I am completely thrilled about Target’s latest designer collaboration with Anna Sui, as you may have read…well here is another reason to be that much more stoked for what I knew was going to turn out amazingly stunning, in true Anna fashion (pun intended!):
Perfectly creative and singular, as per usual.
xx, Maddy
Certainly not fresh news by any means, but I joyfully stumbled upon this photo (via teenvogue.com) of notoriously-hip model Jessica Stam donning a stunning frock by CFDA award-winners Kate and Laura Mulleavy of Rodarte, so I deemed a post necessary!
Jessica Stam is a peachy forest fairy!
CFDA 2009 Award Winners:
Womenswear Designer of the Year, Kate & Laura Mulleavy for Rodarte
Menswear Designer of the Year, Scott Sternberg for Band of Outsiders and Italo Zucchelli for Calvin Klein (tie)
Accessory Designer of the Year, Jack McCollough & Lazaro Hernandez for Proenza Schouler
Swarovski Award for Womenswear, Alexander Wang
Swarovski Award for Menswear, Tim Hamilton
Swarovski Award for Accessory Design, Justin Giunta for Subversive Jewelry
Eugenia Sheppard Award, Edward Nardoza
Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Achievement Award, Anna Sui
International Award, Marc Jacobs for Louis Vuitton
Board of Directors’ Special Tribute, First Lady Michelle Obama
Eleanor Lambert Award, Jim Moore
Clickity click for the dynamic sisterly duo’s brilliant natural, woodland nymph creature-esque F/W 2009 collection!
xoxo, maddy
Leave it to Peter Jensen to create the most endearing, desirable, and playful of accessories (remember that glorious donkey shoulder bag from F/W 2008?). The Great Dane delivered once again for his very first Resort show, exuding his continuous and adored light-hearted sense of humor! Jensen’s recently-adopted, super adorable bunny logo hopped right onto his blouses, ballet flats, and silk scarves in spades, while a lone bunny boldly adorned the bathing suit and cover-ups. But the most fetching of them all? Sans doute the ingenious (and statement-making, to say the least!) black sunglasses completely furbished with ears and whiskers to boot!
A sportive Elise Hélène Gatschene dons the fruits of Jensen's most recent and genius labor: The Bunny Specs.
At last! The surfacing of character photos of the highly-anticipated Tim Burton version of “Alice in Wonderland,” the quirkiest, kookiest, most glorious of children’s fairy tales, written by the utterly brilliant Brit, Lewis Carroll. Without a doubt, commingling Burton’s creative genius with Johnny Depp‘s savvy for playing the richest, and nuttiest, of characters, not to mention the immense talents of Anne Hathaway and Helena Bonham Carter, the film is destined to create quite the whirlwind of an experience! The bold, contrastive colors in the enticing photos below create quite the visual treat, and the impeccable maquillage and wardrobe styling parlay each character’s singularity, which, I believe, is the precisely the emphasis Sir Carroll originally imagined. (Photos from Wired.com)
Related: I literally just stumbled upon the ethereal Amanda Seyfried as Alice in Wonderland for Vogue Italia April 2008.
She's painting the roses red, she's painting the roses red!
As much as I adore the bright-eyed beauty, I still am rather partial to the epically clever, gorgeously-styled and astutely-conceived Vogue US December 2004 version starring a charming Natalia Vodianova with a myriad of renowned designers, photographed by SuperPhotog Annie Leibovitz.
Natalia in Christian Lacroix Haute Couture with Madhatter Stephen Jones and March Hare Lacroix.
Clickity Click for the entire slideshow (of my favorite Vogue US editorial to date!).
xo, ms
Designer collusions seem to be popping up nonstop as of late! Swedish retailer H&M, coming off various designer ententes with the likes of the lionized Rei Kawabuko and more-recently, British phenom Matthew Williamson, has certainly given footwear connoisseurs a reason to celebrate. The ubiquitous retailer just signed shoe sensation Jimmy Choo onto the troupe, and the sure-to-be highly-covetable vendibles will hit 200 lucky stores worldwide November 14, with low-fare prices of roughly $50-$140. Hopefully a few sneak peak photos of the designs will surface on the net, stat!
If the Jimmy Choo-H&M hybrid turns out even nearly as snazzy as these beauties, count me in!
Subsequent to the sought-after sneaks created by Converse and Play (sportswear line of Comme des Garçons), featuring the unmistakable two-eyed heart logo, the Chuck Taylor, hi-top-producing powerhouse will join forces with Missoni for its next designer collaboration. Tai Missoni, the patriarch of the epic Italian sartorial empire, has already been seen donning the new steps, according to WWD. The Chucky T.’s will brandish the quintessential Missoni zigzag for S/S 2010.
Clickity click for Missoni’s acclaimed, coziest and most consummately-styled F/W 2009 collection!
xo, Maddy
Truth be told, I’m not a huge “resort” girl. Many a designer are way way way too “resort-y” (i.e., their looks scream “I’m on a boat, man!” louder than T-Pain) for my liking, so refreshing and attention-captivating collections are always a grand welcome! Enter Lanvin, or the Man behind the Lan, Alber Elbaz, whose resort show transcended the general deadness of the resort season. Sir Alber’s brilliant creations certainly can stand alone and exude all of their brilliant brilliance, but add to that a very theatrical performance (very à la Galliano), and what a treat! The prima donnas took form as beach blonde mannequins Elsa Sylvan and Emma Karlsson, posing as perhaps the epitome of glamorous vacationers clad in only the most glorious of garments, naturally. Bright azures, golds, rouges, and verts abounded to create a very Mexico-inspired, energetic vibe. Even the neutral-hued ensembles were accented by the boldest-colored accessories, from decorative floral headpieces to beaded necklaces to bangles galore. I immediately became enamoured with the masterfully crafted straw-ribboned chapeaux complete with gigantic flowers aplenty! Am I sensing a DIY?
I serendipitously and rather hilariously stumbled upon this little diddy, regarding the recently popularized pantless conundrum (courtesy of Gags), immediately after chancing upon an editorial in the most recent issue of Vogue Paris,“30 Avenue Montaigne.” Magdalena Frackowiack stars as the sassiest of dogwalkers, donning a plethora of black and white jackets whilst bearing a whole lot of leg. The posh parisienne appears to have lost her pantaloons, captured on film by Walter Pfeiffer in her (utmost stylish) black and white, solid, gingham, and polka-dot skivvies.
Magda and one of the many playful pooches making their Vogue debut. (Fashiongonerogue.com)
Rei Kawabuko’s recession remedy: Black. No, not in the sense of mournfully donning the darkest of dark, rather the “sting Rei’s” latest masterpiece, a seemingly paradoxical “turn that frown upside down” temporary collection that the Wonder Woman christened “Black.” A no-doubt economically intelligent move, “Black” offers more fiscally-friendly garments that are easier on the wallet and just as classically Rei. The emotive and innovative Comme des Garçons couturier, fittingly hailing from the Land of the Rising Sun (her concepts always budding with the freshness of a new day dawning), will grace Gothamites with her designs’ presence, available June 22. Prices range from a more-reasonable $84-$147 for t-shirts and $350-$623 for jackets.
Clickity click for the NY Times article, written by Ms. Suzy Menkes, featuring first-hand 411 on the line from Rei herself (well, via her husband’s translations, of course).
A look from "Black," appropriately appellated, no? (WWD.com)
If the fashionable “Boot” was not glorious enough with its deliciously gelato- and espresso-saturated stradas, add the Dear Consuelo to the mix and you have a veritable paradise.
Realistic in the sense of wearability, yes, but by no means banal, Castiglioni’s ultra-translatable looks would have me gladly Fall into Winter. The words “luxe”,”rich”, and “molto elegante” certainly come to mind when realizing the breadth of textures applied to this collection: knits, felts, jacquards, furs, and brocades. Deep-sea blues and moonless-night blacks were offset by striking antique-ish gilded garlands adorned with flowers. A myriad of eye-catching, grid-like metallic brocades followed, complete with additional pronounced neckwear. The end of the show seemingly took a turn to the Far East, utilizing enlarged-floral patterned silk of sapphire, seafoam green, sunshiny gold. Grazie a Consuelo for a refreshingly forward-looking conglomeration!
