Opinions: Trendy or Over?

Am I the only one who is not a fan of the “Homies South Central” and “Comme des Fuckdown” shirts? It all started with The Cut and SSUR a million years ago. I get that they’re supposed to be funny and cute but not only is it not funny, it’s been so overdone that it wouldn’t be funny any longer if it even ever was. Now Brian Lichtenberg has added the Feline (for Celine) and Burrrr it’s so cold (for Burberry), which was famously worn by Cara Delevingne, and the whole trend has blown up out of proportion.

It’s insulting to the brands that actually spend time designing the logo and the importance and the history to the names of each company. I feel like half the time I think of Comme des Garcons now I think of the hats and I just want to be able to think of my favorite shoes AS ONE OF MY FAVORITE BEAUTIFUL SHOES THAT THEY SHOULD BE ALONE without having to be told to calm down! (I am never calm when I talk about my obsessions!) 

Alexander Wang Resort 2014

More and more brands are starting to experiment with unique fabrics. Walk into any Aritizia store and you’ll find neoprene dresses that are actually really cute! Alexander Wang has been mixing the fabrics with the basics since his start. One of the things that makes Wang’s usage of fabric and texture so remarkable is how he can keep a simple  aesthetic and manage to sneak in the most incredible materials, whether it be a thick knit sweater or a neoprene skirt. I sometimes feel that fabrics are often left behind in the world of online fashion, but they’re so important to the actual garment, even if we can’t see them from the pictures. Wang’s  new resort line proves that you can use interesting fabrics and maintain clean, crisp lines. 

T by Alexander Wang Resort 2014

Summer Tops

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Summer Tops

Alexander Wang , $2,145 / Peter Pilotto polka dots top / Balenciaga / Moschino bright shirt / Marni / Ostwald Helgason checked shirt / Rebecca Taylor blouse / Cynthia Rowley / TIBI , $395 / Equipment button down collar shirt / Madewell cargo shirt / White blouse / Green top / Black top / Jack Wills travel shirt / Language Of Flowers screen print shirt, $93 / Zara bleach shirt / Oasis longsleeve shirt, $59 / Winter Water Factory green tee

On The Lookout

I waited until a week before I start to decide that I have nothing to wear to my internships this summer, so I bought a whole bunch of skirts and dresses (online!) today that I’m very excited to wear. My problem now is that I need some tops to wear with the skirts, and nice summer tops that aren’t tank tops are difficult to come across, especially on a budget.  I tried looking for a really long time on ShopStyle, and I couldn’t find anything. There were some really absurd tops. There were lots of T’s with “SWAG” or “YOLO” or something that included a mustache pun written on the front. There were lots of crop tops in neon colors. There were lots of boring long sleeved button downs in solid colors, but one can only wear so many of those! Why is it that it’s so hard to find a trendy yet appropriate work shirt yet so easy to find a YOLO shirt?!!?? 

Barney’s Magic

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I haven’t posted lately because I’ve been busy with everything and nothing at the same time. Well actually, I’ve been so free from the usual crazy load of schoolwork that I’ve had the opportunity to do fun stuff lately, which is why I went to Barney’s on Tuesday for an after school shopping trip.

There is something about Barney’s that is so entirely magical because I have the best luck whenever I am there. (From ridiculous sale deals to meeting Lady Gaga and Sarah Jessica Parker — for real, the BEST luck.) This time was no exception. Although it wasn’t  any meeting Gaga type experience, I managed to find a magical pair of shoes. I wanted the Comme des Garcons for Converse sneakers forever since my favorite model, Ali Michael, wears them with basically everything. So I asked the salesman at Barney’s and he said they didn’t have them in my size and that there was only one pair left in the color I wanted in the whole store, and it was size 10. So I was pretty upset but I decided to wander around Barney’s a little more. As I was leaving the 8th floor (NOT EVEN THE SHOE FLOOR) I randomly saw the magical beautiful shoes sitting on a shelf in the middle of a whole bunch of clothes. IN MY SIZE. So now they’re mine and I’m pretty sure they bring me good luck because I’ve been having the best week. I’m wearing them everyday for the rest of forever.

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Punk: From Chaos to Couture at The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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I went to the punk exhibit this week. Punk is not my thing, so I didn’t care much for the clothes, but the concept was interesting.The coolest parts were the replicas of the Vivienne Westwood store and the CBGB bathroom, which completed the transformation back in time.

I particularly loved the shoes on display, especially the chunky high heeled leather boots and Dr. Martens.  They were nicely paired with both modern and original interpretations of punk, and although my style is completely un-punk, I could see myself wearing most of the shoes in the exhibit.

I wish there had been more writing and more context to the clothes. So often the clothes speak for themselves, but in such an exhibition more about the history (and future) of punk would have helped to understand the clothes. I also thought they were going to talk more specifically about the ‘chaos to couture’ part, and when and how the trend went from CBGB to Chanel, but the high fashion was just in another section without explanation of the transition.

It wasn’t my favorite show, but I commend them for doing something completely different and using a theme that incorporates music and social change. Fashion can be such an iconic part of history, which people sometimes forget. Punk is an excellent example of how clothes can represent the emotions that people feel and become a symbol of a generation of change.

 

Kirsten Dunst for Wren

 

 

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Kirsten Dunst is my favorite actress, so I was very excited to see that she is the face of the new lookbook for Wren, which has previously featured one of my other all-time favorite people, Tavi Gevinson. The collection is designed by Leith Clark but the lookbook was styled completely by Kirsten Dunst, so it will be interesting to see how she puts the look together to represent herself and the brand. Only the images above were released (exclusively on style.com), and it’s kind of hard to even see the clothes in these photos, so I’m looking forward to the rest of the launch. Also, I have to point out that these pictures have a suburban, vintage-y, The Virgin Suicides-esque quality that makes the whole thing all the more mysterious and exciting. (If you don’t already know it’s my favorite movie.)

Hampton Essentials

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Hampton Essentials
MSGM pattern dress / Sun dress, $57 / Marc Jacobs / H&M vest, $30 / Isabel Marant / Marc Jacobs , $415 / IRO printed shorts / Topshop / Topshop bikini / Topshop woven leather sandals / H&M hard clutch, $38 / DANNIJO swarovski crystal necklace, $725 / H&M ring, $7.52 / Moscot sunglasses / Madewell sunglasses / H&M , $7.52 / Red hair accessory / Marc Jacobs fragrance / Marc Jacobs spray perfume / Neon nail polish / Neon nail polish / Avery
It’s the first Hampton’s weekend of the summer. I’ve loved coming out here since I before I could even walk. Every visit is special and I can’t wait to make all kinds of new memories this summer. Lounging by the pool and strolls down Jobs Lane on the agenda, but a fun and relaxed vacation requires a fun and relaxed wardrobe! I’ve created the  summer essential list for a summer beach getaway.

 

Thoughts Thoughts Thoughts

I had the perfect summer evening this evening. You know when it finally really hits you that summer is HERE and you just want to go to the beach and stay there for three months? That was that feeling today. I finished a whole bunch of really hard school stuff today so I’m getting way too excited already. (I still have two more weeks of classes!)

Anyway, I took my dog for a walk down Fifth Avenue after dark. It was beautiful because it felt warm enough that it was almost cozy, and there was practically no one on the street so I had the windows to myself. (It’s always best to do window looking when no one is around so you get the whole window instead of having to push and shove posing tourists out of the way.) I loved the punk windows at Bergdorfs especially. I’ve seen them several times, but tonight I was able to really appreciate them and focus. I’m also surprised with myself because I think ‘Chanel punk’ is completely and entirely growing on me. This new punk fashion phase had me thinking of the meaning of punk, and I realized the sort of obvious fact that Chanel was punk in the 20′s. As much as a tweed suit may seem totally unpunk now, for women who had been wearing corsets tweed was pretty punk. So maybe I have been looking at Karl Lagerfeld the completely wrong way. Chanel is about rebelling against the standard ways of dressing, and for Karl Lagerfeld to be keeping the brand modern, it has to be rebelling against the standard ways of dressing as we see them today. (I’m embarrassed and annoyed at myself for not realizing this earlier.) 

In other news, Humans of New York posted a photo today with this caption that I’ll leave you with to expand on the ‘thinking’ theme of today’s post. The caption said, “Image is very important to me. But I’m always asking myself: ‘How much is personal expression, and how much is facade?” Such a true and interesting question that I think anyone interested in the way they present themselves relates to. 

PS. OKAY AND I JUST HAVE TO POST THIS LINK BECAUSE— THE DOG!!! IF THIS DOESN’T MAKE YOU CRY YOU PROBABLY DON’T HAVE A HEART: http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2013/05/oklahoma-woman-finds-dog-video-tv-rubble-garcia.html

Evidence That Zara Is The Greatest Store Ever

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Evidence That Zara Is The Greatest Store Ever

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