Coco Rocha for Flare Magazine

Photo taken from OhSoCoco.

Saw this clip on OhSoCoco and can't wait to see the editorial in full! I know unfortunately only one or two will be used from each backdrop/outfit, but this gives you a kind of behind the scenes and gives a glimpse of what's to come. Looks lovely! I love the wings too :)

More McQueen

Oh McQueen... seriously, why'd you do it? This guy is a freaking genious, going from just plain gorgeous to fantastical, to the macabre... Every collection, it's something different, yet each one contains elements that are just specific to Alexander McQueen. Youtube runway shows, look through his collections on Style.com, just take note, seriously. This won't be the last time I talk about him, so deal with it! haha, but seriously, I love this guy's work and it is truly a shame that this is all that was left, just a handfull of years really, and this guy really could have kept going and going.

F/W 2006:

S/S 2001

S/S 2005:

Cavalli Chainmail Dress

So, it's been out for a while now, but I'm just now finding it, so that means I'm just now posting it...

Diane Kruger in Roberto Cavalli's fall/winter 2008 dress. Some critics don't like it, but hey, I think it's pretty cool. I love the shimmery silvery texture of the chainmail paired up with the fur shrug.

I love the little details on the side with the simple fabric lining.

Here's the same dress in Roberto Cavalli's runway show.

Model: Tanya Dziahileva/ Taken from Style.com

Alexander McQueen FW 08/09

I LOVE ALEXANDER MCQUEEN... Seriously. His style is totally cool. This particular collection has always been one of my McQueen favorites, and finally seeing it in motion, makes it that much cooler.

The entire experience is like walking through a gothic fairy tale and remeniscing through a dusty Edwardian attack. It's mysterious, illusive, and exciting, waiting for what's next. It's a bit of romance, innoncene, history, and something never seen before. The models walk up with such focused ferocity, and walk away like visions that never were. Seriously, I love McQueen. Yes, the video is "long" by some standards, but come one people, bare with me!

EDIT: There is a much better HI-DEF version, with more close ups and different angles from this part of the show, unfortunately, there is no music- still worth watching for the clothes though.

Cool Finds at Chicago Art Institute

Furisode Shawl

inspired by 19th Century Japanese kimonos ($135 )

Grey Ruffle Shawl

pointelle knit with organza ruffles ($152)

Asian Screen Inspired Scarves ($68)

Cork Tote ($94) and brief case ($182)

Kokeshi Dolls Set ($135)

Altuzarra Fall 2010 RTW

Altuzarra totally took Prada's lace up shin guard boots (Altuzarra LEFT, Prada RIGHT)

Lots of cool little leather dresses that I can totally see on Diane Kruger at a premiere...

What else I liked about this collection are the lace up details. There are the more obvious appearences (as with the shirt on the right) and then the more subtle (the pants detail on the left)

There are also lots of buckles and bondage straps (see pants pictured above, as well as pics below). The high collared jackets are also really cool and vampy.

The collection is finished up with a couple of burgundy velvet pant suits and red dresses.

Cedric Rivrain Illustration

Kate. Alexander Mcqueen Dress

Cedric Rivrain has sketched for designers, such as John Galliano and worked for magazines like Dazed and Numero. Captures each outfit, detail, and model perfectly!

Sasha in Jil Sander

Sasha in Lanvin

Balenciaga 2007

Kate. Louis Vuitton