the color of perfection.

for the most part, original silhouettes and architectural details are normally the aspects in garments which impress upon me the most.  it is their ability to make the garment show its worth that i believe  i enjoy noticing.  rather than a person wearing a garment, the garment wears the wearer.  structural garments realize this idea without gaudy overkill -just a strong statement and vision in clothing form.

for most of the spring/summer '11 fashion week shows that i have been busily clicking through, new york fashion week especially, my personal tastes have been duly pleased with these structural/form details coming out in most of the collections.  seems to me i'll be gaining an entirely new wardrobe come next spring [depending on which hemisphere i'm in...]

then, along comes the epitome of 'minimalism' as the media dubs it, jil sander, and i get completely blown away by the utter wearability of every single look sent down the runway.  i'd say lush is actually the name of the game for this s/s collection.  sorry, nyfw, how plausible is it to wear leather in the spring or summer -even in new york?!?  i can just visualize how very chic and uncomfortable i would be donning leather separates whilst waiting on a subway platform come july 2011 [sorry richard chai/zero+maria cornejo/cushnie et ochs -i adore the collections, i do!].

in all seriousness, the jil sander s/s '11 collections speaks for itself with amazing mixed stripes, lush and long hemlines, flowing silks, that orange of the season, and -most strikingly to me- some floral patterns i could actually see myself wearing [i have a hard time enjoying the general run-of-the-mill floral and i haven't found much i would be happy to include in my wardrobe].  

on to the photos!

that orange

the florals that have turned me, perhaps all i require is the pop of acid-y color 

all photos found at vogue.com

a platform to support.

lately, footwear has really been commanding my attention.  the choice type has been platforms platforms platforms.  i can't seem to get enough of the chunky footwear to the point that every shoe that isn't around 4 inches high isn't really up to snuff for me.

upon my return from australia, i was finally being able to snag a pair from the pierre hardy x gap s/s10 collaboration:::

with tintorella socks, grey ant dress

so just when the new pierre hardy x gap a/w10 collaboration is finally about to come out with yet another pair of beautiful neutral toned platform wedges in october, nyfw gives me yet another reason to support the platform of well, platforms!

suno x loeffler randall photos from http://blog.loefflerrandall.com/

i'm really enjoying the towering heights so hopefully this obsession can hold through winter.  however, these platforms by loeffler randall for suno have recently underlined the fact that i'll most definitely still be sporting platforms well into 2011.  i'm having a hard time figuring out which delightful print covered wedge to pick; though, come february, i'll be stalking the opening ceremony and loeffler randall webpages for these curved beauties.

a platform i can fully support.

my kind of business casual

in the dream state of current day-to-day events where i desire a job but have yet to achieve employed status, i find my mind wandering into visions of business casual friendliness.  

these visions generally include me in a workplace  populated with people/objects all exuding a nature of trendy/drab/casual/structured/muted/tonal 

however, seeing as i am not currently a part of this environment i have the ability to browse the web to my pleasure and had an interesting vision today, in this first day of copenhagen fashion week [s/s11], the perfect essence of my glorified bureau musings courtesy of spon diogo, a duo based in copenhagen.  

spon diogo perfects the minimal shifts, embellished separates, and structured post-modern garments that i would love to sport at my very own deskspace.

perhaps now that i have found the desired wardrobe, the employment will follow...

all photos courtesy of Copenhagen Fashion Week®