That’s if you like to smell good? To say Pharell Willliams has bad taste is inconceivable, so when I read about his collaboration with COMME des GARÇONS to create a scent, I wasn’t surprised. Pharell is living proof how style isn’t learned but how it all has to do with impulse + instinct. Ironically, the scent is […]
When You’re Small In Size But Big In Personality, These Are The Heels To Wear
Could you believe these were heels customized for the iconic sex symbol Mae West? (photo: Granger) Known mostly for her sex appeal + biting wit, that included double entendres like, ‘When I’m good, I’m very good. But when I’m bad I’m better’, when standing below […]
Charlotte Kingsnorth’s ‘Hybreed’ Chairs Would Make Rei Kawakubo Proud
Comprised of a mixture of vintage furniture frames + fleshy biomorphic forms, Charlotte Kingsnorth ‘Hybreed’ collection, upon first sight, sparked images of Rei Kawakubo’s biomorphic forms for COMME des GARÇONS AW/10 – wouldn’t you agree? Besides style, what makes these chairs extra special is how the chair frames are either hand selected by the designer or […]
The Met’s ‘Punk: Chaos to Couture’ Exhibit Lacked Chaos
Earlier this week, after asking the security guard, ‘Is this it?’ – for the Metropolitan Museum’s exhibit ‘Punk: Chaos to Couture’ – he nodded yes. At that moment, the much hyped exhibition swelled like a freshly bruised wound. Not one to truly care what celebrities are wearing, because, let’s face it, the stylists deserve all […]
For Fall, COMMES des GARÇONS Beautifully Demonstrates How Tailoring Has No Limits
Conventionally, we are used to pants only having two legs + jackets only having two arms, but when there’s any change involved that affects either, it usually includes a change in width, draping, length, stitching + fit. Yet, in Rei Kawakubo’s hands, she redefined + challenged convention, resulting in pushing the limits of tailoring, where […]