Edge of Critical Density

I wore this outfit the other day for a museum visit and lunch. With all the photos of famous editors and muses coming out of Paris Fashion Week, I'm enamored with the clean sophistication of all black and simple blazers. I've been quite "off" this purse the past couple months, but I think it kept the outfit from being too heavy.

 [Theirry Mugler skirt, Target super opaque tights, Joey heels, Alice Temperly blouse, vintage blazer, Betsey Johnson doctor bag]

So far this Spring Break, I've:

-consumed too much coffee

-finally caved in and got internet on my Blackberry, thus my thumbs are attached to my phone at all times

-given myself a mani/pedi with my favorite sky blue nail polish

-worn bright coral red lipstick nearly everyday

-visited my favorite hookah bar (mimosa is the best hookah flavor ever)

-and gone to the New Weather exhibit at the Contemporary Art Museum (CAM). 

New Weather was nice, but the other artists paled in comparison to Diana Al-Hadid. She's a Brooklyn-based artist, originally from Syria, who is know for her staggering architectural sculptures in resin, polystyrene, steel, plaster, wood, wax, etc. Her pieces are inspired by the physical limits of reality, as well as the chimerical qualities of magic tricks and labyrinths.

http://www.dianaalhadid.com/

I'm excited to get in some much needed lazing around, as well as to go to a Kid Sister show this weekend! Also, attempting the Burberry Prorsum Fall 2010 draped skirt DIY tomorrow. I'm going to make mine in pastel blue, can't wait!

p.s: I've posted way too many fashion week pictures, but I can't get the Dries Van Noten collection out of my head. PERFECTION. I'm so distracted by my rabid DVN lust that I can't even articulate words to describe the clothing. Swoon.

Vacances de printemps

[Gap Body sweater, vintage tennis skirt, Nine West flats, Raybans, XXI beanie]

Super casual outfits for the past few days, heh. Early preparation for Spring Break! Which officially begins today! Hopefully the weather will be sunny enough to get some beach time in, I have reached a new level of pasty paleness this winter.

Summer Must Haves:

1) pastel colored bikini

2) tangerine or hot pink lipstick

3) monster wedges

4)perfectly tousled hair (wrap up your straightener/blow dryer until fall! They are awful for your hair, and summer is all about casual romantic waves). Also, clip in colored extensions. They're like $3 at Hot Topic, in a veritable rainbow of colors!

5) Sky blue or lavender nail polish

6) fresh face: no makeup except mascara (Sephora's lash stretcher is the best), and adding lipstick at night. 

7) oversized straw clutches


8) breezy sweaters and tunics in nude and/or white

9) the ubiquitous Alexander Wang cat eye glasses

10) oversized Moleskin notebook to carry on airplanes, pen notes in at art galleries, doodle in on the beach, and sketch in at coffee shops (because summer is all about doing these things! And Moleskin is so chic)

photo credit: knightcat, ifyouseekstyle, bleachblack, google

Blue Jean Baby

[Rodarte jean jacket, Lux tee, vintage pearls and clutch, Ray Bans, XXI monster wedges]

I feel like I've been posting nothing but fashion week photos (actually, that's the truth) but they're just SO GOOD!

FASHION WEEK MILANO
Milan was surprisingly palatable, usually the Italians are too ostentatious for my taste:

VERSUS

Versace's youth line is full of adorable, fun party dresses that somewhat resemble cupcakes. The colors were beautiful, especially the coral and sky blue. Full volumed mini skirts and surreptitious cutouts? I'm sold. Also, I loved that Kane managed to keep the fierce-itude of Versace while tailoring for a younger demographic. And those lace up sandal/boots remind me of Ann D in the best way.

C'N'C COSTUME NATIONAL

Perfect jackets, and scarves that double as portable beds. The end.  

DOLCE AND GABBANA

I'm not usually too excited to see the big label shows because style can become stagnant when you're dealing with a large, pedigreed brand like D&G. I was pleasantly suprised though, and I must admit that I adore the edgy boudoir meets Harajuku vibe they've picked up.

frost burn

This bipolar weather is starting to irritate me. It's warm and summery during the day, then glacial and horrible at night. This scenario makes getting dressed in the morning even more arduous than it already is: "should I die of heatstroke on my way to class? Or freeze on my way home?" At least I don't live in Colorado or Russia or something, I would surely perish when confronted with shoveling snow. I'm always surprised when I read blogs from up north and they're still wearing their 4 inch heels and dresses in the midst of snow flurries. How do they do it?!

Side note: Sky blue nail polish is the shit

Now, more fashion fashion fashion week:

KRIZIA

The first half of the show was like Amelia Earheart meets Balmain: loved it. The second half of the show was a bit anticlimactic, I wish they'd continued with the first thought. Regardless, there were a couple of the neon-fur-latex mini dresses that were appealing. Overall, there was a lot going on with Krizia, but they kept our attention and went out on a limb, which I applaud.

NATHAN JENDEN

I love this collection, like many others this year, for it's accessibility. I can see a lot of these thoughts being well adapted for girls to wear in their daily lives, not just stuffy red carpets. Especially that giant fur coat! And the tailored suits! Love the color blocking. The downside to this collection was a transparent (assumedly intentional?) homage to McQueen.
[tangent ensues:] 

Simply put, in my opinion, [McQueen] was a genius and his work deserves the respect of being left alone. I'm going to projectile vomit if any part of his last show is copied one more time. Not, per se, because I'm being snobbish, but because "Plato's Atlantis" is at this point so recognizable and iconic that to reproduce it would be a complete farce, and devalue both parties. 

P.S PARIS FASHION WEEK COUNTDOWN IS ON!