September 2009 – Swing Fashionista

On The Street: Los Angeles

Fabulous from Etsy: Jennifer Loiselle

She has some darling, quirky headbands that rock my world. Here are some of my favorites:

For more Fabulous from Etsy, check back with Jo.

Top Picks: Aquilano Rimondi Fall 2009 Ready To Wear Collection

Exaggerated 1940s shapes, in luxe furs, feathers and satins. Elsa Schiaparelli meets Bladerunner.

From Style.com: “Good taste and chic are needed in fashion,” said Aquilano. “On the runway, you sometimes have to exaggerate, but we also just want to make clothes women will want to wear. And not to keep changing every season for the sake of it. Continuity matters.”

Fashion and All That Jazz – Sept 09 Harper’s Bazaar by Peter Lindbergh

Absolutely wonderful editorial in the September US Harper’s Bazaar, shot by Peter Lindbergh in Harlem, New York. The models are Chanel Iman and Arlenis Sosa, and you can see them in front of Harlem landmarks like the new Cotton Club, Sylvia’s Soul Food Diner and the Lenox Lounge. Bi-line reads “The fabulous 40s live on in gorgeous details, wonderful prints and all out glamour.” Need we say more?

Pinup Superhero: Carla Gugino as Silk Spectre in Watchmen (2009)

I just rented Watchmen on DVD, and lord, it’s a great film – the opening credit sequence is amazing! But anyway, of particular interest to Swing Fashionistas, is Carla Gugino playing 1940s superheroine, the original Silk Spectre (aka Sally Jupiter). Check out those victory rolls! Here’s a few more shots from the film, and at the end an unrelated pinup shot of Carla Gugino in a similar Varga girl style. Va va voom!