So I’ll admit, I’m a little slow on the uptake, and yes, Justin has been carrying this blog since it’s conception a month or so ago. But with the Holiday season screeching to an end (thank God), I have vowed to dedicate my free time to pulling my weight in our new endeavor. So with that, I bring you:
GROUNDS FOR TERMINATION
Lindsay Lohan, Artistic Advisor at Ungaro
I’m truly not sure how much I need to write about this, I think it pretty much speaks for itself, but I am going to offer up my opinion none-the-less. While the S/S collection had a few pieces that didn’t completely make my skin crawl (the opening fuchsia dress being one of them – although I’m pretty sure I see the exact same one at Bebe every season), I am still boggled by Mounir Moufarrige’s decision to appoint Lindsay to such a position. (CEO Moufarrige has since resigned, take that for what you will.) Now whether the she holds this position in name only, or truly is an integral part of each collection, why would anyone want their name in print next to hers in the first place? Sure it is drumming up publicity, but certainly not the good kind, seeing as both Neiman Marcus and Net-a-Porter have dropped the line for S/S 2010. Way to go Linds.
Rachel Zoe
I am not Rachel, Justin is not Brad. We’d prefer to be compared to stylists with ACTUAL talent, not just a long list of pseudo-anorexic celebrity clients.
BUT I’M LOVING….
Justin’s new appreciation for Alexander Wang
It took him long enough.
Ke$ha
Before you start laughing, or vow to never pay credence to my posts again, just hear me out. Aside from the fact that her latest single, Tik Tok, is topping the charts around the world, this girl really has something good going on. And not in that, she will forever be successful sort of way, but in a trash-tastic, “I’m such a mess that you have to stop and stare”, car crash sort of way. Except this disaster, specifically her latest music video for Tik Tok, has me seriously contemplating the purchase of a gold sequin jacket to pair with the completely destroyed white denim I already own. And that is something a 10 car pile up has yet to do.
Temperley London, Pre-Fall
A designer that does not normally catch my attention, Alice Temperley’s Pre-Fall collection has piqued my interest as she evolves her signature style, ever so slightly, to capture the young, edgy, contemporary audience so heavily influencing high fashion today. While some looks still seem very dated (I’ll pass on the silver gladiator sandals), I can’t help but be drawn to her use of black lace, edgier layering and party dress silhouettes. If she keeps this up, she can easily go the, albeit opposite, way of Alexander Wang: keeping your core customer happy, while expanding into different genres, specifically the current It crowd led by fashion-forward models and internationally recognized bloggers. I, for one, can’t wait to see her upcoming second line, “Alice”, inspired by, you guessed it, Alice Dellal.
xxoo
Steph
