Tribal Punk

A spectacular favorite of the London shows, Louise Gray amplified the enthusiasm over eclectic punky tribal looks.   Color mixing and magnetized prints defined the message and will have me experimenting with something bolder than my usual palette of black, grays, browns.  I am always grateful when the boundaries expand and encourage….whether I go there or not.  Designers who take chances open up my wardrobe making items destined to be handed down to my niece as throwaways suddenly new and charged.

Here’s the fashionista version shot by Tommy Ton at couture.

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Closet Organization Part II

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After a major holiday, it’s time for a mini update.  Valentine’s day officially marks the route to spring and the regeneration of…my closet. I am planning a snowboarding getaway out west so winter is still on my mind, but I will shift my entire palette with the changing light little by little, like a sunrise.  I go through my closet and move everything that is dark and heavy to the far side reserves. This immediately lightens my step making it clear how many choices I actually do have.

Juan Carlos Obando Nails It For Fall

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Oh JC, thank you for bringing us fierce dresses with long sleeves that feel chic and grown up but still handmade and special.  I want it all from the damask biker jackets to the sexy satin gowns but most of all your unusual cuts that make my body sing your praise.

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Horror Chic

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Part David Bowie, part Stanley Kubrick these looks are not God-fearing. When in the mood to stir things up, darkly outlandish gear hits the spot. A little mind bender is always a crowd pleaser, especially during Fashion Week. You know how peeps like to get all analytic dissecting details as they mentally size you up?  Go on, make their day.

 

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I Bring What I Love: Youssou N’Dour and Duro Olowu

Filmmaker Elizabeth Chai Vassarhelyi’s sensitive and moving documentary on Senegalese musical artist and hero Youssou N’Dour  I Bring What I Love enlightened my Friday night and turned me on to Africa’s inspired mastery of print, color and rhythm.  A beautiful mediation on faith, Islam and music, the history of Africa as illustrated by Elizabeth is mesmerizing and eye-opening.  Vitality in my dress, my speech, my actionscompassion is chic, ladies.  Duro Olowu leads the way with his extraordinary vibrancy and hip global cool.  Note to Suno–bring back the prints!

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Be My Valentine at Thakoon

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Thakoon’s show last night had my heart a flutter and put me in the mood.  I’m in love with the vibrant palette, easy feminine shapes, girl-lady sauciness and smoochable scarlet lips.

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Fashion Week Fall Favorites

Come fall I will be wearing a mix of prints and textures combined with sporty cuts so I can move freely in soft shapes and cozy layers.   Band of Outsiders, Prabal Gurung, Rag & Bone and Lacoste, these looks are on my list.

 

California dreaming at Band Of Outsiders.  This boho urban mix has me booking a trip out west.

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Fall Shows Day 2: A Fashion Week Report

I’ll be sporting peplems, asymmetrical hems, color blocks, it-girl-with-a-career combos, bubble shapes, and tuxedo stripes all with rather clean hair & make-up–just a bit of eye and lippy.  Absolutely loving what I saw at Derek Lam’s 10 Crosby, Rachel Comey, Organic by John Patrick and Michael Angel.  The air is thick with excitement as it all gets underway. Save your shopping until FW ends so you can scoop up next season’s shapes and colors now.

This hem gives a great leg. The peplum has so much movement it makes me want to twirl with enthusiasm.

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Rihanna’s Sex Appeal

Swimming in a sea of delectable lingerie over at vogue.com in preparation for a St. Valentine’s day get in the mood feature, my thoughts are on passion, sex appeal and the body. Sex appeal, or magnetism, is deeply rooted emotional power matched with smoldering good looks.  How do you get it?  If you’re lucky, the stars or your genes loaded you up at birth allowing for a head start.  Developing passion and keeping it radiant is definitely something I relish working on. Fashion magazines (and porn) objectify frustratingly, but with the right mindset and a sensitive approach while viewing, they make a great tuning fork.  Using a keen eye, I notice what draws me in then customize and add to my cache. Rihanna visibly overflows with passion. Her voice and presence is a fiery reminder that well toned curves, daring experimentation and raw honesty are powerful aphrodisiacs. Arousal is her natural state and her engine-red hair underscores a well-tended bonfire.

 

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On Competition

I’ve always wanted to be perfect.  It just seemed like such a great goal, giving me a proper challenge to work toward daily.  Becoming a stylist suited my deep desire to participate in perfection.  Supers, haute couture and now Photoshop, Oh Boy.  Working behind the scenes gave me a special connection to The Ideal, made better knowing that my styling secrets were tucked safely into a bag of tricks.  It’s make-believe anyway,  a photograph meant to excite, provoke and inspire, right?  But often this drive to perfection ended with an insatiable need to compete.  Mastering the details of grooming, image and femininity translates for many into being in control of life.  Image-a-rexic I call it.

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