Best of New York Fashion Week Spring 2011: Monique Lhuillier
(images from nymag.com and Jezebel.com)
I’m still going through all the collections from New York fashion week but I’m pretty sure that this will be my absolute favorite look from this season. Monique Lhuillier managed to create the most perfect red dress I’ve ever seen, from the super-flattering cut of the bodice to the drape of the skirt to the subtle rose pattern she chose. It’s my dream dress and I’m very glad it exists, even if I can’t afford it!
(Image from Jezebel.com)
Project Runway season 8 premiered last night, and the above dress was really the only decent thing to come out of it. The challenge was to incorporate a garment from another designer’s suitcase into a completely new look, but with only 5 hours to accomplish this, pretty much all of the designers fell short. Lifetime’s new, irritating format changes included a 90 minute long show and pretending that the 17 designers featured in the first episode were not yet finalists (apparently, despite its being the first episode, the person eliminated yesterday was not in fact a contestant.) Also annoying was Heidi’s insinuations that more than one designer would be sent home; despite the judges’ assembling of the show’s first-ever bottom 6, only one poor, not-quite-the-worst designer was off’d (McKell.) I had hoped it would Jason, whose comments about the model’s body were disgusting, and whose backwards kimono-turned-bathrobe did not in any way resemble fashion. Hopefully he’ll be next. In any case, I’m reluctantly watching this season, because no matter how much certain aspects of the show or certain designers irritate me, I love watching people make clothes from scratch, and usually there’s at least one good designer, right? Right???
(Image from mylifetime.com)
The Fall 2010 Couture shows have begun, and as always, I am completely in love with the Dior collection. This season, John Galliano was inspired by bouquets of flowers, and the fabrics and colors he chose lent themselves perfectly to this theme.
(Images from Jezebel.com and Nymag.com)
As someone who has been (unsuccessfully) experimenting with ways to keep cool in the brutal nyc summers, I was thrilled to see that Jezebel covered the topic earlier today. Some of the better tips were to wear natural fibers, light layers for going to and from work, and keeping a spare shirt at the office. And in one of the comments, someone suggests wearing shorts under skirts, which would certainly be helpful in reducing subway/long staircase lurker paranoia. Still, there has to be a better way to stay comfortable in disgustingly hot weather, and I will continue searching for it!
(From Jezebel.com)
Um, when I looked at the Met Gala photos yesterday I didn’t notice that Katy Perry’s dress lights up. So, I think it deserves its own post! I actually think it looks kind of awesome in the photo, but it is absolutely horrifying in this video (warning, this will hurt your eyes.)
(from Jezebel)
