LANVIN Keeps Me Up At Night

Sometimes, concepts keep me up at night. Yesterday, I began work on a performance/ installation piece I am doing on the theme of 'strangers'. Brainstorming ideas from my pillow kept me up all night. And then tonight, as I began to count sheep, I became preoccupied with a shoot that I will be creative directing three weeks from now. The shoot will be conceptual; an experiment in exagerrated layering and proportion. For now, images of Lanvin's SP/SU10 show are fossilized on the inside of my mental image index. Alber Elbaz, is the master of proportion, and of combining a powerful silhouette with subtle elegance. Phew, now that that's off my chest, perhaps I can catch some shut-eye?

Ruby, cherry, poppy, blood-red

Via Refinery 29: Fall/Winter 2009 menswear includes sleek suits in delicious shades of maroon, burgundies, and reds. Left to right:Looks from John Galliano, Lanvin, John Paul Gaultier, and Thierry Mugler.

Attack of the YSL nerds

photo source. I was comforted when I saw this photo of these irresistible nerds. Mostly because on the day I stumbled across this photo, I too happened to be wearing my own version of the uniform above - a pair of clunky Kio Yamato glasses and a voluminous vintage Lanvin cream blouse, with my long hair tied back - but felt a bit more frumpy than this duo looks. I'm not sure that their outfits are so amazing so much as their demeanor is, absolutely charming.