Fashion Blog # 2: Things You Might Want To Have

To my girl friends and adventurous gay friends, here are ten ways to upgrade your wardrobe. I always say start trends and copy them correctly. Dont rely on what local celebrities wear before you appreciate something thats already appreciated by others. I said local, not international... ok :)

Be your own guide. Make things work for you. Research. Choose for yourself!

Remember these are inspiration pieces for you to find substitutes in trimmed down boutiques. If you can afford spending a couple of school terms worth of tuition for a single minuscle of merchandise then go for it lol

1. Something Faux

I have learned my lesson. les't not appreciate Fur or anything that gets poor animals killed. So in the sense of going green many designers made use of faux everything. May it be animal prints, faux leather but unfortunately not much faux fur. From Hermes to Roland Mouret, according to style.com no one did it better than Stella McCartney. Would you believe that this Cupro Jacket is animal free?

2. Thigh High Boots

Though not applicable for our wonderful bipolar philippine climate. It is still very sexy. From Rodarte, Stella McCartney to Prada it coasted everywhere in the past Fall 2009 collections

3. Sex Sex Sex. Talk about sexy.

Talk about subcontext influence. Sex Appeal never looked so good. Prada's with the Country-Side Chic and Yves Saint Laurent's Helmut Newton Photograph influence. Sex never seemed to be so subversive.

4. Oversized Shorts

I predicted right! i love the redeeming collection of Hannah MacGibbon for Chloe! It is Casual yet it is super chic. I note that it is Pale and Nude Heaven (which is also the must have since spring 2009.. so wear nudes nudes.. nude shoes most especially flats) I swear from the bottom of my heart if i were a girl id wear everything from Chloe's Fall 2009 Collection. From the big blanket coats, high-waisted fluid pants, wrapped belts and many many more i love it... you guys might love it too!

spot the last photo. gladiators mixed with flat shoes :) love.

5. Strong Shouldered Jacket

Let us all bow down to Christophe Decarnin of Balmain!!! :) He brought back the sexy-rock-chic-disco-fever-eighties even before other designers make it look like road kill. All i can say is if youre extremely lucky enough to own Balmain from spring 2008 to spring 2009 then i salute you! From last season's 'Tennis Ball' shoulders it turned into peak sleeved blazers. Balmain made it all happen :)

6. Is One Sleeve Better than Two?

Do you want to look like you runied your outfit? or you forgot that one of the sleeves of your dress mysteriously disappeared? or youre just plain bullocks that you bought a one sleeve dress... i cant get enough of this one sleeve trend. It is silly! lol... It is silly but not with Chloe, Henry Holland, Akris, Givenchy, Michael Kors, Vivienne Westwood, Gucci, Jil Sander and more

7. Leather Jacket

Channel Kate Moss, Kristen Stuart, Taylor Momsen, Lauren Conrad and many more young celebs by obtaining the much coveted shunken cropped leather jacket! join the gang and make evey chic thing happen! :) a great example would be from Andreas Melbostad of Phi RTW Fall 2009.

8. Something Drapped

Yes im talking about another grecian drappery dress... but now my attention is all about the drapped clutch bag from Viktor and Rolf! :)

9. Color

Hey we live in a tropical country thank you very much! I believe that most filipinos look good in color... so there you go. No explanation needed. The Hot Pink number is from Christian Dior RTW Fall 2009 Collection.

10. Something you wouldnt normally wear

If you cant afford to have couture tailored for you stuff then try to buy things that you wouldnt normally wear. Be adventurous! Ask a friend designer to make something or you! *wink* i am winking at you hahaha... check out Comme des Garcons and John Galliano RTW Fall 2009

btw Orange is the color and pairing something Short with something Long are some of the great upcoming trends for Guys... haha

Credit to http://www.style.com/ for the trimmed down trend report and photos.

I had nothing to do. Just wanted to share :) XOXO

Fashion Blog # 1 : FALL in Love

I spotted this new trend color last Fall 2008 in Viktor and Rolf RTW collection

Viktor and Rolf RTW Fall 2008

Their collection was simply divine (as with the rest of the collections of Fall 2008). As you can see, The clothes were de-constructed using stamples (genius, it is a modern take on 70s punk rock rebellion).

Fast foward to Fall 2009 which turned out special, especially in Milan wherein Prada and Marni showed two of the few best collections

Prada RTW Fall 2009

Marni RTW Fall 2009

Prada paid no homage to the fairly recent decade of the 80s where many (as in many) designers try to bring back. Arent they nauseated of repeating the 80s for far to long? or did they forget that Balmain already singlehandedly brought the eighties back 2-3 seasons ago with the ripped denim skinny pants, the Over-the-side-dramatic-kinda-like-shoulderpads-but-not-really-Shoulders and ultra short party dresses.Together with Prada, Marni stayed true to their design philosphy injecting eccentricity in their clothes without making it overly styled.

My favorite shows were Prada, Rodarte, Marni, Chloe, Chanel, YSL, Lanvin, Nina Ricci and Balenciaga. Hands Down the best shows of Fall 2009

This blog entry is fairly easy to understand, I am forecasting the next possible color trend that we will all see after the heatwave we are experiencing here in the Philippines. I hope im right :)

If im right it, Red (rustic wine like velvety red - and red with a tinge of violet) will be the color of Fall 2009. As seen in collections of Dries Van Noten, Fendi, Prada, Gucci, Dolce and Gabbana and MORE.

Dries van Noten RTW Fall 2009

Fendi RTW Fall 2009
Gucci RTW Fall 2009

Akris RTW Fall 2009

Sonia Rykiel RTW Fall 2009

Dolce and Gabbana RTW Fall 2009

Enough said with the color choice.

Here are the trends to look out for this Summer and the next colder months

* Chainmail Like Clothing (best exemplified by the Stella McCartney chainmail dresses 2 seasons ago, but Roberto Cavalli and Prada showed edgier versions of it in thier dresses and pants)

Roberto Cavalli RTW Fall 2009

Prada RTW Fall 2009

* 80s revival (you name it trash and vaudeville, squared off shoulders, ripped damaged bleached jeans, grudge-out on the night party girls-disco dresses,color splash, short cocktail dresses, iridescent clothing, max Accessories, and the list goes on)

Marc Jacobs RTW Fall 2009

Dolce and Gabbana RTW Fall 2009

Balmain RTW Spring 2009

* Maximalism! bold accessories (not just necklaces, but hats, shoes, bags etc). In this recession, why become a boring depressed person! put on all the accessories in your wardrobe and be happy with it lol

Dries van Noten RTW Spring 2009


Diane von Furstenberg RTW Fall 2009

* Remember the Boyfriend Jacket? I dont know if it reached here, but we've seen some hollywood celebs wear them. I think they'll stay until Fall 2009 together with the Skinned Harem Pants, Dropped Jhodpurs and Ripped Denim Daisy Dukes and Pants which are the key trends this Summer. Think the Marrakech Express + Denim Galore + Trash and Vaudeville 80s sensibilities + a whole lot of attitude = a great spring/summer look.

Dries van Noten RTW Spring 2009

Rag and Bone RTW Spring 2009

Givenchy RTW Spring 2009

William Rast RTW Spring 2009

Ralph Lauren RTW Spring 2009

Meadham Kichkoff RTW Spring 2009

Tibi RTW Spring 2009

* As we all know if there is RED, BLUE would be present. Just in case im wrong with the color for Fall, try on Blue which was showed in some shows around milan, new york and london (i havent seen paris fashion week yet)

Gucci RTW Fall 2009

Vivienne Westwood RTW Fall 2009

Marc Jacobs RTW Fall 2009

* Have you seen Rachel Zoe channeling Paramore frontwoman Haley? not with the crazy RED hair ofcourse but with the oversized beanie+bonnnet+beret like headpiece. Dries Van Noten Spring 2009 had a collection full of headpieces. I love them. WEAR them :) bummer i cant find a decent picture of the oversized beanie she wore.

Rachel Zoe @ Carolina Herrera Fall 2009

Rachel Zoe @ Matthew Williamson Fall 2009

I recommend you to see the collections of Chanel, Chloe, Yves Saint Laurent, Alexander Mcqueen, Nina Ricci, Christopher Kane, Jaeger London, Christian Lacroix, Dries Van Noten, Prada, Marni, Gucci, Karl Lagerfeld, Givenchy, Marc Jacobs, Anne Demeulemeester and Rodarte for future references

visit http://www.style.com/ for more fashion.

I know im getting ahead of myself because most of the Fall 2009 concepts will probably be introduced here in the Philippines in August or September, but still its better to be informed than to not know at all.

Hope this will inspire you to recreate and BUY more stuff! who cares if theres a recession! right? :)

Cool

I finally decided to make my blogging official :)

Since i have been doing it since last year in multiply (for my friends), it would be nice to share what i know about current trends in fashion for a wider set of audience (not that anyone now needs lecturing about it lol).

What do i plan to do?

I plan to encapsulate the new trends and silhouettes in the major runway shows in New York, London, Milan and Paris. I plan to make the reviews more digestible and shy away from the fashion jargons that fashion editor gods sometimes commit.

The content of my blog will focus on fashion but will cover music, art, literature or anything under the sun because i believe that we live in a world that is interconnected.

Everything influences everything.

I am getting ahead of myself. Again.

Lets get this ball rolling and enough with the disclaimers :)