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:

Vogue: CFDA Special Edition

After the release of Vogue Best Dressed Special Edition, I thought of other special editions that American Vogue could potentially release, starting with a Council of Fashion Designers of America nominees and Award issue. Pictured is the September 1st, 1926 Vogue cover illustrated by Eduardo Garcia Benito. For the cover of the modern issue, Anja Rubik would be the cover girl in look 36 from Armani Prive fall 2010 couture collection. Anja’s makeup would resemble Sasha Pivoarova’s, perhaps tone down the eyes—have not decided yet. Anja would hold the envelope containing the nominees.

An Ode to Beautiful, Dirty, Rich

After reading a quote from the May 2009 issue of Rolling Stone featuring “The Rise of Lady Gaga”, I envisioned a series of images based on the making of “Beautiful, Dirty, Rich”,

“It’s from my coke years. 2005 was where it began, and I thought I was gonna die. I never really did the drugs for the high — it was more the romanticism of Andy Warhol and Mick Jagger and all the artists that I loved. I wanted to be them, and I wanted to live their life, and I wanted to understand the way that they saw things and how they arrived at their art. And I believed the only way I could do this was to live the lifestyle, and so I did. So it wasn’t about getting high — it was about being an artist. About waking up in the morning at 10:30 and doing a bunch of lines and writing a bunch of music, and staying up for three days on a creative whirlwind and then panic-attacking for a week after. It was one of the most difficult times in my life, but it was important for me to experience, since it unlocked parts of my brain. But I wouldn’t encourage people to do it for that reason — you can arrive at all those things on your own.”


In “An Ode to the Beautiful, Dirty, Rich,” photographed by Steven Klein, Lady Gaga was in her old run down Lower East Side apartment. Inside, Gaga is sitting at a beaten up piano with bloody, bandaged fingers, crumpled sheets of paper and yellowed pieces of sheet music spread across the floor and atop the piano. She has dark crystallized circles under her eyes, much like she did when she met the Queen…

Worm Carnevale

Worm Carnevale

I do not endorse K.O Couture

Kelly Osbourne tweeted, “i know its stupid but is drives me nuts when i see someone wearing a dress/look i have already worn its like find your own sense of style!!” “it really is a diss in Hwood to wear a dress someone else has already worn because then you get compared it sucks AND i never win lol!!”


Does Kelly Osbourne have her own Atelier in Paris where seamstresses are making her one of a kind couture dresses? NO.

In fact, this is look seven from Marchesa’s fall 2010 ready to wear collection. Ironically, the “celebrity” feeling the wrath from Kelly is Georgina Chapman, Co Designer of Marchesa.

For someone hosting Fashion Police, she has acquired quite the inflated ego. If she plans to create her own fashion line, she needs to do her homework.
Brands don’t survive with one client.

I do not like pseudo celebrity fashion designer’s.

Branded: Louis Vuitton

In 2004, The object of my affection was the Louis Vuitton monogram multicolor carryall in white. After seeing David Lachapelle’s photograph of a monogrammed Lil Kim, I thought of a potential editorial or ad campaign inspired by the iconic monogram and my love of color. For the photo to work today, A nude Abbey Lee Kershaw in white latex body paint, multicolor LV logo and symbols, long, chest length blue hair with eyebrow sweeping bangs(as seen on Raquel Reed), Heatherette Hollywood Nights lipstick, and purple eyebrows. Abbey Lee laying against a yellow backdrop, one carryall hanging overhead and the other across her chest.

Margiela's White Market

There is usually a dichotomy between notoriety and anonymity. For Designer Martin Margiela, he is the exception of the rule. Margiela may have left his eponymous label, however I couldn’t help but imagine a potential ad campaign or editorial featuring the New York Subway System.

White train cars, white route signs, numbers and letters would be replaced with Margiela’s corresponding lines. Unidentified models in flesh colored face masks,white blonde, shoulder length, eye grazing bangs and wearing look four or 27 from Margiela’s spring 2008 ready to wear collection rush down the stairs to catch the 1 train to Margiela’s White Market at 803 Greenwich Street.

Nathan Jenden's Dancing Queens

Remember when Naomi, Christy, and Linda loved Marc Jacobs clothes so much that they agreed to walk for free? After watching Nathan Jenden’s Spring 2010 ready to wear collection, I felt that the same joy the trinity possesed in the nineties was renewed when, for the finale all the girls came dancing down the runway.--Jennifer Jewels

Galliano's Boulevard

“Season after season, John Galliano manages to produce a narrative so impactful that I can’t help but imagine the story of his clothes coming to life in an editorial. For his spring 2010 collection, he created his own reindition of Sunset Boulevard—-or should I say Galliano’s Boulevard? Immediately after viewing this collection, I envisioned A Steven Klein shoot featuring Raquel Zimmerman in look number twenty-six, a newsprint hat, and a fur coat, specifically look three from Galliano’s fall 2008 ready to wear collection . She was living on the streets of Los Angeles writing manuscripts and knocking on director’s doors.”--Jennifer Jewels

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

Missfit-
n.
1. A lady or young woman who often contrasts her social environment of ordinary or unrefined folk.
2. A lady or young woman so consumed by fashion that she fails to relate to colleagues who have contrasting interests.

Lara Stone, Get off of my lanai!

The Golden Girls and ready to wear runway fashion. You may cringe at the thought of the comparison of polyester and a sequined $16,000 dollar Balmain mini dress however when Sophia Petrillo shares her love for Neiman Marcus, ladies apparel, third floor, you’re faith in the fashion choices of the post menopausal version of the Sex and the City women is restored.

 

Brassai X Tom Munro

 A gritty Parisian cafe fogged by a cloud of smoke where woman and men sit with their lovers for the evening. Initially, it was Brassais vision— and  curiosity which brought him to the streets of Paris. His eponymous photographs captured the essence of the city—as well as the mind of Photographer Tom Munro whose editorial “Dance with Me” featuring Eniko Mihalik provides his own modern interpretation of the late photographer’s work.--Jennifer Jewels

SAMOFASHION

Expressionists:

The  Radiant Woman

To make an entrance at

art openings this season,

simply head to the streets 

of New York--in the seventies. 

Jean Michel Basquiat once said, I know one day I'll turn the corner and I won't be ready for it."Today, Designers from Proenza Schouler to Tory Burch invoke the spirit of Basquiat's work by splattering basic trousers, jackets, and dresses with the vibrant blues,yellows, and red hues seen
predominantly in his work. What would Basquiat do if he saw a $4,000 graffiti splattered mini dress on the runway? Start a revolution against the bourgeoisie. Tag! You're it: SAMO!--Jennifer Jewels