[STYLE IN SPADES]

Cushnie et Ochs Fall 2012 & Lana Del Rey

styleinspades — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:09:23 +0000

Was Cushnie et Ochs’ Fall 2012 collection taking style cues from Lana Del Rey? A few of the CeO dresses had cutouts similar to the white Antonio Berardi dress Lana wore in her Born To Die music video:

They’re certainly not copies, but they are very similar. Also in the recent CeO collection was a sheer white button-up shirt similar to the one LDR wore on the cover of her new album:

Did CeO draw inspiration from Lana for their Fall collection?

Tagged: album, album Born To Die, Antonio Berardi, Born To Die, CeO, Cushnie et Ochs, cutout dress, Fall 2012, Fashion, Fashion Week, Lana Del Rey, Lana Del Rey Born To Die, LDR, music, New York fashion week, white

Rebecca Minkoff Fall 2012

styleinspades — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 18:25:13 +0000

Yesterday Rebecca Minkoff showed off her Fall 2012 collection. There was an abundance of jewel toned textured fabrics, sequins, snake print and leather. All the elements you could hope for in a Fall collection. Top four below:

PERFECT FOR…

Girls like St. Vincent (aka Annie Clark), who like textured detail and a bit of sparkle:

Tagged: Annie Clark, fall, Fall 2012, Fashion Week Fall 2012, jewel tone, leather, music, New York fashion week, NYFW, Perfect For, Rebecca Minkoff, Rebecca Minkoff Fall 2012, sequins, snake print, St. Vincent, textured, Top Four

Elle Fanning for Marc Jacobs Fall 2011

styleinspades — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 12:44:00 +0000

Tagged: ad campaign, Elle Fanning, Fall 2011, Fanning sister, fur, heart shaped glasses, Marc Jacobs

Met Costume Gala 2011

styleinspades — Tue, 03 May 2011 19:38:16 +0000

Last night The Metropolitan Museum of Art hosted it’s annual Costume Institute Gala. The current exhibition is called “Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty.”
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Last Night’s Best Dressed:

Ashley Greene in Donna Karan

Diane Kruger in Jason Wu

Dianna Agron in Michael Kors

Alexa Chung in Christopher Kane

Emma Roberts in Michael Kors

Evan Rachel Wood in Gucci

Jessica Szohr in… Topshop? Wow.

Zoe Saldana in Calvin Klein

Tagged: Alexa Chung, Alexander McQueen, Ashley Greene, Best Dressed, Calvin Klein, Christopher Kane, Donna Karan, Glee, Gossip Girl, Gucci, Jason Wu, Met, Met Costume Institute Gala, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Michael Kors, New York City, Savage Beauty, Twilight

Best of Fall 2011

styleinspades — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 20:15:29 +0000

3.1 Phillip Lim

ADAM

Akris

Alberta Ferretti

Alexander McQueen

Alexander Wang

Anna Sui

Balenciaga

Balmain

Brioni

Burberry Prorsum

Christian Dior

Christopher Kane

Doo.Ri

Etro

Gucci

Halston

Jenni Kayne

Jill Stuart

Louis Vuitton

Miu Miu

Prada

Valentino

Tagged: 3.1 Phillip Lim, ADAM, Akris, Alberta Ferretti, Alexander McQueen, Alexander Wang, Anna Sui, Balenciaga, Balmain, Brioni, Burberry Prorsum, Christian Dior, Christopher Kane, Doo.Ri, Etro, Fall 2011, Gucci, Halston, Jenni Kayne, Jill Stuart, Louis Vuitton, Miu Miu, Prada, Valentino

Permission to Bedazzle Your Face: Granted

styleinspades — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 04:53:19 +0000

Armani Privé’s bedazzled face masks are undoubtedly the most striking pieces to be shown at the Spring 2011 Haute Couture shows thus far:

Also from Armani Privé are these lip jewels:

So I guess this means that Ke$ha’s a fashion visionary…

Or maybe not.

Sources: 1, 2

Tagged: Armani Prive, bedazzled, bedazzler, Couture, face art, face mask, fencing, Haute Couture, skeleton, Spring 2011 Haute Couture, studded eyebrows

TREND: Ballet Pink (as seen in Black Swan)

styleinspades — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 00:57:10 +0000

The New York Times beat me to it. I wanted my first post-hiatus post to discuss the ballet influences in late December’s Pre-Fall 2011 collections. I planned to demonstrate the trend using images from Darren Aronofsky’s Black Swan. Alas, Ruth La Ferla has already come to the conclusion that the movie “both reflects–and anticipates” the ballet trend in fashion.

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However, I think the article relies too much on the use of feathers in a small handful of Spring 2011 shows (Chanel, Alexander McQueen, and J. Mendel) to draw the ballet-inspired conclusion. Although feathers are relevant to the Black Swan movie, they aren’t representative of ballet in general (and what dancers wear on a regular basis). It is ballet, not the story of Swan Lake that is on the pop culture radar:

Kanye West’s “Runaway” video

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Despite the fact that feathers may become popular, I believe the bigger trend will be the color light pink as it is commonly associated with ballet (i.e. the leather slippers, satin pointe shoes and light pink tights).

BEHOLD… ballet pink:

Ballet pink was used in the Pre-Fall 2011 collections of Phillip Lim 3.1, Burberry Prorsum, Doo.Ri, Hervé Léger by Max Azria, and Oscar De La Renta:

Phillip Lim 3.1

Burberry Prorsum

Doo.Ri

Hervé Léger by Max Azria

Oscar De La Renta

Just for kicks… here are some more examples from the earlier Spring 2011 collections of Chanel, Proenza Schouler, D&G, Azzaro, Diane von Furstenberg, Jil Sander, Christian Dior, and Chloé:

Chanel

Proenza Schouler

D&G

Azzaro

Diane von Furstenberg

Jil Sander

Christian Dior

Chloé

Boo-ya.

^This word is cruelly underutilized

Photo Sources: 1, 2, 3, 4.

Tagged: Azzaro, ballet, ballet pink, Black Swan, boo-ya, Burberry, Burberry Prorsum, Chanel, Chloé, Christian Dior, Darren Aronofsky, Diane Von Furstenberg, Doo.Ri, feathers, film, Glee Total Eclipse of the Heart, Hervé Léger, Hervé Léger by Max Azria, Jil Sander, Kanye West, leather ballet slippers, Max Azria, Movie, music, music video, Natalie Portman, Nina, Oscar de la Renta, Phillip Lim 3.1, please dear god no leg warmers, pointe shoes, Pre-Fall 2011, Proenza Schouler, Runaway, Spring 2011, Swan Lake, TREND

LnA Spring 2011 Presentation @ Milk Studios

styleinspades — Sat, 11 Sep 2010 00:55:15 +0000

Last night LnA designers, Lauren Alexander and April Leight, presented their Spring 2011 collection at Milk Studios:

^Models stood on individual colored light boxes, opposite a 3D video projection.

The palette for the Spring 2011 season includes bright colors such as Melon Orange, Lilac, and Blueberry.

LnA’s presentation is featured in The Milk Group’s SS11 Day 1 Highlights video. Watch it HERE.

Gang Gang Dance performed at the after party, with Becca Diamond and Glasser serving as deejays. Not sure who decided to play Marilyn Manson’s The Beautiful People, but the irony was not lost on me. Guests danced on the rooftop as they downed Belvedere Vodka Silver and smoked Camacho Cigars. Tough act to follow.

Tagged: 3D, April Leight, Becca Diamond, Belvedere Silver, Bright Blueberry, Gang Gang Dance, Glasser, Lauren Alexander, LED Lights, Lilac, LnA, LnA Sunglasses, Mac & Milk, Meatpacking District, Melon Orange, Milk Studios, NYFW, Spring 2011, The Milk Group, video projection

LOVE: Comic-Con Recap

styleinspades — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 17:41:16 +0000

Ellen Page in jeans and a tee; Liv Tyler in Mulberry (Super)

Blake Lively in Preen (Green Lantern)

Angelina Jolie in Versace (Salt)

Anna Paquin in Helmut Lang with Stephen Moyer (True Blood)

Elizabeth Mitchell, Anna Torv, Jena Malone, Ellen Wong, and Mary Elizabeth Winstead (Girls That Kick Ass: A New Generation Of Heroines Panel)

Olivia Wilde in Enza Costa and Helmut Lang (Megamind)

Vanessa Hudgens in Black Halo (Sucker Punch)

Natalie Portman and Kat Dennings (Thor)

Kieran Culkin and Kat Dennings (EW and SyFy Celebrate Comic-Con Party)

Photo Source

Tagged: Angelina Jolie, Anna Paquin, Anna Torv, Black Halo, Blake Lively, Brian Atwood, cartier, Chanel nail polish, Christian Louboutin, Comic-Con, Comic-Con 2010, Elizabeth Mitchell, Ellen Page, Ellen Wong, Enza Costa, EW and SyFy Celebrate Comic-Con Party, Ferragamo, Girls That Kick Ass: A New Generation Of Heroines Panel, Green Lantern, Helmut Lang, Jena Malone, Kat Dennings, Kieran Culkin, Liv Tyler, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Megamind, Mulberry, Natalie Portman, Olivia Wilde, Preen, Preen Resort 2011, Salt, San Diego, Stephen Moyer, Sucker Punch, Super, Thor, True Blood, Vanessa Hudgens, Versace

NEXT: Taylor Momsen for John Galliano

styleinspades — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 15:10:51 +0000

Take a look at the new face of John Galliano’s latest perfume:

It’s Taylor Momsen. You may recognize her as the actress who plays Jenny Humphrey on Gossip Girl, or as the front woman for The Pretty Reckless.

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Taylor is also signed to IMG, and has modeled for Madonna’s Material Girl collection and New Look. Earlier this year, she helped Victoria’s Secret launch their Love Rocks fragrance collection:

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New Look S/S 2010:.

Victoria’s Secret, Love Rocks:

In case you’re wondering what to expect, below is an ad for Galliano’s first perfume:

This will be Momsen’s first high fashion campaign.

Photo Sources: 1, 2, 3, 4

Tagged: ad campaign, fragrance collection, Gossip Girl, high fashion, IMG Models, Jenny Humphrey, John Galliano, John Galliano perfume, Love Rocks, Macy's, Madonna, Material Girl, model, music, New Look, Taylor Momsen, Taylor Momsen perfume, The CW, The Pretty Reckless, Victoria's Secret

[STYLE IN SPADES]

Cushnie et Ochs Fall 2012 & Lana Del Rey

Rebecca Minkoff Fall 2012

Elle Fanning for Marc Jacobs Fall 2011

Met Costume Gala 2011

Last night The Metropolitan Museum of Art hosted it’s annual Costume Institute Gala. The current exhibition is called “Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty.” .

Last Night’s Best Dressed:

Ashley Greene in Donna Karan

Diane Kruger in Jason Wu

Dianna Agron in Michael Kors

Alexa Chung in Christopher Kane

Emma Roberts in Michael Kors

Evan Rachel Wood in Gucci

Jessica Szohr in… Topshop? Wow.

Zoe Saldana in Calvin Klein

Best of Fall 2011

3.1 Phillip Lim

ADAM

Akris

Alberta Ferretti

Alexander McQueen

Alexander Wang

Anna Sui

Anna Sui

Balenciaga

Balenciaga

Balmain

Brioni

Burberry Prorsum

Christian Dior

Christian Dior

Christopher Kane

Christopher Kane

Doo.Ri

Etro

Gucci

Halston

Jenni Kayne

Jill Stuart

Louis Vuitton

Louis Vuitton

Miu Miu

Prada

Valentino

Permission to Bedazzle Your Face: Granted

Armani Privé’s bedazzled face masks are undoubtedly the most striking pieces to be shown at the Spring 2011 Haute Couture shows thus far:

Also from Armani Privé are these lip jewels:

So I guess this means that Ke$ha’s a fashion visionary…

Or maybe not.

Sources: 1, 2

TREND: Ballet Pink (as seen in Black Swan)

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Kanye West’s “Runaway” video

.

Despite the fact that feathers may become popular, I believe the bigger trend will be the color light pink as it is commonly associated with ballet (i.e. the leather slippers, satin pointe shoes and light pink tights).

BEHOLD… ballet pink:

Ballet pink was used in the Pre-Fall 2011 collections of Phillip Lim 3.1, Burberry Prorsum, Doo.Ri, Hervé Léger by Max Azria, and Oscar De La Renta:

Phillip Lim 3.1

Phillip Lim 3.1

Burberry Prorsum

Burberry Prorsum

Doo.Ri

Oscar De La Renta

Oscar De La Renta

Just for kicks… here are some more examples from the earlier Spring 2011 collections of Chanel, Proenza Schouler, D&G, Azzaro, Diane von Furstenberg, Jil Sander, Christian Dior, and Chloé:

Chanel

Proenza Schouler

D&G

Azzaro

Diane von Furstenberg

Chloé

Chloé

Boo-ya.

^This word is cruelly underutilized

Photo Sources: 1, 2, 3, 4.

LnA Spring 2011 Presentation @ Milk Studios

Last night LnA designers, Lauren Alexander and April Leight, presented their Spring 2011 collection at Milk Studios:

^Models stood on individual colored light boxes, opposite a 3D video projection.

The palette for the Spring 2011 season includes bright colors such as Melon Orange, Lilac, and Blueberry.

LnA’s presentation is featured in The Milk Group’s SS11 Day 1 Highlights video. Watch it HERE.

Last night The Metropolitan Museum of Art hosted it’s annual Costume Institute Gala. The current exhibition is called “Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty.”
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