Cut It Out: Sequins and octopuses

Cut it out Spring 2012 top

[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/23216667[/vimeo] Cut It Out is a Hong Kong/Milan-based label in love with sequins. They shot a short film titled "Sinapsi" (Synapses) to present their Spring/Summer 2011 collection. Do you notice similarity between sequins and the octopus's suction cups? If you read Dressful often, you probably know I'm slightly obsessed with finding those peculiar connections between ... Read more

Alexander McQueen Fall 2011 ad campaign

Alexander McQueen Fall Winter 2011 2012 ad campaign

Fresh out: ad campaign for Alexander McQueen Fall/Winter 2011/12 "ice queen" collection by Sarah Burton, featuring model Raquel Zimmermann, shot by David Sims. I love how the focal point of this campaign isn't necessarily clothes, it's more about creating atmosphere and setting the sinister and beautiful McQueen mood. It reminds me of posters for epic, ... Read more

It's not what you wear, it's how you wear it

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I like it when clothes from H&M, Asos or Zara look like Dior. It pokes fun at high fashion's exorbitant cost* and proves that the impression given by clothes (expensive/cheap, put-together/random) depends entirely on the wearer. So actually, I like it when people wear clothes from cheaper brands like they're Dior (I'm using Dior as ... Read more

Hats off to summer! II

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Meet the glamorous black hat first introduced in my ultimate summer post. I never wear it because I imagine the hat would only feel at home on the French riviera - a poetic interpretation suggesting its prime time hasn't come yet. Whimsical perhaps, but I've bought pieces knowing I am not going to start wearing ... Read more

Givenchy Fall 2011 Haute Couture

Givenchy Fall 2011 Haute Couture

I want to write about fall collections, but thinking about warm clothes in proverbially neutral colorways borders on impossible when you spend your afternoons at the beach so you don't have to deal with the fact that air condition in your room is broken. I'm at the seaside and life couldn't be easier (forgetting A/C's ... Read more