After seeing the Comments Des Garçon exhibit at The Met a few months ago, I have a new appreciation for the craftsmanship and quality that goes into each runway piece from the designer, Rei Kawakubo. Honestly, a photo doesn’t do any justice to the textures and stitching and whatnot that …
Read More »Vivienne Westwood- Spring 2018- Blue Steel … where art thou?
Andreas Kronthaler took over Vivienne Westwood for this season and didn’t disappoint with thrift store finds for the demented street urchin. Fabulous! So I googled Andreas’s ass to see what he’d done before and wikipedia burped out this gem: “Andreas Kronthaler (born 11 March 1952) is an Austrian former sport …
Read More »Undercover- Spring 2018- RED- RUM
REDRUM… REDRUM…. REDRUM…. MURDER! For all you children who never saw Stanley Kubrick’s ‘The Shining’ with Jack Nicholson, RED RUM spelled backwards is MURDER…. mind blown, right?! Anywho, Netflix that shit. You’ll thank me later. So, Undercover dedicated a whole runway show to the creepy twins from ‘The Shining’, which …
Read More »Rick Owens- Spring 2018- Pile it on, Bitch!
This one time a long time ago I had too much carry on items for the airplane, so I layered all my clothes and hats and underwear on me and stuffed random things between the layers just so I could get on board. It was a short flight, so I …
Read More »Anrealage-Spring 2018- Sheer Madness
Anrealage gave us a whole collection based on those 1980s curtains and the art of wrapping duct tape continuously around your body. I would call this groundbreaking, except I think I’ve done made and worn these when I was a bored 3rd grader during a New England blizzard. Trapped at …
Read More »Dolce & Gabbana -Spring 2018- Bellissima!
Here are some of my favorite looks from Dolce & Gabanna… it’s pretty standard polished Italian craftsmanship, but one particular dress stands out…. the BABY CHICK dress!!! Let’s take a closer look shall we…. MUST. PURCHASE. THIS. DRESS .AND .WEAR. TO .A .FARM. SOMEWHERE. If I wear this, will it …
Read More »Moschino- Spring 2018- Biker Ballerinas
LOVE LOVE LOVE to the Power of GOOGLE INFINITY!!! Moschino nailed it with the My Little Pony collaboration and the ‘biker ballerina’ inspiration. Here are some of my fave looks from the show and damn straight I would wear the last look with my head popping out of a giant …
Read More »Versace- Spring 2018- The Return of the Supermodels
For the 20th Anniversary of Gianni Versace’s death, Versace served up some fabulous 90’s glamour with supermodels Carla Bruni, Cindy Crawford, Claudia Schiffer, and Helena Christensen, to the chorus of George Michael’s “Freedom! ’90.” Personally, I’m a late 90s chick, so was really exciting to see! Also, some of the …
Read More »Philipp Plein- Spring 2018- Good Gone Bad
But where’s HOT MUGSHOT GUY?????!! Hot Mugshot GuyHe’s probably too busy on a yacht somewhere… Anywho, this was Philipp Plein’s latest collection, which gave me low rent Alexander McQueen vibes with the cage dresses… and a discount Givenchy with the Bambi and Disney references… What I’m trying to say is…. bring …
Read More »Gucci- Spring 2018- Cartoon Glamour
Gucci gave all kinds of 1970s glamour that can only be thought up after smoking cloves laced with cocaine and inhaling fumes of Aqua-Net on the regular. There was ice-skating glamour, tawdry lingerie disguised as dresses, and BUGS BUNNY and SNOW WHITE! They stole the show! Why wouldn’t anyone NOT …
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