[STYLE IN SPADES]

Met Costume Gala 2011

Posted in By Emily by styleinspades on May 3, 2011
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

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Diane Kruger in Jason Wu

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Dianna Agron in Michael Kors

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Alexa Chung in Christopher Kane

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Emma Roberts in Michael Kors

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Evan Rachel Wood in Gucci

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Jessica Szohr in… Topshop? Wow.

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Zoe Saldana in Calvin Klein

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Best of Fall 2011

Posted in By Emily by styleinspades on March 13, 2011
3.1 Phillip Lim

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ADAM

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Akris

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Alberta Ferretti

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Alexander McQueen

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Alexander Wang

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Anna Sui

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Anna Sui

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Balenciaga

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Balenciaga

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Balmain

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Brioni

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Burberry Prorsum

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Christian Dior

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Christian Dior

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Christopher Kane

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Christopher Kane

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Doo.Ri

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Etro

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Gucci

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Halston

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Jenni Kayne

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Jill Stuart

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Louis Vuitton

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Louis Vuitton

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Miu Miu

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Prada

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Valentino

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NEXT: Alexander McQueen Will Show In Paris

Posted in By Em, NEXT by styleinspades on February 18, 2010
Surprise!

Amazing news. The latest collection Alexander McQueen was working on before his death will be shown during Paris Fashion Week. (Why Paris instead of London, idk don’t ask me these things)

Also, The Gucci Group will keep the McQueen brand going-contrary to initial beliefs…
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I’ll take it.
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Photo Credits: The Fashion Spot

LOVE: Betsey Johnson Fall 2010 RTW

Posted in By Em, LOVE by styleinspades on February 15, 2010
Starting this post out with a bang. Or rather, a “Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang.” I took this photo at the very end of the show, but I think it deserves to be shown first:

I attended the Betsey Johnson Fall 2010 RTW show last night & my life is forever changed. Ok maybe that’s a little much, but the show really was spectacular. Because it was Valentine’s Day, the theme for the night was “Kiss Kiss Bang Bang.” Models did not simply walk the runway. They acted as banditos, gamblers, rangers, vagabonds, farm hands, bank clerks, brothelettes, robbers, witches, gypsys & madames. Guns were pointed, money was thrown, and models were slapped.

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The models also interacted with the audience a bit. One even threw front row guest, Melissa Joan Hart, her hat:

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Some other interesting moments included Kelly Osbourne walking the runway & a small tribute to Alexander McQueen:

^The model wore red wax lips McQueen showed in his Fall ’09 show

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Here are my “Top Four” looks from the Betsey Johnson show:

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I really can’t ramble on enough. The show was brilliant! Very entertaining & engaging.
Betsey ended it as she usually does- with cartwheels:

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Here are a few more of my personal pictures:.

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^Hay runway

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^Everyone wanted to have one of the huge blow up hearts to keep keep as a souvenir

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I didn’t need a giant blow up heart because I got this awesome gift bag:

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The gift bags included Stila makeup boxes that can be hooked up to an iPod or iPhone to play music. There were a few Betsey Johnson items, some Stila makeup, tons of discount cards, etc.

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Photo Credits: Style In Spades, NYMag, Style, Coutured

LOVE: Alexander McQueen Through the Years

Posted in By Em, LOVE by styleinspades on February 12, 2010
I’ve finally had a moment to pull together images for: Alexander McQueen Through the Years.

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WARNING: It’s very picture heavy, hence the link.
WARNING: Images are also brilliant & may change your life.

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Photo Credits: MSN

WATCH: R.I.P Alexander McQueen

Posted in By Em, WANT by styleinspades on February 11, 2010
Old school Alexander McQueen F/W 2006, the Kate Moss hologram. Click below to watch:
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R.I.P. Alexander McQueen
Tribute to follow.

NEXT: Super Bowl Style

Posted in By Em, NEXT by styleinspades on February 6, 2010
Honestly, I’m not even going to pretend I know squat about Sunday’s super bowl, or football in general. All I know is the fashion industry has a surprisingly large number of football fans as evidenced by some SS10 collections.
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Let’s start of with the easy stuff. Alexander Wang & Alexander Herchcovitch both showed football shaped clutches in their SS10 collections:

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^Alexander Wang “Brady” leather football clutch

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I love the “Brady” clutch. I was holding it the other day, trying to decide if it’s the kind of thing one could actually use in everyday life, or if Wang made it just for kicks (no pun intended). It’s pretty fantastic in that it’s not as gimmicky as a football clutch could have been. I’d definitely wear it!

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^Alexander Herchcovitch leather football accessory

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The rest of the Herchcovitch & Wang collections are pretty straight forward. They both have the big shoulder pads going on & most of the Alexander Wang pieces look particularly sporty…
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Which is why we’re moving on to the abstract!
Alexander McQueen showed this glossy black football shaped clutch in the SS10 show:

^Alexander McQueen SS10 clutch

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And another shot so you can see the football shape:

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Vanessa Bruno showed lace knee pads for SS10:

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Vanessa Bruno backstage:

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Just to mix things up & maybe even get some laughs…
“Football beauty” A.K.A. helmet hair:

^Anna Sui SS10

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^Anna Sui SS10

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So…I wonder if Lady Gaga will get dressed up for the super bowl
Oh wait, she already rocks that look everyday

^Lady Gaga lookin’ like a linebacker

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Photo Credits: NY Mag, Honey Mag, Elle, Bossip

LOVE: Dakota Fanning’s Stripper Shoes

Posted in By Em, LOVE, NEXT, TREND, WANT by styleinspades on January 10, 2010
I was never really a “shoe girl.” I mean… I always wore shoes. I wasn’t walking into public restrooms barefoot like Britney Spears circa 2008. I simply wasn’t interested in them to the extent that say, Miss Carrie Bradshaw was:

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“I’m not home, but my shoes are. Leave them a message.”
Now, is it just me or is it a little creepy to ask people to leave voice messages for your shoes?

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However, I admit that for the past three-ish years, shoes have really been stepping up their game & stealing my attention. They’ve transformed from an afterthought (something chosen to match an outfit) into statement pieces that one might instead, actually formulate an outfit around.
Here are a few of my recent favorites:

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credit: seaofshoes.typepad.com

^Proenza

Credit: JakandJil.com

^Alexander McQueen

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Credit: elle.com

^Ohne Titel

Credit: thefashionspot.com

^Alexander McQueen

Credit: seaofshoes.typepad.com

^Ann Demeulemeester

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So, as I mentioned above, shoes are stealing the show. They are becoming bolder and more dramatic with every season. Thus, it was  inevitable that the stripper shoe come into fashion. Ok so maybe not inevitable, but they are attention grabbing so it’s not totally surprising.

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What does surprise me is when Dakota Fanning wears them.

Credit: dakota-fanning-blogs-sapo-pt.jpeg

^Yves Saint Laurent Aliama Pumps

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I blame you Miley!

Credit: katieandgeoff.blogspot.com

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Only kidding. I actually think Dakota pulls them off quite well, pairing them with pants rather than a skirt or shorts.

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Have any of you been struttin’ the streets in platforms lately?
If not, have you spotted someone else trying to pull them off? Did they fall? Did you get a picture of it?

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LOVE: Queens, Costumes & Movies

Posted in By Em, LOVE by styleinspades on January 10, 2010
A while ago, I promised that I would write about Colleen Atwood. In case you didn’t know, she’s the costume designer for the upcoming Alice in Wonderland movie & has also designed for Nine, Chicago, Sweeney Todd, and Memoirs of a Geisha among others.

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^Photo of Colleen’s Red Queen costume sketch by Nancy Stadler

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I love writing about costumes for television and movies. Yes, I also love Alexander McQueen & his creepy alien shoes. However, McQueen, like most designers does not consider the person who wears the clothes. Sizes are quite tiny, shoes can be nearly impossible to walk in, and sometimes it seems like the clothes are simply not meant to be worn! That is because on the runway a shoe is not really a shoe. Runway is fashion for fashion’s sake. It’s art.

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Credit: grazia.ninemsn.com

^McQueen
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Costumes, on the other hand, visually portray a character’s personality & circumstances.  They have a slew of responsibilities from being period correct to considering what a character can afford to wear. Certain colors or motifs are also used to further convey a message about the character. Bottom line: costumes kick ass because they can be analyzed.

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So back to Colleen. Take a look at her work:

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Credit: clevercrow.com

^Sleepy Hollow

Credit: hailmary-fullofgrace.blogspot.com

^Memoirs of a Geisha

Credit: hollywoodjesus.com

^Chicago


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Alright then, so that’s Colleen Atwood’s work in a virtual nutshell. The Sweeney Todd costumes say “cya” (apathetically of course).

Credit: costumezee.com

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