Christian Dior Denim Flow part II

It seems the initial point I tried to illustrate with my last post has been validated. The poor lustrous Adonis’  I dedicated Kanye’s “Christian Dior Denim Flow” to were left on the casting couch. And yet ,I can’t help but think the lovely Venus’ West really made the song for, will appeal to you all.

But, who am I to complain? I just really like the song.

So here we go – yet again.

“Christian Dior Denim Flow”

Kanye West (Feat. John Legend, KiD CuDi, Pusha T, Ryan Leslie and Lloyd Banks)

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“I got the world in my hands, the master plan.
But I don’t know why I keep calling
Why I keep, all of these girls at my shows
They lovin’ me. But I don’t know why
I keep calling,
why I keep calling you.”

Amber Rose via Synamatiq

“All the models to the floor right now.
All the models to the floor right now.”

Naomi Campbell, Linda Evangelista, Tatjana Patitz, Christy Turlington and Cindy Crawford shot by Peter Lindbergh via Contra

“WHAT!”

“HUH?”

“All the models to the floor right now.
All the models to the floor right now”

Helena Christensen, Claudia Schiffer and Eva Herzigova cover i-D magazine via Style Frizz

“I’m in my Christian Dior with a Veronica Webb”

via BOP My Space

“Noémie Lenoir”

via Rudy Waks

“Chanel (Iman)”

via BET

“Sessilee Lopez”

via The Vogue Society

“Arlenis Sosa”

via Anne of Carversville

“Selita Ebanks”

via Esquire

“If you work with my people, speak that Jourdan Dunn language.”

via Sachin bhola

“Make a phone call, out to Joan Smalls.”

via Krave

“I wonder how it feel to lower (Lara) Stone’s walls.”

Fashion Model Directory

“Jessica Gomes, y’all, I would damage her.”

via chebelledonne.posterous.com

“And see if Jessica Stam got the stamina.”

via is this real life 2

“I’m in the car with Leo (DiCaprio) and the Benz swerve.
I heard Bar (Refaeli)

via Wzz Dirt

was friends with Esti Ginzburg.”

via Listal

“Coco Rocha”

via In Out Star

“Kate Mimosa (Moss)”

via Fan pop

“Alessandra Ambrosio”

via distraktion

“Anja Rubik”

via hotel de mode

“Get Olga… Kurylenko

via magxone
“tell her I’m very single.”

“Abbey Lee, too.”

via style crave

“I’m a freak boo.”

“I’m wildin’. I’m on a thousand.
I wanna see Irina Shayk

via magxone

next to Doutzen (Kroes).”

via nomadtwoworlds

Christian Dior Denim Flow

With the exception is Wendell Lissimore and Sean O’Pry, you won’t catch me profiling a lot of models on this blog. But I’ve got i-D to thank for this one. Female models are all the rage, while their male counterparts get left behind. It’s funny, because in the latest issue, starring Kanye West – what a coincidence, the magazine’s fashion features editor Charlie Porter laments about the lack of support for young male designers in retail spaces. I say, the models have it just as hard as the clothes they model. Unless you’re the queen of androgyny – like Andrej Pejic, your career as a male model with longevity in this business is limited. that’s why so many of them transition into film and fashion design.

That said, this Christian Dior Denim Flow goes to these lovelies  – or, should I say, these modern day Adonis’ – gracing the catwalk. Stalking you isn’t my forte (save that for the average Joes I waste my time one), but you’re not in it alone. Maybe I’ll team up with Yeezy and create a remix… wink.

Kanye West (Feat. John Legend, KiD CuDi, Pusha T, Ryan Leslie & Lloyd Banks)
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“I got the World in my hands, the master plan
but I don’t know why I keep calling”

Andrej Pejic (represented by: DNA, I love Models, New Madison Paris) via TFS

“Why I keep all of these girls at my shows
they loving me. But I don’t know why I keep calling,
why I keep calling you.”

Marlon Teixeira (represented by: Fashion Milano, Kult, Wilhelmina) via The Fashionisto

“All the models to the floor right now,
All the models to the floor right now.”

WHAT!

HUH?

Harry (AMCK Models) via Daniel Sutka

“I’m in my Christian Dior with a Veronica Webb
Noemie Lenoir, Chanel, Sessilee Lopez
Arlenis Sosa, Selita Ebanks
If you work with my people, speak that Jourdan Dunn language”

 

Francisco Lachowski (represented by Ford, Nevs, Scoop, Whynot Models)  via Fanpop

“Make a phone call, out to Joan Smalls
I wonder how it feel to lower (Lara) Stone’s walls
Jessica Gomes, yall, I would damage her
And see if Jessica Stam got the stamina.”

Ross Crawford (represented by Models 1) via Lucy Carr Ellison

“I’m in the car with Leo and the Benz swerve
I heard Bar was friends with Esti Ginzburg
Coco Rocha, Kate Mimosa”
Alessandra Ambrosia, Anja Rubik”

Simon Nessman (represented by I love Models, Kult, Mode Models International) via The Fashionisto

 

“Get Olga, Kurylenko, tell her I’m very single
Abbey Lee too. I’m a freak boo.”

Matt Trethe  (represented by Select Model Management) via The Fashionisto

“I’m wildin’. I’m on a thousand
I wanna see Irina Shayk next to Doutzen.”

 

One-to-watch: Hakaan

“I feel more experienced and knowledgeable than the new generation.”

Little is known about Turkish-born, London-based fashion designer Hakaan Yildirim. I’d came upon him while reading an issue of i-d, i believe i still have the issue. in true i-d style, the raw, gritty layout was hypersexual, and absolutely captivating. I learned that his runway show was filled with top models including Natalia Vodianova, Lara Stone and Mariacarla Boscono. And Kate Moss, Naomi Campbell sat front and centre with Anna Wintour. Hakaan, was, and still is, the hot designer of the moment.

His debut collection (according to international fashion capital) won him the French-financed Andam Prize valued at $270,000, and judged by French Vogue editor-in-chief Carine Roitfeld, Andam director Nathalie Dufour, Lanvin creative director Alber Elbaz, Jefferson Hack of Dazed & Confused, Virginie Mouzat, critic of Le Figaro, Delphine Arnault of LVMH, Valerie Hermann of the Gucci Group and Pierre Berge, former partner of Yves Saint Laurent – isn’t that a mouthful!

This is, by far, quite a development from his 2009 collection:

the things you can do with money, it’s true. That and of course, an immense amount of passion and talent.

Hakaan has gotten better with time. His Spring/Summer 2011 collection was draped and construction with the finest silks. With accolades on the rise, he’s becoming a strong force to be reckoned with.

If I could only own a piece of Hakaan’s lusturous dresses. Ah, but that is part of what dreams may come.

But if you can, please indulge, a dress like this goes a long way.

Icon: Gareth Pugh

Gareth Pugh once said he bought the whole i-D archive for 2 pence an issue. That’s impressive. And it is this iconic magazine that has set the foundation for Mr. Pugh as the renowned fashion designer he is this very moment.

To understand fashion, is to know that there’s nothing surprising about Mr. Pugh’s success. I first came about this man back in 2007, while watching an episode of Fashion Television. Pugh would go on to shape my view of fashion – despite that I’ve been into fashion since the womb. But by taking to his work, I came to embrace a deeper side to what was the unknown.

Pugh is one of a very few fashion designers to amalgamate Goth and Punk culture. His line is exquisitely dramatic. Then, at the whims of his talent, he turned his name into a sellable brand.

Recently, Mr. Pugh was at the lavish menswear fair Pitti Uomo in Milan for his Italian debut. But oh, it was not a traditional runway. It was, as Ms. Menkes puts it, a “magical film, cast like a fashion fresco on the ceiling of a historic building and generating a rare fashion emotion.” However, let us acknowledge that his fashion film career has been groomed by the likes of Nick Knight, founder of the ever-innovative fashion site SHOWstudio.

In retrospect, Mr. Pugh has, naturally, come a long way. From the rusty, patchy work of his debut London collection to that of his glitzy New York ones, when it comes to a “pack” of designers, Pugh is but in a league of his own.

But what I appreciate about this new school of designers, is that they seem to have de-sexualize fashion.

And though you may question what there is to appreciate about that, well, the new school seem to be able to incorporate the naked form – push it to the limit – without it being explicitly suggestive. To them, fashion is art.

And now, the art is the clothes the consumer can buy, and not question the level of vulgarity.

Matter of fact, androgyny – in high fashion – is key. At least compared to the ultra-feminine florals of fast fashion chains.

And so it goes.

I do however, notice that he’s going through a transformation. And that’s okay – change is good. But I’m curious to see how sellable his brand becomes.

The Death of Style

Kimberly Stewart – Fashion Conscious

Magazines are the go-to for what’s trendy,  runways are the glitzy platform for a designer’s hard work (and money), and Celebrities – ultimately – are the guinea pigs for who wore it best. But as much as fashion is entertaining, we’re living in a time when the lines between fashion and style have run amok.

Before heading to a press meeting, I’d skimmed through an issue of i-D magazine and drew some inspiration from their lover’s issue. The models that caught my eye were a real-life Parisian couple (referred to as one of Paris’ most stylish) dawning sweatpants and layers of knits. I liked what they wore so much I decided to pile on the cardis. Considering it was windy outside, it was a good call. My nails were painted in Zoya’s Robyn, a creamy sea blue, with a braid drooped to the side and Burberry shades. Considering I’m already six-foot in four-inch heels, I must have looked a bit trendy, I suppose. After the meeting, I grabbed a stronbow (beer for girls) and sat on the patio of a trendy west-end hotelier. Lounging and drinking, as you can imagine, put something into perspective.

Lou Doillon – Stylish

When old Hollywood glamazons and socialites featured in the Vogues and Harper’s Bazaars it wasn’t who they wore,  it was how it was worn.  In Halston’s day, with his Halstonette’s and Yves Saint Laurent’s rise to iconic status, it became cool to wear designers and follow what was called – a trend. As told by the godfather of trending David Wolfe, “when [trends] began in the 1970s, Kenzo was ruling the world with his trend-heavy presentations in Paris that revolutionized the way fashion was communicated, merchandised and designed. And in those days it was very fast. It was very much like a costume and everybody but everybody bought into it.” What exactly does that mean? Well, basically, the whole idea of being trendy started in the `70s. Trending today is just as, if not, more ephemeral. But while the fashionista is a slave to trends, the stylish person can – and should – probably wear a paperpag with je ne sais quoi. So I’d like to understand why the fashion obsessed is the focus of so many style bloggers (and fashion magazine’s style pages), when they’re really anything but. Shouldn’t people be looking to the fashion world for trends and glorifying people who naturally exude style?

Fashion models – the top ones –  and musicians, for the most part, are stylish.  Kudos to style photogs that  notice. If someone’s a walking fashion magazine, even if they do work at one and the chassé doesn’t look natural, it probably isn’t.

Am I fashion conscious? To a degree, but possibly slimmer than I thought.  Back to the patio lounging, my eyes stumbled on a girl with a faux-fur vest – in spring – and the latest hidden heel platforms. This person, who is a Toronto fashion authority, though considered stylish, striked me as  painfully fashion obsessed at that moment. I shook my head and went back to my paper. No, I’m not a fashionista at all.

One to Watch: Chau Har Lee

“I aim to create pieces that have strength and beauty, based around a concept which can be about a number of things – the body, the materials or a particular theme.”

– Chau Har Lee to Dazed Digital

I like clothes more than shoes. But when I come across footwear that’s fantastically spellbinding, I’m quick to want.

When it comes to what you wear, there shouldn’t be any borders; clothes, shoes or otherwise. Screw the conservative society! Many of the greatest fashion innovators – with the exception of US Vogue’s Anna Wintour, and Vogue Paris‘s Carine Roitfeld – made their mark in the world by being themselves, no matter how idiosyncratic it seemed. And that’s where London-based cobbler Chau Har Lee fits into my life.

Chau Har Lee is a 29-year-old shoe designer who obtained her long-winded education at UK’s most prestigious: Cordwainer College (London College of Fashion), Royal College of Art and Camberwell College of Art. She’s the recipient of multiple awards including the 2009 Manolo Blahnik prize and International Talent Support competition, she’s been featured in fashion magazines such as British Vogue, Nylon and i-D, and she’s worked with fashion powerhouses Burberry and Nicole Farhi early in her career. A fan for pushing the “shoe envelope,” Ms. Har used  materials such as stainless steel, walnut wood, acrylic and leather to create architectural shoes you could envision completing Maison Martin Margiela’s runway collection.

There’s no word as to when we’ll be able to get our hands on a pair, but she says she’s currently working on her 2010 collection in her East London studio.

I Heart Gareth Pugh, London, UK

I don’t own any pieces yet by UK-designer Gareth Pugh yet, but I promise you, not only will I have up-the-minute releases, but I’ll be sitting front row at all his fashion shows.

If there’s one designer I’d wear everyday, Mr. Pugh is in my top three list. I was introduced to his collection years ago via Canada’s Fashion Television, followed by the pages of i-D magazine; I was immediately smitten. I don’t just want raven on about how wonderful he is, but the reason it makes perfect sense for me is because his collection is very much reflective of my personality.

Pugh’s line is dramatically fashionable and very historic. When you look at his line, you can see victorian era emblems, and as I mentioned in my previous post about Rad Hourani, gothic references are done with meticulous precision.

You don’t have to be brave to wear Gareth Pugh’s line, you have to have taste.