I often interject this question in conversations that have come to a lull. Basically, an invitation to keep my interested. Against all better judgement, I’ve joined Formspring and invite you to ask me questions about style and whatever else. I’ll pour myself a cocktail and respond to questions via video.
While I lived in France, there was a lot of commotion going on whether Turkey should be allowed to enter the European Union. I had no real opinion on the matter besides the fact that by consulting a map, you could see that Turkey was not, in fact, part of continental Europe.
But that’s all just geography, which doesn’t really interest anyone, anyway. More importantly, Turkey just got its own Vogue, which is really better than joining the EU, in my opinion.
For the first cover, Vogue Thanksgiving put glorious Jessica Stam on the cover with a beautifully minimalist design. The magazine had its début in Paris during Fashion Week.
This final collection designed by Alexander McQueen is full of such bittersweet beauty. There are so many metaphors to be found in the collection’s neo-romantic renaissance splendor. The clothes have a regal, angelic feel with beautiful prints that recall the Florentine Quattrocento. It is testament to the artistic and creative genius the fashion world has lost. Read the rest of this entry »
This is happening right now (please don’t ask me why I’m still awake at 5:15AM), taken from @TheFashionBomb’s Twitter. Apparently, Chanel somehow transported that iceberg (yes, a real iceberg, just like the one that sunk the Titanic) from Sweden. It’s good to know that frivolity still lives in fashion. And if you ever wondered why a Chanel bag costs over $2,000…shipping icebergs don’t come cheap honey.
‘Ho My God. I have no words to describe this spread for Esquire España featuring Tom Ford muse Jon Kortajarena, who you might recall from his cameo in A Single Man. What, don’t tell me you haven’t seen it yet? It was the only film of 2009 that I truly loved, the only one that made me cry, and the only one that I’ll be watching again and buying. Read the rest of this entry »
With the remaining pieces of shiny panel, I sewed them onto one lapel of this black Zara blazer. I was originally planning to hand sew individual gold sequins onto both lapels, but I was impatient and went ahead with this instead. I only have one small piece of panel left, not enough to cover the other side, so I’m going to leave it in its present asymmetrical form. I think Adam Lambert would approve, don’t you?
The next project I tried out this evening was sewing on these shiny plastic panels onto a pair of simple American Apparel nylon spandex leggings. I wanted to give the leggings a bit more complexity and a futuristic feel. This was one of the harder sewing projects I undertook as the elasticity of the leggings made it difficult to sew down the panels evenly. They didn’t come out perfectly, but it was pretty good nonetheless.
I’m sorry for the blurry photos, my Cannon PowerShot has presently decided to stop working.
Any straight* man with the balls to wear what looks like studded leggings deserves major props. Jared Leto is an amazing actor (watch A Requiem For A Dream if you need proof) and I admire him for having fun with his look: letting Terry Richardson give him that mohawk (even if it doesn’t look cute) and for making a daring fashion statement on the front row.
That said, I would have swapped the Nike trainers for black combat boots and the puffer jacket for a black leather Rick Owens.
*Maybe he’ll make an exception?
After spending six hours sewing, studding and styling I felt the urge to dance. Seeing as how all the fabulous folk are in Paris right now for Fashion Week, I wanted to channel the spirit over there of drinking Kir Royales, taking Mercedes taxis from VIP to Le Cab and the new hot spot, Le Blitz Tequila Bar that my friends Sara and Patrick are hosting. I wish I could be there with you guys! Gros bisous.
Si vous êtes maintenant à Paris pour les défilés, allez voir le Blitz Tequila Bar. L’invitation ci-dessous.
