Obsession(s) of the Day

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YSL Aviator Sunglasses ( was $300.00 Now : $250.00 )
YSL Brass Buckle Belt ($295.00)


I love the chocolate tortois avaitors! I could just imagine wearing that, the Leopard-printed calfskin belt with some white or dark blue ink jeans. And that's it - no shirt. Just kidding. Whatever shir that will show off the belt. The prints goes so well with each other. To buy them, just click on the name of the product underneath the pictures.

Anna Wintour

I've never heard her talk before! This is phenomenal. I enjoy her and her accent.

Yves Saint Laurent Manifesto con Giselle Bundchen

I've never seen that video before. I LOVE it. I love the feel from the music, the movement, the transitions. The love the obscurity and abrupt changes of frames. It really does exemplify the Yves Saint Laurent consumer. There's a certain strength that's exhude through the clip. Gosh, I love Yves Saint Laurent.

Sean O'Pry is My Opium

Sean O'Pry is so dreamy. I think it's the lips. They're so...lucious. haha! So this spread was in Man About Town. I love the perspective and use of landscape. It's almost like they used a blue/green screen and photoshopped the scenery in. But it's so farfetched looking and stylized that it looks like they were really on location. I love the clarity.

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Source: Man About Town Spring/Summer 2008
Model: Sean O'Pry

Masculinity Stripped Bare

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Where there's (Tom) Ford, there's sex. Tom Ford wrote an article for GQ style about sex and man. What's new? Haha. The article is pretty good, raising awareness of the insecurity of the male nudity from a man's perspective along with reference to women, and in some case relative to women. The article in included so just click on the picture with the words and it'll enlarge large enough for you to read.








Source: GQ Style Spring/Summer 2008
Photographer Solve Sundsbo
Models: Chris Camplin, Terence Doyle, Jay P, Ricardo Guedes, Max Smith, Ricardo Claudino, Troy Roe, Tafari Hinds, Jamie Jewitt, Max Rogers

Hair Strike!

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Since last post had Ali Stephens, I thought I continue with the theme. :) I love this spread. I love big hair. I would love to see someone walk down the street with that big of a hair that's not from Brooklyn or from a movie. Even though Ali only has that one thing she does with her lips, I love how her eyes are so sultry. She brings an awkward chic to the clothes. Oddly enough, I get a sense of intelligence from Ali in these photos. Perhaps it's the conservative two pieces. But still. Love.




Source: Numéro 92 April 2008
Model: Ali Stephens
Photographer: Terry Tsiolis

Drama Queen or just another ol' queen?

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The name for this shoot was "Drama Queen." I don't know if Alasdair McLellan grew up in the suburbs or something but this is subtle to me. For me, it's not something outlandish to see people like this. I mean, fashion wise. When I think of Drama Queen, I think of Dior couture dress with layers of Vivienne Westwood. The concepts are bland and there's not mix-n-match. It's a boring old queen. A queen, in the gay sense, can dress better or at least have more creativity. And as much as I'm bored of the Balenciaga florals, I love this color and the lurking behind the tree. It's like pretty moss on a tree.

Source: T Style Magazine April 13, 2008
Photographer: Alasdair Mclellan
Model: Ali Stephens

Obsession of the Day

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Hyden Yoo short (shorts) for summer. For 98$, you can show off your legs in this pair of shorts. I like how the waist fits perfectly around the waist. It's difficult to find a fitting pair of pants or shorts that does that. If you normally like a tight squeeze, buy a size up. It's cut short so don't worry.

Click here to buy: Hyden Yoo Shorts, $98

YUM RANDOMS: Nicolas Ghesquiere

Nicolas Ghesquière, designer and artist for Balenciaga in GQ Style magazine. He looks so Parisian, it's sick! That pout! That camera! That flawless jacket! I bet he has bad breath.

Source: UK GQ Style S/S 2008

Sex Sells, Ford

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HAPPY WEDNESDAY! It's nice out today. I don't really need my jacket. I'm wearing my Givenchy short-sleeve oversized henley out for the first time. It's netted on the sleeve so it's see-through. I wore a black vneck underneath but I might take that off later on.

Who is the Tom Ford man? Someone who is comfortable with himself and sex. What does he do? Investment banker or mutual fund investor. Or spoiled boy born into money. He's also fun and knows when to take a break. A carpe diem gentleman whose lifestyle indoors is the same as it is out.

Rodarte, food carte? Skinny, inny?

Which of the Mulleavy sister (looks like she) has been hiding snicker bars under her pillow? I'm just kidding! Rodarte's Laura Mulleavy, left, and Kate Mulleavy, right have gotten on a strict diet and have been shedding pounds and it shows! Look at Laura's jawbone! And Kate's...silky hair!

Reason why I brought this up was because the French wants to ban skinny promotions of any kind. I will use a statement Karl used to defend skinny models, "Too skinny isn't the problem. There is a big obesity problem, why not focus on that? huh?"

Skinny's inny.

Word.

Picture source: Style.com

Who is Paulina Porizkova and why is she a judge on American Next Top Model?

Paulina was know as the face of the 80s with her face plastered on hundreds of major magazines around the world. At her height she won the coveted the six million dollar contract to be the exclusive model for Estee Lauder. Here is a video of her made when she was only 18 and the top model of Paris. She truly has an ethereal classy beauty that comes once in a generation.

Yves Saint Laurent, 1962

HELENA RUBENSTEIN!
WOMEN SMOKING!
"PERFECT FOR A PHOTO!"
Princess Radzivill!
BRING IT BACK!
LOVE.

Throwback: Karl Lagerfeld & mimosa?

So Karl Lagerfeld put up some properties for auction at Christie's 19th century collection and they were sold for over 100euro. Who has little and big things laying around from the 19th century totaling over 100euro? Most times, people liquidate their assets when the owner is dead or when they're going bankrupt but Karl had so much that his little spring cleaning is over 100euro.

-What do you want to drink for our interview Karl?
-Mimosa. Nothing else. Duh.

Obsession of the day

Rick Owen is currently one of my favorite new designers. He beats to the drum with his own sewing needle and you could see why through this piece. I love how he captured the sensuality of the plunging neckline along with the off-shoulder appeal. I also like the symmetric cut. Also, I like how it's a pseudo-oversize sweater. It's transeasonal, which is totally in right now because of global warming. It's also great for dates on a cool day where you could warm yourself but still expose your collar bones to turn your date on. haha.

Want to buy this Rick Owen Cardigan Sweater? Click here. (338euro, about $500)

Mushroom? Penis? Lamp?

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So, when I was going through Luisa via Roma for obsession of the day, I saw this picture and I had to do a double take. Maybe it's because I have a little alcohol in my system; it's very little, but that picture definitely looks like a mushroom, or a penis. But I'm leaning more towards the later. I could see Madonna wearing this VICTORVICTORIA piece, or Lindsay Lohan. The picture could also reference an avant-garde lamp?

WHATEVER the picture looks like to you, if you have 385euro, or about $550 american buckaroos, you could purchase it by clicking here.

Anthem #33: GET IT ON!

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Happy Tuesday! I'm currently procrastinating on my marketing paper on Chanel. The topic is market segmentation. Maybe I'll upload the essay after I'm done. It's terrible, really. But I learned some interesting facts.

Besides that, this editorial is from Anthem and I normally enjoy their spreads but the latest issue was a little boring, even though it had Santogold on the cover. But besides the fact, hope you enjoy this.






Source: Anthem #33 (magazine)
Photographer: Joe Lally
Models: Travis Davenport & Zach Ferry

Toreror of my Heart; GQ Style Spring/Summer 2008

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The first thing that came to mind was Bizet's "Toreador Song" from Carmen. Amusing, I wondered whether bullfighting would be more popular if men that looked like this, dressed in Prada would enhance it's popularity. I could see Miuccia (Prada) going to such events...Or even Lagerfeld, sitting underneath shadow of the palm tree, held by Brad Koenig, Karl's favorite man model.

But then my mind raced further and I thought it would be amusing if my high school principal had wear these outfits, like the Thom Browne gray floral jacket. Following, I imagined had everyone on my campus dressed like this as their daily outfits. If only the world was this fun.

What David Bradshaw did with some of these pieces were lovely. I love how Prada's feminine knitted pieces became manly on Rainer, the model. I also love his use of flowers in the pieces. It's nice that the flowers doesn't seem out of place - like it was meant to fit. I'm going to buy some fresh flowers and stick it all over my wardrobe now...Just kidding. I'm too anal for flower placement on my clothes - I would probably stop every ten feet to make sure every single one is put back into place.




Source: GQ Style Spring/Summer 2008
Photographer: David Slijper
Model: Rainer Iveson
Styled: David Bradshaw

Not by My Hair is Adrogyny Over

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I like this spread. Why? Because often times, androgyny is portrayed as a woman looking like a man but not vice versa. Also, men are often put in women's close but their features are still intact, like their short hair. So in this instance, I like that the man, Henzo, feminine attributes are accentuated. If Henzo's hair wasn't lighter, I don't think I would be able to tell who is who in some pictures.

If I was over 6 feet, I would grow Rapunzel-like hair too. And what would I do with hair that cascade down my chest for miles? I would learn to knit, and every night I would knit my hair a new ensemble. Now someone should make a collection or editorial spread with that idea!





Source: L'Officiel Brazil April 2008
Photographer: Rogerio Cavalcanti
Models: Carolina Pantoliano,Henzo Huille

Obsession du Jour: Gladiator Sandals

So for my last obsession of the day, I had boots and someone asked if I could find some great gladiator sandals. AND, I found some wonderful ones!

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Matt Bernson Gladiator Sandal ($182)


3.1 Philip Lim for Tatami Apollo Gladiator Sandal ($210)

***eluxury.com also has these, but they're $8 more. However, eluxury has different colors. Like these (Click on picture to go to the page):




Source: Oaknyc.com | Eluxury.com