Some things always cycle back 'round -- the same with fashion as with anything.
Every night at 2:02AM the sprinklers come stuttering on, chk chk chk chk in the dark,
reminding me that it's time I was asleep.
Immediately following or sometimes coinciding with the sprinklers, the train passes by every
night at 2. I can hear it from my window -- bwoo bwooooo, every night.
Some days it's burdensome -- Another day passed, the same as the day before, and I've only
retraced my steps. Other nights, like tonight, it's comforting: I've completed my daily
journey, like the train, and like everything else, I'm circling back to my station.
The sky I can see from my floor every night appears red tonight. I wonder if it'll be back to black tomorrow.
The below pieces were designed by Chelsea Dowell, the knitwear representative of Debut 2012.
I think I was more excited by her collection than any other, partially because of my long-term
love affair with knitwear of all sorts, but I think my absurd amount of affection for her
collection was contingent almost solely on the grey sweater with loop knit gorilla sleeves pictured below.
That, on my body, right now. I don't care how much warmer it gets; I will sweat buckets and
pass out dehydrated for that sweater -- which is more than I'd do for most people.
The two photos below are from the collection by Yadmir Chavez. Unfortunately I couldn't get
a lot of shots of his collection because of noise disturbance -- you read that right.
Apparently the (largely female) audience was very excited by this collection and the models,
and the resulting screams rivaled some rock concerts I've been to. Thus, almost no camera focus.:<
At least I got these two shots, which give an idea of the vibe of the collection -- western
themed, featuring leather, Navajo print accents and what I'd almost call a 70s color palette.
It reminded me strongly of a train trip I took across New Mexico and the red mesas.
There was also a fantastic kid's collection shown by Wensi Michelle Gao.
In a weird alternate universe somewhere Ludwig Bemelmans is compiling a photobook of children's outerwear and Terry Richardson is writing poetry for youngsters.
In spite of their limited experience in.....living, I guess, these kids did a great job modelling.
The vibe of this collection was fun and storybookish, which is everything I'd hoped for in a kid's collection.
To be continued in a much more timely fashion in part 3, coming soon!
Vintage Guess heels, Anne Taylor batwing sweater, misc. harem pants, Forever 21+ trashy vintage jewelry.
I didn't realize until it was too late that I'd put on a flying squirrel suit again today.
As a result of this decision, today was....pretty awesome.
Noel Fielding says it's impossible to be unhappy in a poncho, and the same proves true for
having webbing between all of your limbs.
Aside from the squirrel suit, simplicity is key: Hints of chrome, smooth surfaces, no color.
I know that heading into spring my sudden obsession with monochrome and dull tones isn't very
becoming, but it just feels so zen.
I'm on the right track, though -- according to Spongebob, everything is chrome in the future.
I was lucky enough to attend the Debut runway show this year.The show is run by FIDM
in cooperation with corporate sponsors such as Paul Mitchell, and is an opportunity for the
graduating students of FIDM to showcase their work and officially introduce themselves
to the world of fashion. I was very fortunate to get a (nearly) front-row seat to this spectacle.
Dressed just barely appropriately and in neon, as usual. For what it's worth, I was one of about three people
not wearing a micro-mini -- I guess I missed some sort of memo.
Aside from the Fashion and Design portion of the runway show, Debut 2012 also featured
costume designs for Phantom of the Opera and little black dress challenge sponsored by label
owner and FIDM alumn Karen Kane.
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I need to mention this model. She was fantastic the whole night -- great walk, great posing,
but more than anything, a mischievous Mona Lisa-esque expression that baffled and delighted
me throughout the entire show. I hope she finds commercial success because while all the
models were great, she really stood out in my mind.
The above two pieces were designed by Alicia Czerwiec. My favorite of her collection
was the jacket pictured above, although she also showed a gorgeous berry-toned maxi which
won my heart.
The above and below pieces were designed by Jessica Dunn. I loved her rocker-chic vibe and
would definitely purchase from her collections. In spite of her rock and roll style,
her pieces weren't too heavy -- sparing use of leather and effective use of chiffon made
for great visual and practical appeal, especially in CA.
My long-awaited Buffalo platforms finally arrived. I am so excited I can't even explain --
I waited for these for a REALLY long time (shipping from Germany is apparently a pain in
the ass, so vielen, herzlichen dank Fleischer!) but they're so much fun that it was worth the
wait.
Can't wait to try these babies out. I can't think of a single occasion or place in which these
are appropriate or fitting, which is....pretty awesome. Maybe I should change my blog name
to "sartorial anomaly."
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An appropriate song for you all. Put this on at the wrong moment and I will start leaking from the face.
I was lucky enough to come into some Topshop press samples recently and they're great! These pants
in particular are a lot of fun -- super tight, super tan and just begging for a band tee. Too bad
I don't actually care about any bands enough to buy their t-shirts.
I wish I was the sort of person who cared about groups that much, but sadly I suffer from acute
financially-induced apathy. Alas.
The point of this ensemble was the few pops of neon to brighten up an otherwise flat outfit. I've had
my eye on a neon satchel for a while and wish I'd grabbed it for this day, but there's always the future!
