WANTED: Sala Cutout Dress by Stella & Jamie

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What’s not to love about this dress – It’s short, it’s form fitting + uses color blocking to accentuate the female form.  With side black mesh panels, the breasts are accentuated with a faux sweetheart corset detail, while the skirt hugs below the hips, giving you an hourglass shape.  The back’s heart cutout pattern with it’s black exposed zipper, completes the look.

The Sala Cutout Dress is available at my Zindigo Facebook Boutique.

Here’s fashion film ‘Princess + The Pea’ (UK, 2008), an ASVOFF 1 entry.  Commissioned by Sweet Pea Jewelry, this is an angelic fairytale mixing style + absurdity by Camilla Robinson.  In it, we see a prince trapped in a castle full of surveillance cameras + a bizarre troop of bejeweled princesses competing for his hand, as this beautiful yet sinister tale unfolds.

Enjoy!

(via ASVOFF)

It’s All About The Details With These Shirts

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When I first saw these shirts, I immediately fell in love with their nuances.  Part of the ‘As I’M Your Shirt’ label, the ‘I’M an Artist’ shirt above, is a slim fit blouse with long sleeves + asymmetric, multifunctional collar. Using the loop on left shoulder you can change your blouse design.  If you leave the long part of collar hanging down, it is said to make you look thinner.  And for us busty chicks, thanks to the button layout, the blouse won’t gape over the bust.

The ‘I’M Important’ shirt below, in a classic slim fit shirt with contrasting details + asymmetric collar, make for an interesting piece to wear alone, without a jacket.  How great is that collar with one differently colored lapel peeking out?image

‘I’M a Princess’ is a crazy beautiful tunic blouse with fluffy, long sleeves. But look how perfect the back of those sleeves is, pleated just so, paired with the long elegant cuff.  This blouse would look great with a pencil skirt, slim fit trousers, a flirty short pleated skirt or something a lot more casual, like beat-up cropped boyfriend jeans.image

‘I’M an Architect’ shirt just blows my mind.  A single color slim fit shirt with its stylish loose collar + long sleeves, will definitely get a guy noticed.

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‘I’M Confused’ is a slim fit blouse with long sleeves + asymmetric contrasting color collar, with a slight longer back.  Blue + red always look so great together.

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‘Oxford Shirt I’M Spaceman’ is what is thought out to be what a gentleman might wear in space.  A casual shirt with long sleeves, striped details + a chest pocket, it is recommended to choose one size bigger for a more loose style.

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But with all the variety in styles, the one constant with all these shirts is the ‘As I’M Your Shirt’ signature – one contrasting color button in the chest area.  All of these shirts are available at cityblis.

Countdown To A Shaded View On Fashion Film (ASVOFF) Fest In New York

This Friday + Saturday, the first US premiere of the ASVOFF Film Festival will take over New York’s French Institute Alliance Française (fi:af).  Created by the iconic Diane Pernet back in 2008, the festival usually happens at the Pompidou in Paris, making this debut a real treat + an event not to be missed.

To whet your appetite + get you in the mood, each day leading up to the fest, I will post a couple of past ASVOFF fashion film winners + entries.

Below is ‘I Wand Muscle’ by Elisha Smith-Leverock – Winner of the 2011 ASVOFF MK2 Grand Prix.

Peeking into the life of female bodybuilder Kizzy Vaines, the film explores a different kind of female beauty whose legitimacy is often questioned.  Besides playing with taboo + gender stereotypes, the golden age of female bodybuilding is glamorized with a visual aesthetic + soundtrack of the film, reminiscent of late 70s glamour + early 80s.   

The filmmaker wanted to shoot a muscle worship film but taken out of a fetish context.  The idea was to break with traditional ideas of femininity in fashion + play with imagery that is conventionally perceived as glamourous, sexy, soft + feminine to then juxtaposed with displays of pure strength + shots of the grueling pain + discipline that is involved in achieving this type of physique.