Monday, May 28, 2012

new obsession: peplum party!

 I tried out this H&M pola dot peplum top that's been sitting in my closet for months and I realized just how much I love this shape! It gives you an hourglass figure and makes you look slimmer around the waist. So I sought to find more peplum tops and, safe to say, they are currently my new obsession!

top l-r: balenciaga, giambattista valli, jason wu, givenchy celine
bottom: rodarte, lanvin, proenza schouler, louis vuitton, jil sander
 


 




1. Alexander McQueen
2. Kenzo
3. Marc Jacobs
4. Suno
5. Julie Haus Novak
6. Drothy Perkins
7. Topshop
8. Jane Norman
9.  Lipsy
10. River Island

xx

Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Best of the Met Gala (2012)

Anna Wintour in Prada; Gisele Bundchen in Givenchy, Camilla Belle in Ralph Lauren, Carey Mulligan in Prada, Anja Rubik in Anthony Vaccarello

Scarlet Johansson in  Dolce & Gabbana; Candice Swanepoel in Rag & Bone; Christina Ricci in Thakoon, Caroline Sieber in Christopher Kane, Giovanna Battaglia in Dolce & Gabanna

Jessica Stam in Dior, Kate Bosworth in Gucci, Marion Cotillard in Dior, Rooney Mara in Givenchy, Lana del Rey in Altuzzara

I stayed up until 6:30am to catch the livestream of the Met Gala. The tiny screen was desaturated and pixelated so I really couldn't see the dresses properly, but it was still so exciting to see the people come in and spot an amazing dress and try to guess who was wearing it. On my Twitter, I did commentaries that just consisted of "OHMYGOD" and "WERK!". It was also pretty fun to see who wore which dresses and what alterations they made like January Jones  who wore a gown version of the yellow Versace couture.

What I really love about the Costume Institute Gala and what I look forward to every year is when designers bring their "dates"- models or artists or whoever is their muse or whoever represents their design aesthetic. This year there were a lot of very interesting pairs! Olivier Theyskens and Caroline Trentini went together and I was so excited, because I love Olivier so much and Caroline was my first ever favorite model when I was younger so it was so cute to see them together! Joseph Altuzzara brought Lana del Rey which was fabulous, because he dressed her in a killer sequin and cape combo. Alexander Wang brought Azealia Banks and I was just thankful that he didn't bring the Die Antwoord guys. Riccardo Tisci went with Rooney Mara, which wasn't surprising, but I was hoping for a much cooler date like last year's, but I guess since MCB's pregnant, it wasn'y going to happen. Of course, Rooney made it into my best dressed, seeing as she's wearing a custom Givenchy which she also collaborated with in creating.

I think the best thing about this year's Costume Institute Gala is that there was no Katy Perry in a light-up blinking dress.

Sunday, May 6, 2012

Summer Playlist Pt 1

The first week of May has just ended meaning that the first half of the summer has gone by! Sad as that is, I've enjoyed the past month of lounging around and shopping and seeing friends! And of course, all that fun had to have a soundtrack! So here's my first half of Summer playlist!

1. Blue Jeans (Smims&Belle Remix) Lana del Rey ft. Azealia Banks 
2. Boyfriend (Justin Bieber Cover) Marina & the Diamonds
3. Cold Blood Red Shoes
4. Disparate Youth Santigold
5. Go Outside Cults
6. Goldie A$AP Rocky
7. Hands on the Wheel Schoolboy Q ft. A$AP Rocky
8. Lazuli Beach House
9. Oblivion Grimes
10. Primadonna Marina & the Diamonds
11. Santa Fe Beirut
12. Songs About Your Girlfriend Los Campesinos!
13. Summertime Sadness Lana del Rey
14. Up All Night One Direction
15. You Da One Rihanna

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Nobody can tell me I don't have diverse music taste.

Thursday, May 3, 2012

Male Models in S/S 2012

a few editorials my favorite male models did for different magazines' spring 2012 issues

Metal Spring/Summer 2012
ph: Paolo Zerbini
Benoni Loos & Alex Dunstan



 Hunter Spring/Summer 2012
ph: Paolo Di Lucente
Angus Low & Lowell Tautchin






Another Man Spring/Summer
ph: Alasdair McLellan
Erik Andersson





 Metal Spring/Summer 2012
ph: Richard Jensen
Paul Boche






Dansk Spring/Summer 2012
ph: Mark Kean
Mathias Lauridsen



GQ France April 2012
ph: Giovanni Zaccagnini
Nicolas Ripoll


 
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