black lips // 80's 90's now
These photos scan three decades of the hotness that black lipstick brings to the beauty game. Starting up top 'In the Ebb and Flow of Fashion' from all the way back in Jan 86', moving on to 'Crimping Out' which was shot for Harpers Bazaar back in 96' and all the way down to Miss Lara Stone working a modern black lip for French Vogue at the bottom.
Top photos // sighs and whispers
alexis bittar // kim k
Flipping through the April 14' edition of Elle US I came across this ad which caught my eye. I was enjoying the styling, the asymmetrical earrings, the gangster getup in a fine jewelry ad; before I started to get the feeling that those eyes look awfully familiar...
the varsity team // sport fashion
One thing I cannot get behind is the pairing of sports jerseys with heels. I get the whole high/low thing about it, but personally it just feels wrong. We'll let it slide for #75 up top because the rest of the outfit is just so good. A better shoe option would be those sweet Adidas Originals X Opening Ceremony lace ups.
Images // Teen Vogue, style.com
Peabody Essex Museum // Fashion Exhibits
The Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Massachusetts has hosted some of my favorite fashion related exhibits in the past few years. The first I was able to attend at the lovely museum was the blockbuster Iris Apfel affair in 2010, Rare Bird of Fashion: The Irreverent Iris Apfel. The lady herself helped style the clothing and more importantly the jewelry she had donated. Pieces from Apfel's own jewelry collection were available for purchase in the gift shop.
Following the Apfel Exhibit, PEM hosted the photography exhibit in 2011 titled Man Ray | Lee Miller, Partners in Surrealism. Though not a fashion exhibit in the typical sense, the influence Man Ray, Lee Miller, and surrealism in general had over the fashion world is clear.
Most recently PEM hosted, Future Beauty: Avant-Garde Japanese Fashion, which ended last month in January 2014. Issey Miyake, Rei Kawakubo and Yohji Yamamoto featured prominently in the exhibit that covered the Japapense fashion scene from the 80's onward. Many of the designs featured in the exhibit can be found in the book, Fashion A History from the 18th to the 20th century, published by Taschen, authored by The Kyoto Costume Institute.
miley cyrus // marc jacobs
This is quite nice. Marc really knows how to fashion one up. I could do without the tats, but after the teddy bear leotards and latex panties this is the photo equivalent of one of those hot towels they give you on flights and in Japanese restaurants.
Photo // style.com
mary kate olsen // yellow heels
Thank you fellow unincarcerated adult citizens of the USA for doing your civic duty and voting on Tuesday. Now we all deserve a good Mary Kate Olsen scan from the vaults for being so good.
hot child in the kitchen // cooking style
Ever since the weather cooled down I have been loving my kitchen. It's warm and cozy and it's where the food is (yum). Something about working in the kitchen is sexy, maybe it's the control or the old school domesticity of it, but as you can see from the photos above I'm not the only one who is feeling the heat.
Maison Martin Margiela // H&M
What's your jacket, Margiela? Soon enough kids, soon enough. November 15th the Maison Martin Margiela collection for H&M goes on sale. Here are some goodies from the lookbook. Those burgundy boots with the plexiglass heel are insane, so is that little leather glove handbag.
Whenever I go into H&M I always end up finding the best stuff on the mens side, and this collection follows suit with the dudes getting some of the best offerings. Shoot I would wear the whole outfit on the left and those little white booties are pretty killer too.
spring '13 // dries van noten
If you have been following the coverage of the Spring '13 shows it was apparent that there was a backlash from the print explosion that was everywhere on the runways in the past few seasons. Many designers did away with prints altogether or went with a seriously sparse black and white palette. It did feel refreshing after the digital print extravanganza, but honestly I can't see myself wanting to dress head to toe in black come Spring.
Thank God for Dries Van Noten just doing his thing as usual, combining prints in a way that makes me want to involve myself in illegal activities just so I could afford an item or two. Come on, one regretful night for those plaid heels doesn't sound too bad.
All photos courtesy of Style.com
1994 // looney toons t-shirts
According to Urban Outfitters it's 1994 all over again friends! I for one couldn't be more excited because the 90's are by far the best decade known to man. Just check me out back then (that's me in the middle), rocking my grunge looney tunes t-shirt that I got at Water Country back in 94' lookin' all cool, rulin' those elementary hallways.
Obviously my shirt is way better than the one offered at Urban Outfitters (pre-fading is a little lame) but it certainly scratches that 90's itch.
UPDATE: Love how this photo was featured on Buzzfeed.com under regrettable 90's trends. No regrets, no apologies! If Buzzfeed ever wants to re-do that blog with a single person providing photographic evidence that they were involved in every single one of those trends I think I might be able to do that.
T-shirt // Junk Food Looney Coolio Bugsy t-shirt $39 available at Urban Outfitters.
hair // badass braid
Spikes have been pretty prevalent in the fashion scene for a while (pink hair too) so it is rare to see something new in these realms, which is why this image took me so much by surprise.
The spikes look dangerous which is always appealing yet set against that my-little-pony cotton candy plait of hair and the shockingly serene outfit it really sends the look into unnamed territory. Fashion doesn't throw me off balance too much (we've seen it all haven't we?) I wish it did more.
Photo // Stockholm Streetstyle
90's // kate moss
Browsing the shelves in the library the other day putting off work, I came across a book on beauty through the decades. This gem of a photo in the 90's section brought me back to the days when I would cover my walls with every Kate Moss/Calvin Klein ad I could get my hands on. As a youth in the 90's the Calvin Klein Jeans ad's made a HUGE impression on me. To this day I prefer the no-makeup, all american, waif look they idealized.
A young Kate Moss + an ass like that = you're welcome New York.
candy // house of holland
Every once in a while House of Holland produces some piece of candy like this t-shirt that I am completely unable to resist. Remember those tights with the garter image imposed on them? Such a sweet idea.
Combining stripes, an athletic lucky number seven and clashy color combos is almost unfair, how can a girl raised on a healthy 90's fashion diet say no?
House of holland t-shirt available at Asos $102.
santigold
This woman can do no wrong. No matter who she's collaborating with, be it Beastie Boys, Basement Jaxx or N.A.S.A., she is always on fire. Featuring prominently on the Surface Scan end of summer megamix, Santigold deserves a solo post so we can bask in her greatness (loving the Cleopatra lids).
$6004 // Balmain
Alright admittedly I don't know too much about the pricing of consumer goods except that apparently, us consumers don't like whole numbers. For example if this Balmain dress were priced at say $6000 why in the world would anyone buy this dress?? No, they're right $6004 is much more reasonable.
Balmain dress $6004 available at net-a-porter.
M.I.A. // green machine
Continuing on yesterdays post, M.I.A. takes the camoflage look up a few notches on the cover of Dazed magazine and follows that up by rocking every shade of green in the known spectrum from acid lips to a foliage filled mane. Skilled in color theory, the lady also knows how to craft a tune. Check out Bad Girls and the rest of my end of summer megamix:
Peso - A$AP Rocky
Shot Caller - French Montana
Where Have You Been - Rihanna
Bad Girls - M.I.A feat. Missy Elliot
Nightcall - Kavinsky feat. Lovefoxxx
Pirate in the Water - Santigold
Mercy - Kanye West
Disparate Youth - Santigold
Lemme See - Usher feat. Rick Ross
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