mohawk

ysl shoes, fw2010. 

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devon aoki for vogue nippon

editorial with devon aoki shot by david mushegain for vogue nippon feb 2008. i love the tranquility of the setting juxtaposed against some unbelievable styling. i would love to have those ysl heels with the logo woven into the front - tres kitschy, but quite wonderful.

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forest land

this ethereal editorial, featuring a nymph-like sasha pivarovova, is brought to you by another magazine via fashion gone rogue. sasha looks like a spritely forest faerie, and i love it.

mcqueen's final collection

a mystifying, gorgeous, expertly detailed and crafted final collection from alexander mcqueen. an even greater testament to the artist we've lost. his couture embellishments are exquisite, and i adore his continuation of the other worldly/reptilian inspiration.

rip alexander mcqueen.

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ys(i)l(ove you)

oh my goodness! i can't even believe how long it's been since i've posted. life has been turned upside down and around and around and it's fitting that i make this announcement when i post the ysl fall collection (my sweet, dear stefano...how i love his insousciance), but...

i'm going to paris to study fashion!!!

i'm going for the month of june, and i'm so ecstatic and over the moon and all sorts of other things, that i really just can't even articulate it. so, my faithful, adoring readers - for those of who you who've let the jetset lives of which i've always dreamed, i beseech you to comment, email, tweet your very favorite parisian hotspots. my dear kate, as a "you're going!! thank GOD we're finally getting you on this damn trip!" gift, gave me a french journal in which she's already documented and listed the addresses for her favorite places in paris. i'm not going for a couple months, so we really want to add to that and have a lovely little travel book all compiled and ready to go for when i leave. i would love to have a "sassafras" section with reader suggestions, too, so please share!

now on to ysl: i love the playfulness that stefano brings to ysl, especially with that gold lady necklace he dripped over everything. i loved when he used it as the waist rosary (technical term?) on the nun's habit look the most. always chic, there's an edge to this collection - with the use of plastic, and the gloves, the structured shoulders, that modernizes the classic ysl look in a way that i really appreciate. we all know my bias, but when i look at current ysl - especially fall - i can feel the energy and thought that pilati puts into his designs, and into maintaining ysl's vision. i think this collection is so fun, and i like it way more than last year's fall collection. i reaaaally want those to-die-for green glasses. j'adore!

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rochas my world

the vintage elegance of this collection is just wonderful. the beehives and coral makeup, paired with sleek, slim, retro silhouettes that have so much movement and femininity. the whole gorgeous lot of it makes me sublimely happy for the red lips and big hair i'm taking to class with me this afternoon. no woman should feel less than charming and elegant - all day every day.

i want to be a rochas model. drape me in gold and call it a day.

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balenciaga

as far as i'm concerned, nicolas ghesquière is a genius who is more than welcome to design both my shoe wardrobe and entire life anytime he pleases. the shoes! glorious. a veritable footwear god. it's also gorgeous fodder for my pastel theme this morning. tres chic.

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