From Drab...to FAB!

Good day to you from Blogsville, my fabulous fashionistas!  If there's one thing I've learned while living life in the "fash" lane, it is: DON'T DISCARD THE DISCOUNT AISLES!  I've found some of my favorite duds cruising the unwanteds.  In fact, my outfit today consists of one of the clutches you will find in todays pictures, and I am wearing a lovely oversized cobalt blue silk blouse that I found in the...aHEM--Older women's section.  I am NOT ashamed!  Cruising the unwanteds section is my favorite weapon of choice. Yes, my lovelies; I said WEAPON.  It is a fashion battlefield!  Don't knock it til you try it.  Now on to the topic at hand...
When discount cruising, a fashionista has to be creative.  What may appear be unsightly may be in need of some minor tweaking.  For example:

I stumbled across two bags that I would never, ever wear, but I could see that they had potential.  The colors are are two of the "must be worn" for this season, and the buckles were a nice touch.  Then, it hit me.  I would cut off the straps and turn these bulky bags into clutches!

First, I peeled back the seams so I could get to the base of the strap as possible, and cut the straps with a pair of sharp scissors.

Then, I pushed and tucked the frayed remains into the seams with the tip of the scissors and folded over the the top half of the bag and.....

                                                               VOILA!

                                           A new "must have" accessory, all for the price of $8!

Stay Fashionably Fabulous!

Summer Stylin

Hello, my lovelies!  As many of my UK fashionistas know, the sun has not been kind to England for most of this season.  In fact, it started to feel like a fleeting image I once imagined.  Just when I was going to throw in the towel (or shall say, "duds)--lo and behold!  Summer arrived, and just in time for the Olympics.  Maybe it was the Greek gods, I don't know.  All I care about is FINALLY not having to wear a sweater, and most importantly, I get to wear my fashionably delicious outfits that have been sadly hanging in my closet wayyy longer than they should have.  What better way to kick off the late season than with neons and stripes?  It's all about color.  Now, if only I can get some on my legs...Til next time....

                                     Stay Fashionably Fabulous!

Christian Louboutin vs. Yves Saint Laurent

Yves Saint Laurent: Designer Extraordinaire…and Sole Snatcher?

The lawsuit heard around the fashion world is in full force.  With an array of red-soled YSL pumps in hand, lawyer David Bernstein went straight for the jugular, claiming he held the definitive proof that YSL came out with red-soled shoes wayyy before 2008 when Louboutin claimed it as his trademark.  Bernstein also managed to invoke a few chuckles from the audience when mentioning Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz wearing red-soled shoes.  Who should come out on top, the legendary Yves Saint Laurent, with his previous record of red-soled shoes from stiletto past or Christain Louboutin, the “sex in a stiletto” designer who made red soles the “sole” of his creations?  Stay tuned and…

Stay Fashionably Fabulous!

Something Borrowed

 

Gaga Goes Gaga Over Fashion Student’s Design

 

      

**Story and images from: metro.co.uk***

When aspiring designer Rebecca Short submitted her creation for her University’s Graduate Fashion Week, the last place she thought it would end up was on Lady Gaga!  Gaga’s stylist happened to be at the show and requested a few different outfits, including Miss Short’s.  Rebecca granted her request, figuring that the chances of her dress ending up on the infamous Gaga were slim to none.  In her case, it’s good to be wrong! Gaga “grand entranced”  her design (and hairdo) at a press release in Singapore.  A very thrilled Rebecca Short remarked, “She had styled it completely different from how I had done it.”  Would we expect anything less?

 

Stay Fashionably Fabulous!

The Object of my Obsession

 

Best in Shoe

“Where the excellence in made to measure shoes becomes art.”

Feast yourselves on this eye candy, my fierce fashion followers!  Behold the shoe genius of….*drum roll* Walter Steiger!  A Swiss national whose designs could only be found in his privately owned shops, have now made their way across the pond!  That’s right, my American fashionistas, the days of trekking to Europe for the infamous “Steiger Heel” are over!  If you happen to be in the Manhattan area, I strongly suggest making your way to Barneys IMMEDIATELY!  I don’t have to be psychic to predict that these heavenly heels won’t last long. Gazing upon these beauties was love and first sight and the new objects of my obsession.  So, tell me, my fierce fashion followers: What is the latest object of your obsession?

 

Stay Fashionably Fabulous!

All Grown Up

 

Frances Bean Cobain

 

***Images from socialitelife.com***

Aside from the sporadic pictures we’ve seen throughout her childhood/adolescence, Frances Bean Cobain has pretty much kept herself under the radar.  With a face as gorgeous as this, I can’t imagine why!  Her debuting pictorial, shot by world renown Heidi Slimane, depicts a sexy, edgy woman who has come into her own!  With eyes as intense as her father’s and lips as pouty as her mother’s, Frances Bean has left the fashion “powers- that-be” salivating for more!  Will Frances Bean be the industry’s newest “It” girl?  Stay turned and…

Stay Fashionably Fabulous!

McQueen Reigns Over NYC

 

McQueen Reigns Over NYC

 

Alexander McQueen’s Savage Beauty exhibit has now drawn to an end, and what an epic 3 months it was.  Not only was it the number 1 exhibit for the Costume Institute, it was the eighth most popular exhibition since the opening of the Met 141 years ago!  For the lucky 661,509 people who visited, they once again got to immerse themselves in the raw, mystical, sexy, and dark world of Alexander McQueen, a gifted visionary who was not afraid to push the boundaries of art and fashion.  In no particular order, here are my 6 favorite pieces from his collections.  Narrowing it down to 6 was a very tasking job, but I managed to do it!

 

Spring/Summer 2001 Ostrich feathers and glass medical slides painted red.	Autumn/Winter 2006-2007 Silk and tulle with resin antlers.

Spring/Summer 2001 Razor clam shells	Autumn/Winter 2009-2010 Black duck feathers

Autumn/Winter 2006-2007 Pheasant feathers	Spring/Summer 2003 Silk organza, georgette, and chiffon

**Images from blog.metmuseum.org***

 

Alexander McQueen’s time on earth was a grain of sand on the surface of time, but his impact will carry us for years to come.  He will be greatly missed, and I don’t think we’ll never be able to gaze upon the latest Haute Couture creations without wondering what his latest vision would have been. He was an artist with a unique outlook on beauty.  It is hard to lose some of the world’s best talent.  When it comes to coming to terms with death, no one puts it better than Alexander McQueen himself:

“It is important to look at death because it is a part of life. It is a sad thing, melancholy but romantic at the same time. It is the end of a cycle—everything has to end. The cycle of life is positive because it gives room for new things.”

 

Stay Fashionably Fabulous!