ttF Fashion Staples Series Diary: Remembering Alexander McQueen
Before I got dressed this morning I saw pictures of Naomi Campbell, Daphne Guinness and Kate Moss attending Alexander McQueen’s funeral in London. It inspired me to switch up my outfit for the day. Instead of the pastel tweed I planned to wear over my gray dress, I tightly belted a houndstooth jacket to achieve a similar New Look feel as the late designer’s fall collection. I topped off with an unexpected pop of pink to remember all the brightness McQueen contributed to the fashion world.
Forever 21 dress, Forever 21 Cirque 21 jacket, vintage belt, Target tights, Karl Lagerfeld sunglasses, Charles Jourdan pumps, Carolee brooch, vintage brooch, vintage earring turned into brooch
Fashion Staples Used: Gray Shift Dress, Crystal Brooch
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I know I’m a little late on the game but I had to include something about Alexander McQueen’s Spring/Summer 2010 Campaign featuring Raquel Zimmermann. I just love this photograph!
The reptile collection as a whole, on the other hand, leaves me with mixed feelings. When I saw Camilla Belle I was in love but then Lily Cole, Noot Seear and Daphe Guiness showed up on the red carpet even before Anna Paquin shocked people in reptile at the SAG Awards. That’s the problem with such a recognizable print: you get sick of it very quickly. Still, if I could get my hands on one of the designs, I’m sure I would totally rock it. But the armadillo shoes? Not so much…
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I wasn’t a fan of geometry in high school. Maybe if my teacher had worn some of these clothes while lecturing about shapes I would have been more interested.
(clockwise from top left) Sonia Rykiel, Chanel, Alexander McQueen, Wunderkind, Kenzo, Anne Valérie Hash
Photo credit: Style.com
John Galliano revisited Dior’s 1947 New Look for Christian Dior’s spring couture show. For fall ready-to-wear, many other designers joined him in creating a new New Look. Alexander McQueen’s theatrical creations stood out the most. But my favorite was Louis Vuitton’s more wearable suit. Instead of the post-War sloping shoulders, designer Marc Jacobs kept to the 80s trend with shoulder pads. And the hot pink lined peplum added a playful touch.
(clockwise from top left) Alexander McQueen, Lanvin, Louis Vuitton, Givenchy, Christian Dior, Christian Lacroix
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Hoods are functional. My oversized hoodie keeps me comfortable while I’m blogging and my hooded raincoat shields my hair during rare L.A. showers. But hoods as a fashion statement? I’m sorry but I just don’t get it. Why would anyone want to look like a boxer or the Grim Reaper?
(clockwise from top left) Maison Martin Margiela, Martin Grant, Alexander McQueen, Bruno Pieters, Rue du Mail, Jean Paul Gautier
And what was with the hooded velvet Marc Jacobs Agyness Deyn wore to last night’s screening of Valentino: The Last Emperor?! Very strange.
Photo credit: Style.com, Jim Spellman/Getty Images
I’d rather be a butterfly than a caterpillar in a cocoon. But, if you like the dramatic volume of a cocoon coat you’re in luck because it was très popular during Paris Fashion Week. If you follow the trend, keep it slim on bottom as Stella McCartney did with her vegan leather leggings.
(clockwise from top left) Alexander McQueen, Christian Lacroix, Stella McCartney, Gareth Pugh, Christian Dior, Maison Martin Margiela
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