It's a Need, Not a Want

       I want this Giles dinosaur bag so badly it's ridiculous.  It is beautiful, and I know it sounds so bad to say that it's a need and not a want, but let me explain.  This bag (and the above image) are from Giles Deacon's spring 2010 collection.  And the whole collection is awesome, but this bag in particular really caught my eye.  It's shiny (which is kind of luxurious) and cute in a subversive way.  Plus it's functional, which makes it totally lust-worthy.  On a side note, I read that once Giles presented these bags, a lot of fashion mag editors got them and basically coveted them.  How awesome is that??


       I love designers and collections and accessories like these because they are so irreverent that they remind me why I love fashion.  Fashion is something that some people (like me) put on an alter, and it's sometimes nice to be reminded that fashion is and should be fun!  And on another side note, the models' blue hair in this collection made me seriously consider dying my hair blue.  But then sanity sunk in, and that was that.  Ah well.

Alexander Wang Fall/Winter 2010

       Alexander Wang is my hero and role model.  His collections perpetually inspire and challenge me in a way that is simply masterful.  His ideas and collections have this inherent coolness to them which blows me away almost every single time.  And this collection is no different.  I believe he described it as Wall Street meets gypsy, which itself is genius, but the way in which he executed this specific vision was almost deconstructed and just plain cool.

       The velvet, the pinstripes, the ribbed leggings, the shoes.  It was all so damn cool.  My favorite part of the collection would have to be all the little peek-a boo flashes of skin.  It seemed very sexy in a smart way.  And can we talk about the camel coat in the above picture?  Can we talk!!  It's beautiful in that understated, minimalist way that's oh so trendy right now, but yet its got that cool feeling that Alexander Wang is oh so good at.  

       This look has got to be my favorite.  The lacy black slip dress is so sophisticated and chic, it's just crazy.  I am also really feeling the black knit scarf thing and black knit leggings that start just above the knee.  Very, very sexy.

      In the end, after viewing this collection over and over again, I have to say that it has grown on me substantially.  When I first viewed it I thought, yawn, but then I kept seeing it and it became, wow!  It's also what I call a head-to-toe collection because everything from the styling to the shoes to the hair to the makeup were spot on.  Well done Mr. Wang, well done.

Welcome!

       Hello there people, and welcome to my first blog post.  My name is Rickety, and I have decided to start this blog purely out of a need to express my insane love of fashion.  I must tell you all, fashion is almost everything to me.  It's the last thing I think about at night, and the first thing I think about in the morning.  It is one of the main driving forces in my life, and I have no idea what I'd do without it.  So that is where this blog comes in.  This blog will be my little soapbox where I sound off on all things fashion.  That means show reviews, commentary on news, and lots of other interesting goodies for you all.  So stay tuned for more, and let's enjoy the ride!