Nirvana Mini Dress by All Saints
I love the digital print created from a watercolour and gouache painting of a tropical forest.
Unfortunately there are no Canadian retailers for All Saints clothing. The closest we have it New York City and online.
images: allsaints.com
Graffiti-print high-waisted jeans by Proenza Schouler x JBrand
The collaboration of Proenza Schouler and JBrand. The denim is high waisted and the print is hand painted on. They come in white on black, blue on black and black on black. I like the blue on black the best.
If you are looking to do a DIY recreation, check out nylonmag.com.
roenza Schouler x JBrand are available on proenzaschouler.com, net-a-porter and luisaviaroma.com.
images: net-a-porter.com, luisaviaroma.com
Parachute Long Dress by All Saints
I love the Parachute Short Dress by All Saints and I’m glad they’ve made a longer version for fall 2010.
Inspired by an original wartime parachute, this double layered cotton dress took 75 hours to create. Consisting of 10m of fabric, this inspirational piece features 16 cotton ties to create a truly unique silhouette.
Unfortunately there are no Canadian retailers for All Saints clothing. The closest we have it New York City and online.
images: allsaints.com
I attended the Lanvin x H&M preview this week at the AGO. I was given the opportunity to view the collection in person and get all touchy feeling. I’m very impressed with the collection. The fabrics are well done and there are more than a few pieces that I really like.
They’ve done a great job to translating Lanvin luxury to the H&M market. The collection is basically favourites from previous collections made at a mass market level. The clothing has shape and the right fabrics to hold and create it. It’s mostly synthetic but that’s pretty much what Lanvin at the luxury level is too.  I ran into Tommy Ton at the preview and we browsed the racks together for a bit. He was impressed with the fabric too. He’s excited about the men’s pants.
I was impressed with the packaging. It’s beautiful. Lovely boxes that are perfect for reuse. The garment bags are cloth and beautiful. Sometimes the packaging is just as exquisite as the item it contains. Hermes certainly knows what they are doing.
I was really skeptical of this collection at first but I saw a lot of things that I really liked. Here are my favourites.
Dress $249, Jacket $199
Sunglasses $29.95, Necklace $39.95, Earrings $19.95, Skirt $99.00
Dresses both $199
Dresses $199
I’m not sold on the shoes and I think some of the jewellery isn’t very nice and cheap looking. I dislike the handbags too. However, there is enough really great things that gives it a thumbs up in my book. I’m not lining up to buy this collection. It’s not going to happen as I’m way too old for this shit. I’m not interested in the frenzy, elbows to the head or bitter feelings that accompanies these kind of spectacles.
some images courtesy of H&M
I love these leggings from New York based SHIN.
SHIN is available in Toronto at Fawn.
images: shinnewyork.com
I’ve discovered some video of the final Alexander McQueen collection. It’s a pretty good video that gets some closeups on the fall winter 2010 – 2011 collection.
images: style.com
You’ve probably heard the news, Lanvin is the next H&M designer collaboration. It’s a men’s and women’s collection by Lanvin’s artistic director Alber Elbaz and menswear designer Lucas Ossendrijver. There have been some photos to show up but finally here is a great video that shows a lot of the looks. I’m getting a preview of the collection on Wednesday and I’m super pumped to see this stuff in person. It’s gonna be awesome or crap.
I still think that their is a lot of potential in the jewellery department. I’ll be paying close attention.
You can see Lanvin for H&M Women’s Lookbook images on nitrolicious.com.
There were a lot of kids at the dress rehearsal of Opera Atelier’s Acis and Galatea. Through the magic of twitter I found myself with two tickets to the event. I like opera so I accepted the invitation to check it out. I can’t resist Greek tragedy and Handel together. It’s my intellectual crack.
Acis and Galatea, Handel’s ravishing pastorale, depicts Ovid’s tale of the water nymph Galatea and her doomed love for the Arcadian shepherd Acis. The opera weaves together a story of startling sensuality and tragedy blended with an ironic sense of humour – told through some of Handel’s most sublime music.
My knowledge of Opera Atelier was very little before the show. I knew of their existence and that was about it. We were warned that this was a dress rehearsal and that if necessary the actors will stop mid performance, etc. It was exciting to get this behind the scenes look at what happens in the days before a premier. I learned that the kids were from their education program. They were also encouraging people to tweet during the performance and I took advantage of that using the #acisandgalatea hashtag.
I mentally squealed when the chamber choir kicked in. They were standing in the balconies to the right of the stage. The ballet dancers took the stage and I started tearing up. Was this really going to involve all these beautiful things at once? This is Baroque Opera and I love it.
It was the first time Gerard Gauci, Set & Costume Designer was responsible for the entire production including sets, props and costumes. The costumes were very colourful and looked so graceful in movement. There were lots of long full dresses with crinoline. The type that makes you want to be a ballerina.
The cast was amazing. The dress rehearsal when off without a hitch. Mireille Asselin (Galatea) and Thomas Macleay (Acis) were so perfect together. Their characters were so convincing and the chemistry was very believable. They even melted my cold heart with their beautiful duets. My favourite characters were João Fernandes as Polyphemus and Lawrence Wiliford as Damon. Lawrence’s voice was my absolute favourite of the show.
I really enjoyed Acis and Galatea. It was a delightful surprise to the traditional opera I expected. I enjoyed so many art forms that I love in one shot, amazing. The show takes place at the Elgin Theatre for the following dates:
Saturday, October 30, 2010, 7:30 P.M.
Tuesday, November 2, 2010, 7:30 P.M.
Wednesday, November 3, 2010, 7:30 P.M.
Friday, November 5, 2010, 7:30 P.M.
Saturday, November 6, 2010, 7:30 P.M.
Sunday, November 7, 2010, 3:00 P.M.
You can buy tickets online at Ticketmaster.
I love the PS1 handbag by Proenza Schouler. It has that schoolboy satchel look that I love. I love the range of colours they come in. Want, want, want.
images: tooklookbook.com
There were a few looks from the Smythe spring summer 2011 collection shown at LG Fashion Week but I received the lookbook a few weeks before. I’ve pulled my favourite looks from this season.
