Quandary

What do you think? Should older men strut the runway too? [haha I can't believe I just said "strut"] I think it's great that there's diversity, but it just doesn't look quite right.

Christian Dior Haute Couture. [aka amazing little things. pics from seattle pi and style.com]

This last picture is definitely my favorite because of the moodiness and sophistication. The reason I really like and appreciate this collection so much is because of the amazing SEWING. Seriously, can YOU do that type of sewing and folding and draping and etc. etc.? The dresses with the bows in front..you can't tell where the bow starts and ends since it's all connected to the dress. There's pretty much nonexistent hems, which makes me stare at the picture in awe. (Though after 20 minutes of staring at the pretty dresses on the computer, I have to look away for 20 seconds. I learned that from health class haha..)

If you look at the back view of this dress it looks like a heart! It may not have been on purpose, but that was just something I thought was interesting.

Ostentatious

Designer Gareth Pugh received an award from France's National Association for Fashion Development, and will show in Paris this September. Well, then. He certainly doesn't seem like your ordinary designer (a bit, wait, a LOT more obsessed on the whole goth thing) but different is good, right? hm. Following are some pieces from his Fall 2008 RTW and the designer himself.

Is a furry cape with shoulder pads (? I didn't know how else to decribe that) really necessary? Well, points for...creativity??

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Even extremely rich people have bad hair days..!

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The "Permanent Wave" of the 1920's-1930's. Doesn't this make you oddly thankful that we have curling irons, digital perm technology, etc.?

Imperious

In the lovely "museum" I call my home. The painting is oil on canvas (though the flash on my camera kind of altered it just a tad) of a scene in Yellowstone by my dad.

I felt like I should explain my random-word post titles. Those are SAT words ;] fyi. Aren't you proud? I'm still studying while I blog! ...

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THIS IS PRETTY MUCH WHY I LOVE TENNIS. Wimbledon 08. Maria Sharapova's tuxedo-style jacket and tuxedo "bib" chiffon top with shorts. Serena William's trenchcoat. Venus William in her sportswear line "eleven" (because she always does better than 10 out of 10..). Anna Fitzpatrick in a silver belt and miniskirt. Julia Vakulenko in a double-breasted jacket. AND of course Roger Federer's monogrammed cardigan. [and since I went to tennis practice this morning, I am still wearing my nike tennis skirt while I am writing this, since it was too comfy to take off!. pics from telegraph.co.uk]

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Fendi SS09. If it just so happens that you are like me and your right-contact is being weird hence your right eyeball is useless, in this picture those are red heels. (Wedges, to be exact). But if you have not noticed yet, those are man-ankles. Fendi put men in wedges. So what do YOU think, is the men-in-high-heels are trend that should be totally ignored??

Zestful

My younger sister warned me not to ping my Anthropologie tights. Ping as in...be-careful-you-dont-break-a-thread-or-else-ping.ping.ping (those are sound effects, fyi)-the-whole-thing-will-fall-apart-one-thread-at-a-time!

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PROJECT RUNWAY. Season 5, July 15th on Bravo! I am beyond excited.. you have no idea.
Oh, and I just stumbled upon the fashion blog of Victorya Hong, who also has a blog like many of us :] http://www.victoryahong.blogspot.com/


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Triumph Inspiration Awards in Tokyo, Japan. yeahh..I know...what the heck. Asian swimsuit seasons kind of freak me out now. [picture from seattle pi]


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Donatella Versace deicated her Spring 2009 men's collection to none other than...Barack Obama. Is it just me or is fashion getting more and MORE political? Anyways, Donatella's tips to Obama was to "get rid of the tie and jazz up the shirt". Which is probably why there are no ties in her collection. Do you think Obama would listen? If he did, I'd like him a lot more, although I'm sadly not old enough to vote anyways. I want to see how the democratic nominee would "jazz up" his shirt! Perhaps steal some silk from Versace?