Thursday, April 5, 2012

walking dead like me

Louis Vuitton's $8 million fashion train at Paris Fashion Week A/W 2012


via Harper's Bazaar



via theclotheswhisperer






via fashion breakout




Whatever that was, exactly the opposite.


Magnetic Fields "Born on a Train"

I know that you were never young,
And I know you probably won't get old.
But honey, nobody's gonna hurt you anymore.
And nobody's gonna make you wanna die.


I hope this helps.

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Besos! -Skyler

sisyphean wedge heels

An eternity of thankless efforts and unending frustrations, totally. Sometimes it feels like your toils are some sort of punishment by the gods for your hubris.


"Sisyphus" by Jankovics Marcell, received a 1974 Oscar nomination for animated short movie



These ladies know what we're talking about.
I mean, how many times are we going to have to carry this evening clutch up this mountain?

from September 2008 Vogue, via earthnocentric

Don't give up. Maybe this time you'll outsmart them.
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Besos! -Skyler
http://www.theseearthlybodies.com/

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
http://www.theseearthlybodies.com/

Wednesday, April 4, 2012

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


 

Monday, April 2, 2012

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.





#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

Friday, March 30, 2012

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