Monday Morning Mirth
The Tribe 2012 Style
I’ve been especially enjoying all the global fashion week runway shows lately. There’s always verve, nerve and, but of course, drama.
In Paris, ex-pat Californian Rick Owens presented a show rich with noble, simple lines; organic exotic finishes.
Crowning overall? Knit beanies, with mesh face-plates, characterizing his creations as “…”a coquettish and beautiful” version of a veiled Marlene Dietrich in Hollywood.”
But is it?
Monday Morning Mirth
In leiu of the usual post-Oscar wardrobe breakdown, this year I found something that was actually more Useful for the 99%’s…
I freely admit: I am fan; have read all of the tomes, even The Short Second Life of B…
And while it was not present last night at the dance, (but ’twas nominated in the film category at the Razzies), The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1, (indeed, all the editions thus far), had something happening that totally astonished me.
Spoiled as I am by the likes of Streep/Iron Lady’s Roy Helland or LOTR’s Gino Acevedo, the Twi’s rainy-day makeup palette and hair was more huh? than something wicked this way comes…
And now, you can have it too!
I found the Grooming Kiosk you see above at my local BBuy: hair dryers, hot rollers (Easily creates Rosalie’s voluminous, loose curls in seconds!), styling irons, etc etc etc!
All that was missing was the wigs…
Monday Morning Mirth
Maybe I’ve been on the road for too long this summer already, but Whoops! A major trend has almost passed me by: Underwear as Outerwear!
Now, I hate to be a downer, but didn’t we already go through this a few years ago? Is it Soon Enough to repeat the Madonna-fueled bustier craze that left casualties all over the urban runway? (Let’s not speculate what C. Aquilera was thinking when she sported the blinking heart on the recent MTV Movie awards. You’re a Mom now! Stop that!)
Apparently not.
However. If you must, you must.
Tips from an expert: “How are department stores dealing with lingerie dressing? “I recommend moderation,” says Neiman Marcus senior vice president and fashion director Ken Downing. His suggestion for taking the trend off the runway is a creative one: “Satin tap pants with lace trim can replace a skirt for a look that is modern and new..” Eh? [Dude, only if you model it for us…nah.]
OR
Bergdorf Goodman’s Linda Fargo. “I’m foreseeing a spike in lace-edge slips emerging from hemlines…” Forgive me but this was something my Mom drilled into me as a big Oh-No-You-Didn’t although I confess I loved the peek-a-boo.
Chic Knits recommendation: try this instead — a gorgeous slip of a dress from Chanel…
