paris brings it back

i was wondering where all the fashion went. it was in paris all along. of course! paris somehow never disappoints. glam glam and more glam. the 60s have definitely been alive in fashion this year in multiple collections and i'm very happy about it.

ok first up, an ode to ALEXANDER MCQUEEN. i made two separate layouts, one fancy and one just plain bad ass. it was really a beautiful collection. plus the shoes! insane. baroque glamour to its finest.

now back to the regular recap. LOOOOOOOOOOVED DRIES VAN NOTEN. so classic and casual and just amazing. YSL and ANN DEMEULEMEESTER were black-tastic this season...as per usual. they always do it right. and the older i get the more i find myself leaning towards wearing more black.

although i can't get away from color. i love color. which is why i always love the SONIA RYKIEL and TSUMORI CHISATO shows. sonia, how do you do it every season with a different hair bobble. love it. tsumori....seriously, you rule. no one does it like you do.

CHANEL....seriously what is up with those fur boots? my cat looks like that when i cut his hair off in the winter. not into it. but the clothes are pretty. always classic. just stay away from the sasquatch look. PLEASE. LOUIS VUITTON...i had a hard time picking some looks i liked. i really love the ones below but i wasn't digging the insanely oversized look. WEIRD. most people are trying NOT to look 6 times larger than they really are.

DIOR....soft, pretty, delectable. BALMAIN...long bold suits, love it. suede pants!!! i want. BALENCIAGA....looked more like spring 2011. very bright. not my favorite balenciaga collection but i'll roll with it. and the shoes were good.

armory pics

spring makes me a happy

art makes me happy

floral village

watch out folks. you may be seeing this image again with something i'm working on. it's a new collage and i think it's my new favorite!

fashion, italian style

i don't know what's going on in fashion right now but why are all the collections disappointing!????? so many shows from Milan that i didn't like. marni?? wow. so not good. the collections are either too boring or they're completely over the top. i don't know what happened.

luckily there were a few that i adored so let's just stick with those. FENDI...amazing. i want those suede pants damnit. plus the shapes and those fur stoles.....i want all of it.

my other hot favorite is PRADA. the more i look at it the more i'm in love with this collection. the double collar???? shit man, sign me up. i'm kind of in love with the 60s, not sure if you knew that, and this collection just got me all excited. high bun, oddly shaped glasses, patent leather double collar jacket??? NEED NEED NEED.

Missoni was also very nice as always. i love their sweaters and colors. they just look so comfy, i want to wrap myself in all of it. Dolce....lace, polks dots, animal print...of course. Bottega had some nice looks in there as well. clean lines, good colors.

everything else was just blahhhh..

YOU HAVE OPENED MY EYES TO EVERYTHING

i feel i must share the beautiful story behind this song. it started out as a quest by Jess Rotter over the years. it popped up on the Silas site from years past (silas > movie theatre > movie #2) and no one knew what it was. she then enlisted me to help in this quest.

i sent it to everyone i knew....lovefingers, record grouch, fergus purcell....NO ONE KNEWWWWWW. fergus informed me that russell, the owner of Silas, would know the answer. and he pulled through!!

THE QUEST ENDETH

not only does is this song incredibly awesome, but so is the background info. LUV MACHINE: hailed from barbados???? AWESOME. record was banned in australia and new zealand??? AWESOME. and finally, their drummer's last name is BRADSHAW? a long lost relative per chance??? DAMN.

so quotes An Album a Day (or if you read the URL it looks like it could be anal bum a day....analbumaday.com), that Mr. Errol Bradshaw is running the house band at the Waterfront Cafe in Bridgetown, Barbados. anyone down for a vacay????

pianos tonight!

oh yeah....almost forgot. my band is playing tonight at Pianos with The Hundred in the Hands. should be a pretty good show. THITH are releasing some tracks on Warp soon and are gearing up for shows. catch them here before they start blowing up!

March, 4th

PIANOS

158 Ludlow

8pm THE HUNDRED IN THE HANDS

9pm OPEN OCEAN

London Fashion Week

London didn't really pull through for me this season on the shows. there were a lot that i'm not even showing b/c i couldn't pick 3 looks i liked enough. what happened to london??? they used to be one of my favorites. always having fun with fashion. i gotta say i was not that impressed. however there are a few highlights.

two favorites: HOLLY FULTON and LOUISE GRAY. both had a lot of color and are very playful. somewhat rave style but i like it. not that neu rave bullshit that was out a few years ago (and how house of holland still is) but something that brings it closer to real fashion. i'm into brands that draw on inspiration but aren't trying to be trendy.

BURBERRY is always nice. the jackets are my favorite. more fur on that end. lots of fur this season. i'm personally very into SHERPA. more things should have sherpa in it. RICHARD NICOLL also looked great this season. not only is there velvet but that blue color is pretty killer.

i like the shapes and color palette in VIVIENNE WESTWOOD. and ELEY KISHIMOTO always wins in the prints/60s category. CHRISTOPHER KANE barely made it on here. little too much leather lace and floral. oh i forgot to mention MATTHEW WILLIAMSON. nice but not fantastic.