in stitches

I was at the Reina Sofia the other day and I saw a couple of pieces by an artist named Manuel Millares namely Pictography, Painting, 1957, and Painting 144. My dad came up behind me while I was looking at them and said, idea for tshirts? And he was totally right, the pieces I saw of canvas smeared with paint and ripped apart and then crudely stitched back together were inspiring. I can't seem to find any of the pieces I saw there online, but here are some others (unfortunately, which don't have quite the effect the others did).

i have been bad

but it feels so right. hope it fits, bought it on ebay a size too large. maybe i can get it tailored?

fyi

Just thought I should mention that I´m on vacay for a couple of weeks. I know hundreds, maybe even thousands, of you depend on me for your fashion updates, so I´ll do my best to continue posting when the wifi situation improves.

ciao!

cut-outs and studs

After that dress of Foxyman's I've got cutouts and studs on the brain, hardcore.

More Armand Basi, this time from his FW09 collection. I am especially desirous of this last dress.

Vintage from Claire Inc, which I have to say, has some beautiful pieces.


Nastygal vintage dresses

Photo posted to lookbook.nu; the girl has an ebay site where she sells vintage.

Herve Leger SS09

Ebay and ASOS


Sass and Bide's very sexy cutout bodycon dress.


More Nastygal and a DIY from a blog called Unwise Pedestrian

Back of a vintage dress from Magnesium Dresses

Sophomore NYC

sources: style.com, claire inc, nastygal, lookbook.nu, ebay, asos, hobogestapo, nastygal, unwise pedestrian, magnesium dresses, sophomore nyc

altmodisch

A couple of blogs reposted the FoxyMan's outfit from the other day, which is so flawlessly on trend, I immediately began to salivate and wonder where I could buy it, as I imagine most people did. It turns out that it's not a single dress but a dress with cutouts and a studded bustier layered over it.

Of course, seeing this I can't help but reflect upon the "outdated trends" episode from Project Runway. Among them, for those who can't recall: underwear as outerwear, cutouts, neon, fringe, shoulder pads, pleather, baggy sweaters, dancewear, overalls, 70s, poodle skirts, zoot suits (I think I got them all...). It's more than a little ironic that those trends are all over the place now. Above, of course, we have underwear as outerwear and cutouts. I'm not going to do a runway roundup, because that would be both time-consuming and redundant, but the first few in particular have been EVERYWHERE. I won't even touch shoulder pads because we've all seen enough Balmain to last us a fucking lifetime.

Fringe, I will however, deign to examine briefly.

A lot of people also reposted photos from BleachBlack's guestblogging over at LuckyMag.Valerie did a very very cool DIY for a fringe scarf/necklace and I am all over it.

The fringe tights that both SusieBubble and Queen Michelle have rocked to perfection.

At the left Bless' fringe glasses and at the right Gar-de's version. The Bless version is actually chains, which you can see better in a close-up.

Close-up of the Bless glasses - the glass is clear, so I have no idea if these are intended as sunnies or not, but I suspect as much.

damn that kate moss.

Martin Margiela chain fringe necklace and ACB Leather fringe necklace.

Fenton pearl fringe necklace and ACB sparkly fringe necklace.

Fringe necklaces by Norwegian Wood on Etsy.

Norwegian Wood fringe and chain earrings

Babooshka Boutique fringe necklaces on Etsy.

sources: foxyman, bleachblack, susie bubble, notcouture, fashionologie, google images, the fashion spot, eluxury, la garconne, google images, etsy

groovy

Alexandra Groover's work is based largely on shells which she fashions out of different fabrics into dresses, hoods, tops, and capes.

I love the draping on the back of the coat on the right. Plus I'm a sucker for anything with cropped sleeves.

To the right is the 5-hood dress. Part of her work is about hoodies, at least... I think I read that somewhere.