Sunday Jam: In good spirits

Paul Simon - You can call me Al

This song is awesome. I need this record in my collection, for sure.
Hope everyone had a good weekend!

Take my Balenciaga!

Balenciaga Creme Patent Leather Pumps with silicone platform & mirror heel
Sz 38
$195
These babies are from the Fall 2008 collection. They are super comfortable, as the little silicone platform in the front make them total marshmallows. I definitely worked a couple 8 hour days in these without a problem. They've never been worn outside and come in the original box, plus dustbags and extra heel caps.


Interested? Shoot me an email at geometricsleep at gmail dot com.
Will ship anywhere! Just let me know where you live so I can find out a shipping fee!
thanks so much darlings!
<3

All hail Kristen McMenamy

Need to buy this ASAP.


I mean, O M G !!!!


Pics via Fashionologie.

Fall 09 Couture II

1. Givenchy:
This dress is incredible. I want to photograph it in the desert against a background that's mostly sand with a thin line of bright blue sky at the top.

I feel like I've been bringing her up a lot lately, but this dress is TOTALLY Child-like Empress from The Neverending Story.

Ethereal houndstooth.
This is apparently possible.
Amazing.

2. Jean Paul Gaultier:
These little jackets are flawless. Perfect mix of masculine and va-va-voom.

A little bit Xuxa, a little bit En Vogue, a whole lot of rad.
(And can we talk about how AMAZING Karlie Kloss looks in everything?)

Speaking of models who make stuff look good, this leather coat could've come off as kind of cheesy and Matrix-y on another model, but Erin really gives it 110% Love the flared skirt and strong shoulders.

A little bit disco and a little bit Margiela. I'm not entirely sure what was going on on the Gaultier runway since everything seems to be such a crazy mix, but it sure looked awesome nonetheless.

3. Christian Lacroix:
I love the boxy cut of the coat and the contrasting patterns.

This reminds me a bit of Balenciaga's offerings for fall, but no one really can do the louche-glamour thing like Lacroix. I'm so into an oversized necklace as a"toner-down" of tops with deep cuts on the front.

Perfect lady-like black dress. I really hope the layer under the tulle skirt is a lace hotpant.


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Check it out!
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Light

I want these flats so I can wear them with dark tights in the fall.

Fall 09 Couture I

1. Chanel:
The Chanel collection skewered a bit mature lady for my tastes, but it still had this cool rock n' roll vibe that I loved. The jacket on the left is super cool, but I think it needs a shorter skirt, or maybe a skinny trouser to really make it work.
The coat on the right is obviously AMAZING.

2. Alexis Mabille:
I think the styling on this shoot was a bit meh, BUT if you can imagine this dress layered over a tattered thermal long sleeve shirt, some tiny knit shorts, chunky knee high socks, cool boots and maybe a denim vest thrown over it and a bunch of jangles around the neck, then you know you've got a winner.

3. Christian Dior:
No surprises at Christian Dior this season, which is not necessarily a bad thing. It seems that he's been on the lady-like phase for a while, and as long as he keeps making stuff like this, I hardly have the right to complain. It's absolutely exquisite. Nude and black FTW!

I want to go to there.

Really? THIS down a Couture runway?

Sorry Alexis, this Lohan getup is just NOT going to fly.

Resort 2010: Marni

I really have no idea what was going through Consuelo Castiglioni when she put together the resort collection. It's kind of awkward and clunky and borderline ugly AND YET I LOVE IT?

This kind of reminds me of the stuff you could find in the Delia*s catalog when I was in middle school. This is actually a HUGE compliment. The maroon socks are absolutely awful but I'm really digging them.

I really love the turquoise summer dress paired with black socks and brown loafers. It's very nehrrdy.
And now the ANTM break of the day:
Oh and btw, can we talk about this model? She seems so normal and I'm not entirely sure I dig her in these Marni looks. Doesn't read like "high fashion" to me.

This is so simple, you guys, but I think it packs SUCH a punch!

Lil' trompe l'oeil faux-Chanel sweater and harem pants and socks with killer heels? What on earth is going on?

Total old lady look. The colors on here are incredible, and this actually feels like real-life mismatched rather than mismatched-for-the-runway.

Underpinnings

I guess when they look this nice it would be a ridiculous idea to cover them up with clothes.

Resort 2010: Proenza Schouler

I'm sure by now y'all know I love Proenza Schouler, so I'm going to save the usual intro about how amazing they are and how they can do no wrong and yadda yadda yadda... here are my top picks from their amazing resort collection.

I am really into the idea of a tropical fair-isle sweater, especially when combined with surfer shorts. It is totally the next level slouchy-casual-tomboy look.

Perfect silhouettes here with the bubble shorts and tailored blouse and white jacket. I'm really beginning to think that maybe a white jacket should be a closet staple. Hmm... will investigate further. Buttoning up all the way is also seemingly more alluring than ever before.

I've been really into vests lately because they really are such an easy way to spruce up a "normal" outfit. The long, unstructured vest is the perfect topper to the white shirtdress with origami-like pleats at the bottom. It really brings it back down to earth and takes the frill off it a bit.

When it gets really hot it's best to just throw some fabric around you as loosely as possible and then just head out the door. Oh that sounds too complicated, may as well just buy this dress. The print is so lovely.

I call this one "Keepin' it cash, Proenza does Chanel".
Love everything about this look. The jacket feels totally antique, like maybe it was worn with a long skirt during the early 1900's or something. Pairing it with a boyish striped shirt and slouchy shorts, tones down a bit of its "precious" feeling.
Ps. the half-tuck is what's happening right now.
always a hal-ftuck.

I've shied away from jumpers in the last couple of years because I always thought they would just make me look like I'm 10, which I'm trying to avoid AT ALL COSTS. But lately I've kinda been into them. This look carried the same street/precious equation of the previous look, but in a softer way. The gold "neckpiece" is the highlight of this for sure.

This is exactly what I want to dress like.
Bring on the slouchy! I'm ready.