tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64259695192442529092024-03-16T03:07:52.259-04:00Fashion Journalist in the CityChloe Tejadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16284306963020815037noreply@blogger.comBlogger453125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425969519244252909.post-56155853695724169602010-03-15T20:01:00.009-04:002010-03-15T20:51:09.769-04:00Diane Kruger by Karl LagerfeldIf you had asked me last year which actress I would be reincarnated as, I would have promptly said, <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000949/">Cate Blanchett</a>. But right now in this very moment, I would die, (like, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachel_Zoe">Rachel Zoe</a> die) to be <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1208167/">Diane Kruger</a>.<br /><br />Not only does she have <a href="http://fashionjournalistinthecity.blogspot.com/2010/01/girl-crush.html">enviable style</a> and a breakout role in a <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0361748/">critically-acclaimed movie</a> but she has recently been <a href="http://fashiongonerogue.com/2010/03/15/diane-kruger-by-karl-lagerfeld-vogue-germany-march-2010/#more-25699">shot for German Vogue</a> by the Keiser himself, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Lagerfeld">Karl Lagerfeld</a>.<br /><br />In this editorial, titled <span style="font-style: italic;">Dandy Diane</span>, Kruger puts on the men's looks à la Annie Hall and a young Coco Chanel.<br /><br />Can't you picture her strolling down the streets of New York or Paris in the 1920s or the 70s?<br /><br />What I loved about the Fall 2010 season was the return of the suit. There were masculine touches in the slim tailoring, the smart shoulders and the pinstripes but it made the suits all the more feminine and sexy when paired with a blouse and great heels.<br /><br />And Kruger is the perfect model for this male/female power force. It's hard to pull off such a masculine image (suit, tie, hat tilted just so) and still look completely feminine and soft, but Kruger pulls it off beautifully.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhun4-F27CV3fCsqbWatNUoeR46lZkEX3E7YLgxJS2OlnZDlmOtG0WwEuFjqs9Y8WP6quriYSW4Kg-L5SAm8WkJhws53P8FPvf6g80dzpNheurr7XaLqLRH0M3_zfcSrEzPEiAY8liUKw5F/s1600-h/dianekruger.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 379px; height: 505px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhun4-F27CV3fCsqbWatNUoeR46lZkEX3E7YLgxJS2OlnZDlmOtG0WwEuFjqs9Y8WP6quriYSW4Kg-L5SAm8WkJhws53P8FPvf6g80dzpNheurr7XaLqLRH0M3_zfcSrEzPEiAY8liUKw5F/s400/dianekruger.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449016561235345426" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRnyR0CQSsiDw25UwCXeloOgAjDixYu-tVHhNaUNINMt0USpHHkEmmmB-ooInAKszG5ULwLk73g6-8F_R3kPhR6UEjI8lzf_N0do9WUC-gk1Fsz0SDJEi2jnxIPoVMMp0WEdJwVaTO0DRk/s1600-h/dianekruger2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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I can only say that his absence will be sorely felt; for his clothes and his radical vision where a thing of beauty.<br /><br />He was the only designer who wasn't afraid to take huge risks with his collections; will there be any more innovators, free-thinkers and dreamers like McQueen? I hope so.<br /><br />Here is a review from the <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/10/fashion/10iht-rmcq.html">New York Times</a>.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">PARIS — With a pattern of angel wings undulating over her shoulder blades, the model walked through the gilded salon in one of Alexander McQueen’s final creations before he chose to leave this world.</span> <strong style="font-style: italic;">The private show that took place Tuesday, to the classical music Mr. McQueen had been listening to as he cut and fitted the 2010 autumn collection, was a requiem for a great designer. </strong><span style="font-style: italic;">His vision of Gothic glory, with a world bathed in religious symbolism, was translated not just with immense subtlety and beauty but also with the urgent futurism that was the essence of his spirit.</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">So the abstractions of Hieronymus Bosch paintings were not just printed on the sensuous and shapely outfits, where a taut bodice grew out of a multifolded hipline or emerged from soft fabrics flowing around it. Instead the images, with a focus in the British royal heritage of lions rampant or Grinling Gibbons’s wood carvings, were screened, manipulated and digitally woven. This was part of the designer’s exceptional reach from historic past to cyberspace future.</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">But the anger and energy that had always driven Mr. McQueen to his finest work had turned to a mesmerizing calm for this 15-piece collection, which he completed before his suicide last month. The medieval headdress no longer had the wild, joyous madness that it had when Isabella Blow, his friend and mentor, wore one for a 1990s photo shoot.</span><strong style="font-style: italic;"> Everything in this collection seemed to be distilled from last season’s short and taut dresses balanced on animalistic footwear.</strong> <span style="font-style: italic;">Here sandals wreathed in gilded roses matched the salon’s ornate decoration, while the mirrors reflected the models’ golden feather Mohawks. The intense workmanship was of couture quality, which is the way Mr. McQueen had been moving his signature line.</span> <strong style="font-style: italic;">There were damp eyes among the small audience and sobs backstage — both from personal grief and at the scale of the loss to fashion of this singular designer. In this collection Alexander — Lee — McQueen showed his sensitivity to history, his power</strong><strong>s of research, his imagination, his technical skills and his love of women, often misinterpreted or misunderstood, but here evident in every fold and feather.<br /><br /></strong><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilvQpbCMMy5rHqC8dSeTp0MMueIRayt6kS2JX4cn2z4lDojlB8xvmmMGkTL0UR895-Cf_pQoDfzKN4v_LgmfHOyorCKVrIWOpX0KAE_Jvxvq0VsaMEcV4G-CQIaulhF9f5PnstR0Gpymux/s1600-h/mcqueen1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilvQpbCMMy5rHqC8dSeTp0MMueIRayt6kS2JX4cn2z4lDojlB8xvmmMGkTL0UR895-Cf_pQoDfzKN4v_LgmfHOyorCKVrIWOpX0KAE_Jvxvq0VsaMEcV4G-CQIaulhF9f5PnstR0Gpymux/s400/mcqueen1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446809892958527202" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz8yfMHGC2Vlesux15iNwHAeGvKl_oFizmmFxYzVLq1aoIIjMKEuqh23rnFcybbn5p1LmrJnCx8567DyW_T3lnasIiQpWayG1WbGOpjd63eLMGgAnyumav4JPQSvw4BF8_FmNG-BjtNnLA/s1600-h/mcqueen2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTDAvbxvsP166WyMC0WIoiJabLH7aJhAeC1ZXWRoXFtuKl308-H_jgDe4Wyj7hX7QFKJJFrApgS-VhmQtqaF56jCNTs1WomUxWcuVwhGpMqdLsr4M3YDD3T-jlBnuSFcDloofuxk4JL8hU/s400/mcqueen10.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446811210534437266" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKoC6zpQHHOWTwD6i2TnSvUNA5bGIjQfdYBH9JD1n_VXbjVYfDylS38a3hyALbyHjnYdNWXg32O53sPa4LTx89nMExM1WxMr9NsLDdl_3rSdzKc6rWkw_dXe6_QP2PtkUZsRzyoa_mFDvg/s1600-h/mcqueen11.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKoC6zpQHHOWTwD6i2TnSvUNA5bGIjQfdYBH9JD1n_VXbjVYfDylS38a3hyALbyHjnYdNWXg32O53sPa4LTx89nMExM1WxMr9NsLDdl_3rSdzKc6rWkw_dXe6_QP2PtkUZsRzyoa_mFDvg/s400/mcqueen11.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446811329624144226" border="0" /></a><br />For more photos of the show click <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/packages/html/style/fashionweek/runway.html?ref=fashion#/fall_2010_mcqueen_alexander/slide_show">here</a>.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Update: </span>Watch a video to see the clothes up close<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/YyRwLZZIKUs&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/YyRwLZZIKUs&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Chloe Tejadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16284306963020815037noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425969519244252909.post-35325062571344038692010-03-02T20:05:00.007-05:002010-03-02T20:52:38.235-05:00ComicsI grew up with a love for reading. When I was a kid I devoured Shakespeare, Agatha Christie, The Babysitters's Club, Nancy Drew, Anne of Green Gables and any book my mom gave me.<br /><br />But I was especially fond of comic books. My favourites were Archie, Calvin and Hobbes, Tintin and Asterix. I would just read them for hours and hours and I fell in love with all the characters.<br /><br />When I was a teenager and through most of my early twenties, I forgot about comic books for a while until I discovered the graphic novel; <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fables_%28comics%29">Fables</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watchmen">Watchmen</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman">Batman</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Y:_The_Last_Man">Y: The Last Man</a> are just a few of the ones I am currently obsessed with.<br /><br />I've been thinking a lot lately about the women in these stories; how they are represented, what they mean to me personally and how their clothes reflect women in general. I guess I've been thinking about it because I am considering getting a tattoo of <a href="http://www.jamesjean.com/">James Jean</a>'s Sally Jupiter (from Watchmen.)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRK7CDY4Np93aJ3qI6kdI6VJHIe_lV6YGnN8QTEp2cjK6y4qfqz3XYtVk1pEwEFnXVA21rfbUsg9UKB-zzBRQlFHvCFH-Z-Wh7YVVWlukhftBybFzikyP20kRp_vBNj3hgC7kGgf3INhnG/s1600-h/sally+jupiter.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 264px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRK7CDY4Np93aJ3qI6kdI6VJHIe_lV6YGnN8QTEp2cjK6y4qfqz3XYtVk1pEwEFnXVA21rfbUsg9UKB-zzBRQlFHvCFH-Z-Wh7YVVWlukhftBybFzikyP20kRp_vBNj3hgC7kGgf3INhnG/s400/sally+jupiter.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444210096828134690" border="0" /></a><br />In Watchmen, Sally Jupiter is a strong, kick-ass babe who loves fighting crime and making sure her hair is set juuuust right. In her heyday, she goes through many challenges, including surviving a sexual attack, but she still manages to keep on fighting. Her costume is a deliberate tease; fashioned to fool criminals (and men) into thinking she is a diminutive sex kitten.<br /><br />But it's also a deliberate statement that says she is in control, she is liberated and she is sexually free and in charge. She can be sexy and still catch the bad guys.<br /><br />The portrayal of women in comic books (especially how they are dressed) has always fascinated me, if even it's subconsciously. The clothes are usually skin tight and revealing, and you would think that Cat Woman would have a hell of a time fighting crime in a leather bodysuit.<br /><br />The clothes always seemed to restrict the women; just as women in real life have historically been oppressed by their corsets, their high heels, their tight jeans.<br /><br />And sure, sex sells. Men make up a large comic book readership but I feel that women are gaining on them. And although the women in comic books still wear titillating clothes, their personalities and actions make the clothes stand as a symbol of female power; they are taking back their sexuality once owned by men and making it their own and controlling it.<br /><br />And that is definitely something I can root for.<br /><br />Here are some other favourite comic book characters and their amazing outfits.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cinderella- Fables</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKSYq82Fe123yl73SvOgKXDeQNig8swo2yPpAFdwHUKmfDLedl0Gg1olGZUE_x_yA-cSA3jueJFwgXXX5ApoXpKpWZi3uYbq0PQRpcvmLtZlV85IeemGE1ASSZGa2bYQqkgQBAhmN6yZxT/s1600-h/fables+cinderella.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKSYq82Fe123yl73SvOgKXDeQNig8swo2yPpAFdwHUKmfDLedl0Gg1olGZUE_x_yA-cSA3jueJFwgXXX5ApoXpKpWZi3uYbq0PQRpcvmLtZlV85IeemGE1ASSZGa2bYQqkgQBAhmN6yZxT/s400/fables+cinderella.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444214343378161362" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Wonder Woman</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsymPyQ-h-QjevyLhJ7_3EqQRihRzsinIJiC7neC8V6i48gjPLmVFtBtCmQtBVGSXGqHzJxqzdvoe7qrqSEQBDPnzPsg9DcZDJC_R2JmXzyXtBPTrAlxTFhaw812-s_hKr5Qu8Xj-Q9O4y/s1600-h/wonder+woman.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsymPyQ-h-QjevyLhJ7_3EqQRihRzsinIJiC7neC8V6i48gjPLmVFtBtCmQtBVGSXGqHzJxqzdvoe7qrqSEQBDPnzPsg9DcZDJC_R2JmXzyXtBPTrAlxTFhaw812-s_hKr5Qu8Xj-Q9O4y/s400/wonder+woman.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444217184789805026" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Bat Girl</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3uHBC1EV3EV9QEZjZIlh4KSPbvf_Ej82Wux6nhq6IvAceX0d3evUNxQ0dYTWqhUaxelfgMQeEMAzLXVGuZmHkDDJKYbH7AJlSBmSWPx3v2iwbhWrQX0z0-8BVH4UuLTrIwI8BvE1rn3o5/s1600-h/batgirl.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 272px; height: 360px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3uHBC1EV3EV9QEZjZIlh4KSPbvf_Ej82Wux6nhq6IvAceX0d3evUNxQ0dYTWqhUaxelfgMQeEMAzLXVGuZmHkDDJKYbH7AJlSBmSWPx3v2iwbhWrQX0z0-8BVH4UuLTrIwI8BvE1rn3o5/s400/batgirl.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444217303395187122" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cat Woman</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGqbMZJaPr0eKxGyLnaxt9Nzi9V3ASYMi28t9oDGFmCHKZpNJUhchoBkDqKoRcmMeZyXh3L76Cq_sL8WDAzzELzBrVA95jztU9Wnp9zOCdF-HyKqi0juwIkoUEc-n9qnvCfZr6yR9IXWry/s1600-h/cat+woman.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 289px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGqbMZJaPr0eKxGyLnaxt9Nzi9V3ASYMi28t9oDGFmCHKZpNJUhchoBkDqKoRcmMeZyXh3L76Cq_sL8WDAzzELzBrVA95jztU9Wnp9zOCdF-HyKqi0juwIkoUEc-n9qnvCfZr6yR9IXWry/s400/cat+woman.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444217435699888002" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Dark Phoenix</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB_YvTPxFqXSNp5nsybqK7T0UcUmdm8ex7X72bbTsrilo0RznvU1WsS15e66NKZelzoyH13C-OkS32VPlKJ8o-HRHCz6lAzMjmylqSg-KY5UJggdqyt26eMz0LsbhR37si_fl_VfP0pmV0/s1600-h/dark+phoenix.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 288px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB_YvTPxFqXSNp5nsybqK7T0UcUmdm8ex7X72bbTsrilo0RznvU1WsS15e66NKZelzoyH13C-OkS32VPlKJ8o-HRHCz6lAzMjmylqSg-KY5UJggdqyt26eMz0LsbhR37si_fl_VfP0pmV0/s400/dark+phoenix.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444217558906605010" border="0" /></a>Chloe Tejadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16284306963020815037noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425969519244252909.post-80187860706050054202010-02-25T20:08:00.000-05:002010-02-25T20:08:46.304-05:00My imaginary model boyfriendIf you've been reading this blog for a while, you will know that I have a little thing for model <a href="http://fashionjournalistinthecity.blogspot.com/2009/04/my-current-obsession.html">Jamie Dornan</a>.<br /><br />To me, he stands out in multiple ways from other male models; he's not a skinny waif like so many you see on the runway and in ads (ahem, Prada, Burberry;) he's beautiful but rugged (he can rock clean shaven and scraggly beard;) and most importantly, he has an unforgettable face.<br /><br />He always gives the camera what I call his "fuck me" look: Head tilted down, eyes looking up at you as if he's about to eat you. Or kill you. It's hot and as a result, <a href="http://fashionjournalistinthecity.blogspot.com/2009/10/if-you-cant-go-to-movies.html">he takes beautiful photographs</a> and Calvin Klein really knows how to <a href="http://fashionjournalistinthecity.blogspot.com/2009/06/highlight-of-my-day.html">show off his best assets</a>: his body and his face.<br /><br />And for a while, I could only enjoy looking at him in magazines and the <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1946193/">one role</a> he had in <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0422720/"><span style="font-style: italic;">Marie Antoinette</span></a> until I found a video of him on Nylon TV. We learn that he loves hamburgers (what a coincidence, I love hamburgers too!) and he doesn't take modeling that seriously. It's a fun watch.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/frOAkcgGjQE&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/frOAkcgGjQE&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />If you are not familiar with Jamie, then please, enjoy these photos of him (and Eva Mendes) in the Calvin Klein Spring jeans campaign.<br /><br />You are welcome.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk_he7T-tloK861W571DmSANEz6O-Aa5Bt5OHy07welwjaTuILEdj-Xwn-vzi3RzCdgwh2DAmuYhjt5v7_f17agrYXIG_EuOmMEGqkpJavjRvdW3fLTq_4S-n04vxiBGSM-IgQsHeeFXJ2/s1600-h/jamiedornanck1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 254px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2kONjqT43wyAd4gpYfC8LOpWLeAqs6hrV2zCyKx7HC3tAc_06pNoNAuQKIQ4God-wnhZ68wfdbkWf0LSZqA17MMY2Wq5jQ9FGBCvVfknnHP_tM2eWXo162e7CCXYO7LuV39Mj5_V3mMos/s400/ckjeanscampaign4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442345409957853362" border="0" /></a>Chloe Tejadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16284306963020815037noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425969519244252909.post-90237432642410543472010-02-23T18:55:00.009-05:002010-02-23T21:07:52.954-05:00Bloggers vs. the rest of the fashion world<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR7qyrDU1qvmkp0JyGCzlqx6UZ4F-MdRCHadrn-sP34vaKc4yNYBMqABBxFmc-MNr4IXITdleWGx2x9QK_jwiJ1t1XxGNr0ZEXWvNscrSLmj-RHlrrnO6RDDVbEP6tnOgrkgSdDZnVlwCg/s1600-h/tavi.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR7qyrDU1qvmkp0JyGCzlqx6UZ4F-MdRCHadrn-sP34vaKc4yNYBMqABBxFmc-MNr4IXITdleWGx2x9QK_jwiJ1t1XxGNr0ZEXWvNscrSLmj-RHlrrnO6RDDVbEP6tnOgrkgSdDZnVlwCg/s400/tavi.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441623104868075458" border="0" /></a><br /><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >I came across an article from The Global Herald called</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-family:arial;"> </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://theglobalherald.com/london-fashion-week-aw-2010-new-digital-era-spells-trouble-for-fashion-bloggers"><span style="font-style: italic;">London Fashion Week AW 2010 – New Digital Era Spells Trouble for Fashion Bloggers. </span></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">It highlights the gap that is closing between fashion bloggers and the fashion elite (editors, buyers, writers, PR, etc) and how fashion weeks are dealing with what to do with the growing army of said bloggers.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">This article specifically talks about the mass of bloggers at London Fashion Week taking over the press area and whether they should be considered press.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Lately there have been many articles talking about whether bloggers should be allowed to cover shows, much less sit in coveted first-row seats. With the rise of Tavi (</span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://tavi-thenewgirlintown.blogspot.com/">Style Rookie</a><span style="font-family:times new roman;">,) </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://www.bryanboy.com/bryanboy_le_superstar_fab/">BryanBoy</a><span style="font-family:times new roman;">, </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://www.garancedore.fr/en/">Garance Doré</a><span style="font-family:times new roman;">, </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://seaofshoes.typepad.com/">Sea of Shoes</a><span style="font-family:times new roman;">, </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://www.fashiontoast.com/">Fashion Toast</a><span style="font-family:arial;">, </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://stylebubble.typepad.com/">Style Bubble</a><span style="font-family:arial;"> and more, fashion bloggers seem to be taking over the fashion world with their alternative insight into style and thousands upon thousands of devoted followers.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">There is no doubt that many of these bloggers have intelligent insight, experience, style and thoughtful, smart writing. They fill in the void that mainstream fashion publications can't give to the public such as unbiased commentary and a different viewpoint on style without the interference of advertisers.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">But the real question is: How much credibility do they have and wear should they sit in the fashion heirarchy?</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://jezebel.com/5456560/tempest-in-a-trilby-fashion-blogger-tavi-gevinsons-hated-hat">Many people questioned whether Tavi</a><span style="font-family:arial;">, a 13-year-old American girl, should have been sitting in the front row of Dior, when a more experienced writer or editor from a major publication could be sitting there.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">They argue that Tavi, and many other young bloggers (it seems that a lot of these fashion bloggers are quite young, in their teens and twenties) don't have the experience that writers and editors have.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">While that may be true, that doesn't mean take their insight any less worthy. Bloggers are invited to fashion shows for several reasons; fashion houses are hoping that the bloggers will write favourable reviews of the shows resulting in readers buying their products; they are also starting to realize that the Internet is a powerful tool to bring in new customers and influential style bloggers can bring in those customers that mainstream publications can't.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">But I think the divide between bloggers and the mainstream is starting to close, whether Condé Nast likes it or not.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Blogging is not just a fad; in fact social media is just really starting to pick up steam. Fashion houses are only just starting to use Twitter and Facebook to draw in people to watch their shows live and buy their products.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">In the end, it's very smart for businesses to use bloggers to help promote their product. And in that respect, bloggers are kind of like magazines and newspapers; they help to sell fashion brands.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Fortunately, bloggers aren't dependent on businesses to survive. They can say anything they want to and not lose readers or advertisers.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">But back to this whole credibility issue: Sure, Tavi was barely alive when Marc Jacobs first started at Louis Vuitton, but many established writers weren't around when Monsieur Dior was alive, and they seem to get by just fine.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">I think that intelligence and a unique point of view are more important than experience. And the fact that these bloggers are honest with their readers, that gives them enough credibility to be able to cover the same events and interview the same people as the mainstream fashion elite.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">So future fashion weeks, be prepared to install a bigger press room; the bloggers need their space too.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">For more related reading:</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://www.philly.com/inquirer/magazine/20100113_Fashion_world_is_agog_over_blogger__13.html">Fashion world agog over blogger</a><br /><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://jezebel.com/5423555/elle-editor-leads-backlash-against-13+year+old-fashion-blogger">Elle editor leads backlash over 13-year-old blogger</a><br /></span></span>Chloe Tejadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16284306963020815037noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425969519244252909.post-18525344083180797092010-02-20T11:44:00.016-05:002010-02-21T20:48:04.581-05:00My New York picksNew York Fall 2010 is officially over and I finally had the time to go over most of the collections to choose my favourite looks.<br /><br />NY Fashion Week for me is always synonymous with one man: <a href="http://www.style.com/fashionshows/review/F2010RTW-MJACOBS/">Marc Jacobs</a>. An invite to his show is one of the most sought-after items of the week thanks in large part to his beautiful, sometimes quirky and always fun collections.<br /><br />For this collection, he brought it back to the basics; classic lines, elegant suits, beautiful furs, long flowing dresses; it Old Hollywood glamour with a modern edge. Gone were the layers, the trashed-up motifs and the multiple references to different eras. Instead it was a very streamlined, elegant collection that I'm sure many women would love to wear.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJvpH0K9cdBATPxkrZ9twFCmhhNoGyM3I1TqQ2v9xFoB5fBYK3fuqHFUZeJ2I-UiUkYtl0RTZTz2twYbGwa1fC3J4b-d-1a8KliJWnqGw5o3rm_AidKjGxTZPsNE3qu8yRHaRGMd-UC2KZ/s1600-h/marcjacobs1fall2010.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJvpH0K9cdBATPxkrZ9twFCmhhNoGyM3I1TqQ2v9xFoB5fBYK3fuqHFUZeJ2I-UiUkYtl0RTZTz2twYbGwa1fC3J4b-d-1a8KliJWnqGw5o3rm_AidKjGxTZPsNE3qu8yRHaRGMd-UC2KZ/s400/marcjacobs1fall2010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440370401156783218" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg77k2BbnZFxpxzyv04Xh9oMr9K3vLfW_vmosgfrs4KDUAFM3SYQHhPoemjIx04rc9rdqoJu_IJeyeyU8cVrE1aDqO-Kmg0KkWGK66Cj3LtRk6IqXwXTb2QfDVLVUvwxtvKgwAXsvyTUgt7/s1600-h/marcjacobs2fall2010.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg77k2BbnZFxpxzyv04Xh9oMr9K3vLfW_vmosgfrs4KDUAFM3SYQHhPoemjIx04rc9rdqoJu_IJeyeyU8cVrE1aDqO-Kmg0KkWGK66Cj3LtRk6IqXwXTb2QfDVLVUvwxtvKgwAXsvyTUgt7/s400/marcjacobs2fall2010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440370479567708018" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5BaqNnaOgZMkBfRh90xEJfzRmk_9NmHvprxROJLaI-ZBfzEeQ5deVmExt8v3v4eifZQflVAax_AxGTzE6F_cLzlKRYTN8Q9ablykq310GEvqrCVodauZgkLo4oMV4eTCVFaxb8ZgJ0l-j/s1600-h/marcjacobs3fall2010.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5BaqNnaOgZMkBfRh90xEJfzRmk_9NmHvprxROJLaI-ZBfzEeQ5deVmExt8v3v4eifZQflVAax_AxGTzE6F_cLzlKRYTN8Q9ablykq310GEvqrCVodauZgkLo4oMV4eTCVFaxb8ZgJ0l-j/s400/marcjacobs3fall2010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440370556007899522" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt9hgORgVy547WzGcN1P3PezNqzpI_EU3kFvuYlY2WIpvyD6Pq74EWXtxYCIm248lazhHRAvwwmxt9JRibM291tjoT_cLQJ0wuSjrfNF5lBJRCNhC75ceyvq5GyQOYY-NphYNW6oF7NeBJ/s1600-h/marcjacobs4fall2010.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt9hgORgVy547WzGcN1P3PezNqzpI_EU3kFvuYlY2WIpvyD6Pq74EWXtxYCIm248lazhHRAvwwmxt9JRibM291tjoT_cLQJ0wuSjrfNF5lBJRCNhC75ceyvq5GyQOYY-NphYNW6oF7NeBJ/s400/marcjacobs4fall2010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440370632148660962" border="0" /></a><br />And if you can't get into Marc Jacobs, <a href="http://www.style.com/fashionshows/review/F2010RTW-CKLEIN/">Calvin Klein</a> would be next on your list of must-see shows.<br />Designer Francisco Costa experimented with silhouettes. Arms and shoulders were emphasized, giving coats and dresses a bit of a futuristic military feel. Waistlines were either moved up or dropped below, giving dresses new shapes. I am always impressed with Costa's technique and construction. He can mold material into strange new shapes that have never been seen before.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheyYAJQAjcmc3OqbdoWbDZT5w4PrPX4AEcwN5FCF4DrQeQIFnMM8JYRO-Ncv0KwW2Z4HCYNPNGznwJ5m67i_6osADBYLztMGM1dWNLUjWLvtwaZ0_Y6mtnW0gv4gANMseM_F8cPnhT8CKz/s1600-h/calvinklein1fall2010.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheyYAJQAjcmc3OqbdoWbDZT5w4PrPX4AEcwN5FCF4DrQeQIFnMM8JYRO-Ncv0KwW2Z4HCYNPNGznwJ5m67i_6osADBYLztMGM1dWNLUjWLvtwaZ0_Y6mtnW0gv4gANMseM_F8cPnhT8CKz/s400/calvinklein1fall2010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440371788801507090" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZH048jcQyydqeD0Q-IL47lFYrsqn9B0cbSJehbfdrHmO1-9rJgbn_AY6BuH8-M5Euz3QDhUtwsKwL8VZOGaKdx9w1QP1cl0vY0f-bFapd_VTGEBtHurh2303K5FNDFQ54MI_R-XgTfz8j/s1600-h/calvinklein2fall2010.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZH048jcQyydqeD0Q-IL47lFYrsqn9B0cbSJehbfdrHmO1-9rJgbn_AY6BuH8-M5Euz3QDhUtwsKwL8VZOGaKdx9w1QP1cl0vY0f-bFapd_VTGEBtHurh2303K5FNDFQ54MI_R-XgTfz8j/s400/calvinklein2fall2010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440371897675123266" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR9dqmxzXdFqF1lr3f9PulbkdT_gkbXvPCOXz9gwXxl2-W8OVW-64mvalYdE0DrnUVIMPvygxvjVgmAeNaDzZMVUmziZvkf9IdmmWv-shcYD9b0fcgGeay_aajGjjVSAnGCwJfXdd0EwbM/s1600-h/calvinklein3fall2010.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR9dqmxzXdFqF1lr3f9PulbkdT_gkbXvPCOXz9gwXxl2-W8OVW-64mvalYdE0DrnUVIMPvygxvjVgmAeNaDzZMVUmziZvkf9IdmmWv-shcYD9b0fcgGeay_aajGjjVSAnGCwJfXdd0EwbM/s400/calvinklein3fall2010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440371993705959394" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijYmGL4ThaXScm6HGzqLmwX9oTSgXkVC-ih4oqyLAYviPJqeZzZSDf9i6_gf604BiFXboJFmdVXanecG2fGoPn8bCpYs-LCncQeGh3Y2W3LtXK1nz8O_DxXQXxQ1uLB1Bdf_DIoqMRNtiE/s1600-h/calvinklein4fall2010.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijYmGL4ThaXScm6HGzqLmwX9oTSgXkVC-ih4oqyLAYviPJqeZzZSDf9i6_gf604BiFXboJFmdVXanecG2fGoPn8bCpYs-LCncQeGh3Y2W3LtXK1nz8O_DxXQXxQ1uLB1Bdf_DIoqMRNtiE/s400/calvinklein4fall2010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440372092092894226" border="0" /></a><br />Here are my other favourite looks:<br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.style.com/fashionshows/review/F2010RTW-DLAM/">Derek Lam</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib9Jc2dYcii2y4BCSIkeeorbf4mm_UtOCr_wNynGKZj6FOC3Qpo81XJCxAL_m-pJqb5RJq_NjH9Wsj_b22uXKAqYUdM3Ud9DQNaiGJbeR7Q08JL35LkuGevDMgalxTq3TWde6XCwoNFyN1/s1600-h/dereklam1fall2010.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib9Jc2dYcii2y4BCSIkeeorbf4mm_UtOCr_wNynGKZj6FOC3Qpo81XJCxAL_m-pJqb5RJq_NjH9Wsj_b22uXKAqYUdM3Ud9DQNaiGJbeR7Q08JL35LkuGevDMgalxTq3TWde6XCwoNFyN1/s400/dereklam1fall2010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440374720248609522" border="0" /></a><br /><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.style.com/fashionshows/review/F2010RTW-VWANG/">Vera Wang</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU7lE3gn_O469Ly-ZEAMMFnfcBv1zSeUmndp02jLKEtr61yBx8c-2Gd5Qc6uHjfLQAzYN5qtPSh68juhkSxzzQzMfzp34s10EtwRptTv-7V3h9rzRy73K9P5ESWRhEXO9u7m1un5nlJkGa/s1600-h/verawang4fall2010.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU7lE3gn_O469Ly-ZEAMMFnfcBv1zSeUmndp02jLKEtr61yBx8c-2Gd5Qc6uHjfLQAzYN5qtPSh68juhkSxzzQzMfzp34s10EtwRptTv-7V3h9rzRy73K9P5ESWRhEXO9u7m1un5nlJkGa/s400/verawang4fall2010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440374892861168610" border="0" /></a><br /><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.style.com/fashionshows/review/F2010RTW-ZPOSEN/">Zac Posen</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNge3e1QKYQUdkOlrDJaGGAEGdZNCQVEkVdHGyYEd5jwuUSwN3M_SnSAiFkQV9vQJh1e69YT6kRtaYplikg0hH-E0FkafQ_gWYvMEhRLUIAYHTzBuT1jyKwwJvl7t6YzPG573U7c0iaS1O/s1600-h/zacposen1fall2010.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNge3e1QKYQUdkOlrDJaGGAEGdZNCQVEkVdHGyYEd5jwuUSwN3M_SnSAiFkQV9vQJh1e69YT6kRtaYplikg0hH-E0FkafQ_gWYvMEhRLUIAYHTzBuT1jyKwwJvl7t6YzPG573U7c0iaS1O/s400/zacposen1fall2010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440375081079838482" border="0" /></a><br /><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.style.com/fashionshows/review/F2010RTW-NKHAN/">Naeem Khan</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs56XbJ6Le30WI7ClvtdeCIeos3Dv4QWqaC-4rCNSj4qHPSVXmwdImGbaYfOdA1ysV3aGD7LQQJnuQsRtjircS1yz_vTsOdC586cNVLeISeV50cUlMnihw9tspzYE26jRCS1i_Hzxg7tVX/s1600-h/naeemkhan2fall2010.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs56XbJ6Le30WI7ClvtdeCIeos3Dv4QWqaC-4rCNSj4qHPSVXmwdImGbaYfOdA1ysV3aGD7LQQJnuQsRtjircS1yz_vTsOdC586cNVLeISeV50cUlMnihw9tspzYE26jRCS1i_Hzxg7tVX/s400/naeemkhan2fall2010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440375284947088002" border="0" /></a><br /><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.style.com/fashionshows/review/F2010RTW-ODLRENTA/">Oscar de la Renta</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnqp-FofHsqdIq20ngfezQV3HL3elTkC6DOuy6Fav1jB2e3l3Sw0SZabGWNGU4NpioHj1gLLh4AC665NrMpfwlgQa3lY1j6mW67naTnXFd_9Ouhup_p55kp4YgMg3E5D0iuCuvbK6io6Wy/s1600-h/oscar4fall2010.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnqp-FofHsqdIq20ngfezQV3HL3elTkC6DOuy6Fav1jB2e3l3Sw0SZabGWNGU4NpioHj1gLLh4AC665NrMpfwlgQa3lY1j6mW67naTnXFd_9Ouhup_p55kp4YgMg3E5D0iuCuvbK6io6Wy/s400/oscar4fall2010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440375547050985762" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5lIByl4gJeRW8PdBcKSn4NfUt-eUVNkGXH7QsBfoOVLRMAG0hzO9XbDkgBHojOWpQ8-u4omGqLf2zClH11qr2ZJt31mSKuDYsZxKLx_3O1MoPcp01drDxsRpBFIyoiNEyVurXdd4QCdvX/s1600-h/oscar2fall2010.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5lIByl4gJeRW8PdBcKSn4NfUt-eUVNkGXH7QsBfoOVLRMAG0hzO9XbDkgBHojOWpQ8-u4omGqLf2zClH11qr2ZJt31mSKuDYsZxKLx_3O1MoPcp01drDxsRpBFIyoiNEyVurXdd4QCdvX/s400/oscar2fall2010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440375728836321890" border="0" /></a><br /><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.style.com/fashionshows/review/F2010RTW-PLIM/">3.1 Phillip Lim</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5OPC9pY-mQl-M5pqdGF4wXKPdk80CROjc4YC-A6RabTUM0wE-VudFwClm6KYuNtdH9a4svUllnhVpmCkOlsytki5qsYtqaSro7etxxwA8nF_C7n208JkbzlDnmecQBm-H6ulPuet9yaTg/s1600-h/philliplim2fall2010.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5OPC9pY-mQl-M5pqdGF4wXKPdk80CROjc4YC-A6RabTUM0wE-VudFwClm6KYuNtdH9a4svUllnhVpmCkOlsytki5qsYtqaSro7etxxwA8nF_C7n208JkbzlDnmecQBm-H6ulPuet9yaTg/s400/philliplim2fall2010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440375963193859394" border="0" /></a><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.style.com/fashionshows/review/F2010RTW-MARCHESA/">Marchesa</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiSdYT2o_C6AoiI0ewfepOOhB0tTdtlTo4VU0UN7xwVES6sxlU_1GiD8HIJrN9M5i55bz762hAjM-q11DfJInmk62VLUkwyae6o6-gOfUII12lYYUNenq0yAhOuKqwtM0bxJmKC94tLLz5/s1600-h/marchesafall2010.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiSdYT2o_C6AoiI0ewfepOOhB0tTdtlTo4VU0UN7xwVES6sxlU_1GiD8HIJrN9M5i55bz762hAjM-q11DfJInmk62VLUkwyae6o6-gOfUII12lYYUNenq0yAhOuKqwtM0bxJmKC94tLLz5/s400/marchesafall2010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440378639712259010" border="0" /></a><br />To me, NY Fashion Week was going back to what they do best; sportswear, subtle elegance and wearable clothes. We saw a lot of new shapes, specifically emphasis on shoulders and arms as well as new waistlines. Leggings were nowhere to be seen (thank God!) and looser but tailored clothes were back. All in all, a great week of beautiful clothes.Chloe Tejadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16284306963020815037noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425969519244252909.post-55693730026726924272010-02-18T18:19:00.011-05:002010-02-18T18:50:11.814-05:00Skating in styleThe <a href="http://www.vancouver2010.com/">Vancouver 2010 Olympics</a> are in full swing and I have enthusiastically joined Team Canada.<br /><br />There are a lot of winter sports I enjoy watching; snowboard half-pipe, speed skating and luge. But I have become obsessed with figure skating and I can partly thank American skater <a href="http://www.figureskatersonline.com/johnnyweir/">Johnny Weir</a> for that (don't worry, I'm still Team <a href="http://www.patrickchan.ca/">Patrick Chan</a>!)<br /><br />I first heard about Weir when he skated to Lady Gaga's "Poker Face" at the 2010 Nationals. He wore sequined gloves, had metal bits going up one arm and his face was painted black and blue.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjru8a6niKmUE_sG-j0Ciw9aSsmA6buZKsm1RtmtNmushmd8WKcUiQoq5O6bVYEUrsPZUscTPNMWHNn9M-lPrl1L4xc2eQupmLMlltcsJ0vkZViYaNS2JUDcieFGeLpYpowBEzdfDPVFRt4/s1600-h/johnnyweir1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjru8a6niKmUE_sG-j0Ciw9aSsmA6buZKsm1RtmtNmushmd8WKcUiQoq5O6bVYEUrsPZUscTPNMWHNn9M-lPrl1L4xc2eQupmLMlltcsJ0vkZViYaNS2JUDcieFGeLpYpowBEzdfDPVFRt4/s400/johnnyweir1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439728821129409330" border="0" /></a>Two days ago, Weir skated in the short program wearing a black corset with pink ruffles.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwld2zqMw-3clGiJ3DWiSYkvY5LZgApNj9LejkJZt75hrJsTR8Ev5Qm2fMcKq_GUlaRq-V7vy8rEZcHFvlGOrFOPCl5lyykhnPtJoTj1wABLlxp7n6VBHnjT8NQeJuP9R3mUhJUyXrf6cL/s1600-h/johnnyweir7.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 229px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwld2zqMw-3clGiJ3DWiSYkvY5LZgApNj9LejkJZt75hrJsTR8Ev5Qm2fMcKq_GUlaRq-V7vy8rEZcHFvlGOrFOPCl5lyykhnPtJoTj1wABLlxp7n6VBHnjT8NQeJuP9R3mUhJUyXrf6cL/s400/johnnyweir7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439731157492850530" border="0" /></a>Skating is known for having ridiculous costumes (see <a href="http://ca.lifestyle.yahoo.com/fashion-beauty/photos/21673/archive72">Ukraine's "Avatar"</a> inspired look) but Weir's get-up took it to a whole new level. An awesome level.<br /><br />Not many male figure skaters would have chosen to wear a garment historically worn by women. It just shows that Weir is not afraid of taking risks sartorially and yes he is talented skater.<br /><br />Unfortunately Weir is going through some controversy now because he wore fur on one of his costumes and brought PETA's ire on himself.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE4rWipo1uA2ghvfT2iW9GGGvhINnAq3MkxYBRJD020BSKvz7j6j76gTxdJ3_G0NmxJvbQn8HL0qKdDuKS8u_jFlqg-9JBUrUB1fYtInTqQf39zDucPZSg5IVXajdC8uXgyOvlXpJoRgkh/s1600-h/johnnyweir2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE4rWipo1uA2ghvfT2iW9GGGvhINnAq3MkxYBRJD020BSKvz7j6j76gTxdJ3_G0NmxJvbQn8HL0qKdDuKS8u_jFlqg-9JBUrUB1fYtInTqQf39zDucPZSg5IVXajdC8uXgyOvlXpJoRgkh/s400/johnnyweir2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439731318572988706" border="0" /></a><br />What really stands out is how unique and beautiful his costumes are. They could be cheesy but instead they're fun and creative.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZTTwBFTnlurdj9HP8a59tr4v27s25UzkXzyB9PBnUYyV9UDCMkCeVovc6ziNwQED_p9FwXIwegJmrIGx-gK40EAHY8LVRM84sKsy66MtTZGYqvt2LcPR7jHYs2ZEAqnk3eYqfeOsUPk6i/s1600-h/johnnyweir3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZTTwBFTnlurdj9HP8a59tr4v27s25UzkXzyB9PBnUYyV9UDCMkCeVovc6ziNwQED_p9FwXIwegJmrIGx-gK40EAHY8LVRM84sKsy66MtTZGYqvt2LcPR7jHYs2ZEAqnk3eYqfeOsUPk6i/s400/johnnyweir3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439731448083390562" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwuFr1u6OOGi7jYyuM-ZAW6Q2Q4vaipBa1pMhaz9Zb1gRwZn0_TOXFTil46lW6BSEORhsd-ztzgj_-NuchnicBDn95XLPnhtWVwIQyP49hxK0haj1IZno1wQLGXi9EZlwFXsQ2jImyJbEZ/s1600-h/johnnyweir4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwuFr1u6OOGi7jYyuM-ZAW6Q2Q4vaipBa1pMhaz9Zb1gRwZn0_TOXFTil46lW6BSEORhsd-ztzgj_-NuchnicBDn95XLPnhtWVwIQyP49hxK0haj1IZno1wQLGXi9EZlwFXsQ2jImyJbEZ/s400/johnnyweir4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439731549408947122" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinnDgKQwZeGTKPNZlwiTonfjJJDxCblU4frW-cqZmQRN7FHxN7_hJkcbba-mPosHQ_WCZrQyOIhu3vVjVws5ruMA-DpPNrcXzuxLgFWFNIcPeq2Zribyc5es8_FgHHpkFDH8pCU30LjArV/s1600-h/johnnyweir5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinnDgKQwZeGTKPNZlwiTonfjJJDxCblU4frW-cqZmQRN7FHxN7_hJkcbba-mPosHQ_WCZrQyOIhu3vVjVws5ruMA-DpPNrcXzuxLgFWFNIcPeq2Zribyc5es8_FgHHpkFDH8pCU30LjArV/s400/johnnyweir5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439731657938934530" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZybS155erF1mdDjcYdHVLhEXlC4kBRbhChJcxe9w_XibKZyt5t0dxxYlkGbuKRNRr3wmhKyMgb5nCSmgQPiR8ICIBOZ76xkQ4RFSDjmay2jZmx3w27Fl4WGC_1HmZ6EcijxbPwGj4IJ13/s1600-h/johnnyweir6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZybS155erF1mdDjcYdHVLhEXlC4kBRbhChJcxe9w_XibKZyt5t0dxxYlkGbuKRNRr3wmhKyMgb5nCSmgQPiR8ICIBOZ76xkQ4RFSDjmay2jZmx3w27Fl4WGC_1HmZ6EcijxbPwGj4IJ13/s400/johnnyweir6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439731781140051202" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCpKbuyUxSksCkXXkafCWrh7blVomjw9ZR6vDYxNHEZeBZD8kyk6Ks6Dh9qZzW3IfIOSOo51KR_dgGdDpSh6w2QIlrusvzYkUUlazdiTiKUHeI-54-WFDQG6K16Sms4xrSBdyCV_xNvWAL/s1600-h/johnnyweir8.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 313px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCpKbuyUxSksCkXXkafCWrh7blVomjw9ZR6vDYxNHEZeBZD8kyk6Ks6Dh9qZzW3IfIOSOo51KR_dgGdDpSh6w2QIlrusvzYkUUlazdiTiKUHeI-54-WFDQG6K16Sms4xrSBdyCV_xNvWAL/s400/johnnyweir8.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439731889169245122" border="0" /></a><br />Tonight is the men's freestyle program and Johnny will be going for the gold. But even if he doesn't get a medal, he is definitely the best dressed of the bunch.Chloe Tejadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16284306963020815037noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425969519244252909.post-79910713285182669272010-02-16T22:48:00.008-05:002010-02-16T23:44:22.742-05:00So say we allIf you know me at all, you will know that I am a huge sci-fi geek; to be more specific, I am a <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.syfy.com/battlestar/">Battlestar Galactica</a> fanatic. I am still upset at the way the series ended but that's off-topic.<br /><br />Anyway, the creators of BSG made a spin-off; a prequel called <a href="http://www.syfy.com/caprica/"><span style="font-style: italic;">Capric</span>a</a>. The show takes place in the future but despite the high tech gadgets and gear, many of the characters dress as if they came just from the 1960s à la <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.amctv.com/originals/madmen/">Mad Men</a>.<br /><br />The difference, however, between these two shows is that whereas the characters in <span style="font-style: italic;">Mad Men</span> are flawlessly styled, the characters in <span style="font-style: italic;">Caprica</span> come off as a bit more worn; they are not perfect. The jackets are a bit loose, the ties askew, the pants don't fit juuuuust right.<br /><br />Take Joseph Adama (played by Esai Morales.) He is a civil liberties lawyer who came from a poor family and loses his wife and daughter in a suicide bombing. He wears a fedora hat with a wide brim and two feathers.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRPjKRZqIxUyxNLzpuwt4ScUNJs6QG_hjzyijOnpNp9khcetrkkTo_CJwGcs3__l2AP_3aDWP4m5S4I_X0RVC-dYNkzoekLWKbS-0ZEBxqx0bQO8i-cjVKcoFaJtR1I_1oxFZm6TvjtvXu/s1600-h/caprica5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRPjKRZqIxUyxNLzpuwt4ScUNJs6QG_hjzyijOnpNp9khcetrkkTo_CJwGcs3__l2AP_3aDWP4m5S4I_X0RVC-dYNkzoekLWKbS-0ZEBxqx0bQO8i-cjVKcoFaJtR1I_1oxFZm6TvjtvXu/s400/caprica5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439064231430679010" border="0" /></a><br />His suits are usually a bit loose on him but they look stylish, wearable and more importantly, they look like what a lawyer would wear; nothing too fancy but subtly beautiful.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyDvCQqDOHnBiWYAGUGGaqGwu3nxvOxf_I8tLw6S-CYn9jfbajQwyIbKSzL75RSXoJPnXgYFtl6WrcKChVL82Y6gJt5f4hFJfL16Wu1HPuHyC6SwQ83rvK2AwIXi2cghy1R9CbqTFM8P29/s1600-h/caprica4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyDvCQqDOHnBiWYAGUGGaqGwu3nxvOxf_I8tLw6S-CYn9jfbajQwyIbKSzL75RSXoJPnXgYFtl6WrcKChVL82Y6gJt5f4hFJfL16Wu1HPuHyC6SwQ83rvK2AwIXi2cghy1R9CbqTFM8P29/s400/caprica4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439066806181240034" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt4t-9GtbHRHhHRRLjfhOR1ubzo1e1L5gewLEw2hY6SK-E9Mwv8belkQDClSIMiXMU29Hx9QjjnBppTJwJ0K90AZSGwX631jMc1H88doCefH6FDaglqan4gqWrQJe7nrnUCGGvYkXGKDf2/s1600-h/caprica11.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 327px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt4t-9GtbHRHhHRRLjfhOR1ubzo1e1L5gewLEw2hY6SK-E9Mwv8belkQDClSIMiXMU29Hx9QjjnBppTJwJ0K90AZSGwX631jMc1H88doCefH6FDaglqan4gqWrQJe7nrnUCGGvYkXGKDf2/s400/caprica11.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439067560533374626" border="0" /></a><br />And that's what I love about the costumes. They reflect the flaws in the characters and the dark mood of the show. So although they have style, they might not care whether their clothes are tailored to a tee. Still, it is wonderful to watch.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZVcbORqItmCVQsaB9S6CkkpHSR_lf9Gs2aHd_0YgVbKmzUQ8io29FT2FGF1-tfQWZKnRb0eRkSUPKtc9d8unH7Msp2Y0aAK4fqO7z54_E0zKMfZ3bkHQ_0LbXMShzJG5DdROhgoCm_tCa/s1600-h/caprica1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZVcbORqItmCVQsaB9S6CkkpHSR_lf9Gs2aHd_0YgVbKmzUQ8io29FT2FGF1-tfQWZKnRb0eRkSUPKtc9d8unH7Msp2Y0aAK4fqO7z54_E0zKMfZ3bkHQ_0LbXMShzJG5DdROhgoCm_tCa/s400/caprica1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439068039982705714" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggMJy0AFzbPQv7WJd0H37rP1N8zumiNDKUxXQjR0AYuzyUgtPetK5x8yhqisRJkl-tGB13mYZssMPYctKI-KEUVpZ7nKk99UhluKUR5QbnVe_HIl8cMdMEL-HrqlpieQTkqBJgHFgtiY1q/s1600-h/caprica2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggMJy0AFzbPQv7WJd0H37rP1N8zumiNDKUxXQjR0AYuzyUgtPetK5x8yhqisRJkl-tGB13mYZssMPYctKI-KEUVpZ7nKk99UhluKUR5QbnVe_HIl8cMdMEL-HrqlpieQTkqBJgHFgtiY1q/s400/caprica2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439068163221275154" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEighM2MQxnLMm4DyyUP125fepsBsx6wxuu8avfTjFEN1Orl4YoFJqm9EmdjX_E3BMxzoRmoAwVY7RuD3r7_ImEwhzMKD0v45vEBqNGLOTGcJuK7G4TyQWqsdZGQeAbmducdAL07Se_Dsspo/s1600-h/caprica6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEighM2MQxnLMm4DyyUP125fepsBsx6wxuu8avfTjFEN1Orl4YoFJqm9EmdjX_E3BMxzoRmoAwVY7RuD3r7_ImEwhzMKD0v45vEBqNGLOTGcJuK7G4TyQWqsdZGQeAbmducdAL07Se_Dsspo/s400/caprica6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439068248701894914" border="0" /></a>Chloe Tejadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16284306963020815037noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425969519244252909.post-67153233734952784582010-02-13T21:18:00.021-05:002010-02-13T21:52:00.911-05:00LeeI fell in love with <a href="http://www.alexandermcqueen.com/">Alexander McQueen</a>'s designs around the same time I discovered fashion.<br /><br />Looking back I think it might have been because of McQueen that I came to love fashion so much. It wasn't just because his designs were so wacky and ahead of the curve, but they seemed to match my strange dreams (or nightmares?) about the world; macabre but sensual; insanely beautiful but frightening; a world that I couldn't really put my finger on but knew existed. It was as if he could put everyone's fears and dreams into a collection.<br /><br />I remember watching his <a href="http://fashionjournalistinthecity.blogspot.com/2009/10/under-sea.html">Spring/Summer 2010 collection</a> live through his website. The site crashed because so many people wanted to watch it as well. What I saw almost made me weep. I was so looking forward to his next collection. And the one after that. And the one after that...<br /><br />To say he was a visionary is an understatement. To say he was a genius; well, that goes without saying. The world is a lot less beautiful now that Lee is no longer here.<br /><br /><br />Click <a href="http://community.livejournal.com/ohnotheydidnt/43990957.html#cutid1">here</a> to see more of his collections.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Spring 2001</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTtahrDZ9D8OzbtwlhTxLlk9CKc1nq63OBoZm7wVJwIiCWLjKFILNvnuqQq3ALwiMYq1T2OKPMIw_E0LvrLCdI90cSEZczzqyNQao1iDCGrsoJBRVAE4IZNU23ro1iKkueb0R2QL1nqi3D/s1600-h/mcqueens2001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 360px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTtahrDZ9D8OzbtwlhTxLlk9CKc1nq63OBoZm7wVJwIiCWLjKFILNvnuqQq3ALwiMYq1T2OKPMIw_E0LvrLCdI90cSEZczzqyNQao1iDCGrsoJBRVAE4IZNU23ro1iKkueb0R2QL1nqi3D/s400/mcqueens2001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437922819983410690" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Spring 2002</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNpnINuPISR5MQBttkPkCGWqnXcnXV_5R6tq80BzJAkucpRLh1ZU60iQoRqI4SjtE9QrwDhEaykc3MIP6gTbSJ_OJrZ1yqo0Kwb19kE1Zlo2LRLESyrxYfmPPLsPtSVr7eDroZsgXtfHVl/s1600-h/mcqueenss2002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 361px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNpnINuPISR5MQBttkPkCGWqnXcnXV_5R6tq80BzJAkucpRLh1ZU60iQoRqI4SjtE9QrwDhEaykc3MIP6gTbSJ_OJrZ1yqo0Kwb19kE1Zlo2LRLESyrxYfmPPLsPtSVr7eDroZsgXtfHVl/s400/mcqueenss2002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437922969289168898" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Fall 2002</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1dFa5biKuKJIDpsniFDY8uwVL9UYAPnvPopgBtmRmUhywYuMtUZvpToAzoitDHkPmf5idotnS__l9LoiTQMKY2a6NDbUB0FDrhMotfTnjGQFxZsXR0udEwz6Xh0mNIkquFNrb5mVmOKfX/s1600-h/mcqueenfall2002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 360px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1dFa5biKuKJIDpsniFDY8uwVL9UYAPnvPopgBtmRmUhywYuMtUZvpToAzoitDHkPmf5idotnS__l9LoiTQMKY2a6NDbUB0FDrhMotfTnjGQFxZsXR0udEwz6Xh0mNIkquFNrb5mVmOKfX/s400/mcqueenfall2002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437923108765495986" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Spring 2003</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp_ahMquP8ppqZuJ_LKmZt02ysYhn4n0njN7rxpo_h_5YrCkGZ1jwTokvVOU8k1hJv-iyzjSoDPw04Hm20nuZkgaVU940a55VN2mAUkEqsCSUapZmm6V99aT_rt_PJTApQTNUstkiWb1TY/s1600-h/mcqueenss2003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 360px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp_ahMquP8ppqZuJ_LKmZt02ysYhn4n0njN7rxpo_h_5YrCkGZ1jwTokvVOU8k1hJv-iyzjSoDPw04Hm20nuZkgaVU940a55VN2mAUkEqsCSUapZmm6V99aT_rt_PJTApQTNUstkiWb1TY/s400/mcqueenss2003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437923242740351154" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Fall 2003</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3n9frZf_YR_wDL4q2UTVGlpA4jJxhijNsip0nwDpOSj69NztXmKtsXsv3YPvQ5W0lU8B8EZ5fVFx3r30ih4K8_yEN7hBlXRXd_Gy8wCsA6Q9pg9JdFybvxiQCsZGjO5vTa-3y36iUCJ_k/s1600-h/mcqueenfall2003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 360px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3n9frZf_YR_wDL4q2UTVGlpA4jJxhijNsip0nwDpOSj69NztXmKtsXsv3YPvQ5W0lU8B8EZ5fVFx3r30ih4K8_yEN7hBlXRXd_Gy8wCsA6Q9pg9JdFybvxiQCsZGjO5vTa-3y36iUCJ_k/s400/mcqueenfall2003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437923378671331074" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Fall 2004</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBFMD3mWwMY40HEvpoi6maXJZ5ftlGdNMMWuVoaNk61QxomYlV1IgKZccWF-6z55LMeTX7aFEtRebG3NmCdcq3ANumi2D3S7aatwXLk9K0Y0W3oLAb6uRgUf4IiyCvBY3u7tBiFKFUReON/s1600-h/mcqueenfall2004.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 360px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBFMD3mWwMY40HEvpoi6maXJZ5ftlGdNMMWuVoaNk61QxomYlV1IgKZccWF-6z55LMeTX7aFEtRebG3NmCdcq3ANumi2D3S7aatwXLk9K0Y0W3oLAb6uRgUf4IiyCvBY3u7tBiFKFUReON/s400/mcqueenfall2004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437923512879243970" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Spring 2005</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6FqQKQjrWaXuvUEe9oI0zMugodvzJlY0rnW1c70hWYTXt8cEGD0EfTvtJE47Cfrlcq7BiMrjXU2VtU3E9OxtUA0Ffj7hwTT8tj7zAByY5S7YS87dfLP7gWSowX-Aa3XHy9ExLySBUAP6T/s1600-h/mcqueenss2005.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 360px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6FqQKQjrWaXuvUEe9oI0zMugodvzJlY0rnW1c70hWYTXt8cEGD0EfTvtJE47Cfrlcq7BiMrjXU2VtU3E9OxtUA0Ffj7hwTT8tj7zAByY5S7YS87dfLP7gWSowX-Aa3XHy9ExLySBUAP6T/s400/mcqueenss2005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437923763985481378" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Fall 2005</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLIHOvC6ZZFRD6RnXufUCzvpjf1ofpceRRks_8Yh0UllE6ivNeGRRpFlI3XExeY9mhhqu0MnQX3-56IJseB2chQwbFmsoDR9NddXCYtaVU_z_rVTE9E5Y087Jff8VsCy9Cn47RHIekq8Me/s1600-h/mcqueenfall2005.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLIHOvC6ZZFRD6RnXufUCzvpjf1ofpceRRks_8Yh0UllE6ivNeGRRpFlI3XExeY9mhhqu0MnQX3-56IJseB2chQwbFmsoDR9NddXCYtaVU_z_rVTE9E5Y087Jff8VsCy9Cn47RHIekq8Me/s400/mcqueenfall2005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437924025048708338" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Spring 2006</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwzl8V2jhz5DO_P6_RVw3BDCPZGsYFrBN8XR-tjie62y7C51IfTwuDDMULmFD8M0sI-beuLqwcVbSiQzo-tyl7pFn8yWvEOKnM8XogffpCZvOFjX32yY8diP4KXJXU2XDaLCjYloEHYmEV/s1600-h/mcqueenss2006.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwzl8V2jhz5DO_P6_RVw3BDCPZGsYFrBN8XR-tjie62y7C51IfTwuDDMULmFD8M0sI-beuLqwcVbSiQzo-tyl7pFn8yWvEOKnM8XogffpCZvOFjX32yY8diP4KXJXU2XDaLCjYloEHYmEV/s400/mcqueenss2006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437924212271808162" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Fall 2006</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR_CDI6v4c0TSq1iVu_wP0g1qpWdsTQUfdpYI6ztpf2sOUjJXRaTMbvWi-_FuqX2XsjMSd0nOoGoLkMiHUPN4DAWY53JPSNftRnB64XXwQ5ohg9iNnUfL0tEOKMZ_NANnFvfhII_iT_QRv/s1600-h/mcqueenfall2006.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR_CDI6v4c0TSq1iVu_wP0g1qpWdsTQUfdpYI6ztpf2sOUjJXRaTMbvWi-_FuqX2XsjMSd0nOoGoLkMiHUPN4DAWY53JPSNftRnB64XXwQ5ohg9iNnUfL0tEOKMZ_NANnFvfhII_iT_QRv/s400/mcqueenfall2006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437925038416688194" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Spring 2007</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjrlDXpgbf8vSuGFdo6Xo9oyE5rn9kQJa2JKdBn10CaRIqE-u2QkjIDsylBruxzdMOkoKJ8Mogs7VFPo0Yic7TplvuObBiBC19Z_Bg0E7WDgQbYUb9ZNenXrdX1wMvoke1jVIbWp6aPeW0/s1600-h/mcqueenss2007.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjrlDXpgbf8vSuGFdo6Xo9oyE5rn9kQJa2JKdBn10CaRIqE-u2QkjIDsylBruxzdMOkoKJ8Mogs7VFPo0Yic7TplvuObBiBC19Z_Bg0E7WDgQbYUb9ZNenXrdX1wMvoke1jVIbWp6aPeW0/s400/mcqueenss2007.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437925167351981426" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Fall 2007</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_TABWxzovY_EDWogCEsnSKrEP7Sv51OqQtX4iYf9HN6zmaA8U2hQ66Z6dEvw8u7HLqNCbP6oxHe2UsCbgwYEFrx56yn-G0UIJ939pGg6ztOScRxRW2qVuZyn2nSl6i_4GXbq-0Sj40JGQ/s1600-h/mcqueenfall2007.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_TABWxzovY_EDWogCEsnSKrEP7Sv51OqQtX4iYf9HN6zmaA8U2hQ66Z6dEvw8u7HLqNCbP6oxHe2UsCbgwYEFrx56yn-G0UIJ939pGg6ztOScRxRW2qVuZyn2nSl6i_4GXbq-0Sj40JGQ/s400/mcqueenfall2007.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437925284462199474" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Spring 2008</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhate_Dq5MUCtIm6LUlEdup8V4iCj4DYEKWuW2KWp4O5KJQUpAfvNDMUGApf4ygmhcygCtd5bGPy62stb7Hlw6vYGneBCZYuBbwlkv_8tsX8cKUugJ1vpFUl9BS0hWd3dM9u5-HdB2u7HJV/s1600-h/mcqueenss2008.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhate_Dq5MUCtIm6LUlEdup8V4iCj4DYEKWuW2KWp4O5KJQUpAfvNDMUGApf4ygmhcygCtd5bGPy62stb7Hlw6vYGneBCZYuBbwlkv_8tsX8cKUugJ1vpFUl9BS0hWd3dM9u5-HdB2u7HJV/s400/mcqueenss2008.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437925448730335362" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Fall 2008</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw7zg5_JFzFkBRUeX2wGvD4iMJMt4mn6A2wZt8Usb2XMQOjhl3DAnXb_HMHJqr6qFHY4TejA9b-i-_SFN9SBqXWyn8DjoXZGStkwObujTN4TM_PD2N6wpFVAHUhdKRoie8foHk8O4SKZI2/s1600-h/mcqueenfall2008.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw7zg5_JFzFkBRUeX2wGvD4iMJMt4mn6A2wZt8Usb2XMQOjhl3DAnXb_HMHJqr6qFHY4TejA9b-i-_SFN9SBqXWyn8DjoXZGStkwObujTN4TM_PD2N6wpFVAHUhdKRoie8foHk8O4SKZI2/s400/mcqueenfall2008.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437925568166439778" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Resort 2009</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4LloVZ0rMCvYmBDmg5Hq0-mg5BaPwnZcMaFHqDGMAa9FTZ9x_vtKZmU1OGgBWObVqGgupWbXcCXv2DYKZ9d1CRsWTTYqyKvPFetbdHiUF6qXK0Tsy2eSTjHdReuxcvbvkc5bvFjPmpLCp/s1600-h/mcqueenresort2009.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4LloVZ0rMCvYmBDmg5Hq0-mg5BaPwnZcMaFHqDGMAa9FTZ9x_vtKZmU1OGgBWObVqGgupWbXcCXv2DYKZ9d1CRsWTTYqyKvPFetbdHiUF6qXK0Tsy2eSTjHdReuxcvbvkc5bvFjPmpLCp/s400/mcqueenresort2009.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437925740776114610" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Spring 2009</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWp0Q8jIsstIowERnihBMHv-ln-7qCZAI1P1o9INFQ7JdgxH3r6iqB3Lq34Q2wR18x1WjyjmBPthSVV5Qz9TeuOXd4NnlDZ7GZK02kvqhyphenhyphenc5Gc_H8N1djvXU83YTf1d_pz7h2y9p8XgZ3L/s1600-h/mcqueenss2009.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWp0Q8jIsstIowERnihBMHv-ln-7qCZAI1P1o9INFQ7JdgxH3r6iqB3Lq34Q2wR18x1WjyjmBPthSVV5Qz9TeuOXd4NnlDZ7GZK02kvqhyphenhyphenc5Gc_H8N1djvXU83YTf1d_pz7h2y9p8XgZ3L/s400/mcqueenss2009.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437925874199933570" border="0" /></a>Fall 2009<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEdRp4eY37HnRyOT3xevdAvLGICFR4jjnCkalLVsCzNxzPsSQkRgZPbBEo4LecQQWNTNOfZvrxvsLrlcuatpLntroClGAKecavBXclKUb_Umxo00ECT8UeYB_1gaysFuloUw-X_tQeaiKV/s1600-h/mcqueenfall2009.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEdRp4eY37HnRyOT3xevdAvLGICFR4jjnCkalLVsCzNxzPsSQkRgZPbBEo4LecQQWNTNOfZvrxvsLrlcuatpLntroClGAKecavBXclKUb_Umxo00ECT8UeYB_1gaysFuloUw-X_tQeaiKV/s400/mcqueenfall2009.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437926039499122242" border="0" /></a>Spring 2010<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPyCZsRji71SZTo169WWGV9I3uKdKpUiLBmCgYq8aVt5yPCVyVHnCnrDbMLA8dA95abt1EAIEbNI1tLTmFIBXLHA-v9kWK37yx1ikz0HG_vl5cTDxK-1ClDodJ9Ev2iTEHg1pbkFQMSnbQ/s1600-h/mcqueenss2010.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPyCZsRji71SZTo169WWGV9I3uKdKpUiLBmCgYq8aVt5yPCVyVHnCnrDbMLA8dA95abt1EAIEbNI1tLTmFIBXLHA-v9kWK37yx1ikz0HG_vl5cTDxK-1ClDodJ9Ev2iTEHg1pbkFQMSnbQ/s400/mcqueenss2010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437926161605235570" border="0" /></a>Chloe Tejadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16284306963020815037noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425969519244252909.post-76962373486368989682010-02-11T11:01:00.002-05:002010-02-11T11:02:34.155-05:00RIP Alexander McQueen<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZbuFJTYkdqKOBVEGokwzcB1sZ-iT2V6MutGr6jW9KJ_05QxCF1frlhcVqTn1GNJ3wht_H8Jl-nTuEiBrAB0KOvEldpCiCT-MfZfF3dHUNyr4fCF6c9YDNt7jzMyDbASHh0H1_mbkS5frD/s1600-h/5632028.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 293px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZbuFJTYkdqKOBVEGokwzcB1sZ-iT2V6MutGr6jW9KJ_05QxCF1frlhcVqTn1GNJ3wht_H8Jl-nTuEiBrAB0KOvEldpCiCT-MfZfF3dHUNyr4fCF6c9YDNt7jzMyDbASHh0H1_mbkS5frD/s400/5632028.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437016862713920530" border="0" /></a>Chloe Tejadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16284306963020815037noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425969519244252909.post-24032353179870308492010-01-25T19:21:00.000-05:002010-01-25T19:21:00.237-05:00Giddy'up!My first experience riding a horse was quite memorable; mostly because the reason it was memorable was why it was also my last time on a horse. Let's just say it involved a fat horse called "Salt & Pepper" and me, a 10-year-old Girl Guide, flying off the saddle straight into the mud.<br /><br />But that incident hasn't stopped me from loving horses and all things equestrian, especially where fashion is concerned.<br /><br />John Galliano's haute couture collection for Dior today pulled from many references including equestrian dress with riding hats, nipped-in bright red blazers, ruffled blouses, long tartan skirts and even riding crops. Instead of riding boots, the models wore high leather boots with stiletto heels.<br /><br />The second part of the show was less about riding and more about old Hollywood glamour. 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 285px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrBWVz-fIy3UYh0vEAuOdetMhQ_YIhbn47HjPQpGQVIBllo7z8AVfp4bOBRuX_PsM1WAa0hpVYO868cWvyuvm9XTjkYD2XTB92td4IFQG4zQqiwquSQDQuBVj8flcNCzBzFmm_sN6iOgAb/s400/dior23.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430775544909444002" border="0" /></a>Chloe Tejadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16284306963020815037noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425969519244252909.post-41598099244766624462010-01-21T19:10:00.001-05:002010-01-21T19:10:00.434-05:00Take a ride on the Orient ExpressI've always loved trains; partially because when I was a kid I read Agatha Christie's "Murder On The Orient Express" and immediately wanted to hop on board. I also enjoy traveling by train more than any other mode of transportation. They're a smooth ride; they have people who serve you yummy treats; you can sleep on them and you always see interesting scenery out of the windows.<br /><br />When I went to France for the first time a few years ago we rode on the train a lot to get across the country. One trip took 10 hours but I barely noticed. Why? Because I was on an awesome train!<br /><br />One of the other things I love about trains is that you can get up and walk around fairly leisurely. A plane is too small and cramped to take long walks and you can't walk around in a car or on a bike. But because trains have quite a bit of hallway space; it's easy to get around and stretch your legs. You can also meet interesting people while taking these walks.<br /><br />But I digress.<br /><br />Annie Leibovitz shot P. Diddy and my favourite model, Natalie Vodianova, for Vogue in a train setting called "Brief Encounter." It sets such a romantic and yet erotic mood; you can actually feel the sexual tension coming through the photographs. It reminds me of those old school English movies where the dashing young man has to leave his lover behind on the platform, but not before one more romp in the train car.<br /><br />You should also watch the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ch08Lt1Beo4">Chanel video</a> starring Audrey Tautou having a fling on a train.<br /><br />Now I have even more reasons to love trains.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgABCkP6nmlhG3toMx0L5dqEmA_k8NPHnMta5EU2-8J2GWwx47bd7I4oTCvf2YNkVl8fg0WOQXgfBKEVs3xC4FfT9D5vTVSIwkUsBy4ssDD-rzCnMSg5bfwrxWDM-SF7SoFMTcFaoTv_aJb/s1600-h/train1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 492px; height: 342px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgABCkP6nmlhG3toMx0L5dqEmA_k8NPHnMta5EU2-8J2GWwx47bd7I4oTCvf2YNkVl8fg0WOQXgfBKEVs3xC4FfT9D5vTVSIwkUsBy4ssDD-rzCnMSg5bfwrxWDM-SF7SoFMTcFaoTv_aJb/s400/train1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429293357447608562" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH_RRTxCWcmJZykA4CY7muLD-foqKRd7Dj_jutTK1djTVjapMzBmXTjdCaasma9SPNNf7AJpFFe2TBSGzknVMMenkeVqAzHhWlFVeNcCKtno0nQpOghpXMa5d__caWq-zHfdFxMItzBFnc/s1600-h/train2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 561px; height: 390px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlWONHlIfmKzOHcEWgoeZvHlO5uPYTUl46bsfdTneJdX4rtEjv6fK6rYRZMwXprOnGElnsULF2JHBggI29oOQo44W3twhpyb56KhdZ32E9nIH5yqmfoPSP1xg7pCNK8C3wCHCZcjVrGDhI/s400/train7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429294010863287266" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitislp9uqWy_PnNTu9EG6qS9Xr7G1o0YyZ9bDORnrkic0Z8ZlnLttCkIoFErcdaPnl517NSdM2ESEaw4aqUU_bZeqr5PaU_S7GvsrtOe21yIQ776V10Y76se35uNU-lBaomvibOQKTTfF4/s1600-h/train6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 540px; height: 372px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitislp9uqWy_PnNTu9EG6qS9Xr7G1o0YyZ9bDORnrkic0Z8ZlnLttCkIoFErcdaPnl517NSdM2ESEaw4aqUU_bZeqr5PaU_S7GvsrtOe21yIQ776V10Y76se35uNU-lBaomvibOQKTTfF4/s400/train6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429293889479691458" border="0" /></a>Chloe Tejadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16284306963020815037noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425969519244252909.post-35407157887214208182010-01-19T19:03:00.002-05:002010-01-19T19:03:00.638-05:00The triumph of the 12s?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7e3Wyx4QKkRml0a67P1yL66pzupEMt72utP-sCu38VB3_R_5KwI59E-igBKq4v20b8pNe8tND_Xpe98oyJnEA1mYGeLbdVcS5OeJpNaFtT7jPc42rkxjA9lwimB3F6QppE7QpnJP0KkaV/s1600-h/crystal+renn.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 281px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7e3Wyx4QKkRml0a67P1yL66pzupEMt72utP-sCu38VB3_R_5KwI59E-igBKq4v20b8pNe8tND_Xpe98oyJnEA1mYGeLbdVcS5OeJpNaFtT7jPc42rkxjA9lwimB3F6QppE7QpnJP0KkaV/s400/crystal+renn.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428542173907738098" border="0" /></a><br />Last week I got a free copy of <a href="http://www.ellecanada.com/">Elle Canad</a><a href="http://www.ellecanada.com/">a</a> in the mail. I usually don't buy that magazine but the editorials were really pretty.<br /><br />I came upon one that really caught my interest; the model was gorgeous but I knew something looked different. Her leg and thigh seemed to be bigger than usual but I thought it must have been the angle; as I flipped through the editorial I realized that I was looking at plus-sized model, <a href="http://nymag.com/fashion/models/crenn/crystalrenn/">Crystal Renn</a>.<br /><br />What was astounding to me was that the magazine didn't proclaim "Plus-sized model here!" in any of the headlines or captions, as is usually the case when fashion mags feature plus-sized models. It was integrated as a regular editorial without all the pompousness and the facade of being an equal opportunist.<br /><br />Usually plus-sized models are only featured in major fashion magazines as part of a yearly "shape" issue or as a publicity stunt to show that they "care" about women who aren't stick-thin.<br /><br />It made me realize that editorials with plus-sized models could work seamlessly side-by-side editorials of thin models. But is this success a triumph for us non-models who are size 12 and up?<br /><br />I thought about my reaction to the photos; I realized that although Crystal Renn is larger than a typical model, she still has a "perfect" body (hour-glass shape, flat stomach, symmetrical, perfect proportions and luminous skin) whereas many women who are size 12 and up aren't so lucky.<br /><br />But that's why Crystal Renn is a model, and us mortals are not. Even though she is plus-sized, women still envy her because she is beautiful and has an enviable figure. I didn't feel better about myself looking at Crystal Renn's gorgeous body. I don't see how having a plus-size model is better for the self-esteem of women. But then, women's fashion magazines aren't around to help with self-esteem or body issues; they are there to present beautiful clothes on beautiful women.<br /><br />I believe that plus-sized models should be featured more in fashion magazines not to make women feel better but to show more variety; frankly, I love looking at a plus-sized model's body. They fill out the clothes so well! And there would be more models to choose from rather than the same ones (Kloss, Zimmerman, Sasha, Trentini, etc.) It would be great to see some new faces and different body types to keep the magazines fresh.<br /><br />The New York Times ran a profile on Renn the other day which trumpeted <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/14/fashion/14CRYSTAL.html?pagewanted=1&partner=rss&emc=rss">"The Triumph of the Size 12s."</a> Renn is probably the most prolific plus-sized model in the business.<br /><br />While I would call Renn's spread in Elle Canada a triumph, I wouldn't call it a triumph for size 12s everywhere. Regular women will always be envious of models no matter what their size.Chloe Tejadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16284306963020815037noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425969519244252909.post-18137214678424450662010-01-17T11:23:00.015-05:002010-01-17T17:14:45.950-05:00Golden Globes: My picksTonight is the <a href="http://www.goldenglobes.org/">67th Annual Golden Globe Awards</a>; where TV and movie actors come together to celebrate the best of 2009 (according to the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.)<br /><br />To quote Taylor from <a href="http://www.bravotv.com/the-rachel-zoe-project"><span style="font-style: italic;">The Rachel Zoe Projec</span>t</a>: award show fashion is about "pleasing the masses." As a result we don't see many fashion-forward dresses on the red carpet.<br /><br />However I have come up with my fantasy list of what the actors should wear on the carpet, masses be damned!<br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1659547/">Carey Mulligan</a><br /><br />I still haven't seen <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1174732/"><span style="font-style: italic;">An Education</span></a> (blasphemous, I know) but I have seen her rock the red carpet in quirky, fun dresses. She has an ethereal elfin look about her; so she can get away with wearing more avant garde clothing.<br /><br />I chose her to wear this fun S/S '10 Gianfranco Ferré dress. Because Carey has such delicate features, I thought she should wear something a bit more edgy with strong shoulders and a cool print. It's not overpowering but it makes a strong statement.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYNqYx07yvtrmCR_LS_1iLDSJQV2GdT3Wued-dZPui8WnFF-ca3AgVHA23GtksworZ9kscw4I_zSrSKresO7JEWEyRGW-NmvOkl397Rs1CjMqD6TmJh_tAN8WF5TcAFcLQLkIVkRsamtFn/s1600-h/gianfrancoferre.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYNqYx07yvtrmCR_LS_1iLDSJQV2GdT3Wued-dZPui8WnFF-ca3AgVHA23GtksworZ9kscw4I_zSrSKresO7JEWEyRGW-NmvOkl397Rs1CjMqD6TmJh_tAN8WF5TcAFcLQLkIVkRsamtFn/s400/gianfrancoferre.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427820882980660242" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0182839/">Marion Cotillard</a><br /><br />I recently became a huge fan of Marion's after watching <span style="font-style: italic;">Public Enemies</span> last week. She is so gorgeous and an amazing actress. I'm in love with her. She has a great body so I think this S/S '10 Valentino jumpsuit would look really chic. She could let her dark hair fall around the shoulders and wear lots of diamonds. She would own the carpet. Anot many actresses would dare to wear a jumpsuit at the Globes (except for Tilda Swinton.)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4zuIkUuis0Ar_Sl8cBPOYrh6cm6m9vJXoBiDU7Y4exiVjpWauA31li9_Vxi6MnA8FTv8oNkuRHHEtNuqI-D73_bcCfnuKmh6EqwFayH5VO0nWjwnPimptBBwaeOsaPv-4clPoHF-yUdSX/s1600-h/valentino1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4zuIkUuis0Ar_Sl8cBPOYrh6cm6m9vJXoBiDU7Y4exiVjpWauA31li9_Vxi6MnA8FTv8oNkuRHHEtNuqI-D73_bcCfnuKmh6EqwFayH5VO0nWjwnPimptBBwaeOsaPv-4clPoHF-yUdSX/s400/valentino1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427829058364058642" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Penelope Cruz</span><br /><br />Penelope's obvious beauty usually outshines her dress, so I wanted to pick something a bit more subtle that would compliment her big eyes and that big, dark head of hair. This S/S '10 Nina Ricci is an interesting choice; I like the one-shoulder sleeve with the diagonal ruffle. And the slightly see-through dress make it sexy but not obvious. It's beautiful without being prom.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwq9aF-h7mT3qz8iDb5T1V3rWAuCTA625pGQ9tDvP-SdKnUTnqGVid5ddi_mDV2wEqJDdx8JIPHJpjaR7veeXmnWQI0yTwxeee4fe0XIZIqc0V5-KzlKvWlzYRFV-CorjLtGzMT857F3zx/s1600-h/ninaricci.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwq9aF-h7mT3qz8iDb5T1V3rWAuCTA625pGQ9tDvP-SdKnUTnqGVid5ddi_mDV2wEqJDdx8JIPHJpjaR7veeXmnWQI0yTwxeee4fe0XIZIqc0V5-KzlKvWlzYRFV-CorjLtGzMT857F3zx/s400/ninaricci.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427829839256342434" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Nicole Kidman</span><br /><br />Nic always wears figure-hugging, show-stopping dresses and this S/S '10 Miu Miu takes it one step further. It will show off her slim figure but the puffed up shoulders make it more fashion forward. I really love the blue, scale-like sequins.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ0T7-7PBwGLwSA2BakUAlobB7EbPxRZJoICTsORQnNR36D9sOJ6yveAt0rg3bOBjG_-1Iwl_BjiYJmUiIp5SfTHOAiLXE2sT_k_Pv3w6OQJUjHmzm5z0FxiPHbYCSWcYPraUfSm8dB5yC/s1600-h/miumiu.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ0T7-7PBwGLwSA2BakUAlobB7EbPxRZJoICTsORQnNR36D9sOJ6yveAt0rg3bOBjG_-1Iwl_BjiYJmUiIp5SfTHOAiLXE2sT_k_Pv3w6OQJUjHmzm5z0FxiPHbYCSWcYPraUfSm8dB5yC/s400/miumiu.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427821317140266370" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Kate Winslet</span><br /><br />I've always wanted to see Kate Winslet in something less matronly. She always goes for restrained glamour; and though she always looks amazing, I feel that she should go for something with more va-va-voom. This S/S '10 Lanvin dress has tons of glamour but also sex appeal with that slit down the leg. Lanvin was one of my favourite Spring collections and I think Kate embodies the sophisticated but fun woman the collection stands for.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwUAuyxvdEWM8oNG9bzYY8jpiw0bNcVhhyphenhyphen2-nV8KrsrucBPtqy4RmZhhu6GEz4YPuB1pDyF48JrwO1hk9YdkHM1dKbVWfUZeyDlLPZABXPJEUunKFj6OYECOwH8wLeYYgiyob64yXPy0kN/s1600-h/lanvin.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwUAuyxvdEWM8oNG9bzYY8jpiw0bNcVhhyphenhyphen2-nV8KrsrucBPtqy4RmZhhu6GEz4YPuB1pDyF48JrwO1hk9YdkHM1dKbVWfUZeyDlLPZABXPJEUunKFj6OYECOwH8wLeYYgiyob64yXPy0kN/s400/lanvin.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427825238588290210" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cameron Diaz</span><br /><br />Cam likes to take chances with her clothes. Who could forget the hot pink Chanel from last year's Globes? This S/S '10 Nina Ricci would look banging on her body. I like the floppy bows, and the cute shoulders. It's quirky but glam.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-S0jHCz3XejeFn4BPR1171pKG7PxsLA5isK6bzfLdZxVSZv8vRNpUy5J_k2DnHYyx-NQjBpQxj7i2msmzbz8yQL_wPdFZ2nl6Tjam5tGz-Sjh7ihnTXPThguy-3OiIx4InbPZsDBRzOeK/s1600-h/nina+ricci.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-S0jHCz3XejeFn4BPR1171pKG7PxsLA5isK6bzfLdZxVSZv8vRNpUy5J_k2DnHYyx-NQjBpQxj7i2msmzbz8yQL_wPdFZ2nl6Tjam5tGz-Sjh7ihnTXPThguy-3OiIx4InbPZsDBRzOeK/s400/nina+ricci.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427824447590128066" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005064/">January Jones</a><br /><br />I've recently become obsessed with <span style="font-style: italic;">Mad Men</span>. I bought the first season last weekend and became a hermit all week because I couldn't stop watching it. I just bought season 2 yesterday. God help me. January Jones (who plays Betty Draper) is a knock out. On the show she exudes old Hollywood glamour but in real life, she is more of a vixen. Last year she knocked it out of the park with a geometric Versace gown at the Emmys. This year I am also choosing Versace because I love the colour purple but I also like the cool sci-fi-ish pattern. It's a bit futuristic but sensual.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo4WuhzCH12BmYfgAp1dNth3-3kDSOyRt7CQq3TVUajOIl2o2ybj8SoiNoCyuNCZRTSIydfakTuHFnXyZHUewjQ8b3817jlgVLGuLbaODrIYue17sUJDsHEOZwkn2OZQH9OSOTcYM09ukZ/s1600-h/versace.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo4WuhzCH12BmYfgAp1dNth3-3kDSOyRt7CQq3TVUajOIl2o2ybj8SoiNoCyuNCZRTSIydfakTuHFnXyZHUewjQ8b3817jlgVLGuLbaODrIYue17sUJDsHEOZwkn2OZQH9OSOTcYM09ukZ/s400/versace.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427826004672846466" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0842770/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Tilda Swinton</span></a><br /><br />Never one to conform to trends, Tilda Swinton can be counted on to wear the unexpected. Most people usually don't understand her style; but that's what so great about her. So I chose this S/S '10 Roland Mouret jumpsuit. The shiny blue will work well against her pale skin and peroxide blonde, short hair. And it just looks like so much fun to wear.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAiJnZ1b-5oP_tY-sz3OKJ1JaCVlzNGfxiyTLsGKvqIb7tLtWUvJl9n6hhLkmvh14kfefkLe9Z8bebNX2OF5Z5rnNu1-VVrqNbX9uVLzEzyHf_AHfz9KdEmWoM0aNfRFCBmwigxGUy9rPG/s1600-h/roland+mouret.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAiJnZ1b-5oP_tY-sz3OKJ1JaCVlzNGfxiyTLsGKvqIb7tLtWUvJl9n6hhLkmvh14kfefkLe9Z8bebNX2OF5Z5rnNu1-VVrqNbX9uVLzEzyHf_AHfz9KdEmWoM0aNfRFCBmwigxGUy9rPG/s400/roland+mouret.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427822872668256658" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1312575/">Olivia Wilde</a><br /><br />I am one of those people who think Olivia Wilde > Megan Fox. She is a great actress and is super sexy but in a more natural way. She also wears hot clothes. I think this S/S '10 Alexander McQueen dress would be perfect for her. It's all about showing off the legs and the waist. It's futuristic but romantic. I think she would have a lot of fun wearing it.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEillo2w5NHMJtSHJy1auP1apWDhmtAWcS87qL9sJLrx1dGqVSn50ZuKnOLEE91ow_OsmiDRAzIvFfwlS96zieZ4EHFlmY8qFF9NdrrGhcQhc2W3mh8lzf_sDfA79IO9HpOEB9qCg-Gr31x-/s1600-h/mcqueen.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEillo2w5NHMJtSHJy1auP1apWDhmtAWcS87qL9sJLrx1dGqVSn50ZuKnOLEE91ow_OsmiDRAzIvFfwlS96zieZ4EHFlmY8qFF9NdrrGhcQhc2W3mh8lzf_sDfA79IO9HpOEB9qCg-Gr31x-/s400/mcqueen.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427828019080905618" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Kate Hudson</span><br /><br />Gold + Kate = party. We all know that woman loves to have a wild time, and she would have a ball in this sexy piece by Zuhair Murad. When I saw it, the first thing I thought of was Kate. It's young, it's flirty, it has a lot of cutouts to show off her body and it's not a prom dress. Perfection!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipHkiqIijeeURyGvsvPQSixetcxl9dyWrBimGkxGSelkVGj8z5yp8olG913hFwGc_HwxMa43SEWEYvGNkcspWfVsMfocDDd8GfvybGJikfAKdiVp1eTBTK3ZJButHTS3lI5YeOqNEtChtF/s1600-h/zuhair-murad.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 246px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipHkiqIijeeURyGvsvPQSixetcxl9dyWrBimGkxGSelkVGj8z5yp8olG913hFwGc_HwxMa43SEWEYvGNkcspWfVsMfocDDd8GfvybGJikfAKdiVp1eTBTK3ZJButHTS3lI5YeOqNEtChtF/s400/zuhair-murad.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427823640485446722" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I am excited to see what the actors will actually wear to the Globes. Here's hoping it won't be too boring!Chloe Tejadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16284306963020815037noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425969519244252909.post-84858591742080817752010-01-15T18:12:00.000-05:002010-01-15T18:12:00.161-05:00Anna, how could you?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpHSZQfaSxh5BDAEQ7lsdyUD5gmP5cVh3IvbURJVR7dHsFzAPBmDNoae9bcBp__bqxKFj6V4yMDxlsdSSBvHW7iKXjI9-R2-mc3W39yRqK2AGiGGZ9M3S_bak-MdPNDlVfbjOXWo3XcwK_/s1600-h/jessicabiel.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 284px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpHSZQfaSxh5BDAEQ7lsdyUD5gmP5cVh3IvbURJVR7dHsFzAPBmDNoae9bcBp__bqxKFj6V4yMDxlsdSSBvHW7iKXjI9-R2-mc3W39yRqK2AGiGGZ9M3S_bak-MdPNDlVfbjOXWo3XcwK_/s400/jessicabiel.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427049039137628306" border="0" /></a><br />When I found out that actress <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004754/">Jessica Biel</a> would be on the <a href="http://ca.movies.yahoo.com/news/usmovies.accesshollywood.com/jessica-biel-justin-timberlake-most-precious-thing-that-have-my-life">cover of February American Vogue</a>, I was devastated. Ok, that's a bit dramatic; I was more disappointed.<br /><br />Let me count the ways in which Jessica Biel is not deserving of a Vogue cover.<br /><br />1. She doesn't have a lot of fashion sense (see the MET gala, all of her <a href="http://ca.movies.yahoo.com/photos/celebrities/gallery/1055/jessica-biel">movie premieres</a>).<br /><br />Let me elaborate: Her style is boring, matronly and predictable. Nothing to write home about.<br /><br />When there are actresses such as Diane Kruger leading the way in fashion, Biel can't even compare. Diane Kruger is way more deserving of a cover.<br /><br />2. She is a bad actor (see <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1032819/">Powder Blue</a>, <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0762107/">I Now Pronounce You Chuck And Larry</a>, <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0443543/">The Illusionist</a>, etc.)<br /><br />3. She has, on numerous times, complained that her beauty has hindered her career. Snort! What an insult to the likes of talented and beautiful actresses such as <a href="http://ca.movies.yahoo.com/photos/celebrities/gallery/1541/emily-blunt">Emily Blunt</a>, <a href="http://ca.movies.yahoo.com/photos/celebrities/gallery/1862/marion-cotillard">Marion Cotillard</a>, Anne Hathaway, Natalie Portman and Scarlett Johansson.<br /><br />4. She has never been in a movie where she is not the girlfriend/sexy love interest. In other words, her roles are boring.<br /><br />And this is the woman Anna Wintour chose to be on the cover of Vogue. It's insulting to all the other amazing actresses out there. True, Biel is beautiful; but that's only skin deep. There is nothing else there. Trust.<br /><br />And really, when was the last time anyone really cared about her? Exactly.Chloe Tejadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16284306963020815037noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425969519244252909.post-76848739593901334882010-01-14T19:00:00.000-05:002010-01-14T19:00:03.441-05:00Girl crush<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5aZp0KARRzQkB4gOW_183t5Gej35JtCDp_hmyRakWVqHZxicipw5hgXaNmUdIApHfs7641xdoB6aW-Z5w_B9hQm-lhoUhdPK3CTJJmwggtBenLTlxXp78B9QtMDuSD2Ueu1llKsc6kGeO/s1600-h/diane3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 229px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5aZp0KARRzQkB4gOW_183t5Gej35JtCDp_hmyRakWVqHZxicipw5hgXaNmUdIApHfs7641xdoB6aW-Z5w_B9hQm-lhoUhdPK3CTJJmwggtBenLTlxXp78B9QtMDuSD2Ueu1llKsc6kGeO/s400/diane3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426683396923403346" border="0" /></a><br />Diane Kruger came onto my radar last summer when she was promoting the brilliant film <span style="font-style: italic;">Inglorious Basterds</span> at the Cannes Film Festival. She wore a long white and silver dress with a train and a revealing back.<br /><br />Ever since then I have been watching her sartorial choices and have been happily pleased with what she has worn.<br /><br />Her style is usually edgy yet feminine, like the Karl Lagerfeld mini dress with the metal breast-plate paired with thigh-high black leather boots.<br /><br />She can pull off everything from flannel shirts to flirty jumpsuits. She always seems to be just ahead of the curve; always beyond the trends.<br /><br />This woman takes chances and never plays it safe.<br /><br />Cheers to you, Diane Kruger, and to a fashionable 2010!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjECwqJiEPPNIWpPL-ICaLaPmaIQ7ERYqTmOrkvikvYUqjCxG-nGpQ3ujo6Tfaq2zoS_9B292v6R36YwVLBPQhzEprcBfbmdRewSzc3A5gh7Xhdtka4ysVdetIgTosXLt-ebNVbYi8Tud7t/s1600-h/diane13.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 229px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjECwqJiEPPNIWpPL-ICaLaPmaIQ7ERYqTmOrkvikvYUqjCxG-nGpQ3ujo6Tfaq2zoS_9B292v6R36YwVLBPQhzEprcBfbmdRewSzc3A5gh7Xhdtka4ysVdetIgTosXLt-ebNVbYi8Tud7t/s400/diane13.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426680236292610578" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihe6e9992-6MDRhyphenhyphenVdcQzKBQ0MWU70SQHLxkRD_sZGr8L5Nb8kGJwKsosKZLeBdDTzvMRgb0WbIJb-2-YgHpnvCuiDo7qChRA-6ml_y808gCpvgvtM8HguUtkDnqJGf_aMgMtWHhf9UZDh/s1600-h/diane12.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 229px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPrKKWEFr9apmb8emrZO9lO-hArhKtpX2HKXDqdtIvM_gkkUgQzYDIPGJGHd8Kub4tdgXy1ligJ-0c9ITwtTfy6UEq3tMnhpI9WuEtbP7RwnM3vsTmo27AC3y4KahBvic0Q9hHKjH8KvMG/s400/diane1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426679600524360386" border="0" /></a>Chloe Tejadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16284306963020815037noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425969519244252909.post-33552271995959295942009-12-30T11:08:00.003-05:002009-12-30T11:19:44.428-05:00Finding the perfect lotionWinter is my favourite season. I love watching snow fall and trying to catch flakes with my tongue. I love listening to the crushing sound snow makes when I walk on it with my boots. I even love the crisp, cold air because it makes me feel more alive.<br /><br />But one aspect of winter I cannot tolerate is the way it treats my skin. As soon as November rolls around, snow or not, my skin transforms me into the elephant man. Thankfully the condition is usually contained to my hands and that is terrifying enough. Painful, deep crevices appear magically overnight and will not go away unless I slather my hands with lotion all throughout the day.<br /><br />I start off the day with Lubriderm lotion. That lasts me the walk to work. When I get to my desk I pull out Olay Quench. That lasts me either an hour or a trip to the washroom after I wash my hands. And it would continue all day; my poor, pitiful hands being ravished by winter and me, desperately applying lotion in the hopes of having soft, smooth hands for the whole day. Is that too much to ask?<br /><br />But then a Christmas miracle happened. My friend Michelle gave me the best gift a woman could get (no, not a hot man.) She got me a miracle lotion that not only made the dry cracks in my hands disappear, but made my skin soft and healthy even after I wash my hands.<br /><br />It's called <a href="http://www.glysomed.com/">Glysomed</a>. I know it sounds like a scary drug that gets marketed on TV, but trust me when I say that you need this lotion.<br /><br />Ladies and gents, go to your nearest drug store and pick up this gem. And I swear to you, you will never, ever, have elephant skin again.<br /><br />Now I can enjoy the winter again.Chloe Tejadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16284306963020815037noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425969519244252909.post-5306727167715685082009-10-29T18:59:00.013-04:002009-10-29T20:41:37.349-04:00Not for vegetariansI can't decide whether to be repulsed or amazed by this editorial for <a href="http://www.menstyle.fr/magazine/a_la_une/articles/090921-vogue-hommes-international.aspx">Vogue Hommes International</a>. It's so confrontational; pairing a pantless model romping around dead animals and their blood. A modern Hannibal Lecter? Or a <a href="http://www.sho.com/site/dexter/home.do">Dexter</a> (minus the dead people?)<br /><br />The title of the editorial is "Plaisir Solitaire" or "Solitary Pleasure;" a fantasy of death and nudity. Perhaps it is a political stance saying that whether we kill the animals ourselves or not, we're all butchers if we consume meat?<br /><br />Whatever the message is, I find it very provocative and I can't stop staring at the photos.<br /><br />Shot by Steven Klein.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_W1qHLnLT0jYjWeFgSBqn5Dy9UDxtwy-TZ_nStiw_DVKhG4XDF2bhGnnzomUjbxR0XXRgTpplWoMltipZVPGGHoJT0cQlXbga4EFrm1HgBdb5XVWQuHsuRlQJpf2fr2O1KIz3UpUV3lzv/s1600-h/voguehommes10.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_W1qHLnLT0jYjWeFgSBqn5Dy9UDxtwy-TZ_nStiw_DVKhG4XDF2bhGnnzomUjbxR0XXRgTpplWoMltipZVPGGHoJT0cQlXbga4EFrm1HgBdb5XVWQuHsuRlQJpf2fr2O1KIz3UpUV3lzv/s400/voguehommes10.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398173823359478450" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQfaSAvK5l4pLCOQLGpf2mio2T-qwcMAhVkuY9XPlrcDXCevG5eIBln4tVR4G4b4ULrMF2syr1Y4YBiaj3-LeNSFmtaU09zy-8jWrqK8G1i3nuezow_TAVtE5-vUEquQlHYZCn42QzijpO/s1600-h/voguehommes9.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 277px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHOFMGlUsyWGkudRw1-QFCUhfuFB21H0IaTIQ8fJybldSpQGyxR-OzoR2MBL0F_wuiDVnD5qHzaKVG4I1oi0llQ0sLRafGl4c0-mDfn0FBZBpy5fQTx6lg9WelTl9aP51IdlV8tdRiBWhQ/s400/voguehommes1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398172511710403698" border="0" /></a>Chloe Tejadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16284306963020815037noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425969519244252909.post-53270294638845076992009-10-28T16:34:00.002-04:002009-10-28T16:41:03.985-04:00Caught in a bad romance<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiHnpcKhd3aRNs-OXifBQh46rkQWNiXa7elLoKjqoPxqjJikc9hRCqteZLi4mj4uqqQXMclDMrijnbKZ_uReLih5SeuRNgsYL7ElDAKzbjgaoFpwnUaafy3tQAt8IThfjeva0nID84PEwV/s1600-h/flare.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 293px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiHnpcKhd3aRNs-OXifBQh46rkQWNiXa7elLoKjqoPxqjJikc9hRCqteZLi4mj4uqqQXMclDMrijnbKZ_uReLih5SeuRNgsYL7ElDAKzbjgaoFpwnUaafy3tQAt8IThfjeva0nID84PEwV/s400/flare.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397752095387616226" border="0" /></a><br />Have you guys heard the new <a href="http://www.ladygaga.com/famemonster/">Lady Gaga</a> song "Bad Romance"? I can't get it out of my head. I walk to and from work listening to it over and over. <br /><br />What's even more awesome is that I'm going to her "Monster Ball" concert when she comes to Toronto at the end of November! Can't wait to dress up and dance to "Poker Face."<br /><br />And here she is on the December cover of <a href="http://www.flare.com/">Flare</a> magazine. I love how is is festive without being overtly holiday-ish.<br /><br />Anything that sparkles on a cover makes me happy. And while I'm not usually a fan of pink, I really like her hair colour here; it's kind of ashy and old but in a good way.<br /><br />I'm looking forward to the inside spread.Chloe Tejadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16284306963020815037noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425969519244252909.post-50674784048653909502009-10-22T18:21:00.020-04:002009-10-22T19:24:02.176-04:00So fresh and so clean"I don't see why people make such a big fuss about $3 hot pants and $5 shirts" said the man sitting beside me waiting for the <a href="http://www.joe.ca/">Joe Fresh Style</a> show to start. Ah, Canadians can by so cynical about their designers, even when those designers are successful.<br /><br />Last night I went see the show at <a href="http://www.lgfashionweek.ca/">LG Fashion Week</a> in Toronto, which moved locations from City Hall to a bigger venue at 1030 King Street West which is great because the streetcar picks me up right in front of my building and takes me straight to the tents. Less walking is a good thing because I was wearing super high heels and I don't think my feet could have taken a lot of walking before all the waiting around I was about to endure.<br /><br />When I stepped inside the tents all I could see was a sea of black. I swear I was the only one wearing colour (red) aside from a couple of volunteers who were wearing fuschia tights.<br />Women were wearing boyfriend jackets, leggings, booties, leather jackets and cute purses. Men wore well-cut suits, bow-ties, Oxfords and skinny pants. I felt that the fashionistas had a better turn out style-wise this year than in past seasons.<br /><br />Here's who I spotted: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heatherette">Heatherette designer Richie Rich</a> chatting up <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeanne_Beker">Jeanne Beker</a>; model and <span style="font-style: italic;">Canada's Next Top Model</span> judge <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stacey_McKenzie">Stacey McKenzie</a>; <span style="font-style: italic;">Degrassi: The Next Generation</span> actor <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adamo_Ruggiero">Adamo Ruggiero</a> (aka Marco); National Post gossip-hound Shinan Govani, Ben Mulroney and actress Kristin Booth.<br /><br />The show started about 25 minutes late and my feet were hurting so much that I almost considered turning around and leaving, but thank God I didn't because it was such a fun show.<br /><br />I knew it would be a cheeky, fun show when <a href="http://nymag.com/fashion/models/trichards/theodorarichards/">Theodora Richards</a> (daughter of Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards) came prancing down the runway. Richards stumbled right near the beginning, kicked off her shoe, made a *oops! Oh well, I'm hot!* face and kept on shaking her hips.<br /><br />The clothes were sexy; butt cheek-skimming mini-dresses, short-shorts, body-con dresses and fishnet knee-length stockings made appearances. You would have to be young (or seriously fit) to wear these.<br /><br />The theme was underwear as outerwear; with bras sewn on top of blouses, bloomers and high-waisted undies-as-shorts. Sheer blouses also made an appearance.<br /><br />For those who don't want to show off their backside, there were also boyfriend shirts-as-dresses in white and blue.<br /><br />The really cute stuff were the pleated knee-length skirts and the blouses with rosettes in shades of lemon yellow and light pink.<br /><br />The colours for the first half were white, light blue and beige. Then it moved on to yellow and pink.<br /><br />The men also had some great selections with leather brogues, cardigans, tennis shorts and gingham bloomers and blazers.<br /><br />Accessories were kept to a minimum but the small saddle bags were very cute. Unfortunately for shoe-lovers, Joseph Mimran pulled a Karl Lagerfeld a la Chanel and used clogs. Clogs are not sexy, not even while wearing Chanel.<br /><br />It was a young, cool and fun collection and I can't wait to try on the clothes when they hit the shelves.<br /><br />Me wearing a vintage blazer, a sequined minidress from H&M, cuffs from Forever 21 and tartan shoes from Winners.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXSNVMVk5Eqcxb4fDJBTHIkSsM5XAUKjJTVfO3oNIaqwHmch5w9wK8mLF_mRe8j14gE-4rz2vLuPlMfWTYQjOTIl-YF_efuXuh0v3AEgHKeez6qDNyipYB_AC4QaVngCcVepkuer5Aoea-/s1600-h/DSC00416.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXSNVMVk5Eqcxb4fDJBTHIkSsM5XAUKjJTVfO3oNIaqwHmch5w9wK8mLF_mRe8j14gE-4rz2vLuPlMfWTYQjOTIl-YF_efuXuh0v3AEgHKeez6qDNyipYB_AC4QaVngCcVepkuer5Aoea-/s400/DSC00416.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395561472900022562" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg82AOgLnV3L7d5NWC1ZpkB06P7xDjG_vYBJbyA0EauiJYCgzGPXBLfLXafmVDc6p3xTkijq78MoN8ac6KZDc5rd2fi0aOwQT7OH78u7L_RZDDE1AMVzq30ipfccwYFejp-M5INObCJ4Xcx/s1600-h/chloejoefresh.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg82AOgLnV3L7d5NWC1ZpkB06P7xDjG_vYBJbyA0EauiJYCgzGPXBLfLXafmVDc6p3xTkijq78MoN8ac6KZDc5rd2fi0aOwQT7OH78u7L_RZDDE1AMVzq30ipfccwYFejp-M5INObCJ4Xcx/s400/chloejoefresh.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395562124480942098" border="0" /></a><br />Theodora Richards flouncing down the runway after kicking off her shoes<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCwnaWPZporQrZYJL-nx_1cjXNDM7m_0vGlMCbW8AUA7dwEUY39i8Bw1jTLhVTNMpgUZrbstZ7ERfj01iV4Wsli2wuruagFnaLrqTzAuhKk7jif454ksvab9J8SHoC-RzI0OxwJOqSu0va/s1600-h/joefresh13.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCwnaWPZporQrZYJL-nx_1cjXNDM7m_0vGlMCbW8AUA7dwEUY39i8Bw1jTLhVTNMpgUZrbstZ7ERfj01iV4Wsli2wuruagFnaLrqTzAuhKk7jif454ksvab9J8SHoC-RzI0OxwJOqSu0va/s400/joefresh13.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395564145941003954" border="0" /></a><br />I see London, I see France...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4E-bO3vP8IE8tI4hSkRFzvDDUbPmks2IRDaxstH9FkPoZimITttcNC_vDsXX0-wBX4uBZOS0TwN780G0i-ekL4fhG-gMylR6cXrVf_PWzdOhXHCnUlu4hPoiNWtHAwXZdly7Fuv9S9Eoq/s1600-h/joefresh12.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4E-bO3vP8IE8tI4hSkRFzvDDUbPmks2IRDaxstH9FkPoZimITttcNC_vDsXX0-wBX4uBZOS0TwN780G0i-ekL4fhG-gMylR6cXrVf_PWzdOhXHCnUlu4hPoiNWtHAwXZdly7Fuv9S9Eoq/s400/joefresh12.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395564410728326386" border="0" /></a><br />I want this trench coat.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS0SN5udSK3aC87uHlQftoXJb_3xq4a-Z00hQSmVuwMxULg7YYL8Y3EXFKkVpJqtFGuxtiQWFlkgRfwrtXd8Tnq4jkIz58twAl2FdhB3JM5SsL6hQER_EDmxhhTh74pLZDZJ0vfnJUAKmB/s1600-h/joefresh11.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS0SN5udSK3aC87uHlQftoXJb_3xq4a-Z00hQSmVuwMxULg7YYL8Y3EXFKkVpJqtFGuxtiQWFlkgRfwrtXd8Tnq4jkIz58twAl2FdhB3JM5SsL6hQER_EDmxhhTh74pLZDZJ0vfnJUAKmB/s400/joefresh11.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395564609077614850" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikbUvDL7E3wpLlu-AwUoYN0iOvcMUyKXCW5ZrPkEhbo4bWyS_6U4XeAGlOUfvcF868UnHTRgzCBLk8zGI3KDbjFsl3BtdXMPkeyjzgji2KxZKWS7vf1GrqMg3oNAr_COcDImlb019zlImC/s1600-h/joefresh10.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw6_c4jwSJNGzA1XmJZQ-O-nqpr0DeQLpuXMjFa-94U8I_lYgdWzC5xMfqLQtpjZQdeZeE9f36wIrBFMrVzr1nzY6h5HE57PrV5yC2PwvbPzeGki5dO6v99LUkGeVjwmsrNTYZnQvITgR2/s400/joefresh2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395566103792839122" border="0" /></a>Theodora makes a dramatic exit.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhV2dg9I6r1UddmtRA62IpvbOyJ6N04hWmSTWV04iJCGQa8o9Y6lQAQxsuVjKXmJPx3YY9oiY3wMHOy17Jb54DuTHBH7dXmxHE5rJWqn5KYJq_YZtH0hY7PpIwyLhrhdOz8QeNAdHen3Va/s1600-h/joefresh1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhV2dg9I6r1UddmtRA62IpvbOyJ6N04hWmSTWV04iJCGQa8o9Y6lQAQxsuVjKXmJPx3YY9oiY3wMHOy17Jb54DuTHBH7dXmxHE5rJWqn5KYJq_YZtH0hY7PpIwyLhrhdOz8QeNAdHen3Va/s400/joefresh1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395566262626339346" border="0" /></a><br /><br />For photos of the complete collection go <a href="http://www.torontolife.com/daily/style/toronto-fashion-week/2009/10/22/joe-fresh-style-show-causes-quite-the-commotion/attachment/01-5/">here </a>Chloe Tejadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16284306963020815037noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425969519244252909.post-89273005504287138052009-10-14T18:02:00.000-04:002009-10-14T18:02:00.645-04:00November Vogue and "Nine"Vogue's November issue features the four women stars of the upcoming movie <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0875034/">"Nine."</a><br /><br />There has been a bit of a hubbub over the overuse of Photoshop on the cover. I don't really know what the fuss is about; there have been way worse cases than this. But I actually like the cover; I like the soft lighting, the deep reds, the romanticism. It's pretty.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ3ag2_OrE96VwDz2ByoXlqtAUQTV39kH61Edk_kbSYIb1p4KxWJH-GI9uHfppmocm3Rx_8NPOwlwt9WMS7La-Ol9OWq6izqTXeGrVL24Qr6Fid-KTLitUrrvNQxw42sWqXeFlfHHDsHYu/s1600-h/vogue-november.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ3ag2_OrE96VwDz2ByoXlqtAUQTV39kH61Edk_kbSYIb1p4KxWJH-GI9uHfppmocm3Rx_8NPOwlwt9WMS7La-Ol9OWq6izqTXeGrVL24Qr6Fid-KTLitUrrvNQxw42sWqXeFlfHHDsHYu/s400/vogue-november.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392478612855773682" border="0" /></a><br />Style.com has released behind-the-scenes video of the shoot. It's fun to watch the women joke around with each other. And Penelope Cruz is so naturally gorgeous it's insane.<br /><br /><object id="flashObj" width="404" height="436" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,47,0"><param name="movie" value="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9/8558003001?isVid=1&publisherID=1568114478"><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"><param name="flashVars" value="videoId=44266644001&linkBaseURL=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.style.com%2Finclude%2Fvogue%2Fvoguediaries%2F2009_November_The_Women_of_Nine%2Fplayer.html&playerID=8558003001&domain=embed&"><param name="base" value="http://admin.brightcove.com"><param name="seamlesstabbing" value="false"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="swLiveConnect" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9/8558003001?isVid=1&publisherID=1568114478" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" flashvars="videoId=44266644001&linkBaseURL=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.style.com%2Finclude%2Fvogue%2Fvoguediaries%2F2009_November_The_Women_of_Nine%2Fplayer.html&playerID=8558003001&domain=embed&" base="http://admin.brightcove.com" name="flashObj" width="404" height="436" seamlesstabbing="false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" swliveconnect="true" allowscriptaccess="always" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash"></embed></object>Chloe Tejadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16284306963020815037noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425969519244252909.post-82195197283495517472009-10-09T18:01:00.011-04:002009-10-09T18:38:56.645-04:00If you can't go to the moviesThis editorial caught my eye in two ways: a) It's <a href="http://nymag.com/fashion/models/jdornan/jamiedornan/">Jamie Dornan</a> and b) it reminds me of a movie. I'm obsessed with movies. If I didn't have to work, I would probably spend most of my time watching movies. That and drinking wine, reading comics and dancing around my apartment with the music turned up really high.<br /><br />I like to think of editorials as mini-movies; there's a narrative, characters and each photo captures a part of the action; a sliver of time.<br /><br />I really like this editorial because it has nice movement; even though it's frozen you can picture Jamie Dornan kicking off his stress in the dirty water; the weariness in his pose when he leans into the rake; the playfulness when he half-grins and the dreaminess when he sneaks away for a cigarette in a barn.<br /><br />There's a thoughtfulness in these photos.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAttCVLwut0brP-pKM946BT_FyxhpXAPGh8e-fb1eDVc1FYx2EdtlZTf1HZd6K4uRBGYwEj939hgg5i3blWWphl-L0-v6NK28JftNff-cUw-_yyu92ULTo6ZXl8aOmyBWAqTxDDF8UaDV-/s1600-h/jamiedornan1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 372px; height: 510px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE6EDAZl0lm5XWgCtL6YfUKN_E90l_NLFjOZ7ewHzQYdI6bqJxhlQLCnhRgRSvF4vkO_h0_qwagdu7ApbfXkTG30TrbSEUT6u8ZlITu7ineh98aKPLWItICK3XCrIyl0-PohOEoZNVw5Ig/s400/jamiedornan5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390725889560263426" border="0" /></a><br />(photos: Vogue Hommes International)Chloe Tejadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16284306963020815037noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425969519244252909.post-18647792539372817112009-10-07T11:48:00.020-04:002009-10-08T14:56:41.769-04:00Under the sea<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEU5RPMRGmJw-OoMmdz5NVf8INWdJGJB6zphG79POStV4sUL76ACf13p9b4UGK4UX7d6EXWQ9-mtLbIN-lAs76LnjRoE0ZtWzDee59SzFaYAQnRB5PhBgXCh2-3BUPZOXi4Tk4KB31L1e0/s1600-h/mcqueen+alien.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 270px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEU5RPMRGmJw-OoMmdz5NVf8INWdJGJB6zphG79POStV4sUL76ACf13p9b4UGK4UX7d6EXWQ9-mtLbIN-lAs76LnjRoE0ZtWzDee59SzFaYAQnRB5PhBgXCh2-3BUPZOXi4Tk4KB31L1e0/s400/mcqueen+alien.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390304292347293202" border="0" /></a><br />Who were those off-world sea creatures at <a href="http://www.style.com/fashionshows/review/S2010RTW-AMCQUEEN">Alexander McQueen S/S 2010</a>?<br /><br />Yesterday's collection set the standard for the future of fashion. The event was live-streamed on Nick Knight's SHOWstudio.com although the video lagged a lot and was choppy, and thanks to Lady Gaga's tweet, crashed the site so many people weren't able to see the video.<br /><br />I was stunned by what I did see: The models walked to the sounds of drums, airy flutes and breathing in a sort of space jungle trance.<br /><br />The first thing I noticed were the shoes. At first I thought they had a very alien-like appearance, tall stilettos with a wide front, but then from the side they looked like elegant hooves in reptile skins. Whatever they were; they looked literally out of this world. And kudos to the models for being able to walk in them and make it look effortless; almost as if they were floating in water.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw2GPLvXfYUbIhXa1tTDvKbSI1rg-_sjLA2vXy2FrT7yQo19vKFInIRJdfXc5nsVVfJUdlg2S_pBBAKcRKhkC5-O5A6WWsOE8pmElkO0TGOqnTt99-k87o2THzJuB1QFm_nX5LLhR_G3vM/s1600-h/mcqueenshoes1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw2GPLvXfYUbIhXa1tTDvKbSI1rg-_sjLA2vXy2FrT7yQo19vKFInIRJdfXc5nsVVfJUdlg2S_pBBAKcRKhkC5-O5A6WWsOE8pmElkO0TGOqnTt99-k87o2THzJuB1QFm_nX5LLhR_G3vM/s400/mcqueenshoes1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389889056573433330" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3SHT281-fzTxwcweDcDzyvhx7afRwFmfyBubE4syTQz9WNH8Qkx_0oDBHZT5ey4Mn_NvnXKAJWeZqNT5AigTEPvu-qQvnGOzHFvgC-nBFpKulVP7W1Xkx_iOpStMbORdjcmzp6aff2ptS/s1600-h/mcqueenshoes2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3SHT281-fzTxwcweDcDzyvhx7afRwFmfyBubE4syTQz9WNH8Qkx_0oDBHZT5ey4Mn_NvnXKAJWeZqNT5AigTEPvu-qQvnGOzHFvgC-nBFpKulVP7W1Xkx_iOpStMbORdjcmzp6aff2ptS/s400/mcqueenshoes2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389889121631476530" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3tUeaKdkW-SgGbZEuxw9LlvAOnEtpwmvO5NNKRhAn1g3eI0dRIPZ2bzSrRmAfdByed5OlfBqseNEpMPZis0R8OOci_iifxufzS9hJg3Nilr8hrZ1h5HfZh09XAqy50ROzHMZEGnDX8vPh/s1600-h/mcqueenshoes3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3tUeaKdkW-SgGbZEuxw9LlvAOnEtpwmvO5NNKRhAn1g3eI0dRIPZ2bzSrRmAfdByed5OlfBqseNEpMPZis0R8OOci_iifxufzS9hJg3Nilr8hrZ1h5HfZh09XAqy50ROzHMZEGnDX8vPh/s400/mcqueenshoes3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389889176510125490" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS9VXNdAHof_0GpEoMhPKuZCqXc5ikDHWbfnwyku5pjfl4ZT868wEUexXrDex5rlLSqAX8mVScldvDty0uyC6nwn6VoMArf2odq6-THzSWGgWyoUPV2qEK6ahHWKF3GPua2fW-6YzJeqat/s1600-h/mcqueenshoes4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS9VXNdAHof_0GpEoMhPKuZCqXc5ikDHWbfnwyku5pjfl4ZT868wEUexXrDex5rlLSqAX8mVScldvDty0uyC6nwn6VoMArf2odq6-THzSWGgWyoUPV2qEK6ahHWKF3GPua2fW-6YzJeqat/s400/mcqueenshoes4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389889248568889186" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUwyLSkT2XLjDtJfatZRTnnkl_muVGcpHpY995_iPNYBbM91WKQLRxcQ0xMfwFIREXT4pz9Vb3YDTNg10lsqS5EojFHTL0Nw6ULtJWQY1Y2dbnRWP4YdXM8vX_Ys1tcPPvuQ8uc6eJTpfI/s1600-h/mcqueenshoes5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUwyLSkT2XLjDtJfatZRTnnkl_muVGcpHpY995_iPNYBbM91WKQLRxcQ0xMfwFIREXT4pz9Vb3YDTNg10lsqS5EojFHTL0Nw6ULtJWQY1Y2dbnRWP4YdXM8vX_Ys1tcPPvuQ8uc6eJTpfI/s400/mcqueenshoes5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389889312110560114" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt2ZyabRliTlFwGCx-DG39m5Atxyyo2DMDZHfnbBjgS410SyVKMGN7mKA0lTv6o7t4v4f7L_sreG1Z-7UCItIgO_HRcWMeoA9efbh1mWNsheRTQmvj_dTo2Y4UnIHMb16vW9H7c7OVnskG/s1600-h/alexander+mcqueen+shoes.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt2ZyabRliTlFwGCx-DG39m5Atxyyo2DMDZHfnbBjgS410SyVKMGN7mKA0lTv6o7t4v4f7L_sreG1Z-7UCItIgO_HRcWMeoA9efbh1mWNsheRTQmvj_dTo2Y4UnIHMb16vW9H7c7OVnskG/s400/alexander+mcqueen+shoes.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389892729015387490" border="0" /></a>And then there were the dresses. In 3D, computer graphics, laser-cut glory. Nipped waists on dresses with very short hemlines, emphasis on hips and shoulders, liquid leather dresses, outfits that were half-suit half dress, shimmering pants, sheer tops, flowing and bubble skirts and string-like gauze blouses. Colours started off with a mix of reptilian yellow, jade and bright yellow, and then dirty brown (like you would find under the sea,) and stunning blues (which reminded me of the upcoming movie "<a href="http://ca.movies.yahoo.com/movie/1809804784/trailer">Avatar</a>") and some midnight black.<br /><br />This is a collection I will be looking at over and over to try to digest what it means. But what I do know is that McQueen has changed the way I will look at fashion. Here's to forward thinking!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Update:</span> You can watch the show <a href="http://alexandermcqueenlive.showstudio.com/">here</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnA6KjsW6JVnpRaggWn30YN5PDXJhfG5V4F9cF2gMZsTfrn8PHIXn2ekDiWnQmKBZk-gxl6huuLD4RE44ioJhFIR4mrxXtKmGPe2oUySeeIlM2WZuXy7hPeu3plsJ_FTQQmIySsqvk2tGy/s1600-h/alexandermcqueen1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnA6KjsW6JVnpRaggWn30YN5PDXJhfG5V4F9cF2gMZsTfrn8PHIXn2ekDiWnQmKBZk-gxl6huuLD4RE44ioJhFIR4mrxXtKmGPe2oUySeeIlM2WZuXy7hPeu3plsJ_FTQQmIySsqvk2tGy/s400/alexandermcqueen1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389892117177705090" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxitSa1O9bK9n7cNAXOXu7qUgKbYHn0529RBrrRrDNbosbpRxjK-8XV8oQ5zIHEWCk7S_fNKgMLG3wiPkQVIEg6uEjwr9yMyUMpT5GkaVgPoLsolaKFRI12JqEaNDIz5vppnwIHzflpJok/s1600-h/alexandermcqueen2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZwoDrrhJuMlfUpU9cdXcFEaUEV6ReCm5mBkTrfqSHcBbdIt0Vi_m7LvexH2MxZibZiwXjDdSkoUhXCVv9XjR8NIkthl9YiXa0QbH5KnuyKqk5PCtBsTYLuBNORcxyopTGusVzVmOoqPIQ/s400/alexander+mcqueen+showroom.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390304649646115138" border="0" /></a><br />(Photos: style.com, @mcQueenWorld)Chloe Tejadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16284306963020815037noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425969519244252909.post-90469699508145880182009-10-05T18:41:00.012-04:002009-10-05T19:24:09.909-04:00Lindsay Lohan and UngaroThere has been quite a big hubbub over "artistic advisor" Lindsay Lohan and designer Estrella Archs' collection for Emanuel Ungaro; most of the critics panning the collection.<br /><br />Style.com called it a <a href="http://www.style.com/fashionshows/review/S2010RTW-UNGARO">"disappointing debut"</a> and "a bad joke of a fashion show;" WWD said the clothes looked <a href="http://www.wwd.com/fashion-week/spring-ready-to-wear-2010/review/emanuel-ungaro-rtw-spring-2010-2328193/?module=most_emailed">"cheesy and dated"</a> and the New York Times said the collection looked <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/06/fashion/06LOHAN.html?_r=1&ref=fashion">"as if a McDonald’s fry cook had been installed as the chef of a three-star Michelin restaurant."</a><br /><br />Ouch.<br /><br />I read all this before I actually saw the collection so when I took a deep breath and plunged right into the photos, I tried not to let the reviews colour my opinion of it.<br /><br />The first dress, a skintight fuscia mini dress with patches of light pink I actually liked. I could see young Hollywood wearing it; however I felt that I had seen it done before (at Balmain and countless others) and better. It reminded me of something GUESS would design.<br />But after that first dress, it all went downhill. The second look was another fushia dress with an bias-cut neckline and a twisted belt. However the dress fit awkwardly on the model.<br /><br />Most of the colours used were hot pink, neon orange, white and black. And while in the hands of an able designer, the colours could have been stunning, here, they were disastrously paired together, for example a look that had tulip pink drop-crotch balloon pants, dark red bra and a neon pink bolero looked like it came out of the dumpster of a bad '80s TV soap. The colours clashed!<br /><br />And I'm sure by now you've heard about the hearts. Specifically, the heart pasties. I didn't find those offensive as much as the hearts hastily pasted onto the models' foreheads.<br /><br />This whole offensive spectacle reeked of greed. CEO Mounir Moufarrige, clearly looking to the success of celebrity American lines such as Justin Timberlake's William Rast and Gwen Stefani's L.A.M.B., is hoping to cash in on Lindsay's name; not because she is a good designer, but because she is an actress who makes more headlines throwing hissy fits than for her movies.<br /><br />It's offensive that this collection was thrown by a French fashion house during the world's most prestigious Fashion Week. 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRpDTBBVv3sNAn6hnCBB4iuF_tM52x9PSzctD0nHhPha1_G3V0KWP-9MGZ7f_Me1tdxkUT2OjOLP20gBEeEmbjbL_zE8HeqPCJT8m9Li9tMCg4cdVs6r7JNipY-cqRFNBGbIvGmV6_Z0OU/s400/ungaro8.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389259053441988082" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjptU8p6proytOiJn7Iz8zbOGTLL9BrOC4qP1penKDuVG_4OSv1ohkq24VAdZKRDNbkopN4yDdIt0Eh_pr4vYgAdWDIS494MMzDVr3KavTt3AfiXnp0xRWApNLkTE75J9xrzPw0uQdYI5fA/s1600-h/ungaro9.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjptU8p6proytOiJn7Iz8zbOGTLL9BrOC4qP1penKDuVG_4OSv1ohkq24VAdZKRDNbkopN4yDdIt0Eh_pr4vYgAdWDIS494MMzDVr3KavTt3AfiXnp0xRWApNLkTE75J9xrzPw0uQdYI5fA/s400/ungaro9.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389259182542879874" border="0" /></a>(Photos: style.com)Chloe Tejadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16284306963020815037noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425969519244252909.post-13870611554210542752009-10-04T13:08:00.001-04:002009-10-04T13:08:00.495-04:00This is what we call a masterpiece<a href="http://www.style.com/fashionshows/review/S2010RTW-LANVIN">Lanvin S/S 2010.</a><br /><br />I don't think I've ever been as excited about a collection as this one. I've always been a fan of Alber Elvaz's trademark ruffled, dainty dresses but they always seemed out of my reach; they represent ladies who lunch in Yorkville, go shopping at Holts and have a driver. In other words; beautiful but not for most of the population.<br /><br />This collection started out that way; with elegant ruffled dresses in black bone and salmon and stylish suits paired with one leather glove but what transpired after was a triumph of dress-making.<br /><br />Masterfully draped knee-length dresses in nude, blush, light pinks, peach and poppy red; one-shouldered jumpsuits, floor-length dresses filled with gold sequins and belted leather pleated cocktail dresses and puckered quilted jackets.<br /><br />What made this collection was so great was that it was completely unexpected. Each outfit was different and shocking.<br />I had to go through the collection several times to catch all the details; I'm sure the photos don't do it justice.<br /><br />And let's talk about jewelry: Art Deco huge necklaces, cuffs and belts in jade, purple, red and gold.<br />The shoes were stunning: chain-links draped down the front made them edgy but elegant.<br /><br />I think this is one of the best collections I've ever seen. Bravo Monsieur Elbaz. 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