At the end of December, while lusting over the 3.1 Phillip Lim collection for spring 2010, I decided to bid the sharp Balmain trend adieu and go a bit girlier. That however, has quite gone as planned.
In the last month I’ve worn a skirt or dress 90% of the time, which is a much more feminine look than I used to rock, but I have also worn my favorite new faux leather motorcycle jacket over these dresses and skirts creating this girlie/edgy paradox.
I realize, this is not a new occurrence— people have been sartorial pairing contrasting shapes and aesthetics for years— this is more of a self-discovery. I’ve realized I am not just one type of person and my style tends to mimic this notion. I’m complex. I’m shallow. I’m sweet. I’m bitchy. I’m everything a person can be, and that’s why I can get away with wearing a flowy dress, moto jacket and power bitch heels or a cute floral dress and a western-inspired denim jacket, as seen above— new purchase here I come.
I’m slowly, but surely finding out my sartorial personality, and I’m beyond excited to meet the true me.
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Though I’ve probably seen most movies currently playing on the cable movie channels, I wouldn’t say I was a movie buff. I do, however, get extremely excited about a movie or two from time to time.
The last movie I really wanted to see, and saw, was Pirate Radio. I adore music, especially music from the 60s, and almost wish the concept of a pirated radio station playing all my favorite songs existed.
The next movie I really want to see is Sherlock Holmes. In grade school I read about 10 of the stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and sort of became obsessed with Holmes’ roundabout genius and nonchalance. That being said, I also have a slight crush on a certain ex-junkie made good— Robert Downey Jr. anyone?
As I gawked at the giant Sherlock Holmes movie billboard on my way to work, and almost knocked over a little old lady, I realized, not only do both Jude Law and RDJ looking extremely dapper, but the baroque era was a great fashion era for men. If I could wear a top hat, jacquard vest, and overcoat everyday without looking like I’m dressing for Halloween, I probably would.
Alas, my prayers were answered in the form of this jacquard blazer ‘Lacey Boyfriend Blazer’ with a corset tie back. Coming in navy or burgundy it could work in almost any situation, with a simple ivory racerback tank and you pick of figure-loving bottoms.
Sherlock Holmes is released December 25th, 2009 (USA).
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This multi-billion dollar industry we simple label as Fashion, is made up of two things, hard work and dreams. Those who actually work in the industry work harder than you’d ever guess to create, publicize, sell, etcetera the physical form of a designer’s dreams. This, in turn, leads the consumer to lust over and dream of certain products they will work hard to obtain.
Working in Fashion, I happen to straddle the line between industry facilitator and consumer, and right now, this Haute Hippie fringe jacket is making me lean frighteningly far on the consumer side.
There is no way I can say I actually need a fringe jacket that would probably cost me over $300, but I really, really want it. Why? Because it preeeetty!
The jacket is shiny, trendy, covered in fringe, and probably makes noise, making it perfect yet perfectly unnecessary in the grand scheme of things, but I’ll still dream about it tonight and tomorrow night and the night after that and so on and so forth.
Thanks, Haute Hippie, for keeping my vivid imagination alive. Big kisses from Dreamland! |
Having been under the weather since Friday, all I wanted were cute, comfortable pieces of clothing I could lounge in and be paired casually with a hoodie for the times I had to leave the house to walk my dog or get cupcakes to make me feel better. Oddly, these items were nowhere to be found, and that’s because they were still on the Laura Dahl website waiting to be purchased.
Laura Dahl, a Las Vegas native, moved to NYC to pursue her dream of designing clothes. She worked under Cynthia Rowley, Anne Bowen and Catharine Maladrino, then went solo. Dahl started with the Wifebeader line, a collection of intricately beaded tees, tanks and tops, in 2003, and in 2006 launched the Laura Dahl line which is currently tops, bottoms and outerwear.
Not only would most of the pieces in the collection have been perfect for the chilly weekend I spent coughing, sniffling, and aching— I had a cold and my wisdom teeth were killing me— but they’re things I could see myself wearing on a daily basis, mixing them with more structured pieces for work or just wearing them as is for school and play dates— yes, big girls should still make play dates with friends.
My favorite items from the collection are the ‘York’ top ($54), the ‘Warhol’ dress ($238), and the Keats jacket ($348).
p.s. Laura Dahl also has a blog called Dahlight where she talks about everything from food recipes to fashion news to movies, music, and life lessons.
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As I foraged through my closet this morning, vainly looking for something to wear, I realized that I’ve spent quite a large sum of money this Summer not on flirty skirts or sundresses, but on coats, jackets, and blazers.
If I lived in Alaska, this would make sense, but considering the temperature hasn’t dipped below 75 degrees in the past month or so, wearing anything with long sleeves seems quite trivial.
That notion isn’t stopping me from lusting over this amazing Plenty by Tracy Reese ‘Elimovna Coat’. It reminds me of a little Russian doll. I love everything about it, including the less than neutral color. Unfortunately, I’ve already purchased a new wool coat for Fall and Winter, so this coat will have to remain at Anthroplogie to be purchased and lovingly worn by another. |
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