tubular

just bring your nice things

wear your pajamas all day if they look like this

Just doin' my pajama dance.

bring almost nothing

Bring almost nothing. We don't need much. Pack a bag and get away.

What is left when we strip away the extra? Traveling has reminded me that I need so little. 

(clean sheets, fresh squeezed orange juice, bar of soap, love, etc.)

  

From a men's French Vogue, end of last year

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.