Jump.

Photos from lunch with my sister and our darling Reggie a couple of days ago. I was browsing through lookbook, and it looks like a lot of stylish teens are wearing dream-catchers as statement necklaces nowadays. I don't know how I feel about it yet, but I do know that the dream-catcher necklace works well with themed-dressers .... if that makes any sense.

A couple hours after I publish this post, the Fall shows will be in full force. I've read everywhere that some designers have canceled their shows due to the economic crisis, and for those who are showing, their invite list has been cut in half. Designers are also cutting down on models (15 instead of the usual 25) and switching to more affordable venues. It is a sad sad time for this country, but I am confident that this recession is something we can all overcome. Anyway, I'll be scouring the runways for Diandra Forrest and Rose Cordero, both supremely beautiful but definitely individual in appearance.

My heart is beating irregularly while I wait for Nicholas Ghesquiere to show.
& if you didn't catch it, photos from this post and the one below were taken on the same day.
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be mine, VALENTINO?

VALENTINO was amazing, to say the least. After seeing the entire collection, I felt like there was a bit of Chloe and Marchesa in a majority of the looks, like Facchinetti's circular beaded embellishments could easily be integrated in Chloe's Spring 2007 show, and the sheer elegance of the show's evening wear corresponds directly with Marchesa's aesthetic, which I believe is the highest form of soft yet powerful beauty. [TAKE BREATH HERE.] And before I am stoned to death for comparing a maestro couturier to younger developing brands, lend me an explanation.

I guess since most designers/brands have a certain look that is presented from season to season, it's just surprising to see that look executed in a different way on someone else's runway. For example, Chanel has usually shown a form of their tweed jacket for many fashion weeks past and probably will show in the future, and I assume that many of you would be alarmed if you saw that namesake tweed jacket on say a Gareth Pugh runway. Of course that would never happen considering the distinct design perspectives from either brand, but hopefully the point is made. Or maybe I'm just speaking with an exaggerated pretense because of this: http://www.bryanboy.com/bryanboy_le_superstar_fab/2008/10/natalia-vodianova-balenciaga-spring-2009.html

Despite my whole ordeal with designers being 'inspired' by other designers, I am quite happy to say that Valentino has to be a top 3 for me amongst all the designers who have already shown, for now anyway.
When I review collections, I usually save my favorite looks on my computer for further use or reference, and quite honestly, I would say that I have only saved 2-3 looks from each collection this season, even Balenciaga and the Lord knows how much I love the damn brand. Though for Valentino, here are my saved favorite looks:

And of course the details. The neckpiece and the bracelet are my favorites.


All photos from www.style.com

Don't mess with the girl who wears those gloves; she'll run your satin.
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BALENCIAGA madness.

The time is here people. Nicholas Ghesquiere finally showed earlier today in Paris. I'm literally reviewing the collection as I type. Despite her public announcements to retire, Natalia Vodianova opened the show for the brand in a very structured, sublty-ruched dusty rose-colored dress with an impression directly atop her stomach. In the honest words of bryanboy, care bears is dat chu? Now that I have seen the entire collection, I have come to the conclusion that Ghesquiere's aesthetic for the brand from season to season is futurism. Even before his Futurism collection in Spring of '07, his pieces were always synonymous with the aesthetic.
This season though, Ghesquiere used skin-tight bodysuits under every look, awkward yet visually stimulating panelling for most of his bodices and even his pants, and at first glance, very confusing shoes--they actually reminded of marc jacobs' misplaced heel shoe as far as theory. Anyway, what confounded me was that the foot part of the bodysuit was exposed, but you could see the heel and the platform sitting directly under the foot as if it was a part of our anatomy. I mean HELLER! It's pretty amazing. Another surprising element on the Balenciaga runway was that Ghesquiere added a total of seven menswear looks to his usually all-women show.




All photos from www.style.com
The second look is my favorite simply because of the neckline.