go gaga for sonia

Anything blogworthy today? Why yes, there is!

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!

The fashion show will be streaming live on the h&m website, today at 5:00P Eastern time. (here's the link)

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 [:

QUESTION OF THE DAY:
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.s. Victoria's Secret Fashion Show tonight on CBS!

the not so prodigal son returns

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.

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).

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 [:

QUESTION OF THE DAY:

Have you missed me?

;)

p.s. 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!

p.p.s. Reminder: Victoria's Secret Fashion show tomorrow at 10:00P Pacific time on CBS [:

hello again

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!

Mood Board:

Inspiration song:

Hot Like Wow - Nadia Oh

Perhaps sketches will follow?

men's diffusion, finally

So, we're all familiar with the Target designer lines, yes? Good.

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 ):

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!

And here's a little taste of Thread & Heirs:

photo c/o New York Magazine

QUESTION OF THE DAY:

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?

JP and the Mad Men

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!

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?

Hint: He's designed for this female performer before.

Got it? YES! It's Madonna!!!

Does that mean Target is going to do spiral cone boobs? I guess we'll have to wait to find out [:

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.

p.s. there is no question of the day, instead I'll post a...
PICTURE OF THE DAY:

all information and photo c/o New York Magazine