The next time you decide to bring out the abominable snowman, please make sure it's not under the Chanel label. You are one of my favorite designers and I do dream of one day owning my very own Chanel tweed suit but why oh why must you hurt my eyes with this monstrosity for Fall 2010? I feel like to criticize the House of Chanel is like cursing out God but seriously you should have toned down the fur, faux or not. There is not need for a up-to-the-crotch fur thigh high boots, especially when having hair down there is a total no-no.
Aside from the laugh out loud costumes you sent down the Paris runway, I do appreciate the ice jewelry and fur fringed separates but the Coco in the winter scene was not appreciated by me or my friends. Eaaaasy with the haute couture pieces for RTW because no one is "ready to wear" an abominable snowman outfit.
As always, I love you a ton and will always love Chanel.
xoxo
Glamour Girl
Marc Jacobs redeemed himself yesterday with a beautiful fall 2010 collection for Louis Vuitton. His vision for the French house's Spring 2010 collection received mixed reviews with what I deemed an mixing bowl collection of head turning (not in a good way) peg heeled clogs sprouting with fur, models in afro, brocade cycling shorts and other accessories and clothing that belong in a museum and not on the street. To Marc's credit, the Spring 2010 collection wasn't all bad. Those with a taste for the avant garde would certainly get a kick out of it, the Junaya Watanabe, Kansai Yamamoto and Margiela lovers would treasure this collection. It just wasn't very Parisian or what I've come to love about Louis Vuitton.
For the fall 2010, Louis Vuitton returned to the classics with a fifties inspired collection that celebrates women's curves and their bountiful bosoms. Gone are the days of the shiny Balmain mini dresses, Sargeant Pepper jackets or the military inspired frocks. This time around, Marc NAILED what women want perfectly. For starters, there were no super skinny models on the runway. Elle Macpherson, Laetitia Casta, Bar Refaeli, Catherine McNeil and Karolina Kurkova took on the runway showing off the sexy balconette bustier necklines and sexy Brigitte Bardot pony tails.
Showing off variations of the Speedy was gratifying. Sequins, fur, metallic threads and lace spruced up the Speedy and I know that LV lovers will be lining up for. I still can't get enough of the fall collection. Full circle wasp waist skirts done up in leather, cinched waist dresses, muted florals and plaid. I normally cannot afford Louis Vuitton but I plan on investing in the chocolate leather skirt and the block heeled pumps with flat bows. The body-con look is so 2007. I'm just excited to see such a perfect collection that seems to be made just for me. An homage to the real woman, with breasts and hips is a beautiful thing and Marc Jacobs captured that sentiment perfectly.
Alexander McQueen's final collection was shown yesterday during Paris Fashion Week. The avant garde designer's genius prevails once again in a beautiful collection inspired by the Dark Ages, religious iconography as well as an homage to his past collections. As melancholy as it might seem that it was McQueen's last collection, the world was able to once again peer into the imagination of a celebrated designer.
McQueen's right hand woman, Sarah Burton said the designer:
"wanted to get back to the handcraft he loved, and the things that are being lost in the making of fashion," she said. "He was looking at the art of the Dark Ages, but finding light and beauty in it. He was coming in every day, draping and cutting pieces on the stand." The 16 outfits shown had been 80 percent finished at the time of his death.
I get choked up looking Lee Alexander McQueen's final work, which will become timeless classics. The fashion and art world has truly lost a little piece of itself. Though the Alexander McQueen label will continue, I am not sure how the House that McQueen built will evolve. I just hope it doesn't turn into an "imitation" fashion house.
Vogue's Sarah Mower captures my sentiments about the collection a lot better than I ever could:
For anyone who had watched his development through the years, the references to milestone collections were apparent. The bandage-bound heads, some with feathered coxcombs, simultaneously called up the designer's rebel-British background and his landmark Asylum collection while also catching a likeness to the modest head coverings seen in Northern European medieval portraiture. When a high-collared, formfitting cutaway jacket made entirely from golden feathers appeared, it read as a direct retrieval of McQueen's first step into haute couture in his Icarus collection, after he took the helm of Givenchy in 1996 at the age of 27. This time, though, it was realized with even more skill, with a multilayered white tulle skirt sprinkled at the hem with delicate gilded embroidery.
Somehow, that one outfit encapsulated everything about McQueen: both the tailoring and the romanticism. Perhaps he wouldn't have chosen to show it in such a simple and intimate way—in a small, ornate room to privately invited groups of editors—because that left out the full realization of concept and showmanship that equally drove his creativity. But the circumstances, sad as they are, allowed his friends and colleagues to share a long and poignant moment to look at what the man achieved, and to grieve for him.
Jessica Morgan, one half of the fashion-based celebrity blog GoFugYourself.com spent a fugalicious time with us on Fashion BS. Enjoy a fun, laughter filled conversation with fashion advice such as "Make Sure it Fits & Cover Your Bits," learn about "Fug Madness 2010" (if you have any interest in college basketball this is right up your alley!) and much, much more!
Everything was on sale with additional 60 percent discount being offered. There were so many dresses and accessories for women and separates as well as button-ups, jeans, shoes and accessories for men. Though the staff told me they are not sure of the exact closing date, there was a sense of melancholy as he told me their fate. I feel a lot better knowing that most of the employees will be heading to other Up Against the Wall boutiques, since Commander Salamander is a sister company.
Loved this girl's outfit so much that I had to snap a photo of her. The knee high socks and kitten heeled Mary Janes were so vintage. I wasn't sure where she was going but she looked like a girl on a mission in green. She matched her surroundings but stood out from the passers-by in Uggs and tennis shoes.
I would like to congratulate West Potomac Academy fashion design student Alexis Foreman for being chosen to be a member of the Seventeen Magazine Style Council 2010. Alexis will serve as a leading authority of fashion and style for millions of her peers, over 13 million, across the country. This is a very prestigious undertaking because only 10 girls were chosen nationwide. Alexis will be representing our nation's capital in style. She already flew in to New York City this past November for the photo spread for the March 2010 issue of Seventeen magazine. As a former reader of the teen mag, I feel very proud to have this young Glamazon hailing from our nation's capital as a leader of the fashion pack.
- A wedding reception at the Empire Hotel in New York City
- A consultation with celebrity wedding planner Bronson Van Wyck of Van Wyck & Van Wyck
- Wedding gown and bridesmaids dresses from Amsale
- Bridal party jewelry provided by Carolee
- Hair by Bumble and Bumble / make-up by Bobbi Brown
- Flowers for the bridal party from Florisan
- Honeymoon at Couples Resort in Jamaica
- A two-page editorial in the Fall issue of The Knot
- And more!
Old Navy will host three challenges over a six week period to find the right supermodelquin. Do you have what it takes? In the first challenge, “Pose with the Plastic Pros," which ends tomorrow, February 25, contestants prove their plastic by heading into their local Old Navy and taking a photo of themselves with the SuperModelquins and uploading it to the Super Search site (www.oldnavy.com/super). The second challenge, “Moldelquin Makeover,” from March 4 until March 14, uses the power of the SuperMolder technology, allowing contestants to build their plastic match to be rated by voters. The third challenge, “Lights, Camera, Plastic," from March 21 until April 1, asks contestants to build their own Old Navy commercial and deliver the hilarious punch line to prove that they have what it takes to be plastic.
I love the Old Navy supermodelquins and crack myself up whenever the commercials come on the tele. I've seen a few of the supermodelquin commercials where a contestant is put on the chopping block. She rocks her runway look but wobbles on her platform and has to turn in her platform after elimination. Hilar!!! Check out: www.oldnavy.com/super for more information and contest details.
