Prada flats

I just bought these Prada flats off Ebay the other day! They're super cute but they're a little bit big. I already knew that Prada shoes fit a little big and I also anticipated them being stretched out since they were used but my 35.5 shoes make my feet look like clown feet. Oh well...they're not as bad as my Louboutin 36 flats that needed an elastic strap installed just so they could stay on my feet.

 

I love pink and orange!

 

They're from the Resort 2007 collection. I also really love those royal blue peep-toe d'Orsay flats in the ad. Hopefully I'll get lucky on Ebay again.

J

Jean Paul Gaultier Couture Spring 2011

As disenfranchised as I am with the whole fashion industry and their over-inflated sense of self-importance and their pretentious defenses of manufactured commodities (do you hear that Anna Wintour and Karl Lagerfeld? You are not artists; you are producers of capital) and runway collections that could feed a Mozambiqan village for life, I can still admire haute couture. Except for Chanel's collections; Lagerfeld is becoming more and more insane and derivative with his interpretations of Coco's tweed suit. 

I don't know if I respect it? But it's definitely a spectacle for sore eyes. John Galliano still makes majestic pieces for Dior; Givenchy and Jean Paul Gaultier still bring their irreverence to fashion, and the divine beauty of Elie Saab and Armani Privé gowns cannot be denied. The French really have the
élan vital when it comes to couture, I couldn't deny that.

John Galliano for Dior's postmodern geisha collection for Spring 2007 is still one of my favourite fashion collections in history and it is a true demonstration of craftsmanship. I just love the construction of the fabric. I think I adore this one as much as I do because I love paper and I love the idea of origami as a dress applique.

 

With that being said, here's Jean Paul Gaultier's collection for 2011. Although Gaultier has always honoured the punk aesthetic, he really hones it on this collection, something that style.com says is "hardly a new idea for him, and not exactly a thrilling prospect for us." Inspired by Sex Pistol's "Anarchy in the UK," Gaultier goes high street punk (or what I'd call tuxedo punk) and ugly-punk versus the usual frou-frou punk we are so accustomed to seeing on Avril Lavigne and little tween girls. I don't know who does punk couture better: Gaultier or Galliano?

To be honest, I wasn't hugely impressed with the clothes. There were lots of tuxes and suits in similar cuts and fabrics and very unflattering dresses (isn't that what fashion is all about?); I just liked the playfulness of the show.

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

I was more impressed with the hair, make-up, and accessories. I love that it takes a Frenchman to show the world that smoking is still sexy.

  

I'd love for someone to do my hair and make-up like that every morning.

All photos courtesy of Style.

J

Bleed for Fashion

Since I couldn't sleep, I decided to marathon through every post on Lily's blog, Bleed for Fashion while eating toast. This blog is amazing. It's sparse, personal but not heart-on-the-sleeve torrential, has beautiful fashion-centric photos but isn't weighted down by dozens of similar looking photos of the blogger-cum-model, and it's especially effective because I see Lily as a swankier, better-dressed version of myself. (I'm a writer and have come to terms with the fact that I will never be wealthy in life, which is ok. I prefer insatiable desire to insatiable greed). We like the same brands, have the same styles, same hair, same dysfunctional personalities, same loves and same peeves, same attitude, and same views on life.....

And yes, I got all of that from an hour and a half's worth of blog-reading. All her outfits are A+ so instead of picking the highlights, I picked the looks that I'm craving for now.

Wilfred blouse

Gucci booties

Wilfred shredded tee

I'm LOVING this lavender colour and the amount of sheerness to the fabric!

American Apparel raglan top

Siwy sequin leggings

Stella McCartney mesh heels




































Nasty Gal leopard maxi skirt

American Apparel tights

Gucci ankle boot

H&M motorcycle jacket

Silence & Noise corsetry bra

Armor Jewelry body chain

Tom Ford sunglasses

Talula Babaton blazer

Le Fou by Wilfred blouse and pants

(I swear, I didn't just pick this outfit because I now work for Aritzia. I really love Wilfred's blouses and how Lily transforms the simplest light blouse into a badass outfit).

Alice + Olivia beaded crochet shrug

Alexander Wang tank

Citizens of Humanity jeans

Christian Louboutin ankle boots

Gucci sandals

Club Monaco blazer, shirt, sweater, and red tie

Christan Louboutin pumps

Christan Louboutin studded pumps
















Fabulous.

I kid about this girl being my doppelganger. I know nothing about her. I kid because I envy her shoe collection and her seemingly infinite supply of soft, slouchy t-shirts.

It's 7am now and it's about time for some more toast.

J