the miss linds

doing it right

noreply@blogger.com (missLinds) — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 01:50:00 +0000

i've always been a fan of the concept behind target's GO international program: bring in budding designers from all over the world to create capsule collections that everyone can afford. i was so stoked when i heard the inaugural designer was none other than miss luella bartley. i saved every penny and ran to the nearest target the day it dropped, buying every piece i could get my hands on. after that moment i waited with great anticipation to see who they would follow up such a stunning debut with. needless to say i haven't bought a piece since. erin fetherston? alice temperly? and now jovovitch-hawk? i supposed i understand why they are picking these designers, they are a tad (ok, a lot) more accessible than the ones i typically gravitate towards but recently target announced that the next crafter to jump on the mass market bandwagon is a personal fave, richard chai.

winner of the ecco damani foundation award and credited with launching both marc by marc jacobs and TSE, he started his own collection in 2004.

the diffusion line hits target stores in august.
let the saving begin.

an idea of what's to come...

the best of spring 08:

and fall 08:

denmark, here i come

noreply@blogger.com (missLinds) — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 01:26:00 +0000

i've never been so in love with the aesthetic of an entire country.

copenhagen fashion week
fall 08

andersen & lauth:

annhagen:

best behavior:

bitte kai rand:

henrik vibskov:

wood wood:

there are some designers

noreply@blogger.com (missLinds) — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 00:53:00 +0000

who just get it.
elber albaz hits it every time.
he seems to know exactly how to take the simplest garment and turn it into a work of art. nothing ever seems overly contrived or fussy, just unique and beautiful. by pinpointing the ultimate in femininity while eliminating the annoying girly factor, he's continued to create collections for the house of lanvin that are gorgeous and contrary to first glance, surprisingly wearable.

fall 08:

the hypocrite in me

noreply@blogger.com (missLinds) — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 02:20:00 +0000

i have a love/hate relationship with mass market chain stores. on the one hand it is undeniably awesome that they provide fashion to a broader audience because let's be honest, fashion can get a little out of control when it comes to price. on the other hand though, they blatantly rip off higher end and independent designers, providing a cheaply made and cheaply priced alternative to all the hard work, innovation and artistic vision that designer has put into his or her work...that's something i'm really not ok with. however, what i am ok with are the mass retailers pulling in these designer to come up with low cost concepts and pieces to sell in the stores. rather than copying the runways, they are bringing unique and affordable style to the masses while still staying true to the artistic endeavor of fashion design.

the latest retailer to jump on the bandwagon is japanese powerhouse uniqlo. after literally taking over new york last year (h&m watch your back!) the mega store brought in former marc jacobs design group loden dager to create a six style capsule collection to be released this month.

boys, i'm telling you don't sleep on this. loden dager is clean, classic and beautiful in a cheeky kind of way (i mean come on, just repeat the name a few times...) and believe me, if there's one thing i can't get enough of it's a boy in a good button up.

cheers!

limi and yohji

noreply@blogger.com (missLinds) — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 01:41:00 +0000

limi yamamoto is definitely her father's daughter.
her second showing in paris mimicked father yohji yamamoto's attention to tailoring and a monochrome palette, while tweaking the designs with a more modern japanese flair.

limi feu
fall 08:

oh paris...

noreply@blogger.com (missLinds) — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 18:19:00 +0000

hussein chalayan
fall 08:

chloe
fall 08:

nina ricci
fall 08:

trembled blossoms

noreply@blogger.com (missLinds) — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 02:08:00 +0000

i've always had an amazing amount of respect for the house of prada. even if their collections don't necessarily appeal to my taste, i can never deny the fact that they are always fresh and innovative. whether it's design or materials or construction, miuccia has one eye tunnel visioned on the future while never forgetting to pay homage to the history her family built.

trembled blossoms is a video commissioned by the house as something between an animated look lookbook and a beautiful commentary on environmental awareness. directed by james lima with music by cocorosie, the short film is yet another way prada is setting itself apart from other luxury fashion brands.

along with the film, prada also released a "fantasy lookbook" combining environmental and urban elements beautifully integrated with the house's spring/summer 08 collection.

an englishman in paris

noreply@blogger.com (missLinds) — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 00:24:00 +0000

always one to err on the side of the dramatic, mcqueen sent a collection down that runway that evoked images of everything from hindu goddesses to what i might imagine a futuristic rendition of the nutcracker might look like.

stunning.

alexander mcqueen
fall 08:

amazing

noreply@blogger.com (missLinds) — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 22:47:00 +0000

givenchy and ysl never cease to amaze me. their respective designers always find a way to create an air of sophistication that's never too pretenious. always beautiful, accessable and edgy, even if you don't wear an entire outfit, rest assured you can pull out one or two pieces that will fit in perfectly with any wardrobe.

givenchy
fall 08:

yves saint laurent
fall 08:

once again

noreply@blogger.com (missLinds) — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 22:46:00 +0000

haider ackerman has me completely ready to sell off my own organs in order to buy his entire fall 08 collection.

who needs two lungs anyway?

fall 08:

i'm moving to paris

noreply@blogger.com (missLinds) — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 01:33:00 +0000

if only for fashion week.
who's coming with me?

issey miyake
fall 08:

ann demeulemeester
fall 08:

karl lagerfeld
fall 08:

andrew gn
fall 08:

lutz
fall 08:

i don't ask for much

noreply@blogger.com (missLinds) — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 02:03:00 +0000

just the ability to live out the rest of my life in these two lines...

isabel marant
fall 08:

balenciaga
fall 08:

i've been waiting for this...

noreply@blogger.com (missLinds) — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 01:46:00 +0000

PARIS!!

balmain:

rick owens:

hollywood schmollywood

noreply@blogger.com (missLinds) — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 00:25:00 +0000

i hate the oscars. the entire ridiculous production is just another way for celebrities to parade around and pump themselves up in front of cameras and an overly adoring american television audience. i have a serious problem with the growth of celebrity worship in our culture, but that's an entirely different argument.

unfortunately, as much as i despise them, i watch the oscars every year in the vain hope that this will finally be the year that they break out and blow my mind...and every year i am disappointed. it's become so predictable that it has reached the point where i can call what they are going to wear:

ladies: a versace dress, cartier or h. stern jewels and a clutch by someone like judith leiber or swarovski.
guys: armani suit.

hold on, you are telling me that those are the ONLY designers willing to let you borrow things for the BIGGEST fashion night in hollywood? and you're telling me that you're OK with that?? come on kids, there are hundreds of thousands of designers out there, good designers, who would chop off their own extremities in order to dress one of you for such an occasion. reach outside the bubble of ralph lauren and chanel for one year, i dare you! it's so disheartening to see a world of extremely talented people and for some reason only a few are continued to be relied on, and it's not even as if those old standbys are that amazing. what about some lanvin? or nina ricci? i would love to see one of you girls strut down that carpet in an alexander mcqueen getup or a liquid silver haider ackerman gown, even dolce and gabbana had some amazing spring pieces i would like to have seen. you have access to absolutely everything in the world and a night tailor made for you to wear the most stunning pieces that world has to offer, i just don't understand why you keep letting me down...

and in the spirit of it all, i will again hope that next year is better.

well...at lease heidi klum knows what's up.
heidi klum in custom john galliano:

the good ones:

marion cotillard in gaultier paris haute couture

cameron diaz in christian dior:

the predictable ones:

katherine heigl in escada:

hillary swank in versace:

jennifer garner in oscar de la renta:

amy adams in proenza schouler:

the wtf ones:

laura linney:
are you going to prom?

jennifer hudson:
this makes my boobs hurt just looking at it.

calista flockhart:
apparently just got out of the shower.
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rebecca miller:
i just don't know...

not all that great, but at least they weren't boring ones:

cate blanchett in dries van noten:

tilda swinton in lanvin:

diablo cody in christian dior:

and dear god,
in my old age please let me be something like helen mirren.
she just keeps getting more stunning with age:

obsessed

noreply@blogger.com (missLinds) — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 19:25:00 +0000

i just can't get enough european design these days. specifically the scandinavians, from copenhagen to stockholm to helsinki, these kids have mastered the art of beautifully crafted minimalism. although my love for acne and hope will never die, my newest fixation is 5th avenue shoe repair. introduced to me last year by my dear friend taylor, i was reintroduced at this season's capsule show in nyc and the love affair started all over again. i can currently only find two stores in the us (bird in brooklyn and opening ceremony in both nyc and la) who carry the line, but i'm willing to save every penny i have and fly to each respective city with an empty suitcase just to have these pieces in my life.

love.

preview pics of fall 08:

addio milano

noreply@blogger.com (missLinds) — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 00:06:00 +0000

the last bits of milan fashion week.

iceberg:

fendi:

krizia:

bring on paris!!
<3

my confession

noreply@blogger.com (missLinds) — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 04:23:00 +0000

i secretly envy the girl who can wear marni. and not just marni, but marni the way it was meant to be worn, the way consuelo costiglioni sends it down the runway: thrown together and off beat, like those cool artsy girls who always seem to get it just right.

maybe next lifetime.

fall 08:

gucci in milan

noreply@blogger.com (missLinds) — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 03:54:00 +0000

this collection isn't quite what i was expecting, but it isn't a complete letdown either. at this point the ethnic thing is a bit overdone, but there are still some absolutely gorgeous pieces.

fall 08:

fall in milan: part II

noreply@blogger.com (missLinds) — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 20:49:00 +0000

a little bit more...

6267 (from former maxmara designers Tommaso Aquilano and Roberto Rimondi)

bottega veneta:

that certain something...

noreply@blogger.com (missLinds) — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 23:15:00 +0000

what is it with french girls and their impeccably effortless style? they throw on paperbag dresses and parkas with mussed hair and no makeup and somehow come out looking perfect.

they must all live in isabel marant.
i want to as well...

recap of spring 08:

raf simons for jil sander

noreply@blogger.com (missLinds) — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 21:03:00 +0000

after studying industrial design at the royal academy of arts in belgium, in 1995 raf simons took up menswear and worked with flemish designer walter van beirendonck in paris. in 2005 he was appointed creative director of the house of jil sander, where he has crafted collections deemed perfect for the modern career woman. always detailed, minimal and completely wearable for the fast paced, frantic (yet ultimately beautiful) world we live in.

simon also designs a signature line which is carried at both barney's and seven new york.

jil sander
fall 08:

fall in milan

noreply@blogger.com (missLinds) — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 20:43:00 +0000

derercuny:

emporio armani:

moschino cheap and chic:

this is missoni?

noreply@blogger.com (missLinds) — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 03:48:00 +0000

yeah, i'm confused too. it's demure, it's sophisticated, and dare i say...a bit prada-esque??

definitely a step in the right direction.

fall 08:

finally hit their mark

noreply@blogger.com (missLinds) — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 03:12:00 +0000

is it just me, or is gucci really knocking it out of the park these days? i know a lot of critics are harsh on designer frida giannini for not being able to fill the shoes of tom ford, and while i will always be a tom ford fan, it's nice to see someone take gucci in a different direction. frida is less focused on sex and more focused on being a woman, and for a girl who likes to admire the ladies who can rock deep plunged v-neck gowns but never have the guts to throw one on herself, it's refreshing to see some gucci pieces i would actually wear.

excited to see what she drops for fall, in the meantime here's a recap of spring 08:

those brits sure are a quirky bunch

noreply@blogger.com (missLinds) — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 20:13:00 +0000

the best of london fashion week 2008

giles deacon:

nathan jenden:

louise goldin:

ppq:

jenny packham:

roksanda illincic: