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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Couture To Adore: Anja Rubik by Patrick Demarchelier for Vogue Japan May 2012

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THESE GOWNS. They're simply marvelous! I love these pictures!

Also, I can't believe editorials from May issues are on the internet already. Time flies!

Before Dior.

I love seeing shots of the collection prior to the runway show! I find it so fascinating to see how a collection comes together.  It's amazing that just the night before the show, 40 of the looks at Dior were still not completed, yet, within 24 hours, everything is finished and ready to present to the public. I was pleasantly surprised and how much I liked the couture at Dior this season, because I really didn't like the fall collection much (and I know a lot of other people felt the same way.) Without Galliano, the order and coherence of the collection was gone. However, the Dior team presented a stunning collection for spring. But to be quite honest, if you give me a collection filled with full skirts, incredible shapes and ruffles and I'm automatically sold!  It was a total flashback to the original creations of Mr.Dior so many years ago. The classic Dior silhouette was there, but the gowns were totally modern and wearable (well, as wearable as couture can be.) J'adore Dior!

Photos via here, and T Magazine (I love T magazine's fashion week coverage each season. The pictures are amazing!)

A Painter

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Some of these shots are so beautiful, it's almost heartbreaking.

Ivy League

Wow. I have NO idea where I would wear this. I wish I could actually see the shoes.


Maison Martin Margiela Couture

Spring 2010 Couture

photo from nymag.com