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Lena Hoschek’s Spring/Summer 2010 Collection
Snaps of Austrian label Lena Hoschek’s Spring/Summer 2010 collection, with photos from the press release and the new catalogue. A Honolulu vibe with tropical florals and Elvis motifs, and the catalogue has a real Cuban feel – love the natural beauty of her models. Her trademark fishtail skirts are in there, with the new season fabrics. And I love that circle-skirt trench coat! Get it at: lenahoschek.com.
Tagged: lena hoschek
Shopping in Korea
I snapped these pics of some cute clothes while Juan and I were shopping in Seoul (yep, I’m in Korea right now)… shopping at 4.30am! Yes, 24 hour shopping here! We went to the dance, then we had dinner, then we went shopping!! I love this place.
Most of the clothing in these huge department stores are no brand in particular – or should I say, knock-off brands, I imagine. But the snaps of the men’s clothes here were from a stall labelled Great Gatsby, a Korean brand.
Tagged: Korea, seoul, shopping
Atomic Cherry Bombs Fashion Show
My drop-dead gorgeous friend Nikki Marvin and the Atomic Cherry Bombs from Orange County’s Atomic Ballroom, hosted a vintage fashion show a little while ago, and Nikki just sent me this video – how FABULOUS!! The show featured Adrienne Weidert’s vintage collection, modeled by the members of the Atomic Cherry Bombs, which is an all-girl dance group based out of southern California.
Check out www.atomiccherrybombs.com for more info about the gals!
Enjoy the video (Nikki is the tiny, cute blonde):
Categories: Clothing, On CatwalksTagged: atomic cherry bombs, fashion, Nikki Marvin, vintage
Flapper Dress
Straight from the J. Peterman Company:
It was the 20’s in America.
The Great War had just ended.
The image of women, with hair piled on heads, standing immobile on the tennis court, waving a racket, just didn’t cut it any more.
Exit the Gibson Girl.
Enter the new woman: rebellious, out there, living life on her own terms.
And if you had Zelda Sayre’s money (flush with the success of Scott’s This Side of Paradise, and impending marriage to him) you might have found this beauty.
If you knew where to look.
Flapper Dress (No. 2610). Feels like a whisper in silky crinkly georgette. Which could be the only thing about it that whispers. A remarkable confection of sheer silk, clear and black beads and rhinestones that catch the light and never lets it go.
Hem dips in the back. Picot edging gives it an airy feel with no visible stitched edges. Everything is made for easy movement. A rare combination of let it all hang out fun with sophistication that you’ll wear through the holiday season.
Or anytime anyone thinks they have you pegged.
Women’s sizes: 2 through 16. Imported. On Sale. Was $698, NOW: $268.
Color: Black.
Categories: ClothingTagged: 1920s, flapper dress, J Peterman Company
Costume Exhibit in NY at the Met
If you’re in New York before the middle of August, you absolutely MUST go see the “American Woman: Fashioning a National Identity” at the Metropolitan Museum in Manhattan. Here is a preview of the exhibit that focuses on archetypes of American fashion, including “Gibson Girls” and “Screen Sirens”.
Jesse Franklin Turner gold lamé dress, 1933
Etta Hentz Grecian style evening gown, 1944
Charles James silk and metallic gown, 1936
Nellie Harrington sweater and pleated skirt, 1928
Silk and rhinestone evening gown, c. 1909-11
“American Woman: Fashioning a National Identity” is on view at the Metropolitan Museum of Art May 5, 2010 – August 15, 2010.
All images courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum Costume Institute Collection.
Categories: ClothingTagged: 1930s, 1940s, American Wojan: Fashioning a National Identity, Charles James, dresses, fashion, Gibson Girls, Jesse Franklin Turner, Metropolitan Museum, New York, Screen Sirens, tta Hentz
Chanel Resort 2010
The 350 guests reclining on sun beds in the famous white tented cabanas certainly felt privileged to be witnessing the extreme glamour of the designer’s learned-but-light invocation of an important part of Coco Chanel’s biography, one that was overlaid with passing allusions to Visconti, Fellini, the Venice carnival, and the city’s art treasures.
“I wanted to reinvent the mystique,” said Karl Lagerfeld, talking about locating the collection in one of Coco Chanel’s favorite summer haunts—she visited Venice for almost ten years beginning in 1919 and met Diaghilev here.
“Coco on the Lido,” as Lagerfeld called it, started with a tableau of figures in tricorne hats and cloaks—cover-ups for a play on girdles and bras as bathing suits. Next came Tatjana Patitz promenading in creamy lace as the picture-hatted Edwardian mother in Death in Venice, her sailor-suited son Tadzio and his two sisters in ingenue fan-pleated dresses trailing behind. From there, the sequence took off into matelot- and gondolier-inspired stripes, interpreted in long-line fine-knit cardigans and playful beachwear with funny red and white striped wedge booties. The references kept streaming out—a halterneck dress fashioned in plissé knit to suggest Fortuny, the deep Doge red and the golden lion motif of the city flag, shimmery sequins and glass embroidery made to imitate the light of Venice glancing off water.
Pictures and Blurb from Style.
Categories: Clothing, On CatwalksTagged: 1910, 1920s, 2010, chanel, lace, nautical, navy, resort, sailor
Mother Maria F2010 Collection
“For Aussie label Mother Maria, baguettes met boomerangs to inspire one of the most charming collections of the season. Defined by chic shapes and feminine details, “Parisienne” brings springtime on the Champs-Élysées to the surf-friendly shores of Australia, sustainable fabrics included.
Designer Katie Ganon first started selling pieces to friends in 2002, before extending her sphere of influence to stores in 2006. Since her line’s inception, Gannon has dedicated herself to the pursuit of everything green and gorgeous. Her Fall/Winter 2010 collection (or rather, Spring/Summer, for those of us in the northern hemisphere) harkens back to the playful sophistication of the ’40s while using beach-friendly fabrics and soft colors.”
All of Mother Maria’s garments are ethically produced Down Under using mostly organic cotton and vintage fabrics, although—full disclosure—some new conventional cotton is included, as well. Not living in the land of Vegemite? Its online shop ships worldwide—g’day, indeed!
Categories: ClothingTagged: 1940s, collection, Fall/Winter 2010, fashion, hat, Mother Maria, parasol, shorts, vintage inspired
Met Gala 2010 Review
Last week the Costume Institute Gala Benefit celebrated the opening of the “American Woman: Fashioning a National Identity” exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum. Here are some stunning looks from the fashion event of the season!
[Photo Credit: wireimage.com/gettyimages.com/style.com/zuhairmurad.com]
Categories: Celebrities, Clothing, Events & FestivalsTagged: Brook Shields, burberry, Calvin Klein, Christina Dior, Claire Danes, Diane Krugar, Emma Watson, Eva Longoria, fashion, Gwen Stephanie, Janet Jackson, Jennifer Lopez, Jessica Alba, Jessica Biel, Kate Bosworth, LAMB, Lavin, Maggie Grace, Marchesa, Mario Cotillard, Met Gala 2010, Michael Kors, ralph lauren, Sophie Theallet, Valentino, Vera Wang, Zoë Saldana, Zuhair Murad
Glam Cabaret: Vive Maria
Gotta love this promotional shoot for the Vive Maria Winter 2009 lingerie collection, in fact I like the shoot styling much more than I like the lingerie…
Tagged: cabaret, lingerie, theater, top hat, vaudeville, vive maria
Vintage Bathing Suits: Zelda Sweet Water
Summer is coming up which means it’s time to start looking for bathing suits. Nikki Marvin recently bought a blue vintage bathing suit off of ebay (click here) and it’s cute, cute, cute!! There are a few places you can find some vintage inspired suits and but one of my new favorites is Zelda Sweet Water. Strange name, but great suits. Here are some favorites:
So what are you planning on wearing this summer?
Categories: ClothingTagged: 1940s, 1950s, Nikki Marvin, summer, swim suit, vintage inspired, Zelda Sweet Water
Marina Diamandis in Eudon Choi
Marina Diamandis in a stunning 1930s style Eudon Choi dress, fronting up Marina and the Diamonds at InStyle magazine’s Best of British Talent party:
Here’s the promo shot from Eudon Choi for that dress:
Tagged: eudon choi, green, marina & the diamonds, marina diamandis
Rianne de Witte – Autumn 2010
Rianne de Witte, the Dutch eco-fashion legend, presented a beautiful Autumn/Winter 2010 collection in Paris a few weeks ago. Her collection is has timeless appeal, soft fabrics, and soft shapes.
For more pictures from the collection, click here.
Categories: ClothingTagged: Autumn 2010, aviation, eco-friendly, ecouterre, Rianne de Witte
Wearing Elie Saab
Check out how gorgeous both Dita von Teese and Beyonce look in Elie Saab’s gorgeous cobalt blue dress, with cap sleeves, and a plunge-neck bodice!
Dita Von Teese poses at the Elie Saab Fashion Show during Paris Fashion Week Haute Couture S/S 2010 at Palais de Chaillot on January 27, 2010 in Paris, France. She looks like a pin-up in everything!
Beyonce looked glamorous in the same frock back in April 2009 on a visit to The Late Show with David Letterman. Same dress as above, but she looks a bit more modern. Shoes and hair make such a difference!
Tagged: Beyonce, Dita Von Teese, Elie Saab, Fashion Week, Haute Couture Collections
Mad Men Yourself
On the theme of Mad Men, Jo I don’t know if this beats your Mad Men Barbie dolls (can anything really beat Mad Men Barbie dolls?), but this is pretty awesome and a fun new way to procrastinate – MadMenYourself.com!
Here’s me in the Mad Men world, what do you think? I wanted to do you, Jo, but I think you will want to Mad Men yourself. It’s fun to do, great animation!
And here’s Juani (for those that don’t know, that’s my dance partner, the dashing Argentinian Juan Villafane):
Hahaha, what fun!! Jo and Alice, you have to do yourselves and post it up!!! And anyone else in the swing scene you can think of!
Categories: ClothingTagged: 1960s, fashion, Mad Men
Anthropologie Swimwear
Retro-styled bathing suits now at Anthropologie!
Tagged: anthropologie, bathers, bathing suits, beachwear, bikini, swim suits, swimwear