The Impeccable Tailoring

I have really been quite disappointed (and uninspired) with the recent stuff that came down on the major runway, by major I mean the stuff that you can look through style.com, or any major fashion mags like Vogue or Harper Bazaar (at least the US ones). Therefore it is absolutely essential to look at some of the most influential blogs like "Diane, A Shaded View on Fashion"(which I have already "advertised" many times), or fashion forums like "The Fashion Spot". These places you will find a lot of insider's information and materials that will only come out in the major mags few months later, or they wouldn't come out at all because some people in the biz think the advertisements pages are more important.

Anyways, one of the thing i would like to achieve in this blog is to archive some of the designers that really inspire me. I feel like my vision and my taste in this fabric manipulation art has been growing along with my blog. If you back track my entries you see stuff that I pick at first are like easy breezy La Rok, Forty's, and Tracy Reese. But what really inspire me now is the more sober, fluid yet feminine design, and more importantly, is the impeccable tailoring that make a piece deserve a timeless status. I found the Fall/Winter 2007 collection by this Argentinian-French designer Gaspard Yurkievich absolutely captivating. The soft flow cling comfortably on the body, the slim dress pants, mini skirt and blazer with big stripes (fabulous detail on the back of the blazer), beautiful sheer contrast with the satin bow on the chest, and its great that he threw in the more whimsical piece like the crochet + feather tube over the sheer grey blue turtle neck, ends with a bubble mini.

Attainable or Unattainable Fashion

Hi my dear blog readers, today I am posting a bit of a serious thought on Fashion. I think this is what everyone who enjoy fashion, love shopping, and aspiring to be a fashion designer, editor or any other profession in the industry should read.

Yesterday I came across this amazing article - "fashion (versus) style" by Bits and Bobbins, all her thoughts are really well put, extremely reflective of my own thoughts on current phenomenon in the fashion industry.

I agree with her on how "Fashion is bad, Style is good" in the sense of being an individual who dresses to express themselves and makes their own statement; and how fashion keeps on creating false and unattainable "beauty" and tell us what is the most "attractive" at the moment. And I can't help but notice how most fashion business runs: giving away swags to celebrities, spending big bucks on ads, runway shows, trying to hit a perfume deal (according to "Fashion Babylon" this seems to be a major savior in all fashion business), and last but not least - trying to reach the mass market by collaborating with target, H&M, Adidas...etc.

The phenomenon leads me to think that fashion business IS responsible for global warming - the pollution from the factory production process and the disposal of clothing at a rapid rate due to the insane trend changes (which H&M, Mango, Forever 21 will then replicate and mass produce). Also, it has created a major problem in our society - when is enough really enough? Maxing out on credit card(s) isn't all the uncommon among the young working force or even some teenagers who somehow got a hold of it. Even more saddening is that I just read another article from Hong Kong there are a bunch of teenagers who would use their body to trade for money, in order to get the newest and latest brand name goods. This happens in many other cities, because the media gave us the message that fashion is directly associated with glamor, social status, the attractive factor.

I enjoy shopping as well as making my own creation, mixing and matching old and new. I give in too easily sometimes on things that I tried on and looked good on me. But I think it is important to give a second thought on the environmental issue as well as being more responsible with ones own finance when being exposed to all the attractions while shopping.

And in the perspective of a fashion designer, I think it is very important to keep in mind that which fabric are more environmental friendly, what kind of production process will not cause pollution, and how to mix in used elements (like vintage items) into the design. I also think that it is important to educate consumer on what kind of fabric are used on the garment and how to take care of the garment so they would last longer.

Another great lesson for me. :)

So Marc is doing it too?!

Wow...so back to French, back to hats and gloves, back to covering the knee hemline, back to "long, long, long" silhouette...is this all tributes to the early YSL? oh my...
what I have to say to this though => fabulous stage design, beautiful color schemes, very polish which is more to my liking, but not sure if it would look good on a petite person.

Getting ready for Fashion Week, its tomorrow!!

For those of you who will be in the Big Apple, heres a great tool for you to track the when, where, who.

Kenzo S/S 07 show

Antonio Marras, Artistic Director of Kenzo did an amazing show for the spring 07 - it's such a beautiful setting for runway, which captured the romantic scene of trolling through the desert at sunset wearing beautiful, rainbow-tastic flowy flocks. (not that it happens in reality) Watch it and feel it...

Couture continues...

Ones that I picked out last night, Ai's Vivienne Tam's ad and the rest are by Elie Saab.