Dearest Friends,
For a lot of reasons, I've decided to try to move my blog from Blogger to Wordpress. And so, without further ado, I would like to unveil my slightly improved site: www.sufferforfash.wordpress.com (ok, so it's pretty much the same. ha.)! I went and had some photoshopping fun to create a new header, but it's still far from perfect. There are just some features on Wordpress that I like, so I'm moving over. One thing about a wordpress page is you can search for things! I know that when I read other blogs and want to find a specific post and can't search for it, I get really annoyed scrolling through archives trying to find it. So I'm glad to have that feature. Update your bookmarks! Honestly, I'm stil in awe that anyone reads this. Keep reading, friends!
Saturday, July 5, 2008
Friday, July 4, 2008
Lace, Lace, and More Lace
I have to say I'm really liking the Christian Lacroix couture show. There was just a lot of...everything. A lot of historical references mashed in, a lot of decadence, a lot of colors, a lot of lace, a lot of details. Somehow it all works, and I just can't stop looking. Stylistically, it's not forward-thinking, but it's still beautiful. There's just so much to look at. They were the type of clothes that are really pretty from far away, and from inches away. With all the different references would have easy to make it look discombobulated and random, but Lacroix made it all work surprisingly well. But what I immediately liked was the headpieces and lace veils. All this lace this week is really making me crave lace. The question is, how crazy will I look wearing a lace veil?
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Vogue Italia July 2008
Anyone who hasn't been stuck under a very unfashionable rock probably knows about the infamous issue of Vogue Italia coming out today in Italy (whoo!) that features all black models. Just for you, K, since we were talking about this earlier, here is one of the shots from the mag. I obviously haven't seen all the pictures in the magazine, but this is definitely one of my favorites so far. It is so just so gorgeous. I know the "smoking is bad, why does fashion glamorize it" blah, blah, blah. I know, I know, smoking is bad for you, yes, yes, but if you look beyond all that, this is just a beautiful, striking image. The satin, the gloves, the jewelry, the way the smoke curls around her face, her expression all make this a great shot. It blends the classic and the modern in a beautiful way. I love her hat with the net veil. Such a great image, and from a newcomer, too (Sessilee Lopez)!
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Lanvin SS09...Men's
It's pretty hard to receive a standing ovation from the jaded fashion crowd, and even harder to earn that kind of response for the men's shows. But last week, just as the men's shows in Paris were coming to a close, Alber Elbaz and Lucas Ossendrijver garnered just that. I have to admit, for a fashion junkie I don't think I pay enough attention to the men's shows, but this show caught my eye. It was definitely a great collection for the rising star Ossendrijver, who has been making a name for himself with his collections for Lanvin. The slouchy elegance and great shapes kind of make me wish I could buy men's Lanvin. Bravo!
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
R.I.P. Ruslana
By now, most people have heard about the tragic death of model Ruslana Korshunova, who purportedly commited suicide in New York just last weekend. So sad. She will be missed.
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Nooooooo...
Man, I never get any slack, do I? I signed on an hour late to a sample sale this morning, and practically everything was sold out. Despite the fact that I shouldn't be buying any more clothes, there was some good stuff to be had, if I had only woken up at the crack of 9! I guess it just goes to show, sample-sale goers are as crazy as me when it comes to shopping. Oof.
Givenchy Fall 08 Couture
I look forward to Ricardo Tisci's couture collection every season at Givenchy. His dark, gothic collection from a few seasons ago was perhaps the first couture collection I really fell hard for, especially when I saw the detail shots of the show itself. Breathtaking. So I'm always really excited for Givenchy's couture presentations, and although I don't love it quite as much as that mermaid collection, it maintains that dark, detailed quality I love about Tisci's work. My favorites for sure were the lace and fringe gowns, some with jackets over them, and the fur-hooded dresses. The colors were typical Givenchy dark colors with some shocking pink thrown in for good measure (just like at Chanel...hmm...), but this time around there was less black and more brown. Keep up the good work, Msr. Tisci.
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AMFI Individuals
For no particular reason (I think I was reminiscing about things I wish I had bought and will now never have...sad, I know) I was thinking about this amazing shop I stumbled upon last summer in Amsterdam. First of all, I absolutely love Amsterdam. Such a picturesque and interesting city. One of my favorite places I've ever been. Anyway, I happened on this store called Individuals, which showcases a rotating cycle of some of the Amersterdam Fashion Institute's students' work. I definitely don't get a chance to own some of the future generation's clothing (my generation!), so I got pretty excited when I found it. The store is well-edited, very cute, and pretty well priced, considering the pieces are very limited in quantity. The pieces are, in general, subtle, and their beauty lies in the details and interesting cuts, yet they manage to have the little weirdness that I love in clothes. They have that effortlessly cool vibe that makes them pretty easy to wear. I wanted this pair of pants made out of a kind of a grey (of course) sweatpant-like material, so they were incredibly soft and comfortable, but definitely did not look at all like sweatpants. Unfortunately, when I tried to go get them at the last minute, the store was closed! I was really distressed. One day I will return and raid that store again!
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