Trend: Transparent Accessories

Remember this lucite clutch from Fendi's Spring 2010 collection?

 

I fell in love with it but I could never pull it off. You should see the interior of my purse: it's a mess. I don't know how one would pull of a transparent clutch elegantly especially when the contents are entirely visible. Here are other ways to adopt the transparent trend without going overboard.

 Chloé

 

Napa leather patent captoe pump w/ Lucite pedestal heel

Fendi did Lucite heels for Spring 2010 as well but they look like your standard stripper heel (you know, with the transparent platform?) I love  Chloé's version. The body of the shoe is this very classy and traditional pump while the clear heel adds a bit of sauciness to it.

MM6 Maison Martin Margiela

 

 Wood and Plexiglass bangle

I don't know if this trend is here to stay though. What do you think?

J

Trend: Water Colours

I love when fashion resembles art: architectural fabrics, gesso-like textures, whirlwind colours and optical illusions. So of course, I'm loving the water colour trend right now. These items look as if they've had the gentle touch of a paint brush glide over them as if the fabric were a canvas.

Ali Ro

 

Silk spandex draped dress w/ woven belt 

(Neiman Marcus describes the dress as silk/spandex and Bloomingdale's describes it as georgette and its content as polyester)

I'm absolutely in love with this Ali Ro dress. I just love colour and draping.

Helmut Lang

 

Jersey racerback tank 

Wilfred

 

Washed silk dress

 

Washed silk pocket tank

Issa London

 

Crepe de chine silk strapless gown

Erdem

 

Pre-Fall 2011

 

Fall 2011

And the trend continues on into Fall! I just love Erdem's prints. Erdem is truly the most artsy-fartsy of all designer brands out there. Some of the prints look like they belong on a canvas at The Met.

Matthew Williamson

 

The Matthew Williamson number is from awhile back but it just looks so gorgeous on Thandie Newton that I thought I'd include it with this post. Also check out Giles' water colour-inspired looks from Resort 2010. I suppose the lesson is that you just can never go wrong with painterly brights.

J

Ebay ♥ Brights

It's spring and I want to look like I could belong in one of Carmen Miranda's hats!

I like blacks and neutrals even though if you were to look in my closet, you would see a cornucopia of electric hues and crazy-ass prints. I stick to a simple colour palette but I just love colour and collecting pretty clothes and Ebay is a mecca for colour. Seriously, I love how I can type so many permutations of one colour and get so many results.

Take pink, for instance. You know how when you go into a store and you're looking for something specific but whatever you find just isn't quite the exact colour you want? When I do a pink search on Ebay, I usually do pink, coral pink, salmon, blush, fuchsia pink, neon pink, bright pink, rose pink and dusty rose. That way, no matter how specific my colour is, I'm sure to pass something that suits my meticulous pink needs.

Anyway, here are a bunch of cool bright-coloured items I've stumbled upon over the past few weeks, some of which are still up for auction.

thriftwares

 

Seafoam green suede leather minidress

SOLD for $183.49

 

 

Orange linen cotton top w/ cut-out back

SOLD for $51.00  

Noirohio Vintage

SOME OF THESE ITEMS ARE STILL AVAILABLE!!

 

Purple structured wool blazer

Bidding until Apr 03 @ 21:00 PDT

 

Salmon coral rayon blend high waist trousers

Bidding until Apr 03 @21:00 PDT

 

Plaid paper thin cotton button-shirt

Bidding until Apr 03 @ 21:00 PDT

 

Yellow drapey poly-rayon blazer

SOLD for $31.00

Funkin Junkie

 

Hot pink leather high waisted shorts

SOLD for $33.04

 

Cobalt blue silk high waisted shorts

SOLD for $41.00

I wish I could buy EVERYTHING but I'm going on vacation in May and I'm trying to be good and save my moolah. Money will come in handy when I want a massage on the beach or take a day-trip to the Mayan ruins.

J

Millie Brown vomit art

It's not as gross as it sounds, I promise

At first I thought the medium was actual vomit and I was immediately unimpressed. I don't understand society's obsession with scatology as somehow being avant-garde. I do not think that shit or urine or any other bodily excretion automatically equals "art" or boundary-pushing art, for that matter.

(Side note: I was writing my Master's thesis on scatology and shit in literature - don't call me a hypocrite yet - but my point was that stuff like poo and pee are specifically NOT radical and innovative. Scatology is a trope for the basest and most banal modes of human expression)

Instead, the artist, Millie Brown, sips coloured milk and regurgitates them back onto a canvas, creating bright, asymmetrical Rorschach-like paintings. She also videotapes the process, transforming the static painting into a dynamic performance art piece. (Do you buy it?)

 

All photos courtesy of Buzzfeed

The artwork featured is called Nexus Vomitus and it goes for US$2,400. As cool as I think it is, I could make that myself for under $50. 

J

Ebay ♥ Supascoopa4

CHECK OUT MY AUCTIONS ON EBAY!! I'm selling a whole lot of antique jewellery, some make-up items from NARS and some miscellaneous items as well. All auctions end Saturday, April 2. If you miss any of the auctions, I add items all the time so be sure to check back soon for awesome, new stuff! The next lot will include lots more vintage jewellery, vintage clothes and designer items from Marc by Marc Jacobs, Club Monaco, BCBG, Sergio Rossi, and more!!!!

Some popular items going right now:

 

Milk glass necklace w/ hand-painted floral beads

 

Signed CORO pearl and rhinestone brooch

 

Gold rhinestone brooch

 

Silver aurora borealis rhinestone brooch

 

Gold red enamel and rhinestone flower brooch

 

Spanish gold filigree fan brooch

 

Silver tourmaline and rhinestone ring

J

Katy Perry E.T.

I just watched Katy Perry's video for her new single, E.T, and I kind of like the song. I'm not a huge pop fan although I do enjoy the occasional dance-pop hit. I just think the video's cool, especially Perry's hair and make-up. I don't like all of Perry's frothy, cutesy, kitschy costumes that she usually dons. She looks spectacular in this video though.

Some screen captures:

J