The Met: Punk Chaos to Couture

....After a year hiatus I'm making my way back, just like my favorite fashion event The Met Gala.  It's like Christmas for the fashionistas' in all of us.

This year celebrated one of my favorite fashion movements- PUNK.  Without which I might not have found my way into the fashion world...why it seems like yesterday I was putting safety pins in my shirts, experimenting with fabric paint, and making my own clothes.  Of course I've grown out of that phase however, the inspiration is still there and it's refreshing to see the serious fashion crowd pay their respects.


My favorites on the red carpet included Sarah Jessica Parker in McQueen and Christina Ricci in Vivian Westwood- bizarrely enough not everyone got the memo as to what the theme was (eh hem Kim K, don't even get me started on why she was invited anyway)....And inside the exhibit RODARTE stole my heart after all I have been obsessed with their Fall 2008 since it first showed.

The exhibit runs until August 14th, get there before it's gone.

Friday the 13th: FASHION

 A rare occurrence (only happens 3 times at most a year) Friday the 13th is an interesting day to say the least.  Surrounded by superstition the date has become a part of Western culture as an urban legend.

With all that aside, the date got me thinking about the fascination of folklore, superstition, and even the supernatural...more importantly from a FASHION point-of-view Friday the 13th brought to mind designers like Alexander McQueen, Rodarte, Givenchy, and my all time favorite FIT Museum Exhibit- GOTHIC: DARK GLAMOUR ( http://www3.fitnyc.edu/museum/gothic/home.html)

Regardless of your thoughts on the subject matter, I've arranged a little visual treat to start your day off right.  Enjoy- 

"Legend has it: If 13 people sit down to dinner together, one will die within the year. The Turks so disliked the number 13 that it was practically expunged from their vocabulary (Brewer, 1894). Many cities do not have a 13th Street or a 13th Avenue. Many buildings don't have a 13th floor. If you have 13 letters in your name, you will have the devil's luck (Jack the Ripper, Charles Manson, Jeffrey Dahmer, Theodore Bundy and Albert De Salvo all have 13 letters in their names). There are 13 witches in a coven. The Devil's Dozen." - Source: http://urbanlegends.about.com/cs/historical/a/friday_the_13th_2.htm