Dispatches from a second story bedroom

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 Martin Gant S/S 2011

I thought about this lipstick for an entire day. A lipstick colored dress. Lipstick matching the accessories. My mind is still blown. I'm pretty simpleminded, sometimes that's all it takes.

fear does not exist in the dojo

Haider Ackermann S/S 2011

What wasn't for me to love at Haider Ackermann? The tuxedo-gis? The jewel colors? The slouchy Bourdin-esque lounging silks? The challenging red carpet gowns? I would love to see that first black gown on anyone besides Nicole Kidman, she is a ruiner of pretty much everything. The second black gown is a tad slutty on anyone who isn't a natural A/B cup so I am saying Kate Hudson (yawn) but I have a feeling Bai Ling will attempt to Tokyo drift into this ensemble and ruin it with a nip slip. I am not sure who is in Kate Hudson territory these days so ask this lady. Megan Fox?

Haider is looking inspirationally good to me (as was Stefano Pilati). I need to bust out my brown brogues and start wearing them with my cropped trousers again, such a good look. Thanks for reminding me dude.

justify my love

It's really satisfying to be out in the cold and to have warm feet. I am always looking for shearling shoes that are not gross and bulky and embarrassingly Ugg-like. I have not found them yet. I can't understand why shoemakers don't totally bomb the UGG monopoly. I feel like this is my crazy secret shoe confession. Why aren't there more shearling booties? Am I the only one asking the universe for this?

 

Why are these so expensive? I feel like I need to sleep on this. Am I just not thinking straight? These are like little Spanish botíns. Warm little boots. That just sounds nice doesn't it?

i'm going to hit you so hard

Rochas S/S 2011

Rochas was kind of all over the map but there was plenty for me to like anyway. It was less cohesive than last season and I can't say I'm in favor of black knee high stockings in most instances but it's not like anyone is going to buy those (fingers crossed). I'm worried about how Prada will translate for the Forever 21 buying masses. How are we going to democratize Josephine Baker monkey smocks? Is that something the world at large knows how to handle? Answer: No. I always worry with styling that people are going to focus on the easily duplicated pieces and lose sight of what the collection was about. What was this collection about? It was about a lot of things.

There was a lot of thrifted vintage Amanda De Cadenet/Courtney Love/Winona Ryder red carpet moment dresses. You are in my heart and soul, you trash cans! I love anything with a bias 30s cut and these were formative images for my adolescent brain. 

Then there's that Biba-esque jumpsuit. I think the secret to this little number's success is having Lindsey Wixson inside of it. That little budgie face, I want to smash it.  Seriously though, spring palazzos, think about it.

I don't know why I love that raw silk Carol Burnett coat so much. It's a hausfrau cliche, and I love it. Just add a small handbag to pull your look together. Don't bother removing your cleaning kerchief either, just leave it. In this instance I can totally understand the need for a knee stocking but I feel that it will turn the blogosphere into Clueless in about 3 months. Y'all can't handle the hausfrau, you're all going to fuck it up halloween style by turning every outfit into a "sexy school girl" outfit.

This third look has me confused, I love it and I can't figure out what it exactly reminds me of. Part Chloe Sevigny when she was all JNCO-ed out, interning at Sassy, part Julian Schnabel. There's a rave element, but it's like Marchesa Casati at a rave. It looks like the first time I tasted an oyster.

This last look also has incongruous elements that add up to something, perhaps only my brain enjoys, so symbiotic and good that I don't expect anyone else to care or get what it is. Disco Rumspringa. 

the joy of Cortina

 

Aquilano Rimondi S/S 2011

I know the internet collectively lost its shit over Prada but I liked these acid colored mash-ups much better. It's an era spanning Gucci redux in the best possible sense. The color blocking of the suits reminds me of the early days of Tom Ford at Gucci. The prints have a candy raver/club kid fluorescence that are contained by the traditional cuts. They were also reminiscent of the best prints from the current Frida Giannini era. You can always do insane prints if the cut is tight right. 

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Celine S/S 2011

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