I love Jean-Charles de Castelbajac way with fashion- fun, whimsical and practical. I like to think that he’s the new Moschino from the early ’90s… Check out the first photo with the dalmatians- Cruella De Vil would love that! I love that! The idea for the booby hands in the …
Read More »Alexander McQueen- Fall 2011- White Witch of Narnia
When I first saw this collection, all I could think about was: a)The imitable Tilda Swinton as the White Witch with the yummy Turkish delight treats in that Narnia movie. and b) Mr. Marmar’s luxurious fluffy muffin fur. The resemblance is uncanny, especially in 5th photo. I just want take …
Read More »Vivienne Westwood- Fall 2011- All that Glitters is Gold…
First, let’s get the FUG makeup out of the way: It’s like a mash up between Marilyn Manson and a paint huffer. Seriously, I’d like to see the inspiration boards for the makeup on this collection- I’m sure this is on there. Having said that, this collection was better than …
Read More »What I wore…
Here is a vintage find from a shop on Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles. I’m always surprised when I find something cool in LA, since I find that a lot of vintage is either really overpriced or not that great as say, vintage stores in New England. It’s a 1950s …
Read More »Stunning Corsets by Bibian Blue
What gorgeous corsets! I have a corset collection of about 75 corsets and these just make me DROOL! Bibian Blue is based out of Barcelona and specialize in haute couture corsets with steel-boning. These are not those cheap, cheezy corsets you find in Frederick’s of Hollywood with plastic boning. These actually …
Read More »Chocolate Couture
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!!!!!!!! It’s a great thing I wasn’t there because I would have quietly stalked each model and broken off a piece of chocolate each time they weren’t looking. By the time they would get to the runway, nothing would be left! See, cake I could pass on if it was …
Read More »Viktor & Rolf Dolls
As an avid doll collector ( I saw that side-eye and no, I don’t put my dolls in a car seat like this b*tch), Viktor & Rolf ‘s doll collection at the Barbican Art Gallery in London is enough to make me prance through a field of lilies in my …
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