Vikram Ray's Other Job

It's no secret that I'm a big Wes Anderson fan. In fact, if you walk into my apartment I have The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou movie poster framed above my bed. So when I had been going through an old Vogue from last Fall and saw that Vikram Ray A.K.A. Waris Ahluwaria designs jewelry, I was pleasantly surprised. His company House of Waris is based out of India and he was a finalist in the 2009 CFDA/ Vogue Fashion Fund competition. You can see some of his jewelry under the Press section of his website and also here.

Above: Waris and some of my favorite pieces of his House of Waris jewelry.

R.I.P. Alexander McQueen

I woke up at 8:58 AM today and immediately checked Access Hollywood's website from my phone. The first thing I saw read "Rep: British Fashion Icon Alexander McQueen Found Dead." So I put on clothes, grabbed a yogurt and my laptop and booked it to campus.

No one knows the details yet, but his body was found in his London home this morning. Here is his family's statement. He was one of the most, if not THE best designer out there right now.

Rest in peace McQ.

UPDATE: Suicide. He hung himself. So sad :(

Above: Final look from Betsey Johnson's Fall 2010 show.

I Heart Jeremy Scott

I swear, everything Jeremy Scott touches turns to GOLD. I had seen a few items from his Adidas collection, but when I went on the Adidas website today, the whole collection was pictured! Here are my favorites:


Please notice that the left sleeve on the giraffe sweater pretty much makes you and your hand into a giant giraffe puppet. Uh... AWESOME!!! And I just enjoy graphics.

Here's a video of the collection as well:

Hipsters are ALWAYS the Cool Ones!

It's like Hipster-style to the infinite power! Loving the touch of punk in this Fall 2010 trend! "The season's mix of oversize knits, distressed denim, sequin leggings, plaid shirts and military jackets completes the look."

Pictures via California Apparel News.

Enjoy it. Embrace it. HAHA.

A Series of Unfortunate Events

We established last month that my favorite costume designer is Colleen Atwood in my Tim Burton post. I hadn't really looked into other movies she had done but I stumbled across one on Friday night. One of my friends let me raid her DVD collection and I grabbed A Series of Unfortunate Events. I had read all the books in middle school and high school but had no desire to see the movie... until Friday. I popped it in and so many elements of this movie made it AMAZING. First thing I noticed was the cast. Meryl Streep, Jennifer Coolidge, Craig Ferguson, and Catherine O' Hara were just some of my personal favorites. Their parts were pretty small but really important to the book's story. Then the set of the movie. It was very similar to Tim Burton's world in some of his darker movies. Which we know I love.

ANYWAY, back to Friday night. I fell asleep through the end of the movie and finished it Saturday morning. I was sitting on my couch and was literally MESMERIZED by the end credits. The music and the animation were so well done! And it was when these end credits were rolling that Colleen Atwood's name popped up, billed as the costume designer. Which brings me to my last favorite part of this film: the costumes! (These pictures DO NOT do them justice!)

Uhm... Hey Guys...

FYI. The "Pauly D" hair is not some brand new thing!

Above: John Gotti from Growing Up Gotti and Pauly D from Jersey Shore

KTHANKSBAI.

Hearts I'd Like to Steal

While flipping through the February issue of all the magazines I subscribe to, each has a Valentine's day spread of things with hearts and things that are red and pink that you should get for your sweetheart. Upon a heart based search of my own I found some cute little things I'd like for Valentine's Day. BOYS TAKE NOTE.

Above (left to right): Marc Jacobs silk twill heart top, Juicy Couture Love You heart sunglasses, Dior Joaillerie heart ring, and Leifsdottir Queen of Hearts silk skirt.

Lawn-ja-ray

In my Advanced Computer Apparel Design class we recently finished a three week unit researching and designing a lingerie as outerwear line. It's a HUGE trend for Spring and it's been in quite a few publications (Vogue and Elle had some excellent spreads). Anyway, most of my research consisted of consulting WGSN but it wasn't until yesterday that I went to the Agent Provocateur website to check out their product and here are a couple of my favorites:

Above: The Pantheria bra and brief and the Black Swan bodysuit.

Bette Davis Eyes

I saw this collection and died! John Galliano is already one of my favorites but this Pre-Fall 2010 line made me feel like I was in America circa 1940. World War II was going on, there were rations on fabric and the silhouettes turned masculine and looked very similar to military uniforms. Galliano also made sure to include glamorous dresses we would have seen in the forties as well. I felt like this collection bared a resemblance to Edith Head's designs for Bette Davis and Elizabeth Taylor.

Above: A few looks from the Dior collection.

Above(left to right): A sketch from the forties, Bette Davis in a flowing dress, a design sketch by Edith Head, and Elizabeth Taylor on the set of A Place in the Sun.