%2Balan.jpg" border="0" /></a> I don't tend to get down with too much 1970's inspired fashion but this I like. It's standard boho chic and I completely get behind that. </p><p><strong>Z Spoke Zac Posen<br /></p></strong><strong><p></strong></p><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UkFRe7XSjvE/TVRZEpuoHnI/AAAAAAAAENU/LHQfVzlZb0M/s1600/zspoke%2B2.jpg"><strong><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572176575419915890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 198px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UkFRe7XSjvE/TVRZEpuoHnI/AAAAAAAAENU/LHQfVzlZb0M/s400/zspoke%2B2.jpg" border="0" /></strong></a> A year after its launch, Z Spoke is defining its creator's very words: Z Spoke is "a line for the strong willed business women who transforms into an elegant, downtown creature at night." It's a fun line and would definitely attract a very diverse clientele. Well done, of course, Mr. Posen -- not that anyone ever had any doubt. I love the styling and of course, Coca Rocha (above) and Crystal Renn (below) are two of my favorites. (Though somewhat disappointed that Crystal has gone all "typical model" on us and lost her Rubenesque figure but at least she is healthy.) <p><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-oTcI2nDihkw/TVRZESKbnsI/AAAAAAAAENM/gKWGNPJVUeA/s1600/zspoke.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572176569094086338" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 198px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-oTcI2nDihkw/TVRZESKbnsI/AAAAAAAAENM/gKWGNPJVUeA/s400/zspoke.jpg" border="0" /></a> </p><p><strong>Organic by John Patrick</strong><br /></p><p><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8nhOmfPnS18/TVRZEFcaWxI/AAAAAAAAENE/o0hjZ2V2ets/s1600/organic%2Bby%2Bjp.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572176565679840018" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 220px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8nhOmfPnS18/TVRZEFcaWxI/AAAAAAAAENE/o0hjZ2V2ets/s400/organic%2Bby%2Bjp.jpg" border="0" /></a>This wool coat on the left is ridiculously yummy. She looks like a Russian spy from 1946. And the yellow? Can I have it in every color? Also love the styling of this show with the Hunter lace up black boots -- I've gotten pretty tired of the Hunter Wellies since every girl this side of the Nordic Sea under the age of 40 has a pair, but these are different. They are a little more "go to hell" and I like that in my boots. (Sadly, they are yet unavailable on Hunter's website.)</p><p><strong>Norma Kamali</strong></p><p><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lXBPIoOpih8/TVRY5OvZYgI/AAAAAAAAEM8/JnHmjTB2roY/s1600/norma%2Bkamali.jpg"><strong><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572176379196826114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 225px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lXBPIoOpih8/TVRY5OvZYgI/AAAAAAAAEM8/JnHmjTB2roY/s400/norma%2Bkamali.jpg" border="0" /></strong></a>Oh, Norma. How I love thee! Ok, honestly, I could probably only get away with the second look but the first and third are just fun and so Norma Kamali. I adore her. Right down to her perfectly framed glasses (that I have subsequently been coveting for years and have yet to buy). </p><p><strong>Nicholas K</strong><strong><br /></p></strong><strong><p></strong></p><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SPr3M0VOEK4/TVRY43gP4kI/AAAAAAAAEM0/-SztR2sAoKI/s1600/nicholas%2Bk.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572176372959273538" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 225px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SPr3M0VOEK4/TVRY43gP4kI/AAAAAAAAEM0/-SztR2sAoKI/s400/nicholas%2Bk.jpg" border="0" /></a>You know me, if there is plaid involved or any small pulse of Highland inspiration, I'm in. Gorgeous, romantic, yet a little rough around the edges. Does it say "I'm off to fight the battle on my own while looking wistfully fetching and wanting to be swept up?" Sure it does; and there's nothing wrong with that.<br /><br /><strong>Lyn Devon</strong><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-aajYuLDtkKk/TVRY4vRaapI/AAAAAAAAEMs/9-hdPE3LiCs/s1600/lyn%2Bdevon.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572176370749565586" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 225px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-aajYuLDtkKk/TVRY4vRaapI/AAAAAAAAEMs/9-hdPE3LiCs/s400/lyn%2Bdevon.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />There was something almost a little too comfortable about this collection that turned me off -- hey, I do not look good in sweats and I can admit that. Comfortably. But these three looks I found pretty, soft and easy -- which I suppose is the whole point.<br /><br /><strong>Gary Graham<br /><br /></strong><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-QLCgYsQ6_O4/TVRY4szibYI/AAAAAAAAEMk/24YCBctAFIM/s1600/gary%2Bgraham.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572176370087390594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 227px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-QLCgYsQ6_O4/TVRY4szibYI/AAAAAAAAEMk/24YCBctAFIM/s400/gary%2Bgraham.jpg" border="0" /></a> A little messy, a little punk, a little boho and is that a little Joan Jett? Well, in any case, I'm a little intrigued. It wasn't exactly what I would call my aesthetic but it was interesting and fun. It's been a few seasons since the runways have been fun so I say go for it!<br /><br /></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><strong>BCBG Max Azria</strong></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-UqKJMt77iQU/TVRY4U1L6-I/AAAAAAAAEMc/FPvN3i0vBFA/s1600/bcbg%2Bmax%2Bazria.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572176363651853282" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 234px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-UqKJMt77iQU/TVRY4U1L6-I/AAAAAAAAEMc/FPvN3i0vBFA/s400/bcbg%2Bmax%2Bazria.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />I'm admittedly confused by my emotions when it comes to BCBG Max Azria. I really want to like it and I like certain elements of it -- I mean it is very easy chic and very fluid in the way that it falls -- which I like. But I'm never 100% on board. I feel like, for this collection, I need to be on board...the Star Trek Starboard Bow. Yes, its a bit futuristic-Trek uniform for me in places but I do love the color story and I adored the full skirts with (yes) more "go to hell" boots. But the sheer white turtlenecks were too clinical and felt too heavy. Under a sweater in 11 degree weather (like today)? Perfect. But under a frock? I'm not so sure.</div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><br /><br />More from NY later!</div><div>xoxo,</div><div>kvlm </div>kvlmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06558072254087023695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5642132041171510729.post-10026008569406155832011-02-08T22:53:00.004-05:002014-03-26T10:09:27.342-04:00Valentine's Day and Rachel ZoeOk, those two things but not necessarily together. I know I just posted but since I visited the past, I felt it important to highlight the present and the future as well -- gotta stay current, right?<br /><br />Future first: mark your calendar (or at least leave yourself a little sticky on your computer monitor, ribbon around your finger, alarm? whatever) for the February 14 unveiling of Urban Outfitters bridal line. I'll admit, I was scared when I read this at first and even more so while waiting for the site tease to load. I like UO for certain things but for bridal? I was really scared the page would open to some malnourished dark-haired hipster who could just not relinquish her cool for the 12 hours it takes to carry out your nuptials in style.<br /><br />I will gladly say I was wrong...this is quite beautiful: <a href="http://www.bhldn.com/">www.bhldn.com</a>. I am kind of in love with the music, the not terribly defining (tease) shots make me all warm and gooey (like a bride should feel -- mission accomplished UO marketing team) and the sparkly shoes with the pom poms? Um, sign me up. I would renew my vows for those <span style="visibility: visible;" id="search">chaussures.<br /><br />And speaking of things I was scared of, Rachel Zoe's newly designed/launched fall line has just made its way to the public eye. Don't get me wrong, I don't dislike Rachel Zoe -- she's an excellent stylist. But I get a little side-eyed about non-trained (read: you-didn't-go-into-any-kind-of-debt-for-a-design-degree-nor-do-you-know-how-to-sew) celebrity types adding "fashion designer" to their resume. But if anyone is going to do it, it may as well be a stylist. At least they actually know about clothes in some sort of academic sense and not in just some, "OMG I totally love this" sense.<br /><br />Her line is not bad. I found myself extremely attracted to these particular ensembles:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_STfHsXe4hkE/TVISJKACsfI/AAAAAAAAEMU/h8iB6E3n_zE/s1600/rzoe%2B2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 326px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_STfHsXe4hkE/TVISJKACsfI/AAAAAAAAEMU/h8iB6E3n_zE/s400/rzoe%2B2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571535637523378674" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_STfHsXe4hkE/TVISI_fmVeI/AAAAAAAAEMM/tD_6TcfjgZI/s1600/rzoe.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 260px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_STfHsXe4hkE/TVISI_fmVeI/AAAAAAAAEMM/tD_6TcfjgZI/s400/rzoe.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571535634702947810" border="0" /></a><br />My only criticism? (Come one, you knew there'd be at least one.) I feel like I've seen a lot of this before either on her or on a runway. Particularly, it felt a little Kors-y-Mizrahi-ish-Ford-ic. I mean the red suit is almost identical to Tom Ford's for Gucci red velvet of the '90's (that I still dream about on occasion). But I like it nonetheless and no doubt, given her total schtick, it will do very well.<br /><br />Next thing you know, she'll be designing military baby jackets with short ruffley skirts and 2" heel crib shoes; she is, afterall, pregnant. I may have to draw the line there. Careful, Ms. Zoe. We shant press our fashion luck.<br /><br />xoxo,<br />kvlm<br /><br /></span>kvlmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06558072254087023695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5642132041171510729.post-18345194328185531232011-02-08T22:11:00.006-05:002014-03-26T10:09:27.352-04:00Dovima DarlingAs I'm anxiously awaiting Fashion Week to start and feeling terribly bored with winter frocks (and especially snow), I find myself (as usual) reminiscing -- lamenting for the past. I've always had that kind of heart that pines for days gone but it's more than that; I pine for these clothes, this style, and certainly this sophistication. Can you blame me? Apparently I'm not the only one given the nod to the past every season on every runway.<br /><br />This past fall I was lucky enough to see the Victoria & Albert Museum Couture Exhibit at the Frist Center for the Visual Arts. Yes, I went three times (and, yes, I cried...once? ok, ok, maybe twice). Anyway, part of the exhibit included Richard Avedon photographs (among other famous photographers of the time like Irving Penn and Cecil Beaton). Of course, we all know this photograph:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_STfHsXe4hkE/TVIHEVN5Y4I/AAAAAAAAELE/lG9BmUOA1s0/s1600/dovima%2B1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 313px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_STfHsXe4hkE/TVIHEVN5Y4I/AAAAAAAAELE/lG9BmUOA1s0/s400/dovima%2B1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571523460007027586" border="0" /></a>This is Dovima. In the first evening gown designed by Yves Saint Laurent for Christian Dior. Photographed by Richard Avedon. Timeless and enchanting...<br /><br />She seems to be following me, this Dovima. I've seen here everywhere since the exhibit -- most recently while getting the sorely missed blond streak dyed back into my sadly boring black locks (at the loveliest salon in Nashville, I might add, <a href="http://www.trimclassicbarber.com/">Trim</a>) she eyed me while I sat idly for three hours in a swiveling chair while sipping lemon water (she was having a cigarette to which I scowled at briefly).<br /><br />The thing about Dovima, other than she was one of -- if not <span style="font-style: italic;">the </span>most -- famous model of the '50's, is that not only does she so elegantly embody all of those characteristics I hold dear from the decade, she also reminds me of my grandmother who was, if nothing, always ridiculously fashionable.<br /><br />Here, a few shots of Dovima in her legendary aristocratic bombshell-ness...and a couple of Vii, also legendary -- in her own right.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_STfHsXe4hkE/TVII-ALE5tI/AAAAAAAAEL0/bfwuwIuWCP4/s1600/dovima%2B7.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 304px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_STfHsXe4hkE/TVII-ALE5tI/AAAAAAAAEL0/bfwuwIuWCP4/s400/dovima%2B7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571525550302095058" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_STfHsXe4hkE/TVII5mPp94I/AAAAAAAAELs/DRRtRscqcIo/s1600/dovima%2B6.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 394px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_STfHsXe4hkE/TVII5mPp94I/AAAAAAAAELs/DRRtRscqcIo/s400/dovima%2B6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571525474622502786" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_STfHsXe4hkE/TVII5YysknI/AAAAAAAAELk/DCabGeO5MYU/s1600/dovima%2B5.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 311px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_STfHsXe4hkE/TVII5YysknI/AAAAAAAAELk/DCabGeO5MYU/s400/dovima%2B5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571525471011377778" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_STfHsXe4hkE/TVII5ejhmOI/AAAAAAAAELc/XN2IOJZbmtE/s1600/dovima%2B4.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 301px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_STfHsXe4hkE/TVII5ejhmOI/AAAAAAAAELc/XN2IOJZbmtE/s400/dovima%2B4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571525472558356706" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_STfHsXe4hkE/TVII5NdKNzI/AAAAAAAAELU/JuMCH3bb4Aw/s1600/dovima%2B3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 290px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_STfHsXe4hkE/TVII5NdKNzI/AAAAAAAAELU/JuMCH3bb4Aw/s400/dovima%2B3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571525467968255794" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_STfHsXe4hkE/TVII5NDgJ4I/AAAAAAAAELM/wCL_mzxPN_Q/s1600/dovima%2B2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 346px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_STfHsXe4hkE/TVII5NDgJ4I/AAAAAAAAELM/wCL_mzxPN_Q/s400/dovima%2B2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571525467860641666" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_STfHsXe4hkE/TVIKbfVrJXI/AAAAAAAAEME/Wsy3Kc49oFQ/s1600/vii.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 138px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_STfHsXe4hkE/TVIKbfVrJXI/AAAAAAAAEME/Wsy3Kc49oFQ/s400/vii.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571527156395877746" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_STfHsXe4hkE/TVIKbLRQZ9I/AAAAAAAAEL8/Pn13Hf_eilg/s1600/viola.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 281px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_STfHsXe4hkE/TVIKbLRQZ9I/AAAAAAAAEL8/Pn13Hf_eilg/s400/viola.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571527151008638930" border="0" /></a><br />kvlmkvlmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06558072254087023695noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5642132041171510729.post-74253014216714193702011-02-02T21:09:00.002-05:002014-03-26T10:10:04.836-04:00Countdown to the OscarsOr, as I like to call, it the Golden Globes and the SAG Awards. Admittedly, I'm behind...a good two weeks and one, respectively. But when it comes to the Awards Season, who's counting? Some of these dresses will be talked about for years and years to come -- in both good ways and bad.<br /><br />Let's start with the Globes...<br /><br /><br />kvlmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06558072254087023695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5642132041171510729.post-9129717165965791162011-01-26T22:23:00.014-05:002014-03-26T10:10:04.852-04:00Paris in the Spring TimeTo quote the song, I love Paris in the spring time -- especially spring couture time. Having just perused the handful of collections to float down the runways over the past two days, I can easily say that I am enchanted. If you shut out the noise and close your eyes for a second, you can almost pretend you are in a salon 50 years ago seeing the latest trends before the world even knows they exist. Exquisite nostalgia.<br /><br />My favorites so far: <span style="font-style: italic;">click on images for a larger view; and do yourself a favor, turn on the music in the lower right column. fashion requires a soundtrack...</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Chanel</span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_STfHsXe4hkE/TUDntbRxJkI/AAAAAAAAEGY/88ipH-b6ubk/s1600/chanel%2B5.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 329px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_STfHsXe4hkE/TUDntbRxJkI/AAAAAAAAEGY/88ipH-b6ubk/s400/chanel%2B5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566703907032344130" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Two of my all time favorite models, they look the part of the dark rebel and the silver ghost</span>.<br /></div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_STfHsXe4hkE/TUDntIykmeI/AAAAAAAAEGQ/yn8_kLZruIA/s1600/chanel%2B4.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 324px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_STfHsXe4hkE/TUDntIykmeI/AAAAAAAAEGQ/yn8_kLZruIA/s400/chanel%2B4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566703902069660130" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_STfHsXe4hkE/TUDns_nHlNI/AAAAAAAAEGI/aS8xrfO2uVo/s1600/chanel%2B3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 316px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_STfHsXe4hkE/TUDns_nHlNI/AAAAAAAAEGI/aS8xrfO2uVo/s400/chanel%2B3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566703899605701842" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_STfHsXe4hkE/TUDnstZQmvI/AAAAAAAAEGA/0JgXt4TnGQo/s1600/chanel%2B2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 312px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_STfHsXe4hkE/TUDnstZQmvI/AAAAAAAAEGA/0JgXt4TnGQo/s400/chanel%2B2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566703894715734770" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_STfHsXe4hkE/TUDnslQRofI/AAAAAAAAEF4/w8czZa2QNxQ/s1600/chanel%2B1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 333px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_STfHsXe4hkE/TUDnslQRofI/AAAAAAAAEF4/w8czZa2QNxQ/s400/chanel%2B1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566703892530569714" border="0" /></a>I really love the l'theatre feel of this collection; it lacks the severity that usually exists in a Chanel show. This is somehow simpler, a bit younger, and much lighter. The flats really exaggerate that and of course now I want ballet flats for everything (though my feet highly disagree). There were reportedly 10,000 beads used in this collection -- amazing the hours and time that go into couture garments.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Givenchy</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_STfHsXe4hkE/TUDxfh-cfwI/AAAAAAAAEJo/X1-lVejSHQQ/s1600/givenchy.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 397px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_STfHsXe4hkE/TUDxfh-cfwI/AAAAAAAAEJo/X1-lVejSHQQ/s400/givenchy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566714663428456194" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_STfHsXe4hkE/TUDoydOMsvI/AAAAAAAAEG4/YkeRvkLbzMo/s1600/given%2B4.jpg"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_STfHsXe4hkE/TUDoyTo7JKI/AAAAAAAAEGw/5NaRdeuhr2M/s1600/given%2B4.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 295px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_STfHsXe4hkE/TUDoyTo7JKI/AAAAAAAAEGw/5NaRdeuhr2M/s400/given%2B4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566705090392958114" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_STfHsXe4hkE/TUDoyMwmhjI/AAAAAAAAEGo/wOYZEEdEWkE/s1600/given%2B3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_STfHsXe4hkE/TUDoyMwmhjI/AAAAAAAAEGo/wOYZEEdEWkE/s400/given%2B3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566705088546113074" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_STfHsXe4hkE/TUDoyK2LwOI/AAAAAAAAEGg/P6JfxC_1NHY/s1600/given%2B2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 289px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_STfHsXe4hkE/TUDoyK2LwOI/AAAAAAAAEGg/P6JfxC_1NHY/s400/given%2B2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566705088032653538" border="0" /></a><br />Can I just begin by saying that although I do not always understand the millinery genius that is Philip Treacy, his "hats" (and that feels entirely too simple a word to describe them) really mesmerize me. This collection by Riccardo Tisci for Givenchy was said to be inspired by Japan and more specifically by toy robots and the Butoh dancer Kazuo Ohno. At first glance, to me, I certainly can see that but I also see an entomological extravaganza. Each one looks like a still insect of a rare breed about to take flight. Amazing architecture, that I cannot begin to understand the complexity of when it comes to cloth, deserves much credit.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Bouchra Jarrar</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_STfHsXe4hkE/TUDqJ3hKqhI/AAAAAAAAEHI/xWyuIbNcJRU/s1600/jarrar%2B2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 357px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_STfHsXe4hkE/TUDqJ3hKqhI/AAAAAAAAEHI/xWyuIbNcJRU/s400/jarrar%2B2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566706594672716306" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_STfHsXe4hkE/TUDqJ6z0RpI/AAAAAAAAEHA/pDhlQErCRSg/s1600/jarrar.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 357px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_STfHsXe4hkE/TUDqJ6z0RpI/AAAAAAAAEHA/pDhlQErCRSg/s400/jarrar.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566706595556247186" border="0" /></a>Bouchra Jarrar is fascinated with asymmetry -- which is a beautiful thing. I love how unbalanced an asymmetrical garment can seem but, as he put, so harmonious. These pieces are all so very easy and sexy. I am a big fan. Can I please have that little black dress in every color?<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Alexis Mabille</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_STfHsXe4hkE/TUDrdoJr_kI/AAAAAAAAEHw/gpSwX9HExM4/s1600/mabille%2B2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 205px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_STfHsXe4hkE/TUDrdoJr_kI/AAAAAAAAEHw/gpSwX9HExM4/s400/mabille%2B2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566708033656716866" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_STfHsXe4hkE/TUDrdmCiPBI/AAAAAAAAEHo/QXV9FQYD4BM/s1600/mabille.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 340px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_STfHsXe4hkE/TUDrdmCiPBI/AAAAAAAAEHo/QXV9FQYD4BM/s400/mabille.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566708033089846290" border="0" /></a>Mabille actually constructed each piece first in stark white and then duplicated it precisely in rich, attention demanding color. Obviously, the white frocks didn't get my attention as much as the color and at times it was a bit confusing. But I do love the boldness of these designs. They look as if they were made for a duchess.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Jean Paul Gaultier</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_STfHsXe4hkE/TUDrdRkHvII/AAAAAAAAEHg/eoL91oTyXCg/s1600/jpg%2B3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 357px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_STfHsXe4hkE/TUDrdRkHvII/AAAAAAAAEHg/eoL91oTyXCg/s400/jpg%2B3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566708027593571458" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_STfHsXe4hkE/TUDrc51p20I/AAAAAAAAEHY/_TjpVqqPhpo/s1600/jpg%2B2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 357px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_STfHsXe4hkE/TUDrc51p20I/AAAAAAAAEHY/_TjpVqqPhpo/s400/jpg%2B2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566708021224659778" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_STfHsXe4hkE/TUDrcVuPL9I/AAAAAAAAEHQ/yA-Owx5IbAY/s1600/jpg.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 357px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_STfHsXe4hkE/TUDrcVuPL9I/AAAAAAAAEHQ/yA-Owx5IbAY/s400/jpg.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566708011529875410" border="0" /></a>Congratulations to Jean Paul Gaultier who will have his first museum retrospective at The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts this year. It's about time. This collection was standard JPG blended with what seemed a bit of punk, a bit of burlesque and a bit of lady-like sex appeal. So, yeah, basic Gaultier. He does it like no other.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Armani Prive</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_STfHsXe4hkE/TUDsvfgTdZI/AAAAAAAAEII/w9OqE4mnn3Q/s1600/prive%2B3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 357px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_STfHsXe4hkE/TUDsvfgTdZI/AAAAAAAAEII/w9OqE4mnn3Q/s400/prive%2B3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566709440084931986" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_STfHsXe4hkE/TUDsvK5jEjI/AAAAAAAAEIA/zsP65kPrmVw/s1600/prive.jpg"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_STfHsXe4hkE/TUDsvJNs7fI/AAAAAAAAEH4/LLS5vCPr7P4/s1600/prive.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 357px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_STfHsXe4hkE/TUDsvJNs7fI/AAAAAAAAEH4/LLS5vCPr7P4/s400/prive.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566709434101329394" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_STfHsXe4hkE/TUDtB34MksI/AAAAAAAAEIQ/TS77v6qWNCQ/s1600/prive%2B2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 357px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_STfHsXe4hkE/TUDtB34MksI/AAAAAAAAEIQ/TS77v6qWNCQ/s400/prive%2B2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566709755865240258" border="0" /></a>Again, major credit to Philip Treacy for creating such excellent and perfectly matched headpieces for this very unique Armani Prive collection. Armani was apparently inspired by the hues and glimmer of gemstones, which is terribly apparent. The slinky sheen of each piece took me a minute to completely adjust to but after the first few images, I was kind of hooked -- especially to the classic cut of all of the suits. It's very futuristic in its aesthetic but the actual tailoring is classic and impeccable. There was also the rumor that it was a bit "Lady Gaga" and we know that the designer has collaborated with her for some of her looks, but I really was reminded more of Debbie Harry -- especially with the super metallic leggings under skirts. Blondie, the original, 20 years from now.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Elie Saab</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_STfHsXe4hkE/TUDuItzwBrI/AAAAAAAAEI4/T7fOXZTGqIo/s1600/saab%2B5.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 269px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_STfHsXe4hkE/TUDuItzwBrI/AAAAAAAAEI4/T7fOXZTGqIo/s400/saab%2B5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566710972932949682" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_STfHsXe4hkE/TUDuIIyUmmI/AAAAAAAAEIw/mrsCEzNlIhw/s1600/saab%2B4.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 357px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_STfHsXe4hkE/TUDuIIyUmmI/AAAAAAAAEIw/mrsCEzNlIhw/s400/saab%2B4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566710962994846306" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_STfHsXe4hkE/TUDuIOS-c0I/AAAAAAAAEIo/EvYBFEfwRiw/s1600/saab%2B3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 357px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_STfHsXe4hkE/TUDuIOS-c0I/AAAAAAAAEIo/EvYBFEfwRiw/s400/saab%2B3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566710964473983810" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_STfHsXe4hkE/TUDuHxHPFJI/AAAAAAAAEIg/ySxA7CKG0bc/s1600/saab%2B2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 357px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_STfHsXe4hkE/TUDuHxHPFJI/AAAAAAAAEIg/ySxA7CKG0bc/s400/saab%2B2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566710956640113810" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_STfHsXe4hkE/TUDuHyouF_I/AAAAAAAAEIY/f8Y0TMksuus/s1600/saab.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 357px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_STfHsXe4hkE/TUDuHyouF_I/AAAAAAAAEIY/f8Y0TMksuus/s400/saab.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566710957048993778" border="0" /></a>There's a reason the Oscars are strewn every February with Saab gowns. He definitely knows his away around a woman's body. And, as usual, his collection was a crayola-soaked line up of colors but I especially loved the blush. It draws so much more attention to the actual detail of the dress because you aren't overpowered by the hue. It's all very sexy but simultaneously very lady like and that, honestly, is so much sexier.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Valentino</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_STfHsXe4hkE/TUDvBCYNUzI/AAAAAAAAEJg/dg8iEHYn1X8/s1600/valentino.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 357px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_STfHsXe4hkE/TUDvBCYNUzI/AAAAAAAAEJg/dg8iEHYn1X8/s400/valentino.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566711940527248178" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_STfHsXe4hkE/TUDvBNUUCpI/AAAAAAAAEJY/O2E1W7Hj8Wk/s1600/val%2B5.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 357px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_STfHsXe4hkE/TUDvBNUUCpI/AAAAAAAAEJY/O2E1W7Hj8Wk/s400/val%2B5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566711943463701138" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_STfHsXe4hkE/TUDvA2H38CI/AAAAAAAAEJQ/UvCvIFUHjCM/s1600/val%2B4.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 357px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_STfHsXe4hkE/TUDvA2H38CI/AAAAAAAAEJQ/UvCvIFUHjCM/s400/val%2B4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566711937237512226" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_STfHsXe4hkE/TUDvAiyVaOI/AAAAAAAAEJI/U_mZqHefRr8/s1600/val%2B3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 357px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_STfHsXe4hkE/TUDvAiyVaOI/AAAAAAAAEJI/U_mZqHefRr8/s400/val%2B3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566711932046895330" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_STfHsXe4hkE/TUDvARD5T0I/AAAAAAAAEJA/qqZtpFkggG4/s1600/val%2B2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 357px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_STfHsXe4hkE/TUDvARD5T0I/AAAAAAAAEJA/qqZtpFkggG4/s400/val%2B2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566711927288713026" border="0" /></a>Since Chiuri and Piccioli's promotion to head designers for Valentino, I have been repeatedly on the fence about their collections, if not one foot on the side of complete indifference. Slowly, I'm adjusting. It's a hard change to absorb -- Valentino <span style="font-style: italic;">is</span> Valentino and to think of anyone else in his shoes (as if they could fit their feet) is still somewhat mind-boggling.<br /><br />At any rate, I pseudo-like this collection as I did their A/W 2010. So that's two for...? Well, who's counting? But do let me explain my definition of pseudo-like. I actually love the details of every single piece above. I love the color, the weight, the delicacy, the complexity, and the juxtaposition of all of those things within one piece. But it seems to me that each show is struggling with an identity crisis of sorts. It borders tween and borders matronly at the same time. So, is that their version of staying current (tween) and keeping with the maturity (matron) of the line? I'm not sure but there are elements of both in almost every dress and it almost throws me off. Therefore, I am pseudo-in like.<br /><br />Of course...I'd take any of them if you gave them to me. More from Paris tomorrow...<br /><br />Bonne nuit!<br />xoxo,<br />kvlmkvlmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06558072254087023695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5642132041171510729.post-92197191604761626302011-01-25T00:15:00.010-05:002014-03-26T10:10:04.858-04:00J'Adore DiorThat's not news, of course. I should have probably just dedicated every word herein from the onset of this blog-addiction to M. Dior. He was, by far, my favorite -- with a close second, third, and fourth being Chanel, Valentino and Vionnet respectively -- as far as the original sculptors of everything we know fashion to be now go.<br /><br />While there have only been four shows out of Paris' Spring 2011 Couture, I can unequivocally say that this one left me palpitating. It feels like a talc powder dusted hat box filled with plastic pastel framed glasses from the '50's and it looks like a fashion illustration from 1952 come to life underneath a halo of aubergine and cerulean. Decadent, all of it. Right down to the model's perfectly gestured hands, each gloved tip reminiscent of a time gone by; their molded hair and wax red lips exquisitely coupled with ivory coated skin and stark black lined eyes.<br /><br />Yes, it smacks of vintage and, yes, historically, that is kind of my thing. But I think Galliano's return to a canon of absolute genius is a wise choice for the House of Dior. The quintessential elements of the 50's (and every other notable decade of our last century) are certainly not going any where. And speaking of historical references, is it just me or do I see some classic Valentino references in these frocks...?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_STfHsXe4hkE/TT5gzu1WvZI/AAAAAAAAEFs/m3jQwL0UC6g/s1600/dior%2B6.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 301px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_STfHsXe4hkE/TT5gzu1WvZI/AAAAAAAAEFs/m3jQwL0UC6g/s400/dior%2B6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565992631337926034" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_STfHsXe4hkE/TT5gyxm5aJI/AAAAAAAAEFk/kbjrOALR3MI/s1600/dior%2B7.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_STfHsXe4hkE/TT5gyxm5aJI/AAAAAAAAEFk/kbjrOALR3MI/s400/dior%2B7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565992614902720658" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_STfHsXe4hkE/TT5gtzynwJI/AAAAAAAAEFc/goz2emgufSM/s1600/dior%2B1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_STfHsXe4hkE/TT5gtzynwJI/AAAAAAAAEFc/goz2emgufSM/s400/dior%2B1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565992529589420178" border="0" /></a><br />breathtaking, truly...<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_STfHsXe4hkE/TT5gt11pwvI/AAAAAAAAEFU/bMHJZttBmdo/s1600/dior%2B2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 314px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_STfHsXe4hkE/TT5gt11pwvI/AAAAAAAAEFU/bMHJZttBmdo/s400/dior%2B2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565992530139005682" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_STfHsXe4hkE/TT5gtRjfkPI/AAAAAAAAEFM/Rtw7lnk6c0k/s1600/dior%2B3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 352px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_STfHsXe4hkE/TT5gtRjfkPI/AAAAAAAAEFM/Rtw7lnk6c0k/s400/dior%2B3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565992520399163634" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_STfHsXe4hkE/TT5gsjNv7II/AAAAAAAAEFE/siYtz173lXg/s1600/dior%2B4.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 303px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_STfHsXe4hkE/TT5gsjNv7II/AAAAAAAAEFE/siYtz173lXg/s400/dior%2B4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565992507959929986" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Dear Anne Hathaway, dress on the left. Oscars.<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_STfHsXe4hkE/TT5gsJpWkkI/AAAAAAAAEE8/Fm8YDskbVgY/s1600/dior%2B5.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 305px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_STfHsXe4hkE/TT5gsJpWkkI/AAAAAAAAEE8/Fm8YDskbVgY/s400/dior%2B5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565992501096387138" border="0" /></a><br />*sigh* Just makes the imagination run completely wild. If ever that was a choice on a designer taking over a House that was just meant to be, then surely it is Galliano for Dior. The King reigns supreme.<br /><br />More from Paris tomorrow....<br /><br />xoxo,<br />kvlmkvlmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06558072254087023695noreply@blogger.com0