wrapped and tied

slouchy knits and knots.

{a détacher spring 2013, photos by alessandro garofalo at gorunway.com by way of style.com}

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remember remember

remember in spring 2010 how mark fast hired reasonably normal sized models for his runways show? and it was exciting and refreshing and a bit scandalous, especially since his clothes would have to be considered body con aka made for INSANE SKINNY! i liked when that happened. i just wanted to take a moment to remember.

sigh.

back to present day. mark's collection is beautiful and wonderful and there is a rosey-cream, and fringey bits, and (as per usual) creative use of knits, and volume and tightness, and really awesome hair. hooray all around. but there are also only skinny model bodies, which  is a shame. even though i love me a skinny model body, and they're, you know, on all the runways and therefore what i expect... well. there was that glimmer. back then. of other bodies. and mark fast. and so i get a bit more sad when those other bodies aren't around anymore in his shows.

sigh. again.

but do enjoy the collection. it is good.

{fall mark fast 2012, photos by alessandro viero at gorunway.com by way of style.com}

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others

sometimes aliens are so beautiful and classy, wouldn't you agree? they really understand the power of texture, contrast, and subtlety.

{fall doo.ri 2012, photos by marcus tondo at gorunway.com by way of style.com}

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over-ache-r

i love this. the first outfit, particularly, is everything. with the similar structure to my wolfy coat. just. sighing. sigh. the necklace which is a giant version of the name-bracelet that grandma h got me... and the last look is what my heart looks like when it explodes. (i can't believe you people call me dramatic.) this man. he knows how to work with knits.

 

{fall derek lam 2012, photos by monica feudi at feudiguaineri.com by way of style.com}

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slowly unravel

there are times when i'm fairly certain that a designer is sitting down with his/her team and saying to them:

'with this collection, let's really work towards breaking erin k hooper right down to her core bits until she is curled up trying to hold herself together and crying and crying. yes?'

i'm sure. that this happens. i am sure they know about me and what fills me up and breaks my heart. they must. right? well. tse. (creatively consulted by brian reyes.) you win this round.

greyandgreyandgrey. and comfort and restriction and weight and space and trying to hide and being exposed and oh so much textureandtextureandtexture. this collection is hard on me. (and, also, i am completely ignoring the style.com review which says he missed the mark on this one. because. well. he didn't. for me. sure, i don't know the brand all that well... maybe it's off for the brand. but. whatever. it is beautiful.)

{fall tse 2012, photos courtsey of tse by way of style.com}

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