Vivienne Westwood Autumn/Winter 2009 Collection @ Audi Fashion Festival in Singapore

Aside from the the models' joker faces, Viviene Westwood's Autumn/Winter 2009 Anglomania collection became a show-stopper at the Audi Fashion Festival held in Singapore last May 10. The show was about being bold and playful in the name of fashion. Westwood's Anglomania collection depicts the designer's iconic works to suit the younger generation.

Peeping through this collection, I sensed a strong vibration and a gushing energy. The younger audience must be really thrilled with this new set of wardrobe.







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VCNY Presents Tulips & Pansies: The Headdress Affair

For their 8th annual, VCNY (Village Care of New York)presented a fashion show called Tulips & Pansies: The Headdress Affair. It was not an ordinary show where models walked at the runway with designers' clothes. In addition to great dresses, the florists made the models flaunt their bulky but stunning headpieces adorned with tulips, pansies and other beautiful flowers.


Left: Sara Claire & Esther, in collaboration with Fleurs New York.
Right: b. Michael, in collaboration with Cote Fleurie Studio.


Left: Zang Toi, in collaboration with Golf Srithamrong of Tantawan Bloom.
Right: Hunter Dixon, in collaboration with Rachel Cho.


Left: Form New York, in collaboration with Preston Bailey.
Right: Alvin Valley, in collaboration with Gotham Gardens.


Left: Thierry Mugler, in collaboration with Michael Gaffney for NY School of Flower Design.
Right: Chado Ralph Rucci, in collaboration with Zeze Flowers.

This fund raising event was held for the benefit of the people who are suffering from HIV/AIDS.

View the rest of the headpieces at Harper's Bazaar.

Ageless Fashion Styles: Little Black Dress

As you would notice, the fashion trends nowadays are just reincarnation of the fashion styles before we were born. They are the improved versions designed by those who have gone before us. The fashion styles that I will present in a series are ageless fashion styles because they still exist through the test of time.

1930: Little Black Dress (LBD)


The little black dress was first seen in May 1926 issue of Vogue magazine when Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel drew the design of the dress for the said issue. First, it was called “Chanel’s Ford” because it is compared to the affordable black Ford automobile.

“Chanel’s Ford” rocked the fashion world in both positive and negative ways. Chanel made a bold effort in her design by choosing black as the color of the dress. Some people had a bad impression about it because black clothing was linked to clergy, servants, or death. However, most of the women were allured by its simplicity and its cost. Accessorized with pearl necklace or worn with high-heels, everyone can pull it off with flying colors.

The popularity of little black dresses became uncontrollable. After its first appearance in Vogue magazine, celebrities also succumbed to LBD phenomenal trend. A little black dress made by Givenchy was worn by Audrey Hepburn in the 1961 movie Breakfast at Tifffany’s. It was also used by Max Fleischer as the outfit of the infamous Betty Boop cartoon character. Since then, little black dresses are worn by middle-class to elite women in every dinner, cocktail party and night out.



To cope up with this fashion demand, almost every well-known designer included a little black dress in their collection by the end of the 20th century.

Inspiration

Fashion Styles at the 2009 White House Correspondents' Association Dinner

Last Saturday (May 9), the White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) held the long-established dinner for US President Barack Obama and the first lady of the country, Michelle Obama.

This tradition originated way back in 1920s and it has been recorded that the very first WHCA dinner was graced by Calvin Coolidge (1024). As a rule, this occasion requires the attendance of US President and Vice President. Since then, the dinner is customarily held every last Saturday of April at the Washington Hilton.

Before World War II, the annual dinner highlights include singing between meals, a home-produced movie and an hour-long, post-dinner show with famous performers. However, these past few year years the attendees were entertained by a comedian roasting the President.

This 2009, stars came down from their pedestal and gathered to toast for the First Family. Let’s have a sneak preview of the red carpet fashion during the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner.


Michelle Obama in pink sheath dress by Michael Kors



Natalie Portman in black Balenciaga gown


Eva Longoria Parker in pink-ruffled Ports 1961 gown


Alicia Keys in white dress with ninja stars


Tyra Banks in her black number


Natasha Bedingfield in a sparkling silver dress


Rachel Leigh Cook in a metallic gown


Padma Lakshmi in see-through scarlet gown

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Peta's Fashionable Sea Kittens

What are Sea Kittens? For one of their campaign against animal violence last year, PETA launched their Sea Kitten campaign. Instead of using the term "fish", they use Sea Kittens. The grouped claimed that fish are smart and they have feelings too, just like dogs and cats.

So to shoo away my sleepiness feeling, I created my own sea kittens. In PETA's website, you can choose the fish type of your sea kitten and you can also adorn them with headgears and other accessories. They’re so fashionably cute. You too can have your own sea kitten!


Create Your Own Sea Kitten at peta.org!



Create Your Own Sea Kitten at peta.org!

Lady Gaga's Controversial Bubble Dress

The very first thing that I noticed about Lady Gaga, was her out-of-this-world fashion statement. Of all those bold outfits, her bubble dress made a loud noise in the fashion gossip columns. The bubble dress she wore on her Fame Ball tour was said to be a replica from Hussein Chalayan's Spring 2007 Runway collection.



What can you say about this bubble dress issue?

By the way, here's some photos during the concert tour:




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Amazing and Amusing Looks of Costume Institute Gala 2009

Last Monday, one of the most awaited fashion events of the year took place at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Costume Institute Gala 2009, named as “The Model as Muse: Embodying Fashion”, was hosted by Kate Moss and Marc Jacobs.

Celebrities, models and fashion designers graced the red carpet of the event wearing their best model-looking dresses. I am not surprised to see fashion perfect gowns as well as weird-looking outfits. In every occasion, one can be either fashionable or out-fashioned. Personally every time I stumbled upon blog posts regarding fashion events, I would go directly to the Best-Dressed and the Worst-Dressed links of the site. For this blog, I would classify them as Amazing and Amusing looks.

Check out the gallery I have prepared for you. I would like to thank the fashion sites who uploaded these photos. Even though we did not attend the party in person, at least we can be amazed and amused with the wild creations and daring outfits of the party’s attendees.

Amazing Looks

Kate Hudson in Stella McCartney gown and Kate Beckinsale in Marchesa Fall 2009 gown.



Claire Danes in Armani Privé and


Milla Jovovich in Marni Fall 2009 dress and Marion Cotillard in Christian Dior.


Bar Refaeli Marchesa dress and Miranda Kerr in Jil Sander Spring 2009.


Anne Hathaway violet Marc Jacobs Fall 2009 and Gisele Bundchen in Versace Spring 2009.


Amusing Looks

Rachel Weisz in strapless pink with yellow hem Vera Wang gown and Mary Kate Olsen in Christian Lacroix Fall 2007 Couture


Claudia Schiffer in Atelier Versace Spring 2009 and Ashely Olsen ice white The Row gown.


Kate Moss in Marc Jacobs and Madonna in Louis Vuitton Fall 2009.


Rihanna in Dolce & Gabbana Fall 2009 and Leighton Meester in Louis Vuitton Fall 2009.


Shalom Harlow Bob Mackie black puffy coat dress and Victoria Beckham in polka dotted custom Marc Jacobs dress.

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