Posts for September 2005
hearts, stars and horseshoes! clovers and blue moons! pots of gold and rainbows! and me red balloons! September 20, 2005 2:15 am >> Their collection did kind of remind me of Lucky Charms -- there were rainbows, stars, hearts, and lots of magically delicious colors. But don't worry, Eley Kishimoto's collection wasn't so overdone that it was tacky. Rather, it was the perfect fusion of the Japanese fashion-inspired and the sixties-inspired, making for a cheerful spring/summer collection to contrast all the drabness that has prevailed thus far.
On the rainbow dress, right, we see the tiers that were all over in NY, but this is definitely the best treatment I've seen of them so far -- probably because the print is fairly busy, so it draws some of the attention away. Very cute, and I love the buttons down the front.
The heart dress (left) is one of my favorites of this collection -- I love the simplicity of the shift dress shape, embellished with a big bright-red heart and a ruffle at the bottom that alludes to a tutu. Very simple, and yet unique.
kate moss's a series of unfortunate events September 17, 2005 5:28 pm >> Looks like cries have changed from "Save Katie!" to "Save Kate!" as the Daily Mirror shockingly revealed that Kate Moss does cocaine. Wow, what a revelation! I mean, who would have thought -- Kate Moss, doing the cocaine? No....
CNN is backing up the story, reporting that Miss Moss acknowledged that the allegations were true. If nothing else, I have respect for her owning up to her actions. And really, this shouldn't be a surprise to anyone. Not to be presumptuous, but it's not exactly new news that Kate does drugs. But that's not why we like her anyway. We like her look. We like her style. We like the way she carries herself. And we like her devil-may-care personality.
At the same time, however, I do worry about Lila Grace, Kate's daughter, and how this affects her. Because by no means do I think she deserves a mother who does drugs.
As a side note, I do find this t-shirt the Imaginary Socialite snapped a picture of (I believe at the Heatherette show) quite amusing.
Another interesting, more fleshed-out view on the matter.
luella de vil, luella de vil, if she doesn't wow you, no wonderful thing will... September 15, 2005 12:55 pm >> New York is so full of surprises. Never once have I given Luella the bat of an eye -- I just wasn't interested. Her S/S 2006 collection is a different story -- it has a very rock'n'roll feel -- songs like the Ramones's Blitzkrieg Bop and the Stones's Paint it Black played in the background as the models pranced down the runway. As Luella Bartley said herself, "This collection has all the traditional English elements that I love, which is that kind of very aristo...like riding, tennis, sailing...all the kind of like rich English sports mixed with the kind of London underground music scene." Which is partially why it surprises me that I like the collection -- I've never been the preppy sort. It must be the rock'n'roll that reeled me in. But definitely, what I found so amusing about this collection is that the model's hair, makeup, sunglasses, and some of their clothes even, reminded me of Barbie dolls from the '50s and '60s. Even funnier because I never liked Barbies, and yet I like this. Anyway, there's too many looks for me for me to post on here without confusing the living daylights out of your eyes, so I collected them elsewhere instead.
looks like the mj mojo has returned September 14, 2005 2:04 pm >> Yes, that's right, so soon after I bespoke my undying hatred for all things touched by the MJ monster, I have to eat my words. Perhaps its because I love leggings paired with everything, or because I have a soft spot for the ballet-inspired (ballerinas are the epitome of beauty and grace), I'm not sure. All I know is that, yes, I like the Marc by Marc Jacobs collection. Quite a bit. Oh, all right, it's one of my favorites so far.
So I put together a little collection of my own -- my favorites.
Bottega Veneta
Yogo Ego