Dont do whatever you like; like whatever you do!

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"Most Folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be." 

-Abraham Lincoln

Carine's Book

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Carine Roitfeld is for many, the fashion worlds Queen. The former EIC of  Vogue Paris has  moved on to new pursuits within the fashion industry. When Corine left Vogue I was left curious, wondering; where will she go now? Will she start a magazine of her own? Will she become a fashion designer? A woman who seemingly has taken on and conquered the fashion world will not simply disappear into the darkness, she simply holds too much power! And so she has put pen to paper and is sharing with us a glimpse into her fashion world!
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Ziad Ghanam

This Sunday I thought I would highlight a Designer I stumbled upon online. Just check out some of his work. It is intricate, delicate and strong with edge! I am mesmerized and completely fascinated!

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Hip Higging, curve accentuating amazingness!

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I absolutely LOVE that his models have a style! They are all different shapes and sizes, have tattoo's and a look to them! That's what I would do if I were a designer! 

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Love how the white tulle peeks out in the front of this dress. It almost creates an illusion where it looks like she is standing on a platform. Mystical and fun!

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Holy attention to detail!

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I think this model's look is incredible! Love it!

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Sigh...I am loving his crazy hip hugging dresses. They make me want to go to the gym and slim up so that I can wear something like this :)

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I love this picture! I adore the fact that she is wearing stilts under her dress to make her look long and tall. She is like a creature from a fairy tale. After all...isnt that what haute couture is really all about... Creating looks that inspire our imaginations?!?!

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Shut the front door!

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Ah-Mazing!

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Armani Prive Blows my Mind

Some are saying that Armani's collection this season was inspired by the Japanese culture because of all of the world news regarding the earthquake in Japan. Some say that he is designing with Japanese fashion in mind because of the current stregnth of the Asian market and that Armani opportunistically only has the financial benefit of his fashion house in mind. To be quite honest, his inspiration could come from anywhere! I ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT! With vintage 1940's silhouettes and Geisha like lines and patterns, I have fallen in LOVE! To top off these amazing looks Armani chose head pieces to be designed by Philip Treacy. These head pieces are works of art and top of the clothing perfection that is presented in this collection. There is attention to detail, play with texture and color! (sigh and sink into my chair with delight!) I have included a video of this collection below because you cannot simply see pictures, it does not do this collection justice. The movement of the fabric is brilliant! First you have the strongly structured silk kimono jackets! They are so brilliant and timeless and I love the way they move down the runway! Pay attention to the shoes, they have a very modern cut that accentuates toe cleavage. There are patent leather pieces peaking out and taking center stage as corset like tops, on shoes, on skinny belts and waist cinching corsets! Then to play even more with fabric, Armani provides us with some velvet pieces mixed in with silk, which is just so lux and lovely! The patterned silks are literally blowing my mind! I have to add that I love the mixture of the soft flower print with calligraphy like graphic paint brush strokes! BRILIANT!

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Just look at the intricacies in this head piece! It is Phillip Treacy at this finest!

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In the Left picture: The flip of fabric from the corset like velvet top that exposes soft silk is designed for the floor length skirt. They whisper and gently express that the top and the bottom of this ensemble are soul mates and were designed to be together! And on the right, this ankle length suit is perfection with the flower design and the calligraphy like paint stripes with graphic fabric peaking out of the suit jacket! LOVE! 

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On the left is another silk suit! I would literally die for! uuuuhhhhhh! The dress in the middle, the fold of fabric that is so very geisha acts as an exterior pocket! And on the right we have on of the strongly structured silk jackets! And honestly wait till you see the movement of this jacket in the video, the picture does not show all of its essence! (Heart palpitations!)

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To be completely honest this ensemble above and the one below are my two favorite looks in this entire collection!!! The structure with the shoulder shapes contrasting with the soft flower pattern absolutely blows my mind! If I had the talent to design, I would hope that I might be able to come up with something this brilliant! You know that feeling when you are reading a book and someone describes something that you are familiar with, but have never thought about it enough to define or describe it. And then you read them express and explore it and the writer just speaks to your soul in a very brilliant way, almost as if the he/she was reading your mind and expressing everything you almost never knew you always felt?!?! Well that is what I feel with these two ensembles! 

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I am waiving my hands in front of my face like an exited little school girl that found out that the cutest boy in school likes her right now! I love this! ahhhhhh.

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Velvety perfection!

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Notice how the external fold of fabric is a pocket! With the top fold and hip detail on this corset top there is an almost Victorian like quality or inspiration added to this ensemble! Crossing territories and boundaries is what the 21st century is all about! Love it!

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I had to show this suit again. It is just too perfect!

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Okay...#1, I love this suit! The the hip detailing on the jacket matches the pants and the pattern is incredible! And # 2, I have to be honest...in the last few years I was beginning to think that Armani was taking a bit of a more hands off approach to his collections. But here lies a little proof that my assumptions were wrong! JOY!

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And here is the video of the entire runway show! I hope you enjoy as much as I did! 

Sunday Shenanigans

Hello my Blog Followers and Readers. Today is the one day a week where I search the internet and bring you some of the most amazing, creative and inspiring photo's I can scrimmage up. I hope you enjoy! Thank you for reading, thank you for following and sharing my blog with others! I am at a 49ers football game in San Francisco with my sweetheart today. I hope your Sunday is filled with peace and wonderful fashion that makes you feel like the room lights up when you walk into it! Or PJ's, sometimes on a lazy Sunday, that is just what a girl needs! Am I right?!?! 

This dress is so theatrical it is past the realm of reality in a way. And that is one reason why I love couture so much, it takes us past the idea of reality and how that comes into play with fashion!  photo courtesy of: http://monicarosestylist.blogspot.com

Inspiring Make up and hair! Idea for Halloween!!!Photo courtesy of: www.lostateminor.com

These colors are so incredibly rich and wonderful you could use this one picture as fashion inspiration for the entire winder season all on its own! Armani Prive, photo courtesy of: www.glamour.com

I adore this eye liner idea of having it wing out from top and bottom, leaving an edgy like quality instead of a vintage look that traditionally happens with winged liner! Photo courtesy of: http://www.zimbio.com

Absolutely Beautiful! Photo courtesy of: http://fashioninworlds.blogspot.com

Katrantzou Dress, Photo Courtesy of: http://selfserviceuk.wordpress.com

This is what fashion is all about: She looks like she is having so much fun! Her hair is perfection because it is imperfect. I think her eye liner might be purposefully uneven. And she seems to be at ease and just enjoying her moment.  photo courtesy of: www.istanbulview.com

Knits are especially inspiring for me this season! They don't have to be incredibly expensive and you can make them yourself or for others. But the texture brings such a rich quality that adds a cozy feeling for the coming cold weather! photo courtesy of: racked.com

For me this season, it is going to be all about the subtle details. The unusual design that would usually go unnoticed if it wasn't for its incredibly never seen before design quality. Siriano Shoes, photo courtesy of: /www.fijiwater.com

Yves Saint Laurent's Fashion Sense

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Wonderful Jackets

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This leather Jacket with the delicate embroidery is perfection! 

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Meadham Kirchhoff 2012. I am in love with this pink jacket with the lamb on it! 

Daphne Guinness in all her Splendor!

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Dolce and Gabbana Blow my Mind...AGAIN!

Fashion's Night Out in NY has become a Fashion Holiday!

This event was devised by the American Vogue Team when the economy first turned sour. After the first event was a hit, it was here to stay and has grown in popularity since. Advertised with the Fashion Industries top models who prance around town in t-shirts with this logo looking like they are having the time of their lives! The event is designed to foster commerce, support AIDS research and support the struggling fashion industry from the top design houses all the way down to independent fashion designers. Whether you are shopping or saving, it is now officially a day for fashion lovers to take note. Also a nice day to celebrate before tomorrow's anniversary of the tragedy of Sept. 11th. 

Now I have seen it all!

Halston has designed a ridiculously good looking (of course...it's Halston after all) GLOW IN THE DARK DRESS! (Enter gasp....Here)

Iris Apfel Inspires and gives us all Permission to be Eccentrically Fashionable!

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Iris Apfel's popularity only grows with age. Words cannot describe how much I adore this woman and her over the top fashion sense! This woman has inspired museum exhibitions, a coffee table book and fashion advertising campaigns with her more is more fashion credo! She is a true inspiration and I honestly hope that after years of surviving in this world that I will have the heart and bravery to dress just as I please. So I say, "Thank you Iris for your inspiration! It's almost as if your style gives me gentle permission to dress how I please no matter what. You seem to whisper to me, telling me delicately to ignore the judgment and have fun!"
 “I’m a geriatric starlet, my dear, don’t you know.” _Iris

'Women view her as a role model: “A lot of them have told me, ‘Now that I’ve met you, I feel so liberated.’ ” Secret eccentrics, they have learned, Mrs. Apfel maintained, “that when you don’t dress like everybody else, you don’t have to think like everybody else.”' The New York Times.
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Louis Vuitton's Stiletto Wedges

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These ground breaking remarkable shoes are Stilettos and Wedges at the same time. They also have a ginormous platform for the tranny in is all! FABULOUS! I give them two fashionable thumbs up! LOVE THEM! These shoes make me giddy; bouncing on my butt in a chair clapping my hands together in sink like a little school girl! YAY!