September 27th, 2011 Outfit Snapshots

Explored this really neat park yesterday, and found this small little path leading up to a hill with a bunch of different rocks to sit on. Here's some snapshots!

Shoes, MINNETONKA

Jeans, Forever21

Purse, CHRISTIAN DIOR

Necklace, "Kissing Couple" from Italy

Fashion Week's FALL/WINTER 2011 Shoe Favorites

The shoes this season were to all so stunning I unquestionably had to make a post about it, originally I was going to just make a Fall/Winter Shoe Favorites post from all different kinds of seasons, because you know how much I love shoes from other seasons, as well as pairs from the current season. Fashion is always changing so quickly that sometimes we don't even have time to truly enjoy it or sometimes even acknowledge it! Theres still plenty of designers creations that I'm just now starting to look at and most of them are from seasons and seasons ago! Thats why I like to post them here, so its easier to keep track! :) 

So here are a few of my favorite shoes from this F/W '11 Season...

BALENCIAGA FALL/WINTER 2011

The leather detail on these red Balenciaga's is gorgeous! Reminds me of my Zac Posen for Target jacket.

I really like the shape of the toe on this shoe as well as the detail.

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MICHAEL KORS FALL/WINTER 2011

I love the striking heel on these Michael Kors, more so the top three pair. The black and grey are certainly my favorites!

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  MIU MIU FALL/WINTER 2011

        These glittery Miu Miu's are the same as every other shoe Miu Miu has 

 created...beautiful, astonishing works of art! Every season there is always more than one pair that I am obsessing over. Here are this seasons obsessions! I also really like the curved shape of these heels.    

My version of Beauty and the Beast...

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CHRISTIAN DIOR FALL/WINTER 2011

Self explanatory...

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GUCCI FALL/WINTER 2011

The blue color snakeskin on these Gucci's is so perfect, and I love the gold trim along the black pair!

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DRIES VAN NOTEN FALL/WINTER 2011

THESE! The lucite heel is something I've been wanting to see on a shoe. Prada S/S '10 did a chandelier-type heel but that only met my needs half-way. I mean I'm still wondering if its improper to jingle...meaning when wearing bell shoes, chandelier shoes, noisy beaded shoes, etc, etc.

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PROENZA SCHOULER FALL/WINTER 2011

I love the cutouts on this heel, reminds me of Ann D's from a couple seasons back...that I luckily got my hands on!

All for now, I have many more things to post about but that's going to have to wait til later this week! For now, I have homework to do. :/

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cristobal balenciaga drawing - the-tailoress.blogspot.com

"FIRE" - 1973 yugoslavian psychedelic rock

shoe pictures - style.com, vogue.com

happy flower, birds - soovercreativeme.wordpress.com

Thanks to the wonderful and creative blogs that designed those drawings! :) 

A walk in the park.

I've been meaning to go on a decent hike/walk in the park lately before school starts. So last week when the weather was perfect, me, my friend, and her dog all went on a walk and I took some pictures along the way! We found a lot of great spots.

Purse, Dior Saddle Bag

Shoes, Steve Madden Combat Boots

*Pictures taken by Me

Fashion Decades. 1950s

1950s. Nylon Stockings.

Balenciaga coat. 1953. I'm going to make it my lifes mission to find this coat. This would be one ultimate vintage find! More info below on the full page.

Top left caption, "Will the ladies obey Monsieur Dior?" Top right, News article about Dior making short skirts for women and the high price you pay for them! His quote: "Aren't people crazy to spend so much on a dress?" Dior gowns in the 50's were selling for $300-$2400, which I'm sure is a deal today am I right? Bottom right, Mattli "petunia" evening dress. 1953. I love the shoulders on this one!

Christian Dior's corset wasp-waist look of 1950. This is another great jacket, I love the emerald green color and the shape. This would be another great vintage find!

Brigitte Bardot, French movie star. 1950s. I really like the look she had, even here in this picture its very inspiration.

Fashion Decades. 1940s

More pictures from the 'Fashions of a Decade" book...

Sketch for a spring jacket. Magnin of Los Angeles 1945. The military had a strong influence on womens clothing in the 40s. I guess thats how the "military look" came about. Thats really cool to think about, they even called it "practical wear" back then!

1943.

Evening dresses. 1946. The beginning of full skirts and narrow waists, I love skirts like that!

British Vogue. 1942.

Chrisitian Dior's 1947 look.

Christian Dior's 1940s daywear/eveningwear. I love the cut of the top of the black dress above. Reminds me of Audrey Hepburn actually, especially with that hat!

Fashion Decades. 1930s

I'm going to do this in three separate posts, just so it's not super long! I made a post a while back on Fashions of a Decade for 1960s, 70s, and 80s. Only that time I drew my favorites on a sheet of paper and scanned them. This time I just scanned them! Theres a lot of great pictures and fashion history in there. Here are some of my favorites...

Cover of Vogue, Fall 1939. Wearing a fox-fur jacket and "bird hat" by Elsa Schiaparelli

Sketches for an elegant chain store look. 1939. I love the tightly-belted waists and gathered sleeves, I have a couple of great shirts with gathered sleeves that I found at random thrift stores around my house.

1930s. I love the shape of this evening gown by Alix. I love the whole goddess look, I remember trying to find a prom dress like this but I couldn't! I was really dissapointed, I found a dress that was pretty similiar but still not the same.

Right, tunic and skirt by British couturier Captain Edward Molyneux, 1936. Left, Alix gown. 1937.

1932-1936.

Christian Dior. Mainbocher's collection of 1939. I like the color scheme of this, reminds me of the colorblocking Prada did for Spring/Summer 2011. I'm looking at pictures from the runway on my wall right now as I type this and I'm really not seeing any similiarities, but neverless it reminds me of it.