Fluffy and foofy was the theme of the Chanel couture show this season… Karl blah blah blah-ed about how he wanted a ‘clean’ collection and it sure does look ‘clean’- as in ‘lots of feathers for dusting and swiffering’, right?? Maybe that’s not what he meant. Anywho, I think my …
Read More »Walter Van Beirendonck- Fall 2017- Give him a HAND
If there ever was an outfit to wear during an epic bitch smack, Grateful Dead groupie designer Walter Van Beirendonck has got it covered! His Fall 2017 collection featured over-sized man-hands attached to winter jackets. These hands could also be a diversion to using an iPhone every minute of the day…. consider …
Read More »MAN- Fall 2017- Stranger Men
A collective of three designers made up a show called “MAN” in London for fall of 2017. It was pretty out there, which I enjoy for entertainment. But, if I saw dudes running around the street in an adobe chimney or a patriot fish costume, I’d probably take my children …
Read More »Clothing Carcasses
Israeli artist Tamara Kostianovsky created a series of work called “Actus Reus”. She took pieces of clothing and created butchered meat for the series. Here is her (F)artist statement: “The material connects our bodies with the ones in the work, bringing violent acts into a familiar realm. My intention is to confront …
Read More »Chunky Knits by OHHIO
Check out these super-duper cozy knits by Ukraine company OHHIO. They look so luxuriously cozy and warm! Contrary to popular belief, giants did not knit these with ginormous knitting needles! It’s actually made with human arms as knitting needles. Talk about having muscle man arms after making a few of …
Read More »The Salt Bride
Israeli artist Sigalit Landau had a really cool idea of of submerging a perfectly gorgeous velvet dress in the Dead Sea and fuhgeddaboudit for two months. The result was the Morton Salt girl‘s worst nightmare…. clumped up salt on a Victorian dress! I think the dress is gorgeous, but sad that it’s …
Read More »Giambattista Valli – Fall 2016- Haute Couture- The Romantics
This collection was just plain beautiful. The light colors, rich fabrics and cuts reminiscent of the Romantic time-period (late 1700’s) made for a regal and classic collection that maybe the best Valli collection yet. Above are a few of my favorite looks… and yes, I’d smuggle Miss Mimi everywhere in …
Read More »Grotesquely Beautiful Shoes
Israeli artist Costa Magarakis creates fantastically mystical sculptures out of shoes that are reminiscent of the gothic works of Tim Burton and Guillermo Del Torro. These are so spectacularly splendid! The best part is you can order one of the works of art off his Etsy shop directly. My fave has to …
Read More »Christian Dior- Spring 2017 – Romantically Flawless
It was the debut collection for Maria Grazia Chiuri for Christian Dior and I would say, she pretty much nailed it. She captured the romance of Dior ( I’m sure her time at Valentino helped her hone that craft) flawlessly and set the stage for Dior to go back to its …
Read More »Gucci- Spring 2017- Eccentric Glamour
I’m always in awe with how many ways Gucci can make a collection more offbeat than the next. As a recent Gucci-worshipper, this collection was no different. It was elegant, yet uncommon. It was wearable, yet eccentric. It mixed street fashion with high fashion… it was perfect! And those oversized …
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