Part Noveau: Lilah Ramzi Shows How Fashion Photography Recycles Ideas

Being the fashion photography buff that I am, I love fashion historian Lilah Ramzi's blog. Titled Part Noveau, the blog puts past and future photographs and garments side by side to show how the industry recycles ideas in fashion design and photography, and how it draws inspiration from the past. Here are some of my favorite examples. (Love the Audrey Hepburn references the most)

Vanessa Traina, You're The Coolest

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Vanessa's style captivates me. She dresses the way that I wish I did: just enough black, color when necessary, interesting shapes and minimalistic ideals. Vanessa, can you give me style lessons?

Prete and Bruno Fall 2012

Here's some of my favorite shots from the Prete & Bruno show back in February. The brand's debut collection was bursting with velvet, gold, green, sheer, and feathery looks. Trend-wise they were spot on; green, black and gold were very prominent on the fall runways. Although there were pieces that apply to every consumer age, I would have really loved to see more of a focus. Who is the Prete and Bruno woman? It would appear that she's a schizophrenic Italian woman who can't decide if she's clubbing or having tea, and she's not sure if she is 18 or 60. The inspiration was classic Hollywood glamour, but it was taken rather literally. I would have liked to see more of a modern take on the theme. I call collections like this '-esque' collections The green tweed suit was Chanel-esque, the tight sparkle mini dresses were Versace-esque, etc. Nothing was terribly new, and unfortunately doing so much gold makes things look rather cheap and gaudy. My favorite pieces were the green and black fly-away skirt (seen in picture four) and the tweed coat in picture eight. Don't get me wrong- I'm a really big fan of these boys. Their passion and hard work was really evident in their presentation. I just hope that in time they will be able to present collections that are more relevant to fashion now.

Editorial: Everything Is Still

Such pretty clothes. Although, I gotta say, the metallic Givenchy dress with the arm pit cut-outs has always puzzled me. "Here, let's expose solely your arm pits. Everyone knows that they're a girl's best feature." Ha, but anyways, I hope you all are having a lovely week. Sorry again for the lack of posting. 

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The Silent Twenties (Ilva Heitmann by Oliver Stalmans for Elle Denmark March 2012)

This Oscar de la Renta dress is amazing. I got to check it out in-person here.

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I love this editorial! The darker, more serious take on the flapper theme is very cool.