Posted by Katia on December 2, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Dear Santa, All I want for Christmas is… La Lilouche Sophia Black Silk Kimono Robe Pure with Heart Cut Out (in Midnight Black), $179 at youngrepublic.com iPad Mini (in Black & Slate), starting at $329, at apple.com Paisie Vintage Style Golden Metal Collar Insert, $30, at youngrepublic.com This City by Ruben Ireland (22 x 22), … Read more
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Posted by Katia on June 6, 2011 · 1 Comment
The fashion gods continue to bestow upon us intellectually stimulating fashion fare with yet another exhibition gracing the city of Montreal. The Fashion World of Jean Paul Gaultier: From the Sidewalk to the Catwalk, presented by the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, is the latest exhibition to showcase the body of work of an esteemed … Read more
Category Designers, Events, Fashion, Fashion as Art · Tagged with Andy Warhol, Bettina Rheims, Clothing, couturiers, David LaChapelle, exhibition, fashion, Fashion Institute of Technology, Jean Paul Gaultier, MMFA, Montreal, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, New York, Paolo Roversi, Valerie Steele
Posted by Katia on May 2, 2011 · Leave a Comment
It’s safe to say that this upcoming exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, by virtue of the extraordinary designer it celebrates, will evidently be well worth the road trip. Entitled, Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty, the exhibit will showcase pieces from the late designer’s prolific 19-year career. A show not to be … Read more
Category Culture, Designers, Events, Fashion, Fashion as Art · Tagged with Alexander McQueen, Art, Art Museums, Clothing, couturiers, design, designers, exhibition, fashion, Metropolitan Museum of Art, museum, New York, Style
Posted by Katia on April 19, 2011 · 2 Comments
Fashion is the vehicle through which a particular beauty ideal travels from the towering skyscrapers housing the offices of the industry’s most influential glossies to our mass consciousness. Across the pages of fashion magazines lay perfectly symmetrical faces with flawless, porcelain skin, and long and lean statuesque models of near perfection. It’s odd then to … Read more
Category Culture and society, Designers, Extremes of Style, Fashion, Lookbooks and editorials, Musings, News and commentary · Tagged with antifashion, Art, Beauty, design, designers, fashion, Fred Davis, Jean-Paul Gauthier, Mugler, Nicola Formichetti, Rick Genest, skeleton, Style, Vogue Hommes Japan, zombie
Posted by Katia on February 13, 2011 · Leave a Comment
“Don’t be tardy for the party!” Well Kim Zolciak, I suppose I am, but better late than never. Below are my impressions of the latest edition of Montreal Fashion Week, which came to a close this past Thursday: Samuel Dong I must have looked like a frightened child after seeing this boogeyman of a collection. While some pieces stand out … Read more
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Posted by Katia on January 31, 2011 · 4 Comments
While hopping on a plane and heading to Milan, Paris, London or New York for Fashion week would be nice, alas only celebrities, fashion editors, esteemed photographers and sought-after fashion bloggers have the luxury. Luckily, smaller cities hosts fashion weeks of their own, and next stop on the schedule is Montreal. Beginning next week, fashion aficionados can … Read more
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Extremes of Style: When Antifashion Becomes Fashion
Posted by Katia on April 19, 2011 · 2 Comments
Fashion is the vehicle through which a particular beauty ideal travels from the towering skyscrapers housing the offices of the industry’s most influential glossies to our mass consciousness. Across the pages of fashion magazines lay perfectly symmetrical faces with flawless, porcelain skin, and long and lean statuesque models of near perfection. It’s odd then to … Read more
Category Culture and society, Designers, Extremes of Style, Fashion, Lookbooks and editorials, Musings, News and commentary · Tagged with antifashion, Art, Beauty, design, designers, fashion, Fred Davis, Jean-Paul Gauthier, Mugler, Nicola Formichetti, Rick Genest, skeleton, Style, Vogue Hommes Japan, zombie