VOGUE HOMMES INTERNATIONAL

Model: Jonathan Marquez
Photographer: Willy Vanderperre
Stying: Panos Yiapanis

OBSESSED with this editorial from the new Vogue Hommes International spring issue. If you read my blog, you'll know that i've always been a huge fan of Panos. His work is always the epitome of perfection, i never understand how no on knows him. In a way it's good cause only a select few die hard fashun kids know about him, but he really deserves wider recognition. Click here. Every look is so dark, moody, ornate, on trend, flawless really.

BRUNCH

Brunch, my favorite meal of the day.

NEXT TO YOU

Samia and Ian, March 2011

CUT CORNERS

Parka - American Apparel, Cardigan/Shirt - Vintage, Pants&Belt - Zara, Shoes- Dr. Martens

Thought i'd start out with an outfit post; I wore this to Study Wednesdays, which basically is half studying/half fun times hanging out. Thanks to Samia for these pictures! I'm wearing my new gold collars, my newest obsession right now. I also have this other super western pair with blue bulls on it. Very understated if you ask me...

I'm still trying to get used to my hair being down, i cant say i like it, but i just dont know what else to do with it.
Any suggestions? Maybe i'll just shave it all off... How does that sound?

LATELY

Just a couple pictures from my latest roll of film.


In more unimportant borderline-rant news; I've lost all motivation to keep up with this blog... which makes me sad. I think my style of blogging was more about fashion news and collection reviews, and i was fine with that but now I want it to become something more personal/more like a visual diary. Back to how it all started? at the very very beginning my blog was just a place for me to keep track of all my sewing projects, but then i strayed. I don't know if it's necessarily a bad thing or not yet. Regardless, I haven't really been sewing that much lately; I just haven't had the time/energy and so it's not like there's anything to show you.

From now on, i'm going to try to take quick snaps of my outfits before going to school/work, Share more news about my life, More streetstyle, Additions to my ever exanding closet; My thrifting luck has been so good lately, I cant wait to show you all what i've gotten in the past few weeks!

FRIDA // MARIE CLAIRE ITALIA

Frida Kahlo inspired editorial in Marie Claire Italia's March 2011 issue, featuring Emily Senko by Wendy Bevan.

NYFW: JEREMY LAING // FALL 2011

pictures from style.com

This season has been so boring, except for these three; Proenza, Rodarte and Jeremy Laing.
There has been so much coverage about the Proenza and Rodarte shows so i wont bore you further, even though they were AMAZING. (Navajo prints at Proenza and the Hemlines at Rodarte were my favorite).

Jeremy Laing's Fall 2011 is one of my favorites because you can distinctively see the progression he's gone though these past few seasons and i love that you can see him starting to form signatures for his line as well; like the dresses with the hems that turns into cape-like contraptions. amazing.
I love Laing's slouchy take on that downtown New York cool that Wang's had cornered for a few seasons now. The most refreshing things are the silhouette's he's formed; fresh and exciting. The collection as a whole has serious teen-whitchey vibes, tavi would be proud. I'm also a sucker for any print featuring anything spacey, i mean, how good are those moon crevice prints?

So proud to see a Canadian do so well on the international scene!

COCO ROCHA & JAMES CONRAN'S WEDDING

Special Valentines Day sappy lovey dubey post, featuring my favorite wedding ever. This video never fails to bring up such weird emotions, if you know me, you'll know that weddings are a big deal for me. I mean, that's what I spend my summers doing, but this is just beyond. The whole thing was just perfect; the location (chateau in France), the DRESS, the personalized vows, the flowers, the small guest list, the intimacy, every little detail was just perfect and so well thought out and I love how unpretentious coco is, you can really tell James and Coco really love each other so much.

ENJOY!
(have kleenex prepared)

Coco + James // Short film from Americana Cinema on Vimeo.

Theysken's Theory

what brought us here

February 2011

ALEXANDER WANG spring 2010 purchase

When i went to New York two weekends ago(miss it so much already!), I made a huge splurge at barneys that subsequently has me in a little debt right now... I bought the jacket in look 12 from Alexander Wang's spring 2010 collection. Arguably his best one and my personal favorite of his. I love love love the back part of this jacket the most, the long tail in the denim is so unexpected.

Check it out on the runway: (fast forward to 3:05)


Here's an ugly picture of me in it:
(They obviously made the sleeves more wearable for retail, which i sort of wish they hadn't)

I cannot wait till it gets cooler out so that i can actually wear it.

LICHEN PREVIEW

I'm currently working on a little capsule collection for this fashion show on February 25th but more on that later. I've gotten really inspired by this special moss called LICHEN that is only found in some of the most extreme environments on Earth like the arctic tundra, hot deserts, rocky coasts and toxic slag heaps. I only have about 3 pieces done so far, so I really have to get going, but here's a little preview:

Just a basic tee, but super long and narrow, it hits about 3 inches past the waist, and has a moon hem. The texture of the fabric is just perfect, it completely encompasses my inspiration, because of it's sheerness, it looks as though lichen is actually growing on the person, something i find so beautiful.



This is the other 2 pieces that i've done, a cropped tee shirt that i LOVE because it looks like a crumpled paper bag or treebark? It was initially made big, but it was too stiff so i washed it and it came out like this, so much better in my opinion. The skirt i made tonight, I think it's adorable. Reminiscent of a petticoat? but in this amazing mint color.
Basically this is the color scheme; a transition from mint to beige to burnt orange.

Tell me what you think!

streetstyled

Street peeped by GOLDZMINE

Jack and Lazaro of Proenza Schouler

ADELE : 21

Obsessed with Adele's new cd 21: beautiful, depressing, grand, uplifting.


"So I won't let you close enough to hurt me,
No I won't ask you, you to just desert me"

GIVENCHY SPRING 2011 COUTURE

D.E.A.D.
death by givenchy

All Asian cast at Givenchy Haute Couture S/S 2011
Models: (back row) Ming Xi (Ford), Hye Park (Trump), Liu Wen (Marilyn) & Ai Tominaga (Marilyn)
(front row) Shu Pei (Next), Tao Okamoto (Ford), Sun FeiFei (Supreme), Jiang Xiao Yi (Silent),
So Young Kang (Marilyn) & Du Juan (IMG)

WANT: HAERFEST // OVERNIGHT DUFFLE

Photos from HAERFEST

Recently discovered new brand HAERFEST's overnight duffle. If you know me, you know I have a weak spot for duffles. I probably have 20. This one is special though; a classic shape but the addition of the cover turns this bag into a must have. It's something that i've never seen before. The look is so understated, and classic with the right amount of hardware. This is another bag that MUST make it into my collection.

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