Fashion Films of the week I

Marcin Kempski does an amazing job portraying the sublime work of stylist and designer Marta Sinilo. Model Marzena Pokrzywinska reminds me of a Harlequin, an invisible force playing to disrupt the order just for the fun of it, in an incredible red dress.





I can't think of someone better than Ellen Von Unwerth to make the Guess Autumn Winter 2010-2011 campaign. The brand is known for their exposed sexuality in clothes and advertising. With the collaboration of CEO Paul Marciano, Unwerth gave us a campaign that resemble to 1989 campaign featuring Claudia Schiffer.





Chanel presents this short film to show the magnificence of its accesories and detials of the Spring Summer 2011 campaign. The short film screams Lagerfeld, being in black and white with its mysterious ambiance and dramatic music.






Petronio Associates created the visual identity for Edition 24 by Yves Saint Laurent.

Editorials of the week

Raquel Zimmerman for Animale Spring 2011 by Henrique Gendre





Karlie Kloss by Tim Walker for W Magazine, styling by Jacob K





Frida Gustavsson by Andreas Sjodin for Elle Sweden





Julia Stegner by Richard Burbridge for Vogue Italia September 2005

In terms of beauty of the photograph, my favorite editorial is the one with Frida Gustavsson; the first picture looks almost painted while the other ones are quite strong due to the composition, the make up, and the model gestures. In contrast, Zimmerman appears in a very soft shoot, presenting the Animale collection, with a pink background and seductive poses. The top in the bananas department is definitely Karlie Kloss by Tim Walker for W Magazine. Not only the shoot is conceptual, referring to Humpty Dumpty (that tale gives me the creeps, seriously) but the styling is very dramatic along with the make up. Finally I found in Fashion Gone Rogue this Julia Stegner editorial for Vogue Italia beauty issue. The hair is the main element clearly and the different hues of each photograph gives them dynamism. Julia looks incredibly fierce.

The ballet McQueen shoes

The first time I saw this picture I instantly thought they were ballerina shoes (puntas). If you’ve read this blog before you know I’m a huge fan of ballet, having danced for 16 years, so when I began to see the rest of the pictures I was even more thrilled to see they were actually pumps!!



The curved heel makes them even better! Oh, big sigh….

Wishlist: Capes

Alexander McQueen kimono cape for net-a-porter.com



Karenmillen.com



Matthew Williamson



Alexander McQueen for net-a-porter.com



Topshop

Nothing says fall this year as a cape in camel or black.

Fall is here

Fashion 156, The Urban Country Side shot by Jayden Tang via Coute que Coute // Samantha Gradoville by Camila Akrans for Harper’s Bazaar October 2010

After all the Fashion Week’s rush i finally realize fall’s here. I didn’t mind about it until I was freezing as hell last week and all the editorials were going for the camel looks á la Marc Jacobs.  I’ll soon make a post of where to find the new musts of the season but meanwhile I leave you with these two editorials; two styles one season. If you have no idea what’s next now Fall is here, here are some pretty good ideas. From preppy juvenile to sophisticated lady; capes, camel, wool, leather gloves, and thigh high socks are quite the essentials. I kind of love the different versions of fall in these editorials, and Camila Akrans is one of my favorite photographers lately. I wish you a terrific fall.

God Save McQueen, PFW SS11

This blog started talking about McQueen. My first post was about his death and what a shock it had been to me. I still remember the first collection I saw of him, Spring 2001 with a woman in white, caged with owls. Back then I was pretty much a kid, and all I could think of when I saw this was this was a magic trick. Theatricality at its best. Later on, I would grow to understand all the emotional and fictional connotations of his work. It was pretty sad the fashion world had lost an incredible genius.

After Lee's death, everything resumed to one single question, what would happen to Alexander McQueen. A woman stepped up, Sarah Burton, who had worked with him since 15 years ago. Yesterday we saw what she was capable of. And I have to say, I’m proud. Filling the shoes of someone so marvelous was a hard job, nevertheless Burton presented a collection, the vision of McQueen seen through a woman’s eyes. It was dramatic, it was theatrical, and it was incredible handcrafted, three elements that distinguished Lee’s work.

Sarah managed to give us a collection that said farewell Lee and welcome new ideas. It’s convenient the collection wasn’t radically different; Burton will show her vision through time and success. But who can argue the genius of the wheat dress? or the monarch butterfly dress? The hair, the shoes, the silhouettes, everything was softened but with the same distinctive dream like worlds McQueen used to conceive in his work. I am very excited for Sarah Burton, and this is an amazing work.































Images via Style.com