JEROME

Lykke Li has turned out to be one of my favorite musicians of the year.  Wounded Rhymes is definitely in my top 5 for the year and may just end up taking the top spot for me.  It's an extremely powerful album that moves between some of the darkest and most beautiful moments I've heard in a very long time.  Jerome is one of my favorite songs on the album and this video captures a different side to this song.  The coven of girls is AMAZING!!!!  Enjoy!

Givenchy Men's Spring 2012

I know that this collection is one that you either love or hate.  I don't think I need to say what side of the fence I stand on.  Riccardo is letting some light into the darkness.  This collection continues to maintain the street edge that Riccardo has brought to Givenchy menswear, but elevates it with a superb use of color and unexpected finishing details.  There is a complexity to these clothes that is usually lost in the layers of black, so it was nice to see the amount of work that really goes into these clothes.  I know it's not for everyone, but he still managed to incorporate the key trends of the season through print and color use and still managed to make it all his own.  Bravo!

Riccardo is a BEAST

I love this man!  Riccardo can do no wrong in my eyes.  This image captures everything about his Fall 2011 collections for Givenchy so perfectly!

Lindesfarne

Navajo Nation

New York Fashion Week has come to a close.  New York was actually a surprise this time around, with many houses showing some pretty directional collections.  In my mind, New York is all about commercial access versus showing the future of fashion.  The trend the surprised me more than any other was a study on American heritage.  This is a trend that has been part of the high street trends for 2 years now, so I thought it was done and it was time to move on.   Proenza Schouler managed to take an existing trend and turn it on it's head.  The American Navajo trend has been in the market since Opening Ceremony started their incredible collaboration with Pendleton two years ago.  Since then, it's been part of American streetwear and is one of the strongest trends to hit the market in a long time.  Because it's already caught on, I never thought a fashion house would go anywhere near it, but I was proven wrong, and thankfully so!  I know I've said this for the past three seasons, but this was definitely Proenza's strongest collection to date!  They managed to reinvent and invigorate an existing trend and make it totally their own.

MUGLER

Absolutely beautiful ads for the new Mugler collection by Nicola Formichetti.  Campaign model is Rick Genest, who Nicola discovered through Facebook.  He has quite the career ahead of him now.

Need You Now

Video for one of my favorite songs of the year thus far!  I'm going to see Cut Copy on April 12th.  All of you Seattle kids should check them out!


Cut Copy - Need You Now from Cut Copy on Vimeo.