Archive for the 'Ugly' Category
Wednesday, November 7th, 2007
Nooo! I was truly convinced that this trend was dead for good, but for the past year now, the super-high stacked platform has begun to resurface. Here are two of the latest platform designs from Yves Saint Laurent and Allesandro Dell’Aqua. I think these brick heels should remain as seventies relics, never to be taken out of their museum glass cases. What do you guys think?
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Tuesday, September 19th, 2006
I’m not sure why being on a TV show gives license for runway disasters like this. This is a bomb of bad taste…yuck.
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Thursday, September 14th, 2006
Our dear reader Beebers pointed out the other day the presence of rose-like fabric poofs on the Spring 07 runways. It’s a huge trend. I’m not on board with it, but the over abundance of it is a definite message for embellishment. I just can’t get past the fact that it’s so Angela of Project Runway. I’m starting to think that all the RTW designers have been tuning in too much.
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Tuesday, September 12th, 2006
I think the Marc Jacobs team has been watching too much Project Runway…
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Thursday, August 17th, 2006
Here is another weird image/project idea from Free-Form Bargello.
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Wednesday, August 16th, 2006
I love the interior cover of
Free-Form Bargello. This book is full of extremely weird and badly formed drawings, all of which I love. Check out the below images of free-form approaches to Bargello embroidery.
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Tuesday, August 1st, 2006
I wanted to write up a review of last week’s PR for our readers, but then I found this review and thought that once something is done well there is no reason to reinvent the wheel. All I waned to add was that how did this hoochied out crap not get Angela kicked off (below left)?
This is not to mention that she made it very clear in the last episode that she just wants to mooch off other peoples’ ideas whenever possible. Poor taste and no style. And as much as Katherine’s dress was simple, at least it wasn’t hideous, and after all she made a functional hoodie for her dog.I hope the judges start to get it right soon.
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Tuesday, July 25th, 2006
Okay, normally I stay away from posting pictures of myself on the blog. Today I have made an exception due to my need to report face-to-face, concerning the monstrosity I was accosted by while strolling along 34th street. What did I find in the Macy’s window, but a big blue sheet! My own outfit is more innovative than that crap. Did the project runway judges forget that the first project was supposed to be innovative? Keith Michael took one of the most cliched sillhouettes of all time (every fashion design student thinks they are the first to create a halter dress) and he had the nerve to make it out of FABRIC! This is looking like it is going to be one harshly reviewed Project Runway season, and also what is going on with the Project Runway
website? I would definitely say ‘Auf wiedersehen’ to their web designer.
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Thursday, April 27th, 2006

I recently got back from a short trip to Beijing and Shanghai. Street style in China is definitely much more restricted than it is in Japan, but some are trying to take it to the next level, one way or another. As we all have heard ad nauseum China is the next big thing, after being there I tend to agree. However, as seen in the image above, this couple from Shanghai is trying a bit too hard. Notice the expression of disbelief on the face of the umbrella vendor.
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Wednesday, April 12th, 2006
It’s over…
****update***Sorry Ladies. Flats never look good no matter how good your legs are. Now that it’s warm, the leggings have no reason for being. Rather than flats, I recommend a nice sexy pair of towering pumps. I’m salivating over a very sexy pair at (gasp!), Steve Madden. I’m developing a love for grey suede pumps. A Dries Van Noten pair from a few seasons ago got me interested.
If you follow the advice concerning the flats, then why would you want to cover your legs with dodgy leggings? Everyone in New York is wearing them, the cute and uncute all have them on. Be fashion forward and try something new!
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Thursday, February 16th, 2006

As some of you know the Project Runway people sell by auction the actual designs from the show. The website has a breakdown of the garment per episode and how much they each sold for. So, do you all remember watching the “All dolled up” episode of Project Runway when they created the outfits for barbie dolls? This one on the above left was Nick’s and it sold for $1700! OMG! It’s kind of cute, in the LA sort I guess, but is it worth the price?
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Friday, February 3rd, 2006


Andrae is finally gone!!! Ever since his obscene crying episode, I’ve wanted him off the catwalk. His little dress was sooooo sad. I see what he was going for with the little Chanel-like shift dress. However, his dress looked stuffy shared a striking resemblance to a doormat. I’m glad to see that my faves Chloe and Nick aka Chicklet are still in.
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Tuesday, January 31st, 2006




What has Riccardo Tisci done to his models? The faux lace glued to their faces looks a bit like a flesh eating disease. I don’t really understand his need to mess with their faces, the collection was strong…and if anything this styling mistake takes away from the look of his collection. For a better use of lace as a styling implement see Gaultier’s usage, where the lace looks more like a stray hair rather than a full blown skin condition.
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Sunday, January 29th, 2006
Before stepping out last evening I took some time to indulge in E!’s special on the Sex and the City’s style. Although the ladies from SITC are typically well dressed, Sarah Jessica Parker did make a bad fashion decision back at the 58th Golden Globes. It’s not that Sarah Jessica Parker’s dress was awful, it just wasn’t good. And then, as I was paging through the paper this morning it all came together…
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Wednesday, January 25th, 2006
John Galliano has presented an alarmingly sadistic collection for his spring couture line for Dior. His work is a response to the rioting and general unrest in Paris during the summer. He also resorts to digging back into Paris’s history, looking as far as the French Revolution. This violent edge to his collection comes as no surprise as the men’s shows in Millan have also carried this aggressive look. Galliano’s collection is trend right in the attitude of his collection, but his execution of the collection appears stale…
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