L'Enfant Terrible

Although I write this nearly a month after his passing, I would like to pay tribute to one of fashion's most brilliant designers: Alexander McQueen.

"L'enfant Terrible" to the fashion world, McQueen's theatrical shock-and-awe designs had (and still have) and unique impact on fashion at every level. Here are a few pieces from his last collection, Spring/Summer 2010 RTW:

One of my all-time favorite McQueen pieces:

Rest in peace, Alexander McQueen.

RTW Favorites

So many lines but so little space and time. Here is just a sampling of my favorites:

Tracy Reese

Alice + Olivia

Zac Posen (doesn't the second picture make you smile?)

Vera Wang

Oscar de la Renta

Jill Stuart

Jason Wu

Erin Fetherston (I love that shade of orange)

Diane von Furstenberg

Love, A

Dior Campaign

I was flipping through Vogue when I saw Dior's new campaign with Karlie Kloss. It made me stop and take another look because it's so gorgeous! It's clearly a take off of the very chic Lauren Bacall, one of my favorite actresses. Here's some of the photographs:

Here's a bigger version of one of my favorites:

Beautiful, no? :)

I promise a post of some of my and B's favorite collections from Fashion Week very soon!

Love, A

Statement Fashion

First off, my most sincere apologies for the blogging dry-spell. Unfortunately life never stops, and blogging doesn't always fit into life. But that doesn't mean I haven't had ideas for some posts.

Lately there has been a resurgance of political and personal-belief statements inflitrating the fashion world. It's not so much about making fashion statements but wearing statement fashion. It's about sending a message to the world, government, and people around you.

One of the most popular (and, personally, most unfortunate) statement fashions of late is the Twilight saga's "Team [Insert Edward or Jacob here]" clothing.

Another popular statement fashion is the Gap's Inspi(red) clothing line.

Whatever the cause, the idea, or the statement, wearing cloths that...quite literally...send a message has become a bigger and bigger part of pop culture/ fashion.

So...what statement would you like to wear?

Au revoir,

B