fashion
I've found THE dress purchase I will make this fall. The Anais Trench Dress
by Allsaints Spitalfields is the one. It's an even better version than the
trench dress from the spring. I'm in love. Can't wait to wear this with a
pair of sexy ankle boots.
As a side note: will fashion finally move on from this American Apparel school
of cheap jersey and back to a bit more ELEGANCE? Maybe my tastes have just
grown up. What do you think of recent trends?
I Am Love (Lo Sono L'Amor) easily finds itself on my top five films of all time. It is the most beautiful film I have seen since In The Mood For Love. The cinematography alone is one of the most stunning I have ever seen. It is visual poetry. Tilda Swinton's searing performance is not to be missed. Just before I saw the film, I read that the timeless and elegantly minimal wardrobe is comprised of Raf Simons for Jil Sander and Fendi. I loved the way Swinton's character Emma's transition is complemented by a change in her entire look, mirroring the contrast that unfolds in her life. All throughout the film, she is the epitome of elegance. The older version of me would love to be dressed the way Emma is dressed. The film's sweeping (but grand) simplicity is also translated in it's soundtrack. It was refreshing to see a mature woman in the lead role of a provocative love story. The food, set design/architecture and, not to mention, the sexy (and younger) leading man played by Alba Rorwacher, made for one incredibly sexy film. It inspires daydreams of forbidden love affairs with a backdrop of a luscious, sunlit Italian countryside – all without even a hint of cheese. I Am Love was also sensitively and intelligently written and edited. It is destined to be one of the classic films of all time. I rarely use this word, but it can really only be described as exquisite. GO SEE IT.
I remember walking into Eponymy a couple of years ago the week that they opened. It's a cute shop right on the border
of Park Slope and Prospect Heights just off Flatbush Ave. on Bergen St. I walked in this past weekend while on an errand
run and I must say, I still love their clothes. Owner Andrea Miller has a great eye for a really great mix of clothes with
simple, modern cuts, and beautiful fabrics. She also throws in a selection of hand picked vintage pieces that just work
nicely with everything else. The shop embodies an understated "new old" aesthetic that is so of the moment. The accessory
selection mirrors the beautiful mix of modern and vintage. Go check it out if you haven't already.
I heard a bit of buzz about a new UK clothing store opening up in New York, called All Saints Spitalfields. Last weekend after dance class, I happened upon it quite by accident (in SoHo). I have to say, I have not been this excited about clothes in some time. I was particularly drawn to the dresses. Oh the dresses. They have a beautiful, inventive deconstructed elegance that I have not seen in a long, long time – if ever. It's the opposite of the ugly, cheap jersey of American Apparel school of fashion that seems to proliferate stores everywhere lately. I have been waiting to discover something that isn't a regurgitation of the worst of the 80s (I know the 80s can be done better). I found it, it's new (not cheap but not out of reach). The dresses have a strong, structured/unstructured yet feminine construction and it is not syrupy sweet. The primarily grey/neutral colour palette is right up my alley, very modern and understated. I absolutely love it. How cool and gorgeous is that reconstructed trench coat dress? I cannot wait to try these on. Suffice it to say, my next dress purchase will be from there. I was also very impressed by the store design. I took this photo (directly above) of the huge wall of old sewing machines. The space had a rough-hewn antique industrial feel to it that was very well considered and gorgeous. Go see it for yourself.
