Ready Set Fashion

Hans Feurer: Twisted

noreply@blogger.com (readysetfashion) — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 18:11:00 +0000

Une Femme Pressee easily was my favorite editorial of last year.

Flipping through the pages of the October issue of Vogue Paris, I found myself looking at photos I had come across so many times in the 80s and early 90s.

Fashion action shots.

Glamorous women walking the streets of New York, or crossing the street or keeping a brisk pace to her next appointment, meeting or other fabulous errand.

Whatever the pose, I remember I wanted her life. I too wanted to look spectacular for no apparent reason. I learned from these photos to never walk out of the house half-ass. Never.

In the 80s it was photographer Hans Feuer that always seemed to bump into this woman on the street. This was the man who blurred the backgrounds and focused in on the clothes, the attitude. Hans Feuer prepared us for Scott Schuman and Tommy Ton. His subjects may have been models in magazines, but the spirit could be emulated by anyone, anywhere. I have tried for years.

And then comes 2011 and Feurer and Joan Smalls remind us how to do it.

You can never look too good going nowhere no matter the decade.

As close to 1990 as 2011 can get.

Issue: Vogue Paris October 2011
Story: Une Femme Pressee
Photographed by Hans Feurer
Stylist: Marie Chaix

TWistEd with

Issue: Vogue August 1989
Story: Weather Patterns
Photographed by Hans Feurer
Stylist: Grace Coddington

Fur.

Windy and monochrome.

The a-line stance.

The glam puffer.

A neutral mean-mug.

Metallics or die.

Interior Porn: Slate Bed and Bath

noreply@blogger.com (readysetfashion) — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 07:05:00 +0000

UK Elle Decor January 2011

What Holiday Hiatus?

noreply@blogger.com (readysetfashion) — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 06:36:00 +0000

Everyday I have been using Jun Takahasi's color palette for Undercover as inspiration.

The intensity, the shades, the combinations.

It is phenomenal. His use of the spectrum is on the verge of overwhelming.

I almost cannot get dressed without scanning the images of his collections.

And if the below picks can't liven up a stale wardrobe, you might not want to

bother getting dressed anyway.

all photos from style.com

Androgyny Fine Tuned

noreply@blogger.com (readysetfashion) — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 19:47:00 +0000

It is the most perfect androgynous styling of the year. Maybe ever??

Fans of my #androgyny series from last year, will be the best ones to decide....

Issue: So-En December 2011
Story: Genderless
Photographed by Masahiro Sanbe
Stylist: Yuriko E
Makeup: Masayo Tsuda
Hair: Kazuya Matsumoto

Time for Thanks

noreply@blogger.com (readysetfashion) — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 21:34:00 +0000

Beautiful, beautiful spread.

Fashion and nature blend effortlessly in the fourth issue of The Gentlewoman.

Thank you for something fresh and unexpected.

Issue: The Gentlewoman #4
Story: Great Outdoors
photographed by Liz Collins
Stylist: Jonathan Kaye
Makeup: Hiromi
Hair: Karin Biglur

Interior Porn: Black Floors

noreply@blogger.com (readysetfashion) — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 07:05:00 +0000

Perfect.

Issue: Elle Decoration UK September 2008

This is Big News: The Age of Innocence

noreply@blogger.com (readysetfashion) — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 19:37:00 +0000

Still fitting in with my current 'volume' theme, this editorial goes beyond.

There's baggy jeans, saggy jackets, and even shaggy bangs. Add androgyny, dresses over pants, and pj tops. Everything that may have been thought to have died off in the 90s was given new life in these pages from 2002. And that new life still looks current ten years later.

It may be my favorite Nylon story of all time.

Of ALL time.

Nylon, are you looking through your archives? This is what made you a great magazine.

Issue: Nylon September 2002
Story: Age of Innocence
Photographed by Nick Haymes
Stylist: Gabriel Feliciano
Makeup: Meli Pennington
Hair: Leon Gorman

A Glam District 12

noreply@blogger.com (readysetfashion) — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 05:45:00 +0000

One of the best editorials from Nylon in the 90's.
Had to pull it out in honor of The Hunger Games trailer released yesterday. (yeah, yeah, yeah)
My version while reading the books was a bit more glam, and the above is how I pictured everyone dressed. Diesel Style Lab, Chanel, Issey Miyake for everyone in District 12!

Issue: Nylon Nov/Dec 1999
Story: Envy
Photographed by Kate Garner
Stylist: Max Smith and Julie Perry

Interior Porn: Cape Town, South Africa

noreply@blogger.com (readysetfashion) — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 14:23:00 +0000

Issue: Living Etc. October 2011

Jil Sander SS 2012

noreply@blogger.com (readysetfashion) — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 06:51:00 +0000

I just love the borderline naughty lady-who-lunches pieces from Raf's Jil Sander collection for Spring.

A wicker weave and paisley never looked so enticing.

jil sander SS2012

This Is Big News: Elle UK September 2004

noreply@blogger.com (readysetfashion) — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 03:00:00 +0000

Possibly the most graceful way to add volume to your wardrobe would be with a coat.

Or maybe two....

Issue: Elle UK September 2004
Story: I'd Like to Make a Statement
Photographed by Thiemo Sander
Stylist: Iain R. Webb
Makeup: Liz Martins
Hair: Kevin Ford

Lowkey Freshness 6.0: Sweaters

noreply@blogger.com (readysetfashion) — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 03:36:00 +0000

christian wijnants/ mary katranzou

joseph/ acne

This Is Big News: Elle September 2006 Part Two

noreply@blogger.com (readysetfashion) — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 05:12:00 +0000

Three reasons this 2006 editorial is brillant:

3. Those steel-toe Miu Miu's.

2. The dress/skirt over pant look is no way clean-cut and tailored.

3. The absolute practical vision of volume for everyday.

Issue: Elle September 2006
Story: Urban Warrior
Photographed by Manuela Pavesi
Stylist: Claire Sybille
Makeup: Dee Dee
Hair: Benjamin Pinon

This Is Big News: Fall 2011 Pants

noreply@blogger.com (readysetfashion) — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 05:34:00 +0000

Fall's greatest voluminous pants.

Take your pick, or pick them all.

Limi Feu

This Is Big News: Harper's Bazaar February 2002

noreply@blogger.com (readysetfashion) — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 22:01:00 +0000

Looking to add volume to your wardrobe? Take cues from this well-edited list of key pieces and learn from Stella exactly how to mix slouch with sexy.

Issue: Harper's Bazaar February 2002
Story: New Shapes
Photographed by Craig McDean
Stylist: Brana Wolf
Makeup: Pat McGrath
Hair: Eugene Souleiman

This Is Big News: Playing w/ Proportion

noreply@blogger.com (readysetfashion) — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 16:42:00 +0000

Issue: British Vogue September 2004
Story: Out of Proportion
Photographed by Patrick Demarchelier
Stylist: Lucinda Chambers
Makeup: Lisa Butler
Hair: Didier Malige

VS.

Issue: British Vogue April 2010
Story: Urban Renewal
Photographed by Patrick Demarchelier
Stylist: Lucinda Chambers
Makeup: Diane Kendal
Hair: Neil Moodie

This Is Big News: The Big Easy

noreply@blogger.com (readysetfashion) — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 03:57:00 +0000

Man, one of my favorites.
Just proves how easy it is to wear big!

Issue: Elle March 2002
Story: The Big Easy
Photographed by Ruven Afanador
Stylist: Isabel Dupre
Makeup: Scott Barnes
Hair: John Sahag

This Is Big News: Haider Ackermann SS2012

noreply@blogger.com (readysetfashion) — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 19:40:00 +0000

I did not anticipate I would see the perfect modern version of voluminous pants

on the runway this season. But I did.

There they were in all their glorious colors and lush textures at Haider Ackermann.

I am obsessed.

Haider Ackermann SS2012

This Is Big News: The Golden Rule

noreply@blogger.com (readysetfashion) — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 13:58:00 +0000

"The key words are proportion, balance, fragility, sensuality,

and androgyny"

Words to live by via Jil Sander.

Vogue January 1996

Olivier gets it....

Theyskens for Theory

Daiane Conterato gets it....

street style aesthetic

Do you get it.....

This Is Big News: Elle September 2006 Part One

noreply@blogger.com (readysetfashion) — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 22:10:00 +0000

Wide-leg pants. There is nothing better.

And this is the best example of recent I can find anywhere.

Issue: Elle September 2006
Story: Following Suit
Photographed by Steven Sebring
Stylist: Isabel Dupre
Makeup: Tyron Machhausen
Hair: Marco Santini

lowkey freshness 5.0

noreply@blogger.com (readysetfashion) — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 20:41:00 +0000

Kiehl's Rosa Arctica /Vichy Anti-Imperfection Hydrating Care

Kiehl's Midnight Recovery/ Kiehl's Re-Texturizing Micro-Dermabrasion

Four reasons I do not look 38.

This Is BIG News

noreply@blogger.com (readysetfashion) — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 07:37:00 +0000

This is September Vogue 1992. In it was the first article Vogue printed I could relate to, and be part of the conversation. I was turning 18 and rocking the baggy EVERYthing look daily. Influenced by hip-hop or the skateboard culture, didn't matter, we all were doing it. We may not have been buying the brands Vogue mentioned in the spread, but whatever we were wearing, it was big. Big enough to get into the pages of Vogue.

This is Vogue October 1995. Three years later and it was the first time I noticed big as beautiful.
'Baggy' was replaced with 'volume.'
And shape became a dominating theme inside my closet.

Lowkey Freshness 4.0

noreply@blogger.com (readysetfashion) — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 05:21:00 +0000

Adidas SLVR Pant/ 3.1 Phillip Lim Lynus Mini Envelope Bag

Zara Jacquard Sweater/ Converse Nubuck Tech

noreply@blogger.com (readysetfashion) — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 03:34:00 +0000

Some major style influences.

the satorialist

rack and ruin/the satorialist

wayne tippets

shiny squirrel/the satorialist

the satorialist/elle street chic

all the pretty birds/simply olive

elle street chic

Lowkey Freshness 3.0

noreply@blogger.com (readysetfashion) — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 03:27:00 +0000

Junya Watanabe Shirt Dress/Madwell Button Down

Carven Cable Knit/CDG Oxfords