john

it's always exciting when some new trend comes in for men. this especially stands for me, since i tend to find things from the men's department when i'm shopping (much to my friend dan's dismay). jeans and slacks-- that can get boring i'm sure. thankfully new silhouettes are working their way into the mainstream this season to change things up a bit. drop crotch, cropped, long johns... they might be hard to pull off for most people, but when they're done right it's pretty much amazing.

(photo: fantasticman)

long oversized blazers aren't only working for women's fashion right now. without the jacket the outfit would fall apart-- actually, every element wouldn't work without the other. well done, sir. well done indeed.

(thanks, dan, for the photo. i won't steal those commes des garcons long johns from you. mostly only because they would be too big for me)

wild

where the wild things are max suit from opening ceremony.

i'm sure it's really excellent and soft and cozy, but how on earth could you justify spending $610 on that?

shiny

oh, hello there. i like your shoes. and your bag. and your coat. and your hair.

(photo: garancedore)

alexa chung-- london fashion week

black

(photo: jak&jil)

ali michael before the luella fashion week show

mesh

i've been seeing these jeans around lately, but i wasn't sure where they were from.

(photo: shopnastygal)

turns out they are the sophie skinny jeans by siwy.

(photo: shopbop)

I'm sort of undecided on these. on one hand i think they're wonderful, but on the other hand they feel like they've gone too far and have moved into the gaudy category. something about them makes me like them, though...

fangs

vampires seem to be everywhere right now. twilight mania is out of control, topshop's advertisements with vampire themes fill the pages of magazines, true blood is blowing up, duwop is releasing lip venom v based on the twilight films... need i go on? i was thinking that this vampire fad couldn't possibly lead anywhere good, but then came jonathan saunders' spring 2010 RTW show. saunders' main inspiration came from the swedish vampire film Let The Right One In. The movie focuses on two young children who form a friendship-- one of them just happens to be a vampire.

Let The Right One In (photo: unknown source)

The film itself is very minimalist, stark, quiet, slightly spooky, and somewhat airy. somehow saunders was able to communicate these feelings perfectly through the clothes seen in his new collection. the ethereal dresses with a certain roughness to them really channel the young female vampire character. The barren winter landscape of the film is brought to mind by the minimalist cuts and muted colors of the clothes with the darkness nodding to the underlying themes the film revolves around.

so thank you, jonathan saunders, for proving that sometimes vampires can be a little classy and for combining foreign art films with fashion-- what more could you want?

(photos: style.com)

gaga

you know she's having a seizure over this.

backstage at charlie le mindu's LFW show

(photo: guardian.co.uk)

nude

there always has to be a "new black" (even if it never really is true)

Topshop Lace Shirtdress (photo: topshop)

Topshop Nude Bow Dress (photo: topshop)

Big Pocket Dress (photo: nastygal)

Luella (photo: style.com)

Herve Leger (photo: style.com)

Burberry Prorsum (photo: style.com)

Alexander Wang (photo: style.com)

Rachel Comey (photo: openingceremony)

Stella McCartney (photo: netaporter)

Seneca Rising (photo: idontlikemondays)

Fendi (photo: marieclaire)

safety

so there is a way for safety pins to not look like a hot topic disaster!

(photo: facehunter)

manly

favorite menswear looks from new york fashion week

3.1 Phillip Lim

Band of Outsiders

Spurr

Spurr

Robert Geller

Patrik Ervell

Michael Bastian

(photos: style.com)

too good

SNUGGIE FASHION SHOW

featuring the "the sexiest looks in blanket-wear" at new york fashion week.

amazing.

article

(photo: AP)

on target

jean paul gaultier for target???

here

omgyesplz

fingers crossed this isn't just a rumor

cheapmonday

getting something seen on the fashion week runway for $36? vena cava used american apparel's crosshatch body suit underneath their plunging low-necked dresses and jumpsuits for their new york show.

it's a nice way to spin the ridiculously (and mostly impractical) cleavage revealing necklines coming out right now.

(photo: refinery29)

ankles

ankle socks at new york fashion week

erin wasson x rvca

cynthia rowley

rachel comey

milly

karen walker

i like seeing this little trend because i've been trying to make ankle socks work due to 1. comfort in tough shoes and 2. allergy to cold. thumbs up.

(photos: style.com)

fast

mark fast showed his spring '10 ready to wear collection at london fashion week. people aren't really talking about the clothes (not that i can blame them-- they aren't anything too special) but instead the models he chose to send down the runway. fast is known for his "skinny, cobwebby, knitted" dressing, which he decided to showcase on plus size models for his show. as written on style.com: "According to Amanda May, Fast's managing director, his show stylist quit over the designer's insistence on including three models from a plus agency on the runway amongst regular girls." i'm not sure exactly what "regular girls" is supposed to mean in the context of runway shows, but that's besides the point. is fast putting these girls on the runway just to develop some publicity? he obviously did not try to flatter their bodies-- other looks from his show would have been better suited for larger body types. he also used only three plus sized models, while the rest were "regular" girls. on one hand i appreciate a designer using different body types, but i can't tell if this is being done in a respectful or progressive way. anyways-- here are images of both "larger girls" and "normal girls" for you to decide yourself:

(photos: style.com)

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