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More Spring Summer
There’s still more spring and summer stock on the way. New arrivals coming soon from Gentle Fawn, Sitka, Tryd&True, and more…stay tuned (:

comme des garcons


comme des garcons spring 2010 SHOES
quirky and amazing as per usual
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Mini Vacation!
Can you say ‘vacation’?
We’re closing up shop from Sunday (Feb 7th) till late Tuesday (Feb 9th) to recharge our batteries.
If you place an order online, we’ll pack them up and get them shipped off to you on Wednesday, February 10th.
See you soon!
agyness
i initially felt a strong dislike for agyness deyn in all her blonde haired, bright coloured, tacky british glory. with her new dark hair and wardrobe to match i think she looks super interesting. New style icon!
http://agynessdeyn-online.blogspot.com/




invisible.
Andreia Chaves mirrored shoe = invisibility powers
and check out some of her other designs!




ALSO
while i was mia jimmy choo did a collection for H&M which my friends waited all night in the cold for while i slept in my bed.
and then they all got beautiful leather purses and shoes and cuffs and dresses and i was the loser in the end.
SO. here are the ads that are floating around toronto


and NOW sonia rykiel is doing a line of underwear for H&M, which i had the pleasure of seeing in store today when i bought a big stripey sweater,


they say “pour” h&m, and for some reason when i saw this while walking to school it made me shiver. she’s just so french and wonderful!
wedgie.
BCBG pony hair wedge!



off the runway! neighhhh. retailing at about $500?
christmas lips.
oh blog! fashion school has forced me to neglect you so!
the benefit of getting pastier in the winter? RED LIPSTICK!
tis the season, paint em’ red.
and if you’re like me, and you’re not some ivory skinned beauty (or whatever other skin colour goes with bright red) – go for orange!

lips lips lips lips lips!

i would also like to say yes yes yes to grey-purple, black-brown and turquoise nail polish. yes!
McQueen goes fetish
Shoes.
They’ve been called the most eye-catching part of Alexander McQueen’s entire S2010 show, and everyone seems on the fence about whether they are extraordinarily brilliant, or just plain ugly.
I think they’re perfect, especially the terrifying chrome pair that looks sort of like a dragon. The height, ranging up to about 10 inches, echoes that of the fetish heels that have been sold in sex stores forever, proving McQueen is keeping on the cutting edge with the recent transition into more fetish/bondage inspired clothing on the runway.
Each pair is drastically different from the next. I see traces of inspiration ranging from the completely mechanical to all natural.
They’re wonderful.








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no marc, no.
style.com has compiled a “spring 2010 top ten collections” list.
it features balmain, which I blogged about previously, and other notable collections.
it also features, at #7, one of the worst collections I have ever seen.
dear Marc Jacobs,
why?









what a mess.
oh, i just read the style.com summary of the collection
“Marc Jacobs is tired of seeing young girls wearing black and studs.”
that would probably explain why I hate it.
or maybe it’s just because it’s really gaudy and cheap looking.
but wait. a light at the end of the worst collection ever.
quite possibly the prettiest dress ever created:

it’s stunning. it looks like a watercolour painting.
i understand the collection was inspired by theater and ballet and the opera,
but why couldn’t more of it look like this gem?
end rant.
Balmain
Balmain Spring 2010 RTW
I think this is one of the most beautiful spring 2010 collections I have seen. Christophe Decarnin is a genius, and I am dying to own every single one of those military style jackets (unfortunately each one costs about $9,000).
The theme of this collection is apparently something along the lines of “disco cavewoman goes to the front”.
amazing.







fetish
that’s right, fetish wear, bondage gear, harnesses

this is where fashion is heading.
zippers and fur
alexander wang’s ss 2010 shoes are TO DIE FOR.




droooooooooool.
gareth
i finally had a chance to check out the spring 2010 rtw collection of my absolute favourite design
gareth pugh:





i think he succeeded in creating something totally eerie and beautiful
nuts and bolts

Nicholas Kirkwood for Rodarte Spring 2010 Shoes

tough.
my favourite cephalopods
you wouldn’t know this, but i LOVE octopus. i draw them all day and dream about them and watch octopus videos when i go to sleep.
that would be why this photo made me gasp quite loudly as my heart sprung out of my chest.

by Fleathers on Etsy
http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5552915
but alas they’re $225.00 US
curse you university student budget
SKULLS!
fashion designer brooke roberts teamed up with jewelry designer chris edwards to create the coolest skull rings i have EVER seen.


and a necklace!

and these aren’t your typical halloween skulls
“Brooke has properly explored cranium anatomy as opposed to using the prescribed, preconception of a skull shape.” – style bubble
Old Tom
Tom Scott RTW spring 2010
“Scott made old-fashioned look fresh, with plenty of quirkiness.” – WWD
“It’s like clothes made out of stuff from your grandmother’s house,” – Scott
bravo tom scott
New Jeremy
Jeremy Scott Spring 2010 RTW!!!
flinstones, meet the flinstones






luxirare
http://luxirare.com/
killer clothes + fine cuisine
insanely fashionable clothing AND food made by one extremely talented girl
here’s a taste







genius.
new marc
marc jacobs latest collection is colourful and adorable and full of oversized 80s madonna inspired hair bows




photos by mark hunter
www.thecobrasnake.com
just seventeen
Georgia May Jagger putting her genes to good use.
At just 17, Mick Jagger’s baby girl is using her good looks (courtesy of mother Jerry Hall) to jet set her modeling career.
her latest work is a sexy ad campaign for Hudson Jeans

rawr!!
the scent of a woman
mary katrantzou!
check out her eye-catching perfume bottle designs for autumn/winter 09/10




http://www.marykatrantzou.com/
skeletal
skeleton bracelet? rings?
bracelet ring combination
by: FENDI


trick or treat.
denise julia reytan: t1mepeace


super chic t1mepeace bracelets by denise julia reytan
http://www.reytan.de/
rock boots
As reported by NYLON, Doc marten’s have partnered up with nintendo to create a boot celebrating rock band.
check out the traditional tall patent boot with a stylish guitar sewn on the back.

showtime
A few of the pictures from the fashion show!


shannon lepere


shannon lepere

shannon lepere
tough couture
Jean Paul Gaultier fall ’09 couture

(lara stone opening the show)



it’s all sparkly, tough, tailored and incredible.

"forties and fabulous"
according to the style.com fall ’09 trend report
the FORTIES are it.

d&G
mmmmm delicious
1460boots
http://www.1460boots.com/
“on the 1st april 1960, the dr. martens 1.4.60 was born.”


“now, more than forty years on, a continuous succession of skinheads, mods, punks and various other cultural renegades have adopted the 1460 as a symbol of their independence and individuality whilst giving a nod to the boot’s working class roots.”


“in the spirit of originality inherent to dr. martens and in celebration of its past and future, dr. martens has asked designers from britain and around the world to customize its most classic boot.”

YES!
doc marten paradise.
there’s way more boots than this, and i suggest you check them out.
top secret sneak previews
i’m fairly certain no one is supposed to see this yet
lucky for us the ladies at rebellezine.blogspot.com snagged some of the sneak peak pictures of christopher kane’s new collection for topshop, which have been removed from every other blog/website in the universe
“Girls are going to go crazy for it” – christopher kane


do want.
Success!
thanks to everyone who came out to our fashion show on thursday!
it was an incredible success
photos soon

sacreligious is the new black
nick cave has a son
and he is utterly stunning

model jethro cave by terry richardson
oh henry.


henry holland’s quirky collab with british hosiery brand pretty polly
(house of holland, houseofholland.co.uk)
watch out
time goes by


so slowly
heavy metal
leather gloves by dominic jones


look into the london designers hardcore sadomasochism and fetish themed jewelry collection
download the lookbook at dominicjonesjewellery.com
bib up
overalls!



need i say more?
(photos by viktor vauthier, viktorvautier.blogspot.com/)
"punk is fashion"
beth ditto quoted on the cover of nylon
if you say so beth ditto

stomp stomp.

put on your biggest blackest meanest shoes.

tribal headgear


feather earrings available at The Loop

icerok jewelry available at The Loop
(last two photos by laura-lynn petrick)
show up
we’re having a fashion show! planned by yours truly

along with a runway preview of our fall stock there will be musical acts and a music video premiere.
be there.
caged
YSL cage heels.

attention


stud.
everything.
word of the week
PEPLUM, says Who What Wear (whowhatweardaily.com)
jeremy agrees

Jeremy Scott “Let Them Eat Gas” s/s 09
doctor doctor!
this just in, doc martens are awesome

in other news, check out this doc marten corset designed by Baby Phat
do the dellal
check out alice dellal!
the “fierce and edgy” model/socialite is on the cover of every alternative magazine right now, but for some reason is not yet considered famous enough for a wikipedia page.
babes everywhere are contemplating the drastic new hairstyle dubbed “the dellal”

photo from Dazed magazine
what are you waiting for?
(it’s just hair, it grows back.)


