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)