Marco de Vincenzo, Spring 2011

Fantasy Life: Isn't this dress fun! A little added texture and color, just imagine being on the dance floor with all that movement of the tassels! 

Reality: A dress with tassels in the middle spells disaster when my dinner or red wine falls on it.  And it may just be because I am on vacation surrounded by mosqitoes, but wouldn't the tassels attract the bugs?  Then I would have to pick them out at the end of the night, which doesn't seem like a chic thing to have to do.  

On an art note the added texture reminds me of Maurizio Anzeri's work, who sews into vintage photo he finds.  By making repetive lines he creates a mask over the subjects face.  As with the dress, the added textured and color adds a new element and twist on a otherwise neutral background.  Anzeri's website is under construction, but if you are interested you can learn more about him here.

Christopher Kane, Spring 2011

"Wasn't it only yesterday that we were in Princess Margaret's apartment in Kensington Palace for the Acne show? She was the Rihanna of her day, the good girl gone bad, and clearly she's struck a chord for Spring 2011, because today Christopher Kane was name-checking this royal muse.  "Super-sophisticated," he called her. His sister Tammy nailed the essence of the latest Kane collection as "Princess Margaret on acid." A more contemporary spin, and a drug more relevant to the lurid fabulousness of the clothes, might be Margaret on meow-meow (a.k.a. cheapo ecstasy substitute mephedrone)" style.com, Tim Blanks

Street Style, Chicago Spring 2011

I am officially on vacation.  Wahoo!  I did so much art prep, so I didn't have to worry about my blog and so I was ready to sell comics at a conference that I don't know if I have the energy to make art on my vacation, which is what I have been dreaming about for weeks.  

And if you are wondering, yes I really saw a woman with this many (plus some) blow up pool toys walking around by the lake trying to sell them.  I can't even imagine having non-breathable plastic touching my skin for hours.  It was an amazing site.  If only she was a hipster, it could of been a performance piece. 

And for your ever expanding art mind....

These images come from installations done by Jason Hackenwerth who's medium of choice is balloons.  I wonder if he is for hirer for a kid's party, he would make amazing party hats.  Gives you a Dale Chihuly feel, right?  Also makes me think if you buy one of his pieces and a balloon pops does he come by and replace it?  Jason please leave a comment we are all dying to know....maybe I can introduce you to the balloon-selling lady by the lake and you can design a way for her to carry her wears.

Michael Van Der Ham, Spring 2011

"There were those in Michael van der Ham's audience today who found themselves responding to his clothes the way they might to a Rei Kawakubo show: first bemused, then fascinated, finally mesmerized. Van der Ham's collages of cloth were initially wayward enough to feel like the sartorial self-expression of a split personality". style.com, Tim Blanks

Clements Ribeiro, Spring 2011

Sometimes I worry that my associations to certain looks would offend the designers, which is not my intention.  For instance, when I look at this collection I can't help but notice the floral print, which then causes me to think about large floral print sofas.  It would be an amazing photo to sit wearing this look on a floral sofa. Pattern overload, just the way I like it.  Come and check in on me in 70 years it just may be the kind of look I am going for.

image from here

Street Style, Chicago spring 2011

It seemed like a great idea when I saw that Iron and Wine was playing FREE at Millenium park, well apparently the rest of Chicago thought it was a great idea.  I have never seen the park that crowded! It was  intense and to make matters worse I forgot my phone at home, so I couldn't find my friends that I was meeting there.  Whats a girl to do?  At one point I was giving up hope of finding them, so I decided to just take some pictures of street style that I could use for this blog.  Here is one of those shots.  kudos to the little lady for balancing out a string bikini top with long shorts and sneakers, which made it less "I'm trying to be a sex kitten" and more "you got a problem with this top, go *##* yourself".

Now grab your tissue box....this blog is going to be not as consistent these next couple of weeks because I am going on vacation and right after that going to a conference, so be patient fellow readers I will do the best I can, but my determination to have a post everyday may kill me...to stay sane I have to break my golden rule and post less, so I can focus on other things at the moment. sorry

Prada, Spring 2011

Well along with the rest of those interested in such things, I too have fallen in love with Prada's spring line. "Why" you may ask, for its use of color, stripes, and prints.  Dresses from the collection have already landed the cover of 15 magazines, thats amazing!  Bold colors that pop, and if you are fortunate enough to own a yacht, then I assume you are fortunate enough to own some Prada, it may be a wise investment with the added bonus of additional boat safety.  Think about it, if you had too many manhattans and fell over board, the crew would be able to see you as you bob up and down in your bright stripy number.

Prada put out this awesome video campaign to show the collection.  I want to be a fashion video maker! Its short, choppy, and has lots of movement, which means it holds my attention and makes me want EVEN more to own some Prada, especially the colorful stole.