i've made my opinion about alexander wang quite clear in the last little while. yes, i find him shocking and enthusiastically overrated. i just can't see how his designs have made him the wünderkind of the design-world. but, i'm fine with being the sole naysayer, so no need to bust my chops about it.
but i'm challenging any of you out there to tell me how these "shorts", described as "ADORABLE" are in fact, attractive in the very, teeny, tiny least. dollars to doughnuts, i bet you can't!
i don't want to cause much of a ruckus, but this trend of droopy crotches and grand swaths of fabric placed squarely on the hips just makes me groan. loudly.
these 'draped pants' by catherine malandrino are just a step beyond sartorial sanity: people, they're made of LAMÉ! silver lamé! so not only will you be sporting pants, and i use the word very loosely, that make it seem as if adult diapers are involved, and look ma! you have hips! but all of these things will be magpie ready, because LOOK HOW SHINY THEY ARE!
you can tell how inexplicable this all is to me because i'm using CAPITAL LETTERS TO EXPRESS MY CONFUSION!
look at that picture! her butt is soooo shiny!
groan.
i consider myself to be a fairly broad-minded lass when it comes to that of the sartorial (and all other topics, really) - but, i'm having a hard time grasping both the jumpsuit/romper and the drop-crotch/harem trends. jumpsuits are notoriously difficult to fit into properly, without bunching and riding up into places you'd rather not have them bunched up into and the drop-crotch, well, it just all ends up looking somewhat infantile. yes, yes - you can pair them with sky-high heels and look like a grown-up, but it just doesn't scan.
would any of you like to enlighten me?
described as "neo-folk", which just makes me roll my eyes, this acne bangle printed dress is not remotely close to something i thought i would be drawn to.
however, life still manages to surprise me, which is nice, after all.
would i wear it? probably not, but do i enjoy the thought of it? indeed...
i've been looking at these for a few weeks now - and i suppose if i had to stare at them for that long to figure out if i actually liked them, that my answer should be pretty clear.
however, i just cannot decide whether or not these rachel comey wedges are covetable or not. the champagne ones are my preference, but are too close to the colour of my skin. since i've mentioned before that the brunt of my wardrobe is black, if i wore these, i'd look like an inverted, barefoot triangle with all my shift dresses (and hips).
however, the black ones, just don't have the same look about them, and they don't seem as chic...
what says you, dear reader(s)?
i know, i know it's just a vanity case - and i'm usually able to bypass the whole juicy couture thing, but in this instance, i just couldn't - because, well, it's just not good. mocha coloured velour. it's velour people. a vanity case in velour makes no sense to me. it's just plain hideous. and impractical.
sorry.
just one word is needed:
(you understand how serious i am by the use of capitals. trust me on this one.)
i can't tell if this vanessa bruno hooded anorak trench is languorous cool or just plumb unwieldy and unflattering.
there is a part of me that thinks it most fantastic and at the same time, utterly confusing.
any opinions?
"Gap has a rich history of celebrating creativity and offering consumers iconic American styles."
now, i don't want to come off sounding pretentious and not just a little arrogant, and it's nice to see the corporation branching out with designer satellite collections - but when you think of the gap, do you think of "creativity" and "iconic" style? perhaps at one point the gap became ironic chic, but in my estimation? beige just doesn't fall into the same category as the creative and the iconic...
it is ever-so-lovely to hear from my readers - i love checking in and finding a new comment has been made. it is even nicer when i'm feeling a bit unsure of things around here, and you lot tell me that in essence, you like what i'm doing and wouldn't change much.
that is a really nice feeling to wake up to.
thanks so much.
(and, for all those who can make it, just a reminder that if you're a fan of the increasingly large number of fashionable torontonians - come out to the TFBB - the toronto fashion bloggers brunch - tomorrow, january 21st at the drake- we'd love to see you!)
i'm looking for a new fall-into-winter coat and i keep going back to look at this one from vince clothing that shopbop.com has on display. it's a double-breasted wool coat, that apparently is the softest thing you'll ever experience barring a baby's bum. but what i love about it most is the 3/4 length sleeves. which may not be the wisest choice to make considering toronto winters, but long wooly gloves could rememdy chilled wrists quite easily.
what says you?
a bit of a conundrum. i've been invited to a wedding for the end of july, and for reasons that will go unmentioned here, my wide selection of dresses just won't do. so, i've been looking for alternatives. although i feel like just draping myself in metres of fabric, adorning myself with some bauble or other and calling it day; i know that really isn't a workable option. i do have to show my face around these people again. now, the dress that i'm about to show you isn't really a contender, more of a quandary:
the robe divine from agnès b. isn't remotely close to anything i would ever wear. why? it is two shades of purple. and the pattern, although quite chic at the moment and i wouldn't deny loving polka dots, i couldn't imagine wearing them all over a dress. so what is the problem? i find myself loving this thing. i can picture myself in it. and i picture myself looking good in it. i just fear that is may be quite ugly. is it ugly-pretty, or just plain ugly-ugly?
who knows, perhaps i'm just up too late to be rational about it... perhaps my eye-sight is off.
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