Smoking Kills

It's true that the French are more fashion-conscious than Americans.

Damaged Goods

It's anecdote time. So the other day, my friends who are going to Italy over spring break were talking about how "Milan is the fashion capital of the world." I overhear this, and I cannot help but interject and share some Cartier pearls of wisdom.
Me: "Uh, sorry, but Milan just isn't the fashion capital of the world."
Friend #1: "What? Isn't it, like really famous for fashion?"
Me: "Yeah, but I wouldn't exactly refer to it as the fashion capital of the world."
Friend #2: "Then what is?"
Me: "Paris. Even though Italian craftsmanship is fantastic, the variety and calibur of design seen in Paris is just, in general, amazingly better than what's seen in Milan."
...pause...
Friend #1: "Oh yeah, I remember on My Super Sweet 16, this girl went to Paris to buy her dress because she said it was the fashion capital of the world."
I then use all the willpower I can muster up to keep myself from smashing myself over the head with my French textbook until my golden locks are soaked with blood.
This are just some of the reasons, taken from the last day of PFW, why Paris is it...

Olivier


Alber


Marc actually making pretty clothes.


Sophia


The fact that Miu Miu is shown there, at least for the time being.

Hit to Death in the Future Head

Hussein Chalayan is a genius. No one blends beauty and technology as spectacularly as he does, and I'm not sure if anyone will. Everything he does is fresh, original, and gorgeous. Really, the man defines the word unique. I don't know what else there is to say.

True Mathematics

We all know it. And Henry, I appreciate it when people own up to what they can, or in this case, cannot do. Most of your tee shirts for FW07 suck, by the way.

Do the Whirlwind

Staring at the Sun

Sex Sells

But I'm not talking about porn star-worthy raunchiness. This is the type of sex where at least something is left to the imagination, and where the sensuality is propelled by a suggestion, whether it's a certain situation, the lighting in a photograph, the texture of a fabric, or the line of a body. It's modern and versatile, where you can look appropriately sexy at school, and in a nightclub. This is diverse sexuality, where something skintight and short is equally as sexy as something loose and low-cut. It can be sheer fabrics, plunging necklines, micro minis, corset structuring, underwear as outerwear, or strategic slits. It can be chic androgyny, or overt femininity. This is the kind of sexuality where the person and the situation matter as much as the outfit itself.
--warning, one NSFW picture below--

Marina Perez in Vogue Espana

A look from Christopher Kane SS07

Mariacarla shot by Terry Richardson

A look from Prada FW06, as seen in Bazaar

Edie Sedgwick in "Beauty #2"

Shoes from Lanvin SS05

Daria Werbowy in Vogue FR Dec 2004

A look from Preen SS07