Colour Palette for SS10

The colours we love for this season...
Nudes:

GIAMBATISTA VALLI 

MIU MIU

Metallics:                                 

BALMAIN 

JASON WU

Grey:

 ALEXANDER WANG 

BALENCIAGA

White:

BOTTEGA VENETA 

JIL SANDERS

Yellow: 

 WAKELEY

 BURBERRY

Thierry Mugler SS10 Ad campaign

Color splash for SS10 by Thierry Mugler...photographed by Miguel Reveriego.

Amazing teraccota dress creates the perfect colour combination with the sky blue in the back. I adore the make-up!!!

R.I.P. Guru...

Hip Hop lost yesterday one of its finest musicians! Guru Jazzmatazz lost battle with cancer at age 44. R.I.P.

...more Halston

Halston was "the designer" during the 70s, closely linked to the disco culture, as he was a party boy himself. He had a famous clientele, from Bianca Jagger to Jacky Kennedy (he designed the pillbox hat she wore at her husband's 1961 presidential inauguration).

He launched his womenswear collection in 1968 (he later launched menswear aswell). In 1972, he was named by Newsweek magazine "the best designer in America". Halston was the first to "realize the potential in lincensing himself", so he collaborated with JC Penney, presenting a more affordable line under his signature. He also introduced a perfume, a controversial move at that moment, which became the second best selling perfume of all times (the bottle was designed by Elsa Peretti).

        

He sold his company in  1973 and he was later fired, while the company was under his name. He died in 1990, from AIDS complication in San Francisco.

In fall 2008, the company was revived by Harvey Weinstein, Jimmy Choo’s Tamara Mellon, and stylist Rachel Zoe. Former Versace designer Marco Zanini, was appointed creative director, a collaboration which downfell two seasons later.

In 2009 Marios Schwab, took the role of creative director giving a very promising first season to the Halston house. Watch Fall/Winter 2010 11 at http://www.halston.com/ 

Sex & the City II is full of Halston...first you have SJP wearing the white stretch V neck jersey heritage dress on the "Carrie on 2" poster (she also wears it in the movie).

Then she strolls around the city in this fabulous electric blue lurex plisse heritage dress.

Finally she goes to Abu Dhabi (which is actually Morocco) wearing the salmon asymmetric jersey kaftan styled with an amazing turban.

Well, maybe it has something to do with the fact that SJP is the official Halstonette of the Heritage line, reviving the style in more affordable prices (still, not that affordable) all available at http://www.net-a-porter.com/Shop/Designers/Halston_Heritage/All .

I think we have a very revived Halston house...we keep ourselves posted to see what is next! I leave you with Sister Sledge's He's the Greatest Dancer..."he wears the finest clothes, the best designers heaven knows, from his head down to his toes, Halston, Gucci, Fiorucci, he looks like a still, that man is dressed to kill" as the lyrics indicate...

Ultrasuede: In Search of Halston

Ultrasuede: In Search of Halston is a documentary about Roy Halston Frowick, famously known as Halston, the first American celebrity designer who dazzled, circa 1970. Halston, was the pioneer of Studio 54's glamourous style, launching heavy drapes and asymmetric jersey dresses.  The documentary includes interviews of friends and people from his inner circle, such as Liza Minnelli, Diane Von Furstenberg, André Leon Talley, Anjelica Huston, Bob Colacello, and Billy Joel and  others. It is part of Tribeca Film Festival 2010. 

Versace SS 10 shoes...

Versace SS 10 shoe collection makes me start singing out loud, the good ol' Queen's lyrics "I want it all, I want it all and I want it now"!!! Available at Eponymo stores, where you can touch it, feel it, take pictures with it...even buy it, if you can afford it and at http://www.net-a-porter.com/Shop/Designers/Versace/All!!!

14 days in LA with American Apparel!

Club Bahia

American Apparel presents its 14 favorite spots in LA. The campaign is like going through your high school pictures, especially if that was on during the 80s...all the protagonists are wearing AA of course!!! Really fresh!!!

Point Dume

Two ads...two songs!!!!

Song 1: I'm stuck on new adidas originals ad song...it's Dee Edwards "Why can't there be love?"...the ad is also cool by the way... beautiful colors and energy!!!

Song 2: John Ozila "Funky Boogie"...it's the song from the new lipton ad with gorge Hugh Jackman...it is remixed in the ad...here is the original 1979 song!!!

Tsumori Chisato

Fall/Winter 2010 11

Tsumori Chisato graduated from Bunka Fashion College in Tokyo and soon after that, she started working for Issey Miyake. She launched her own collection in 2003. Her unique aesthetics give a fairytale feeling in every collection. She uses vivid colors, combining them in innovative ways giving breath taking prints. Her pattern cutting is definitely influenced by the japanese school and manga culture. 

Her FW 2010 11 collection is inspired by the circus, giving a more romanian gypsy twist and the film Belle du Jour.

My personal favorite from Chisato are her stars harem pants from her Fall/Winter 2009 10 collection.

Aren't they perfect?

In Athens her line is available at Antonios Markos stores.