cut it out

images: "instant" via style.com by alessandro garafalo

alexander wang spring '13 rtw 

one of the most anticipated shows of NYFW has officially walked. 

and delivered.

the essential black and whites.

crisp silhouettes chock full of cut outs and geometric undertones.

"I would rather sit on a pumpkin and have it all to myself,

than to be crowded on a velvet cushion."

- Henry David Thoreau

and the rest is rust and stardust

images: 1. rundales castle in latvia via alexis lozano's pinterest 

2. cody young by alice rosati for please magazine

3. gucci fall 2012 rtw via style.com (a beautiful, dark collection)

"and the rest is rust and stardust" - nabokov

happy march.

j. mendel

what a collection! there is not a look that I don't like...but these are some of my favorites.

I love the emphasis on rich materials, and the neutral color palette is right up my alley.

j. mendel fall 2012 via style.com.

until it isn't

images: all via weheartit.com

"And by the way, everything in life is writable about if you have the outgoing guts to do it and the imagination to improvise. The worst enemy to creativity is self-doubt." - Sylvia Plath

goddesses

...one of those rare collections that left me beyond breathless...

the embellished lace helmuts (as I like to call them) are alone works of art.

bravo, sarah burton.

alexander mcqueen spring 2012 rtw via style.com

brighter

images: 1. acne resort 2012 2. vogue.com 3. the darjeeling limited 4. jak & jil 5. a perfect guide 6. michael kors resort 2012 7. unknown 8. rachel roy resort 2012 9. normaluisa fall 2011 10. unknown

"But we loved with a love that was more than love." - Poe