Holland in da House

House of Holland Spring RTW 2012

Naomi Preitzler

Foto: style.com

Frame of Reference

three sunglasses perfect for spring

Karen Walker Perfect Day Sunglasses in Crazy Tort

Infinit Tribeca in Grey

Illesteva Leonard in Blonde

outlets in bs.as

if you’re thinking outlets = mass amounts of Gap sweatshirts and noname basics in the middle of nowhere, think again. read this guide to outlet shopping and you'll be set to take on the world where ropa de moda is 30-60% less that your usual digs. weeeeeeeeeeeeee!

while this video from Lanvin's fall campaign has nothing to do with outlets, it does have to do with the hoity toity gettin down and dirty to PITBULL!! KAREN ELSON rocks...

Mondrian(s)

abstraction, order, opposing forces, universal harmony, simplification, spirituality
the beauty of a mondrian...

Mondrian day-dress by Yves Saint Laurent 1965

Prada RTW Fall 2011

... what we're all searching for in life ...

Jacques-Henri Lartigue and street style photography

yesterday i was watching this video, when Scott Schuman cites one of his inspirations - early “street-style” photographer Jacques-Henri Lartigue – and goes on to talk about his thoughts on street style being a form of social documentation. I laugh-snorted, finished the video, ate a cookie, and then got to thinking…

who is this man Laturge and what exactly did he photograph? was it even relevant at the time? did other fashionable women look at the black and white image of one-piece, halter-top swimsuit and think, navy blue is SO 1922? i ate another cookie and googled the idea.  

what I came up with is a series of lovely images from Paris in the 1910’s, 20’s and 30’s. as he photographed from age 8 on, you can almost see Lartigue maturing in his high-end, luxurious world, from a privileged boy photographing amusing and cheeky jumping and flying images, to a man inspired by seductively stylish models and Parisian women. It was his world and he documented it with a sense of freedom and abandonment.

Bichonnade 40 rue Cortambert Paris 1905

Drag-racing Day at the Auteuil races, Paris, 1911

Zissou, Rouzat, 1911

Evangelina Bomp-that-rola wins BAFWeek

well, there wasn't exactly a prom king and queen from this season's Buenos Aires Fashion Week, but if there were, ms. bomparola would be both. how is it that this designer never employed color, but now perfects the neon and neutral look? every piece makes me wanna scream they're so beautiful. 60s and 70s whaaaa? this collection is modern, minimalist and mind-blowing.





this, ladies and gentlemen, is tailoring at its finest. clearly the winner in my book. if only i had an office to wear a suit or see-through blouse to... working on that one.

read more about Evangalina and all the others at BAFWeek S/S 2011-12 here.

keeeeesses,
yaya

fotos from here.