Tag Archives: fall 2012

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 …

Thom Browne brought out the insanity for the ladies, as well, this season. I’m not sure what all the extra padding is about, but surely a chic mental hospital somewhere is already putting in an order for those. As for the fox shawls, I really like those, since it’s like …

New York based designers Creatures of the Wind showed their Fall 2012 collection featuring miss-matched pieces from the local thrift store. No, these were specially designed pieces that will be hanging in Barneys in a few months for exorbitant amounts of money. I have to hand it to them , though, …

It was the usual gaudy Dolce & Gabbana show, except this time they laid on the gaudiness real thick. There were lots of gilded, gold embroidery upon black for a most dramatic impact. Seriously, it was like Liberace going to a Transylvanian funeral. In other words, I liked it. Anywho, …

It’s that time of year agian where Central Saint Martins churns out the WTF designers of the future. Let’s see what the kids have for us today… Really the one set that stands out the most to me are the Chanel-style tweed suits with the bricks popping out like some …

Ummmm, errrr… Thom Browne has a strange obsession with making the silhouette (man or women) extra Lurchy. What makes this extra hilarious is the man skirts on the bottom and Quasimodo on the top. It’s a lady Quasimodo! Again those “Bring out the gimp” masks make a comeback this season. It’s hard …

First off, I didn’t know one of the guys from ZZ Top found a second wind as a fashion designer. Second, although the colors are great- I always thought guys need to wear more color in general- the Friday the 13th masks are totally killing it. Seriously, if I saw …