Hervé Léger

"I wasted my week on billowing dreams
hiding under seams and inside sleeves
being swept away by cascading illusions
until i fell
into a right fit
with a pair of slippers to match"© fashion and fables



Once upon a preconceived idea, i thought it was best not to wear too fitting clothes. I am too small; I will resemble a little skeleton. une petite skeleton, mais no?mais qui? actually i think someone planted that into my mind when i wasn't looking.
But since i am nearing an mid-20s life crisis. I hear i should be anyways. doesn't everyone have one? Give it up for 28. yahhhh
So i was thinking of changing my wardrobe into a more Herve-leger body-con one to suit this transition.
Anyone looking to buy me a Ferrari or find me a 22-yr old boy toy by the name of Robert Patterson is so more than welcome.
I like the colour red, and prefer my boys french or latin, cheers!


Herve, Leger. I just like to say his name. don't you! herrrrrrrrrrrve. oh the french. Actually, you all do know his real name was Hervé L. Leroux. Well herveeeeeeeeeeeeeeee brought in the bondage dress look which can work. You might need some resuscitation after awhile, but it works.
i picked up a pick one in topshop-on sale. of course. For like 15 quid. I know. High five me!
And pink makes it less, well, one has to ease into a mid-20s midlife crisis.

if i could afford the above nrs.
dreams.

Costello Tagliapietra heralds a return

"i pried open the back door
and sunk into your arm chair
fiddled with your papers
bit into your pens
and waited

you walked in
handed me chrysanthemums
and put on a kettle for two"© fashionandfables

I am back.
I know, i know, i didn't really say goodbye properly. But i never really spend much time on such. I am much better at hellos.
so. hello again..
New York sends her love, Japan bows respectfully of course.
And i say " enough with the civilities... i am ready to get this party started already"

Tried as i did to resist, i bought some fashionable goodies.
Notable about 5 pieces from Costello Tagliapietra's line for Uniqlo.
i know bad bad girl. oeps. But they were on sale. Like ON FREAKING GREAT SALE in their flagship store in Ginza. i couldn't resist. I tried but i just couldn't.

And as you all know C&T are one of my all time favourite designers. Mainly because they understand drapery and colours like no other.

Above are a few numbers from their collection. I wish i could have gotten my hands on the yellow nr, but alas, the fashion gods willed it otherwise.

I love my boys. And how cute are they in their suspenders and their matching plaid shirts!. love it.

The Waiting

"You missed me by a day
but i did wait
poised in the corner
caught all manner of shadows
and blisters
i waited and waited
but there were no footsteps and my feet itched for the sun" ©fashionandfables

Moods of a Man

"My 4 o'clock shadow heralds my ever-changing temperaments
that i myself have yet to name
my sigh i assign my distress
or was it my contentment, sometimes i am a stranger to these tides
shall we say my joy is a chuckle?
before my desire suckles hungrily
savouring delight before it ebbs
my moods, i believe are enigmas © Fashionandfables


Moods are not always communicated effectively through words, sometimes they get lost in translation, in attenuations, in expectations . So it is only fitting that the "Moods of a Man" blog be a collection of images symbolic of various notions and associations we as a society have of masculinity. So that means of course plenty of images of sturdy walking boots, pictures of sexy women in various stages of undressing, cigarettes make a number of cameos. as do gelled-back James dean-esque hairstyles, there is lots of denim, heards of beautiful men; the rugged archetype is not forgotten, and we have the close-ups of amazing furniture, snapshots of books, nature, cars, designer jackets, and the list goes on. i like. at least in my current mood, come morning light i might not :)

R'el Dade- Model Crush

Kept seeing her everywhere, so i decided it was time for some investigative work! And i can proudly report that i have got skills as i have a name and a lot of details to go with that. But let's start with her name: R'el Dade! The Texan is 20 years old and signed Marilyn Agency. And just yesterday, she graced Mark Fast's runway in a hot number and has also been featured in Numéro and Interview! Amazing face!

Charles Anastase- Winter garden

"you might not understand
think me a crazy fool playing dress up
but i am still on your mind
and on your tongues" © fashionandfables


Charles Anastase's Fall 2010 collection conjures up images of the gloom that will be when Captain Planet eventually fails to save the day- cue the theme song " We're the planeteers, You can be one too!'Cause saving our planet is the thing to do,
Looting and polluting is not the way,Hear what Captain Planet has to say"

Yes, fashion can tackle serious issues folks. And, Charles does so while being ever so colourful and quirky- one must still muster up a smile in the face of pending doom, even the planeters did remember!

The collection tells a strong and coherent story with a crazy gardener as our protagonist. With no plants to tend to in the post-apocalyptic world, our beautiful gardener has found some use for her tools and green thumb. So she fashions highwaisted pants, sleek silhouettes and somber palletes, at least at first, before unleashing some reds, yellows, loose silhouettes, cascading volumes-think petals and layers. An impeccable styling helps narrate his story.
love Charles. Love him even more because he has a background in illustration!

liliquoi moon

"Love grows cold,
lonely and tired
on the wings of angels
...
in my heart of hearts
i yearn to fly" Me'shell Ndegeocello Liliquoi Moon