Tag Archives: couture

London-based designer Ziad Ghanem went all dramatic and theatrical this season with  models in vaudevillian make-up and dress. The collection didm’t look like it had a specific theme, it looked really random.  I would say he’s sorta, kinda the British Jean Paul Gaultier, but Gaultier is a bit more polished in …

  Here are my favorite picks from Alexis Mabille’s latest couture collection. He really knows how to bring the glamour on kinda like the other Alexis. My fave has to be the last look with the tulle. I love anything tulle because it reminds of ballerinas and also of all …

Check out Korean designer Chloe Kim, a student at Central Saint Martins. This  collection was her senior show and I must say it is gorgeous! All the tulle, the pastels, all the ragged edges- it’s like a punk-rock ethereal fairy. I couldn’t find much on her online, but here’s a …

My dreams have finally come true! Feline couture tailor/ fellow crazy cat lady  Takako Iwasa   has written a book called Fashion Cats! Basically, it’s a scrapbook of the hottest pussies (sorry, couldn’t resist) in the fashion world! Takako is Japan’s answer to Karl Lagerfeld. I said and it stands. (What Would …

That Gaultier! He’s been watching Pee Wee’s Playhouse again! How else can you ‘splain his obsession with turbans and genies as apparent in his resort collection and 5th look above? I do love the 2nd and 3rd outfits – totally flapper- love it. I’m glad he went back to his …

I love love love this collection. It’s like  Joan Crawford had a love child with a Russian WWII general. This is all kinds of YESSS! It makes me want to frolic up to a mountain top and pick beets from the farm for a supper of borscht!  The 1940’s shoulders …

I’m convinced that Karl the Kaiser was hypnotized by his new kitty to design a dress with fur balls on it. ‘Can I haz fur ball dress?’ says Choupette the kitty. I have to say, I am pleased that Karl has come to the furry side or Kittydom. He’s one …

Can you believe this dress weighs as much as one Oprah circa 1985?? Dayum , is right. Made completely out of gummy bears, Hissa Igarashi and Sayuir Marakumi made a McQueen-inspired gown that weighs 220 pounds. All 50,000 gummy bears were glued onto a vinyl backing that needed 3 poor slaves …

Hells Yeah! I’m down for the foofy shawls and neck pieces! So snuggley and elegant! My favorite has to be fourth photo of the really feminine tuxedo. I love the colors peach and black together. There’s something lingerie and classic about the two colors. That Alexis ( don’t mistake him …

Check out this cool exhibit called “Prêt-à-Papier: The Exquisite Art of Isabelle de Borchgrave” at the Hillwood Estate Museum and Gardens in Washington! Belgian artist Isabelle de Borchgrave crafted 18th century gowns and shoes entirely of paper! Dang!!  Obviously, she doesn’t give an eff about paper cuts. Yes, I’m one of those people who …