Mugler fall 2011 Review

The Story Teller: Daphne Guinness

An early revelation of a personal moment in fashion history from the mind of Daphne Guinness: “When I was a child, being raised largely among the haute bohemians of the wealthy expatriate colony of Cadaqués, Spain, I was overly serious and thoughtful, a real tomboy, always dressing up as a knight or a pirate or a red Indian.” The heiress and visual Artist has a flair for taking the wardrobe from the pages of classic narratives and reimagining them in her own fantastical way. Take, for example, a photo of Guinness in a powder blue overcoat, snow white scarf and royal blue Mary Jane style platforms, she made Queen Alice leap off the pages of “Through the Looking Glass”. There’s also that crimson red Alexander McQueen cape that Guinness wore in an editorial for Vanity Fair— something that the red queen, Queen Elizabeth, or Lady GaGa undoubtedly have worn.

Guinness likens her experimental style of dress to Andy Warhol and his superstars of the early 80s—she lived in New York with Catherine Guinness when she was Warhol’s personal assistant. “So much spirit and freedom of experimentation died in the 80s, AIDS wiped all that out, and so many of the people who would understand what I’m doing are dead now,” she says. Her approach to dressing is inventive; “I like to experiment with different fabrics and see what happens,” There’s one fabric I’ve been looking for five years. It’s like an LCD screen, but it’s supple. You’d be able to play the movie Sunset Boulevard on your T-Shirt.” The military holds top command in receiving it. Guinness keeps asking them, “Can’t you just give me a little bit?”—She may not be going into battle but Guinness’ living film production would look perfectly at home in Scientific American—a magazine she refers to as her “heaven.”—Jennifer Jewels

Twilight Years are over...

Kristen Stewart Photographed for the February Issue of Vogue by Mario Testino

I don’t know what Anna was thinking: she always looks miserable on the red carpet and her face looks deader than Joan Rivers after her weekly face lifts.

Galliano's Little House on the Prairie

Albeit John Galliano was influenced by Asian culture when creating his fall 2009 ready to wear collection for Dior, I envisioned Jessica as Lulamae Barnes—wife of Doc Golightly in Breakfast at Tiffany’s and a girl lost by Joshua Petker.

“We all doted on her. She didn’t have to lift a finger, ‘cept to eat a piece of pie. ‘Cept to comb her hair and send away for all the magazines.”

Kat scratch

Katy Perry looks like an overgrown eight-year-old who read an issue of Teen Beat or Bop and said, OMG!!! Russell and I like the same ice cream!!! I want to marry him!!!

I don't speak english but I can speak fashion if you'd like...

Mod Mannequin- n.

A woman or girl who wears fashions, specifically from the sixties.

“She looks like an extra from Who are you, Polly Magoo? Did she escape from a time capsule? “

W.S Merwin X Ralph Lauren

A new friend of mine named L( no I don’t normally refer to friends as if we’re characters on Gossip Girl) introduced me to W.S Merwin, specifically his poem ‘Yesterday.’ I’m not an avid poetry reader however my immediate interpretation was:

albeit a theatrical one would be the process of a son going through life, having a career and seeing his father only on occasion. One of the first things i envisioned was a son vistiting his father as an older man who has an established career.”

“A progressive runway show came to mind in which the backdrop is the sons father living his life, and the son aging from youth, teen, and eventually adult—both in appearance and obviously, the way of dress. One designer came to mind…Ralph Lauren.”

In addition, Karl Lagerfeld’s short film, ‘Remember Me Now’ came to mind. Watch it below: