It is not light that we need, but fire; it is not the gentle shower, but thunder. We need the storm, the whirlwind, and the earthquake. Frederick Douglass
Posts tagged "Couture"
Playful Looks from Tsumori Chisato ss11

Playful Looks from Tsumori Chisato ss11

Chisato celebrates 20 years of design with these Disney-Store meets couture looks. What do you think? Images and more: Dazed Digital .
Video: Kitty Litter Couture? No, Seriously.

Video: Kitty Litter Couture? No, Seriously.

Yesterday’s News cat litter is taking kitty care and couture to a whole other level! With the help of designers  Samantha Pleet, Bahar Shahpar, Lara Miller, and Restore Clothing’s Anthony Lilore, the Cat Litter company sponsored a fashion show with designs made from repurposed newspaper! Is there no limit to the versatility of yesterday’s news?!...
More of That Hot Fire!

More of That Hot Fire!

Just when I thought I was obsessed with the firefighter bag... voila, the firefighter hose bag… How hot (no pun intended)are these repurposed fire-hoses? I am totally loving FF couture right now… SS, can you please get busy and represent?!
Tech Couture?

Tech Couture?

I am fashionably updating my site this weekend, so please bear with me … I should be up and running soon with a more graphically driven theme! Thanks!
Jensen Obsession

Jensen Obsession

I had big plans (yes, you know who you are) this weekend, but they fell through and as a result, I am far less tan than I would have been. On the other hand… I got to bask in the glow of another kind of SS and I got to impliment a new layout in...
Balloon Couture

Balloon Couture

By Rie Hosokai Via StreetLevel
Les Jupons de Tess

Les Jupons de Tess

  J’adore Les Jupons de Tess… how sexy is this French lingerie line? I am obsessed! Les Jupons de Tess is a French lingerie label creating collections inspired by the elegance of the 18th century woman. It is an era characterised by the ‘Art de la toilette’ and female ‘coquetterie’.  Symbols of the period, such...
Growing Clothes? Fiber Optic Heels? My Favorites From the Week.

Growing Clothes? Fiber Optic Heels? My Favorites From the Week.

Fiber Optic Stilettos by Francesca Castagnacci via ecouterre Arm yourself with creativity:  Blank Notebook from Strikebooks ‘Denim’ jacket entirely hand stitched from grown bacterial-cellulose w/ indigo dye. Seriously, Bio-Couture is literally growing clothes. O.M.G! (via notcot.org) Lady Gaga. Love. (Via her site and NY Times) adidas Y-3 heels
Painted

Painted

TGIF… but I have been on vacation so I guess I shouldn’t really be all that stressed! Anyway, I discovered Painted on ecco*eco and love these flowy, ethereal designs. From the site: Painted believes in the pleasure and strength of designing in collaboration and wishes to revive almost forgotten crafts, a tribute to delicate beauty....
Iris van Herpen

Iris van Herpen

Oh to be Rihanna: to be rich, famous, to date Matt Kemp (seriously and single-handedly a reason to love baseball) and to have an excuse to wear clothes like these… Iris van Herpen‘s fun and edgy collections are straight out of a comic book. Love them . . . and love the fact that its...
More Makhonko!

More Makhonko!

Nothing like a little fashion/ Stanley Cup playoff action to end a long day! Go CHI! On the fashion front, I am loving Olesia Makhonko‘s designs. Olesia developed her natural talent by attending weekend classes at a local Fashion and Design school… when she was twelve! Spotted by David Foley of Oxford Media and Business...
I Need My Espaço!

I Need My Espaço!

Oh sweet Monday monotony. As I push off the starting blocks for this week some things are certain… I will go to work tired. I will get yelled at by someone. I will avoid some encounters and stumble into others. I will engage bright eyes and laughter for an escape. I will seek out inspiration...