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Showing posts with label haute couture. Show all posts
Showing posts with label haute couture. Show all posts

Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Gossip Girls do Paris & Couture Shows, Terry Loves Gaga and McQueen is a Visionaire.

Gossip Girls Leighton Meester and Blake Lively took a break from shooting Gossip Girl in Paris today to see Chanel's Haute Couture show.
Maybe a GG appearance for Karl?! -doubt it.
Photo credit: WWD Twitter & Superior Pics


Terry Richardson blogs about being at the Lady Gaga concert tonight at Madison Square Garden in New York. Jealous.
Hope she goes back to his apt after for a photo session!!!


VISIONAIRE is devoting their #58 issue to the Lee Alexander McQueen along with an amazing cover full of gold and the inside pages, when watered,
flowers sprout and bloom within the page!!! (LINK)

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

Ode to the Tooth.


My good friend Grant recently sent me an e-mail of with a picture of a jacket from the Bergdorf Goodman website (below) that was featured at the beginning of a designer page, and I decided that it was time I blogged about the Houndstooth and Extreme fashion as a whole!

Alexander McQueen has taken such common patterns such as the Houndstooth and turned them into Revolutionary prints that will always be remembered to the Fashion World because of his extreme vision of 'Extremity'.

(photo credit to STYLE.com)

With his Fall 2009 Collection leaving people confused and/or excited to see the over the top looks, it left me thinking about who I could actually see walking down the road with a bag or feather wig on top of their head while in such a extravagant outfit.

(photo credit to STYLE.com)

***Also, McQueen designed an Egg Chair with Houndstooth print in the past, and now it is being sold again in the upcoming months in the London and New York stores. If there is one piece I need to complete my apartment, it is this, but I do not think that I can go without paying rent for 4 months to get it. (IT EVEN HAS SKULL ZIPPERS!!!)***



I was not questioning his vision at all because of the Houndstooth print being so dear to the Alabama culture, I feel that is time we bring the Couture back into the South.
From the days of Plantation Homes to the now days of Haute Couture. Why shouldn't people dress this lavish now and feel comfortable?

I think fashion has turned into something that certain people are afraid of, and that should not be the case. When the paranoia of what you're wearing comes, then Fashion is not doing it's job anymore. It is defeating the purpose of self-expression and standing out because of a color you think looks good or a pattern you like a lot. Sometimes the wrong thing can be the perfect thing in Fashion.

I mean, I cannot count how many times I have gone back and contradicted myself on fads that I said I would never like and ended up trying anyway or fads that I thought were cool and no one else did not at the time, and then everyone started to pick it up.

My point is, don't care what you're wearing as long as you feel contented and you feel that it's you. & I think that President Dr. Witt should present Mr. McQueen with an invitation to a home game this season because I think he would appreciate & love to see all of the Houndstooth we have flying around this campus on a Game Day Weekend!

Wednesday, July 8, 2009

I'm Sorry Ms. Jackson...


The Jacksons were chic at Michael's funeral and all wore Versace in remembrance?...(I guess?) It was reportedly one of his favorite brands, but I have a feeling he didn't rack up on many collections before he passed seeing as how he was broke. =/ So I guess they couture in his honor :-)


This morning was the first time I had the chance to look at the Couture shows...and I ran across Chanel, which from what I saw, was ALL about coat tails and beads, which is NOT a bad thing.
Every look looks like they should have a $5,000 price tag!
Here are some of my favorites...

Hopefully soon to be worn by Rihanna! (Above Jacket...it just reminds me of edgy and outgoing style.)
This one reminds me of a pair of Loubuitons! (Below)

& This is just an Amazing picture I found recently of 4 Amazing Women at a recent Swarovski who are all recognized in the Fashion World for their interesting and classic styles.
(from left to right...Chloe Sevigny, Blake Lively, Rachel Evan Wood, & Lucy Lui)

& in Random, BUT exciting news!!!...Cobra Starship is playing in ATL in August on their U.S. tour, and I just found out about it today, and I WANT TO GO!
Maybe LEIGHTON MEESTER will make an appearance!!!