F e n y a

My relationship with Rick Owens is on the rocks.

     And not in a good way, like, as in a Manhattan. He usually represents for me everything exciting about fashion. He pushes my envelope, showing clothing I maybe dreamt of, but had forgotten. When I found him, I knew I would never look at clothing the same way again. This, for instance, was a revelation.

     Rick Owens has been my favorite for years, and we'll probably get back together, but right now, I just wonder what happened. He used to read my mind, but now he gives me this. I know he has a thing for nuns- it's happened before, but this just makes me sad.  

                                           

    This season, I'm much more inspired by Haider Ackerman's current collection for all my post-apocalyptic, futuristic desires.

Who is Christophe Lemaire?

     

     This guy is so rediculously Fenya. I just discovered him through browsing the new collections on style.com and it blew me away. Both romantic and classic, it hints at Russian princes and Mongolian townsfolk. It also reminds me of clothing my mother used to sew from a catalog called FolkWear, which only did traditional, ethnic patterns. This hits the nail on the head for my concept of Fenya- I'm elated.

    I guess I'm not the only person to think he's amazing- I just did some research to find out where the heck this guy came from, and it turns out Hermes just hired him, replacing Jean Paul Gaultier as the brand's creative director. I can't wait to see what else this guy has in his arsenal.  This look in particular captured me. It reminds me of my ninja jumpsuits and also of Tai fisherman pants. Any body shape, size, age, whatever could wear this. There's a particular allure to a beautiful woman shrouding herself in the mystery of not showing her shape, not to mention being comfortable. 

  

     So much of fashion is trying too hard. Women use too much energy trying to hide figure flaws, trying to enhance certain features, trying to look sexy, to convey an attitude. This clothing embodies ease.

                                         

Oh Damn, fashion is so good right now.

I am catching up on what I've missed in the fashion world this month and my, it is blowing me away. I am soooo inspired.

Of course thesartorialist has supplied some delicious examples of the creature named Charli. This woman is a great example of wearing basics in an unusual way.

Ugh, that Stella McCartney coat is perfection. I love how pale and washed out this woman is.

The eyebrows, the gap in her two front teeth. The silver shoes. Is this coat Alaia?

The bright side of Charli!

Men are usually perfect examples of Charli. Typical.

How clever!

But we can't neglect Ariel, or we'll get dehydrated. The colors at Prada! The mixture of textures!

Whoa, and there goes Gucci with some flowing, colorful, monochromatic loveliness!

But those are just the extremes of Charli and Ariel. Fenya up next!

Endless Necklace

I want to string together all my necklaces into one long mega-necklace. You with me?!

Belva McKay, 1925

Pola Negri in The Cheat, 1923

Marion Davies, 1921

Louise Brooks

Mae West, 1933

Reincarnation

    The allure of the 'little black dress' isn't little at all! The right one becomes the backdrop to the personality, enhancing the wearer, but drawing no attention to itself.

Erte, 1921

(This is how clothing looks when I dream at night.)

Krizia, 1995

Madame X by John Singer Sargent, 1884

(This painting caused such a scandal at the time, 

ruining the reputation of Virginie Avegno Gantreau and almost ruining JSS's career!)

Tina Turner

Martha Graham, 1927

Ava Gardner, 1946