it's always Fashion Week, somewhere ;)

I've been trying to keep up with my favorite designers' Spring 2012 ready-to-wear runway shows and the most memorable shows so far have been Gareth Pugh's and Viktor and Rolf's.


Gareth Pugh:

The inspiration behind Gareth's Spring 2012 collection for men and women seemed to be birds of prey, this time around, (the women being the birds, I think). Some of the models had on really cool headpieces like this one, here.
It's Goth-Pterodactyl Fashion!!!

And some of the pieces, like this jacket to the right here, and the guy's shirt below, were these really cool cage-like creations.  They seem a bit stiff and uncomfortable, but they look amazing.


I can totally picture Tommy Joe Ratliff rocking the look  below, on the next 'Glambert' tour.

And this black and white striped coat is to die for.  In love.


Viktor and Rolf:

 Never ones to disappoint me with their conceptual minds, they really made me smile with this collection of what seemed to be life-sized doll clothes with blown-up handstitching.  I, myself, enjoy sewing up doll clothes by hand, (for my Living Dead Doll), and so the concept behind these looks really spoke to me.

So when I read the less-than-lovely review one of the writers for style.com wrote up for it, I was kind of perturbed.

"Dolls' clothes informed the girlish silhouettes, the stiff nature of the fabrics, the oversize lace prints, and the blown-up proportions of the stitching that held the clothes together. The naive quality of the lacing, as if it had been done by seamstress giants, worked on some of the pieces... Ultimately, though, it overpowered the show's prettier, simpler moments... The designers seemed to let their concept get in the way of what grown-up women might actually want to wear."

 Ummm... I'm sorry, but, what????  Are you kidding me?  Isn't the whole point of being a "designer" to, oh I don't know... DESIGN clothes??  If you wanna see "simple" clothes that "grown up women might actually want to wear", go to any other freaking fashion show!! How do you know what women actually WANT to wear? Not all women have the same tastes, you know. I, for one, enjoy UNIQUENESS.  (And I do secretly dream of being a life-sized doll, at times...)

Viktor and Rolf are one of the *few* design houses out there that actually use fashion as an art form.  And I hope they always will.

You can't be everything to everybody, everytime.  So whatever.

Yeah, I suppose I was in kind of a bad mood when I first read that, so it really made me grouchy, and I had to come vent about it on my blog!





 Everyone's a critic..

..but not everyone is an artist ;)

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**all photos taken borrowed from STYLE.COM**

Shoe Addicts Anonymous.

 

The weather is still a glorious, (read: NOT so glorious), 100+ degrees these days, here in south Texas, but I went out and bought new boots today.  Yes, boots. Specifically, the ones with buckles on this picture.  They were on sale, and were the only pair in my size. So, naturally, I couldn't pass them up :)  I actually stumbled across this new "Brash" collection at Payless last week, and looked into it when I got home. It's pretty spot-on trendy, and cute rocker-girl stuff.  They even have a pretty cool spokesmodel: the lead singer of a band called VersaEmerge. Her name is Sierra, and she's a 20 year old "self described fashion rebel".  I checked out their music on youtube, and they're not bad. They're kinda like a more emo/darker version of Paramore. (In fact, I think they're on the same record label). 

I really like the lyrics of this song: "Fixed at Zero":

My final thoughts on the BRASH collection: Some things are a bit better quality than others... namely the shoes. I'd stay away from the jewelry, (and the cosmetics they're offering on the Payless site).  But if you're thrifty like I am, definitely check out the shoes at Payless shoe stores.  They're super affordable and adorably edgy. And that BOGO 1/2 off sale has been going on all summer, so it's best to snatch up a couple of pairs before it's gone.

Arrrgh I cannot WAIT for the weather to cool down!! I'm in love with my new boots and I know they're going to look awesome with my Fall wardrobe. WAKE ME UP WHEN IT'S COLD OUTSIDE.

<3

The weirder/quirkier/more eccentric, the better.

I started off my day today by looking through the entire 125 photo slideshow on Style.com of the looks from last night's Costume Institute Gala at the MET in NYC. (NYC! I was totally there! Did you see my last two posts?!)

As is usually the case, some attendees were better dressed than others. Here's the looks that I loved the most. (All photos from Style.com).

Miranda Kerr in Marchesa - pretty, pretty, pretty!!

Anna Dello Russo in Alexander Mcqueen - eccentric and awesome.

Ashley Olsen in vintage Dior couture. LOVE the sleeves!!

Christina Ricci in Zac Posen - LOVE her!! LOVE this dress!! OHMYGOTH!!

Crystal Renn also in Zac Posen. I really do love the dark looks he seems to be designing, lately.

Daphne Guinness in Alexander Mcqueen. I think this is so cool.

Blake Lively in vintage Chanel and Karl Lagerfeld wearing Tom Ford.  Love Love Love.

Is it just me or do they all look like they could be characters in the next Tim Burton movie?? *LOVES IT*


R.I.P. ALEXANDER MCQUEEN <3 <3 <3