Silence & Noise/Coco Chanel WILL Cut a Bitch

Leave it to Karl Lagerfeld to be so random as to resurrect the silent film genre. But of course, talking is apparently so last season. In the clip, Lithuanian (holllaaa) model Edita Vilkeviciute plays a young Coco Chanel, perhaps in response to Shirley MacLaine's laughable portrayal on Lifetime earlier this year. This version has plenty of silly moments of its own (including a Poiret diss! Now that's old school) but it works much better when associated with the typical jaunty feel of silent films. Throughout the course of the film:Coco chain smokes, verbally abuses a delivery man, and participates in a little bit of PDA. And I think we can all agree that it is bad ass. Here's to Coco Chanel, O.G. (original gangsta) Those interested in seeing it for themselves can direct themselves here. (Just a tip: it doesn't seem to work in firefox and you'll have to click the little volume level graphic at the bottom right corner to get the music.)
picture from racked.com

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Won't You Run And Tell Your Boyfriend

Just when you think everything possible has been done to denim, another trend sparks. Over the summer, Katie Holmes embraced the trend of boyfriend jeans, an idealized fit that emulates gender-bending in the jean department. Her insistence upon wearing them daily for what seemed like a month sparked a major discussion. But it wasn't her who pioneered the trend. In fact, its emergence in fashion can probably traced back to Alexander Wang's Spring 2008 show. It was that season that, in his runway debut, he sent Chanel Iman down the runway in a loose fit among a sea of skinny jeans. Those seemingly failed to take off, but it wasn't long until the look was adapted into "peg-leg" with the ankles being cuffed to create that tapered silhouette that is currently all the rage. Now the trend is fully taking off, thanks in part to them being fully embraced by the fashionably inclined. But when we're seeing drop crotch pants, loose fitting jeans, and pajamas on the runway; does this means that the lines between comfort and style are finally blurring?

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More Sage Wisdom From Fake Karl

Describe the "impossible smell" of the reporter at your show.
Coke. As in, genuine coke. With sugar. Eww.

Pretend like you're firing me from this blog. What would you say?
You are demode. You filthy demode person. You filthy, rotting demode person. You are DEMODE!

You recently discovered that you have a daughter. Do you have any
plans to discover any more children in the future?
You know, there's this Irish girl who offered...maybe she'll become number 2. We'll see.

Your Cafe Press store is amazing! Who does the drawings?
I do them in my sleep, actually. I don't sleep...which contradicts that, hmm? It's a pity that we have found CafePress demode, and therefore, may shut it down.

If you had a magazine what would it be called? Feel free to give details.
It would not have a name. Cats do not need names; and this magazine would be a pretty chic cat. It would not be made out of "paper" per se, but quilted Chanel tweed (yes, we can do that).

What did you dress up as for halloween?
I dressed up as.....Karl Lagerfeld. People say "you look JUST like Karl Lagerfeld!", and I go "of course, hmmmm?"

What does Martin Margiela look like? I know you know.
A total queen.

I hear you've got a thing for rap music. Who is your favorite rapper and why?
Can I have two? Of course I can; I'm Karl Lagerfeld. Dan Le Sac Vs Scroobius Pip. Hilarious; witty; chic.

Give us your trend report. What was the main trend at the spring shows?
Trends? Ugly clothes. Transparency. Transparency to see people's ugliness.

What is your favorite kind of girl scout cookies?
Cookies contain calories. They are PLASTIC.

If you were thinking a color right now what would it be?
Mm....Telephones....to lick.

What do you do to get inspired for your collections?
I don't! Inspiration is a word which only the mediocre designers use. I prefer not to talk about the collections at all; I say: shuttup and work. (More then a few of them need this advice, hmmm?) Read more!

The Guide to Dressing Fabulously For Halloween

Think you're ready? Then

Now that Halloweek is in full force, Meg has enlisted me to set the readers on the right path to total fabulosity on the big day itself. If you don't have a costume planned yet, you're going to want to read this (we can fashionably late in our planning as well, can we not?)So I've set out with our dear readers in mind to demonstrate examples of the perfect costume. You're welcome.

On The Runway

Rodarte

Betsey Johnson


Luella

D&G

Prada
pictures from nymag.com and style.com

What The Fashion People Are Wearing

Behati Prinsloo

Rachel Ballinger

Derek Blasberg, Daria Werbowy, and Yesim Ak

Cory Kennedy

Lauren Davis

Heidi Mount & Hilary Rhoda

Jay Massacret

Kate Sennert
pictures by Kathy Lo from coacd.blogspot.com

What The Designers Are Wearing

Giorgio Armani as Fred Astaire with Jessica Stam as Ginger Rogers

Donatella Versace as The Princess from The Princess and the Pea

Karl Lagerfeld as a rapper

Alessandra Facchinetti (I'm weeping) as Pierrot

Michael Kors and Vlada Roslaykova as L.B. Jefferies and Lisa Carol Fremont from Rear Window

Donna Karan as a force of nature

Alber Elbaz as James Bond

Laura and Kate Mulleavy as cats with Caroline Trentini

Roberto Cavalli and Coco Rocha as Rhett Butler and Scarlett O'Hara from Gone With the Wind
pictures from Harper's Bazaar, scans from thefashionspot.com

Pull a Nylon With a Literary Reference






my scans from Nylon October 2008


Icons Among Us
costume choices you can believe in

Edie Sedgwick

Rachel Zoe

Grace Jones

Blair Waldorf

Grunge



Have a Great Halloween! Go out and RE-PRE-SENT!!!!




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Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes

I'll be the first to admit it;I'm a sucker for fast fashion. Quality concerns be damned--H&M is almost godsent in a vast mob of tasteless mall stores. So I'm always happy to see a chain store expand its horizons. After Gap became the new old place to shop this season, it looks like there's another one hot on its heels. American Eagle, best known for providing khaki shorts and polo shirts to clean cut teens, gave a presentation of its forthcoming "spring break" collection recently. And I have to say, I'm reasonably impressed! They're not quite replacing H&M and Gap, but as they say Rome wasn't built in a day. Naturally I'm more impressed by the womenswear. It comes across as sort of a more attainable version of Topshop's Bananarama-inspired show. But the menswear still looks pretty reminiscent of the old American Eagle. If they really want to woo me, they'll step it up on that level. Here's to the next season! To see some pictures, click








pictures from fromthedeskofphyllis.blogspot.com
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Comme des Garçons for H&M:Coming to eBay At an Outrageuosly Inflated Price (Near You!)

Is anyone else pissed about this whole Comme des Garçons for H&M business? First they announce it months before any sort of preview; then once they do that we find out that the prices are a little, um, higher than expected; and now it turns out that the only slim chance you have at procuring anything exists solely on your physical capability to be in New York, LA, or Chicago. Now, don't get me wrong, those are nice cities and all, but don't you think the rest of the country might be interested in a piece of the action as well? How can we be expected to rise above mediocrity when anything better is unavailable? Now that I'm more bitter than ever, don't mind me, to see some of the TGTEF approved pieces that could be yours if you're lucky enough to be geographically advantaged, click

Womens









Men's




pictures from nitrolicious.com

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