Some of the looks at Paris Fashion Week were amazing...I'm speaking of the hair styling and makeup application. They were doable for every girl out there. Of every color. And I'm looking forward to playing with these looks myself. I know the shows are going on and on and I tend to like a lot of glam rock looks. But I clearly love a hot girl look, too. One that catches your eye as she walks by. I fell in love with the faces at Nina Ricci and Cacharel. Absolutely fresh and gorgeous. Here's my beef...I wish some of these uber gorgeous lines like Nina Ricci would come out with a small capsule collection of the makeup they used in the show. Then you'd be able to get the entire look. I mean, all they'd have to do is licence the stuff they used or Pat McGrath used. Or something. It would be a minimal amount of stuff. Or else, it would be so great if Pat McGrath came out with her own line. She is a genius. Which is why she does all the shows!♡
NINA RICCI
the wix (lindsey wixon) looking grown up
that strange color for a halo...but it works.
it's like a pinky-brown color. looks gorgeous on the dark models, too. (Love them)
that plus a black black lined eye and...
bleached eyebrows (i told you it looks good!)
it's really gorgeous. especially if you're getting all frillied up in a nina ricci ensemble.
looks good on everyone.
clean gorgeous little bun.
The other looked I loved (which is very similar) was from
CACHAREL
(the gorgeous black models didn't have a stitch on them for this show...i'll be doing a post solely on that new troop soon anyway.)
a dark dark cleanly lined eye and bright pink lips. simple hair. gorgeous.
gorgeous on olive skin. love it.
really gorgeous. especially/even under the glasses. that's a great heart lip. lindsey has started a trend. which comes all the way from bibadays. but learn to line your lips so they look like a sweet heart, girls (and boys). i promise you won't regret it.
JEAN PAUL GAULTIER
the last look i'm adding on as a post script is the wix (lindsey wixon) from jean paul gaultier. not a fan of the joan jett hair (i thought it might be ziggy stardust at first, but even though i love the runaways...joan jett screwed a lot of people over and i lost total respect for her as she's been selling out all over the planet recently. lame.) and i didn't like the makeup on any of the other models. but look at this face!!! it is so gyaru doll!!!!! insane. amazing.
This isn't the first time designer Gareth Pugh decided to do a video instead of a runway show for his collection. This is genius. Branding at its finest, people. If you didn't know who he was or what he did or what is vision/outlook is/was, you def will after you watch it. It's such a smart and individual idea to do a video rather than follow the norm with a boring show (shows are boring...I hate to rag, but I've been to so many, and even though I love them, you wait for ev er and then it's over in 10 minutes). Why not invest all that money into something as gorgeous and defined as this? (And welcome back, Kristen McMenamy !)♡
What a perfect marriage between Nina Ricci and designer Peter Copping, like Alber Elbaz and Lanvin, Nicolas Ghesquiere and Balenciaga, MJ and LV. The new spring 2011 collection so Nina Ricci. (You can also see the SS11 pre-collection here .) It's all so gorgeous. It's all so balanced. So sexy. So French. I especially love the pink backdrop, too. Perfection. If I could afford it, I'd love to dress like this for work every day. (I did own a gorgeous bouclé black suit dress from the early 50s that was tiny! But an awful stylist stole it from me! Lesson of the day: do not loan your most favorite non-replaceable pieces to shady stylists.) ♡
it's visual overload in a good way. it's one of my favorite silhouettes of all time. sigh.
i think the thing that sends this lovely lovely but simple dress over to amazing is the subtle color pattern. it just takes it somewhere else.
ok...maybe i need help here. i can't figure out if this is a "jacket" or a dress. but, either way, i would kill for it.
just gorgeous...especially the jacket.
one of my favorite pieces of the collection. just look at the color and...
the texture and color along with the dots. i love blush. it's one of my favorite colors along with bisque.
such a lovely sorbet combo. and the chubby texture of the jacket. and the shoes....and...and...
of course the wix gets the best outfit! amazing amazing amazing. it must be sensory overload in real life.
this makes me weep it's so amazing.
gorgeous. simple but gorgeous. i don't think the camera can capture what it's like for reals.
the accessories designer Alexandre Bouquel is a genius and fun as hell. see the video below. he loves the flowers on the shoes.
awesome driving gloves.
really lovely
a chic nina ricci knuckle ring...even pretty girls like knuckle rings. and look at the back of that mini!
such a usable bag. and look at the gorgeous blush color. this is a great bag.
I am floored to know that I am young and able to see the Pierre Cardin SS 2011 collection and enjoy his work FOR REAL again. When I was little, the brand was already licensed and in essence destroyed. I wasn't around in the 60s or early 70s. Too young in the 70s to know what he was doing or to wear anything (other than the stuff my mom bought for me...see WHO AM I on the right bottom corner of my blog). What a great statement to the world of business men who think the old designers don't have a clue where it's at...to the companies who push the older masters out because they think there isn't a demand for their work.
Here's my message to them: Suce la Grosse!
From the Huffington Post via WWD:
The 88-year-old Cardin told the fashion newspaper that he would never hand over his label to a younger designer, explaining, "No, because I have five people sketching for me who are very young. And I think the young designers of today are less avant-garde than I am. I'm still in good shape, I work every day."
Word on the street is Monsieur Cardin had around 200 looks in the show. WELL...bring it on! I was pretty surprised when I was researching the show. There aren't any photos from the show on my Style.com IPhone app. Aside from the Huffington Post and WWD, all the other newspaper/magazine sites I looked at only had a mention way way down below the main story. I half expected most of the sites to have a big headline announcing the comeback kid. Maybe they didn't like or get the show. Listen, it's THE PIERRE CARDIN...he can pretty much do whatever he wants. And I am so so excited to have seen it. I would LOVE to land something from this collection.
On another note, I did write in a trend forecasting report over a year ago that the Mods were coming back full-force. It's been seeping in, but I think this is going to open the floodgates. I've never been wrong (dunno why, but haven't...though sometimes I'm really early). I think it would be really cool to see chic Mod girls and boys riding around on their scooters again. Hanging out in front of cool stores like Biba . (More cool news about Biba soon!) I know it's not totally possible, but a world with Cardin and Courrèges is just something else. ♡
the master! still looking good at 88!
love this strange dress...i have a collection of rad pink dresses from the past. love it.
this isn't like a favorite look or anything...but the little Cardin jacket i had as a child (see my bio) was color blocked in these colors. so it resonates with me when i see it. i was instantly like, wow...those are the colors. i was like 8 years old.
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