Wow! This collection is probably my favorite from Comme Des Garçon. It’s very cartoonish and bright, which I adore. Although, they are not very body conscious, it’s okay because it really looks like a cartoon character smashed by a steamroller , which is always a good look in my book. …
Read More »Bernhard Willhelm- Fall 2012- Sporty Punk
Designer Bernhard Willhelm went all out punk with a dash of sport. I’m really liking the tiger shorts in the last two looks. Besides that , I think the rest is all a massive mess. The Braveheart face paint is definitely not helping. I do have to say that those unraveling sweaters …
Read More »Manish Arora- Fall 2012- Explosions of Color
All I can see are a rainbow of colors that was missing from the Fall shows all around the world , so that automatically is a plus in my book. Manish gave the 1950s silhouette a punky, colorful twist that I LOVE. And the doody knots on the models heads …
Read More »Mugler- Fall 2012- Shoulder to Shoulder
Those famous vintage Mugler shoulder pads came back for the fall collection. I’m happily surprised that this collection is actually wearable compared to the condom-like latex of the past seasons. I guess Formichetti is finally settling into nicely as the head designer at Mugler. Although, I do miss Thierry’s roidy …
Read More »Mary Katrantzou- Fall 2012- Sci-Fi returns
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 …
Read More »Meadham Kirchoff- Fall 2012- Vertigo- no really, it’ll make you dizzy.
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 …
Read More »Inbar Spector- Fall 2012- Gorgeous!
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 …
Read More »Red Valentino- Fall 2012- Vintage Romance
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 …
Read More »Marc Jacobs- Fall 2012-Mad Hatter
Dang! Those hats are pretty serious. They’re totally the hat preferred by most pimps. I really just posted these because of the hats, because the clothes look like really like something an old lady with circulation problems wears on a 70 degree day. I’m guilty of bundling up though, during …
Read More »A La Disposition- Fall 2012- Haberdashery and such…
London-based designer A La Disposition unveiled their Fall 2012 line with a dramatic show involving blacked out models and hats fit for an 18th century aristocrat hiding a jug of whiskey. Seriously, if I had a hat like that, I’d hide everything under there, including Mr. Marmar. Their collection involved lots …
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