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RIP Alexander McQueen
You will be missed dearly, Mr. McQueen.
I’m gonna go cry a friggin’ river now.
photos: Wireimage
Ziad Ghanem- Fantastically Fupe!
Posted by roxybina on Dec 17, 2009 in Alexander McQueen, awesome, bad ass, cool, effed up, jean paul gaultier
Lebanese designer Ziad Ghanem is my new favorite designer! He’s like a hybrid of Jean-Paul Gaultier and Alexander McQueen, but more fupe. As you may know, I love fupe couture so,this fits the bill! The stegosaurus corset may be my favorite one out the bunch. Actually, the British bunny get-up is pretty cool, too, because I love bunnies and the Brits! I have a feeling Lady Gaga would dig Ziad. The chain ensemble for men is pretty dope. It would be killer if it were gold because I’m tacky like that. Ziad is definitely one to watch!
photos: Ziad Ghanem
Steampunk Stuff
Alexander McQueen’s Spring 2010 collection unveiled some fantastic shoes that belong on a steampunk robo-chick! I would wear this around town with a brown, leather bomber jacket and these goggles below. By around town, I mean dropping my kid off at school, the post office, food shopping, and the gyn(that’s not me). I ‘d even lend the five lens goggles to my gyn during the exam because ‘hospitality’ is my middle name! Anyway, the DIY (gob’ment cheese version- mmmm, cheese) version of the eyewear can be made with the bottom photo as a guide. Just glue gun a bunch of metal you find at the bottom of your kitchen drawer to a pair of glasses. Then pray you don’t poke your cats as you give then a sweet nuzzle. It could turn into a bloody nuzzle.
Alexander McQueen- Spring 2010- Spacey and Chic!
The bizarro Mohawk is in! I wonder if you can latch on to the cable car overhead wires with that hair. Besides that, I love this Alexander McQueen collection. It has color, it has punk, it’s spacey and it’s still girly. The silhouettes are still feminine, while the fabrics are colorful and interesting without being FUG. Check out the hooves shoes below. Apparently , they’re 10 inches tall! I need those for when I go to the fun fair. I always get the shaft for the rollercoasters. My favorite is the blue ensemble in the first photo. My least favorite is the second photo with the diaper pants. I bet I ‘d still wear it anyway! I’d be in robo-mode and not smile the whole time wearing the outfit. And that’s how you freak people out.
photos: Style
Isabella Blow or Lady Gaga?
When I see Lady Gaga, I can’t help notice the striking facial resemblance and style she has with the late Isabella Blow. For those of you who don’t know who Isabella Blow is, let’s just say she was the hottest slut in all the fashion world. She was a fashion muse to AlexanderMcQueen and Philip Treacy and also a staunch supporter of the haute couture world. I remember seeing her one rainy afternoon in Henri Bendel. She had the tallest effed up hat on and had an equally odd dress to match. She looked awesome! I was a teenager at the time and thought , ‘Dang! I want to pull that off one day!’ Anyway, the point of this post is to let you decide whether Lady Gaga was inspired by Isabella Blow. I think Isabella may have had a love child and her name is Lady Gaga. or not.
Lurch is in this season
Big shoulders, like GINORMOUS shoulders are what Ada Zanditon is into this season. She has interned for Alexander McQueen and Gareth Pugh, which just saved her two jokes at her expense. No, I’m kidding! She’s actually quite talented either way because not only are her designs fashion forward and edgy, but they are also made from organic fabrics and made in an environmentally sustainable way. I would totally wear the top in the first photo for when I have a zit on my chin. I kinda wish it was in a faux bois fabric so it looks like a tree stump and I’m the chipmunk living inside. That would be cool. The shirt in the second photo is perfect for ladies with a HH bra size. That’s thoughtful since it’s so hard to find a nice shirt to house those bad boys. One thing though, you definitely can’t wear a shoulder bag, better go with a clutch.
photos: Style Bubble
**Simply Spray/Teacups & Couture Giveaway Contest**- LAST DAY!!!
The person with the most retweets (twitter) of ANY of my posts (see green retweet button below) between now and September 4 (midnight PST) wins a 6-pack of Simply Spray Black Upholstery Spray. That’s enough to cover the fugliest couch that ever was!
How can I tell who retweeted my posts? Because I’m a hot bitch that knows all. No, because I can see it on the retweet thingy. Once the winner is determined, I will tweet you a message for an address on September 6. I will also announce the winner on September 7th on this blog.
So, start retweeting my posts- for the love of an un-fug couch.
Bonne Chance!
More Fug Shoes…..
These shoes are anything but usual. Imagine the engineering that went into creating these shoes. One has a missing a piece, the other is teetering precariously, another has a chunk missing. Really? They should get the design team of these shoes on to design airplanes and skyscrapers and like, other stuff. My fave out of the bunch is the first photo with black stalactites growing from the boots. That is some kyptonite looking boots. I think Alexander McQueen designed those. The rest I could do without.
photos: The Lipstick Diaries
Gemma Slack’s futuristic garb
British newcomer, Gemma Slack, has designed a sexy collection perfect for combat. With chest plates and metal chain linked vests, this collection reflects on bondage and medieval themes without teetering on the side of cheezy goth store Hot Topic. That chain vest looks like something Houdini would wear. The back bone dress is my favorite! It looks scorpion-ish! Like early Alexander McQueen, Slack is one to watch and this is only the beginning! Check out her complete collection at her site here.
PS - A little trivia- Slack hails from Sheffield, UK- the same city that gave us The Human League! Yay! (I love that bouncing red ball)
photos: Gemma Slack/ Youtube
Hussein Chalayan - Fall 2009 - Faux Ass cracks!
Plumbers of the world rejoice! Finally, a plumber inspired fashion trend! I don’t know if I would personally rock this look. It would have to be at like a Janitorial convention or something for people to really appreciate it. The Ass-crack trend was first started by Alexander McQueen’s bumster jeans, but Hussein Chalayan brought it back from the tomb (or toilet) for his Fall 2009 collection. They should have added a few strands of hair for a more authentic look… I’m just sayin’!
photos: Trend De La Creme
Jean-charles de castelbajac- Fall 2009- Grenouille Legs- mmmmmm…..
Jean-charles de Castelbajac has just jumped to the top of my favorite designers list. Anyone who immortalizes (were they ever mortal to begin with?) the Muppets through fashion can make any fashion faux pas and be forever immune to my snappy words. I find it HILARIOUS that a French designer went to town with Kermit the Frog. You know he was thinking of the ‘All you can Mange’ Frog legs at Bistro Romaine! I would totally wear that, by the way. I wish the Men’s Muppet suit would come in a size Toddler 4. My son would rock it everyday- top hat and all…
That Michael Jackson dress should come in, like, the 8 different stages of MJ. This would be the first and of course it would proceed as a lighter and lighter and more fuped MJ. The last one would have an umbrella hat , like at Alexander McQueen (see below) and Pajamas.
PS- If you want your very own customized muppet, visit FAO Shwartz’s The Muppet Workshop- Fun Stuff!
photos: Fashinfags
