I’m obsessed with the Balenciaga Fall Winter 2010 Shoes. The fact that they are clunky as all hell and don’t look fun to wear isn’t stopping me. The style.com photos look so clinical. I like these shots from Dazed Digital and Purple Magazine. They have a more “real life” feel. images: purple-diary.com, dazeddigital.com
I wasn’t able to see the Quicktake: Rodarte exhibition at the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum that went from February 11, 2010 through March 14, 2010 in New York City. There is video! 1st is a short clip of the about the exhibit and a longer interview clip with Laura Mulleavy. Quicktake: Rodarte Rodarte in Conversation with Sally Singer You know what, I’m tossing in the Rodarte x Maggie Chung clip too.
The shoes for the Lanvin Fall Winter 2010 are perfect urban warrior accessories. Check out that curved heel. I said the Lanvin fall 2010 jewellery reminded me of Klingons but I don’t get that vibe from the shoes. Lanvin Fall Winter 2010 – 2011 video. images: style.com, eastnews.ru
I went to the Spring 2010 preview for Dr. Martens. We got a look at the 50th anniversary options too. I didn’t bring my camera and took crappy Blackberry photos. They suck so I’m posting the pro stuff. I’m not a big fan of the Diva series. I know I’m not the norm because I’ve heard many positive things about them. Call me a traditionalist. The metallic Docs are hilarious. I think the electric blue are my favourite. So obnoxious. The Tec Tuff shoes have a white sole. They look and feel like canvas, breathable and water resistant. I really like the grommets on these boots. The Triumph boots are my favourite. I love how you can make them slouchy and expose the plaid or tie them up like regular Docs. They also have ribbon laces as well as regular laces. Dr. Martens are available in Toronto at Neon and Get Outside. images: Courtesy of Dr. Martens
Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum: Voices in American Fashion Washington Post Style Editor Robin Givhan, leads a conversation with past National Design Award Winners Francisco Costa (Women’s Creative Director of Calvin Klein Collection), Yeohlee Teng, and Maria Cornejo about their work and the role of fashion in contemporary culture. Their designs are featured in Design USA: Contemporary Innovation. I’m sure every hardcore fashion fan has watched this video already but I just got around to it and thought I would share.
Leather Dress by Acne More summer leather, I can’t get enough of it. This time it’s a hot little dress by Acne Studios image: shop.acnestudio.com
There are a few pieces from the Atelier Versace Spring 2010 collection that I’m loving a lot. The Versace website uses very large images to display the collection. It’s worth checking out to see all the details. images: thefashionspot.com
I was doing my regular rounds of Holt Renfrew Bloor Street with The Oracle a few weekends ago. We ran into Tommy Ton of JakandJil. I hadn’t seen Tommy since he started on his adventures during Men’s and Women’s fashion weeks so it was really good to catch up for a bit. I say this to everyone but Tommy is such a sweetheart. The highlight of our catching up was me playing model in Celine for Tommy. I know, it’s pretty lame but simple pleasure right. I’ve always looked, touched and drooled over the Celine pieces in Holts but never dared to try anything on.  With Tommy Ton present I had the perfect excuse. He had me try on two army jackets and I’m posting about the one I really, really love. The jacket is “the sex”. There is something about well made designer goods that just feel like a dream on. If I had to cash to drop on this jacket, I probably would do it in a heartbeat, look at the back of …
I found the full show video for the Balenciaga Ready to Wear – Fall Winter 2010 collection. The soundtrack is killer. This video is great for providing all the angles of the models so you can see the back details. The clothing has so much more depth with video. The construction is a lot clearer. There is a lot going on in the fall winter 2010 collection. Dazed Digital got a closer look at the collection. They have some great photos of the all the details. I also like the shots from Purple Magazine. images: style.com
I found the Lanvin Ready to Wear – Fall Winter 2010 video. I’ve now dubbed this the “Klingon Warrior” collection. Read the Klingon backstory here. images: style.com
