tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18065354488957194902024-03-04T20:17:33.644-08:00Æ.sthetic™. allanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01224654045713444499noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1806535448895719490.post-21969403109530208302010-10-09T09:14:00.000-07:002010-10-11T10:14:16.380-07:00Dare to Design!<div style="text-align: justify;">Hey y'all! I've got something to share! In my design class, we were told to submit a design for a design contest for a label called Shabby Apple. The following images contain my mood board, line sheet, and my chosen illustration. The parameters were: must have sleeves, must be knee length, and must NOT show cleavage. As an added detail, we had to be inspired by a movie.</div><div><br /><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v253/vlad_c/MoodBoard.jpg" alt="mood.board"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhusVZ6bU1ej0-llCFe0_qHRNmS7Y_n3_jDoXs3Gx8AWnym0RismajwPXyxbKfkQzQGAT_2Gvp0gZpKany3BppMomngwk6T2TUl7XBwZH0DGZpm2qrIHER-QR2Fc2kHzxyO9wANM837dylO/s200/Mood+Board.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526827814071590818" align="left" /></a><div style="text-align: justify;">So my inspiration was the movie version of the musical Dreamgirls. So we're going 70s! A few pictures of 70s inspired dresses from the S/S 2011 season and some 70s interiors and automobiles complete my mood board.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v253/vlad_c/Line-Sheet.jpg" alt="line.sheet"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Uf5f6ugfFsQo815L9TJ1veKPPQ63qpT47SHIIiGDVeO3NFOvO_iFqZce6svm917Kgw5EGPW8OVW6WnCpuMYI7Rg_xDFZa3g_vmm8-hmz0op58E5IP0ud7mBBehMxoYt0wAITGDyTzRev/s200/Line-Sheet.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 154px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526828874933175106" align="right" /></a><div style="text-align: justify;">This here is my line sheet which contains four potential designs for the Shabby Apple client as well as the potential fabrics that'll be used if it were put into production.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">And finally, the illustration for the submission!</div><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v253/vlad_c/FinalIllustration.jpg" alt="illustration"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBndFRSirdvote99El0pKEVh4r_vJuJyfzvI9wfEm7i-udJX2D7mTmFgf2wfUJLH36XD7Oq31mgkXjTsNG_ThPHgyD68RgG_FGDQG8bcxxYOK3M2wgQ6orBQHytBt_ciZmQd71ZsVF5LTO/s320/Final+Illustration.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 123px; height: 320px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526829765213304450" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is my dress design for <a href="http://www.shabbyapple.com/">Shabby Apple Dresses</a>, enjoy!</div>. allanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01224654045713444499noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1806535448895719490.post-1133832913302218872010-09-27T09:25:00.000-07:002010-09-27T09:54:07.939-07:00booties and lauren<div style="text-align: justify;">Hello all!</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Been super busy during the month, but i'm back and blogging. What's on today's news? Well it says it in the title doesn't it? First let's talk about booties. Now I've always loved me some moccasin/wallaby inspired booties. These ones are actually mine:</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyesjvE-5iUNQ6hbiQr4a6k-DvrQR7uECTn8MIz22x85kExROMv9h7W7NJ1w4mySq0b0xcQhhosBt3NFEulY5RBNrMIGOVTj7WIOviNYwiecu0WwUTvnFaVtwHmCbeJsXkQk-0qdjQPeWQ/s200/photo.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521636821307618722" /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Well it turns out that they're on trend this upcoming season! Hooray for booties! I'm glad they're trending because not only are they cool, they're super duper comfortable.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/twitter_production/profile_images/185512600/twitter.jpg" align="left" alt="photo c/o Lauren Conrad's Twitter" />Next on the list: Lauren Conrad. Thought she was done with reality TV life? Guess again friends! She's going to be back on MTV with a new reality show that'll follow her as she launches her latest line. It'll be a sort of "mockumentary" if you will. With lots of drama as most MTV reality shows have. We'll see how it goes, I guess.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>QUESTION OF THE DAY</b>:</div><div style="text-align: justify;">What do you think of Lauren Conrad. It's not news that she basically used the Hills as a catalyst for her career. Fair? Not fair? Some people could say the same thing about Project Runway. So many students/designers now think they can set their professional lives into hyperspeed by using the televised media to launch their careers; as opposed to doing it the "old fahsioned" way. What say you?</div>. allanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01224654045713444499noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1806535448895719490.post-41983939197086610012010-09-01T07:35:00.000-07:002010-09-01T07:48:15.189-07:00i'm baaack<div style="text-align: justify;">Alas, it's the start of a new semester, a new semester of blogging. I really wish I could have blogged more during the summer but I have been busy. "With what?" you may ask. Well, I started an internship over the summer with a designer named Minnie Mortimer. Familial history aside, she's so great to work with and I'm having a great time learning on the job, and speaking of job it just so happens that she's offering me one at the end of my internship session. Excited? You bet I am! If you want to look at her items click <a href="http://www.minniemortimer.com/">here</a> and enjoy.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Aside from the internship I've been loafing around and started a collaboration with a friend of mine for a cute little collection, images to follow soon, I hope.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Well since I'm back I'm here to offer you the news as I get it, offer my opinions, and I won't forget the question of the day :D</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i>In other news</i>:</div><div style="text-align: justify;">We love diffusion lines, yes? It's our gateway to the star designers without spending the big bucks. Well rumor has it... Alber Elbaz of Lanvin is going to be the next collaborator for H&M. That's exciting news as Lanvin is incredibly sought after and now, it's going to be available for all of us! Proposed date is September 9, which is quite soon, I'm going to be following fashion news quite frequently to find out for sure. Well, I guess that's all for today I'll think of more things, I promise.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>QUESTION OF THE DAY</b>:</div><div style="text-align: justify;">New semester, new layout? Maybe. I do love Baptiste as my banner, but perhaps it's time for a change :)</div>. allanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01224654045713444499noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1806535448895719490.post-24590990999968422852009-12-04T08:04:00.000-08:002009-12-04T08:37:08.426-08:00Sonia & GaGa<div style="text-align: justify;">Greetings readers, it’s bloggy-blog time!</div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">So I watched the Sonia Rykiel pour H&M fashion show, and the verdict is: it was a decent effort. The venue was quite nice and the set design was quite cartoony. Whether or not that’s a bad thing is for the public to decide. It got a lot of good reviews from the people that were in attendance, but that’s only because they decided to go to that and not the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show. I don’t know whether it was a smart move to air the show on the same day as the VS show, but it was a definitely a big risk. At any rate, the line launches this Saturday.</p> <a href="http://www.elle.com/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/elle/pop-culture/cover-shoots/lady-gaga/4078582-5-eng-US/Lady-Gaga_articleimage.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 237px;" src="http://www.elle.com/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/elle/pop-culture/cover-shoots/lady-gaga/4078582-5-eng-US/Lady-Gaga_articleimage.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Now, let’s talk about the Lady herself, that’s right GaGa. She shot a really awesome cover for Elle Magazine. She’s looking ever so pretty, going for a subtle glamour. It’s a breath of fresh air from her normal day-to-day GaGa eccentricities. I think she looks quite beautiful. Anyway, enough talk! Here are the pictures:</p><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><center><br /></center><center><a href="http://www.elle.com/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/elle/pop-culture/cover-shoots/lady-gaga/lady-gaga-cover-shoot/lady-gaga-1/4078946-4-eng-US/Lady-Gaga-1.jpg"><img src="http://www.elle.com/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/elle/pop-culture/cover-shoots/lady-gaga/lady-gaga-cover-shoot/lady-gaga-1/4078946-4-eng-US/Lady-Gaga-1.jpg" width="115" height="144" /></a> <a href="http://www.elle.com/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/elle/pop-culture/cover-shoots/lady-gaga/lady-gaga-cover-shoot/lady-gaga-2/4078955-5-eng-US/Lady-Gaga-2.jpg"><img src="http://www.elle.com/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/elle/pop-culture/cover-shoots/lady-gaga/lady-gaga-cover-shoot/lady-gaga-2/4078955-5-eng-US/Lady-Gaga-2.jpg" width="115" height="144" /></a> <a href="http://www.elle.com/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/elle/pop-culture/cover-shoots/lady-gaga/lady-gaga-cover-shoot/lady-gaga-3/4078964-4-eng-US/Lady-Gaga-3.jpg"><img src="http://www.elle.com/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/elle/pop-culture/cover-shoots/lady-gaga/lady-gaga-cover-shoot/lady-gaga-3/4078964-4-eng-US/Lady-Gaga-3.jpg" width="115" height="144" /></a></center></div>. allanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01224654045713444499noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1806535448895719490.post-45876703431204909102009-12-02T08:16:00.000-08:002009-12-02T08:32:17.374-08:00victoria threw on her louboutins at bryant park<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Hola readers of the world, or maybe just readers of my class! Bloggy-blog time again. What shall we talk about today? Let’s commence with fashion shows.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">I know I was talking about the Sonia Rykiel pour H&M fashion show and I was really excited to see it, the venue was massive! However, other things had to be taken care of and I wasn’t able to see it. I could’ve seen the last bits of it, but those who know me, know that I must see these things in its entirety. So, sadly I missed it. If I can get a hold of some video footage and see it before it launches on Saturday, I will be happy.</p> <a href="http://images.nymag.com/images/2/daily/2009/12/20091201_vsfs_560x375.jpg"><img style="text-align: justify;float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px; " src="http://images.nymag.com/images/2/daily/2009/12/20091201_vsfs_560x375.jpg" border="0" alt="VS.Fashion|Show" /></a><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">I did see the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show, though. I got home in time for that. I thought it was quite exciting, but do we expect anything less from the VS Angels? </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">From the amazing maison light show, the inflatable PINK dog, and the Black Eyed Peas (yes, they performed), it was all amazing. It always amazes me how those models walk with wings n’ things. One model had what seemed to be a golden torture device, fabulous and fierce, but dangerous nonetheless. Heidi Klum was looking ever so German when she walked out (gosh, I love her). Also, a new Angel was added to the pantheon of heavenly bodies as selected by the masses of America. Overall, I think it was a successful show. I don’t have anything to compare it with, but once I see the Sonia Rykiel show, I’ll get back to you.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">In other news, New York Fashion Week’s last run in Bryant Park is this upcoming February. It will then make the move to Damrosch Park. So long Bryant Park, we shall miss you [:</p> <p class="MsoNormal"></p><center><s><i>QUESTION</i></s> <b>SONG OF THE DAY</b>:<br /><object width="300" height="110"><param name="movie" value="http://media.imeem.com/m/p-YQ2Nj_1U/aus=false/"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://media.imeem.com/m/p-YQ2Nj_1U/aus=false/" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="300" height="110" wmode="transparent"></embed></object></center><p></p> <!--EndFragment-->. allanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01224654045713444499noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1806535448895719490.post-49988243376477814202009-12-01T08:05:00.000-08:002009-12-01T08:28:36.825-08:00go gaga for sonia<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:14.0pt;text-align:justify;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none">Anything blogworthy today? Why yes, there is!<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:14.0pt;text-align:justify;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none">First up, Madame Rykiel's H&M line, let's talk about that, shall we? I, for one, have been très très excited for it; not that I would be wearing the line, but one can appreciate aesthetically pleasing qualities, can't they? Anyway, the line is set to launch this Saturday, December 5, 2009. Along with the launch is a super stellar, Alice in Wonderland inspired fashion show, which is happening today. A preview video has been released, and I'm here to share it with you. Enjoy!<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:14.0pt;text-align:justify;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"></p><center><object width="400" height="246"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/xFjfbVQ4gVI&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999&hd=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/xFjfbVQ4gVI&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999&hd=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="246"></embed></object></center><o:p></o:p><p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;margin-bottom: 14pt; ">The fashion show will be streaming live on the h&m website, <b><i>today</i></b> at 5:00P Eastern time. (<a href="http://www.hm.com/soniarykiel"><span style="color:#001EE6;">here's</span></a> the link)</p><img src="http://16.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ksxbx54UXa1qa5285o1_500.jpg" border="0" alt="" style="float: right; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 108px; " /><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:14.0pt;text-align:justify;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none">On a more, or maybe less exciting note; but fun, nevertheless. Have you all seen the Bad Romance video? I'm only going to refer to the beginning of the video. The surreal, gaga macabre family portrait at the beginning? Remember her nails? It just so happens that the mesh on her nails is from Jo-Ann fabrics. I know! Crazy right? Jo-Ann's is useful, even for high profile music videos. Anyway, I thought that was exciting [:<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b>QUESTION OF THE DAY</b>:<br />Alice in Wonderland is great inspiration, but let’s talk cinema. Are you excited for the Tim Burton reimagining of the classic story? If you haven’t done any research on it, you should. I, as well as the majority of my friends are quite excited for it.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><i>p.s.</i> Victoria's Secret Fashion Show tonight on CBS!</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><o:p></o:p></p> <!--EndFragment-->. allanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01224654045713444499noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1806535448895719490.post-69903468869277184542009-11-30T07:56:00.000-08:002009-11-30T08:15:55.553-08:00the not so prodigal son returns<div style="text-align: justify;">Oh how I've missed blogging. I've been gone for far too long! Lots to catch up on but we'll start with some news. I know, I know, I've skipped a whole lot of stuff in between like model deaths and controversies and GaGa's album [re]release, but time to move on.</div><div><br /></div><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 97px; height: 97px;" src="http://nymag.com/fashion/designers/zacposen/zacposen_97x97.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><div style="text-align: justify;">I made a post about Gaultier making a Target line, yes? Well I've got news about who's next! None other than Monsieur Posen comma Zac. Yes, he will be making a Target diffusion line to be released in late April through May. Yay for excitement; Posen can now join the ranks of Target designer lines! McQueen, Sui, Mulleavy, Gaultier, and now Posen (I'm still excited for the men's diffusion line for Macy's, however).</div><div><br /></div><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 223px;" src="http://www.hilaryshepherd.com/rantsnraves/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/Lindsay-Lohan-Ungaro-5.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><div style="text-align: justify;">And now, it wouldn't be a welcome return with a post about the Lohan, would it? As much as some people want her off of Ungaro, she's not going anywhere, folks. Aside from lies about doing a collab with a high-end jewelry designer, there have apparently been lies about her not getting paid or getting fired, but all of these are untrue. Monsieur Mouffarige puts no blame on Lohan for the Spring 2010 disaster that occurred on the Parisian runway. Wow, you're really rooting for her aren't you? Well, I just hope you prove us wrong [:</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>QUESTION OF THE DAY</b>:</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Have you missed me?</div><div style="text-align: justify;">;)</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i>p.s.</i> So, in case you wanted to know I've been gone because, well, lots of work to do for finals and such. Ah, the life of a student. Well, hopefully I'll keep more regular blog posts from now until the end of the semester, and perhaps after as well!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i>p.p.s.</i> Reminder: Victoria's Secret Fashion show tomorrow at 10:00P Pacific time on CBS [:</div>. allanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01224654045713444499noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1806535448895719490.post-82957805878274740662009-11-10T08:16:00.000-08:002009-11-10T08:21:40.045-08:00hello again<div style="text-align: justify;">Sorry, I've been gone for quite some time. Well today, there is no fashion news, and no question of the day. I still have a treat though! I'm posting up my "Mood Board" for a project I'm doing for class. I figured I'd like to share it with the world. The project is to design a collection with an ethnic influence. I'm designing a menswear collection for S/S 2010. Here's my mood board, enjoy!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Mood Board:</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOgpv3W5pZwKRQf-4W3UzXqKzxm7_j-gl5u_pCJINGMF8vCVR1bCqjDznoqhJnzz336-0ngSKiHV5SJYSG-8UQBIgLcr79oOKvcbeK4eMkmEoey0jOkY4Zzd-NbL4Z1jcuD8-9RabWDcd7/s400/Tuareg.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 314px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOgpv3W5pZwKRQf-4W3UzXqKzxm7_j-gl5u_pCJINGMF8vCVR1bCqjDznoqhJnzz336-0ngSKiHV5SJYSG-8UQBIgLcr79oOKvcbeK4eMkmEoey0jOkY4Zzd-NbL4Z1jcuD8-9RabWDcd7/s400/Tuareg.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402510499532304210" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Inspiration song:</div><div style="text-align: center;">Hot Like Wow - Nadia Oh</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Perhaps sketches will follow?</div>. allanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01224654045713444499noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1806535448895719490.post-44096790154245316402009-10-28T08:04:00.000-07:002009-10-28T08:23:29.880-07:00men's diffusion, finally<div style="text-align: justify;">So, we're all familiar with the Target designer lines, yes? Good.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">One thing that must be noticed is that those lines are all specifically geared towards womenswear. Where are my guys at? No menswear? Boo hoo ):</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">But wait, there's more! Our wonderful friends at Macy's have come up with an exclusive menswear line, at an affordable price too! The line is called Thread & Heirs and it's due to release next Spring in 200 Macy's stores across the nation. Are you excited? I am! The designers of the Ruffian line (Brian Wolk and Claude Morais) will be the first designers to take up the Thread & Heirs helm. Their inspiration is "Williamsburg" I, for one, am definitely intrigued. The pricepoint is $24-$99. Finally someone's looking out for the guys who want to gussy up on occassion, but not bust their wallet!</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">And here's a little taste of Thread & Heirs:</div><a href="http://images.nymag.com/images/2/daily/2009/10/20091027_threadsheir_560x375.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://images.nymag.com/images/2/daily/2009/10/20091027_threadsheir_560x375.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><div style="text-align: center;"></a>photo c/o <i>New York Magazine</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>QUESTION OF THE DA</b><b>Y</b>:</div><div style="text-align: justify;">What's your viewpoint on designer diffusion lines? I'm a struggling artist/student, and that means I don't have a lot of money. So, I personally love diffusion lines; these allow us to get that high end label without breaking the bank. What's your take?</div>. allanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01224654045713444499noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1806535448895719490.post-24391274257460398852009-10-20T07:57:00.001-07:002009-10-21T08:02:19.209-07:00JP and the Mad Men<div style="text-align: justify;">Hello all! The rumors were true! John Paul Gaultier will, in fact, be doing a line for Target. We've already seen the lines from other established designers Alex (McQueen that is) and Anna Sui. Who's excited for that? I know I am!<br /><br />Well, I've learned that each designer who has designed for Target has chosen a muse as inspiration. Anna Sui picked the Gossip Girls and Alexander McQueen chose Leila Moss. Our friend Mr. Gaultier has chosen - can you guess?<br /><br />Hint: He's designed for this female performer before.<br /><br />Got it? YES! It's Madonna!!!<br /><br />Does that mean Target is going to do spiral cone boobs? I guess we'll have to wait to find out [:<br /><br />In other news, the show Mad Men seems to be sparking a lot of fashion attention. Fashions from the show as well as other product lines will be produced for Mad Men fans. Brooks Brothers has produced a gray Mad Men Suit (limited ed.) designed by the costume designer of Mad Men. A dress as well as a myriad of other products are soon to follow.<br /><br />p.s. there is no question of the day, instead I'll post a...<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">PICTURE OF THE DAY</span>:<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://images.nymag.com/images/2/daily/2009/10/20091020_lohanversace_250x375.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 250px; height: 375px;" src="http://images.nymag.com/images/2/daily/2009/10/20091020_lohanversace_250x375.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>all information and photo c/o <span style="font-style: italic;">New York Magazine</span><br /></div>. allanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01224654045713444499noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1806535448895719490.post-65845303667730451872009-10-19T08:02:00.000-07:002009-10-19T08:16:37.944-07:00rodarte for target<div><div>Here are some pictures from the Rodarte line for Target.</div><div>It features some interesting prints and textures (and it's got bows!).</div></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUM4IqWA_WoYnguFie7KxVuZjdcnode7yNT-U-ZHbxH8Kt8qsLGUrd0H0KXgFvAtUYdQ5hiz19ObLDPbDot4mILvNW-EXfFX4POa3S2yXgZ_pMp_6oyRSigidnA_buyMALBXKuypYncU5o/s1600-h/Rodarte+1.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUM4IqWA_WoYnguFie7KxVuZjdcnode7yNT-U-ZHbxH8Kt8qsLGUrd0H0KXgFvAtUYdQ5hiz19ObLDPbDot4mILvNW-EXfFX4POa3S2yXgZ_pMp_6oyRSigidnA_buyMALBXKuypYncU5o/s400/Rodarte+1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394329885266084626" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh-Kb03_lel-LLgB2tOF0dvsMnbfbddlQb6aLfM6wqAE2GQvmoGu92Yk8mLjK_2uVkKhN6RoFuxkRbWmzxiiEy03xeOSOhXVJu8KZaFeh7C_Jl8z_T2yOBpZsVTbZu-EY_5XXhxxb7rvl-/s1600-h/Rodarte+2.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh-Kb03_lel-LLgB2tOF0dvsMnbfbddlQb6aLfM6wqAE2GQvmoGu92Yk8mLjK_2uVkKhN6RoFuxkRbWmzxiiEy03xeOSOhXVJu8KZaFeh7C_Jl8z_T2yOBpZsVTbZu-EY_5XXhxxb7rvl-/s400/Rodarte+2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394329785494850002" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimJpa5SX-__m4hdaaFghdbIDlcrE0Aho22v5lhfPc52uo4fEVim7VpWOIYIuYeLJShkKvt4ipB7qI7xVJSUMdHW8dcuCzdOHqCt2e-Quyzx9rKb6PLdtGOJlEm7bo-4TopSvd9viW1KE2H/s1600-h/Rodarte+3.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimJpa5SX-__m4hdaaFghdbIDlcrE0Aho22v5lhfPc52uo4fEVim7VpWOIYIuYeLJShkKvt4ipB7qI7xVJSUMdHW8dcuCzdOHqCt2e-Quyzx9rKb6PLdtGOJlEm7bo-4TopSvd9viW1KE2H/s400/Rodarte+3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394329696258628354" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJf-suDh2IU5dj4eIaiKAF7JSvpkHJZKjt81OLBLijt61JDAE0KYJAIvGMTCR3QGGMADKwHNJwdvx87M-dUqUaXF3WoArk75LxgUb48kaTZhjxPmJPBk9cJTpi07BeF_aDS0qUm6n5G8Sw/s1600-h/Rodarte+4.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJf-suDh2IU5dj4eIaiKAF7JSvpkHJZKjt81OLBLijt61JDAE0KYJAIvGMTCR3QGGMADKwHNJwdvx87M-dUqUaXF3WoArk75LxgUb48kaTZhjxPmJPBk9cJTpi07BeF_aDS0qUm6n5G8Sw/s400/Rodarte+4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394329622515037122" /></a><div><b>QUESTION OF THE DAY</b>:</div><div>What do you think of the Rodarte Sisters' Target collection?</div>. allanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01224654045713444499noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1806535448895719490.post-77398064028502235902009-10-13T07:58:00.000-07:002009-10-13T08:11:59.402-07:00here's johnny!<div style="text-align: justify;">Ready for it? John Galliano Spring 2010! Fun play on texture and color, and the vapor bubbles were my favorite [:<br />They fell from the sky and when they touched ground the vapor dissipated all about the runway, yay.<br /><br />So here, enjoy !<br /></div><center><a href="http://images.nymag.com/fashion/fashionshows/2010/spring/main/europe/womenrunway/johngalliano/images/7.jpg"><img src="http://images.nymag.com/fashion/fashionshows/2010/spring/main/europe/womenrunway/johngalliano/images/7.jpg" height="263" width="175" /></a> <a href="http://images.nymag.com/fashion/fashionshows/2010/spring/main/europe/womenrunway/johngalliano/images/10.jpg"><img src="http://images.nymag.com/fashion/fashionshows/2010/spring/main/europe/womenrunway/johngalliano/images/10.jpg" height="263" width="175" /></a><br /><a href="http://images.nymag.com/fashion/fashionshows/2010/spring/main/europe/womenrunway/johngalliano/images/15.jpg"><img src="http://images.nymag.com/fashion/fashionshows/2010/spring/main/europe/womenrunway/johngalliano/images/15.jpg" height="263" width="175" /></a> <a href="http://images.nymag.com/fashion/fashionshows/2010/spring/main/europe/womenrunway/johngalliano/images/18.jpg"><img src="http://images.nymag.com/fashion/fashionshows/2010/spring/main/europe/womenrunway/johngalliano/images/18.jpg" height="263" width="175" /></a><br /><a href="http://images.nymag.com/fashion/fashionshows/2010/spring/main/europe/womenrunway/johngalliano/images/23.jpg"><img src="http://images.nymag.com/fashion/fashionshows/2010/spring/main/europe/womenrunway/johngalliano/images/23.jpg" height="263" width="175" /></a> <a href="http://images.nymag.com/fashion/fashionshows/2010/spring/main/europe/womenrunway/johngalliano/images/27.jpg"><img src="http://images.nymag.com/fashion/fashionshows/2010/spring/main/europe/womenrunway/johngalliano/images/27.jpg" height="263" width="175" /></a><br /><a href="http://images.nymag.com/fashion/fashionshows/2010/spring/main/europe/womenrunway/johngalliano/images/28.jpg"><img src="http://images.nymag.com/fashion/fashionshows/2010/spring/main/europe/womenrunway/johngalliano/images/28.jpg" height="263" width="175" /></a> <a href="http://images.nymag.com/fashion/fashionshows/2010/spring/main/europe/womenrunway/johngalliano/images/31.jpg"><img src="http://images.nymag.com/fashion/fashionshows/2010/spring/main/europe/womenrunway/johngalliano/images/31.jpg" height="263" width="175" /></a><br />to see the whole show, click <a href="http://nymag.com/fashion/fashionshows/2010/spring/main/europe/womenrunway/johngalliano/">here</a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">QUESTION OF THE DAY</span>:<br />I love flocked fabrics and crunchy sculptural feeling fabrics. What about you, what's your favorite texture?<br /></div></center>. allanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01224654045713444499noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1806535448895719490.post-87077252545603130632009-10-12T07:56:00.000-07:002009-10-12T08:13:35.071-07:00the stars align for estrella<div style="text-align: justify;">So by this point in time, we've all seen Emanuel Ungaro, yes? So after looking at it some more, I've concluded that i't's not completely disastrous, there were some good pieces. But as I've said before, it's just to sad that new Ungaro designer, Estrella Archs' talent goes unnoticed beneath Lohan's giant publicity shadow. Let's not forget that she's quite a good designer (she's worked at Hussein Chalayan, Emilio Pucci, Prada, and Nina Ricci). Although not all the pictures are up, here are a few from her own <i>Estrella Archs</i> show:</div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://images.nymag.com/images/2/daily/2009/10/20091009_archs4up_560x375.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">And what's more is that she looked genuinely happy after her own show. Remember the earlier post? The one with the picture of Estrella looking not so starry-eyed? Well here's the comparison:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://images.nymag.com/images/2/daily/2009/10/20091009_archs2up_560x375.jpg" border="0" alt="" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px; " /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Awww, she's so happy [:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>QUESTION OF THE DAY</b>:</div><div style="text-align: justify;">In recent news: Project Runway the video game? Will you play?</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i>p.s.</i> Estrella today, John tomorrow (Galliano, that is)!</div>. allanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01224654045713444499noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1806535448895719490.post-64758759625412242362009-10-07T08:07:00.000-07:002009-10-12T08:12:03.951-07:00giambattista, karl, and alber (and a bit of baptiste)<div style="text-align: justify;">Giambattista Valli (formerly of Emanuel Ungaro):</div><div style="text-align: justify;">"An actress ought to be an actress, and a fashion designer ought to be a fashion designer. These are their own professions, so everybody ought to concentrate on one thing. I chose, in my life, to be a fashion designer."</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">There, it's been said.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">In other news, Paris fashion week continues and I have to post pictures up for two collections. Let's start off with Chanel's barnyard couture. There was a very rustic, romantic feel to the whole collection. Also, it didn't hurt to have Baptiste in the collection, of course.</div><img style="text-align: center;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 360px; height: 540px; " src="http://images.nymag.com/fashion/fashionshows/2010/spring/main/europe/womenrunway/chanel/images/71.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><div style="text-align: center;">to see the whole show, click <a href="http://nymag.com/fashion/fashionshows/2010/spring/main/europe/womenrunway/chanel/">HERE</a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Now let's move on to Lanvin. I think this was a successful collection as it had a little bit of everything. Beautiful draped silhouettes, wonderfully sculpted pieces (some which seemed to be composed of paper), excellently executed embellishments (how's that for alliteration?), and a few sheers and pops of color here and there.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><img src="http://images.nymag.com/fashion/fashionshows/2010/spring/main/europe/womenrunway/lanvin/images/46.jpg" border="0" alt="" style="text-align: center;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 360px; height: 540px; " /></div><div style="text-align: center;">to see the whole show, click <a href="http://nymag.com/fashion/fashionshows/2010/spring/main/europe/womenrunway/lanvin/">HERE</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">all photos c/o <i>New York Magazine</i></div>. allanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01224654045713444499noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1806535448895719490.post-63305032533269575852009-10-05T07:47:00.000-07:002009-10-06T07:40:47.418-07:00how lindsay killed emanuel<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://images.nymag.com/images/2/daily/2009/10/20091005_lohanungaro_560x375.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 225px; height: 150px;" src="http://images.nymag.com/images/2/daily/2009/10/20091005_lohanungaro_560x375.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: justify;">So let's talk about Lindsay again. Yesterday, the newly "revamped" Emanuel Ungaro debuted its Spring 2010 collection. This debut featured its new designer Estrella Archs and its new Creative Director, Cady Heron. Oops, I mean Lindsay Lohan. I hate to talk about her (that's a lie) but she is the talk of the town. A lot of people were predicting that the line would be disastrous. Mounir Moufarrige hired her for: one, the publicity and two, to bring the youthfulness. Let's see, how do I describe the collection? It's like a Valentine's day card, a five-year-old's coloring book, and all the costumes from <i>Mean Girls</i> exploded onto the runway. The Valentine's day cards seem to have exploded onto some of the models foreheads, and the <i>Mean Girls</i> essence was ever present with the soft and hot pink runway.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Here's a treat for you all. The <i>Times</i> managed to get a few quotes from Miss Lohan from the design room:</div><div style="text-align: justify;">“This is just so cool,” Ms. Lohan said, turning her attention to a white minidress splattered with sequins. “It needs more rhinestones, just so it pops.”</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Pointing to another white dress, she said: “I call it Michelle Pfeifer in ‘Scarface.’ I was just in my office sketching for next season. I was here until, like, one o’clock last night.”</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">At any rate, I could go on for days - and for those of you who are my friends, I probably will - so I'll just post a few of the pictures. By the way, I love the picture I posted for this blog, Estrella Archs looks genuinely sick to be holding Lohan's hand; you can click the picture to see a clear expression on her face).</div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><br /><center><img src="http://www.style.com/slideshows/fashionshows/S2010RTW/UNGARO/RUNWAY/00040m.jpg" width="175" height="263" /> <img src="http://www.style.com/slideshows/fashionshows/S2010RTW/UNGARO/RUNWAY/00050m.jpg" width="175" height="263" /><br /><img src="http://www.style.com/slideshows/fashionshows/S2010RTW/UNGARO/RUNWAY/00070m.jpg" width="175" height="263" /> <img src="http://www.style.com/slideshows/fashionshows/S2010RTW/UNGARO/RUNWAY/00090m.jpg" width="175" height="263" /><br /><img src="http://www.style.com/slideshows/fashionshows/S2010RTW/UNGARO/RUNWAY/00180m.jpg" width="175" height="263" /> <img src="http://www.style.com/slideshows/fashionshows/S2010RTW/UNGARO/RUNWAY/00190m.jpg" width="175" height="263" /><br /><img src="http://www.style.com/slideshows/fashionshows/S2010RTW/UNGARO/RUNWAY/00240m.jpg" width="175" height="263" /> <img src="http://www.style.com/slideshows/fashionshows/S2010RTW/UNGARO/RUNWAY/00270m.jpg" width="175" height="263" /></center><center>photos c/o <i>Style.com</i></center><center>to see the whole show, click <a href="http://www.style.com/fashionshows/complete/S2010RTW-UNGARO">here</a></center><center style="text-align: justify;"><br /></center><center style="text-align: justify;"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;">QUESTION OF THE DAY</span></b>:</i></center><center style="text-align: justify;"><i></i>Glitter heart pasties? That is all.</center><center style="text-align: justify;"><br /></center><center style="text-align: justify;"><i>p.s.</i> Re: the 5th look I posted (which is the 18th look of the show); Have you all seen High School Musical 3? I think Lindsay Lohan has [:</center><center style="text-align: justify;">Click <a href="http://jemmamckenziebrownwho.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/0493-hsc71769-thumb.jpg">here</a> to see what I mean.</center>. allanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01224654045713444499noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1806535448895719490.post-14531875970784753282009-10-02T08:14:00.000-07:002009-10-12T08:11:13.744-07:00christian & bruno<div style="text-align: justify;">Project Runway alum, Christian Siriano is rumored to have his own reality show on Bravo. The show will follow him as he tries to open a new store. I don't know about you all, but I think I got enough "fierce tranny mess" during PR4. Speaking of which, if you haven't seen the Amy Poehler skit about Christian Siriano, you should go google it, like now.</div><center><br /></center><center style="text-align: justify;">In other news, more shows from Paris Fashion Week!</center><center style="text-align: justify;">Today I have chosen pieces from the Bruno Pieters collection.</center><center style="text-align: justify;">Simple color palette + innovative shape = excellence! Enjoy [:</center><center style="text-align: justify;"><br /></center><center><img src="http://images.nymag.com/fashion/fashionshows/2010/spring/main/europe/womenrunway/brunopieters/images/2.jpg" width="150" height="225" /> <img src="http://images.nymag.com/fashion/fashionshows/2010/spring/main/europe/womenrunway/brunopieters/images/5.jpg" width="150" height="225" /><br /><img src="http://images.nymag.com/fashion/fashionshows/2010/spring/main/europe/womenrunway/brunopieters/images/9.jpg" width="150" height="225" /> <img src="http://images.nymag.com/fashion/fashionshows/2010/spring/main/europe/womenrunway/brunopieters/images/11.jpg" width="150" height="225" /><br /><img src="http://images.nymag.com/fashion/fashionshows/2010/spring/main/europe/womenrunway/brunopieters/images/12.jpg" width="150" height="225" /> <img src="http://images.nymag.com/fashion/fashionshows/2010/spring/main/europe/womenrunway/brunopieters/images/15.jpg" width="150" height="225" /><br /><img src="http://images.nymag.com/fashion/fashionshows/2010/spring/main/europe/womenrunway/brunopieters/images/16.jpg" width="150" height="225" /> <img src="http://images.nymag.com/fashion/fashionshows/2010/spring/main/europe/womenrunway/brunopieters/images/27.jpg" width="150" height="225" /></center><center><i>photos c/o New York Magazine</i></center><center>to see the whole show, click <a href="http://nymag.com/fashion/fashionshows/2010/spring/main/europe/womenrunway/brunopieters/">here</a></center>. allanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01224654045713444499noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1806535448895719490.post-11145853851501856242009-10-01T07:51:00.000-07:002009-10-01T08:38:10.057-07:00lindsay & gareth<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://images.nymag.com/images/2/daily/2009/09/20091001_lindsaylohan_250x375.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 100px; height: 150px;" src="http://images.nymag.com/images/2/daily/2009/09/20091001_lindsaylohan_250x375.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: justify;">Sadly, I have more news about our celebrité du jour, Lindsay Lohan. She apparently is still the Creative Adviser for Emanuel Ungaro (now headed by designer Estrella Archs) It's been said that various and sundry buyers are refusing to go the the Emanuel Ungaro show because of her involvement with the line. Poor Estrella, her first show with Ungaro and already people don't want to go? Perhaps they should rethink this partnership. Anyhow, I'll be looking at the pictures once they're up to see how I feel about the new and revamped Ungaro line.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Happily, Paris fashion week did start yesterday and some pictures are already up. I expressed my excitement for Gareth Pugh and he did not disappoint me. I was speaking with a friend about how Paris fashion week is always so avant garde compared to some of the other cities. That makes me happy. So anyway, here are some of the pictures:</div><p></p><p></p><p></p><center><img src="http://images.nymag.com/fashion/fashionshows/2010/spring/main/europe/womenrunway/garethpugh/images/6.jpg" width="150" height="225" /> <img src="http://images.nymag.com/fashion/fashionshows/2010/spring/main/europe/womenrunway/garethpugh/images/11.jpg" width="150" height="225" /><br /><img src="http://images.nymag.com/fashion/fashionshows/2010/spring/main/europe/womenrunway/garethpugh/images/14.jpg" width="150" height="225" /> <img src="http://images.nymag.com/fashion/fashionshows/2010/spring/main/europe/womenrunway/garethpugh/images/18.jpg" width="150" height="225" /><br /><img src="http://images.nymag.com/fashion/fashionshows/2010/spring/main/europe/womenrunway/garethpugh/images/25.jpg" width="150" height="225" /> <img src="http://images.nymag.com/fashion/fashionshows/2010/spring/main/europe/womenrunway/garethpugh/images/30.jpg" width="150" height="225" /><br /><img src="http://images.nymag.com/fashion/fashionshows/2010/spring/main/europe/womenrunway/garethpugh/images/31.jpg" width="150" height="225" /> <img src="http://images.nymag.com/fashion/fashionshows/2010/spring/main/europe/womenrunway/garethpugh/images/35.jpg" width="150" height="225" /></center><center style="text-align: center;">photos c/o <i>New York Magazine</i></center><center style="text-align: center;">to see the whole show, click <a href="http://nymag.com/fashion/fashionshows/2010/spring/main/europe/womenrunway/garethpugh/">here</a></center><center style="text-align: center;"><br /></center><center style="text-align: justify;"><b>QUESTION OF THE DAY</b>:</center><center style="text-align: justify;">I'm a big fan of avant garde designs, must be my background in in over the top costume design. Anyhow, what do you think of avant garde fashion? Is it masterful wearable art? Or is it too far out of this world to grasp? Mark your opinion, I'd love to hear it [:</center>. allanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01224654045713444499noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1806535448895719490.post-10431716211972969472009-09-30T07:51:00.000-07:002009-10-01T08:33:46.386-07:00Paris, Anna, and Marc<div style="text-align: justify;">Yay everyone, Paris Fashion Week starts today! I'm excited to see all the shows, are you? I, for one, am excited to see the Garth Pugh collection [:</div><div style=""><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 296px;" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/e7/The_september_issue.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">In other news, I know I'm like a week late but I just saw <i>The September Issue</i> yesterday because I had to see it for an assignment, granted I would have watched it anyway. I'm happy to report that I quite enjoyed the film. It was nice to see the inner workings of [American] Vogue and its preeminent empress of all things fashion, Anna Wintour. I was expecting to see a documentary primarily about her; however, it was about the magazine, and so it was nice to see other faces in the documentary. Grace Coddington is a much needed breath of fresh air as I probably would've gone mad if it was a whole hour and a half of the Wintour of our discontent. Grace is such a sweet soul and I'm glad that she's a part of the Vogue family. André Leon Talley also provides much needed humor even though the documentary could've still been successful without his little tennis interview (you'll know what I mean if you've watched the film, and if you haven't you will). Even the photoshop boy gets some good scenes in the movie. Overall I think it was a successful documentary with fun cameos from designers, celebrities, and photographers. The film masterfully conveys the amount of hard work that goes into producing this magazine and even achieves to humanize Anna Wintour; you leave the theatre really liking this woman and all that she does.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">And on a side note, Marc Jacobs is in the talks about being in a reality show, kind of like The Real House<s>wives</s>gays. Just wanted to let y'all know.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>QUESTION[S] OF THE DAY</b>:</div><div style="text-align: justify;">What do you think about Anna Wintour and Vogue? Love it, hate it, or - like her daughter - don't really care for it? Spill anything and everything about how you feel about her and/or the magazine, I'd really like to hear your opinion [:</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Marc Jacobs in a reality show? Really? What do you think? That's all.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i>p.s.</i> "Get Demarchelier on the phone."</div><!--StartFragment--> <!--EndFragment--> </div>. allanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01224654045713444499noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1806535448895719490.post-65697700001236383632009-09-29T08:07:00.000-07:002009-09-30T08:39:06.744-07:00I DIE for Coco Before Chanel<div style="text-align: justify;">So, the title is misleading but I haven't actually seen the film because it isn't out yet. I do really want to see it. A film about Coco Chanel and Audrey Tautou is playing her? Excuse me, I need to go have a seizure.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The "I DIE" reference comes from a video that I favorited recently and would like to share with you.</div><div><br /></div><div><center><object width="400" height="245"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/sIL2ZwCOxOs&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/sIL2ZwCOxOs&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="245"></embed></object></center></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I hope you Rachel Zoe fans enjoyed that [:</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>QUESTION OF THE DAY</b>:</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Do you D-I-E for Rachel Zoe?</div>. allanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01224654045713444499noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1806535448895719490.post-58867037876857000142009-09-28T07:38:00.000-07:002009-09-28T09:07:18.732-07:00[m]ETRO<div style="text-align: justify;">So about a week and a half ago I posted some pictures from the Michael Bastian show to express my obsession with stripes, plaid, and bow ties. Here is a picture from the ETRO Menswear show (Spring 2010) that combines all three of these things I love in one look.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://images.nymag.com/fashion/fashionshows/2010/spring/main/europe/menrunway/etro/images/11.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 360px; height: 540px;" src="http://images.nymag.com/fashion/fashionshows/2010/spring/main/europe/menrunway/etro/images/11.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div><div style="text-align: center;">photo c/o <i>New York Magazine</i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Plaid on the shoes too? I nearly died. Plaid, stripes, and bow ties... Am I on to something? Click <a href="http://nymag.com/fashion/fashionshows/2010/spring/main/europe/menrunway/etro/">here</a> to view the rest of the show; it features a lot of bright colors and fun prints. I really like the collection, what do you think?</div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>QUESTION OF THE DAY</b>:</div><div style="text-align: justify;">What's your favorite print or texture on a textile? Simple enough, right? I couldn't think of anything better [:</div></div>. allanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01224654045713444499noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1806535448895719490.post-80664040137045938792009-09-25T08:03:00.000-07:002009-09-25T08:25:59.094-07:00a little androgyny for the day<div style="text-align: justify;">I was on the New York Magazine website as I am everyday and I went on to the "Look Finder" I decided I would look for some menswear looks with gloves just for fun. As I was perusing through the pictures, I came across this:</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://images.nymag.com/fashion/fashionshows/2010/spring/main/europe/menrunway/jeanpaulgaultier/images/48.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 360px; height: 540px;" src="http://images.nymag.com/fashion/fashionshows/2010/spring/main/europe/menrunway/jeanpaulgaultier/images/48.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Gaultier Spring 2010</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Men in halters?</div><div style="text-align: justify;">We all know that designers John, Veronica, and Rei (that's Galliano, Etro, and Kawakubo of Comme Des Garçons respectively) have already put men in skirts. But this spring 2010, we see Gaultier putting a man in a halter. Given the right body type, however, it can look quite good.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">We all praise YSL for putting women in pantsuits so why can't men wear halters? As for me, I quite enjoy it.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>QUESTION OF THE DAY</b>:</div><div style="text-align: justify;">It's all about gender play. What say you? Do you enjoy women in "men's" clothing and vice versa? Or are you the type who prefers women in dresses and men in suits? Care to explain why? As always<b><i>...</i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i>please</i><b>&</b><i>thank</i><b>.</b><i>you<b>;</b></i></div><div><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>*photos courtesy New York Magazine</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i>p.s.</i> i want this...</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://images.nymag.com/images/2/daily/2009/09/20090925_karldoll_250x375.jpg"><img src="http://images.nymag.com/images/2/daily/2009/09/20090925_karldoll_250x375.jpg" border="0" alt="" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 250px; height: 375px; " /></a></div>. allanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01224654045713444499noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1806535448895719490.post-6783350357307662532009-09-18T07:47:00.000-07:002009-09-18T08:10:11.235-07:00michael bastian<div style="text-align: center;">plaid, stripes, bowties, and men<s>swear</s> = my obsession ;)</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://images.nymag.com/fashion/fashionshows/2010/spring/main/newyork/menrunway/michaelbastian/images/18.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 360px; height: 540px;" src="http://images.nymag.com/fashion/fashionshows/2010/spring/main/newyork/menrunway/michaelbastian/images/18.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://images.nymag.com/fashion/fashionshows/2010/spring/main/newyork/menrunway/michaelbastian/images/26.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 360px; height: 540px;" src="http://images.nymag.com/fashion/fashionshows/2010/spring/main/newyork/menrunway/michaelbastian/images/26.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://images.nymag.com/fashion/fashionshows/2010/spring/main/newyork/menrunway/michaelbastian/images/28.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 360px; height: 540px;" src="http://images.nymag.com/fashion/fashionshows/2010/spring/main/newyork/menrunway/michaelbastian/images/28.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://images.nymag.com/fashion/fashionshows/2010/spring/main/newyork/menrunway/michaelbastian/images/38.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 360px; height: 540px;" src="http://images.nymag.com/fashion/fashionshows/2010/spring/main/newyork/menrunway/michaelbastian/images/38.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://images.nymag.com/fashion/fashionshows/2010/spring/main/newyork/menrunway/michaelbastian/images/53.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 360px; height: 540px;" src="http://images.nymag.com/fashion/fashionshows/2010/spring/main/newyork/menrunway/michaelbastian/images/53.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">photos c/o <i>New York Magazine</i></div><div style="text-align: center;">to see the whole show, click <a href="http://nymag.com/fashion/fashionshows/2010/spring/main/newyork/menrunway/michaelbastian/">here</a> and enjoy (:</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i>p.s.</i> I am quite sorry for the absence of the VMA post, I figured the Primetime Emmy Awards are this Sunday and I can give fashion coverage of that show instead.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">A-list celebrities + high glamour = much to post about.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i>p.p.s.</i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>QUESTION OF THE DAY</b>: plaid, stripes, bowties... love it? hate it? whatever?</div><div style="text-align: justify;">comment your responses, and please&thank.you</div>. allanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01224654045713444499noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1806535448895719490.post-58326708163498445772009-09-13T20:11:00.000-07:002009-09-18T08:10:55.316-07:00monsieur giabiconi, je s'adore<div style="text-align: justify;">Baptiste Giabiconi: 19-year old French model and Lagerfeld's muse, mine as well as he's the inspiration and posterboy for my blog [:</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Look out for this one, he's on the rise. He will be gracing the cover of the October issue of Wallpaper Magazine...</div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 250px; height: 333px;" src="http://images.nymag.com/images/2/daily/2009/09/20090908_lagerfeldwallpaper_250x333.gif" border="0" alt="" /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><s>In other news, I watched the MTV Video Music Awards tonight, I will be giving you all the fashion deets once I get the photos of these wonderful musicians. For those of you who watched it, you know that I'll probably have to dedicate one whole blog to Lady Gaga and the cornucopia fashions she donned on this musical night [:</s></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>QUESTION OF THE DAY:</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Awards shows: I love them and always watch to see who everybody is wearing, it's like a fashion show, except the models are celebrities. Taylor, or "Tay" if you prefer, of The Rachel Zoe Project thinks that it's not really about fashion and just an event to please the masses. Art thou in agreement? Comment your responses.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">please&thank.you</div>. allanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01224654045713444499noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1806535448895719490.post-59949830678548859642009-09-09T18:58:00.000-07:002009-09-18T08:12:04.050-07:00ungaro 2009<div style="text-align: justify;">For those of you that don't know about the Emanuel Ungaro line, as I assume you do, go research.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">About a month and a half ago the beautiful Esteban Cortazar stepped down as head designer for Ungaro (cue the tears) because of supposed creative differences with the house of Ungaro. Estrella Archs has since then taken the position of designer for Emanuel Ungaro.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">As an added twist, Mounir Mofarrige, owner of the line hires a new creative adviser:</div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 224px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIJBbfqOE3NvGILCx8cAgsvuvPNPOUjc3sq5IcD3rKG6Sry6w-kBubxE5Y3My6BMxIzX3G1k5IBUTszsq95RrivSnEjaGA3_QLwprlbW74AbbWYqY0_KUkyRe2Ho3wRIEP759pWMLTDA0T/s320/Lohan+Ungaro.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381172335228315906" /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">That's right, Lindsay Lohan is the new creative adviser for Emanuel Ungaro.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Mouffarrige was quoted saying, "She’s very much for the youth, for the sexiness." This brings me to the...</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>QUESTION OF THE DAY</b>:</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Lindsay Lohan was a judge recently on an episode of Project Runway in which she gave an excellent performance as somebody who actually knows what's going on. Little did I know Project Runway Adjudicator wouldn't be her only fashion title. Monsieur Moufarrige thinks she brings the youth and the sexy; I say this with the most respect I can possibly give, but I think she brings <s>the crack and the crazy</s> an untrained and unexperienced eye. What do you think? Shall we give Little Miss Lohan a chance?</div>. allanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01224654045713444499noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1806535448895719490.post-35353066622227538732009-08-31T22:55:00.001-07:002009-09-18T08:11:27.065-07:00je m'appelle allan<div style="text-align: justify;">Hey all, i guess this is my intro blog. I'll be posting up many things in regards to the wonderful world of fashion. I'll be posting up a myriad of things from runway and awards pictures and fashion news. I'll go ahead and give you my take on these fashions and then turn it over to you. I hope you all enjoy this [:</div>. allanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01224654045713444499noreply@blogger.com0