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SPREAD: Pedderzine

Rebecca Alexander, Editor September 30 at 3:26 | Comments

Alexander McQueen Moth on Pedder

Shot for accessories ezine Pedderzine, the editorial Supernatural mocks all National Geographic conventions by making the bugs part of haute couture with tongue n’cheek sassyness and leggyness!

Don’t Try This At Home…

Kirby Marzec, Managing Editor December 2 at 4:17 | Comments

If you’re looking for a twisted ankle, bruised knees, or knocked out teeth this holiday season, make your way to the emergency room rocking on any of these heels:

Antonio Berardi Platform No Heel

Yves Saint Laurent Heel

Alexander McQueen Platforms

Thanks The Newbury Diaries!

10 Little Black Dresses

Kirby Marzec, Managing Editor November 25 at 2:56 | Comments

With the holidays rapidly approaching, there are more cocktail parties, family gatherings, fancy dinners and holiday festivities than ever before! What could be better to wear than a classic, always adorable and stylish little black dress? Dress it down with a cardigan and some boots for a pre-Christmas dinner with the grandparents. Dress it up with heels and jewelry for a night under the mistletoe at your best friend’s swanky holiday bash! Really, the possibilities are endless! Too much holiday shopping have your wallet looking a bit empty? Here are some of my favorite dresses that can fit any budget and any style! (Photos in order from least expensive to most expensive):

ASOS Tiered Ruffle Dress: £45 or about $70 (Available at Asos.com)

Firetrap Body Con Dress: £55 or about $85 (Available at Asos.com)

Quontum Bow Halter Dress: £65 or about $100 (Available at Asos.com)

Kookai Cornelli Embellished Dress: £75 or about $115 (Available at Asos.com)

French Connection Full Skirted Prom Dress: £120 or about $185 (Available at Asos.com)

Filippa K Black Boob Zip Up Dress: $399 (Available at Ssense.com)

Designers Remix Prettystar Black Bubble Dress: $427 (Available at Ssense.com)

Mint Jodi Arnold $475 (Availabe at Net-a-porter.com)

Valentino Red Mock Neck Tie Back Dress: $550 (Available at Ssense.com)

Alexander McQueen Piped Trim Dress: $2,130 (Available at Net-a-porter.com)

Visit Asos, Ssense and Net-a-Porter today!

Spead Um: “Unbelievable Fashion” by Nick Knight

Rebecca Alexander, Editor November 8 at 5:56 | Comments

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This month’s issue of UK Vogue not only features that amazing Roald Dahl shoot, it also features an avant garde tribute by Nick Knight. Entitled ‘Unbelievable Fashion’ this editorial goes through the most mind blowing garments of the last years. Viktor & Rolf, Issey Miyake, Thierry Mugler, Galliano and Alexander McQueen are just a few of the names whose frocks make an appearance.

Thanks Wicked Halo

Hats Off: Granville Millinery

Kirby Marzec, Managing Editor November 3 at 3:47 | Comments

Hats aren’t just for costumes, to keep your ears warm or to block out the sun anymore! Thanks to designers like Marc Jacobs and Alexander McQueen, hats have made a major comeback, not only on the runways, but on celebrity heads and in the fashion world in general. Granville Millinery has given hats a total 360…from accessories to essentials. With dramatic head toppers like these, you now have a reason to go out and buy an outfit to match you hat!

Merci Beaucoup NYLON!

Long Live McQueen!

Kirby Marzec, Managing Editor October 29 at 5:31 | Comments

If you want to live in the lap of luxury, take it from a man who has royalty spelled out in his last name. It looks like Alexander McQueen’s nearly $17,000 embellished cocoon coat isn’t all that’s couture on his finger tips right now. McQueen has a limited edition “couture” bottle of Chivas Regal 18 Year Old available just in time for Christmas. But this bottle of booze is going to set you back a little bit. For the alcohol, the blue leather bottle and the hand-enameled cap, you’re looking at just under $500. Just don’t drink too much of it…I’m guessing you’ll have a hard time finding a place who will dry-clean a $17,000 coat after you yak on it.

Thanks Vogue and Net-a-Porter!

Spring 2009 Rundown

Corey Moran, Mens Editor October 20 at 11:12 | Comments

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Here are the upcoming Spring collections from the big names in fashion.
Thanks to The Fashionisto for the images

Has Fashion Gone Ugly?

Rebecca Alexander, Editor October 16 at 11:19 | Comments

Balenciaga

Judging by the latest spring/summer collections, the fashion industry has taken a deliberately ugly turn. Dowdy or even monstrous silhouettes, discordant combinations of fabrics and colors along with unsightly hair and makeup ruled the runway, while show-goers frequently hid behind oversized glasses in a mock-display of concealment.

Fendi

An abundance of looks featured odd shapes, such as Hussein Chalayan’s fierce molded latex spikes and Alexander McQueen’s skirts with colossal hips and body suits set off by sharp winged shoulders. Many collections also featured grossly oversized garb—a bulky, rigid white dress at Calvin Klein draped over the model as naturally as a cardboard box, a bulbous top at Fendi shifted stiffly from side to side with the model’s steps and a model swimming in a huge top and cuffed capris at Isaac Mizrahi resembled a little girl dressing up in her mother’s clothes.

Hussein Chalayan

Alexander McQueen

Jumbling together unexpected materials was another trend: Junya Watanabe layered rich African-print skirts over baggy cuffed jeans; Gaultier mixed things up by showing a body suit worn on top of a pair of pants; and Christopher Kane had a garish, transparent pumpkin-orange dress trimmed in black fur. Some styles were more sinister in their hideousness. The unsettling, aggressive silhouettes at Comme des Garàons featured cutouts that revealed a misshapen, unattractive portion of the model’s stomach. Maison Martin Margiela’s spectacular and spooky collection featured decidedly unsexy nude-and-white body suits, and disturbing looks such as models bound in ribbons of fabric, their faces concealed by stockings or a cascade of hair.

Commes des Garcons

Calvin Klein

The unsightly trend even extended to accessories and beauty. Gaultier featured a fur stole, complete with all four legs, while Rick Owens had his models’ feet wrapped in trash bag like leather fabrics. Behnaz Sarafpour and Balenciaga showed models who looked like they hadn’t slept in days, their eyes rimmed in shiny brown shadow. At Fendi, runway mane had been teased into spikes, and a rats nest was the hairstyle of choice at Alberta Ferretti.

Christopher Kane

Rick Owens

This ugly aesthetic is also reflected in everyday society. Too—chipped nails are being flaunted on the streets of Manhattan as well as the fingertips of celebrities, while dentists report that patients are requesting their veneers appear less-than-flawless (adding a rounded corner or slight rotation of a tooth here and there, gradating their shade instead of making them snow white). More women are also opting to go sans makeup, wearing baggy tops or pants that disguise rather than show-off their shape.

It doesn’t take more than an awkward smile from Ugly Betty to prove that perfection is pretty boring in its stagnant singularity. The real intrigue sets in when you let yourself branch out from the paragon and explore more multifaceted possibilities. Even if the look isn’t “pretty,” it grabs attention and penetrates the surface—you can’t just glide blissfully by.

Written by Molly Triffin of JC Report

What do you think indies, has fashion gone UGLY?

Runway Rundown: The Best of Paris Fashion Week S/S 09

Rebecca Alexander, Editor October 8 at 11:39 | Comments

Louis Vuitton: The Bags, The Shoes, The Jewelry

Louis Vuitton: The Arm Jewerly, The Feathered Garments

Stella McCartney: The Dresses

John Galliano: The Hair, The Makeup

Chanel: The Jewelry

Alexander McQueen: The Hair, The Silhouettes

Christophe Decarnin: The Metallics

Ad-dict: Alexander McQueen

Rebecca Alexander, Editor October 7 at 2:30 | Comments

Alexander McQueen’s Fall 2008 ad campaign (his first since 2003). The campaign, shot by Craig McDean in New York and styled by Tabitha Simmons, features Alice McGibb as gothic bird, tangled among the sticks of a giant bird nest.

Thanks Fashionologie