Fabulous Fashion: Dior’s New Look To Now Exhibit

The Philadelphia Museum of Art’s exhibit was certainly titled appropriately, abounding with fabulous fashion from post war era to modern times. Upon entering, I was greeted with Dior’s New Look, the inspiration for the exhibition, which changed the silhouette and hemline of wartime garments back to full skirts, cinched waists, and floor lengths as a…

Fashion Comedy- Balenciaga Spring/Summer 2017 Menswear

Who lives in a pinapple under the sea? Sponge Bob SQUARE PANTS! Balenciaga has been playing with this horrid look, being proportionately challenged for years. I began this critique with the Before-and-After-Pants years ago, we then saw fabric-wrapped cardboard attached to the front of garments, and this boxy curious look seems to be their aesthetic…I’m…

Balenciaga Fall/Winter 2016 Paris Fashion Week PFW FW16 AH16

The Balenciaga Fall/Winter 2016 Paris Fashion Week runway show was anti-figure, placing volume purposefully where women do not want it- the hips and natural waist, that, coupled with the fabric selection- granny quilt florals, made for an unappealing collection. There was this matchy matchy look reminiscent of Kim K’s horrid dress and gloves, this time matching…

Fashion Ads

I said I was all of a sudden going to look a lot more normal with the onset of the androgyny and dandy trend for fall, 😂.  The Versace ad shown below looks like it could’ve been styled in my closet…yes, I have leather meggings (although it was for Halloween).    I can’t recall seeing a…

Balenciaga SS16

Balenciaga turned out a chic collection for Spring/Summer ’16, with luxe black, tan, brown, and gray separates: blazers, coats, cargo pants, skin pants, and great suits.