Yohji Yamamoto (Japanese, b. 1943). “Wedding Dress,†spring/summer 2000. Natural cotton muslin and ivory silk jersey with large laser-cut holes. Gift of Minori Shironishi, 2003 (2003.573.8a, b). blog.mode – I Do image: blog.metmuseum.org
Alexander McQueen Wing embroidered dress I was a fan of Alexander McQueen’s Spring 2008 collection. A friend who was a the show was a little creeped out by all the feathers. I thought it was stunning. The wings also fold back for other looks. Great Alexander McQueen toe box shoes! I’ve seen the shoes at Holt’s. images: net-a-porter.com
Rick Owens Draped silk dress image: net-a-porter.com
Passenger Pigeon Spring 2008 clothing Available online and at Little Black Dress Shop 135 Tecumseth St. Toronto Heart on Your Sleeve 61A Bellevue Ave Toronto images: passengerpigeon.ca
Tao Kurihara (Japanese, b. 1973) for tao Comme des Garçons (Japanese, founded 2005). Ensemble, spring/summer 2007. Ivory silk knit; white paper; natural cotton canvas. Gift of Comme des Garçons, 2007 (2007.382.2a–f). blog.mode – Paper Doll images: blog.metmuseum.org
The Kidrobot collection is actually really cute. I was prepared to hate it. Love this hoodie. Love this dress See more pictures here.
Alexander McQueen Butterfly print dress
Fendi Miniature paillette beaded dress
Herve Leger dress I can totally see myself in one of these. I love figure hugging dresses. images: herveleger.com
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
Roland Mouret – Ready to Wear Fall 2008 – 2009 I wasn’t all that in love with the spring 2008 collection for RM by Roland Mouret, but he has turned me around for fall 2008. Style.com says it’s a pre-fall collection and the fashion spot says it’s Fall 2008, i’m going with the fashion spot. images: thefashionspot.com
Emilio Pucci Laser-Cut Suede Shift Dress click for larger images. image: bergdorfgoodman.com
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
Printed satin dress by Single buysingle.com images: net-a-porter.com
This is a very beautiful dress from the Lanvin Spring 2008 Ready to Wear collection. I saw it months ago, it wasn’t a fav and I completely forgot it existed until…. Daria put it on and Terry Richardson took a picture. It looks fantastic and so full of movement. I love it. images: foto_decadent Vogue Nippon February 2008
Christopher Deane Watercolor Print Dress christopherdeane.com images: revolveclothing.com
Jersey dresses by presque fini I love the draping on this yellow one. images: www.styleserver.de
Dresses from Jodi Arnold’s Mint Collection Mint is available at TNT and Holt Renfrew. click on the thumbnails to see larger images images: jodiarnoldnyc.com
United Bamboo tie neck dress via www.notcouture.com
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 Linda wrote: Wondering if you know of any consignment/discount stores that specialize in wedding dresses. My daughter will be planning her wedding soon and I’d like to be prepared! Here are a few places I managed to track down. Bridal isn’t my thing so it’s safe to say I haven’t been to many of these places. Play It Again Val – 20 Harwood Avenue South, Ajax, Ontario Paper Bag Princess – 287 Davenport Road, Toronto Ooh La La Couture – 1645 Dufferin St. Belo Fashions – 946 Bloor St. West, Toronto – Currently having their big sale Divine Decadence Originals – 136 Cumberland Street, Upper Floor Toronto UPDATE (May 29, 2010) Gown and Glory Consignment Boutique. Be sure to check my list of consignment shops also. You never know …
Fendi wool panel effect dress
Dolce & Gabbana lacquered cotton coat I love yellow so I was really drawn to this coat. Isn’t the dress awesome too.
Chloe printed a-line dress I love the forest print that covers this dress.