Naomi Campbell and Stefano Pilati for ID Magazine
Crazy/beautiful supermodel Naomi Campbell is the new face of Yves Saint Laurent and she appears with designer Stefano Pilati on the cover of i-D Magazine (August).
The girl is batshit crazy, but you can’t deny she knows how to serve it in a photo.
Anyone who can make me love those YSL harem pants can hit me with a Blackberry any day.
Photo credit: TFS
Christian Dior Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2009
The haute couture creations that John Galliano has done for Christian Dior have been over the top in the most fabulous way, but this season, he pulled the reigns back a bit to create one of his most covet-worthy collections yet.
The 1920’s-era cloche hats? Divine.
Transparent gowns with peek-a-boo panties? More please.
Hair and makeup? Ah-mazing.
Galliano drew influences from Christian Dior’s 1947 New Look, taking structured cuts and remixing them with leather and studs and washes of color. He gave us exaggerated corsets and peplums on everything — coats, day and evening dresses, and even over a sherbet colored gown that teased with a hint of leg under the transparent skirt.
Kudos to makeup maven Pat McGrath for the tranny-fierce over-arched brows that models rocked with their faces pulled tight to make a cat-like eye enhanched by winged eyeliner. Heavy brows and blood red lips next season? Love it!
A lot of editors would tell you to splurge on key pieces (a timeless bag, high-quality shoes) so that you can mix high-low and save on the rest of your wardrobe; but today, I’m going to flip that concept on its ear.
Splurge on the dress, save on the accessories.
Emmy Rossum wore this 3.1 Phillip Lim dress ($525) to the designer’s store opening in Los Angeles. There’s really no substitution for a perfect Phillip Lim dresses, so spend that stimulus check on it now or watch and wait until it goes on sale.
You can easily re-create this look with a few basic black accessories that don’t break the bank.
If you don’t already have a pair of black, peep-toes in your shoe collection (and really, you should), nab this pair of Jessica Simpson Donora pumps ($89) with the sassy bow on the toe.
The wide belt is what really pulls this look together. A Rough Roses braided belt
($68) with a wide double buckle will give you a lovely cinched waist and tie in your all-black accessories.
Pile on three black beaded bracelets like the gold-accented Orka Mesica friendship bracelets ($130) or try these black bead bracelets with turquoise accents from Forever 21 for $3.80.
Photo credit: The Moment
Everyone and their dog has a blog nowadays and now you can add Viktor and Rolf to the list…sort of. The designers are blogging at The Moment (NYTimes.com) about their preparations for a fashion retrospective exhibition at the Barbican Art Gallery in London.
The focal point of the display? Fifty-five miniature dolls wearing exact replicas of their most memorable designs — and one doll that looks exactly like actress and sometimes muse Tilda Swinton.
A little bit creepy, but mostly cool.
Viktor and Rolf will be blogging at The Moment until their show opens, so check out their updates. The exhibit opens at the Barbican Art Gallery in London on June 18 and runs through September 21.
I know this video from Nylon Magazine TV is a little bit old, but I just love Alexander Wang. He’s so talented and such a cutie. Of course, Erin Wasson is also in this video. I love their fashion mashups and how she went from model to muse to collaborator. They’re the cutest fashion super-friends ever.
I must have a pair of fancy pants!
