Mercibeaucoup, continues to pump out daft designs for the A-Net Web Store. It’s deconstructed fashion at its best and most creative - of course, because of its sense of humor. The pics below will make you cringe with delight. You’ll laugh and swoon at the same time for the silly concepts, the clever sea-creature silhouettes - maybe it’s only because I grew up in the US but Mercibeaucoup, et al. DESTROY western fashion.
Christian Lacroix - Espirit De La Saison 2007 FW
Because it’s amazing everytime.
Just picked up the “new” issue. I’ve wanted to hate this magazine/”book” for the past few months because it changed its look and gained a little popularity - sort of became “World Hipster” instead of “World Fashion.” I started reading Jalouse, exploring online magazines and getting all uppity with my “do your own research” skills, following webpage links and “discovering” designers without the aid of a high gloss periodical. But alas, every edition of Oyster shows me who’s boss, and I’ve yet to flip through one and come away uninspired. Unbelievable. Big up the editors, directors, photographers, stylists, writers, designers, contributors of Oyster.
Photo-only fashion websites never really do Christian Lacroix’s shows justice because they only post one photo per outfit, which is incredibly misleading. Most of his pieces are multi-layered and the real beauty is revealed in the peeling of the outer clothing. This season the Czech-goth inspired coif, flat hat and wintry spells of satin and lace define the theme for the collection, shadowing his usually blinding color palette with black on black.
Wow. You might want to mute this video.
Her prints are - OOMPH - tasty. And surprisingly her dresses are affordable.
The 3-CD mix costs around $30 but the packaging is gorgeous and features 14 pages of liner notes detailing each of Deakin’s idiosyncratic selections. Fred Deakin and Lemon Jelly mixes are readily available on Soulseek with tracklistings.
His clothing has the fun/craziness factor but errs on the DIY side. The photoshoot for this collection is genius, though. And here is a video interview (subtitles, but no sound?) and a more informative text interview.
Ever since his Scarfun heels, I’ve been a fan. Not sure about the plastic bits at the end, but it’s all about the gardening hats and gloves. The poncho/jackets that appear to hang on the front add a pinch of silliness and the prints are ace as well.
The finest in Italo-house and lighthearted, Blade Runner-esque electro. (I also got my first speeding ticket while pretending I was in a race car video game and blasting the first mix).
