f/w 2009 part 6

TOPSHOP UNIQUE
whoa! what up Topshop Unique!? i really enjoyed their spring/summer show and wandering around in circles when i was in their london flapship store. they always have great patterns going on. LOVING those first leggings (and the leather jacket) and the snood(!?) on the right. the squiggles are working for me, and i like how they took neon and toned it down to socks or shoelaces. rad.

body-con dress: check. spacey shoulders: check. digital prints: yup! motherfucking SEQUIN SWEATPANTS!?: CHECK!!

digging the sequins and prints. although i overall enjoyed this collection, i'm still not completely sold on the 90s redeux. especially this "fuck nu-rave, we're all about ORIGINAL rave" hair and makeup styling. ehhh.. let's face it, it'll probably grow on me.

HOUSE OF HOLLAND
it's a no-duh that i love aggy and her bff Henry Holland. his collection always injects a lot of fun into fashion, and in these serious times, it's really what we need! i've been interested in head-to-toe pantone dressing lately (wearing a bright pink dress, light pink tights and dark magenta shoes), and this is a very cool way to go about it. it was difficult to pick out my favorite looks! i really appreciate the how the stripe on the boy's lapel isn't straight-on with the stripe on his shirt. i'm sure plenty of people will hate this because it's "not serious enough", but i LOVED this whole collection!

i'm suffering a bit from fashion overload trying to keep up on all the runway shows! so forgive me if i slow down a bit and take the necessary time to take it all in and appreciate it. the posts will keep coming...

f/w 2009 part 5

JILL STUARTso much to love at jill stuart! that first dress is awfully reminiscent of the first miss sixty dress i posted, no? i don't know what else to say because i really love it all. ESPECIALLY those second shoes. i'm sure i could create something similar with shiny vinyl spats...

love, love, love and love. next!

NATHAN JENDENlooking at this post, i'm wondering if maybe i'm a bit goth inside. i feel that i buy and wear lots of color, but my roommate is always teasing me for going out in "black black and more black." Jenden makes a goth-y, yet really elegant, statement in these clothes. he used plenty of black in this collection, yet all my favorite pieces were lighter in color but dark at heart. who else could picture bondage pants in gray wool and what's more, make them elegant?

style.com commented that the first dress here "made the wearer look like [a] giant mutant snowflake. yikes!" um, is that supposed to be a bad thing? i'd love to see what that pattern looks like laid out! and that third dress is to die for. 80s but looks fresh. cute!

f/w 2009 part 4

MISS SIXTYMiss Sixty blew me away!! who'dathunk!? i love that purple and orange explosion of a dress. talk about hiding figure flaws. but for real, it's adorable and fun and i love the print. love the tights, and the gray acid wash denim vest/dress hybrid with chains and a fur wrap. it sounds like a lot on paper, but it's fierce and sasha is working. it. OUT!

whoa! leather biker hot shorts!? way to blow the chanel sequined ones out of the water! legs for DAYS! i think it looks amazing with the floaty fly-away blouse. sigh. the other two outfits are a little... sloppy for me (the white tee on the right should be tucked in; i could live without the leather belt on the left. and yeah... the hats suck), but the pieces separately are good. maybe i'm still 7 years old, but i want to rock a tutu skirt like that, especially with a nice blazer and leather fingerless biker gloves (neeeed).

that... red... dress!! as i said, i pretty much hate red, but OMG! is that THE perfect dress or what!? since irina lazareneau isn't modeling anymore (more on that later..) meghan collison is my replacement for her. she looks like a pouty, petulant child and i love her for it. i could never pull off that color (i'm a redhead), but her long black hair with the side bangs are the perfect complement to it. i can't get over it.... ahhH! the black dress is pretty good too... i love anything satin, and the sleeves with the lace insets are genius. any other sleeve that length might look dowdy, but this avoids it entirely. it's not rocket science, but i love the contrast of girly (lace and satin) with tough (leather waist belt), and Miss Sixty nailed it.

ELISE ØVERLANDok, call me tacky but i'm still not over my love affair with metallics (i'm still working on breaking up with neon). my fave colors to metallicize are blue and purple. not sure why, they just appeal to me all shiny and annoying! a purple metallic miniskirt with an exposed zipper is so on-trend that it hurts (but i like it). all you need is a towering platform shoe to frame it. the purple blazer just fucking RULES and i need to acquire it. it makes a loose white tee (of an evil dead merman...?) and relaxed jeans look GOOD. i also like the stud details on the belts and bracelets. reminds me of being 14 and "punk" and studding everything i owned. oh those were the days...

f/w 2009 part 3 (bonus 90s retrospective!)

RUFFIANoh my goodness! so much to love from Ruffian! the lace bodysuit is adorable and obvi versatile, and i own fabric almost exactly in the same lace pattern (hello project!). i even especially like the bra being layered over it with the high-waisted skirt. can't find a top that goes with your skirt? forget about it!! it reminds me of the seinfeld 'bra episode' AND a less-crazers version of maison martin margiela's pseudo-bodysuits from his spring/summer 2007 show. and yes, i also thought to myself, "i like your sleeves. they're real big." (that's a good thing, btw.)


as a rule, i don't do red. i don't wear it, i don't own it, it looks awful on me, i don't really like it on other people. it was even tough for me to get past the carpet on this one. i still maintain that the two red skirts here would be better in another color, but yeah, i "get" it; red's a bold color and yeah, it works here. anyway. how great is that cape/jacket on the left!? the outfit on the right is shades of the same silhouette but the top is probably more covet-able. loose and ruffly on top with a body-con skirt is still good in my book. i LOVE the middle look but couldn't figure out why at first. then i realized who it reminded me of...

so good!! amirite!?

f/w 2009 part 2

ERIN FETHERSTONsometimes there's not a lot more to say about a collection than "oh pretty!" and you know what? that's totally fine. not everything needs to be some crazy new statement. erin fetherston is the master of pretty. i dig the metallic with tulle with sweetheart necklines. there's a Tin-Man thing going on with the dress on the left but i like it. these subtle-stripe tights make these girls legs look so creamy and shiny! i neeeeed some!

i just made a dress with huge puffy hips like that on the right! cute jacket too. so, can i just say here how much i LOVE the crimped hair here?? i crimped my hair for a 1990s party a few months ago and tried to convince all my friends that it's the new shit. no one was feeling it. as vice magazine once said, "motherfuckers laughed at noah, too."

pretty dresses, shoes and tights.

i like how she delved a bit into darker material here! are those studded fingerless gloves on the right!? i will lose my shit if i don't own those in a minute. the little faux-collar top on the right is adorable too. great jackets and skirts. i just hate the hobo-beanie hat perched on the head like that. otherwise it's all choice!

first thoughts on fashion week

if you're in a hurry, just look at the pictures because all my text basically says is 'LOVE LOVE LOVE!'

RAG & BONERag & Bone stole my heart. i really like the leather(?) detailing where the darts basically would be. and that schoolgirl blazer is PERFECT. i've been dying to make a white satin tuxedo blazer for a while, and i can totally see it in this amazing silhouette. cute shoes on both, too! and don't those tights just look luxurious??

perfect party dresses. sigh. i love that the bodycon style isn't going out yet (if you got it--flaunt the shit out of it!). is that textured leather on the left? whatever it is, i LOVE the shape of it, especially the amazing collar. both of these are PERFECT.


YIGAL AZROUËLYigal Azrouël has had the slouchy-bad-girl-downtown vibe DOWN since fall/winter 2007 (i LOVED that collection). this show is so much cleaner, with less layers, but still just lovely. that purple dress is "THE" dress of the season for me (and i'm sure countless others). metallics are toned-down from years past into this, and i love it! i'm loving the asymmetric/strong-shoulder deal this season too. that second dress is simple, but very much on-trend with the "star trek" shoulders (as we call them at the store i worked at). loooove.

digging the fur combined with an all-jersey(? those pants look suspiciously legging-esque) outfit. simple, but chic (i hate that word, but it is what it is!). and that black dress, though i can't see the details on my screen, looks drapey and gorgeous. again with the tights that look silky and beautiful. mmm.

both of these dresses are pretty good (love the shoulders on the left!), but can i just say OMG this girl!? tao okamoto might be my new favorite model!! she's popping up EVERYWHERE this season with that perfect agyness-esque bowl cut. i'd never noticed her before; it seems like she just cut her hair and with long hair, she's a little bland. GIRL!! let me just say... it is so working for you! never go back!!!

i have NO patience

..which is exactly why i'm a completely crap vintage shopper. two minutes in value village and i'm over it. god help me going into any of the actual "picked-out" vintage stores in seattle like le frock, pretty parlor, or even buffalo exchange. if i can find something i like, i end up scoffing at the prices thinking "i could find this myself for so much cheaper at a thrift store!" ah bless.

lately i've found myself out in the 'burbs (long story!) so i think this might bring greater vintage shopping opportunity, seeing as the thrift stores won't be so picked over. this week i'm determined to find something; at least an xxl leather jacket that i can re-fashion into a cute bag or skirt (one of my favorite sewing projects!). seeing this hot pink leather skirt from nasty gal vintage made me a little weak in the knees; it got me craving a new sewing project at least. too bad it's sold out already. ah well. they have some great stuff up now i couldn't help but share!

oh this dress. makes me wish it was summer and i was partying on a rooftop. what more to say? sigh. // this leather bustier is something i could totally see rumi from fashion toast rocking. me, i'm a bit shy for it.. lovely still!


this cropped leather bomber jacket is also adorable. seeing as i'm quite petite, i'm not sure it would work on me, but on some taller girl? rowr! (ps. can you tell i love leather? real, fake, give it to me!) // this dusty pink oversized coat is something i can absolutely see some beautiful blonde danish girl wearing on the facehunter. loves it.

-minka maui dress, $118
-sadie leather bustier, $98
-sabine snap cape, $148
-iman hooded leather jacket, $268
-chia leather skirt, sold out :[
all available at nasty gal vintage.

insight spring 2009!

insight finally released their women's spring line images online-- yay!! how much do i love it!? neon rainbow leopard print, exposed zip dresses, tie dye, pastel ruffles and killer prints everywhere... um, a LOT. insight is always the perfect mix of surfer girl vs streetwear girl and i covet it all every season. i would actually love to work on their design team (hint hint!).


the men's line is great too--how perfect is this tee shirt!? forget the boys, i need to have it for myself!!

two last christmas/birthday gifts to myself...

i'm incredibly picky about the jewelry i wear, which is why simple, understated pieces appeal most to me. my latest purchase was a silver nameplate necklace i had made by trashy deluxe on etsy with my "rap name" in script (T.Crimes). it's a little delicate, a little tough, and totally goofy (kinda like me! except i'm mostly just goofy). one of my friends called me "T.Criminal" the other day and i almost died laughing!

on the same "delicate but tough" note, i've been more than in love with surface to air's three-finger ring for months. long story short, it was sold out everywhere, i'd resigned myself to never owning it, i go to the oak site to check the url for this blog post, and it's back in stock, in my size! needless to say, i just snatched up the last one. stoked.
(this post has been deleted THREE TIMES even though only the first one had an mp3 for download. wtf?)