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The Sartorialist

  • Style Profile… Adrianna Glaviano 16 January, 2012, 1:00 pm
    First job?    I was a dog walker in high school. It was great because I love dogs and lived in Brooklyn, on the edge of Prospect Park, so I had an excuse to walk through that beautiful park every day! Do you have any heirlooms that you cherish?   My mother’s gold earring from Africa– It’s a large detailed elephant head. The post goes through the back of your ear instead of the front, curving down so it dangles perfectly. I’ve never seen anything as beautiful in a shop. She had bought only one. Most memorable gift you’ve received?   My sister gave (well, lent) me a Land 195 polaroid camera and I’m having a great time using it! I’m a photographer and collect film cameras.   I recorded a cover of a Lee Hazlewood song for my father’s birthday, which was the most fun but time consuming gift I’ve given to someone.   Which photographers have had the most influential effect on you?   I think Vivian Maier is amazing. She hid her photographs her whole life until a man found them, purely by chance, in a box at a garage sale. She wasn’t shooting for anyone but herself. I wish sometimes I approached things that purely— I think we forget about that sometimes.  With photography more digitally based now, the science of it has become less of a focus, and photographers often approach their shoots differently knowing they’ll publish on the internet more than print.   My father is a photographer and I’ve watched and helped him on shoots since I was very small.  We actually lived in his photo studio in New York for years where I was exposed to so many different people. I shoot with film, and he’s very strict that I should shoot digital, but I think he uses Photoshop too much… so I guess it goes both ways!!   Which shop could you spend the whole day in?   I love the open-air vintage market near my home in Milano where I find vintage lamps and old milk bottles to put flowers in. Shakespeare & Co. is great for various editions of books with interesting cover art, like Murakami’sIQ84, which is both an amazing story and visual object.   Wardrobe staples?   Bags large enough to fit a camera or two! I have some great vintage army backpacks (I love backpacks) from  Kiliwatch in Paris, and simple Baggu bags. Also a few patterned dresses, black cashmere sweaters (My dad accidentally shrunk a few Prada ones, I wear them all the time), and flat vintage leather shoes.   Daily reads?   I read The New York Times every day.  Other favorites include McSweeney’s Lucky Peach, The Plant Journal, and Casa Vogue.   Most stylish movie?   Pierrot le Fou by Godard… It’s so simple and stylish.  Anna Karina can pull off anything!   Skincare/ Cologne?   I love Kiehls, especially the herbal spot treatment, and I’ve used Palmer’s Cocoa Butter since I was a kid.  I use light scents like rosewater and almond. Hobbies?   Cooking, I try new recipes all the time! I look at food gawker and spoon fork bacon pretty often.  In summer I make a great watermelon salad, and for winter a pasta with ragu sauce; it takes 5 hours and is definitely worth it.   What do you never consider an indulgence?   Food and wine! I never think twice about spending money on either one.   Drink of choice?   A Bloody Mary from Cape Town in Milano or Brooklyn Social on Smith Street in Brooklyn.   How has your style evolved over the past 5 years?    I now have a more confident understanding of what I like, so I’ve become comfortable wearing brighter colors and more feminine pieces, like a nice dress or lingerie.   What do you wear when traveling?   Stretchy maxi dresses, big soft sweaters (nothing tight) and slip on shoes.   Never caught in…? Uggs!
  • On the Street… Piazza Adua, Florence 16 January, 2012, 7:00 am
  • New Archive Format! 16 January, 2012, 6:10 am
    As promised, the new archive format is offered as full content, thumbnail, or list.  It’s much easier and much more intuitive to navigate.  
  • Prada Fall/Winter 2012 15 January, 2012, 7:00 pm
     
  • On the Street… Grey & Blue, Florence 15 January, 2012, 2:00 pm
  • On the Street……Just off Viale Piava, Milan 15 January, 2012, 7:00 am
  • Vintage Photos 14 January, 2012, 7:00 am
    Up until she passed recently, my Nana (pictured here with the stunning crisp collar) told us stories about studying with Amelia Earhardt when she was a student at Purdue. This photograph was one of her most prized possessions and holds a power quite different from storytelling.   We found a line drawing of this in a coloring book about Amelia Earhardt my mom bought when we were little. Between my now striking resemblance to her and position working with someone I admire, I can imagine how incredible this time must have been for her.   MCR
  • On Photography… Koto Bolofo 13 January, 2012, 11:59 am
    Your photographs reflect a time past, yet feel modern and intimate… It’s like tight rope walking, when I take photos; if you sway too much to one side you loose your balance and get stuck in a time period.  I sketch in my mind, in silence, when taking photographs to capture the infinite point of timelessness; neither today, nor the past. It’s a fine line to realize in oneself; how to use your eyes as your ears.   How do you work with your subjects to capture their spirit and execute your vision? Do you approach objects in the same way? I personally work with no assistants, and do not photograph any subjects immediately; I visit them and grow as a friend.  If I miss a great moment, it will come again, I trust the patterns of a person. I approach objects the same way, I love the expression or word “still life”; It may be still, but it has life. The key in the end is that you have to LOVE people and understand them. My quest is to take the foundation of a person and find their joy. Lord Snowdon must have been an influential photographer for you to bring forth such a beautiful book of his work…   I relate to the directness of his work.  One of the greatest books he did, Private View, captures the British Art scene in the 60’s—it’s a mind-blowing, cult masterpiece of a book!! His eye has no boundaries; strong and timeless while remaining raw. He’s a killer mix– a master photographer with a great sense and passion for craftsmanship.
  • On the Street….Via della Fortezza, Florence 13 January, 2012, 7:00 am
  • Tiffany’s “True Love in Pictures” Project 12 January, 2012, 6:00 pm
    There’s nothing better than working on a project about love with the one you love.  A few weeks ago, Garance and I  had the opportunity to collaborate on a project capturing ‘true love in pictures‘ for the Tiffany ‘what makes love true’ campaign.  It was cool to play with instagram while shooting some of our friends (like Andi & Jordan above) in both Paris and New York.   It was also fun thinking about the small, tender gestures that a couple offers to each other– which are really the fuel that keeps a relationship special. I love that Garance makes my oatmeal for me in the morning while I run out to get our coffee.  They’re both just simple small acts but they make life happy.
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Hypebeast

  • Timberland Abington 2012 Fall/Winter Collection 16 January, 2012, 12:59 pm
    The Timberland Abington Collection is inspired by a time when people were rugged and their clothes had to be as dependable as their work ethic was. Taking its moniker from Timberland’s original company name, the Abington Shoe Company, the offering contains premium leathers and shoemaking meant to endure the tests of time. The Six Inch Work Boot and the Work Oxford draw their influence from the turn-of-the-century New England mill worker who, when on his feet for hours upon hours, viewed his shoes as perhaps his most valuable tool. The Low Guide Boot Boot is inspired by the long overdue sporting lodge getaway, a place to unwind, recharge and connect with nature before returning to the daily grind of factory work. The Alpine Ox and the Hiker pull heavily from the shoes that were worn by guides while exploring and charting the vast Presidential range deep in the White Mountains of New England. All Abington footwear features premium full-grain Horween leather made in the United States or premium suede from C.F.Stead & Co. of England. Click here to view full gallery at Hypebeast.com
  • Maison Martin Margiela Hand Painted Replica Hi-Top Sneaker 16 January, 2012, 11:00 am
    Maison Martin Margiela unveils its latest Replica Hi-Top iteration, approaching the distressed aesthetic with its own unique vision. The canvas hi-tops are recreated in an all canvas build and set atop a gum outsole. Organized chaos characterizes the upper via an amalgam of hand-brushed, light grey paint strokes that engluf the entire upper. Tonal oversized laces and painted D-ring hardware, and a supple interior leather lining round out the hand-designed pair. Availability is now seen through Maison Martin Margiela Hong Kong. Maison Martin Margiela Shop 7, G/F 10 Ice House St. Central Hong Kong Photography: Hypebeast Read more at Hypebeast.com
  • Modeselektor featuring Otto von Schirach – Evil Twin 16 January, 2012, 10:54 am
    This visual treat from Berlin’s Modeselektor featuring Otto von Schirach finds music meeting technology for the interpretation of their song, “Evil Twin.” Directed by Dent.De.Cuir, Quicktime video seems to come alive as rambunctious and masked individuals wreak havoc on the interweb. Modeselektor was recently named one of the acts gracing the stage at this year’s Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on April 15. Read more at Hypebeast.com
  • Burberry Prorsum 2012 Fall/Winter Bag Collection 16 January, 2012, 10:48 am
    The Burberry Prorsum 2012 Bag Collection finds a copious amount of textures, colors and materials employed to craft a diverse range of products for Fall/Winter 2012. Boasting orderly patterns as well as some more abstract interpretations, each piece contains individual charm and utilitarian use. From tote bags to day carriers, Burberry Prorsum continues to craft exquisite pieces for those always on the go. Click here to view full gallery at Hypebeast.com
  • Damir Doma 2012 Fall/Winter Collection 16 January, 2012, 10:31 am
    Since launching his menswear line in 2008, Paris-based, Croatian-born designer Damir Doma has garnered a significant following of celebrities, fashion figures and consumers with high taste levels. All flocking towards his dark, poetic and at times shape-shifting aesthetic, fans will surely be pleased with Damir Doma’s upcoming fall/winter collection. Signature dark, flowing garments litter his latest, draping the wearers from head-to-toe in pieces that are distinctly different, yet cohesive. A pre-order for the Damir Doma line is available via Australia’s for-tomorrow. Click here to view full gallery at Hypebeast.com
  • BRIEFING Gym Pack 16 January, 2012, 10:31 am
    A brand that has been embraced throughout various channels in Japan, BRIEFING has released a new piece in the form of the Gym Pack. Available in either black or moss, the diverse carrier is crafted from premium materials and is suitable for everything, from a trip to the library to a jaunt across rocky terrain. The BRIEFING Gym Pack can be purchased at rumors for ¥39,900 JPY (approximately $519 USD). Read more at Hypebeast.com
  • Missoni 2012 Fall/Winter Collection 16 January, 2012, 10:30 am
    With Milan Fashion Week in full effect, Missoni unveiled its latest collection for the Fall/Winter 2012 season. Featuring a host of knit pieces, outerwear, and suiting, the collection sees a wide array of textures and patterns. Notable amongst the arrangement is a heather grey, double-breasted suit as well as several items styled with the Jacquard and zig-zag patterns that have become so recognizable from the Missoni label. The color palette is characterized by a host of muted greens, blues, and greys. The collection as a whole boasts a sophisticated balance of eye-catching garments as well as several understated chic pieces. Source: Style.com Click here to view full gallery at Hypebeast.com
  • Polls: Do Hybrid Sneakers Contribute to Sneaker Culture? 16 January, 2012, 10:30 am
    Despite their stigma within the world of die-hard sneaker culture and retro footwear enthusiasts, hybrid sneakers consistently maintain a strong market presence. Jordan brand first began its integration of lifestyle retro hybrids around 2005, and for many, the events represented nothing less than an abomination of an archive of adored silhouettes and iconic models. But, with that said, there is still something to say about the re-invention of footwear silhouettes that labels such as Nike and Jordan could easily consistently re-issue with little-to-no creative adjustment, effectively nullifying creativity in place of profitability. The conflict ultimately boils down to change. In any sphere, there often exists a fundamental difference between one generation and its successor as it relates to change. The sneaker culture is no different. So, does the preservation and protection of revered footwear models offset the necessity of many footwear labels to maintain relevance and sustainability? What hybrid sneakers lack in reverence, do they make up in their contribution of new enthusiasts and buying power to the sneaker culture? You decide. Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll. Read more at Hypebeast.com
  • Vivienne Westwood 2012 Fall/Winter Collection 16 January, 2012, 10:00 am
    Fashion pioneer Vivienne Westwood is best known for bringing the palatable fashions of punk and new-wave into the mainstream. While her recently shown Fall/Winter 2012 collection in Milan harkens to a decidedly more steampunk-esque Victorian aesthetic, it’s no less edgy, forward, or eccentric than she’s ever been. A range of monochromatic leather and outerwear piece reside alongside an assortment of patterned tops, knitwear, drop-crotch trousers and pinstripe suits. Source: Style.com Click here to view full gallery at Hypebeast.com
  • IWC 2012 Pilot Collection 16 January, 2012, 9:53 am
    International Watch Co. unveils it’s 2012 Pilot Collection, following a sneak preview of the Top Gun Miramar chronograph a few weeks back. The newly distinguished professional pilot’s watches boast a wide range of functions and features, crafted from luxurious ceramic and titanium. Each watch from the collection comes with it’s own unique range of capabilities, while carrying a background story of heritage. As stated by IWC themselves, the name “Top Gun” stands for the best of its breed, which they believe is an epithet that applies to rest of the IWC range. The IWC Pilot collection is truly the mark of quality, and would make a very good investment indeed. Source: ACQUIRE Read more at Hypebeast.com
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    It’s impossible not to love Sarah Jessica Parker as the quirky Carrie Bradshaw in Sex and the City, and lucky for us, the actress emulates the same sense of style [...] [This is a summary. Visit Fashion Hippo to read a full article, see dashing photos, and get a fresh dose of fashion trends]
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    Fins iconic, whimsical pieces at today’s Zac Posen sale at Gilt. Hollywood starlets flock around this designer’s pieces, and now, you can snag them for yourself. Dramatic, floor-length... [This is a summary. Visit Fashion Hippo to read a full article, see dashing photos, and get a fresh dose of fashion trends]
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    Isn’t this fabulous?   Savings embedded into savings.   American Express just partnered with Groupon to bring you a fabulous membership reward option.  You can now use your Amex Membership... [This is a summary. Visit Fashion Hippo to read a full article, see dashing photos, and get a fresh dose of fashion trends]
  • Wednesday 1/11 Sample Sales – Versace, Pour La Victoire, Prada 11 January, 2012, 8:59 am
    Find a myriad of designer scarves, including Versace, at today’s sale at Rue La La. Givenchy options are also available, making it impossible for you to add a little color [...] [This is a summary. Visit Fashion Hippo to read a full article, see dashing photos, and get a fresh dose of fashion trends]
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    Jason Wu for Target entire collection is finally here.  The images that is.  The actual collection will launch on February 5th in stores and online.   In the meantime, feast [...] [This is a summary. Visit Fashion Hippo to read a full article, see dashing photos, and get a fresh dose of fashion trends]
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    Find Cynthia Rowley handbags today at Editor’s Closet. Bright reds in patent leather and classic blacks make this sale hard to miss. Opt for an everyday carry-all, or inject a [...] [This is a summary. Visit Fashion Hippo to read a full article, see dashing photos, and get a fresh dose of fashion trends]
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      Today’s Rag & Bone sale at Gilt is ideal to inject a little fun into your wardrobe. Founded in 2002 as a denim company, the line has evolved to [...] [This is a summary. Visit Fashion Hippo to read a full article, see dashing photos, and get a fresh dose of fashion trends]
  • Prabal Gurung Is Making T-shirts For Spring 2012 6 January, 2012, 11:39 am
    The web is buzzing with upscale designer-making-T-shirts news.   Apparently, yesterday Prabal Gurung’s team posted this image on Tumblr, followed by this statement: “SP12 production... [This is a summary. Visit Fashion Hippo to read a full article, see dashing photos, and get a fresh dose of fashion trends]
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HighSnobeity

  • LATELY Part 8… 23 January, 2012, 6:08 am
  • THOM BROWNE FW12 Show 23 January, 2012, 1:12 am
    Last night’s THOM BROWNE show was literally a freak show: Adam’s Family meets Punk Rock meets Frankenstein! It was kind of hard-core. Held at the” Galérie de Minéralogie et de Géologie” within the Botanical gardens the location was once again stunning. I’m really looking forward to see the collection live in the showroom. With theses guys you never know what to expect… Check the video and below to get a glimpse: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykADWrUDa_o And here the happy ending of the show… please, note the little “penis-mouth connection”:
  • PEOPLE MAKE THE WORLD GO ROUND 23 January, 2012, 1:02 am
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  • VOV Interview: Karl-Oskar Olsen, Wood Wood 21 January, 2012, 9:20 pm
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  • Grants Golden Pomade!!! 20 January, 2012, 8:21 pm
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Stylebubble

  • Pill-Popping Pastels 16 January, 2012, 9:15 am
    Whilst we're on the subject of hair rollered housewives (see previous post), I thought it completely apt to bring you the third Because x Kay Montano beauty video I did.  They have well and truly revived my Beauty School Dropout category and have prompted a vaguely more adventurous make-up strategy that goes beyond concealer and lip balm.  Montano's way with lotions and potions is infectious as are Because Magazine's video treatments.  This Pastel Pomp video is the zaniest one yet as we started off being inspired by Meadham Kirchhoff's S/S 12 dolly-kei type make-up but wound up in Mars Attacks or Stepford Wives territory.  The hair in particular is how I'd imagine it would look once I've had one too many gin and tonics and god knows what else in a house where you hoover in heels and bake in pretty dresses.  Of course the alarming amount of of blue eyeshadow, the zany up-do and pinky-gerlinky lips in my old Chinese self only reminds me of one thing and that's Tretchikoff's painting of Chinese Girl, otherwise known as the Green Lady.  Or else I look like one of those 1930s century Shanghainese ads where pin-up girls are trying to sell you beer or cigarettes.  And you wonder why I don't pile on more make-up, eh?    Whilst the make-up we did was inspired my Meadham Kirchhoff, the resulting look and video reminded me more of Jonathan Saunders' Miami-inspired pill-poppin 50s trip for S/S 12.  I don't know whether it's Saunders presence in places such as ASOS or Urban Outfitters but in the last two seasons, I've really been seeing a lot more of his pieces in REAL action on the streets.  Applying his prints to accessible jersey and knitwear pieces has clearly worked for him and now the man will be straddling both proper menswear and womenswear collections. His S/S 12 was an exploration of ultra femininity but he did get to dig beneath the surface of prim prettiness.  Miami's deco colours have of course been flooding in from all directions but it's Saunders synthesising them with the unhinged, unsettled housewife character (or Betty Draper if we're gonna go for the obvious reference though for me I'm thinking more of Julianne Moore in Far From Heaven) that makes this collection soar.  Not in the obvious way either.  He has taken care to relax those 50s cliched looks into something that will endear even the hardiest tomboys to some of the looks.  Little details such as the roomy pockets in skirts, the relaxed fit of a shirt with 3/4 length sleeves and the ever present chunky jumper or cardigan worn over a dress that successfully evokes all of those hysterical pill-popping female characters without recreating their attire like-for-like.  Comfortable, an ugly word to some designers perhaps is embraced by Saunders with gusto and he proves that it can be married up with beautiful at the same time here.  I've ordered up quite a few pieces already and I'm waiting for the moments when I can really 'hang' in these clothes with dandelion seeds to blow, an apple martini in one hand and the other shielding my face from the sun.  Perhaps with a touch of the candy pink lippie.  The blue eyeshadow might be a step too far as matching eye-make-up to skirt is not a style rule I want to ever try and attempt to adhere to. 
  • Mother Knows Best 16 January, 2012, 4:10 am
    >> For personal reasons, I've been thinking about my mother a lot.  I really relished the time spent at home over Christmas so much so that I've been a bit slow on the uptake with the rest of life now that we're two weeks into January.  I lingered longer over photo albums.  I needlessly sentimalised over certain food, objects and films - anything at home that had an anecdote attached.  I'm actively listening to what my mother is saying so that when she calls me up at midnight to say that I should eat more carrots and winter melon because of my poor stomach problems (she's obsessed with nutrition), it doesn't fall on deaf ears.  I'm munching on a carrot right now in fact. Therefore when I discovered Pip Jolley's jewellery, her latest collection entitled 'Joanne' tugged and twinged at my heartstrings.  For Jolley, it was a an ode to the women in the 1940s, who put in so much effort into their coiffures.  Taking hair curlers and turning them into silver and in the case of the ring, gold and diamonds, is Jolley's way of awarding these women with a "series of medals honouring the time spent creating the perfect coiffeur."   This could so easily have fallen into the category of 40s/50s schmaltzy retrograding were it not for the fact that Jolley has come up with an unlikely object for fetishising in silver.  Beyond the immaculate coiffures of the 1940s though, these plastic rollers are exactly the sort that my mother has and still uses.  No tongs or electric curlers in our house (which is probably why I'm adverse to hairdryers and only allow my hair to dry naturally).  My mother favours these prickly plastic objects, sometimes with a sponge wrapper or sometimes with a clipping mechanism.  I'd wake up and she'd be cooking me breakfast (spam and scrambled egg sarnies) with a few random rollers in the hair.  Never the whole head.  Just a few where she wanted a bit of oomph.  Seven year old me would try and roll them up in my own slippery hair but to no avail because my mother already had a perm so it meant already-textured hair would hold on to those prickles.  I'm already smelling that eggy whiff of home perm kit.  Now I want to give Jolley a hug and a bag filled with lavender.  I don't know why.  Isn't that the sort of thing 40s/50s afficionados appreciate?  Besides my self-indulgent bit of personal nostalgia, it really is quite an unexpected object to immortalise as rings, brooches and necklaces and Jolley has got a few of the pieces up for sale on her website too.  The pin curl necklace is tapping away at another memory lane experience - my teenage yearning for 'pin curls' and my many MANY attempts at pin curling my hair only to have my heavy straight locks smack me in the face as if to mock me.  
  • Sunofication in Action 15 January, 2012, 3:30 am
    In ye olde days of blogging, I used to go through a lazy stage of wishlisting things and expressing said wishlist on the blog.  I don't even want to think about the number of pointless posts devoted to items that I was never going to be able to afford/buy/have access to.  Mental wishlisting isn't a bad thing in itself but broadcasting my whimsical empty desires in a wasted post is.  I've tried to break this habit to some degree of success.  Which is probably why you get less small and skittish posts here going "I WANT THESE SHOES!".   I do sometimes sneak the odd wish in a post, once in a while though.  When I spoke of Suno's rise a few weeks ago, I did also clamour for their A/W 11 printed waxed cotton moto jacket.  Lo and behold, the very next day, an email landed from LN-CC with a code to take off a juicy extra 20% on all sale items.  I punched the air at 9 o'clock in the morning and ordered it right away.   The sun began to spread its rays into my flat and animated bluebirds started to flutter about.  Alright, I'm making the last bit up but it sure felt like those birds were there. Joyful Sunofication can well and truly occur now with a pair of trousers from a previous Suno collection as well as the appropriately clashing Versace reissue shirt.  What surprised me about the jacket was the waxed cotton texture which means I can legitimately call it a waterproof jacket.  Yes, it's not just another crazy printed jacket to add to the other crazy printed jackets that loll about in my closet.  It will protect me from rain too.  Because err... that is of course the primary reason why I'd wear such a jacket...  (Worn with Suno trousers, Versace re-issued archive shirt, Topshop glitter brogues) Another pleasant surprise from ordering from LN-CC was the box the jacket came in.  I'm a fan of big boxes that arrive along with angry UPS men who huff and puff after climbing my fire exit staircases.  Yoox and The Corner are the usual suspects.  Net-a-Porter boxes are also lovely and shiny and sometimes come in those NAP vans so you can chase it down if you've nipped out for a pint of milk.  This was my first order from LN-CC and a useful grey slidey box that looks like a box file with a friendship bracelet handle was most pleasing indeed.  It's the little things that make all the difference and yes, it is just a plain old box but that flash of friendship bracelet thread is enough to endear me to it.  I'm now promptly going to use it to store receipts for tax returns.  The jacket is the reward for that pragmatic bit of organisation.  
  • An Italian Lesson 13 January, 2012, 8:07 am
    Where Pitti Immagine has excelled in the past few years is bringing in guest designers and giving them a complete freedom to do as they please, with full access to a whole host of sumptuous spaces that the city of Florence offers in whatever format they choose.  Some rock the boat, some tow the line and go for the obvious but most embrace their Florentine surroundings and Italian culture with gusto to stage a 'one off' event that is strictly 'for Florence only'.   Olympia Le-Tan was perhaps not an obvious choice for Pitti W to choose as a special guest but anybody who has been to her presentations in Paris will know that the girl knows how to pick a space to bring her bags to life.  She has made a name for herself with her embroidered book clutches and miniaudieres which has enabled her to play with seasonal literary themes and I hear in March, she'll be presenting her first foray into clothing as well.  I do hope they involve embroidered quotes or the like.  Sounds cheesy on paper but I'm sure Le-Tan could do them justice. For her event at Pitti, she has created a collection dedicated to Florence and her time spent studying Italian literature and cinema at university.  Once again, she chose another apt venue for her work, the Museo Bellini which has is a privately-owned museum, stuffed with renaissance artwork and objects.  Arranged artfully in amongst the artefacts of museum, familiar and unfamiliar titles and authors jump out at you from her now-established clutch and bag shapes.  I blame the English curriculum and my oafish ignorance for not knowing some of the works that were illustrated on the clutches.  For some reason my reading has gone deep into English, American, French and Russian literature but have only skirted around Italian.  For shame.  Penguin classics clearly didn't do a good job selling them into me at bookstores. Similarly, the films that were depicted in a series of portraits by Max Farago to accompany the presentation were also a struggle for me to identify.  The obvious jumped out at me but I was a little sketchy with the others.  Still, the presentation has given me impetus to do an Italian cinema DVD weekend as well as a visual reading list for me to plough through eventually.  Le-Tan got her bevy of mates to pose in the photos including Hamish Bowles depicting a scene in The Damned and Olivier Zahm in Salò (looking like he would if he were to do a self-portrait for his own Purple magazine, no…?).  Victoire de Castellane, Camille Bidault Waddington and André Saraiva join the gaggle of friends who all re-enacted iconic Italian cinema moments.  Even Olympia herself got in on the action with this Silvana Mangano in Riso Amaro portrait...  I'm not so great with the hybrid actress slash singer slash IT girl names but i gather there's plenty of them here looking beautiful.  Le-Tan doesn't normally do lookbook shoots for her collections but given the themes and imagery that her books conjure up, these images make you think that she should do this more often. My favourite portrait though wasn't shot by Farago and instead by Matthew Frost.  Well…. it can only be Tilda… The night was Olympia Le-Tan doing her ode to Italian culture but her Gallic ways also crept into the night through the soundtrack and of course, these obligatory fashion party treats… On a personal note, I've still yet to take the Olympia Le-Tan plunge.  They are insanely pricy but also painstakingly made.  There is no machine-based process to her work and it's not possible to reduce the labour time that goes into each one either.  Therefore, it would take a highly significant book title, preferably an early 20th century English novel to make me fork out the money.  I well and truly hope the people who buy her bags haven't just chosen them for their colour ways and have actually read the book their bag is depicting but that's just me being a militant schoolmaster.
  • Come Down the Rabbit Hole 13 January, 2012, 5:22 am
    A Lynchian suited-and-booted character with a rabbit's head has grabbed my face.  That's one goal in life achieved in the first month of 2012.  This rabbit hole tale could only have unfolded as part of Pitti Uomo and their increasingly intriguing set of events that makes me come back, time and time again despite it strictly speaking being a hardcore menswear tradeshow.  Remember the last edition when the curator Olivier Saillard orchestrated a Vestirsi Da Uomo (Dress Like a Man) show, where a group of women demonstrated the versatility and questioned the context of men's garments?  The spotlight on the mainstream Barbour and Brooks Brothes clothes used in the show was minimal and thus we can be thankful that despite the commercial pressures of a gigantic tradeshow like Pitti Uomo, total carte blanche is given to creatives for my very own selfish enjoyment. This time round, the carte blanche card for creating the second edition of Vestirsi Da Uomo fell on the legendary Marc Ascoli.  If you don't know the name, at the very least you'll know his work through his imagery that he created with Yohji Yamamoto in the 80s and subsequently Jil Sander, Cerruti, Chloe and his wife Martine Sitbon.  He's pretty much worked with all the photo biggies and was responsible for discovering Mert Alas and Marcus Piggot.  Best of all, there are no hoity toity airs and graces to the man.  Since October, he's been working with the students at the Polimoda fashion school in Florence, newly relocated to the restored Villa Favard where this magic night took place.  Ascoli's masterclass has resulted in this night where the students collaborated with Ascoli in taking pieces by the likes of Barbour, Brooks Brothers, Folk, Yuketen and Engineered Garments and putting them completely out of their context/comfort zone.  The inspiration points are of course pure David Lynch, derived from films such as his Rabbits series and Inland Empire , but the result is probably something more magical and uplifting than the Lynchian vision.  The Villa Favard (officially the most beautiful fashion school I've ever seen) was where Ascoli's vision of theatrical dreamscapes unfolded, beginning with these rabbit headed beings that greeted us at the entrance - a tell tale sign as to what we were about to see. "It will be like a game, a game between real and surreal, between the real garment and the imagery it evokes: exuberant, filled with energy, fanciful, dreamlike and visionary." Marc Ascoli Inside the villa, a frame of gold and glass housed a rotating run of characters that again evoked animal imagery with their crocheted and lacey rabbit and mouse masks.  They play about with their masks, looking like they're not sure whether they're human or animal.  The styling itself though is the key thing that grabs you, as those aforementioned macho men's brands are subjected to a blurring between masculinity and femininity.  The result is this purist aesthetic where you don't need to question whether it's menswear or womenswear.  As we looked up towards this frame, unknowingly, a widow character robed in black would sweep by us in a creepy manner.  Raphaelle Boitel, a regularly performer at Club Silencio in Paris (another Lynchian link) was here to evoke the spirit of the Baroness Fiorella Favard of Langlade, just to remind us of the imposing venue we were in.  We then entered another room where a cornucopia of characters dressed in childsplay garments in primary colours along with a few of those rabbit-headed figures all gathered around a table in a weird game of musical chairs.  Looking at wonderment at books, they were like entranced children, learning and discovering for the first time, who just happened to be trussed up in the Polimoda students' exuberant creations of patchworked knits, colourful crochet and deconstructed layers.  At this point, I think you forgot whether we were supposed to be analysing some point by Ascoli about Dressing Like a Man and instead, we were just purely enchanted by the escapism presented here.  Hell, let's do away with deep analysis and just say that escapist moments like this are rare in the fashion ecosystem and be thankful that Ascoli and his many collaborators attempted to stage something like this.   Again, on a superficial styling note, I was feeling all the neon laces, naive crochet and hyper houndstooth knits that made up these fantastical costumes.  They're exaggerated pointers that could easily be taken away in real life.    The soundtrack and music accompaniment was a feast that could be heard three blocks away.  Frederic Sanchez was the main soundtrack maestro.  His list of fashion clients is as long as this post and includes Chloe, Balmain, Prada and Marc Jacobs.  He could probably serve up appropriate musical ambiance  in his sleep.  I was mighty impressed though with this singer Owlle, a young French artist.  If I was making lazy comparisons, then I suppose you could find echoes of Florence Welch, except less affected and slightly more haunting.  The third part had us all reduced to the same childlike stupor displayed by the characters in their musical chair set-up.  Climbing the stairs up the Villa Favard revealed a chamber with a magic wardrobe where two jumpers exchanged a few moments of tenderness.  Pictures are pretty much useless in this instance so I've made a little video.  Another rabbit headed figure comes in once in a while to disturb this couple of loving jumpers.  Seriously, I was waiting for a juicy smooch between the jumpers if knitwear are indeed capable of snogging each other.  It was like a strange Punch and Judy puppet show without the cack-handed punchlines and instead there was something quite poetic in the tenderness displayed.  Kudos to the human arms that operated the jumpers from the circus group Compagnia Dromosfisti.     The omnipresent rabbit motif didn't get in the way, when full outfits made more of a literal point.  A Barbour jacket with a pair of rainbow crochet trousers and chunky Yuketen shoes isn't such an imaginative stretch for most people I think.  If anything, these ensembles were well-trodden ground by forebearers such as Rei Kawakubo or Junya Watanabe.  The actors inside these rabbits were clearly all men and despite the surreal imagery presented to us, I was intent on taking the surface of these outfits quite literally.  That's just indicative of the progressions in menswear perhaps... This was a triumph by Ascoli and one that managed to make a point with whimsy and theatre.  We may have regressed to childhood moments at times but this certainly wasn't childsplay.  The monumental task of assembling this all together and the scale of the performance conceived by Ascoli has to be commended.  I'd also like to mention the involvement of Linda Loppa, the director of the Polimoda school who also worked with Ascoli to bring this event to life.  Loppa is best known as being the past director of the Antwerp Royal Academy school and giving the Antwerp Six and the likes of Raf Simons a helping start in their early careers.  Given that my love of fashion really took a gateway leap when I discovered all things Antwerp in my teens, I was therefore quite honoured to meet Loppa last night, who is now attempting to do a similarly stellar job at Polimoda in Florence.  "I'm just like any other fashion teacher in the world really," Loppa said in modesty.  I'm not sure I agree but I appreciate the humbleness.  Art director, students, fashion school director, sound and light designers, theatre groups and of course the menswear brands - too many collaborators to even mention all in one breath and yet they all came together in a meaningful way.  Pitti Uomo's next edition will find it difficult to top this edition of Vestirsi Da Uomo...
  • So it Begins... 11 January, 2012, 6:18 pm
    I'm already dreading the lazy links forged between the 1930s and the upcoming trainwreck of a biopic film W.E, should we start seeing this decade permeate the A/W 12-3 season as the 1920s did for spring summer 12.  Last season, we declared that it was Baz Luhrmann's not-yet-seen, not-yet-released film adaptation of The Great Gatsby that was causing designers to drop waists and do flapper frocks.  Because every designer is an IMDB hawk, skulking around upcoming film releases.  Duh.  Hardy Amies officially kicked off my A/W 12-3 show schedule at the 81st Pitti Uomo in Florence tonight and it was thirties galore.  We can therefore chant that it was the King Edward VIII turned Duke of Windsor and his dapper ways that saw these reconfigurations of the grey flannel suit with 1930s deco styling flourish.  Thankfully, Hardy Amies, which has been under the creative direction of Claire Malcolm for the past year or so turning out contemporary menswear that references the past without copying it, has historic legs to stand on to reference the 30s without having us hack-y journos linking film to decade. Just a reminder that historically Hardy Amies was one of the few English couturiers, flourishing from the 1930s to 60s and was best known as designer to Queen Elizabeth II, holding the Royal Warrant as official dressmaker as well as designing the costumes for Stanley Kubrick's 2001: Space Odyssey, proving what range and scope Amies had up his sleeve.  Amies as a person was also known as a bit of a snobby social climber, passing judgement whilst breaking his own rules, as demonstrated in his fun little read, the ABC of Men's Fashion. You could call this a salient gem... "A man should look as if he has bought his clothes with intelligence, put them on with care and then forgotten all about them."  Then again can inscouciance really be pre-conceived?  Anyhow it's full of handy nutshell quotes if you're into lofty style rules.  The house has since come under new ownership and is now fully set on being a modern luxury mens fashion label, rooting it to its Savile Row surroundings whilst trying to push things forward with a young creative directorship.    Hardy Amies with one of his ultra feminine creations. A still from Gold Diggers of 1933 We turn back to the 1930s thread in this A/W 12-13 collection (quite scary that I'm even referring to the year 2013 already...).  Claire Malcolm has primarily looked to the man Hardy Amies himself and his own style choices and life, as opposed to his actual designs for reference.  A photo of Amies in a double-breasted hulking overcoat as well as the kaleidoscopic choreography of the film Gold Diggers of 1933 were the main starting points for Malcolm in drawing all the geometric graphics that run throughout the collection, from silk jackets to the Globetrotter luggage to the stunning shoes created by Mr Hare.  Malcolm refers to this patternation as 'Deco-Tron' and indeed, there is something very reminiscent of an 80s take on art deco present.  All the shades of steely grey of course makes for a slick offering as well as being richly textured, aided by materials such as an asymmetric herringbone weave or a knit with hexagonal motifs worked into it.   The silhouettes are pure recognisable 1930s with hardly any tampering done to the shape, leaving all the off-kilter modernisation to fall upon the print and texture detailing.  From a selfish point of view, as much as I love revisiting decades gone by (provided they DON'T come with a tenuous film link) and seeing an English couturier move forward into the 21st century, I do think these boots and lace-ups with metal cut-out toe caps created by Mr Hare (who has a cult like following amongst manfolk) are the bee's knees.  That's me doing flapper/deco speak.  Or if I'm being lewd and doing 21st century Brit speak, these shoes are the tits.  Truly.  They're probably unlikely to get produced or come remotely close to women's sizing but the excercise of my being in Pitti admiring awesome menswear was always going to be a fruitless task anyway... 
  • Straight Up 10 January, 2012, 8:32 am
    Paris has got the old houses tied up with conglomerates and swanky creative directors infrastructure down to a textbook pat.  The weird downside to the set-in-stone establishment is that there's very little young blood in Paris.  Quite literally I can only name a handful of names and even then, they tend not to be French by birth.  Not that nationality matters but it does strike me as odd when on this side of the channel, graduates get groomed right from the get go to gain recognition in their own right.  Therefore Jacquemus seems like an unstuffy bit of fresh air.  There's something slightly young and naive about it all in its stark simplicity.  Then again, the designer Simon Porte is only 21 years old.  After going to fashion school and assisting in a fashion magazine for a while, he decided to go it alone to start Jacquemus.  His age shows in early seasons, which are vaguely American Apparel-ish for girls that do quirky dance moves (just watched Zooey Deschanel in New Girl - toe curlingly cringey).  But it's L'Usine, the A/W 11-12 collection that really turned my head, not least because it's accompanied by an intriguing lookbook and video by Bertrand le Pluard.  Depicting sexy French girls (all un-made-up in a way that only the French and the fortunate seem to be able to get away with) at work wearing the juxtaposition of boiled wool pieces that have been daringly cropped at the midriff and at the legs, it conjures up some some strange imagery.  It would all be a little too severe and stiffly stark if it weren't for the fact that Porte picked the right girls to represent his clothes.  Opening Ceremony has already come onboard for the current A/W 11-12 collection although they don't have the multicoloured stripe piece which I spy on Jacquemus' little e-store.  The goal would be to wear both jumper and skirt and look like a piece of German candy. For the S/S 12 Jacquemus collection, Porte looks to a lonely woman who has lost her faith in love and turns to dogs instead, a fate that one can only relate to Bridge Jones and her prediction that alsatians will eat her dead corpse up.  Good on Caroline de Maigret, the ex-model and general Parisian stylehead, for taking on this role in the lookbook, modelling and supporting the strict collection which only consists of five styles of dress in five shades of sombre toned colours inspired by the hospital.  I can't imagine the beautiful Maigret getting consumed by loneliness or eaten by alsatians but she does look lovely in these simple frocks.  Porte wanted to make dresses that felt deliberately old and fuddy duddy as well as being comfortable.  It's a strange simplicity that Porte is creating, one that is tied up with the women that inhabit his clothes and perhaps is overly reliant on that denominator.  Still, Jacquemus with its intriguing zane is worth checking out.  If only to look like a boiled wool stripy candy sweet. 
  • Summertime A-Coming 9 January, 2012, 7:51 am
    >> A lazy afternoon spent meandering over the many MANY versions of Gershwin's Summertime thanks to this documentary on BBC4, has tricked me into thinking that hot and sweaty days are not too far away.  To be fair, save for the few gusty days and one or two hours where I thought the temperature had dropped below zero, I've not actually felt properly cold yet.  The fact that I haven't worn a solid chunky winter coat yet is slightly worrying.  I've still not properly delved into my 80 plus denier tights box.  I've been bare legged most of this winter thus far, albeit with a few goosebumps.  Anyhow, it's a false sense of security that lulls me into proceeding to get excited by what's around the corner.  Such as this bStore x Liberty S/S 12 collection.  I got a little bit excited by the accessories (see bottom) all the way back in June last year when I saw them in Paris.  That was FAR too early to start feeding the brain with images of cute Liberty print clad mini satchels and peep-toe boots with perspex heels.  Now is a more appropriate time, what with bStore's new Kingly Street location and other upcoming projects.  In any case, I did say that we'd be knee deep in Liberty print collaborations so it's best to space them out evenly just in case they all land in your eyesight all at once.  
  • Enter the Void 8 January, 2012, 9:39 am
    Who knew that a film that left my brain slightly damaged and broken down would still be permeating the blog a year on?  Gaspard Noe's Enter the Void was a challenge to chug through in the cinema and left me feeling queasy, made worse by the fact that we saw a guy get run over by a car immediately after we came out of the cinema (we called an ambulance - we *think* all was ok...).  Still, there's no getting away from the vivid imagery, that the film conjures up in its seriously warped, UV-lit and neon-ridden vision of Tokyo at night.  I may have gotten a little over familiar with Paz de la Huerta's boobies during the course of the film but it's the drug-influenced impressionistic view of Tokyo that takes you on a serious ride. Over the Christmas period, Michael Angel, whose printed pieces have in the past all given me abstract patterns galore to play around with, was kind enough to send over a birthday/Christmas package of pieces that could well have been screen capped from Enter the Void.  Not that the film was actually part of Angel's consciousness.  These pieces are from the past few seasons and are in fact derived from various themes that Angel explores each season.  However the effect of Angel's distortion of photographs all end up conjuring plays on light that for me, could have seamlessly blended in with the bleary-eyed visions of the film's protagonist.  Michael Angel cut-out shirt, Secret Squirrel print dress, ASOS White tweed brogues (new season) Michael Angel sleeveless white shirt dress w/ wrapover skirt, Topshop lurex frontless jumper, Tabio socks, Dr. Martens Bespoke gold shoes Michael Angel fleece-lined poncho w/ drawstrings, Acne jumper, Dries Van Noten skirt, John Rochas boots Michael Angel has spent the last few seasons working out ways to house his prints in different ways.  From S/S 11's clean shirt-collars and latex t-shirts to A/W 11-12's nomadic layers and loose cocoons to S/S 12's texture exploration - Angel's prints are the constant but he's not afraid of changing up the silhouettes and mood to suit his needs.  For S/S 12, Angel looks to old photographs of his Egyptian mother in Cairo and quite literally features her on a sleeveless trench coat, albeit slightly distorted.  Prints aside, Angel also employs interesting papyrus-esque cottons and pleated fabrics to reference the rough hewn textures of ancient civilisations.  Still, I spy a print that again, if I look a little too long at it could take me back to that strange void...
  • Bright Young Things II 7 January, 2012, 5:28 pm
    The proof of success of the Bright Young Things project at Selfridges London is in the fact that they have run with it for the second time.  This time last year, a group of womenswear, menswear and accessories designers took over the Selfridges London windows as well as creating exclusive product for the store to sell.  It's the one opportunity for truly new design to take over the store which for the most part is somewhat restricted with buying in progressive and young designers especially in fashion.  It can't be overestimated how great the exposure is for a designer to be featured in windows that get some seriously high eyeball traffic.  Still, it's a two-way gain for both Selfridges and the designers.  The product did sell well last time round.  Clearly the Selfridges customer can take a chance on the unknown and for Selfridges, it's surely a good thing to have some product diversity beyond the usual lot of labels that we've come to expect.   This time round, menswear and womenswear designers are being launched together along with some graphic and interior design talents being given windows too which means the whole stretch of Oxford Street as well as Duke Street has been BYT'ed to the max.  Yes, I just said "to the max".  Their free rein over the windows and the diversity of styles means that plenty of tourists were snapping away and people were actually noting down some of the names and websites which is encouraging stuff.   On the womenswear and menswear floors, there's also a lot more product to buy from the designers, some of which has been exclusive tinkered for Selfridges, with all of it exclusive in general because these designers don't yet have London stockists.  The online offering is a lot stronger this time round with Selfridges e-commerce pretty much offering all of the Bright Young Things' things so even if you can't go and see the windows in person, you can browse their wares.  Prices do run from affordable to hideously prohibitive.  Then again, if we treat it like Fashion Frieze, most of these pieces also feel like one-offs/limited editions for those cogent connoisseurs out there.  I'm showing my support with this fifty plus piccy post.  I can't show the £££ but I can stand patiently on bustling Oxford Street waiting for people and buses to go by to get shots of the windows...   ................................................................................................ Sorcha O'Raghallaigh has a sorceress/witchy name and creates clothes that are fit for such a role.  Who doesn't want to look like a non-century-specific sorceress?  Her clothes are fantastical but isn't completely away with the fairies.  In fact, the pieces that she has created for Selfridges include gold leather collars and crocheted maxi skirts - all subtle nods to the magic she creates in her imagery and clothing.      ................................................................................................ You'll probably be familiar with Maarten van der Horst, he of the Hawaiian and nylon ruffle fame.  Remember?  He created a power puff of a piece with me for Peroni and basically, from now on end, my summers are simply incomplete without wearing a piece of his.  A few pieces of his Hawaiian fun are now available at Selfridges.  They're a pretty penny but I promise the make is first rate and whoever can afford it will have a lot of fun wearing them.  Pina coladas, ratty deckchairs and sunnies are essential accompaniments.    ................................................................................................ MASC is the one Bright Young Thing who I didn't know too much about.  Founded in 2011 by Billy Yick and Duncan Shaw, it concentrates on minimal design and simple geometry.  MASC conveys ideas of concealmeant and masking which explains why the revolving mirror window display...  ................................................................................................ Alice Lee has been knitting up monochrome ensembles for a few seasons now and lately has been integrating leather into her knits to add weight and detailing that look sort of like skeleton patterns...    ................................................................................................ Adam Andrascik has still been incorporating paper-like tears into his clothing but the materials have lightened up and the tears are less dramatic than what they were before which means we can buy into shirts and skirts that come fragmented and deconstructed with ease.  I have my eye on one of the skirts that would confuse the hell out of my parents ("Your skirt is really damaged," they say. "I knooooowwww.... it's SUPPOSED to be like that!  DUH!") ................................................................................................ Oliver Ruuger is part of a group of LCF MA designers that really caught my eye last year.  There's something quite predatory about his umbrellas with tasseled handles and porcupine-studded briefcases.  It's a strange take on the classic City rat racer accessory set.  The umbrellas are really beautiful objects in person.  They're definitely not for people like me who'd forget it in a nanosecond in some random Starbucks.       ................................................................................................ T.Lipop by Tom Lipop is actually a full ready to wear and accessories label but Selfridges have honed in on his beautiful bags that are especially striking in the all-white window display.  The magnificent white rucksack is for sale but online are smaller iPad cases and messenger pouches.  ................................................................................................ I couldn't help but poke about the menswear too.  London's menswear scene is a constant explosion, and one that produces clothes that constantly sway me to wear things a baggy and oversized.  I'm fine with looking like a deranged hip hop wannabe.  Clothes with elasticated waistbands and slouchy fits just mean I can eat more anyway.  Selfridges have taken in plenty of Alex Mattsson's vests, shorts and caps, perfect for when I feel like blasting Fabolous out loud.   ................................................................................................ William Richard Green's window was one of the most eye-catching with its illustrations by Martin Wollerstam.  The lively display counteracts with the sportswear-derived monochrome pieces by the young menswear label.   ................................................................................................ I apologise to Shaun Samson for photographing his window rather poorly.  Lighting wasn't on my side.  It's a shame because the vibrant Peru-inspired weave really stands out on the shop floor and once again, I find myself wondering whether I can take on these seriously oversized tees and shorts.   ................................................................................................ Another designer who has taken to the b-ball shorts and oversized tee is Astrid Andersen.  Her take on basketball attire involves lace, gold and silk prints adorned with sunsets, palm trees and birds of paradise.  This really is the stuff to be wearing when I'm going through my iTunes nodding my head heavily to old Missy Elliot.   ................................................................................................ One window was dedicated to a group of potential break-out stars.  Together with University of Art in London's Future Map cream of the crop design graduates, the window showcases the work of seven of its stars ranging from jewellery, lighting and ceramics design to illustration and graphics. ................................................................................................ A new category has been added to this year's Bright Young Things with up and coming talents in art and design and even food showcased in the windows as well as product in store.  Tinker & Tailor, an interiors design duo between Adam Towner and Katy Gray Rosewarne recreated their studio in the corner window of Selfridges to give people a better idea of their influences.  Many a girl walked by and literally drooled at the display of STUFF, which tapped into their inner hoarding and scrapbooking self.  
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Cherry Blossom Girl

  • le vent d’été 15 January, 2012, 1:53 pm
    - - ♫ ♪ Liquid Summer – Diamond messages - - - Robe / Dress: Erin Fetherston Collier oiseaux / Birds necklace: Disaya Bague oiseaux / Birds ring: Disaya Vernis Givenchy Noir Céleste Rouge à lèvre Artist Intense “15 Violet Nacré” - - L’image projetée vient du film Bright Star, séquence papillons (ici 0:04). The projected image comes from the movie Bright Star butterfly sequence (here 0:04). - - - -
  • treasures in the snow 12 January, 2012, 3:19 pm
    Broche / Brooch: Sonia Rykiel - Chaussures / Shoes: The Cherry Blossom Girl x SIX - Bague / Rings: Juicy Couture, Calourette, Wanderlust + Co - Bougies pommes / Apple candle:D.L & Company - Vaporisateur: Givenchy l’Or Céleste - Parfum Valentina - - -
  • lady & bird 10 January, 2012, 3:20 pm
    - - ♫ ♪ Keren Ann – La ballade of lady and bird - - - Robe / Dress: Vintage Paillettes MFE 910 vert anis Manteau / coat : Sonia Rykiel Vernis Chanel Peridot - - -
  • Milkshake and Corvette 8 January, 2012, 2:06 pm
    - - Je suis plutôt fan de bon burgers, a déguster dans une ambiance Diner Américain ( vous avez pu le remarquer ici, ici ou encore ici ). Mais ce genre d’endroit, il n’y en a malheureusement pas beaucoup sur Paris. L’autre soir je suis retournée chez Annette’s Diner, à deux pas du parc Disneyland. Va savoir pourquoi, mais j’adore le folklore des serveurs sur patins à roulettes, le mobilier façon Drive-In digne d’American Graffiti, et la belle Corvette garée juste devant. Lorsque le restaurant a commencé à se vider, je n’ai pas résisté au plaisir de prendre quelques photos du lieux. Les Diners ( en plus d’apprécier un coca bien frais, un burger XXL, un banana split ou encore un milkshake ) je trouve ça irrésistiblement photogénique ! - - ♫ ♪ Johnny Burnette – You’re Sixteen - - Something I really miss from my road thip in the USA is having a good burger in a authentic American diner. Logically, these kind of places are not so common in Paris, which is sad because I could have my lunch there everyday ( you may have noticed here, here and here ). The other night, I came back to Annette’s Diner, which is juste a few steps away from Disneyland. I don’t know why, but I’m really fond of the whole Diner thing: waiters on roller skates, the funiture just like in American graffiti, and the beautiful Corvette parked in front!  When people started to leave the restaurant,  I could not resist the pleasure of taking some pictures. Not only burgers, milkshakes and banana splits are delicious, I find American Diners irresistibly photogenic! - - - Tshirt : Zoe Karssen Bracelet : French Connection Sac : bag : miu miu - - -
  • Lolita 6 January, 2012, 4:02 am
    - - Retrouvons au beau milieu de la bibliothèque ce qui semble être mon accessoire favoris du moment: la minaudière Lolita d’Olympia Le-Tan! J’adore l’idée du livre qui révèle un petit sac. La couverture a été brodée à la main, ce qui n’enlève rien à son charme! Je suis déjà prête à replonger dans la lecture du roman … et à regarder le film ! - - ♫ ♪ Lolita ( 1962 ) – Opening credits - - A closer look on what seems to be my favourite thing of the moment: the Olympia Le-Tan Lolita clutch! I just love the idea of a book revealing a bag. The cover was hand-embroided, which makes it even more unique! Now I’m ready to read the novel over and over again … and watch the movie ! - - - Minaudière / Clutch : Olympia Le-Tan Vernis Chanel Peridot - - - -
  • Changes 4 January, 2012, 12:07 pm
    - Vous vous souvenez de ce manteau ? J’ai finalement décidé de ne pas le raccourcir. La longueur est un peu inhabituelle, mais j’imagine que c’est aussi ce qui fait son charme ! - - - ♫ ♪ David Bowie – Changes - - - Do you remember this coat ? I finally decided do not make it shorter.  The length is a bit unusual but I guess that’s what makes it charming ! - - - Tshirt : Asos Manteau / Coat : See by Chloé pantalon / pants : Topshop Chaussures / Shoes : Chloé Sac / Bag : Louis Vuitton Vernis OPI ” I’m not really a waitress” Montre / Watch : Michael Kors - - -
  • stardust 3 January, 2012, 5:49 am
    - - ♫ ♪  Nat King Cole – Stardust - - - Robe / Dress : Monica Cordera Vaporisateur paillettes Givenchy Or Céleste Bandeau / Headband : Eddera Vernis / Nailpolish: Chanel Peridot - - -
  • Happy … 31 December, 2011, 3:32 pm
    - - … New year ! - Bonne année – Feliz año nuevo – 新年快樂 – Feliz ano novo – Gott nytt år – Felice anno nuovo 幸せな新年 - Rutsch ins neue Jahr – Gelukkig nieuwjaar – ευτυχισμένο το Νέο Έτος Szczęśliwego Nowego Roku – 새해 복 많이 - с Новым годом - سنة جديدة سعيدة - - ( Fête foraine Grand Palais ) - -
  • tiny basket 29 December, 2011, 5:39 am
    - - Lorsque j’étais petite, ma mère avait pour habitude de me costumer en Petit Chaperon Rouge pour Mardi Gras. Elle avait fabriqué elle même une robe et une cape, et je portais ce même petit panier. Je l’ai gardé et l’utilise à présent surtout comme élément de décoration. La simple vision de ce panier, qui à présent me parait infiniment petit, me rappelle de jolis souvenirs d’enfance ! - - ♫ ♪ Cocorosie – Werewolf - - When I was a kid my mom used to dress me as the Little Riding Hood for Mardi Gras. I was wearing a dress and a cape that she made, with this very same little basket. I kept it and mostly use it for decoration now. it’s so funny how tiny it seems now ! Just looking at it reminds me some great childhood souvenirs. - - - Pull / Jumper : ASOS Jupe / Skirt : ASOS Manteau / Coat : Sandro Chausures / Shoes : Chloé Collants / Tights : Wolford Panier : Vintage - - -
  • cat + lolita 27 December, 2011, 9:07 am
    - ♥ Charlotte Olympia Kitty flats ♥ Jessica de Lotz brooch ♥ Olympia Le-Tan Lolita book clutch ♥ Valentina perfume - - Noël 2011, sous le charme de ballerines chat et d’un livre qui cache en réalité une minaudière. J’espère que vous passez de bonnes vacances ! - Christmas 2011, charmed by the cuteness of a pair of kitty flats, and a book that is actually a clutch. Hope you’re having great holidays! - - -
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Manolo’s Shoe Blog

  • Manolo the Columnist: Kaplam Pump from Elie Tahari 13 January, 2012, 5:28 am
    Manolo says, here is the Manolo’s latest column for the Express of the Washington Post. Dear Manolo, I’ve finally been promoted to detective after almost a decade as a patrol officer and I need some shoes. While I’m obviously happy to be rid of those clunky, black cop shoes, I’m stumped as to what would look good with the stylish pantsuits I would like to wear. The regulations specify “professional, closed-toe shoes, with heels no greater than two inches high.” Please help. Kathy Manolo says, ayyyy! You will be like Angie Dickinson, going undercover in the hot pants and go-go boots to bust the ring of white slavers! Or, perhaps not. The new version of the police lady life, as shown on the network television, seems to involve less of the fist fighting, and more of the science. One minute, you are flirting shamelessly with the very witty Simon Baker, and the next you are poking the decomposing corpse with the spoon. Or perhaps not. From what the Manolo has heard, the actuality of being the copwoman in the real world is more mundane, involving overbearing bureaucracy, bad coffee at strange hours, and close contact with reprehensible peoples who do not look like this week’s celebrity guest villain. Still, despite the fact that your boss looks more like the Ernest Borgnine than the Mark Harmon, there must be great satisfaction in knowing that you are performing the necessary and important job for society, protecting the weak and unwary from harm. Here is the Kaplan Pump from the Elie Tahari, the sharp looking business shoe that will keep the evil-doers quaking in their much less attractive boots.
  • Gael Strappy Sandals from Jimmy Choo for the Tuesday 10 January, 2012, 2:18 pm
    Manolo says, it is Tuesday and the Manolo is back at his desk doing that thing that he does to amuse his long-suffering internet friends. Yes, it is true, the Manolo has been absent these past few weeks. But, in his favor, he has the valid excuse, with which he will not tire you (although it involves travel, illness, and the death of the close relative), in the stead, the Manolo to say the few words about the new year. Ayyyy! It is already 2012! You will need shoes that will look good during the Mayan calendar stone apocalypse, in which case allow the Manolo to recommend… Gael Strappy Sandals from the Jimmy Choo.
  • Manolo the Columnist: Chaps from Elizabeth and James 6 January, 2012, 9:39 am
    Manolo says, here is the Manolo’s latest column for the Express of the Washington Post. Dear Manolo, I’ve been searching for the perfect pair of black booties for what seems like eons now. I’d love a walk-able heel (I live in Toronto and walk a ton of city blocks), but nothing dowdy. If it helps, I’m a university student that wears an awful lot of 50′s style dresses and red lipstick, but I do have a pair of spiked five-inch heels that I break out for parties on the weekends. Do you think you can suggest a boot? Colleen Manolo says, ayyyy! To think, it is now 2012 and we are living in the future, which, strangely seems not all the different from the past, except that all of our best friends live in something called “cyberspace”, and all the teenagers communicate entirely with their thumbs. But otherwise, everything seems familiar, as we still live in houses made of wood and brick (instead of moon rocks and plastic), and the Rolling Stones are still the touring band (although Mick Jagger now looks like the folk art dried apple doll). Happily, despite this being the future, many smart young women wear beautiful vintage clothing in inventive and stylish ways, and thus require shoes that complement such creations without seeming costumey. For the example, pairing the 1950s dress with the 2010s booties, the practice which has much to recommend it. Here is the Chaps from the Elizabeth and James, the stacked heel bootie that would complement the full skirts in the most non-dowdy manner possible.
  • From the Archives of the Manolo: Manolo Blahnik Clausado D’Orsay Pumps For the Monday 26 December, 2011, 12:32 pm
    N.B. This seasonally appropriate post, which the Manolo published last year, still makes the Manolo laugh with pleasure. Perhaps it will be to your liking also… Manolo says, it is Monday, and you are NOT back at your desk, NOT slaving away for the man. You were supposed to be back in the office this morning, as surely as the sun rises in the Easterly direction, doing your bit to increase the bottom line of MarScro International, the privately held company with interests in the manufacturing, importation and marketing of such diverse products as the lead-based Chinese toys, powdered Sudanese baby formula, and Liberian-made cellphones. You were supposed to be back at the work, but on Christmas Day, shortly after nine in the morning, you received the strangest phone call from the CEO, Mr. S., himself, the eccentric billionaire famous in the financial press for driving the 1962 Nash Rambler (which he purchased new), and for chasing business reporters away from his decrepit three-bedroom home with the walking stick. It was the strangest call, because the perpetually sour, old Mr. S. sounded giddy, perhaps even drunk, shouting “Merry Christmas”, and weepily thanking you for being such the faithful employee. And then he gave you the week off, followed by the big raise. At that point, you became certain that the phone call was some lame practical joke, that this was not really the CEO, but rather some co-worker playing the cruel trick upon you. “No, no, my dear lady. I assure you it is I.” “But, sir, it may sound like you, but…but….” “But, it is not my usual behavior? Not my custom to give raises to valued employees?” “Yes, sir. Not your usual behavior.” “Well, let us just say that I am a changed man, that from this day forth, I shall know how to keep Christmas well.” And then he asked about your son. “And how is little Tom?” “He’s fine, sir.” “Is he? The last I saw of the boy he was in a leg brace, so pathetic.” “No, sir, he’s fine now. He’s a sophomore at Johns Hopkins, on a lacrosse scholarship.” And then you remember that Tommy had come into the office the few years ago, on crutches, right after he had hyperextended his knee in the scrimmage against the varsity team. When you finally hung up, “Merry Christmas!” and headed back into the family room to finish the opening of the presents, you were still not sure it had really been him. But this morning, while you were sitting in the kitchen, drinking the coffee and debating whether or not you should get dressed and go into the office, the doorbell rang. You pulled your housecoat tight around you, and went to the door, where you discovered the courier standing on the front step. He said your name. You signed the receipt. And then he handed you the thirty-five pound turkey, together with the envelope containing the fancy Christmas card and the substantial, year-end bonus check, with the words “Merry Christmas!” scrawled in the spidery script on the subject line. And now, you are sitting at your computer thinking about getting some new shoes… Something like these Maestro Manolo Blahnik Clausado D’Orsay Pumps in this rich blue color…. You have certainly earned them.
  • Merry Christmas! 25 December, 2011, 11:53 am
    Manolo says, the Manolo wishes all of his super fantastic internet friend the merriest, cheeriest, happiest, most wonderfulest Christmas ever!
  • Santa Manolo? 24 December, 2011, 5:51 am
    N.B. Our dear friend the The Sarah has returned with the startling theory! I’m starting to get a little suspicious about Santa. Oh, don’t get me wrong. I still believe in him! Of course I believe in him. One would have to be entirely foolish not to believe. I have, after all, read my Pascal. And I have small children. Santa’s real all right. But here’s the thing. I think I know who he really is. I mean, I think I know who he is the rest of the year, when he’s not flying around the world, scampering down chimneys, and dispensing delightful tchotchkes to the deserving. Consider, my dears, the evidence. 1. His origins and whereabouts are mysterious. 2. We have seen evidence of him, but no one has ever seen the man himself. 3. He is known for his sartorial excellence (Or possibly his peculiarities. I suspect this subtle distinction turns on one’s personal feelings about ermine and red velvet.) 4. He is an appreciator of fine food and drink. Cookies! Milk! Booze! (When I was growing up, Santa expressed a strong preference for a nice single malt.) 5. He is decidedly European in affect, but seems to be most lauded in the US. 6. He has a startling fixation on footwear. In the US he leaves gifts in stockings. In Austria he leaves the gifts in shoes. In Aruba, kids leave shoes filled with food for his horses outside their doors. When the food is eaten, he fills those shoes with gifts. And on it goes. In Belgium, France, Hungary and Germany (where kids apparently polish their shoes in preparation), the Netherlands, Romania, and I’m sure in a lot of places I didn’t manage to google, footwear features heavily in the celebrating of either Christmas or Saint Nicholas’s Day. And now, my darlings, to the second half of my argument. I refer you to this very website’s description of our good host. He says of himself that he is, “two parts high-class shoe fetishist, one part Ricky Ricardo, and one part Jacques Barzun, a dash of Ignatius J. Reilly, shake vigorously and decant liberally, and you’ve got Manolo the Shoeblogger.” Now I ask you! One need not have a PhD in logic or analytical philosophy (and let us be clear that the Sarah does not) in order to figure this out. Faithful readers, the Manolo is the Santa. And I’m a 6 ½ B. And I’ve been very very very extremely good this year. And these are tweed Alexander McQueens with sparkly skulls on them. They’re creepy, impertinent, and professorial, much like the Sarah. And they’d add just the right touch to my next discussion of Hamlet. I’ll leave cookies. I promise.
  • Manolo the Columnist: Tracking from Stuart Weitzman 24 December, 2011, 1:08 am
    Manolo says, here is the Manolo’s latest column for the Express of the Washington Post. Dear Manolo, Now that all my Christmas shopping is done, I can address my real problem, finding a pair of shoes to wear on New Year’s Eve. My husband and I are going out with some people from his office (including the big boss himself) for a fancy evening of dinner, dancing and drinks. What do you suggest? Marilyn Manolo says, the Manolo is sad to say that the formally elegant sartorial traditions surrounding the New Year’s Eve celebrations are slowly fading into the past. Where once we took pride in our appearance, shooting our cuffs and adjusting our cummerbunds before stepping onto the public stage, now we simply tighten our drawstrings and hope for the best. Undoubtedly, our future celebrations will find us wearing brightly colored unisex jumpsuits made from miraculous fabrics that holographically conceal the shabbiness of our underclothing. And now the Manolo will reveal to you the forgotten secret of why dressing up for the New Year’s celebration is important: it both sacralizes the occasion and makes us feel better about ourselves. Beautiful clothing has the potential to elevate and ennoble us, to remind us of our potential to transcend the mundane problems of the ordinary world. It is also just fun. Here is the Tracking from Stuart Weitzman, the elegant strappy sandal perfect for tripping the fantastic light on the Eve of the New Years.
  • Fred Perry Stampdown Shoes for the Wednesday before Christmas 21 December, 2011, 1:18 am
    Manolo says, it is Wednesday and you are back at your desk, and you just realized that you have completely forgotten to do the shopping for your 22-year-old nephew, the one studying in the UK, who is not coming home for Christmas, and whom your daughter says has gone completely native. “What does that mean,” you ask, “gone native?” This is the pertinent question, because when you think of the young people dressing in the identifiably British manner it involves dirty jeans, torn leather jackets, and the mohawk hairdos. (For your older sister it would be nehru jackets and mop tops.) “Well, from what I can tell from Skyping him, I think it’s sort of preppy” “L.L. Bean preppy?” “Nah, less fuddy-duddy, more international. Think polo shirts and Fred Perry.” Great, and now where to find these preppy items and get them to your nephew in time for the big day? So you search the web and you come up with this very well reviewed online store which has the good things like the handsome Hugo Boss wallet and the Denham polo shirts, and promises the next day delivery in the UK, and fast delivery worldwide. And after much looking at the site you narrow your choices down to the Original Penguin polo in purple… And the Ferry Kingston Stampdown Stripe Shoes in the red canvas. And so you call your daughter in and ask her what she thinks. “He’ll love any one, but the shoes are cool.” And, that is all you needed to know.
  • Manolo the Columnist: from Stuart Weitzman 16 December, 2011, 10:33 am
    Manolo says, here is the Manolo’s latest column for the Express of the Washington Post. Dear Manolo, My semi-serious boyfriend of five months, has asked me to come to his parents’ house for dinner on Christmas Day. I met them once before, and I don’t think it went so well, so I really want to make a good impression this time. What do you suggest? Jeannie Manolo says, there are the reasons why the holidays are usually reckoned to be the most stressful time of the year. Not only must we get everyone the exactly perfect gift, and make every meal and every occasion festively wonderful, but we are frequently required to make nice with people who may not be especially fond of us. And yet, this is for the best, is it not? It is good that we should attempt to be reconciled, one to another, during this most wonderful time of the year. This is why the celebrations and the holidays are so important, because they are moments in which we can put aside our differences be drawn closer together as humans. And so, we must approach these events in the proper spirit of charity and love, reminding ourselves that in doing so we are helping to make our relationships stronger. Of the course, it helps if you have handsome shoes, shoe which impart confidence and make you seem like the person of quality. Here is the Spymid from Stuart Weitzman, the modest peep-toe pump in the color known as “Fire Quasar”.
  • Whose Shoes Wednesday…The Answer! 15 December, 2011, 9:47 am
    Manolo asked, whose shoes? Manolo answers, it is the Gloria Estefan! Congratulations to the Manolo’s internet friend, the Retna, who correctly identified this week’s spicy Latina personage of note on the first guess.
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Go Fug Yourself

  • Golden Globes Fug Carpet: Jessica Biel 16 January, 2012, 12:30 pm
       I just do not understand The Biel. If you’re recently engaged, and Us Weekly says it’s because your boyfriend just wants to shut you up, why wouldn’t you start showing up places looking BLISSFUL and SEXED UP and AMAZING and NEVER BETTER? But every time she’s arrived somewhere for the last forever she’s looked like Read More ...
  • Golden Globes Fug or Fab Carpet: Madonna/What the GLOVE, Madonna 16 January, 2012, 12:00 pm
       That chest. Ouch. Those things are so repressed they’re practically Arthurian peasants. Fortunately for Madonna, the rest of her dress was actually surprisingly cool, but is it enough to overcome the fact that she may have tattooed herself with a bust bruise? And WHAT is up with her glove fetish? Hand hatred? Lagerfeld envy? Let Read More ...
  • Golden Globes Well Played, Sarah Michelle Gellar 16 January, 2012, 11:30 am
     I know, judging from our Twitter feed, that this is going to be controversial, but I stand by it. I really like this: I LOVE it when someone wears a pattern to an awards show, as evidenced by how much I liked this on Rachel McAdams, and I actually remember this one more fondly than Read More ...
  • Golden Globes Well Played Carpet: Emma Stone/The Amazing Fugger-Man 16 January, 2012, 11:00 am
       I would say that I want Emma Stone to play me in the movie of my life, but unfortunately, in order for there to be a movie of my life I probably have to invent some kind of Mind-Twitter or kill someone, frame Joan Collins (and then, out of guilt, make sure she’s set free Read More ...
  • NY Fug.com: Best and Worst of the Golden Globes 16 January, 2012, 10:45 am
    Or, more accurately, we pick our most NOTEWORTHY looks of last night, from Piper Perabo’s maniac mugging, to Claire Danes’s awesomeness, and several in between, and see of whom we said: “This calls to mind a mental patient who hijacked Gaga’s Grammy egg.” Pop over to Vulture to see that, and the whole list! And, Read More ...
  • Golden Globes Fug Press Room: Meryl Streep 16 January, 2012, 10:30 am
     Can someone please explain to me why Meryl is dressed like Sexy Temple Grandin? Read More ...
  • Golden Globes Fug Carpet: Lea Michele 16 January, 2012, 10:00 am
     On first sight, I correctly predicted this would turn out to be Marchesa. Once the go-to designer for diaphanous, girly gowns with precise and pretty detail, it’s now synonymous with Crack Explosion/Tacky Mermaid. I also said it looks like a partridge-hunting accident. And, with regrets to the poor pear tree that once housed the accursed bird, Read More ...
  • Golden Globes Well Played, Claire Danes 16 January, 2012, 9:30 am
       I used to be kind of neither here nor there on Claire Danes. YES, I loved My So-Called Life, and I cried when she died in Little Women, but I feel like she went through a long period where all she did was show up places looking smug — and the whole Billy Crudup-Mary Louise Read More ...
  • Golden Globes Battle of the Red Flap: Angelina vs Natalie 16 January, 2012, 9:00 am
       It figures that the one time Angelina switches it up and goes full Movie Star I Could Kill You With A Bat Of My Eyelashes glam on us, someone else shows up with a similar bodice motif. The dresses themselves aren’t a match, but still, if I were Natalie Portman I would watch my back Read More ...
  • Golden Globes Fug Carpet: Piper Perabo 16 January, 2012, 8:30 am
       You know how we always say that Piper Perabo is unable to walk a red carpet without making the most insane series of facial expressions? It turns out she is also not above using her dress as a prop. I literally could not find a shot wherein she wasn’t doing….something. This may have been intentional, Read More ...
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