Wow! Paco Rabanne really made a nice impression on me – shiny metallic fabric- CHECK, crazy discs around the neck- CHECK, a Crate & Barrel Salad bowl as a helmet- CHECK, and sexy, scaly dresses- CHECK! And can you guess who designed this collection? My man, Manish Arora! Amazing, huh? …
Read More »Comme des Garçon- Spring 2012- It’s a Nice day for a White Wedding…
Rei Kawakubo went down the wedding aisle for Comme des Garçon’s Spring collection. Seriously, each outfit could’ve been a wedding dress of some sort of really artsy person’s wedding (I’m looking at you Nooni Schoener.) Having an entire collection in one color is pretty risky, but to have them paired …
Read More »Vivienne Westwood -Ready to Wear- Spring 2012- Piece by Piece, Inch by inch…
HAHAHAH! “I Love Crap”! That Vivienne! Letting the red dye seep into her brain. Vivienne’s spring collection was the usual hobo meets the dumpster of an eighteenth century aristocrat. Did they have dumpsters back then? Anyway, I think individually, each piece is not that bad, but when it’s thrown …
Read More »Marchesa- Spring 2012- Elegant Body armor
I can’t help to think these gorgeous gowns by Marchesa are reminiscent of Roman body armor and the slinky quality of a 1930’s flapper dress. Marchesa has got to be one of the best American designing houses of all-time. You may disagree, but each gown is just so specially detailed …
Read More »Alexis Mabille- Fall 2011 Couture- On the Hunt….
Alexis Mabille ‘s fall couture collection had elements of hunting ( in my eyes) with the fur sleeves and the feathers used throughout the collection. The fur sleeves definitely have a gorilla effect. Specifically, a silver back. For someone who’s name is synonymous with glamour, elegance and bitchiness, …
Read More »what I made : The Purse Edition
I was really inspired by the Alexander McQueen Faberge handbag I saw at The Met a few months ago. Here is a photo of it. Although it’s definitely not as intricate as the McQueen one, the one above that I made is surely less expensive and still gets the look …
Read More »Jean Paul Gaultier- Fall 2011 Couture- Flock of Fur and Feathers
I love how Jean Paul recreates endlessly the corset and evening gown. My favorite is absolutely the peach corset gown in the second photo. It’s so beautiful, down to the yummy croissants around the hips and boobs. My son would love that. During the haute couture shows, we have seen …
Read More »Givenchy – Fall 2011 Couture- Best Yearbook Photo EVER.
First off, I think all fashion shows should end with a class yearbook photo of the front and behind. It really puts things in perspective and saves us bloggers huge amounts of time reformatting photos and stuff. So YAY for that. Which brings me to my yearbook photo…. That …
Read More »Elie Saab- Fall 2011 Couture- So Sparkly and Purdy!
Elie Saab has a knack for creating the most elegant princess dress ever. Like this is some Disney Princess sh*t right here. Love it. He should sharpen his needles and scissors, pack up and move his operation into the House of Dior because they need something like this STAT to …
Read More »Vintage map tea towels!
I stumbled upon this site by accident and it was totally meant to be!! I have been searching for vintage tea towels of Rhode Island for a couple years now. Martha Stewart had a whole article on it in her magazine. I scoured vintage stores and flea markets across the …
Read More »