Suzy Menkes on Galliano's historical couture references:

via the cut

"That feeling of a film fading or a fairy tale ending has never seemed so powerful and elegiac at this fashion house as it did after the poetic parade that John Galliano sent out on Monday," Menkes writes of yesterday's spring 2010 Dior couture show, which referenced equestrianism, Charles James, and the era of the Gibson Girl. "There was nothing equivocal or compromising: It was the haute-est of couture," Menkes adds. Yet she wonders why Galliano always looks to the past for his collections. "[F]or all his genius, Mr. Galliano refuses to click on the modern world’s reset button or drag his icons to a new place ... [I]t would be a fine thing if Mr. Galliano could just once make the starting point of Dior couture not fashion’s sweet memories but a clean sheet of paper on which he writes 2010."

OMGGGGGG: dior couture paris spring 2010

from style.com
Haughty, crop-switching equestriennes in top hats, veils, and impeccable riding habits; incredible ball gowns swathed and swagged in dozens of yards of duchesse satin: This was one of those occasions when John Galliano pushed a Dior couture show into the realms of sensory overload. He'd been galvanized by a research trip to the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum, where—just up his romantic street—he lost himself in a recent bequest of Charles James gowns being prepared for this spring's exhibition American Woman. "I was reading that, actually, it was Charles James who influenced Monsieur Dior to come up with the New Look," he said. "And then I was looking at a photo of Charles James doing a fitting—and on the wall behind him was a picture of women riding sidesaddle. And that was it!"

Quite apart from the double-layered references, neatly trimmed to both house tradition and the upcoming American moment, this was an example of Dior teamwork meshing at optimum force. From the models' performances—Karlie Kloss walking as if she were a thoroughbred dressage pony herself—to Pat McGrath's porcelain-perfect makeup and matte red lips, to Stephen Jones' giant snoods, veils, and hats, right through to Michael Howells' backdrop of 3,000 overblown pastel roses, it made for an unforgettable coming together of live atmosphere, detail, and voluptuous visual pleasure. After two seasons in which Galliano has set the fashion agenda with hit lingerie collections at Dior, he is, forgive the pun, a designer firmly back in the saddle.

VIEW WHOLE COLLECTION HERE
(dying)

slender and fine, Ruché will be mine

I want.
French designer Inga Sempé has created the Sofa Ruché for Ligne Roset

A few words from the designer:

I was, at the outset, inspired by swing seats, the kind of rocking seats which one brings out in the garden in summertime, made from tubing and fabric, which possess a lightness I like very much. Like them, Ruché combines rigidity and flexibility, with airy looks and sparing use of materials.

Ruché’s structure is in solid beech, either stained or natural. I wanted to offer a version in natural beech: natural wood is beautiful, qualitative, authentic; it’s modern, and at the same time restful, for it is one of the rare natural elements which one can have in a living room. The angles of the feet are worked ‘en congé’, which both refines them and protects the grain of the wood from shocks.

Upon its slim legs rests a thick mattress with distinctive quilting, a kind of boutis stitch or padding made using a cross-hatching of interrupted seams. Alternately flattened by the stitches then set free, the fabric ‘curls’ in places, giving rise both to its unique appearance and to its name, Ruché (a gathered or pleated fabric which serves as decoration on a piece of clothing).

Slender and fine, Ruché is nonetheless soft and welcoming. Its internal structure, its filling materials and its quilting were brought together and developed with a view to offering great comfort. Since the height of its armrests is the same as that of its back, one can just as easily sit sideways and stretch out one’s legs: as a major refinement, the armrest is mounted on elastic webbing to enable the sitter to lean back in the greatest possible comfort.

here comes the summer::: Suno @ opening ceremony

shop all Suno looks here

Suno, Tank w/Front Pocket, $195.00 Suno, Flutter Side Dress, $290.00


Suno, Pleated Skirt w/ Petticoat, $375.00 Suno, Pleated Culotte, $290.00

i'm such a sucker for totally sweet, random necklaces.

Garnett Jewelry is a varied and unique line of original handmade jewelry that features handcrafted necklaces, earrings and bracelets. Each piece of jewelry is carefully made by hand using an eclectic mix of the vintage and new.

shop here

ain't nothing like the real thing (nsfw)

Music by Marvin Gaye
Styling by Joe McKenna
Clothes by Stefano Pilati
In this short film by Bruce Weber called “Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing” that debuted at yesterday’s show in Paris, male models dance around as Weber laments the demise of carefree nude posing.

jean paul gaultier fall 2010 menswear

i like

my men

bloody?

Marimekko ::: Samu-Jussi Koski – Spring/Summer 2010

totally blown away with Marimekko Spring/Summer 2010 collection.
a bit about the designers:

Samu-Jussi Koski’s designs for garments play with the cream of classics, such as Unikko and other superb patterns by Maija Isola. The intriguing new colorations of Unikko, printed on gossamer-thin silk, are by Kristina Isola.
The very best of Marimekko’s graphical design idiom is represented by Maija Isola’s Kukko ja kana (1965), which provides the pattern for clean-lined outfits in ramie-silk fabric. The Sateenkaari pattern from 1971 makes a splash in a new look on a sophisticated matt-gloss silk-cotton fabric, of which there is a series of classic dresses.
see full collection here

whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat

these should be illegal (due to crazy brilliant amazingness)



For Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pier Paolo Piccioli the important is not to show but to suggest... The proof with the omnipresence of a very sexy transparent lace (colette)

coachella 2010

fever ray?!
whitest boy alive?!
dirty projectors!?
PAVEMENT?!
fml.


full line up here: official site

Elding Oscarso//townhouse in Sweden

i'm always drawn to ultra modern homes nestled in old neighborhoods, contrasted against traditional old cottages. this particular design by architects at Elding Oscarson is really interesting both from a socio-economical and design perspective.


the narrow site - only give meters wide, fills a gap in the street that has been vacant for over 50 years in Landskrona, Sweden.


Architects Elding Oscarson say of the site:

Immediately adjacent buildings are low, but the street is lined with buildings of various height, size, facade material, age, and approach. Behind the row of buildings is a colorful world of back yards, brick walls, sheds, and vegetation. We find this small-scale, naturally worn place extremely beautiful.

The building relates to the surroundings in scale, proportion and in the way it adds to the established rhythm of low and tall buildings along the street. Our intention is to use small means to create an array of different spatial experiences in this very small project.

The continuous interior space is opening up to the street, to the middle of the block, and to the sky above. The neighboring facades are closed, yet there is something deeply humane about their tactility, detailing, and ornaments. We want to contribute to the street with a faded border to the private sphere, with artifacts, furniture, plants, and patios; traces of human presence, consideration, and care.

CL!CK: a lego short film

http://www.legoclick.com