Alexander McQueen's Spring 2007 Collection

Wow wow wow and wow!!!! I must say that I loved Mr. McQueen's spring line, if I had money, let me tell you now, my closet would be filled with clothes designed by him. In my book, Alexander McQueen is a true maverick, he does things his way now for the last decade and he never ceased to amaze me in all of my years of seeing pictures of his spring and fall lines. This line, from my POV, had an 18th century rococo style that was combined with the very makeup worn by the late Queen Elizabeth I. The hairstyles worn on the models had that elaborate 18th century Marie Antoinette look. The clothes were gorgeous, sexy, demure, with some raunch there too. However, the outfits that had the exaggerated curvy hips worn by the skinny(and some supiciously anorexic) models should've been worn on models who already have the figure for it since the sihouette, to me, would emphasize it. Another thing that should be different is the fact that anytime a model is wearing a sheer outfit, please have something to show for it underneath. What I mean by that is an actual bust line with no bones protruding outward, I CANNOT stand seeing flat chested models who have their ribs and pelvic bone sticking out underneath. If I wanted to see some bones sticking out from a sheer garment being modeled on the runway, then I'd have an actual skeleton being wheeled out to display the outfit as opposed to a starving model. One other thing is the fact that I also can't stand flat chested models wearing strapless bustiers! If you're naturally flat chested, then at least insert some push up or contouring pads into the cups of the strapless bustier if there are some(if not, then put them in a strapless bra) to show that there is a bustline there, but it takes some extra work to show it. If you're not then put on some weight for until you regain your bustline. Other than that, Alexander's spring collection was completely sublime and I can't wait to see the videocast of his fall 07 collection(coming very soon). Tell me what you think!

First Milan and Now New York...

Just 2 hours ago,word is out that New York is the latest fashion capital to issue guidelines this week concerning skinny models. The CFDA(Council of Fashion Designers of America) has announced that guidelines concerning the issue of skinny models will be issued to designers, modeling agencies and production companies by the end of the week, just before casting for next month's fashion week begins. A special committee was formed to look at the issue and consists of the new council president, designer(and one of my favorites!) Diane von Furstenberg, a nutritionist, psychiatrist, trainer, and a representative from a fashion PR firm. A shock to me and some of you out there was the fact that Vogue Editor Anna Wintour(yes, [i]that[/i] Anna Wintour) was also in attendance. There was also an agent from DNA, a modeling agency was there too last Friday. The debate over skinny models took heat after the death of Brazilian model Ana Carolina Reston last November from anorexia. Since then, Sao Paulo's fashion week has taken steps to ensure that this doesn't happen again. This was all after Italy adopted guidelines that barred models who didn't meet the bmi equivelant to 121 pounds(55 kilos) for someone who was 5'7"(1.75 meters) from taking part in the fashion shows. Once again, the former CFDA president, Stan Herman, stalled on adopting guidelines similar to that of the ones in place in Milan and Madrid. He claimed that those guidelines would expose the organizers to possible legal action, adding that he "wouldn't touch it with a 10 foot pole" since people could sue and that it was like banning someone who's too fat. Yeah, right. Like anyone who was obese would want to walk down the runways anyhow. Face it, you just like 'em thin enough to the point that they look like pre-pubescent boys.