SUNDAY MATINEE ♥ LOUIS VUITTON TOKYO TRAVEL GUIDE ♥

I love these Louis Vuitton travel guide videos. Brilliant. Sounds like the same narrator as the dude from the Marc Jacobs' documentary. ♡

more sunday matinee ♥ peau d'ane

SATURDAY SHOW ♥ HEDI SLIMANE'S INTRO CAMPAIGN FOR YSL ♥

Don't hate me for posting this. I thought I should at least share it. I think the images are strong and will definitely stand out once they're out in the world. Hedi obviously shot it. But this slow slow way of showing the photos with the slow slow song....YAWNING. I can't even see the clothes. I don't know. I love Hedi (when I was with Anthem magazine, he was a guest editor for an entire issue), but this is just kind of a boring video. Wow. When have you ever heard so much negativity from me during Paris Fashion Week? Never. I just thought this year was so boring. I am sure Louis Vuitton will be amazing, though. Thank God. ♡

more saturday show ♥ balenciaga resort

PFW ♥ TSUMORI CHISATO SPRING SUMMER 2013 SHOW ♥

I'm not really in that Tsumori Chisato mood these days, meaning I would rather wear all black or all gray or all navy than vibrant colors and prints. Still, she is one of my favorite designers, so of course I want to see what she's done and post it up. I'll do a post of the shoes a bit later on. I think Chisato is definitely one of those designer shows where you MUST know that these looks are meant to be taken apart. You're not really expected to wear all of her stuff together because clearly one piece is enough statement. But it always makes for an interesting collection and runway show. ♡

i am sure those shoes are amazing. it's a great editorial look and that's a very very Persian green.

i'm really feeling this kind of "look at me i'm a chic director" look. :)

that top alone paired with something simple would be awesome.

i love that windbreaker.

that is very pretty and the model has a great figure for it.

i also love this and think it's very chic money style girl.

look how cute tsumori chisato is! see how she pairs the crazy with all black? that's the trick.

more saturday shopping ♥ new tom ford makeup

PFW ♥ DIOR SPRING SUMMER 2013 SHOW = RAF'S BIG DEBUT ♥

I was really interesting in reading the comments about the Dior Spring Summer 2013 show. And for good reason. Opinions about it run the gamut...from things like, "Now I know it's not the brand that I love, it's the designer. I miss Galliano..." to "Brilliant Dior with Raf's modern techno-light...Brilliant!".  I have sort of mixed feelings about it, too. I love this collection so much because it's true...it does look very very classic DIOR, but it also looks very very Raf, which makes it special and cool. And I would wear pretty much almost every bit of this and I'm sure they'll sell loads because so much of it was actually wearable. Though I don't understand those fancy short dresses? Fancy tunics? And the caterpillar-print dresses. And then yes...I do very much miss the comedy and drama and theatrics and makeup of a Galliano show/collection. At the very least, I think Galliano should make a comeback somehow and prove everyone wrong. Because Paris Fashion Week is not the same without him. Even though Raf's Dior is a beautiful addition.

(One thing is for sure...I LOVE the makeup and I'm going to do a post on it.)♡

what a gorgeous perfect suit. amazing. all of these suit pieces or tux pieces were amazing.

a little bit of raf, and a little bit of dior esp on the shoulder.

what is the real sell going to be from this look? are the real pieces longer? i love the fabrics but i don't understand this look he has done recently.

i love this. prob because it looks 60s.

i don't now about that train or skirt or whatever, but i love the fabric and the colors.

i love love this dress.

pretty amazing, too.

i love these ballerina dresses with the metallics and the shoes and the simple black knit top. i'd wear this look in a second if i had somewhere to wear it!

more girl friday ♥ vivienne westwood

PFW ♥ NINA RICCI SPRING SUMMER 2013 ♥

I don't understand what the hell is going on. I can't believe how awful so many collections are. I can't believe how strange and weird and weird and grunge-y Nina Ricci was at their Spring Summer 2013 show. There are a couple of things I love like the sheer with polka dots pieces...I have always had a thing with polka dots since I was like 10 years old. I love pantyhose/stockings that are sheer black with little black polka dots....Anyway...I mean, doesn't it look like everyone is trying to compete with Alexander Wang (who is trying to be Daryl K and Helmet Lang?)????? It's awful. It looks like people pressured for these big designers to do what they think should be done, even if it's not their style. This is not Peter Copping's style...things that look like grunge. I don't even understand. And I'm so sad that all the fashion weeks are almost over. This makes me want to pay more attention to the other fashion weeks we never hear about...like, Copenhagen Fashion Week and Russia Fashion Week. 

Hmmmmm. I didn't like pretty much almost every piece except for some of the ones below.♡

i love bisque or blush and black with polka dots. i have a dress like this, but shorter and the opposite in color...black with bisque dots.

i think this dress in another common color would make it look depressingly bad. i think it's the dots that do it and make it cute.

i like the look minus that skirt. if it was a simple nina ricci skirt.

i love these kinds of tops with huge sleeves. or sweaters. but not the skirt.

i love this look. i am also a huge fan of fishnets (in nude color, too).

this is the kind of thing/dress i would go crazy over! but it looks strange. it looks terrible on her and she's a model.

more thursday show  ♥ rochas spring 2012

NYFW ♥ IVANA HELSINKI SPRING SUMMER 2013 ♥

I am pretty shocked that here we are in the middle of Paris Fashion Week and everything has pretty much bored the hell out of me. Maybe it's this very 90s work-wear trend or that hodgepodge outfits in others. I don't know. All I can say is that I am pretty shocked how uneventful the shows have been so far. :( SO I'm happy I just got the images from the Ivana Helsinki Spring Summer 2013 show in New York (even though they're from Finland....they've also shown in Paris during Fashion Week before). If you haven't seen the film for this show, click here to see it. 

I really love this label and all the pieces as well as the styling and the casting. But I say the same thing every time I cover them so I'll just shut up now and post the shots that I like. :) ♡

more thursday shoe ♥ carvela!

images courtesy of ivana helsinki

TUESDAY TAILOR ♥ PRADA FALL WINTER 2012 CAMPAIGN FILM ♥

What a gorgeous campaign! I don't know how they're going to do with this collection, it's so unwearable for so many people. And I think it looks too much like Marni. But I do love it only because I am a big fan of the 1960's. But this fashion film for the campaign is really gorgeous. And I think it really sells the clothes and the accessories AND the brand. ♡

more tuesday tailor ♥ one richard nicoll look

PFW ♥ PARIS FASHION WEEK SPRING SUMMER 2013 SCHEDULE ♥

Yes...it's in French. Good time to practice. But I'm sure even if you don't speak it, you'll be able to easily figure it out. I tend to look at all shows, big and small, because you never know what you'll discover, whereas it seems most big outlets focus on the big brand names, which to me is boring. If you're really into fashion or work in fashion or aspire to work in fashion, then you should know everything! See everything! At the very least, just take a peek. Usually it's the smaller houses, like Rochas or Sergio Zambon or the quieter houses like Agnes B. that do really innovative things. I love the big shows. But I love the smaller shows, too. ♡

Prêt à Porter / Printemps Été 2013 
Du mardi 25 septembre au mercredi 3 octobre 2012

Chambre Syndicale du Prêt à Porter des Couturiers et des Créateurs de Mode, 100/102 rue du faubourg Saint-Honoré, Paris www.modeaparis.com

mardi 25 septembre 2012

IMPASSE DE LA DÉFENSE
FATIMA LOPES
MOON YOUNG HEE
LE MOINE TRICOTE
JEAN PAUL LESPAGNARD
VERONIQUE BRANQUINHO
CÉDRIC CHARLIER
ANTHONY VACCARELLO
AGANOVICH
STEFFIE CHRISTIAENS

mercredi 26 septembre 2012

DÉVASTÉE
DAMIR DOMA
GUY LAROCHE NICOLAS
ANDRÉAS TARALIS
ALEXIS MABILLE
DRIES VAN NOTEN
FELIPE OLIVEIRA BAPTISTA
ROCHAS
GARETH PUGH
PEACHOO KREJBERG
RUE DU MAIL (by Martine Sitbon)
MUGLER


jeudi 27 septembre 2012

BALENCIAGA
CARVEN
MANISH ARORA
ANN DEMEULEMEESTER
SHARON WAUCHOB
BALMAIN
BARBARA BUI
RICK OWENS
NINA RICCI
LUTZ HUELLE
LANVIN
JULIEN DAVID

vendredi 28 septembre 2012

ROLAND MOURET
CHALAYAN
ISSEY MIYAKE
ANNE VALERIE HASH
CHRISTIAN DIOR
ISABEL MARANT
MAISON MARTIN MARGIELA
AF VANDEVORST
VANESSA BRUNO
YOHJI YAMAMOTO

samedi 29 septembre 2012

JUNYA WATANABE
HAIDER ACKERMANN
TSUMORI CHISATO
MARTIN GRANT
VIKTOR & ROLF
CACHAREL
VÉRONIQUE LEROY
VIVIENNE WESTWOOD
COMME DES GARÇONS
JEAN PAUL GAULTIER
LOEWE


dimanche 30 septembre 2012

KENZO
ANDREW GN
COSTUME NATIONAL
CÉLINE
GROUND ZERO
MAISON RABIH KAYROUZ
HERMÈS
JOHN GALLIANO
AKRIS
HEXA BY KUHO
GIVENCHY

lundi 1er octobre 2012

STELLA MCCARTNEY
SACAI
LÉONARD
GIAMBATTISTA VALLI
VALENTIN YUDASHKIN
CHLOÉ
PEDRO LOURENÇO
AMAYA ARZUAGA
OLYMPIA LE TAN
SAINT LAURENT

mardi 2 octobre 2012

CHANEL
AGNÈS B.
JEAN-CHARLES DE CASTELBAJAC
HAKAAN
VALENTINO
JUNKO SHIMADA
PACO RABANNE
SHIATZY CHEN
PAUL & JOE
ALEXANDER MCQUEEN

mercredi 3 octobre 2012

LOUIS VUITTON
TALBOT RUNHOF
ARZU KAPROL
ALLUDE
MIU MIU
MASHA MA
ELIE SAAB
ARAISARA
LIE SANG BONG

MM ♥ CHARLOTTE TILBURY'S FACE CHART FROM SPORTMAX SS 13 ♥

HERE'S Charlotte Tilbury's face chart for the Sportmax Spring Summer 2013 show! I love these so much! I don't know if everyone into fashion also loves the face charts from the big shows and the good makeup artist directors like Charlotte and Pat McGrath. Charlotte posts these up on her instagram, methinks. I'll add the Sportmax photos really soon so we can look at the end results. I love Charlotte Tilbury face charts. Look how beautiful it is. I'd frame it. :) ♡

more makeup monday ♥ moschino cheap & chic spring 2012

MAKEUP MONDAY ♥ CHARLOTTE TILLBURY MAKEUP TUTORIAL!! ♥

Has everyone seen this? If you watch Lisa Eldridge's YouTube channel, then you'll have heard her say that she is going to start a new little series where she has guest makeup artists come in, and they're all celebrity/high end fashion/superstar makeup artists that are reallly too busy to have a channel of their own (though Lisa Eldridge is certainly busy, seems she has the system worked out). I immediately wondered and hoped and prayed that Charlotte Tilbury would be one of the guests, because she is so amazing and generally does looks and colors that I fall in love with and want to painting my own face with. Her own style is hot, too, with her leopard prints and Freckletone lipstick and perfect black eyeliner...and that coif of red hair.  I have done a few posts on her work like the one of this Chloé show. So naturally I was floored when the very first makeup artist was her! She's redoing a French Vogue cover she did with Kate Moss. I hope she gets to do more than one tutorial. I guess she will also be launching her own makeup blog soonish. I'll keep you posted. I have another Charlotte Tilbury post to put up later today. :) (The shows have sort of started to bore me again, at least the last two days). ♡

more makeup monday ♥ birchbox review

SUNDAY MATINEE ♥ IVANA HELSINKI SS 2013 FILM IN 3D ♥

This is the film from the new Ivana Helsinki Spring Summer 2013 collection, "Mourning Sun Hotel".  Apparently, this is a 3D film. Here is what it says about this film on the site:

Ivana Helsinki presents a new spring/summer 2013 collection, Mourning sun motel at New York Fashion week trailer for coming 3D film--get your 3D glasses ready for the first minute to test out the motel in depths.

I'll have a post up next week with my favorite pieces from the collection. Happy Sunday! ♡

more sunday matinee ♥ vintage pattie boyd commercials

LFW ♥ MARK FAST SPRING SUMMER 2013 SHOW (AAH PUSH IT) ♥

I have never been a huge Mark Fast fan or customer. But I do love watching the shows and I love the styling, especially at the Mark Fast Spring Summer 2013 show where I guess the influence was Salt-n-Pepa of "Push It" fame. It came out amazing with the wigs and the door-knocker earrings! And I've also included a video at the end of this post that Ruth Crilly made backstage for her A Model Recommends blog.

Salt-n-Pepa with hair, doorknockers and dooky chains

I also love the casting and attitude of this show...I don't know how much they'll sell from this show, but the message and attitude were very clear and well done. I loved it. Sorry there hasn't been tons of Milan Fashion Week yet. I just don't love too many of the collections so far.♡

 

HERE is the backstage video from Ruth Crilly's vlog channel MODELSCRAPBOOK where they talk about the backstage hair and makeup look:

more saturday show ♥ balenciaga resort

MILAN FASHION WEEK ♥ MOSCHINO SPRING SUMMER 2013 ♥

I have always loved the label Moschino and I do own quite a few jewelry and accessory pieces (vintage...real and faux). I love the playfulness of this brand. BUT I'm not sure what this Spring Summer 2013 collection was really supposed to be doing. At first I thought it was going to be Mod. But then it turned a little here and a little there. I don't know how much of this is really wearable, but I think as a former fancy magazine editor, I think they're very cute and very editorial. My favorite things/pieces have to be all the white eyelet stuff. Anyone who knows me knows I love white or black eyelet. Anyway, have a look for yourselves. xx♡

more girl friday ♥ dita von teese perfume