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Showing posts with label fashion week. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fashion week. Show all posts
Sunday, March 07, 2010
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
I can see you...
I am alive! I promise I have not forgotten about this blog but work has been crazy. Let's just say it never rains, but floods!!
Did anyone catch this perspex briefcase during Chanel's F/W RTW 09 show?
I really love the humor and wit behind this, practicality issues notwithstanding. The perspex briefcase reminds me of the blister pack packaging that the action figures I used to purchase came in. Yes, there was a time in my past when I collected action figures...did I mention I'm a comic fan-girl too? (And no, I haven't watched Watchmen yet -_-) Back to the topic, I think Kaiser Karl has taken the idea of the iconic 2.55 as an investment item in these unstable economic times and literally issued it in a "collectible" packaging. The idea that the 2.55 comes with its own accessories (Chanel cosmetics, the iPod, geek glasses..), like any action figure, is simply wicked. I'll love to see someone rock it in real life....even if it can't really hold much, there shouldn't be any issues with airport security when one is using this briefcase!
I'll be heading to Vegas this weekend with KL to meet up with a friend, before I take off to New York on the 24th. I promise vacation posts in April...seriously this break couldn't come fast enough!
Did anyone catch this perspex briefcase during Chanel's F/W RTW 09 show?
From trendsnow.net
I really love the humor and wit behind this, practicality issues notwithstanding. The perspex briefcase reminds me of the blister pack packaging that the action figures I used to purchase came in. Yes, there was a time in my past when I collected action figures...did I mention I'm a comic fan-girl too? (And no, I haven't watched Watchmen yet -_-) Back to the topic, I think Kaiser Karl has taken the idea of the iconic 2.55 as an investment item in these unstable economic times and literally issued it in a "collectible" packaging. The idea that the 2.55 comes with its own accessories (Chanel cosmetics, the iPod, geek glasses..), like any action figure, is simply wicked. I'll love to see someone rock it in real life....even if it can't really hold much, there shouldn't be any issues with airport security when one is using this briefcase!
I'll be heading to Vegas this weekend with KL to meet up with a friend, before I take off to New York on the 24th. I promise vacation posts in April...seriously this break couldn't come fast enough!
Thursday, March 05, 2009
Ice vs. Metal
style.com, catwalking.com
rick owens. gareth pugh. 2 reasons why the world waits for Paris Fashion Week.
Tuesday, March 03, 2009
Grey Areas
It was time for a new header since Spring is coming..what do you guys think?
I was a little under-dressed today, it was much colder than I expected. Nevertheless I felt an urge to wear this grey leopard print scarf which I've had since last summer. These Baker Shoes heels are my cheapo answer to the Ann Demeulemeester lace up sandal booties for this summer, till I can find it in me to spare the cash.
I might be a couple of days late, but I absolutely love these shoes that were used for the Prada F/W 09 runway:
The shoes are a little steampunk - the extensions from the shoes remind me of a pair of mechanical wings. I'm absolutely taken with the idea of winged feet and I imagine that this will be something a female Hermes will wear. These shoes are such a contradiction, the "wings" seem frivolous, but yet appear to be like feet armor that will empower its wearer. If I could buy one pair of shoes for Fall, one of the above pairs will definitely be my top choice!
H&M grey leopard scarf, AA long cardigan, Collier de Chien bracelet, Elizabeth & James t-shirt dress, AA black eel leggings, Bakersshoes heels
I was a little under-dressed today, it was much colder than I expected. Nevertheless I felt an urge to wear this grey leopard print scarf which I've had since last summer. These Baker Shoes heels are my cheapo answer to the Ann Demeulemeester lace up sandal booties for this summer, till I can find it in me to spare the cash.
I might be a couple of days late, but I absolutely love these shoes that were used for the Prada F/W 09 runway:
The shoes are a little steampunk - the extensions from the shoes remind me of a pair of mechanical wings. I'm absolutely taken with the idea of winged feet and I imagine that this will be something a female Hermes will wear. These shoes are such a contradiction, the "wings" seem frivolous, but yet appear to be like feet armor that will empower its wearer. If I could buy one pair of shoes for Fall, one of the above pairs will definitely be my top choice!
Sunday, February 22, 2009
If I had to choose
...one dream "look" from the recently concluded New York Fashion Week, it would be this dress from the Donna Karan F/W 09 collection.
I know it's probably austere and subdued..plain even when compared to some of the more standout collections. Cough *Rodarte* cough... but everything about this outfit feels so right to me. In fact this dress is so classic and timeless that it isn't even a F/W outfit at all.. with the right accessories and the sleeves scrunched up, it can be transitioned into the S/S season as well. In fact, it's probably this timelessness and austerity that attracts me to this outfit in particular...if I'm going to splurge nowadays it's probably going to be something that I'll sure will serve me well. Yup, I'm afraid I might have bought into some of the gloom and doom of the recession!
Black. Check.
Draping. Check.
Fit. Check.
Perfect....till Paris Fashion Week anyway ;)
Donna Karan F/W 09, style.com
I know it's probably austere and subdued..plain even when compared to some of the more standout collections. Cough *Rodarte* cough... but everything about this outfit feels so right to me. In fact this dress is so classic and timeless that it isn't even a F/W outfit at all.. with the right accessories and the sleeves scrunched up, it can be transitioned into the S/S season as well. In fact, it's probably this timelessness and austerity that attracts me to this outfit in particular...if I'm going to splurge nowadays it's probably going to be something that I'll sure will serve me well. Yup, I'm afraid I might have bought into some of the gloom and doom of the recession!
Black. Check.
Draping. Check.
Fit. Check.
Perfect....till Paris Fashion Week anyway ;)
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Chanel S/S 09: The Paper-bag bag
Several things about the Chanel S/S 09 runway show stood out to me: the Rue Cambon backdrop, the jewelery, the shoes, the evening wear especially the flamenco-style skirts, the guitar(!) and the male models.
But what really lingered in my mind long after surfing away from style.com was the Chanel carrier bag that Kaiser Karl has choose to do up in leather, and release as part of the S/S 09 collection.
Meant to be released in March 2009, as part of S/S Act II, the name for this leather carrier bag is the Essential.
I still cannot decide if the bag is kitschy or whimsical, but it's definitely a conversation-starter, to say the least. I wonder if Kaiser Karl was being ironic, by reinterpreting the utilitarian carrier bag as a handbag? Or was he indulging his inner Dada-ist and doing a Duchamp by remaking a carrier bag in leather? After all the iconic 2.55 was literally turned on its head in the same runway show and its chain strap attached to what was usually the side of the bag.
For those who are interested in the above bag, it's named "Upside Down" and is also part of S/S Act II.
Anti-fashion or not, there is no denying that Chanel's cachet will move these bags. Personally, I wouldn't mind owning the essential bag in the largest east-west size in black. For those of you who grew up in Singapore during the late 80s and 90s, I wonder if you still remember the craze over the so-called branded carrier bags? This might not make much sense to those of you born in the US, but it was considered hip among Singaporean teenagers then to be seen toting a carrier bag(literally the paper kind!, the ones they put your purchases in!) from foreign brands like Guess, Esprit, Levis, etc! These brands were considered fashionable among Singaporean teens then, so even if you weren't really wearing its clothing, carrying its carrier still made you cool by association. So to me, the Chanel essential bag is the ultimate carrier - how awesome would I be to my teenage self and peers back then! The essential bag would be such delicious irony, though to be realistic, I just know that the essential bag is something that I admire conceptually, but would not fork out the money for given Chanel's delusional and cut-throat prices.
P.S. I hope I didn't just date myself with this post! ;)
But what really lingered in my mind long after surfing away from style.com was the Chanel carrier bag that Kaiser Karl has choose to do up in leather, and release as part of the S/S 09 collection.
Essential bag, from style.com
Meant to be released in March 2009, as part of S/S Act II, the name for this leather carrier bag is the Essential.
I still cannot decide if the bag is kitschy or whimsical, but it's definitely a conversation-starter, to say the least. I wonder if Kaiser Karl was being ironic, by reinterpreting the utilitarian carrier bag as a handbag? Or was he indulging his inner Dada-ist and doing a Duchamp by remaking a carrier bag in leather? After all the iconic 2.55 was literally turned on its head in the same runway show and its chain strap attached to what was usually the side of the bag.
Upside down bag, from style.com
For those who are interested in the above bag, it's named "Upside Down" and is also part of S/S Act II.
Anti-fashion or not, there is no denying that Chanel's cachet will move these bags. Personally, I wouldn't mind owning the essential bag in the largest east-west size in black. For those of you who grew up in Singapore during the late 80s and 90s, I wonder if you still remember the craze over the so-called branded carrier bags? This might not make much sense to those of you born in the US, but it was considered hip among Singaporean teenagers then to be seen toting a carrier bag(literally the paper kind!, the ones they put your purchases in!) from foreign brands like Guess, Esprit, Levis, etc! These brands were considered fashionable among Singaporean teens then, so even if you weren't really wearing its clothing, carrying its carrier still made you cool by association. So to me, the Chanel essential bag is the ultimate carrier - how awesome would I be to my teenage self and peers back then! The essential bag would be such delicious irony, though to be realistic, I just know that the essential bag is something that I admire conceptually, but would not fork out the money for given Chanel's delusional and cut-throat prices.
P.S. I hope I didn't just date myself with this post! ;)
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Lanvin Pre-Fall 2009
Can I just cheat a little...and bypass spring and summer entirely?
I have no words..everything is stunning.
Perhaps it's time to put on a dress again?
I have no words..everything is stunning.
Perhaps it's time to put on a dress again?
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