Agyness Deyn as James Dean

Photographed by James Franco for Elle July 2011

Balmain Spring 2012 Ready-to-Wear

Oliver Roustenig is only 20 something years old and already the head designer of a major fashion label- Balmain.
The collection is elegant with a hint of edginess from the gold accents to the black leather. I think Roustenig, despite the critics, is doing a good job keeping up with Balmain's prestigious title.

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Chanel Pre-Fall 2012

The Chanel Pre-Fall 2012 collection was by far my favorite collection I've ever seen on the runway. I loved the urban Bollywood style matched with dread locks and nose rings. It was beautiful, daring, urban chic, and unexpected for a Chanel collection. It all worked so well together and effortlessly at that. The chic runway design and playlist ['Good Day Today' by David Lynch was my favorite] also helped portray the theme's collection perfectly. Although it was very hip and fun, I liked that Lagerfeld still incorporated the classic Chanel tweed looks.
What did you think?





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Givenchy Haute Couture//Spring 2012

Let me just start off by saying this collection is pure P E R F E C T I O N. The accessories are beautiful, the draping/structure/textures of each piece is truly inspirational too. Riccardo Tisci never ceases to amaze me.. //

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| | Yugoslavian Abandoned Monuments | |

"During the 60s’ and 70s’ former president of Yugoslavia, Tito wanted to show the world the strength and con­fi­dence of the Social­ist Repub­lic by having sculptors and architects building those (very futuristic) monuments com­mem­o­rat­ing the Sec­ond World War. This series entitled Spomenik was photographed by Jan Kempenaers. Today these sculp­tures now in ruins are located in Croa­tia, Ser­bia, Slove­nia and Bosnia." -Cyril Foiret

I believe that fashion, music, visual art, and even architecture are frequently overlapped and very similar to each other. Its truly inspiring to think that humans created these sculptures and buildings. It's especially eye opening to see how modern these look, and yet they were made in the 60s and 70s. I enjoy researching modern architecture.

"These works are the result of sculptors and architects such as Dušan Džamonja, Vojin Bakic, Miodrag Zivkovic, Jordan and Iskra Grabul, names mean little to most of us, but at the time were at the center of Slavic cultural movement." -Cyril Foiret

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3.1 Phillip Lim

3.1 Phillip Lim "Improv-isualists" Men's SS12 Collection from 3.1PhillipLim on Vimeo.

3.1 Phillip Lim Fall 2012 Women's Runway Show from 3.1PhillipLim on Vimeo.

3.1 Phillip Lim "Girls On Bikes" Women's FW11 Collection from 3.1PhillipLim on Vimeo.

3.1 Phillip Lim Fall 2012 Men's Runway Show from 3.1PhillipLim on Vimeo.

3.1 Phillip Lim Spring 2012 Women's Runway Show from 3.1PhillipLim on Vimeo.

Where do I start? I have nothing but great thoughts in mind when I think about Phillip Lim's collections. He has become one of my favorite designers not only because of his eccentric design aesthetics, but his visually artistic videos to match. I hope when you watch these videos you enjoy them as much as I do.

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Steel Toed collection by Mary Patton | limited edition pieces

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