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" Line Of Beauty" - Rene Gruau

noreply@blogger.com (Shanti`Ros) — Fri, 26 Nov 2010 03:38:00 +0000

This is the first time that i'm posting my look, so its pretty unusual for me. What a late post, i got a lot project going on now. i'll be posting about it soon, so this post is about my next exhibition that i visit. Its pretty interesting, all about Gruau Master Piece.

This is some picture that we took on our way to Somerset House.

i love my glasses, its from Tom Ford colllection for S/S 2011

My best lady from Stillettonizer! Love the candid pose, i took a lot of her candid pics.

The house’s current designer designed a special dress in homage to Gruau that’s included in the exhibition. Also on view are more than 40 vintage perfume bottles, original sketches, magazine covers, and posters from the Italian artist’s 1940’s-to-1960’s prime

Pictures of Christian Dior And Rene Gruau.

As John Galliano says: " To be inspired by Dior is to be inspired by Rene Gruau. His sketches capture the silhouette and spirit of Dior and a new era of fashion and feminity. His illustrations are timeless, ever youthful, ever faithfull to the moment he saw; they capture the energy, the shophistication and daring of Dior and equally are tokern of an enduring friendship"

VIP'S

Chloe Moretz

Daisy Loewe

Leaning woman by Jasper Goodal

Inspired by Gruau's use of bold shapes, striking composition, silhouette and negative space. It has this modern and contemporary feeling.

Few illustrations that catch my eyes...

Diorama 1955, Dior second parfume, Depicted Neo louis XVI chair with elegant woman gloves and scarf.

Flower Woman, Diorrissimo 1956

Miss Dior, Circa 1960

This is the time when photography fashion are rising, declining the use of fashion illustration. Gruau Respond to it was with daring compositions and break the classic illustrations. Captures the spirit of age.

This is the one that i love the most ; Diorling, it use water colour,gouache and ink. The initial for Diorling illustration breaks here, i mean for the Gruau style. He adapt the fashion that abandoned structure.Painted loose garment.

This limited edition Dior compact features an iconic René Gruau printed on the eye shadow make-up pad. Each compact was hand made and will each featured unique colour combinations.

Future Beauty : 30 Years of Japanese Fashion

noreply@blogger.com (Shanti`Ros) — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 00:04:00 +0000

Today i went to this exhibition on Barbican Centre and i got lost on my way there, thank god i bring a map. well, i just live here. Anyway, Its about Japanese Fashion. It is the very first exhibition in Europe to survey avant-garde japanese fashion from the early 1980's. Mostly as we know, the Japanese visionaries such as : Issey Miyake, Yohji Yamamoto, Rei Kawakubo - Comme des Garçons. redefined the basis of fashion. They used clothing as an autonomous form of expression, turn fashion into art.

Here the work of Miyake, Kawakubo, and Yamamoto are presented alongside Junya Watanabe, Jun Takashi, Tao Kurihara, and Mint Designs.

This is my scrap paper during the visit.

Issey Miyake, folded garment 2010.

Issey Miyake, recognised as most innovative designer today. We known him by his interpretation on technique and material innovation. Both suited the modern lifestyle as well.

Jun Takashi A/W 2000-01 | Melting Pot Collection

Anarchic punk style. Adopted from culture of street fashion, he designs for his own label, his own admission- tread a fine line between beauty and the ugly. He got a Gothic constructive characterised by its patched,layered,slashed and bold printed graphic.

Yamamoto " i know its just a fabric. but it speaks to us like a world. If it were a dessert & youre a traveller, you would talk about its stars, its sun, you probably will"

Issey Miyake S/S 1999

This is the craziest and the most awesome piece of art i have ever seen. A-POC they called it. Which stands for "A piece of cloth". You can spell it "epoch". Revolutionary concepts weaving process that produce fully finished garments w/out the need of machine sew seams. A long tube double knit fabrics are woven flat on computer - controlled looms an yam linked in a fine mash of chain stitches embed on a garment shape. Then the wearer removes the cloths from section of the roll, by cutting along marked lines & when cut free stitches layer of mesh at bottom shrinks & stop the whole fabrics from unrevealling.

Koji Tatsuno A/W 93-94

Golden Brown of nylon net dress.

A little information about him , Tatsuno moved to london in 1980 & taught himself fashion design wjile experimenting with rare craft technique. 1993 he launch his own label Culture Shock. Along side Pret-a-Porter he also present art on a garment. This dress above later are used in the main character of peter in Green Away film the Pillow Book 1996.

FASHION NIGHT IN - 2010

noreply@blogger.com (Shanti`Ros) — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 02:05:00 +0000

Mrs. Moss Is In The House! Its the Day of Fashion Night In, where every fashionistas can shop any fashion brand w/Discounts and Freebies. BUT, instead of joining the celebration i decided to celebrate FNI w/ Kate Moss for TopShop Launching Party in Oxford Circus. The event starts from 7- 8Pm until Moss leave the building.

Theres plenty of nice designs by her.. oh and also, lots of paparazzi waiting for her in TopShop, The Queue is just unbearable, Thank god i got the yellow entry pass. We're the first that can get into the spot!

Here's our entry pass

Heres the adorable supermodel, sorry for the blurry pics.. i took it from my blackberry. Had no idea today i'll be taking picture of Moss.

Moss Freebies from the collection which is her poster. And here's a piece that i got from the collection.

I'll be posting my look soon, having kinda hectic moment right now. x.o.x.o

My New Ear

noreply@blogger.com (Shanti`Ros) — Sun, 24 Oct 2010 10:55:00 +0000

Since i'm moving to London for my educational reason. i decided to get a new phone, which is Blackberry Torch, Blackberry contains pretty much of my social life.LoL.

For this picture, you guys know right.. i've talk about it on my previous post. This is the New Ear Blackberry Case by Henry Holland. I've purchased it since i'm using Torch. The order just arrived last night! Took only a day it is for me. I was so happy, now that my phone looks even cooler!! i choose this one because it looks more tomboy-ish which is suitable for me, there are 2 models for this case. you can see it here : The New Ear

Manolo Oh Manolo

noreply@blogger.com (Shanti`Ros) — Sat, 23 Oct 2010 02:41:00 +0000

So the Manolo's signing event are placed in Liberty. Its his Second book, inside it tells us about him. Also few work of Manolo's, which mean shoe sketches.

'' Manolo Blahnik, was born old, but somehow he's managed to preserve his childhood self into his adult life - First shoes he ever made as a boy in Canary Island, were muslin-and-ribbon slippers for his pet dog, who'd lie on his back and raise his paws while the young master fastened their pink bows"

Which still a signature Manolo embellishment.

Spotted Manolo Blahnik shoes!
Manolo : oh, you got a very pretty name Shanti!
It's a pretty exotic name.

Me : Well, thank you! i love your shoes, you got a nice colour there.

Manolo : oh i thought i was missing something because its too plain.

Me : it is just perfect!

Manolo: Well thank you, and thank you for waiting me Shanti.

Then we took few pics together, i post one of them below...

Platonic ideals of shoes. Allusive sketch of shoes suggest murder,passion or seduction. its all sensibly so exquisite that comes into perfection.

This is a guy in the store that in charge of the books. i just love his look, so i took a picture of him.

i said: can i take your picture?
Guy: WHAT? my picture?! - he's like in shock when i want to take his pic, everyone in the store was all laughing too.., i guess he's pretty shocked that someone would like to take his pic even though his not the star that night. Then he just POSE. Click. i just love his confidence!

Shoes are all over the place, no one care about the shoes last night, too Exited to meet Blahnik

I have an eye on this one. This is one of the newest collection of Manolo's .

Manolo's shoe design. For my new room !

Marrying With The Marilyn

noreply@blogger.com (Shanti`Ros) — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 10:03:00 +0000

So last sunday, me and my friend Evelyn doing some browsing on the street of London. But as always we end up stuck in the old bond.st! Do not tell me you guys havent heard of it before. Yes, we had some fun.. end up craving for things.

Evelyn with her fav flatty.

This is it, when we walking pass the Louis Vuitton, we started seeing groups of people going round the streets. Then we realise that we're on a movie set! Its "MARRYING THE MARYLYN". A movie about Marylyn Monroe. I love the set because everyone's wearing an oldies costume, especially the triple women that stand side by side.

THE PRADA GUY

This is Hilarious. Me and Evelyn start to take some pictures of the old car, theres this guys asking evelyn to take his pictures with it. After that we are going to the Prada store trying some clothes on then it "is" this guy who helps us with the cloths. We're just laughing all way long.

i want this shoes guys!! But they don't have one in my size. So i should order it. What do you guys think about this?

C'est ManifiQue

noreply@blogger.com (Shanti`Ros) — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 08:26:00 +0000

Here's my first post since i arrived in London. I got internet problem lately.

So what can i say, London is just too awesome.. SCHOOLvsFOODvsSHOPPING.
Well i got few photos that i want to share..

amongst all of those display, this is the one that catch my eyes. isn't it so cool. It's like a skeleton version of DIOR skull.

Having some fun with my friend Evelyn from STILETTONIZER. We both find the perfect handbag for school. So we decided to have some gun in Selfridge PHOTOBOOTH!

So whats your SHOE STORY?

More pictures coming soon!

NOW LOOK EAR

noreply@blogger.com (Shanti`Ros) — Sun, 19 Sep 2010 20:27:00 +0000

Henry Holland Blackberry Torch

YES Ladies, Apparently Henry Holland not only design a clothing line but also a mobile phone. It Is the real Blackberry!! What can i say.. its just like Iphone marries Blackberry = Baby Torch.

About the design fella's. Well, you can replace the look of your ear with Holland's torch while you are in call. FOR GIRLS Plus Plus the Earring! isn't it great or what?

Henry explained that the case was inspired by his mother who never even answers the front door without wearing her lipstick and earrings.

Henry holland : "This one may or may not be to preview our new case design for BlackBerry Torch.
It may or may not be an ear which you can add your own earring to, so that even when you're on the phone you're never without your accessories."

Few people that wear H2Torch includes: BFF Aggynes Deyn, James Winstone, Mark Heyes, Amber Rose, Sienna Miller , PIXIE.

Read more: [Click] Now Look Ear

Purchase : [click] House Of Holland

image courtesy of Henry Holland

Noir&Blanc

noreply@blogger.com (Shanti`Ros) — Sun, 19 Sep 2010 18:27:00 +0000

Here's what i found when i'm browsing last night. i found this Swedish brand which haven't had any stores "Yet". Thinking that they will open up soon! At least i hope it will! Simple design yet they got this edgy kinds of looks which i really like. LOVE the silhouettes on their SS-09 collection . This is the kind of clothing i would like to wear. The classy basic's like LBD or basic white blouse mixed up with extreme cutting line, silhouette and variety graphic clothing material which comes to an perfection.

ABOUT : Noir & Blanc is a Swedish brand situated in Stockholm. The company
was built in the spring of 2007. Designed by Petra Thoms and Linnea Carlgren. The inspiration is found in a variety of diverse sources and is often based on using strong silhouettes and distinct colours. The geometrical shapes and glossy fabrics make the clothes feel decadent but yet still wearable.

- Noir et Blanc 09-

The photo below are some of their collection.

Check out more of their collection here: Noir et Blanc

Spring 2011 Prêt-à-Porter - Temperley London

noreply@blogger.com (Shanti`Ros) — Sat, 18 Sep 2010 08:00:00 +0000

The Ultimate Masterpiece

noreply@blogger.com (Shanti`Ros) — Sat, 18 Sep 2010 07:58:00 +0000

Oscar de la Renta

This collection feel more old-fashioned than it might otherwise have. Mixed in among the ladylike tweeds, windowpane plaids, and raffia embroidered linen were a pair of genuinely fresh shibori print frocks in relaxed away-from-the-body silhouettes. Strapless number in navy gazar embroidered with black organza to a white swansdown tutu with a black faille bodice. At his best, de la Renta has a more subtle touch.

Spring 2011 Prêt-à-Porter - Bodicon Master

noreply@blogger.com (Shanti`Ros) — Sat, 18 Sep 2010 07:55:00 +0000

HERVE LEGER BY MAX AZRIA 

The vision had strains of a modern-day Marie Antoinette, white and pink world of lingerie,lace, and corseting into their bandage dress. The bondage nature of the bandage nature of the bandage dress is already a naughty enough foil to the forth of the queen of fashion, but that element was furthered in lasered leather and printed rubber (both with lace motifs) and tiny grommets that traced the seaming on body-hugging shifts. But Azrias manage it nicely with this collection.

Spring 2011 Prêt-à-Porter - The Classic Chic

noreply@blogger.com (Shanti`Ros) — Sat, 18 Sep 2010 07:53:00 +0000

Carolina Herrera

Spring 2011 Prêt-à-Porter

noreply@blogger.com (Shanti`Ros) — Sat, 18 Sep 2010 07:48:00 +0000

Jenny Packham

“When you design for the red carpet, you design to make an entrance and get everyone's attention. When you get married it's the same.”

—Jenny Packham WWD.com

Spring 2011 Prêt-à-Porter - Typically Marchesa

noreply@blogger.com (Shanti`Ros) — Sat, 18 Sep 2010 07:45:00 +0000

Chapman and Craig have proved time and again they know how to knock them dead. Couldn't you just breathe when seeing those picture. it's was the dresses that literally breathtaking. This season everything exquisitely orientalist-inspired details: hand-painted florals on rolling sculptural drapes, heavily bejeweled necklines . Cut in lace and finished with little bolero jackets and jewel-crusted clutches, it is not casual people!!

Spring 2011 Prêt-à-Porter - The Other Wang

noreply@blogger.com (Shanti`Ros) — Sat, 18 Sep 2010 07:43:00 +0000

Vera Wang

Who doesn't know the women that creates the wedding gowns for some very high-profile brides. Yes,Chelsea Clinton among them. This collection are both sides of the feminine/masculine divide. It's about draped, body-loving sheaths in beautiful lush florals, and hand-ruched tulle dresses in shades of poppy, citrine, and blush pink suspended from corseted underpinnings. The collection's more boyish martial arts-inflected pieces, apparently inspired by the Quentin Tarantino film Kill Bill, were also a surprise, Giving entirely different results.

Spring 2011 Prêt-à-Porter - Urban American West

noreply@blogger.com (Shanti`Ros) — Sat, 18 Sep 2010 07:40:00 +0000

Derek LAM

Derek Lam struck gold last season with a clean, sharp collection of urban sportswear that looked to the American West for inspiration. For Spring, he headed further in the same direction. The clothes were still mostly minimal, but in a softer palette and a more relaxed silhouette. The overall effect was dreamier and a bit more retro.

Spring 2011 Prêt-à-Porter - The Youngsters

noreply@blogger.com (Shanti`Ros) — Sat, 18 Sep 2010 06:38:00 +0000

New York Fashion Week

HiT !
The Youngsters:

Phillip Lim

interview ; "Is that part of the skirt?"."Well, it's a dress here, and the apron goes on top. So it's, like, is it one piece? Two pieces? Three pieces? The apron really abstracts the negative space and changes the silhouette."

Puzzle-piece concept: Backless, side-less, and bottomless garments all somehow came together to form a full look. It was certainly an ambitious gambit, not easy to pull off, but it made for one of the best and most refined 3.1 collections to date.

THE WANG.Alexander

Did you notice anything?" asked Alexander Wang but then He paused a beat. "There's no black!". True indeed! The New York's prince of downtown darkness is turning toward the light. "I was looking for something optimistic," he said, "something pure."Its all about white looks .You can see that he's working a construction motif into these deconstructed looks: Coverall straps crisscrossed on the backs of loose, smocklike dresses; there were stiff canvas carpenter's jackets and pants, and industrial materials like Tyvek and what looked like silver insulation. White paint was in the models' hair, and the slashes of rose gold here and there were meant to evoke duct tape.

Project Runway Darling: Christian Siriano

It's the Project Runway winner's fifth collection. A certain sector of experienced showgoers might have been shocked by the mob scene at Christian Siriano. His Spring inspiration as a mélange of various cultures from places he hasn't been; A bit of African, a bit of Asian, a bit of Mediterranean-Greek. It has vague execution - an abstracted Indian temple print, a croc-patterned brocade safari suit. For the most part, the clothes were a catchall attempt at sophistication and glamour.

WU. Jason

Jason Wu - Spring is more Dangerous

MEAT Lady Gaga

noreply@blogger.com (Shanti`Ros) — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 15:18:00 +0000

The Lady won eight awards at last night’s VMAs, almost making MTV Video Music Awards history, but it's her meat dress that's grabbed the most headlines today.

She says:

"I was so nervous for tonight that I would let my fans down," Gaga told the crowd as she accepted her final award for video of the year.

In true Gaga style, the singer wore a different outfit to receive each of her awards. Gaga picked up one award in a meat dress that appeared to be made of slices of raw beef.

Designer Franc Fernandez made the creation, and claims that the meat will not rot, rather dry in-to jerky.

I know that it sounds bizarre, this is Lady Gaga we're talking about. Of course, the Lady Gaga meat dress came with a lot of criticism, the harshest being from animal rights group PETA.

Another in a pair of Alexander McQueen’s famous animal heels.

Picture are taken from VanityFair.com

Beckham for Designer of the year

noreply@blogger.com (Shanti`Ros) — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 18:01:00 +0000

2010 British Fashion Award Nominees Announced.

The British Fashion Council gathered on London's Soho House for cocktails and the 2010 British Fashion Award nominee announcements. The press Committee, includes chair Lucy Yeomans, editor of British Harper’s Bazaar, Alexandra Shulman, editor of British Vogue, and Sarah Mower, BFC Ambassador and Vogue.com contributor. The nominee's among are: Lara Stone for model of the year, Celine's Phoebe Philo.

For designer of the year, Lady Gaga's stylist Nicola Formichetti for fashion creator of the year, and Victoria Beckham for both designer and designer brand of the year. More about her, she just joined Twitter and it'll lead us up to her New York Fashion Week presentation on Sept. 12.

Winners will be revealed on Dec`7 at London’s Savoy Hotel.

The 2010 British Fashion Award nominees:

DESIGNER OF THE YEAR

Christopher Kane
Erdem
Phoebe Philo for Céline

DESIGNER BRAND OF THE YEAR

Burberry
MulberryPringle of Scotland
Victoria Beckham

MENSWEAR DESIGNER OF THE YEAR

Christopher Bailey for Burberry
E.Tautz Margaret Howell Paul Smith

ACCESSORY DESIGNER OF THE YEAR

Camilla Skovgaard
Emma Hill for Mulberry Nicholas Kirkwood

MODEL OF THE YEAR

David Gandy
Lara Stone
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley

EMERGING TALENT AWARD — ACCESSORIES

Charlotte Olympia
Husam El Odeh
Jessica McCormack

EMERGING TALENT AWARD — READY TO WEAR

Mary Katrantzou
Meadham Kirchhoff
Michael van der Ham

ISABELLA BLOW AWARD FOR FASHION CREATOR OF THE YEAR

Nick Knight
Nicola Formichetti
Rankin

ROBERTA BY OLIVIA PALERMO

noreply@blogger.com (Shanti`Ros) — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 05:42:00 +0000

This is one of my favourite piece of accessories for AW 2010 also designed by my favourite fashionista Olivia Palermo. She's collaborating with designer Roberta Freymann on capsule collection, the bejewelled necklaces are inspired by their favourite cities. It's Fun and oh-so-chic, the loveable part of this tribal necklace is that they add elegance even on a simplest of tees.

The first one below is my favourite. It's base and sequinned touch use warm and fresh colour such as brown,a little touch of bronze and pale gold. It'll Glamourise our look, thats one thing that i love about Ms.Palermo.It's like wearing autumn- winter accessories yet there's still a bit of fresh summer touch.

Chelsea Necklace £195

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Tribeca Necklace £ 195

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Belgravia Necklace £320

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Mitte Necklace £288

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This is one of my accessories, made by indonesian Batik designer ; Danar Hadi.

Lanvin For H&M

noreply@blogger.com (Shanti`Ros) — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:50:00 +0000

This is the newest collaboration of H&M with most influential designers of the 21st century. It's been confirmed that the new line will be in stores NOVEMBER 23. There will be a special film made for it launch on NOVEMBER 2 and the collection will be able to be bought Online, following the stores launching on September.

in this collaboration H&M wants to translate the dream of Lanvin into the wider audience. But as Elbaz says that the idea has intrigued him of H&M going luxury rather than Lanvin going public.

Well, me thinks that they should work together. They got the same philosophy anyway, of bringing joy and beauty to men and women around the world ! Right Ladies

This is not the first collaboration. Previous designers collaboration also included Karl Lagerfeld, Sonia Rykiel, Stella McCartney, Viktor & Rolf, Roberto Cavalli, Comme des Garçons, Matthew Williamson, Singers like Madonna and Kylie Minogue, Lastly my favourite ; Jimmy Choo

Long time no see pal!

noreply@blogger.com (Shanti`Ros) — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 16:54:00 +0000

it's almost 2 years since i graduate high school, so i decide to throw a small reunion. Here's the picture. Glad to see few old friends!

i'm wearing the dress that i made my self with Marc Jacob's belt, Miu-Miu Flats and my goldy watch.

what's in my bag

noreply@blogger.com (Shanti`Ros) — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:42:00 +0000

Here's what i do on my meantime, got nothing to do! So i took a few pictures of my daily bag and decide to post it here...take a peek :)

i love oversized bag, although i'm only 5ft. i need a big bag to bring all of my things.

Here's few things that i usually put on my bag : My Sony camera, sunglasses,USB, Blackberry Charger, Blackberry, iphone, Beauty kit, pashmina, wallet and my best accessories = my goldy watch.

i love my sicily bag. i almost wear it everywhere i go and it goes with all kinds of my dailywear clothing.

Make-up help me so that i got a fresher look on my face. So i have my beauty kit on the bag, i got this beauty kit when i go to korea dreamland, see that pink fur kit ( cute isn't it?). By the way, i always bring sunblock everywhere i go..i don't want any freckles on me later on. And yeah my beauty essentials such as; eyeshadow, mascara, mac beige lipgloss, Shiseido lip conditioner and hand cream, my pink bow. i got this huge afro hair , so i used to tie it up if the weather gets hot - sunny weather here in my hometown! Next is Coco Chanel Mademoiselle perfume, day and night face paper, YSL Touche eclat.

L.o-L.o-L.O.V.E for now

noreply@blogger.com (Shanti`Ros) — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 17:29:00 +0000

It's my latest purchase from Louis Vuitton printemps ete 2010 collection