Model Monday, Jan 10, 2011

Freja Beha Erichsen. Looking at her Spring Summer 2011 campaign work alone is enough to capture the essense of her plain, yet mysteriously enchanting beauty.

Stiletto Sunday, Jan 09, 2011

Christian Louboutin's Altadama Watersnake Platform Pump






Honestly, do shoes get more appealing than this? I'm pretty sure I walk around in these in my dreams. Absolutely stunning, and most likely than not, comfortable with that platform.


$1,095, preorder at Saks Fifth Avenue.

Model of the weekend: Ashley Smith

To see more, go to http://models.com/models/ashley-smith

Prom 2010!

Just got back from Prom 2010, and I had such a blast!! It took me a verrrrrrry long time to make my dress, as I sewed it AND appliqued every single diamond individually. I was planning on covering the whole dress, but that required more money and time than I had. But everything worked out, and a good time was had by all. That's me on the left and my rad friend Meredith, who also wore OLIVAROSE Couture!! Best dressed, by far (; More pictures of both dresses will be up on the Couture site soon, as that ranch of my page has been in need of a makeover for over a year :3




I also had my Summer 2010 show!!! But I am too excited to type about this topic, so I will postpone my runway talk until next time, after everything is officially on sale.



Too tired to do anymore right now, but the list is endless!!! K, bye for now Leute!

Military glam: splurge vs. steal

Preparing for the OLIVAROSE Summer 2010 fashion show! The date is set for Friday, May 7th at 7 PM at the Fairhaven High School Performing Arts Center (again). I am so pumped, but I still have quite a lot of sewing to do!!! I already have made so many rosettes that I want to punch something! (I won't, don't worry (: )






So for my piece today, and for the next couple of blogs, I'm going to put together some rad Spring/Summer 2010 outfits for you in splurge and steal form! We'll return to FW10/11 shows in a little while when it gets chillier and people aside from fashion bloggers and magazine execs care. (:



Let's take a look at the military chic trend!! This is my personal favorite of the season, continuing many ideas started in the Fall Winter 2009/10. Look for studs, camo green (please avoid actual camo, for my sake), leather, and even bullet holes! If you're rolling in dough, go for this:



MARC JACOBS Twill military jacket, $2,200



BALMAIN Slashed army t-shirt, $1,625


BALMAIN Chain-insert cotton cargo pants, $4,705


GIUSEPPE ZANOTTI Peep-toe canvas boots, $875


SONIA BY SONIA RYKIEL Studded canvas messenger bag, $315


HTC Pyramids studded leather belt, $405


DANNIJO Celia gold-plated necklace, $345



And now, THE STEALS! :



AMERICAN EAGLE OUTFITTERS Soft military jacket, $49.50


LNA Ripped tee, $47


CHELSEA & VIOLET Skinny cargo pants, $118


QUPID Luxe Akeisha lace up bootie, $40.90


MARY KATE Studded messenger, $49.95


HOT TOPIC Copper pyramid stud brown non-leather belt, $24


TORRID Silver gold and brass knotted chain necklace, $16





Enjoy your military look for less! Now, tschuß Leute! xo

More of FW10/11

Preparing my Parsons application is absolutely crazy. The famous "Parsons Challenge" is basically to have 3 epiphanies and to visualize them in an image/other piece of art. This is my first. Inspired by my car accident a year ago, I had Jack photograph me with the car in my Alice and Audrey dresses from the OLIVAROSE FW09/10 Collection. The emphasis was on the contrast between the 2 dresses; I also did different hair, make-up, and shoes. Realllly fun shooting in 35 degree weather with people driving by staring (: The photoshopped results look rad though!! Just 2 more to go...


Okay, more Fall Winter 10/11 critiques:




BEST: BALMAIN. Thank you Balmain for bringing back metallics, shoulder pads, fur, sequins, and everything else I adore. Totally glam, sophisticated, and edgy as usual. A plus: the dresses are long-sleeves so you can stay warm without having to purchase a matching jacket. (:





WORST: ETRO. I am a big fan of Etro's runway, especially last Spring. This, however, is not good. The model's all look about 20+ pounds heavier, and the cuts and colors are just awful. The first 2 looks are cute, and some others are on the right track. However, overall, this is an overload of Granny's wardrobe.



Tschüs für jetzt, Leute!

The Good and Bad of FW10/11

So the sen10rs shirts totally selling! Yay! (: I spend my Sundays painting and my Monday tagging, it's quite the life. But I enjoy it, I get to jam to techno while I work and such. So hopefully even MORE people will order tshirts to support the senior class and ORAD at the same time!


So Fall/Winter 2010/11 Fashion Week....some things have changed, some things haven't. I haven't watched everything yet, but here's one awesome show and one bad show:









VERSACE. I loved that Versace brought on the leather and fur for yet another fall winter season!! I filled my wardrobe with leather as many of my classmates know (:D) so I'm glad that I can recycle these outfits! The gowns were really cool too, pairing blue and yellow. Truly electric! The cut-outs and major slits truly payed homage to Gianni. My favorite look: the red and blue metallic bustier dresses at 5:50.




MARC JACOBS. Am I 80 years old? No. Then why would I ever want to buy these clothes?! They even make the models look old! Frumpy shapes and cuts, tacky patterns, youth-sucking colors. With the exception of a few dresses towards the end, I absolutely hate!! Marc's last fall season was all about 80s and neon colors, and now he is all about dowdy? What happened?! The biggest WTF moment (aside from the bad music): Freja's cat lady jacket and ill-fitted slacks in a slightly different shade of gray at 2:48.




That's enough for now! Tschus Leute!!