Yves Saint Laurent Spring 2012 Ready-to-Wear

The choice in Fabric is what blows my mind with this collection. Then its almost as if the cut of the fabric was authentically what nature intended it to be. The fabric has this movement to it that is completely memorizing! Modern Parisian chic at its very finest! LOVE LOVE LOVE!

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My wallet friendly purchases

When it comes to being nice to my pocket book and scratching my fashion itch at the same time, I like to turn to ASOS.
This week I bought myself a pair of earrings that I think I am honestly going to attempt to wear every chance that I get!
Behold:

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And here is the ring:

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I can wait for them to arrive!

Manish Arora

Thanks to The Clothes Whisperer I have discovered a new clothing designer that I have fallen in LOVE with! His name is Manish Arora (click to go to his web site). His taste is quite avant garde, it is creative, unique and colorful...anything but boring! He seems to steer clear of playing it safe as even his LBD's have sass all their own!
The line started retailing in 1997 in India. Had many major steps in between, but finally debuted at London Fashion Week in September of 2005.
Here is one of his dresses on the cover of V magazine:

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Here is a photo of the designer himself:

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And here are some of his designs:

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As you can see...when the man plays with black, its intensity is displayed in a very powerful, almost aggressive way and yet the design has elements that tone down its aggressive nature in such a delicate way too.

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This is one of my absolute favorite items from his collections! What a beautiful color blend with graphic design elements and ah-mazing texture to top it all off!

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His use of elements for texture are very innocent almost child like items, leaving you with a very youthful thought to the look, and yet it is compiled in a very chic way! I DIE!

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Kim Kardashian would KILL for these shoulders : )

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And then to keep him unpredictable and us always guessing what is next, he will work with a completely different texture in a very feminine manor. And yet, this item still has a very modern finish like all of his other ensembles. BRILLIANT!

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Can I wear this to dinner tonight! His designs make me HATE how California is so relaxed in fashion! I want to dress like this every day! Ah-Mayyyzzzzing!

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phhesssha--kahhh-pfft! I am at a loss for words.

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Just another average little black dress....psshhahh! (obvious sarcasm)

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I adore the lines of this dress, the shape; it whispers a sassy jazz tune to the 1920's flapper in us all, making me want to kick my legs around in dance : )

And the HAIR!!!!

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Don't forget the Makeup!!!

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And this is where Katy Perry gets all of her insane dresses that look like they are designed with theatrics in mind.

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And Saving the best picture for last!!! CAN YOU BELIEVE THIS GUY!?!? I am running out of words for brilliant....effulgent, lustrous, incandescent, eminent, glorious, and splendid! ahhhh...thats better : )

John Galliano runs his mouth in the wrong direction

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Break my Heart! My favorite designer was just shown on CNN saying, "I love Hitler!" And reportedly managed to fit in quite a few racial slurs in this now public video taped conversation. I have heard at this time that Galliano was suspended, and then later heard that he was let go from his position as designer for Christian Dior. This is so upsetting! I am still waiting for the dramatic dust to settle in order to allow the truth to surface...will report with more at that time. But for now, I am sad to say, that it sounds like the house of Dior made a wise decision.

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Sunday Shenanigans

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Lovely things to feast your fashion eyes on!
Happy Sunday. Hope everyone has a nice Valentines day. And remember...you don't have to have a special someone to have a special Valentines day!