Teacups & Couture A Fashion Blog by Roxanna Bina

Mary is usually the queen of trompe l’oeil, but this season, she decided to go  more science fiction than the lanai in a Boca retirement home. It had elements of Alexander McQueen’s collection that made the armadillo shoe so popular. You know the one where the models had cable car tracks …

If you took everything in my closet, plus the contents of a drag queen’s closet and add a dash of Punky Brewster– you would get Meadham Kirchoff’s Fall 2012 collection. All the sparkle, spangle, fur and explosion of prints is enough to disorient anyone with a pair of eyes. Instead …

If you ever wanted to look like an emaciated mess IN 3D, then I’ve found a dress for you. You know, because everything is 3D now, even a craptastic movie with no plot to highly-esteemed magazine, and now on the forefront is fashion. This 3D Bones Dress is available at Black Milk (with …

London-based designer Inbar Spector is pretty much the master of making honeycomb gowns. I’ve written about Inbar before and have her on my radar. What I love most about her designs is how ethereal and otherworldly they are. It sort of does remind me of Alexander McQueen if he had a super feminine …

London accessories designer Fred Butler showed a plethora of pastel origami on heads, shoulders, chests, and waists. I always love Fred’s playful and youthful designs each season. That pointy shoulder origami ensemble is pretty rad. I’d totally wear that with a Judy Jetson skirt. Also, loving the pastel hair! I wish I …

I was a little confused as to whether or not Red Valentino is in anyway associated with the Valentino, whose signature color is, indeed, red. All I could find was this site that I’m guessing is the site for Red Valentino, which has nothing to do with Valentino the huge …

Artist Guy Laramee has a lot of time to kill with these incredibly detailed landscapes chiseled onto books, encyclopedias and anything else that the iPad killed. Seriously, I have to hand it to him for making such creations because a) it requires a super steady hand b) a lot of imagination and c) mad …

Norwegian designer Fam Irvoll showed her collection in London this season for the first time. Monsters were the main theme of the collection, which I loved. I really appreciate her playful designs and tongue-in-cheek humor of her designs. If you like the quirk, then definitely check out her website and …

Every collection Marchesa puts out I just adore and want every dress. I don’t think they’ve ever designed on FUG dress like, ever. This season, they really kept with the pastels and wispy, free-flowing gowns with a good measure of full length gowns with a dramatic lower half. The lacework …

  Don’t ask me if these are cool, because I will reply, “If it’s fluffy, it’s fo sho COOL!”. So,  cool it is because they are probably as snuggle-y as the furrrrrrr queen, Mr. Marmar. And as added bonus, they’re all the colors a tween girl I love! My fave …