Yohji Yamamoto (Japanese, b. 1943). Dress, spring/summer 2005. Red hand-pleated silk crepe. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Purchase, Friends of The Costume Institute Gifts, 2006 (2006.37). blog.mode – Tucked in Red image: blog.metmuseum.org
blog.mode РWabi Sabi Rei Kawakubo (Japanese, b. 1942) for Comme des Gar̤ons (Japanese, founded 1969). Dress (detail), 1983. Black wool jersey. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Gift of Muriel Kallis Newman, 2003 (2003.79.21). image: blog.metmuseum.org
Beautiful, stunning! blog.mode – Ruff Action Junya Watanabe (Japanese, b. 1961) for Comme des Garçons (French, founded 1969). Ensemble, fall/winter 2000–1. Pale greige polyester organza and silver polyester and cellophane panné velvet. Purchase, Richard Martin Bequest, 2001 (2001.742a, b) image: blog.metmuseum.org
Sometimes readers ask me questions. If they are of value to all my readers I post them online. If you have a question, please feel free to submit it using the contact form. I’ll definitely do my best to answer it. I want – I got reader jennifer wrote: I’m desperatly trying to find aristocrat jeans in toronto, would you know where they are sold? There is a pair i want online, (see link) but I’ve never tried on that brand so i don’t know how the size fits, if not would you know how they fit? Thanks Hi Jennifer, I don’t know of any stores in T.O. that sell aristocrat jeans. (If there are please leave a comment!) I’m surprised that Over the Rainbow doesn’t sell them. There are some stores in BC and Alberta. I personally am a little weary of buying jeans online without trying them on. However, if you find an online store with a good return policy you could get away with buying them and just returning them if they …
Yes, you can purchase Chloe Sevigny for Opening Ceremony at Holt Renfrew Here’s a look at the collection image: polly hawk
Emilio Pucci Laser-Cut Suede Shift Dress click for larger images. image: bergdorfgoodman.com
Raf Simons Fall Winter 2008 – Mens Ready to Wear There were some great prints in this collection. If guys will wear them is another story. I think they are beautiful. images: the Fashion Spot
Chlo̩ РSilk Canvas Shirred Skirt
I blogged about theSecret Garden a-line dress by Chloe from the Fall 2007 ready to wear collection in November. It’s fantastic in pictures and absolutely stunning in person. I tried on the Chloe dress for kicks and I just had to take unauthorized photos. It was so beautiful. A heavy duty open end two-way zipper ran the length of the back of the dress. It’s definitely a winter dress, the wool made it a lot heavier than I expected. I’m in love, I can’t believe it was on the sale rack. It was still too pricey for me, so I only got a brief taste of its exquisiteness. This is the runway look and a closer look at the detail. images: me and elle.com
Shirts from Treadless Tasty Table by Kenny Wheeler Meashirt by Ben Mautner click the thumbnails to see larger images images: threadless.com
