Archive for 2012
I’m partial to flannel shirts tied around the waist, and it’s not just because that was my uniform in middle school during the 1990s. Ok, so maybe it is. This is one aspect of the 1990s comeback that I actually do enjoy. My Theyskens Theory flannel top is one of my most treasured pieces and you’ll NEVER spot it on eBay (I pinky swear). That was uber-prententious of me to link to a photo of myself in CS Magazine but that’s the only picture of me in the top!
I hunted down three of the coolest flannel shirts the internet has to offer so y’all can get in on the trend. Can you believe it’s already time to stock up your fall wardrobe?
1.Forever21, Plaid Shirt, $17.80
2. Style Stalker, Courtney Love top, $139
3. Etoile Isabel Marant, Meg Flannel Shirtdress, $195 (50% OFF!)
Maybe it’s just because Breaking Bad is fresh on my mind that I chose to post this woman’s photograph first. One of the most interesting elements of the Breaking Bad storyline is how Walter White transforms into Heisenberg by doffing his pork pie hat. It’s the hat that gives him the power to embrace his inner darkness. Being the ultimate fashion nerd means I fixate on the little details of costumes in my favorite shows and movies. Walt’s relationship with his alter-ego Heisenberg vis-à-vis his hat illustrates the loving care Breaking Bad’s writers pour into the series. In this show, everything has meaning.
Photo by Frank Ockenfels/AMC
Miucca Prada’s collections are very hit or miss for me. Anyone who disagrees with me that Prada Fall 2011 was the ugliest fashion collection in history deserves to be locked up in a mental institution. Other Prada collections, especially Spring 2012, are swoon-worthy anthologies sure to be remembered eternally in the annals of style. The sunglasses Anabel is wearing above represent all that was iconic about Prada Spring 2012 into one covetable accessory. And that, my friends, was the brilliance of a merchandising designer, the invisible and often overlooked essential piece of the fashion chain that links sales floors to the dreamscape of the runway.
