A La Femme

Burberry Spring 2012 Video - Behind the Scenes

2011-09-19T13:30:00.003-05:00

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Kate Moss & Daughter Lila Grace - Vogue US September

2011-08-11T11:33:00.003-05:00

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Although there is a full editorial shot by Mario Testino for Kate Moss' wedding, I found this image to be so striking. The beauty and simplicity of this shot is so endearing. To see the rest of the shoot check out Vogue's September issue or click here.

Love Magazine #6 Fall/Winter Issue - Mert & Marcus

2011-08-02T19:05:00.001-05:00

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How amazing are these covers, its almost impossible to pick a favorite. The newsstand covers feature young actresses Hailee Steinfeld, Elle Fanning and Chloe Moretz. While the special edition covers also showcase five top models including Lara Stone, Mariacarla Boscono, Kristen McMenamy, Daphne Groeneveld and Nyasha Matonhodze.

Nobody Knows Marc

2011-07-17T19:34:00.000-05:00

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Stumbled across this blog thanks to Le Fashion and now its one of my new favorite sites. Their images give me so much inspiration. Definitely check it out here.

Louis Vuitton Animal Bags by Billie Achilleos

2011-07-16T00:22:00.001-05:00

Sorry, for the lack of post. I've been catching up on some designs. Luckily I took a break or else I wouldn't have come across this lovely video. Its from an Artist name Billie Achilleos, who after a huge response from her original collaboration with Louis Vuitton, was brought in to design a second set of bags to look like animals. The concept is so ingenious and creative...I wish I would have thought of it, haha. Billie has done an amazing job and deserves all the credit for such an concept:

The Original Display:

http://blog.billieachilleos.co.uk

Bergdorf Goodman Fall Ad Campaign Casting Call

2011-07-02T15:17:00.003-05:00

I have some great news, I was picked for the Bergdorf Goodman casting call for their fall ad campaign. Its such a great opportunity, I'll keep you all updated. On another note I'm pretty excited to see the Alexander McQueen exhibit when I go to New York. I'm going straight there from the airport.....can't wait!!

Givenchy Fall 2011 Campaign Video

2011-06-29T13:14:00.005-05:00

Wow, Natalia Vodianova, Naomi Campbell, Maria Boscono and Kristen McMenamy will be featured in Givenchy Fall campaign. That's a pretty amazing line-up....its barely Summer and yet Fall is already starting to look up.

Azzedine Alaia Interview - Virgine Magazine

2011-06-22T16:46:00.001-05:00

by Eric Waroll
Translated and edited by Carlotta Morteo

Azzedine Alaïa’s showroom / shop / workshop / office feels timeless. The floor is covered in parquet; the rooms are filled with natural daylight from the large windows. The walls and brick towers supporting the ceiling are a dazzling red. Neither too retro nor too futuristic, the creations of the Tunisian-born designer are set out in harmony with the design of the room.

Holder of two fashion Oscars, Alaïa doesn’t have to worry about his place as one of the greatest in the history of fashion. But skills come withhardships, patience, and enduring passion. Since a young age, he was fascinated by the creations he discovered in the copies of Vogue. At Guy Laroche, Alaïa launched his first collection of ready-to-wear for Charles Jourdan in the ’70s. It was in the ’80s that Alaïa impressed the fashionworld by focusing on perfectly fitted fabrics that embraced the shape of bodies and exposed the chic and sensuality of his subjects. The creator isseen as both a designer and an architect.

Photography by Txema Yeste

He created innovative and amazing outfits and developed a strong clientele: Grace Jones (with whom he still works closely), Madonna, NaomiCampbell (who became his muse), and more recently, Michelle Obama.

What struck me first and most about him was his radiant personality and energetic character; he invited me to join him at the table along with his team. Azzedine Alaïa loves to laugh. He challenged one of his team members to eat a dangerously spicy sauce and proved that he could eat largeamounts of it himself. I was having breakfast with a legend of fashion, yet I witnessed his respectful humanity.

Photography by Txema Yeste

What triggered you to get into fashion?

I was helping Madame Pinot, a midwife that helped in giving birth to my whole family. I told her that I liked to draw. She gave me books, pamphlets to art exhibitions, and my first book of Picasso. She registered me at the School of Fine Arts against my father’s will. I passed the exam and got accepted. My father was a wheat farmer and lived far from Tunis, where I lived.

[My father] didn’t give us children money to live, so very soon I found a job in a very small shop, 5 square meters. The owner was looking for someone to finish up the dresses. My sister had learned sewing with the nuns, and she had a notebook with all the basics. That was my first real experience with fashion, and while I was in the shop, I improved dramatically.

Close to the boutique, there was a beautiful palace where two wealthy girls spent their days looking out the balcony. They saw me going in and out of the shop with cartons and fabrics, and, finally, one day after school, they came up to question me about my work and invited me to their house that same night. When I got there, I met their cousin, who wore Dior and Balmain dresses. She sent me to work for Leila, a dressmaker who made copies of Balmain clothing. A friend of hers helped me go work for Dior in Paris, in the ladies-suits’ atelier. Because of the war in Algeria I ended up working there for only five days.

How did you feel about Dior back then?

In these times there was Dior, Balenciaga, Chanel; everybody fantasized about them and every woman dreamed of wearing one of their dresses. It wasn’t like today with the ready-to-wear.

Talking about Dior, what do you think of the Galliano case?

I don’t know enough about it really, but it’s sad. As I said many times, the fashion world, its system, can be disturbing. The system imposed Galliano, and others, to make four collections for him, four collections for the house, four for men, and four for women. When you have one idea per year, it’s already a miracle! Now, it has become crafty fiddling at a breakneck pace. That’s not the essence of fashion. How can you really be creative under these circumstances? For the young designers it’s very hard, and for the more mature, they drink more, take more drugs… what I am saying is that the system is not right. We have to see the work from another angle. The system is too stressful: too many collections, too much pressure. As in other fields, if you want to do a good creative job, it takes time. What’s the point? I’m working 24 hours a day. I have had a house in Tunisia for 20 years, and I never have time to go because there are collections, fittings….

How did your first collection come about?

In 1979, it was all about eyelets, gloves, berets, and rubber trench coats. The house actually made clothes for the British army. It was a ready-to-wear collection for Charles Jourdan, but the buyers thought it was too sadomasochistic. Elle magazine photographed it anyway, and Barney started buying gloves, then coats, then everything! [New York Times photographer] Bill Cunningham also got interested, and he knows fashion better than anybody. Always with his bicycle in the streets of New York, he is crazy and I love him!

What about the scenography of your first show?

We didn’t use any music that time. The girls were parading in the lounge: Iman, Jerry Hall, all the important ones were parading during five days. One day, we did a show in the Belles-Chasses street in Paris. Japanese people were willing to film, but these fashion shows were only for our clients. That’s why we did this show outside. We taped it while children were running out of school to see the girls from the show. It’s a beautiful movie. I had the models parade with crocodile skin jackets. I had seen crocodile skin drying in a warehouse, and they were as big as this table! And I thought that it was just impossible! I was told that they were made to cover furniture or carpets. I really wanted to use them for clothes, so we softened them by scratching them. It was like velvet. I did some unlined jackets with that skin. I still have them. So the girls marched in the streets of Belles-Chasses with it.

Where do you get the inspiration for each of your collections?

I take the crystal ball, I put my hands on it, and I do like the fortune tellers. The images come quickly and I take notes. The next day I ask Olivier to read it but it is tricky to understand.

No, when I work, I can’t say that I have “inspiration,” really I construct visions. At times, I have flashes that come from movies or images. For example, the zipped Arrietty dress. I made a dress where the zip would be like a snake. I draw the zip so that you can’t see the breasts, then it runs around the waist and the hip and finally encircles the most beautiful part of the bottom. So when you want to show your bottom, you open it and your bottom looks beautiful! Ines de la Fressange wore it. Voila! That’s the idea! Now, Hervé Léger says that he is the one to have created the concept of the zipped dress. He better keep it low, because I could sue him! [Laughs.]

Are you demanding with yourself?

When I don’t like something, I cancel. One time the manufacturer delivered jackets that didn’t fit at all because they were too tight. I cancelled them because women should not pay a fortune to be uncomfortable. Happily, women love me and buy my clothes, unlike Karl who’s never been loved like me! [Laughs.] Actually I have more strength than before. I have more energy now to do things, because my head works differently. If you want to do a good creative job, it takes time. I don’t want to end up senile, old, and destroyed by fashion. I am privileged because I really do what I want to, at my own pace.

How do you feel about Karl Lagerfeld?

I don’t like his fashion, his spirit, his attitude. It’s too much caricature. Karl Lagerfeld never touched a pair of scissors in his life. That doesn’t mean that he’s not great, but he’s part of another system. He has capacity. One day he does photography, the next he does advertisements for Coca-Cola. I would rather die than see my face in a car advertisement. We don’t do the same work. And I think that he is not doing a favor to young stylists who might think it works that way. They’re going to fall before they retire.

You have some problems with Anna Wintour?

I said it before. She runs the business (Vogue) very well, but not the fashion part. When I see how she is dressed, I don’t believe in her tastes one second. I can say it loudly! She hasn’t photographed my work in years even if I am a best seller in the U.S. and I have 140 square meters at Barneys. American women love me; I don’t need her support at all. Anna Wintour doesn’t deal with pictures; she is just doing PR and business, and she scares everybody. But when she sees me, she is the scared one. [Laughs.] Other people think like me, but don’t say it because they are afraid that Vogue won’t photograph them. Anyway, who will remember Anna Wintour in the history of fashion? No one. Take Diana Vreeland, she is remembered because she was so chic. What she did with the magazine was great, with Avedon and all the great photographers. Vogueremains while its fashion editors come and go.

I love Grace Jones; I know you often work together. How is your collaboration?

She has a lot of dynamism. She has something inside that sucks you in. I also travelled with her. She has so much energy; it’s fantastic to be with her. Lady Gaga is different. I don’t think they have anything in common. I like her too and she has her own thing, but I never met her.

With whom do you have regular contacts?

We don’t have that many, but we have great ones, like Ghesquière, Alber Elbaz, Comme des Garçons, Watanabe and Sophie Théallet.

Photography by Txema Yeste

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I love his honesty. He is unafraid to express his feelings and his ideas which I can thoroughly appreciate. Not to forget he is one of my favorite designers. This interview makes me appreciate Azzedine even more.

W Magazine July - Designers and Their Musical Muses

2011-06-21T13:46:00.002-05:00

Karl Lagerfeld and Janelle Monae

Christopher Bailey and George Craig

Jack & Lazaro (Proenza Schouler) and Yoko Ono

Alexander Wang and Diplo

Donatella Versace and M.I.A

Francisco Costa (Calvin Klein) and Esperanza Spalding

Frida Giannini (Gucci) and Florence Welch

Mulleavy Sisters (Rodarte) and Kanye West

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Versace for H&M Video w/ Donatella

2011-06-21T09:53:00.001-05:00

Kate Moss & Terry Richardson for Mango

2011-06-21T08:50:00.001-05:00

Alexander Wang Resort 2012

2011-06-16T14:37:00.000-05:00

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Stella McCartney Resort 2012

2011-06-16T14:18:00.001-05:00

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Celine Resort 2012

2011-06-16T14:16:00.000-05:00

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Emilio Pucci Resort 2012

2011-06-16T14:08:00.001-05:00

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Tom Ford Fall 2011

2011-06-15T15:17:00.001-05:00

My New Sunnies

2011-06-14T15:15:00.001-05:00

Picked up a new pair of cat-eye sunnies just in time for the summer. First of many pairs to be acquired in the upcoming months. I'm currently on the hunt for the perfect red pair.

The Beautiful Person - Lea Seydoux & Louis Garrel

2011-06-10T16:05:00.003-05:00

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I recently watch The Beautiful Person/La Belle Personne and I found Lea Seydoux to be quite charming. Engulfed in melancholy, she seems so fragile but she's no demoiselle dans la détresse. Louis Garrel, who most of you may know from The Dreamers, is as charming as can be. He's handsome, charismatic and the seducer. The melancholy of the film stems from the unrequited love of many of the characters. In the end, I still found the movie to be beautiful and honest.

Another film I love is Dans Paris, which has become one of my favorite movies. Also starring Garrel, the reality of heartbreak and finding closure is very sincere in this film. The love between Garrel and Duris is some of the most touching I've seen in a long time. But one of my favorite scenes come from Romain Duris and Joana Preiss. I recommend the film to anyone wanting to see a touching film. Below is Duris and Preiss' getting closure after their breakup:

Donna Karan Resort 2012

2011-06-07T12:01:00.001-05:00

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Just a few of my favorite dresses from Donna Karan's Resort. The very first and last dress are my absolute favorites.

My New Design

2011-06-06T19:10:00.002-05:00

Hello all my lovely readers. I've been designing up a storm lately and this dress is one of my favorite designs. Its super comfortable and elegant, which is a perfect combo. I've just listed it in my store here.

Inez and Vinoodh Behind the Scenes: CFDA Awards Photo Shoot

2011-06-06T13:50:00.000-05:00

Inez and Vinoodh have done it again, shooting some of fashion's biggest designers for the CFDA awards. From what I can see the shots look pretty epic. P.S. How cute was Arizona Muse?? Those brows get me everytime...

Tom Ford - Provocative, Sexy and Candid

2011-06-04T23:35:00.000-05:00

Harper's Bazaar January Issue Interview with Derek Blasberg

Q & A

DEREK BLASBERG: SO LET’S TALK ABOUT THE EXTRAVAGANZA THAT WE WITNESSED IN NEW YORK.
TOM FORD: First of all, it’s very hard for me to talk about fashion. I hate when I sit down at a dinner party and someone starts talking to me about fashion. I just can’t stand it. Maybe most bankers like talking about banking, or maybe not, but since I do it all day long and since I feel that everything I have to say about fashion is in my clothes… I would rather sit and gossip for an hour than sit here and talk about fashion. But it’s a fashion magazine, so let’s talk about fashion.

DB: WELL, I’M NOT SO INTERESTED IN TALKING ABOUT THE TRENDS OF THE SEASON ARE, OR YOUR FAVORITE MATERIAL. WHAT HAPPENED IN NEW YORK TRANSCENDED A FASHION SHOW WAS – IT WAS A FASHION SPECTACLE!
TF: It was because I had fun! I had so much fun!

DB: HOW DID IT COME TO YOU? DID YOU PLAN IT FOR WEEKS AND WEEKS?
TF: I had told myself a long time ago there’s no way I’m going back to womenswear until have something new to say. Then, when I decided – when I could see what was going on in the fashion world, and I could see that a certain type of clothing and a certain type of woman wasn’t being addressed –I felt like the fun had gone out of fashion. It had gotten so businesslike and so serious, and of course it is a business and you have to make money. But the most important thing is joy. People used to get so excited about fashion. And being on the outside for a while, looking at it from the outside in, it just didn’t look fun to me. It looked like something had gotten off track. I had something new to say: the collection is quite traditional clothes, which was part of my message. Let’s get back to beautiful clothes that you don’t want to throw away every three seasons, and hopefully you’ll pull them out in 15 years and someone will ask what you’re wearing.

DB: I’M SURE THAT HAPPENS TO YOU ALL THE TIME.
TF: Yes, people always say to me, “I’m wearing you. From 2002, from that Gucci collection…”

DB: DO YOU REMEMBER EVERY COLLECTION? EVERY LOOK AND EVERY MODEL?
TF: Of course I remember [the garment and the collection]. I don’t really remember the models that wore it, and that’s one reason when I was thinking how I was going to show the collection, I said I can’t do another goddman show with a bunch of bland girls walking mindlessly into a bank of photographers. I just can’t get excited about that.

DB: OH, SO THAT’S WHY YOU SHOVED BEYONCE IN FRONT OF TERRY RICHARDSON.
TF: I thought, “How can I make this fun?” I have to say, and this may make it seem less glamorous, the whole came to me when I was sitting on a train from London to Paris with the fabulous Whitney [Bromberg Hawkings], who is our European Director of PR. All of a sudden it just popped in my head: “I’m going to do the Don Loper fashion show from I Love Lucy”…

DB: I LOVE LUCY? I DON’T REMEMBER A FASHION SHOW.
TF: It’s genius! Lucy and Ethel are in Los Angeles, and Don Loper was an LA fashion designer, and he had a couture salon. They want to go to the Don Loper fashion show, so they go to the store and every dress costs $500. Don Loper comes in – and of course the audience all claps, even though no one knows who Don Loper is today, although I do know he did exist. Lucy can’t afford this $500 little simple dress, but then Don Loper comes in and says [queue accent] “Oh, you’re Mrs. Ricki Ricardo, I’m doing this fashion show on all the wives of Hollywood stars and I would love for you to be in the show, and what you get for being in the show is a free outfit.” So she agrees to do the show, but she lays out by the pool all day long and she suntans too much and he gives her a tweed outfit and she can barely walk. During the show Don Loper comes up and introduces everyone: Mrs. Van Heflin is wearing a two-piece blah blah blah. And then everyone claps.

DB: EVERYONE WAS CLAPPING AT YOUR SHOW, EVEN IF YOU DIDN’T USE PRODUCER’S WIVES. HOW DID YOU WIDDLE DOWN YOUR LIST OF GIRLS?
TF: I chose those models because I knew them. I was one of the first people to give Liya a job, and the same with Carolyn Murphy. Amber opened the show with the belted hip huggers, which was my first hit. So I went back to try and get those models, and I took a handful of the contemporary girls working today… the girls that jump out at me on the pages of the fashion magazines. And then I thought, well, Lisa Eisner inspires me, so why don’t I just put her in the show.

DB: THE ACTRESSES AND PERSONALITIES IN THE SHOW: MARISA BERENSON, DAPHNE GUINNESS, JULIANNE MOORE, AND MORE MORE MORE. THEY WERE PERFECTION. DID YOU PICK THE GIRLS AND THEN DESIGN, OR DID YOU DESIGN THEM AND THEN FIT A GIRL?

TF: It was a combination of both. I had a rough idea [when I started the collection in the spring], and I made a board of all the women I know who inspire me, and then some that I don’t know who inspire me. Then I thought about those women while I was designing, but I didn’t call any of them until about July, when the collection was almost set, and I wanted to make sure that something was right for each woman – because you really can’t ask one of those women to do something like this and then say, “Gee, Never mind, but thanks.” I just wanted to have a good time with it. I wanted the clothes to just be beautiful, and I had to be careful not to make it too kitsch, because I also wanted some moments were people were like, “Whoa, that’s beautiful.”

DB: THAT MOMENT DEFINITELY HAPPENED. A FEW TIMES.
TF: It was so much fun. When I went to bed that night, I said to Richard I felt really great. It’s true: I felt terrific after the show. That was the first time ever in my life after a fashion show that I’m going to bed and not at all worried about the reviews. I don’t care. I liked it, and I felt good, and I didn’t care.

DB: TO ME, YOU PICKED UP RIGHT WHERE YOU LEFT OFF. I WAS AT YOUR LAST SHOW FOR YSL, AND IT WAS PHENEMONAL.
TF: At YSL I had already made a shift – I was already 40 at YSL – and I was moving to a different phase. I started dressing – and when I say mature I don’t mean old – women than I had dressed at Gucci when I was trendier and targeting a younger costumer. I think my last collection at YSL was one of my best, even though I was very miserable at YSL while I was doing it.

DB: YOU WERE MISERABLE BECAUSE YOU WERE LEAVING?
TF: I was miserable because I kind of willed my exit. [My relationship at Gucci Group] had run its course. I was designing 16 collections a year and shuttling back and forth between Paris and Milan and London. I was burning out. I was also Vice Chairman of Gucci Group, so I spent a lot of time in the Netherlands, I was in business meetings constantly and I was head of the acquisitions committee, which meant I was responsible for acquiring brands like Balenciaga and McQueen, and then overseeing these brands, and making sure they performed. And I was drinking and going out back then. I was burning the candle at every end possible, and I was getting bored.

DB: WILL YOU TRY AND DO A SHOW LIKE THIS ONE AGAIN NEXT YEAR?
TF: No. I’m determined to keep this fresh, and fun. And I think when you have fun with what you do it’s usually better and people respond to it more. I’m not doing a show next season, and I may not do a show for a while.

DB: YOUR TEAM WAS ON LOCK DOWN WITH THIS SHOW. NO PICTURES, NO ACCESS, NO NOTHING!
TF: My job is to serve the costumer. I don’t want to find myself designing for the press. I want to be designing for the costumer. The reason there were no pictures after is that I’m not sure [the websites who instantly stream the fashion shows] service the shopper. You design clothes, and they’re not in stores for 6 months. There’s no reason that – immediately, or 45 minutes later – people all over the world need to see your clothes, and then it can be knocked off for 29$. By the time it comes to the store you’re bored with it, it’s over exposed, and my costumer doesn’t want to wear the same jacket they just saw on so-and-so on a red carpet or in a tabloid.

DB: YOU DIDN’T EVEN FORMALLY ANNOUNCE YOU WERE DOING A SHOW.
TF: I didn’t want to announce if first, because I didn’t want to build anticipation. I didn’t even start on this whole project until after the Oscars, I didn’t even have a team at the beginning of April, or any manufacturers. I had to kill myself to put it together.

DB: WHILE YOU WERE ON HIATUS, WERE YOU LOOKING AT WHAT THE OTHER DESIGNERS WERE DOING?
TF: I have to say yes. But not like people would think. I look at some of the shows of the major designers I care about, but usually a month or so after they happened. I haven’t looked at this season yet. [Fashion] is a very small world, and to those of us who aren’t in that world it’s just not important.

DB: LET’S TALK ABOUT YOUR WORLD, TOM. CONGRATULATIONS ON THESE SWANKY NEW OFFICES.
TF: The office looks like hell. We just moved in and it looks like hell, look there’s a drill over there.

DB: THAT’S SO BUTCH OF YOU, TOM.
TF: I bought that myself, by the way. I needed my refrigerator connected and no one would do it, so I sent my driver out to get that drill, and cut a hole in the back of the bureau and plugged in the fucking refrigerator because I was tired of waiting for someone else to do it.

DB: AND SUCH NICE LIGHTING.
TF: I’m tired. That’s why we’re in dim light.

DB: WHEN WE SPOKE AROUND THE TIME THAT A SINGLE MAN CAME OUT, YOU TOLD ME THAT YOU WERE DEPRESSED AFTER YOU LEFT GUCCI, AND THAT THE FILM WAS BORN FROM YOUR INSTINCT, BUT ALSO FROM YOUR RESTLESSNESS. HOW DO YOU FEEL NOW?
TF: I wasn’t depressed when it came out, but I was depressed when I left Gucci. That film was my mid life crisis on screen, it was total catharsis. And it was enormously helpful. If anyone wants to know anything about me all they have to do is watch that filmI took Christopher Isherwood’s character and grafted myself on top of it. Everything I was feeling, everything I was going through, everything I do feel, everything I believe in – it’s all in that movie.

DB: THERE WAS A COCKTAIL CULTURE WHEN YOU WERE AT GUCCI AND YSL. HAS THAT CARRIED ON?
TF: There was a mega cocktail culture my whole career. I used to have three or four vodka tonics before a show, and then I would have them while I was doing my interviews, and then I moved to London – well, London is the drinking capital of the world. But I do not drink now.

DB: WHY? TO FOCUS, TO BE CONNECTED, TO DEBLOAT?
TF: I did debloat, I lost like 12 pounds and I can eat anything I want now. I can’t even gain wait. I could eat ice cream and cake all day long, and I’ll stay at the same weight, which is nice. I realized I wasn’t drinking to relax, I was drinking to escape. What I was trying to escape from was boring fucking goddamn industry dinner parties, which I don’t go to anymore. The only way I could endure them was to have a few drinks. I was doing too many things that I just didn’t want to be doing. So I don’t do them anymore.

DB: THIS ISN’T MY MOST ORIGINAL QUESTION, BUT HERE GOES: WHAT DO YOU THINK IS SEXY NOW?
TF: I can tell you what I don’t think is sexy: All these breasts that look like grapefruit halves, that don’t move, that are firm. I think it’s twisted that we have all these 10yearold girls who want collagen lips because Mommy has them, and because they’ve grown up only seeing collagen lips. It’s like when 13-year-old girls used to think they could get their ears pierced, and now they think, “Oh, I’m 13 I can get my new tits and new lips.” Which is the way it is. They think it’s a right of passage to be a woman – because we’ve lost touch with actually what humans look like. So what do I think is sexy now? A woman who has not had breast implants, a woman who is relaxed… one reason I think that the 70s will always be the decade for me – and obviously I grew up in that era – is that the beauty standard was touchable, kissable. Women didn’t wear bras because this was a time of female liberation, and the fashion was actually smallish breasts, but whatever breasts you had didn’t matter. You felt like you could just slip your hand in their blouse, it was a kissable sort of beauty, it was friendly. It wasn’t off-putting and hard. Now our beauty standard is Lara Croft.

DB: YOU ONCE TOLD ME YOU WOULDN’T SHAVE LETTERS INTO A WOMAN’S PUBIC HAIR NOWADAYS.
TF: I just branded a TF into a guy’s butt for a fashion shoot, though.

DB: SO YOU’RE STILL INTO THE WELL-PLACED LOGO?
TF: Well I did it as a sort of funny thing. [The picture is of a cowboy in a corral] and he’s wearing chaps and he’s naked and [the girls in the picture] tie him up and they’re branding a TF into his butt.

DB: OH YES.
TF: Had I not done the G at Gucci, I might not have done the TF. But I’ve got my own brand now, so it’s time to claim that. Besides, the guy had a very cute butt.

DB: WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE CONSIDERED THE ULTIMATE MODERN SEDUCER?
TF: I find it so amusing when people say I’m the ultimate seducer.

DB: WHY, YOU DON’T THINK YOU ARE?
TF: I have a very different opinion of myself then other people do. I see a much different person, and it always amazes me that people see something else.

DB: BUT YOU CAN ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE BUILT AN IMAGE, AND AN EMPIRE ON YOUR ABILITY TO SEDUCE, RIGHT?
TF: I think I’m pretty natural, and that’s seductive. I think some people take that naturalness as being fake. Like, “How could he be that natural?” I pretty much say what I think about whatever. I think when people are real, that’s seductive.

DB: I HAVE TO TELL YOU, AFTER YOUR SHOW IN NEW YORK, I SPOKE TO A FEW OF THE WOMEN THAT WERE IN THE SHOW: RITA, LOU, JULIA, DARIA AND NATALIA, INCLUDED. AND THEY ALL MENTIONED THEIR AROUSAL DURING THE FITTINGS. MORE THAN ONE MENTIONED YOU CARESSING THEIR BREASTS. DO YOU DO THAT CONSCIOUSLY?
TF: I like women. I will always touch anybody’s body if I can. I’m a very physical person. And I like touching people, and I touch people a lot. In America I would probably be arrested. I would definitely be sued for sexual harassment. For example, I walk though my design studio and I have this girl, who I love, and every time I walk past her I grab her back and press gently on her neck. I just feel like I have to touch her. And I do it to a guy too. I have this great young assistant and he’s just really sweet. I just sort of touch them all the time.

DB: YEAH, YOU WOULD DEFINITELY BE SUED IN NEW YORK.
TF: I know, except I think they’re all happy and they like it and they don’t mind.

DB. DO YOU THINK THERE’S A BIT OF HETEROSEXUALITY INTO YOU? GO WITH ME HERE: WHEN I WAS PREPPING FOR THIS INTERVIEW, I THOUGHT ABOUT THAT SCENE IN THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT WHEN ANNETTE BENNING AND JULIANNE MOORE ARE WATCHING GAY PORN TO GET OFF. IS THAT WHAT YOU’RE DOING WHEN YOU’RE WITH THESE WOMEN? GETTING OFF ON BEING STRAIGHT?
TF: Have I already told you this? I watch straight porn all the time…

DB: WELL THE IMAGE IN THE PORNOGRAPHY IS ALSO VERY TOM FORD: THESE GLISTENING, TANNED BEEFED OUT MEN…
TF: See, I don’t like that. In that particular scene those boys were too manicured. I’d rather watch you having sex.

DB: THANK YOU, TOM.
TF: I don’t mean that in a bad way.

DB: I DIDN’T TAKE IN A BAD WAY.
TF: I don’t mean that you’re not brown and glistening.

DB: WE’RE GETTING OFF TOPIC! WHAT I’M TRYING TO ASK IS THAT, SIMILAR TO THAT SCENE, DO YOU GET OFF BY ACTING HETEROSEXUAL WITH THESE WOMEN? IS YOUR OUTLET TOUCHING THE BREASTS OF WOMEN AND ASKING OSCAR WINNING ACTRESSES TO HAVE YOUR CHILDREN?
TF: I wouldn’t call it how I get off. I call it being myself.

DB: DO YOU WATCH HETEROSEXUAL PORN A LOT?
TF: I do! All the time.

DB: BUT THERE’S NO CLOTHES IN PORN.
TF: Who cares?

DB: I GUESS THERE CAN BE SHOES…
TF: I do have two gay women friend who watch porn, and I know several straight women who love to watch gay porn. So I know that there’s this cross over. I won’t tell you who it is, but she’s someone you know, and I’m often funneling her homo porn DVDs, and she’s straight and married and has kids.

DB: THE ONES THAT YOU GET SICK OF?
TF: Well, I don’t buy the DVDs anymore, but I have a good stash of old ones from before I watched it on the Internet. How are you going to put this into your profile?

DB: WELL, YOU HATE TALKING ABOUT FASHION, SO LET’S JUST TALK ABOUT PORN.
TF: It’s not that I hate fashion; I just don’t like talking about it.

DB: OK, THEN LET’S TALK ABOUT DIFFERENT KIND OF MOVIES: YOUR FEATURE FILMS. ARE YOU WORKING ON ANOTHER ONE?
TF: I have a new screenplay, which I’ve written myself from scratch and is completely different to A Single Man. That was my homo angst movie and this is something else. I was going to try and shoot it in August, but now I need a little distance from it. I’m probably going to rewrite the screenplay over Christmas in Mustique, which is where I had some good luck writing A Single Man for two Christmas’s in a row. I need to make sure it’s really the right thing, and that I’m as passionate about it as I was A Single Man. I may be rushing myself to try and shoot it in August. In the past four years I’ve started a menswear company, fragrance, eyewear, we almost have 30 stores now, just started women’s and I made a movie that did well. I still drive myself and drive myself and drive myself, and now I need to stop and say, I did some great things.

DB: DO YOU STILL WANT TO MOVE?
TF: We looked and looked, but we decided not to. Our house is too big, so we just decided to turn the top two or three floors into guest rooms, and to condense our living space into the bottom three floors.

DB: YOU COULD RUN A YOUTH HOSTEL ON THOSE TOP FLOORS, TOM.
TF: Oh stop it. When I was kid I never thought there would come a day when I would say, “My house is too big.” I would have liked to live at Chatsworth. However, when you have to page your boyfriend to find him in the house, and there’s no one else there, and you go from room to room and it’s empty… It doesn’t feel cozy and comfortable. Where is everyone?

DB: I CAN’T SAY I RELATE, BUT I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU’RE GETTING AT.
TF: One day you will relate.

DB: HOW DO YOU LOOK AT AGING?
TF: Well, what are you going to do?

DB: DO YOU LOOK IN THE MIRROR ALL THE TIME?
TF: Yes, all the time. Absolutely. [But] I don’t look in the mirror and admire, I look in the mirror and critique. That’s my job, and it’s just built in. I do it with everybody. I can immediately detect upon meeting someone that their head is too big for their body, they don’t have a neck, their third tooth over was chipped and the other teeth were fake, and badly done. They had some restalyn there, which was too much and made them look slightly Simian. They had three hairs growing out of that ear, and they missed two hairs on that eyebrow. That’s just what I do. So I look in the mirror and I turn the same thing onto myself. It isn’t that I’m saying, “Oh my god I’m getting older.” I’m saying, “OK, I have that line now. Is that going to go away? Should I not worry?” I’m very aware of my time, I’m very aware of how long I have, and how long I can keep a certain look.

DB: THAT IS A SKILL NOT EVERYONE HAS.
TF: We all have to sort of adjust our role models every five years, and ask, “Is this a realistic goal anymore? Am I going to look like a freak if I keep trying to pursue this? Is it time to get a little older? Is it time to go gray at the temples? Is it time to go grey…wherever? Is it time to realize that I’m in a next phase?” You have to do that.

DB: THINGS SEEM TO BE GOING WELL FOR YOU.
TF: I wouldn’t go back a day. As I said, and I really mean this: I’ve never been happier. I’ve never been more in love with Richard, and it’s been 24 years. That doesn’t mean we haven’t had some tough years, some real ups and downs. But right now, I’m just completely happy. If anything, I have too many good things happening right now, and that’s wearing me out.

DB: I KNOW, YOU ALREADY TOLD ME: YOUR HOUSE IS TOO BIG. TOUGH LIFE, TOM FORD.
TF: Listen, this is going to sound bad in print: But never wish for seven houses.

He has such an allure and frankness with his words. There's no trickery or ploy to say what everyone wants to hear.......just honesty.....just sex.

Alexander McQueen Tribute Pumps in White

2011-06-03T16:45:00.002-05:00

After numerous requests to create my tribute pumps in white, I have finally obliged. They are available here.

All The Cool Kids

2011-06-02T18:14:00.003-05:00

Karl Lagerfeld and Grace Coddington

Eartha Kitt and James Dean

Steve McQueen, Paul Newman, Barbara Streisand and Sidney Poitier

Nancy Reagan and Mr.T

Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman and Liam Neeson

Mother Theresa and Princess Diana

Audrey Hepburn and Grace Kelly

Paul Newman and Robert Redford playing ping pong

All of these amazing images are from this tumblr called, Awesome People Hanging Out Together. I just found out about this amazing website thanks to EvYan. Most of the images are pretty awe inspiring. Just imagine stopping by a ping pong game with Robert Redford and Paul Newman or listening in on a conversation between Karl Lagerfeld and Grace Coddington. Browsing through the site I almost felt as though I was there. Definitely a new favorite site of mine, you should check it out........all the cool kids are doing it. haha

WhoWhatWear - Guest Editor Finalist

2011-05-31T16:38:00.001-05:00

Hello to all my wonderful readers. I'm a finalist for the Who What Wear guest editor search..yay!! The picture above is my submission.

Erin Fetherston's Apartment

2011-05-26T12:52:00.000-05:00

vogue.com

There is something truly enchanting about her apartment. It seems so light and a little fairytale like. Very beautiful.

Michelle Obama In Tom Ford

2011-05-25T12:38:00.002-05:00

wwd.com

Bambi Northwood-Blythe for Harper's Bazaar Australia

2011-05-23T11:15:00.000-05:00

I love this editorial, I think Bambi is stunning as usually. She has this look of unaffected innocence that can be quite deceiving. This editorial which was shot alongside Jack Vanderhart seems to be a new, more PG-13 take on the Kate Moss and Mark Wahlberg Calvin Klein ads from the 90's as seen below:

sources: fashion gone rogue & brusday

Nyasha Matonhodze - New Face of Louis Vuitton

2011-05-22T05:33:00.002-05:00

16 year old Nyasha Matonhodze has managed to beat out big name supermodels to become the face of Louis Vuitton's Fall Ad Campaign. Not too shabby for a girl who isn't even old enough to drive yet. She fronts the campaign with models Gertrud Hegelund, Zuzana Bijochl, Fei Fei Sun, Daphne Groeneveld, and Anais Pouliot. I can't wait to see the full campain, but until then here is the remaining campaign preview:

Charlotte Rampling

2011-05-21T16:17:00.002-05:00

charlotterampling.net

"Appearances don’t carry much weight in the face of a quest to find again a will to live. You search, with all the force that is left to you, to rekindle that little flame that is your life. If you want it, the counterweight of hope will always return. But, you must want it with an incredible intensity. When you have gone through that, one understands so many things about human beings. I had the courage to do that and I’m proud of it."
-Charlotte Rampling

Giovanna Battaglia

2011-05-20T23:42:00.002-05:00

Gianni Versace Dress

Stephen Sprouse Dress

source: RARE VINTAGE

Giovanna has just graduated from well dressed stylist to vintage dress aficionado. These jaw dropping dresses have left me feeling deprived and justifiably missing the iconic designers Stephen Sprouse and Gianni Versace. I wish to have been around during their prime to have seen these stunning dresses on the catwalk.

AmFar Cinema Against Aids Red Carpet

2011-05-20T23:24:00.001-05:00

style.com

Yasmin Kianfar

2011-05-20T11:44:00.001-05:00

yasminkianfar.com

This collection is almost hauntingly beautiful, if there ever were such a thing. Its something so beautiful and graceful about the soft lines that Yasmin has created but then there's this mysterious aura that pulsates through every stitch and intricate laser cutout. I don't know about you, but I'm dying to own the dress in the 3rd picture, its amazing!!

John Cho - Craftsman

2011-05-19T14:21:00.002-05:00

Beauty Through Bamboo from Turnstyle Video on Vimeo.

turnstylenews.com

This video is so great to me. Rarely do I see such time and care put into the creation of designs. John Cho gives a small look into something he is so passionate about....its refreshing.

New Favorites - Penelope and Coco

2011-05-18T15:11:00.000-05:00

penelopeandcoco.com

I think I've fallen in love with Penelope and Coco's shoe designs. There is something so alluring with the elements of their designs. Starting with the eye popping fabrics - calf hair I'm assuming - that scream come pet me. Then take a look at those 6 inch heels......its quite right to assume I've fallen hard.

Aoi Kotsuhiroi

2011-05-17T14:46:00.000-05:00

aoikotsuhiroi.com

I've had these images sitting on my computer for months. Just thought I share something EXTREMELY sexy with you all....enjoy!!

Danny Robert, "Girl With The Pearl Earrings Painting"

2011-05-16T21:28:00.000-05:00

thewstudio.com (jason wu's blog)

Bottega Resort 2012

2011-05-13T13:25:00.000-05:00

vogue.com

Lady Gaga for V Magazine

2011-05-11T17:18:00.000-05:00

fashiongonerogue

Rachel McAdams In Marchesa

2011-05-11T14:23:00.000-05:00

nypost

Emma Stone In Lanvin

2011-05-10T20:51:00.001-05:00

picture from vogue

Bergdorf Goodman's - Alexander Mcqueen Windows

2011-05-09T14:39:00.000-05:00

blog.bergdorfgoodman.com

Clare Waight Keller Replaces Hannah Macgibbon At Chloe

2011-05-09T12:41:00.001-05:00

Chloé announces today the appointment of Clare Waight

Keller as the new Creative Director effective June 1st.

British-born Clare was responsible for transforming

heritage label Pringle of Scotland into a contemporary

and international fashion brand. With her deep

experience and innovative approach to knitwear

Clare reinvented Pringle following her appointment as

Creative Director in 2005.

Prior to this role she was a Senior Women's Wear

Designer at Gucci, under Tom Ford, following time with

both Ralph Lauren's Purple Label men's line and Calvin

Klein. Clare studied at Ravensbourne College of Art,

where she graduated with a BA in fashion, before

completing her MA in Fashion Knitwear at The Royal

College of Art.

source: chloe.com

Alexander McQueen : Savage Beauty Exhibit Special Price

2011-05-05T11:44:00.003-05:00

With the Alexander Mcqueen : Savage Beauty Exhibit, I will be temporarily marking down the price of my tribute pumps to $375 in any size. Available Here

Givenchy Couture 2011 Behind The Scenes

2011-05-03T07:30:00.001-05:00

Christina Ricci In Zac Posen - Met Ball

2011-05-02T21:49:00.000-05:00

source: kissedmequiteinsane.tumblr.com

She looks absolutely breathtaking in this dress. Just the right amount of allure, this dress really is amazingly beautiful.

Dior Exhibit In Moscow

2011-05-02T09:00:00.003-05:00

lookatme.ru

Ulyana Seergenko Fall 2011 Debut Collection

2011-05-01T09:00:00.018-05:00

The Invitation

lookatme.ru

It really does portray her own person style within every piece. Its beyond beautiful - a Winter Wonderland, if you will call it. It reminds me a bit of Pan's Labyrinth, very beautiful and soft with a dark wimsy, if that makes sense.........probably not. Nonetheless the collection makes me want to hold my arms out and twirl in the snow while listening to Javier Navarrete's "Long, Long Time Ago."

My Muse - Ulyana Sergeenko

2011-04-30T14:45:00.007-05:00

sources: lookatme.ru, easyfashion, myfashiontale, swingingparis,

She is absolutely stunning. I get so much inspiration from her, every time I see her. She has a really lovely / elegant style, that's hard to find.

Ödland, The Queen of Hearts

2011-04-19T18:03:00.003-05:00

Ödland, The Queen of Hearts. from Lorenzo Papace on Vimeo.

I love this song.

Lady Gaga for Harper's Bazaar

2011-04-14T12:05:00.000-05:00

Tex Saverio Dress

I am in awe over this dress. Amazing!!!

Keira Knightley: Coco Mademoiselle Film

2011-03-23T19:10:00.000-05:00

Azzedine Alaia Fall 2011

2011-03-17T13:35:00.000-05:00

source: tfs

Bill Cunningham New York

2011-03-15T21:45:00.000-05:00

Bill Cunningham New York Trailer from Gavin McWait on Vimeo.

Beautiful, can't wait to see it!!!

source: because i said so

Alexander McQueen Fall 2011 - SHOES

2011-03-13T12:22:00.000-05:00

These shoes are pretty epic.....I love every single pair.

style.com

Riccardo Tisci Is Rumored To Replace Galliano

2011-03-09T17:08:00.001-06:00

Riccardo Tisci is rumored to be the next designer in line for Dior. The internet has been abuzz over all the pros and cons of Tisci ability to design with the Dior Women in mind. Personally, I love and admire Tisci's ability to create brilliantly over-the-top collections that bring out this empowering sexiness of a woman, but in truth, that is not the Dior Woman. I am curious to see how he approaches this challenge, if indeed it is not just a rumor. My only hope is that he still designs for Givenchy.

Givenchy Couture Spring 2011

Alexander McQueen Fall 2011

2011-03-08T14:32:00.008-06:00

Sarah Burton really astonishes me with her ability to capture Alexander McQueen's likeness but still design something thats truly her own. No one else could have designed for the house better than Sarah, I am officially a fan!! Amazing collection!!!

Riccardo Tisci for Visionaire's 60th Anniversary

2011-03-03T22:16:00.003-06:00

style.com

Christophe Decarnin - Absent from Balmain

2011-03-03T20:30:00.001-06:00

Christophe Decarnin was a no-show at Balmain today, explained a label spokesman, because: "He's tired after working on the collection. He's not here. He's resting." However, Hint reports that Decarnin has been in a "mental hospital" since January, according to a source, because of a nervous breakdown. He apparently disappeared one day in mid-January — a "total nightmare" — and it was then announced that he would not be coming back.

Decarnin reportedly wasn't involved in the Fall 2011 collection at all, and Melanie Ward, who was previously confirmed to be collaborating with Decarnin on the collection, actually designed it all with Balmain's in-house team. Ward definitely has design experience — among other stints, she spent 13 years as creative director of Helmut Lang, when the designer was still at his namesake label.

source: fashionologie

Hussein Chalayan: Kaikoku Video

2011-03-02T16:41:00.001-06:00

John Galliano Fired From Dior

2011-03-01T14:23:00.000-06:00

PARIS — In the wake of mounting allegations that John Galliano made anti-Semitic and racial slurs on multiple occasions, Christian Dior has fired its star couturier with immediate effect.

In a brief statement, Dior said because of the “odious behavior” of Galliano portrayed in a video circulated Monday, Dior has sidelined him and initiated proceedings to fire him.

Sidney Toledano, Dior’s president and chief executive officer, said, “We unequivocally condemn the statements made by John Galliano which are in total contradiction to the longstanding core values of Christian Dior.”

The dismissal came as a second complaint alleging an anti-Semitic verbal assault was filed with Paris police, and after Natalie Portman, a face for Parfums Christian Dior, denounced Galliano and disassociated herself from him.

The video depicted Galliano in a row with his neighbors at a café. In a slurred voice, he appears to say “I love Hitler,” makes references to people being “gassed” and utters expletives.

Galliano joined Dior in 1996 after one year as couturier at Givenchy. Galliano also has a signature brand that is controlled by Dior and spans designer clothing, jeanswear, children’s wear and accessories.

It is understood that Dior intends to go ahead with its runway show on Friday.

WWD

HELLO

2011-02-28T22:55:00.001-06:00

Sorry I've been away for a little while, mostly designing and staying glued to all the fall runway shows (Jason Wu......amazing). Hopefully I will be back to blogging regularly soon.

P.S. I may be debuting a new shoe next week. Can't wait to show all of you!!

Emmanuelle Alt on Paris Vogue

2011-01-27T21:24:00.002-06:00

source chicmuse

Calvin Klein Commercial Featuring Lara Stone

2011-01-14T00:20:00.004-06:00

Calvin Klein Collection Spring/Summer 2011 tvc from Patty Huntington on Vimeo.

How sexy is this video?? Lara Stone can do no wrong!!

Emmanuelle Alt Editor In Chief At French Vogue

2011-01-07T11:14:00.000-06:00

PARIS — Emmanuelle Alt is the new editor in chief of French Vogue, Condé Nast France chairman Xavier Romatet has confirmed.

He said Alt’s name would appear at the top of the masthead of the April issue, but not to expect any radical change at the title.

source wwd

U.S. Harper's Bazaar Dec 97' Danielle Zinaich, Kylie Bax by Karl Lagerfeld & Styled by Sarajane Hoare

2010-12-29T16:06:00.000-06:00

Originally publish for U.S. Harper's Bazaar's December 1997 issue and then reprinted in Russian. Just in case you were confused.

source: fashion_screen

Merry Christmas!!!

2010-12-25T14:56:00.002-06:00

Jason Wu Pre-Fall Behind The Scenes

2010-12-17T11:15:00.003-06:00

Carine Roitfeld Is Leaving French Vogue

2010-12-17T11:00:00.000-06:00

FRENCH Vogue editor Carine Roitfeld has resigned after ten years of service. She will leave the magazine at the end of January.

"It is impossible to overstate Carine's powerful contribution to Vogue and to the fields of fashion and magazine publishing. Under her direction, Vogue Paris received record levels of circulation, advertising and editorial success," said Jonathan Newhouse, ceo of Condé Nast International. "Vogue Paris has established itself as one of the most iconic magazines in the world, with huge influence in the field of fashion and photography."

Roitfeld has decided to concentrate on personal projects.

"Carine herself has become widely known as a beacon of style, fulfilling the role with charm and graciousness. She has become a giant in her profession," Newhouse said. "Carine will be deeply missed. I am extremely grateful to her for what she has achieved."

Roitfeld's replacement will be announced in the coming weeks.

vogue.co.uk

3.1 Phillip Lim 5 Year Celebration

2010-12-16T16:25:00.000-06:00

models.com

Lim's runway is breathtaking!!

Zac Posen Pre-Fall 2011 Featuring Leigh Lezark, Hilary Rhoda, Crystal Renn, Ruby Aldridge and Anna Cleveland

2010-12-14T18:50:00.002-06:00

style.com

Amazing Casting!!!

Chloe Resort 2011

2010-12-14T14:59:00.002-06:00

Chloe.com

I still love the softness of this collection, its so dainty and chic. I can't wait to see their Pre-Fall 2011.

Donna Karan Pre-Fall 2011

2010-12-10T11:12:00.000-06:00

style.com

Chanel Pre-Fall 2011(THE PARIS-BYZANCE SHOW)

2010-12-08T00:43:00.001-06:00

Chanel.com

The Making of The Pirelli Calender - Karl Lagerfeld

2010-12-07T15:37:00.001-06:00

This video is stunning and filled with some of the most beautiful models shot by Karl Lagerfeld. Abbey Lee, Natasha Poly, Magdalena Frackowiak, Daria Werbowy, Lara Stone, and even Julianne Moore to name a few. Its so beautiful!!

Vanitas Versace Video W/Lindsey Wixson by Craig McDean

2010-12-06T20:10:00.002-06:00

fashiongonerogue.com

NICHOLE DE CARLE

2010-12-05T23:21:00.001-06:00

How amazingly sexy are these........wow!!

NICHOLEDECARLE @ notjustalabel.com

Annie Leibovitz for Vogue - Alexander McQueen

2010-12-04T12:43:00.000-06:00

These are breathtaking.....

Tom Ford Is Back.....Finally!!!

2010-12-01T13:58:00.001-06:00

pictures from vogue.com

AMAZING!!!!

Tribute To Alexander McQueen

2010-11-21T16:24:00.003-06:00

Alexander McQueen's Fall 2010 collection was about finding beauty from the Dark Ages. From beautiful brocades to a breathtaking gold feathered dress, his final collection was as stunning as his very first and I only hope that this tribute does him justice. This shoe represents his last collection from Fall 2010 RTW.

Alexander has been such an inspiration to me for so many years, and his death felt so personal to myself even though I've never met him. He was an artist but not just because of his clothing but become he created a world/fantasy that really took you places. Whether it was under the sea or within a chess game, it was amazing.

As a tribute I'd decided to donate money to his foundation, but after searching and searching I surprisingly found that there isn't one. So I decided to do something myself and create shoes as a personal memorial to him. I am also hoping that my efforts will convince someone to begin a foundation in his honor so that a portion of my proceeds can go towards it. As a tribute to Mr. McQueen, I will continue to create a shoe that represents each and every one of his RTW collections beginning with his final collection and ending with his first.

http://www.etsy.com/listing/62573304/feather-pumps-w-gold-brocade-heel-sz7?ref=pr_shop

Alexander McQueen RTW Picture Style.com

Lanvin for H&M

2010-11-19T14:59:00.000-06:00

Lanvin for H&M Fashion Show

2010-11-19T14:42:00.002-06:00

Daria Werbowy - Vogue UK March 09'

2010-10-22T13:09:00.001-05:00

I fell in love with this editorial when I saw it last year, it is an absolutely beautiful shoot. I still have this issue sitting at my desk.

Lanvin for H&M Second Preview

2010-10-22T12:58:00.000-05:00

Sasha Pivovarova - November Vogue Issue

2010-10-22T12:55:00.000-05:00

Lara Fiction Noire by Steven Klein February 2009

2010-10-06T18:05:00.000-05:00

This editorial sparked much controversy. To me it is such a powerful editorial, whether you love it or hate it, it evokes such strong emotion. I love it!!

Alexander McQueen Spring 2011

2010-10-06T11:50:00.001-05:00

Sarah Burton has done an amazing job with staying true to Alexander McQueens designs and incorporating her own into the mix. After his passing I wasn't sure how I'd feel about another designer designing at the house, but if anyone could do....its Sarah!!

Alexander McQueen Spring 2011 1st Post

2010-10-05T14:15:00.000-05:00

Alexander McQueen Spring 2011 Backstage

2010-10-05T14:08:00.002-05:00

The Row Spring 2011 Presentation

2010-10-04T18:50:00.000-05:00

Yves Saint Laurent Spring 2011

2010-10-04T14:30:00.000-05:00

Yves Saint Laurent Spring 2011

2010-10-04T14:12:00.000-05:00

I just watched the show and I loved the collection. I'll try and find images to post, so keep checking back!!

Chloe Spring 2011 Runway Video

2010-10-04T14:02:00.002-05:00

Giambattista Valli Spring 2011

2010-10-04T13:58:00.000-05:00

Celine Spring 2011 Runway

2010-10-04T13:15:00.000-05:00

I have been anticipating this collection for so long. Phoebe is hands down, one of my favorite designers. She makes me want to own everything she designs. This season her collection definitely stay true to minimalism but with a slight twist. She took certain moments and use them to create pieces with bold prints and color, but in a very soft and concentrated way. I admire her work so much!!

Celine's Spring 2011 Runway Video

2010-10-04T13:04:00.004-05:00