Shoe Addiction

I somehow need to find 301 Euros because there is no way I can go on without these See by Chloe heels. Actually our love story goes way back, I spotted these shoes on the Urban Outfitters site like a month or two ago. Yet my prayers have still not been answered and those 301 Euros have still not popped up under my pillow (let's rob the tooth fairy!).

Speaking of shoes, I'm getting these boots tomorrow. I've always wanted motorcycle boots and these, incorporating liberty motifs and all, seem like the perfect ones.

Hey, look! My new shoe crush. I don't know if what I like best about this Proenza Schouler FRTW '09 bootie is the tapestry material or the double half-wooden heel.

And to finish with some eye-candy: Chanel gun heels...

They Say My Lip Gloss Is Cool

When I first saw the Prada Spring RTW 2010, I wasn't so sure I liked the bright orange lip gloss and long piggy tails. But now I can't resist with this ad campaign.

Despite my initial disliking of the collection, a few pieces did stand out to me at first. I like them even more now. Especially the postcard coats.

Did you know the first lip gloss appeared in 1932? It's just something I know (I confess, I've been watching too much Ugly Betty and Henry episodes on TV)!

March, April, May

Brigitte Bardot, Dior SRTW2010, beautiful hats, what Spring screams in my head...

I need to promise myself I will write more often as in at least 3 times a week. I think writing it out and publishing makes it seem more official. It adds a certain pressure to not let down your (non-existant) readers...

So, I will write more and actually tell people about this blog that I've been keeping quite a secret which is a very stupid and contradictory thing to do when you want to publish a blog... Lots of promises I have to hold now.

I like blogging a lot and I think that if I make myself do it regularly at first, imposing post length and oftenty (ain't it fun making up words?), it'll all become a habit and I'll wholy enjoy it. It's like ballet, at first, you have to mold your body, learn the basis, a difficult step that can last years. Then, once the movements have become part of your organism, of you, you can play around with what you know and really enjoy dancing.

Upon this note, I solemnly swear I will write more regularly and sell my blog to the world, maybe just starting with a close circle of friends.

Seaside

The Kooks are growing on to me... (Seaside?Matchbox?...)

I'm wearing a Mirror Dash sweater, Abercrombie tank top, Scooter bag, pants and belt handed down from Mom and Mellow Yellow shoes. The sunglasses and bangle I found in old boxes.

A Little Something Called Inspiration

Considering fashion blogs' increasing importance in the fashion world (and the controversy often associated to this growing ascent), I thought to myself "How have fashion bloggers changed the fashion industry or at least influenced popular perception of fashion?".

Well, it seems they have provided an everlasting source of inspiration accessible to many people (Going on Internet being much easier than attending fashion shows) making the fashion universe a whole less restricted. I don't think I would have ever developed an interest in fashion if people such as Tavi Gevinson and Susie Bubble (just dropping the names of two bloggers who have particularly inspired me and whom I look up to and admire) hadn't shared their point of view on style and fashion through their (awesome) blogs.

Blogs are such an easy way of communication (with easy inevitably comes dangerous but let's forget about freaky creeps on the Net for a sec (we've all had enough of our parents lecturing us about it anyhow) ). Anyone can write about anything they like (or dislike for that matter) and get feedback from anyone else. We do have to recognize how superb ( alternatives to awesome, anyone?) that very concept is. So, if on top of that, a blogger starts talking about fashion, a closed industry with a bad reputation, this concept just kind of becomes the epitome of superbness! Suddenly, people who thought they didn't care about fashion or never had the chance to care about it are given a glimpse into this industry and beyond that, the opportunity to contribute and participate in its evolution.

The more people take part in fashion (even if blogging is only in the smallest of ways), the richer the industry becomes. Diversity is good, diversity makes something more versatile, more beautiful, better really. What will this lead to in a couple of years? Will Internet help us find new talents? I am more than curious in getting all the answers to these questions but only time can tell.

Now coming back to what was supposed to be the topic of this post, inspiration, blogs will inspire our generation's for now unknown geniuses. As said above, blogs because of the fact anyone can start one, present a priceless diversity. So imagine the various styles that can be found on Internet! Blogs are so personal yet a plethora of Internet users can relate to them. And most important, each provides inspiration for their audience. Inspiration is at the basis of any artistic (and probably for any other type as well) creation, it drives people to put a finger on something nested in their minds and give it a name, making it something tangible. Of course, anything can inspire someone, a photograph, a film, a very precise moment, a face, a word and what makes fashion blogs great is that they do share such things on top of presenting outfits or in some cases, designs. It's not liking having knowledge at the "tip of your fingers" but something just as great and empowering.

I want to thank all the bloggers out there (we both know I really mean Miss Gevinson and Style Bubble) who inspired me to start my own blog and continually nourish my love for fashion (that sounds very pretentious, I don't mean it to). I've always liked fashion and kept notebooks with cutouts from magazines but fashion blogs have turned this fascination for fashion and style into something more concrete. Fashion bloggers have made me dare to try different, new thing with the way I dress and play with my clothing. Before, I'd see beautiful outfits in magazine fashion spreads and quietly think to myself how badly I wished I dressed that way. However, these were models on white backgrounds or foreign landscapes, there was no relationship between them and me. The distance thus established stifled any courage to wear different pieces than everyone else at school. Bloggers, because they seem so much closer with their beautiful yet amateur shots and authentic tones, narrow down the gap between common people and the fashion industry.

Bloggers inspire me and I do hope technology will evolve in a way so that they continue to.

A lil' snippet of "Evolving Influence":

P.S. A matchbox

I haven't posted in ages but I hope this post will make up for my absence.

Anyhow, now that fall collections are all out, I can come back to my season favorite.

Proenza Schouler

The images kind of say it all though contradictorily they don't do this collection justice. L and J (my affectionate nicknames for the two junior geniuses behind this little wonder) have finally given the good girl who knows how to have fun (notice the subtle difference with the stereotypical good girl gone bad) a wardrobe of her own. I think the reason I like this collection so much is not only because, well, it's beautiful, but also because somehow, I feel like these clothes are what I need. To me, this collection holds some teenage angst as well. The leather dress with the simple white shirt, the child-like coats with the thigh-highs, the red lipstick with the messy, unbrushed hair, it's like a girl trying to grow up but stuck right in between childhood and adulthood.

The shoes are bad-ass awesome (I sat staring at a Tommy Ton real-life snapshot of them, hating the girl those Proenza Schouler-ed feet belonged to!). And also a little reminiscent of last season's underwater theme with the curved lines and shiny python stuff.

Youth and freshness are two elements that are difficult to capture and I think L and J (!) have become really good at it. The designs on the dresses at the end were something else. I loved the shiny blues and greens with sequins here and there. The scribbled pants were extremely attention-grabbing in the way their design was so chaotic. The fact these fabrics are always so attractive visually contributes to making that young vibe almost tangible.

The thigh-highs came in and added the perfect amount of sexy (along with those little mid-stomach openings or mesh decolletes). The fact they're put up so skin is seen only when you walk or when your skirt rides up in a certain way makes them less aggressive. I personally associate thigh-highs with a certain in-you-face kind of feeling and here, they're softened into something more innocent. I like that. Very much.

I'm listening to the Kooks' "Matchbox" and coincidentally, that word is perfect for bringing this collection down to,well, one word. A matchbox is filled with matches which make fire, fire being something dangerous. I feel like these clothes are a matchbox on their own. They hide a girl wild enough to go play with fire all neatly contained in a beautiful box. The sliding lid of the box is slightly opened, revealing bits of skin here and there, giving us a glimpse into a chaotic, complex mind... a Proenza Schouler gal.