Cutrone's Gone MENTAL

What on Earth could Kelly Cutrone have to say on an episode of Dr.Phil??
What on Earth could Kelly Cutrone have to say on MULTIPLE episodes of Dr.Phil??

The Cut is reporting Dr.Phil is looking to Kelly Cutrone to be his future correspondent. 

Doesn't she look excited?!?!

Other reports say that Cutrone will be dishing out parenting advice. That's right...parenting advice.

I mean we're talking about the same gal who's infamous one liner is "If you have to cry, go outside."  Could you imagine a poor and innocent child on the receiving end of that "great advice."

I could understand seeking Kelly's advice on a career in fashion but what has our society come to that parents are looking to cut-throat, kill or be killed, Kelly Cutrone for credible advice on parenting??!

We feel the same way Kell, we feel the same way.

Yikes. 

Karl Who??

In my Survey of Fashion class we were watching a blast from the past Chanel runway show.  I saw this man speaking about his inspiration for his collection. I thought to myself who is this guy? I thought Karl Lagerfeld  was designer for Chanel in the 90s. Then a caption pops up "Chanel designer, Karl Lagerfeld."

I was in total disbelief. BLASPHEMY! This is not the Karl I know and love... this had to be some impostor. Then I closed my eyes and listened to his voice.. it was Karl. Wow, did that man go through a complete overhaul or what?

Karl Before and After

Besides the obvious fact that he lost a few pounds, modern day Karl has also cultivated an image, a brand. The white pony tail and the black sunglasses have always been his signature but he solidified his look with the addition of  high collared shirts, black tie, black suit, some sort of chain hanging from his neck, and the fingerless gloves. Oh yeah, and he lost the fan... good move, Karl.

His chubby to chic transformation has made him one of the world's most recognizable designers.

In my search for vintage Karl pics I also came across an article from 2009 that said there were rumors that Karl was going to leave Chanel (with Alber Elbaz the rumored replacement)! Could you imagine anyone but Karl designing for Chanel?

It's yellow, It's ugly, it doesn't go with anything, but it can save your life. 

Oh, yea! Karl also cares about your life! 

Isn't he just wonderful??

Miu Meow

I remember posting a look from Miu Miu's Spring 2010 Collection  on my sister's Facebook page about a year ago.  I found the collection absolutely hilarious with all the ridiculous prints from nude women to small cats.  My (twin) sister's name is Catherine. We call her Cat for short.  Cat loves cats. She loved the collection (in a funny non-serious way).

I thought the cat prints were so incredibly tacky and reminiscent of my third grade teacher, Mrs.Hararcz. Mrs. Hararcz was infamous for her tacky sweaters. No one, and I mean no one could out tacky her sweaters. You know the ones I'm talking about.. the frumpy, shapeless cardigans with a classroom scene of teacher in front of her students smiling pointing at the chalkboard with her ruler. Which is ironic because Mrs.Hararcz never smiled. In fact she THREW OUT my 64 pack of  Crayolas because I was "making a scene" after spilling a few on the ground! I will never forget that. Maybe that's why I wasn't keen on the prints, because they reminded me of my rage-aholic teacher. Annnnyways that's who I imagined Miu Miu's target customer- a frumpy school teacher.

  

Here are some visuals to help you out.

I know Tavi has been flaunting her Miu MIu gear for a while now, but l still wasn't convinced that real (chic) people wear the cats.

However, most recently I have been seeing these Miu Miu prints everywhere.  The seemingly infinite ways to make these cheesy print look chic made me fall in love.

 

 

 

I imagine Miuccia Prada was probably inspired by these rather "hip" cats.

 

Were you skeptical of the prints? Change of heart, perhaps?

t.a.p.s

Ordinary People With Extraordinary Vision

Whenever I see these over the top, absolutely amazing designs my first thought is "Who are these creative geniuses with such an incredible imagination?" I idolize designers. I imagine they look like some sort of fashion design angel sent from God with a beam of light shining behind them and a glistening halo hovering above their creative little heads.

At the end of collections on style.com the last shot is always of the designer. To my dismay most designers look ...well... ordinary. Quite a disappointment for a gal like me who imagines these designers looking more like mythical creatures than human beings.

Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen (Spring 2011)

 Jason Wu (Spring 2011)

 John Paul Gaultier (Fall 2010)

Kate and Laura Mulleavy of Rodarte (Spring 2009)

T.A.P.S.

 

Stupidity Sells

When I first saw these Diesel ads in the magazines my initial reaction was a big roll of the eyes and thinking "How incredibly stupid are these Be Stupid ads??" I've heard sex sells, but come on now, you're telling me that stupidity will now make jeans fly off the shelves.

After a few weeks or so of seeing these ads everywhere, they began to grow on me (either that or I was being subliminally brainwashed).

My thought sequence went something like this:

"How stupid are these Be Stupid ads??"
"Those people in the ads sure do look like their having fun being stupid."
"...Maybe I should be stupid too?"
"I want Diesel Jeans."
"Wait...whattt?"
"God damn, these ads are good."

  

 

my favorite one ^

T.A.P.S. 

It's a Shoe Thing: Hooves in Heels

I wasn't always a shoe person (and by shoe I mean heel). It's a love-hate relationship. On one hand, they make even my fat stubby feet look kind of sexy. On the other hand, after an 8 hour day wearing those torturous walking contraptions I can do nothing but sit on the couch because it's too painful to walk even barefoot. 

Have you ever seen a model's foot up close? I had to put heels on some of those hooves and let me tell you their feet practically look disfigured- covered with  red sores and calluses. Some even look like their toes have been molded into a point.  

With that aside, I have learned to cope with the pain and deal with a future of potentially disfigured looking feet. How could I not after looking at some of the shoes from the Spring 2011 runways?!

Chunky Heels

 Dries Van Noten (1-4)

   

 

Chanel (5-7)

  

Anna Sui

Color Blocking

 

 

Prada

 

Fendi

Printed

 Christian Dior (1-5)

   

Matthew Williamson 

Missoni (7-8)

 

Marni

Basket Weave

Yves Saint Laurent

Hermes 

   

Prada

 

Marni

 Prada

Sculptural

 

 

 Alexander McQueen (1-3)

 

Rodarte (4-6)

 

Yves Saint Laurent (7-8)

Boots

 

Emilio Pucci

Anna Sui

 

Chanel

 
Proenza Schouler 

T.A.P.S