I <3 old CK commercials

I <3 Milla

coz she's a super girl

So, I have a s thing for dresses again.

Especially for the long ones.

A long dress is now on top of my "wanted" list. But I don't want that hippy, floral maxi dress, and it's not that I don't like them, I just want something understated (at first), but with a killer detail or just a cool accessory to go with.

I still haven't gotten over the nude phase. I never got enough items to be over it, I suppose. So it continues. My search for "nudity" continues.

Here's my favorite gal! She wears long dresses like no other.

( L.A.M.B.)

(Stella McCartney)

(A.L.C)

(Armani Privé)

rochas & theyskens

I am sorry that you can't see more on Rochas' web site, but this will have to do.

This collection has all this wonderful elements that I like: sheer fabric, thin straps, silenced colors, open backs, some sequins and long sleeved dresses.

<3

Olivier Theyskens use to work here. But it's been years...

His work here was spectacular, to no surprise, but it failed to follow the economic model it was supposed to. So Procter & Gamble decided to end Rochas in 2006. Fools!

Olivier went to Nina Ricci, debuting his first line in 2007. Again it was spectacular!

And as the fashion world gasped upon his genius, the ones handling the finances made a decision to, yet again, end his work, since it was not lucrative enough.

Ana Wintour was upset. Actually she was outraged. So she wrote a little something saying it's a sad day, when money wins over creation and that talent, such as his, shouldn't be thrown away...

I'm positive that had her reign extended over financiers' borders, they'd have gotten the off-with-their-heads.

Still Rochas lives!

In 2008 they named Marco Zanini the artistic director of the label and he's doing a good job.

The line, to me, is a bit reminiscent of Olivier. It's sheer and light and feminine and soft.

Olivier however is currently residing at Theory, and here is the collection.

It's not at all the demicouture we're use to, but it's elegant, wearable and semi affordable.

McKing

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He wanted to get back to the handcraft he loved, and the things that are being lost in the making of fashion. He was looking at the art of the Dark Ages, but finding light and beauty in it. He was coming in every day, draping and cutting pieces on the stand

...

His vision of Gothic glory, with a world bathed in religious symbolism, was translated not just with immense subtlety and beauty but also with the urgent futurism that was the essence of his spirit.

“”

Whoever says McQueen wasn't one in a million is lying.

The Other Side of the Picture

Mr. Theyskens is a boyish wisp of a man and wears his dark hair very long. He famously dropped out of art school at the age of 20. He was hired a few years later as designer of Rochas, where he dressed Nicole Kidman and Kirsten Dunst and won the International Award from the Council of Fashion Designers of America for his haunting, feminine designs.

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Often heralded as one of the greatest designers of his generation, Olivier Theyskens has seen his wispily layered clothes enshrined at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and worn to the Oscars by Madonna. It's hard to fly higher than that in fashion. And he's only 33.

Yet Mr. Theyskens (pronounced TAY-skenz) has had a hard time keeping jobs. At French brands Rochas and Nina Ricci, Mr. Theyskens' collections won rave reviews but failed to sell well enough to satisfy retailers or investors. He became fashion's version of "My So-Called Life"—the TV show that was simultaneously applauded and canceled.

Unemployed for the past year, Mr. Theyskens has collaborated on a book with an old friend, portrait photographer Julien Claessens. Due to be published Feb. 11—the kickoff of New York Fashion Week—by Assouline, the $120 book has an enticing title: "The Other Side of the Picture."

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(more here)

Teo torriate...

Semper fidelis...

sheer heart attack

I realize these are old news amongst fashion lovers, but I feel they deserve a place on every blog there is.

In all honesty, the Armadillo shoe is vile. And by saying vile, I mean exactly that-extremely unpleasant. I get scared and anxious just by looking them.

I do, however, give him credit for an out-of-space idea, and for having the nerve (who else if not him?) to put them out.

And another thing. The other day I was watching a video of a Dior haute couture S/S 10 show- it was spectacular- and I felt that the models are some what insecure of walking. It was strange, because they were no rookies, and still they gave the impression of walking on egg shells. The shoes didn't even look hard to handle (doesn't mean they weren't).

Soooo I was amazed how gracefully McQueen's models walked in Armadillos. They must be very well made!

Like it or not, these shoes have made it into history books. They're iconic.

P.S. compared to Armadillos the blue ones look like jour every day shoes, no ? :)