KANE

The innovative Christopher Kane comes up with yet another incredible collection. I remember being completely mesmerized with his Galaxy Collection from 2011. For a solid couple of the months, the Internet was saturated with images that were both directly pulled from his collection, or at least heavily inspired by the starry and sparkling patterns. His pre SS2012 collection once again embodies mass marketing potential.

Although there are no galaxy patterns in sight, this collection is just as loud, just as intriguing, and just as fabulous. Being an avid lover of all that is bright and colourful, I'm totally impressed with this collection (not that disappointment from a Kane collection would be likely). I don't know about you, but some of these pieces just scream "Pink Floyd", getting their inspiration directly from the science behind the "prism and white light" experiment. The inspiration seems to be very 60s retro, with a hint of an exploding box of crayons. Creativity at its finest. It would definitely take someone willing to be noticed to pull this look off.

Source: Oracle Fox 

Gold Member

Amidst a crazed week of midterm studying, I found a little escape in compiling this picture. There are so many new trends already established for this year's fall season, yet there is something about metallics that appeals to the human eye. However, in some horrible cases, metallics can often preach the look of all that is cheap and painfully tacky. The likelihood of metallics being adopted as a fall staple is rather low if it is executed a la Coco T. Beware of the metallic bikini. 

In this piece, the mix of purple-metallic hues and golden accents combine to give an outfit the perfect amount of sophistication without overdoing it. The concept of the bronze smoky eye is a look that I can't wait to try out too. The colours compliment each other both in style and allure, while maintaining a certain sense of excitement, especially with those to-die-for Louboutins. I fell in love the moment I saw them. Can you tell I'm broke? 

Aida Bergsen -  Claw Ring

Jennifer Meyer - Pave Je t'aime Necklace

Nars Shimmer Nail Polish - Purple Rain

Nars Shimmer eye shadow - Galapagos

Nars Soft Tough Shadow Pencil - Skorpios

Blair Lauren Brown - Crystal Brass Cuff

Edie Parker - Vintage Inspired Acrylic Clutch 

Christian Louboutin  - Pigalle (Fall 2011)

"My Week with Michelle"

Michelle Williams. The epitome of all that is beautiful. Of all that is delicate, and of all that is wrought with charm. In these breathtaking photos Williams mirrors the legendary Marilyn Monroe in celebration of her new film "My Week with Marilyn." And I'm speechless.

source: VOGUE 

We'll Take Manhattan

While reading through British Vogue tonight, I fell upon an article that I don't think I'll ever forget. It isn't life changing, or anything extreme of the sort, but it is a love story. And everybody knows, that all of us girls are suckers for these kinds of things.
The story begins in 1962, with a photo shoot in Vogue magazine. Eighteen year-old model Jean Shrimpton, new to the modeling world at the time, was being photographed by the charmingly sexy photographer David Bailey. What materialized from that one moment in time, that stilled imagery, was a love affair that would forever be imprinted in the history fashion. Shrimpton was Bailey's muse. In her breath-taking simplicity, her presumed naivety stood in contrast to the raw streets of Harlem in which the shoot took place. And almost 50 years later, director John McKay sets on a project to recapture the raw, and honest romance that surrounded the imperfect pair.
The beauty in this idea, for me, is not only in the romance itself, but more importantly it is the setting in which they found each other. This is the story of two young kids, with dreams so big in a crazed, damaged world. And somewhere along the way, they lost their heads to the stars, and fell into each others arms.
There is a certain power attached to the art of photography, and by extension, film, with their ability to capture not only a moment in time, but a story, one of which may have no end or definitive conclusion. McKay describes the pictures of 1962 himself as "so beautiful, so romantic, and atmospheric... There was more than the sniff of a story behind them - young love, bad behaviour, a kind of revolution in the air." I assume that the photos from this shoot are themselves a testament to the kind of realness we can expect this movie to be. The movie will air on BBC4 later this year. Hopefully we'll be able to see it here as well. All this to say that this is just another reason why I find myself to be so captivated by the world of fashion. Not because of what it is so much, but because of what it has the potential to be for different people. And for this pair, it was love.

sources: On This Day in Fashion, The Telegraph , Vogue UK 

Flower Power

Anybody who knows me knows about my absolute obsession with anything from the past. Although I don't necessarily believe I belong to the wrong era, I relish in my privileged ability to relive it all. How? Through things like music, movies, books, pictures, articles, and of course, through fashion. The 1960s and 70s were a time of freedom, a period unique in history marked by creativity, universal love, and peace for all living beings, all of which were reflected in the way people dressed. Psychedelia had finally freed women from their constricting corsets, and men from their suits. There were no rules, no standards, just love, and a whole lotta drugs. I was so excited to see both Wildfox's Fall 2011 Look Book, and Singer 22's Look Book take on inspiration from the so called "hippie movement."