ball & chain: 1967 edition

How to get ready for that special day in a way that suggests your total unwillingness to go through with it and lets your friends and family know exactly what you think of them? 1967 spent a lot of time answering exactly that question.




Christo's wedding dress design notes, 1967, via Archives of American Art

 

"No really, this is the happiest day of my life!"

 

Physical Details: Photographic print : 1 item : b&w ; 26 x 21 cm.
Creator: unidentified photographer
Description: Identification on verso (handwritten): Christo, 1967 Wedding Dress [project]- white satin and silk ropes for opening night fashion show, Museum of Merchandise.
Forms part of: Joan Kron papers 1959-1971
Citation: Christo's wedding dress design notes, 1967 / unidentified photographer. Joan Kron papers, Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.



 


Balenciaga single seam wedding dress, also 1967, via on pins and needles

 

"Yes, I'll be wearing this at the reception as well."



 



Jean Varon wedding dress photographed by Norman Parkinson for Vogue, 1967, via fashion vulture

  

"It's anti-malarial."


Use caution.

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Besos! -Skyler
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schizophrenic fashion

Having trouble thinking logically, differentiating between real and unreal experiences? Seriously, aren't we all.



Miu Miu s/s 2011 is not making this any easier for us, via fashionising



 

carrie goes to prom

I saw “Carrie” the musical this weekend at the Lucille Lortel Theater. It starred Mollie Ranson as Carrie and Marin Mazzie as her demented mother. The music was great, the lighting design fantastic, and what can I say about the story? Girl tries to fit in, fails dramatically, and everyone dies horribly. It’s too late to help Carrie, but she can still help us.

Here are some of my favorite Carrie-inspired looks:

#1 The cardigan with everything

I love cardigans; they are demure and speak of your status as an outcast and possibly your crippling social anxiety. Cardigans go great with everything and Carrie thought so too. My mom used to tell me that wearing a cardigan made me look like a hobo. Check these out, and let me know what you think.



Cardigan 1 via thestar





Cardigan 2 via stylespotrun





Cardigan 3 Peter Jensen via lynnandhorst

Okay, so this is not right. Fair enough, mom.

More via Brainy Mademoiselle

#2 The doused gown

Why get doused in pigs blood, have a violent psychotic episode, and murder a room full of people, when you could just look that way? Here are some of my favorites.



Doused 1 Tom Ford via bergdorfgoodman







Doused 2 Michael Kors via lookonline





Doused 3 Marchesa via edressmenow





Doused 4 Oscar de la Renta via Marquis of Fashion





Doused 5 via chic-a-boom

"Carrie" closes April 8. Go see it!

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Besos! -Skyler

dressing for mortal terror: noir edition



Seriously, who hasn’t found themselves married to the wrong guy, faithlessly pursuing someone else, eventually embroiled in a ridiculously convoluted murder and extortion scheme, dogged at every turn by relentless detectives?

Plane via statelibraryqueensland; Terrance  Rattigan's play, "Man and Boy," via; men's trenchcoats via the Coat and Tie; Gucci pants via; “Angel Face” via Washington Post; and investigator’s suit, £585, and tie, £69, gievesandhawkes.com; shirt,£100,start-london.com; hat, £186, lockhatters.co.uk via



Traveling incognito is a snap with a hat and the right lighting!

morbid & shallow

Hi guys. Sorry it's been a while. Don't want to get into the details of what's been going on lately, but I think it's over for now.

The good news is that I'm on Tumblr now too. You can find me at Morbid & Shallow.

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Besos! - Skyler

Anh Duong and Marie-Sophie in Emanuel Ungaro, Vogue, Chateau Raray, France; via

the rats in the walls

Stuck on what to wear when trapped in a Lovecraft-ian nightmare? How to look your best when you suspect you might be “cursed of God”?

left to right: via; 1870, the council held by the rats, for sale via; Florence Broadhurst

Inheriting an ancient building only to find that we got way more than we bargained for in the way of underground cannibalistic civilizations is pretty much a universal fear! Am I right? Who hasn’t found themselves overcome by madness and ultimately committing some sort of atrocity against mankind under those circumstances? H.P. and these style makers know what I’m talking about. Whether you find yourself a part of some sort of murderous cult or simply pursued by one; whether you’re consumed by madness or simply want to look your best on the way out, I’m here to help!

clockwise from top left: 1890 jet and gold beaded bodice for sale at antiquedress.com; alexander mcqueen via; rat postcard image from postaletrice; vivian stanshall via; waiting it out via; packing it up, bespoke-style for sale at brownrigg, just stop worrying about it via



fashion nightmare: drowning edition

Today’s post come’s from my friend’s worst recurring nightmare: drowning in sweatpants.

Hey skyler. Keep having this dream where im drowning and I can’t move my arms or legs. The worst part is im wearing sweatpants. help!

I don’t know about you, but when I think of watery death, I think Ophelia, and when I think Ophelia, I immediately go Pre-Raphaelite Ophelia.

My go to Ophelia by John Everett Millais via

Two suggested improvements over the sweatpants scenario:

frothy flowers by Leonard; and something a bit more formal by Vionnet; both from Vogue Paris

O, what a noble mind is here o'erthrown!

Sweet dreams, Lucy.

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Besos! - Skyler

http://www.theseearthlybodies.com/