Been shopping without a care in this world. Just bought the long crushed-on Alexander Wang Rocco Duffel Bag with a 20% sale , and some Dior shoes that was a whooping 50%.. + the quiet months that I lacked in blogging, I was busy making my life out of shopping.................

I know too much spending sucks you dry and spits you out broke.
And I know there are plenty of other worthy things than to shop.
But it's like all I see around me these days, in repetence, proves to be unworthy and inhumane.
The distasteful acts people make, the values that lack in people today, and the choices they make.
It's not me, so I could care less. But it's around me. The one thing that's hard to ignore.
I am no where near to perfection. But at least, I know, I hold the right values, and my perspectives in life has taught me well.
And they say, opposites are illusions.
How I wish.

This world can be so beautiful, but yet, so utterly disappointing.
(even movie producers know it, that explains uprising movie plots of the world ending because of its undeserving habitats. Thus, resulting in horrible outcomes of the movies.)

So, if I could stop shopping, it would be great.
But if the world could be less stupid and mature, would be better.

Oh, and did I mention a Phillip Lim dress & Valentino dress too?



In the midst of chaos, serenity and balance and everything in between, you would still come to mind.

I AM THE HAPPIEST PERSON IN THE WORLD TODAY.
IN 3-4 days, I shall receive my Alexander McQueen Bag!!!!!!!!!
I was browsing through the net for mcqueen's stuff.
Came across this gorgeous bronze bag. Not gonna post a picture of it yet... Shall keep this suspense. (;
Never thought I would even get it.
It's ok!!!!!! I will work my ass off for McQueen. Only you.

my mom said; " die. if another one of your designers die tomorrow or so, I'll die too. "
Technically, not really.
As I'll be funding my own purchase...
BUT STILL. I need the cash first. The pros of buy now, pay later. Just with family though!

WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOO
Really, I'm so happy, I can't suppress it!
If you 're a fan of McQueen, you'll understand and share my happiness.
Can't wait can't wait. I hope nothing goes wrong.

&& I'm gonna go get the runways dvds on eBay too... ((: before I can't find any.


this is like the latest harry potter book or twilight movie, or an orange lamborgini (except that i'll take it and sell it for many many McQueens), your dream house. Any thing any one dreamt of having in their life....There, that kind of overwhelmed joy.
Ok! Bye now! (:
Hope you guys are having it AWESOME like how I am <3

This shall lighten up my week.
Mom & all just got back.
Sadly, no major shopping done.
But instead, that got substituted for even better..
The bottom left 2 magazines are from 2004 and 1997!!!
::DD

I'm a happy one for now. No more crankiness I promise.
Springbreak is over! Back to school. Whooopie (;

Alexander McQueen - Fall 2010 RTW

PARIS, March 9, 2010

By Sarah Mower

Alexander McQueen's last works were given final honors by his trusted team in a hushed and dignified showing that went to his core as a designer who scaled the heights of couture accomplishment. Sarah Burton, his right hand, described how, in beginning this collection, McQueen had turned away from the world of the Internet, which he had so powerfully harnessed in his last show. "He wanted to get back to the handcraft he loved, and the things that are being lost in the making of fashion," she said. "He was looking at the art of the Dark Ages, but finding light and beauty in it. He was coming in every day, draping and cutting pieces on the stand." The 16 outfits shown had been 80 percent finished at the time of his death.

What McQueen was preparing had a poetic, medieval beauty that dealt with religious iconography while recapturing memories of his own past collections. He had ordered fabric that translated digital photographs of paintings of high-church angels and Bosch demons into hand-loomed jacquards, then taken the materials and cut stately caped gowns and short draped dresses. In its ornate surface narrative, that might read as a kick against the plain and restrained direction fashion is taking, but in their own way, the fluted, attenuated lines of his long dresses suggested a calm and simplicity. Instead of aggression, they transmitted the grace of the medieval Madonnas and Byzantine empresses McQueen had been studying.

For anyone who had watched his development through the years, the references to milestone collections were apparent. The bandage-bound heads, some with feathered coxcombs, simultaneously called up the designer's rebel-British background and his landmark Asylum collection while also catching a likeness to the modest head coverings seen in Northern European medieval portraiture. When a high-collared, formfitting cutaway jacket made entirely from golden feathers appeared, it read as a direct retrieval of McQueen's first step into haute couture in his Icarus collection, after he took the helm of Givenchy in 1996 at the age of 27. This time, though, it was realized with even more skill, with a multilayered white tulle skirt sprinkled at the hem with delicate gilded embroidery.

Somehow, that one outfit encapsulated everything about McQueen: both the tailoring and the romanticism. Perhaps he wouldn't have chosen to show it in such a simple and intimate way—in a small, ornate room to privately invited groups of editors—because that left out the full realization of concept and showmanship that equally drove his creativity. But the circumstances, sad as they are, allowed his friends and colleagues to share a long and poignant moment to look at what the man achieved, and to grieve for him.

I guess this just sums it up all. I've come to terms that the good ones always go first...
The last goodbye to a very inspiring artist of our century. I will never forget. I can't.


:(

Spring is the time. When birds, bees come out to play.
So does the innovative designers of our century.

Since I have loads of my favorite looks of each season saved into my computer, I thought, I might as well post it up.

I like designers that constantly bring something new to the table. I tend to be attracted to designers who bring out the creative force and push the boundaries. <-- In this case, I admire designers who know no boundaries and create their own flow of innovation.



First Stop,

 Christian Dior, Haute Couture (John Galliano)
 



 : I love how Galliano played with unexpected pairs of colors. Structural gowns, flowery tops, Amy Winehouse/M. Monroe hairdos filled the runway. Apparently, he was inspired by Charles James's gowns. I love Galliano, he's one who seriously knows no boundaries. Some call his style "crazy" , exaggerated. For me, he is more like abstract runway but is capable of mad sophiscation. He 's another one that holds a special place in my heart, but just after McQueen.


Christian Dior RTW SPR 2010
: And Dior's Ready-To-Wear. I've got to say, this is my favorite one out of everyone. I would definitely wear every piece... The way Galliano plays with the color palette just blows my mind away; the bright rich colors, that always brings life and fun into his collections and into the runway itself. Well, Galliano certainly has an eye for color. And he darn well knows how to play it to the human eye. I also loved that there's a tinch of sexiness & sophistication to this; peak-a-boo lingere and sharp tailored trenchcoats. Yummy. Once again, I heart John Galliano.


 







&& I love the way he poses at the end of his shows. Lol.

Givenchy (Richardo Tisci )  SPR 2010





: One of my all-time favorite brand/designer.  Never fail to always impress and amaze me. I don't think there's ever one collection I didn't liked. Black, mysterious, sexy all defines the perfect Givenchy woman. PS: I love that jacket Iman is wearing.


Jean Paul Gaultier SPR 2010






: Inspired by the hidden beauty of Mexico. This man is never afraid to show his creativity. Often over-emphasizing his designs, you can't help but to be intrigued by him. I Love his craziness (with a capital L). Which reminds us that the fashion world is never dull but always exciting.


I noticed this is awfully long, since it's being squeezed into my pathetic main page. So I am going to do a Part 2 for you fashionistas, if there's any  out here(?) Also ,it's 3 in the morning...So goodnight !

---- I 'm having a major breakdown, dealing with the fact that my mom & the rest are going to Paris next month. Still, trying to fight it with acceptance. But I just cant seem to! Really, I'm upset. No Effiel Tower, no coffee shops & awesome pastries, no people-watching, no shopping, just no PARIS. It is my dream. Like always.
 God damn it.