INSPIRATION OF THE DAY....IMAN!

IT IS IMAN.....NEED I SAY MORE?

MADAME GRES.

MADAME GRES WAS A HAUTE COUTURE DESIGNER FROM FRANCE WHO FOUNDED HER HOUSE IN 1942. SHE WAS A SUCCESSFUL DESIGNER AND A PROLIFIC PERFUMER. SHE WAS A TRAINED SCULPTRESS WHO SPECIALIZED IN CUT OUT DESIGNS AND DRAPING. SHE DRESSED JACKIE O, GRETA GARBO AND MARLENE DIETRICH. SHE WAS THE LAST COUTURE DESIGNER TO CREATE A READY TO WEAR LINE SITING THE LESS EXPENSIVE LINE AS A PROSTITUTION.

"SEX AND THE CITY 2"

I HAVE ALWAYS ADMIRED KIM CATTRALL'S PORTRAYAL OF ALPHA DOG SAMANTHA IN "SEX IN THE CITY. " YOU HAVE TO REALLY BE IMPRESSED THAT A 50 SOMETHING WOMAN STANDING NEXT TO A CHILD IN THE SAME EXACT OUTFIT ON SET. THE PICTURE IS FROM THE SET OF "SEX IN THE CITY 2." SAMANTHA AND MILEY CYRUS WEAR IDENTICAL OUTFITS ON THE RED CARPET AND SEEM TO BE OK WITH IT. WONDERING IF THIS HAS TO DO WITH SJP WEARING A RED CARPET GOWN FOR THE "SEX IN THE CITY" PREMIERE THAT WAS ALREADY PHOTOGRAPHED???

NORMAN NORELL IMAGES

THERE ARE 2 PREVIOUS POSTS REGARDING THE AMAZING NORMAN NORELL. HERE ARE SOME AMAZING IMAGES THAT SHOWCASE SOME OF HIS WORK.

MUSE OF THE DAY....LEE RADZIWILL

LEE RADZIWILL, ONCE A PRINCESS, SISTER TO JACKIE O AND A FAVORITE INTERNATIONAL STYLE ICON OF MINE. PICTURED HERE WITH TRUMAN CAPOTE. I ALWAYS LOVED HER STYLE B/C I THOUGHT SHE WAS LIKE JACKIE BUT WITH A DASH OF FLASH. LEE HAD AN EDGE TO HER. SHE DRESSED VERY MUCH AS THE NYC WOMAN. i AM NOT SURE WHO SHE IS WEARING IN THIS PICTURE. COULD BE NORELL.

RICK OWENS BORROWS FROM STAR WARS....AGAIN.

THE REAL THING!

RICHARD AVEDON SHOT ONE OF MY ALL TIME FAVORITE MODELS----DOVIMA! SHE WAS THE MOST ELEGANT AND UNCONVENTIONAL MODELS OF THE 50'S. SHE WAS CONSIDERED EXOTIC WHEN MOST MODELS WERE BLONDE AND FRESH FACED. THIS PICTURE WAS TAKEN IN PARIS IN 1955. DOVIMA IS WEARING CHRISTIAN DIOR DESIGNED BY HIS ASSISTANT YVES SAINT LAURENT.

ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATIONS FOR COSTUME DESIGN ARE OUT AND MY FAVORITE PICK IS SANDY POWELL FOR"THE YOUNG VICTORIA." OTHER FILMS NOMINATED ARE, 9, BRIGHT STAR, COCO BEFORE CHANEL AND THE IMAGINARIUM OF DOCTOR PARNASSIS.

THIERRY MUGLER WAS "TOO FUNKY."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUj7zZdlWHw

CLICK ON THE LINK TO SEE THE ORIGINAL DIRECTORS CUT OF GEORGE MICHAEL'S; "TOO FUNKY" THAT WAS DIRECTED BY THIERRY MUGLER. GEORGE WA SNOT HAPPY WITH THE VERY ARTISTIC CUT AND RE-EDITED HIMSELF. THE VIDEO FEATURES ONE OF MUGLERS MOST SENSATIONAL COLLECTIONS. THE VIDEO IS A 90'S WHO'S WHO. SOME OF THE MODELS ARE LINDA EVANGALISTA, TYRA, ROSSI DE PALMA AMONG MANY OTHERS. ENJOY A 90'S EXTRAVAGANZA OF FASHION, SUPERMODELS, NUDITY, DRAG QUEENS AND EGOS.

CHECK OUT THE BELOW LINK TO SEE SOME AMAZING
ALEXANDER MCQUEEN CREATIONS.
http://picasaweb.google.com/maycobabb/ALEXANDERMCQUEEN

DECADES INC.: Daryl Hannah, Eat Your HEART OUT!

DECADES INC.: Daryl Hannah, Eat Your HEART OUT!

NORMAN NORELL KNEW SEQUINS! THIS POSTING FROM THE DECADES BLOG SHOWS SOME AMAZING PICTURES OF NORELLS CREATIONS. I THINK HE WAS AND IS THE BEST DESIGNER TO CALL LA HIS HOME. HE WAS AN IN- DEMAND DESIGNER FOR DECADES. NORELL WAS CONSIDERED AN AMERICAN COUTURIER. ALTHOUGHT HE NEVER SHOWED IN EUROPE AND WAS NOT A MEMBER OF CHAMBRE DE SINDICALE, HE MADE EVERYTHING FROM SCRATCH, AND USED THE MOST EXPENSIVE FABRICS AND TECHNIQUES. A MASTER OF DESIGN.

ALEXANDER MCQUEEN R.I.P.

ALEXANDER MCQUEEN WAS NOT ONLY ONE OF MY FAVORITE DESIGNERS OF ALL TIME, HE WAS ALSO A GENIUS DESIGNER. I RARELY USE THE WORD GENIUS. I USUALLY RESERVE THAT WORD FOR SCIENTISTS, INTELLECTUALS AND MATHEMATICIANS. MCQUEEN IS DEAD, BUT HIS TALENT AND FASHION LINE WILL GO ON.