Alexander Wang First Campaign Commercial!

Finally, Wang has his first time! (That sounds naughty) Well, first commercial! AM so happy. The cideo is so cool!
Enjoy. Love love love it! Quite a short post!

Fashion Digest: Coco Rocha's I do!; McQueen VS Cadbury?; A.Wang's New Crib

Another digest coming up before supper. Actually I wanted to post this up last night but was dead tired and slept early. So this week we have Coco Rocha's wedding gown, a showdown between Alexander McQueen and Cadbury, and finally Alexander Wang's new 2 million dollar loft at Tribeca.

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First off, Coco Rocha. Congratulations for tieing the knot! She got married in a French castle at June 9. Super private event with 50 guests. It was incredibly intimate until all the news and blogs talks about her dress.

There had been many guesses of what Coco was going to wear for her nuptials with James Conran. Most people thought it was gonna be Zac Posen because she was quite close to him recently. You can see that when she wore Zac's design for more than one occassion - MET ball for example? 

So the rumors are indeed true, Coco wore a white mermaid tail gown made with possibly vintage fabrics by Zac Posen. She looked like an angel in it. 10 of 10 wedding points for her! 

With a gown that angelic and married to a man she loves in a French castle is simply divine. Hopefully we'll see more of the gown and the wedding soon from her OH SO COCO blog. She had not update for the longest time.

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After the happy wedding news, I have for you a showdown between Alexander McQueen and Cadbury. Yes, you heard me! Cadbury, the chocolate with their new chocolate flake bar. Remember the amazing Fall/Winter show at 2006 by McQueen? Let me refresh for those who have no clue. During 2006, McQueen ended his F/W show with a hologram of Kate Moss floating in the air in a delicate and fragile gown. Mainly to support her after her drug controversy. 

Back to the story, so the guy who made that hologram, Ballie Walsh directed a new commercial for Cadbury that looks 90% or more similar to the Kate Moss Hologram. That made Gucci Group wonder whether to sure or not. If I were Gucci Group, I'll look at the contract signed and hopefully rake some cash from it.

Here's the two video, What do you think? :

 

 

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Last on my list is Alexander Wang's new loft at Tribeca. Wang got the house for $2 million recently after selling his apartment in the East Village for 750k. No way is better than to buy an expensive loft to show your success. After all, he won the Swarovski Award for Accessories Designer and he is the talk of NYC since he came about with his first cashmere collection. Way to go, Wang!

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The last one is probably short but what else to say? Some news site say it's bad for him since the East Village is more lively and culturally inspired compared to Tribeca which is more dead. But who wouldn't want a new shiny apartment to live better? Anyways, that's all in this digest.

Ciao

Walk of Fame: CFDA Awards 2010

How could I end the topic on CFDA without a cover on the red carpet of that night. And this carpet in particular weighs more than any other red carpets like Oscars, Grammy et al. Normal red carpets are only celebrities (actor/esses, singers, artist) but like the MET ball, this has what the normal ones have and more (designers, models, editors, bloggers). Of course, I have to get a post on it.

Before I show you the red carpet looks, let's talk about CFDA Awards happenings that I missed before. One of the things is the Special Tribute Award for McQueen. Told you that but did you know during the award, the Fall/Winter 2010 collection was showcased for more to see. As most of you might know, the collection was only shown to a handful of editors in a private event and all we could see is photos of it. But during the awards, guests and VIPs were graced with the collection as a tribute to the late McQueen.

Also, have you heard of the Kors story. So during the award for Michael Kors, Anna Wintour, e-i-c of Vogue/presenter of the award told us stories of Kors that we had never heard of. One of the big ones (now talked all over the net) was how Michael avoided a certain designer on a beach, just to aviod being seen in swimming trunks. Hmm...

Now back to the red carpet, Anna Wintour graced us with a Carolina Herrera dress with leaf prints on. Simple, chic and so much less extravagant that her dress for MET. Sarah Jessica Parker came in a butterfly inspired print McQueen evening dress chosen exclusively for her by Sarah Burton, the new creative head.

Young star, Dakota Fanning came in a beautiful Marchesa cocktail princess dress and Brian Atwood black open toe pumps. Vanessa Traina accompanied by Altuzarra, came in a fabulous dress altered and remade by Altuzarra from his recent collection. The final look was so much better than the one I saw on Style.com where they shown the fitting session.

More styles of guests as follows:

Marc Jacobs and Alexander Wang, winners of the night.

Marc in a crisp black suit and Wang in a simple white shirt. Both showing their personal style and design aesthetic like their works.

(Left)Tonne Goodman  and Carmen Kass (Right) in Michael Kors.

Michael Kors designs were everywhere that night. 

Doutzen Kroes was also spotted wearing one of it.

Proenza Schouler designer team and Liya Kebede in their design.

Fabulous dress which was worn to the after party too with a tee on top of it (Right)

Model assembles in designs by Donna Karan, Marc Jacobs and Alexander Wang. Look more like a fashion shoot than a red carpet. 

Alexander Wang design in a model assemble.

Last item before I end my hype on CFDA Awards, is of course the after-party at the top of Standard Hotel. Partying all night, win or lose. Another year came and gone. May those who did not win, get it next year. Those who did, continue to flourish!!

Ciao.

Who Grabbed It at CFDA?

Finally, fashion equivalent of Oscars, the CFDA Awards was done and over with. I have mixed feelings about this. Happy that the winners were announced and my favs got it. Sad that it's over and another year to wait. Happy again because it was such a fabulous event (I want the red carpets asap!). Sad because I'm not a part of this night.

Whilst writing this, the after party in New York had probably begun. As they sip cocktails and talk about the night, I am here in my room, eating Milo yogurt and posting on my blog. Fun. Well, beggars can't be choosers. At least now I feel that I'm a small part of the event.
Well, on the winners! I have to say, if you read my previous post about predictions, then you know how true was the link I posted up. Almost everything hits its mark for the Awards. Fantastic.

Marc Jacobs won Womenswear Designer of The Year, and Alexander Wang bagged the Swarovski Accessories Designer of The Year. Love this result! Probably for Wang, it's like a consolation prize for not winning the Womenswear Award but an award is still an award, right?

Here's the list:

Board of Directors Special Tribute
Alexander McQueen
Womenswear Designer of the Year
Marc Jacobs
Menswear Designer of the Year
Rag & Bone
Accessory Designer of the Year
Alexis Bittar
Swarovski Award for Womenswear
Jason Wu
Swarovski Award for Menswear
Richard Chai
Swarovski Award for Accessory Design
Alexander Wang
International Award
Christopher Bailey for Burberry
Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Achievement Award
Michael Kors
Eugenia Sheppard Award
Paper Magazine’s Kim Hastreiter
Eleanor Lambert Award
Vogue’s Tonne Goodman
L’Oréal Popular Vote Award
Ralph Lauren

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Though some of my other favs did not win, but I think they have a good shot next year. Altuzarra, you're still fresh! There's plenty of chance. 

Speaking of awards, the L'Oreal Popular Vote Awards, I think this was the one that we were allowed to vote on the website. Ralph Lauren won and I'm quite sadden by it. I thought Marc Jacobs would have a shot. Then again, Ralph Lauren is like a household brand in US, figures.

Well, all well ends well. Let's hope for another year of fabulous designs from them.

Ciao

CFDA Awards Predictions

With CFDA Awards coming up in a few hours, I can hardly sleep without thinking about it. With my mind wandering, i stumbled upon this prediction which I found quite true and satisfying. Marc Jacobs and Alexander of my fav list would win something. It's like the best combo. Though in the list, Altuzarra might not win. A pity but it seemed true (the predictions). So again fingers crossed for them!

Oh and am happy that Alexander McQueen will be getting the Special Tribute Award. Did I mention that? I think I did and Sarah Jessica will be presenting. Love.

Oh, and Tonne Goodman for Eleanor Lambert Award. In case you don't know, Goodman is the fashion director in Vogue!

Oh and Christopher Bailey of Burberry gets the International Award. I know there's too many "Oh"s but I'm excited! It's awesome.

Check here for the predictions: Who will be honored for CFDA Awards?

Ciao ><

PS: Blogger hates me. On more than one occassion, it shuts my Mozilla when I try to view/customize my blog. But posting has no problems. Why? It's either Blogger or Mozilla that hates me... I wonder.

Michael Kors for CFDA Lifetime Achievement

Big Announcement! Michael Kors is to receive the CFDA Lifetime Achievement Awards in less than 6 hours. Good one, Kors!

From starting his own label when he was 19 to becoming Celine's creative head at 1997, Project Runway's judge, he sure made his mark in the industry.  he is the acclaimed All American designer especially in American sportswear.

So, congratulations and I hope to see more from him. Can't wait for the CFDA in less than 6 hours! Wonder who would win.

I am torn for the Womenswear Designer of the Year, Marc jacobs or Alexander Wang? Both are my current favs. Maybe Marc, since he's more established and Wang has a longer way to go. Then again, both of them are successful. Hmm..

I'm all for Altuzarra for the Swarovski Womenswear Award. Fingers crossed and may the best designer win!

Another Late Night with Calvin & Show Studio

Time for another last night post before I sleep. One of the things that kept me awake tonight (it's 3 am) is Show Studio. For some reason, I forgot how I ended up in that website. It's a fashion blog/website that has projects featuring numbers of celebrities including designers. Well, the one who caught me in the net was Lady Gaga when she did an interview with Alexander Fury.

Check the site: Showstudio

Basically the questions are from all around the world, from John Galliano, Gareth Pugh, Quetin Tarantino to Edison Chen (Ugh). It was rather fun and interesting to watch. I'll talk less and put the video here for you people to watch.

IN CAMERA: GAGA

(am not sure whether the link would change or not, Just find archive if it doesn't work. Sorry)

Another two videos in there that caught me were the new ad for Alexander McQueen's Puma and the full show for McQueen's "Plato's Atlantis" collection and a personal interview with the man himself. And again just watch it.


Alexander McQueen - Plato's Atlantis from SHOWstudio on Vimeo.

RAW POWER! (Click to watch since I can't embed it)

What's a post without a bit of fashion digest for the day. First off, we have CFDA Awards coming in 6 days. I would so trade anything to attend that awards night. it's gonna be major! But I'm a nobody now. Swear to god, that one day I'm gonna be on the list!
So, the council just released a bit of preview for viewers to get a taste of the awards. The council released some pictures that they shot of the designers nominated for the awards - that will be in a journal for the awards. It was quite an intimate shoot where all designers and their muses/aesthetics. A few was shown including Marc Jacobs, Alexander Wang and Donna Karan. Somebody get me the damn book! I want it!

 Marc Jacobs

Nominated for:

Womenswear Designer of the Year

Accessory Designer of the Year

 Alexander Wang

Nominated for:

Womenswear Designer of the Year

Swarovski Award for Accessory Design

 Donna Karan

Nominated for:

Womenswear Designer of the Year

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That's all the digest for to night, nothing much but enough for the day - I figured. Nah, I'm just being lazy. Another a sneak peek to what I have been up to. I have always wanted to brush up my illustration skills for fashion but of course, I procrastinated as always. So I did something simple out to try out.

It's just something lame. Am trying to get the anatomy correct before I go for the design part. What do you think? For an amateur, is it bad??? I have more but this is the one I colored for the first time, so I decide to post it up. Don't laugh ><

Anyway Ciao for the night.

New York Fashion F/W 2010

As leaves turn green and flowers blossom, New York is once again beaming with anticipation. What would Marc Jacobs present this season? Carolina Herrera? How about Alexander Wang, the new prodigy to the American fashion throne.

With this being said, this season is filled with dark colors - black to be exact and Furs! After being away from furs for a while, designers this season had decided to go ahead and embrace the beauty of furs, especially since it's for the fall/winter collection. Without a doubt, fur is one of the most significant relevance to the whole winter season. I bet Anna Wintour is exceptionally happy about this. Be it trenches, coats, skirts or hats, everything is warm and fuzzy.

Designers like Marc Jacobs, Alexander Wang, Donna Karan, Oscar de le Renta, Thakoon and many more embraced this two elements in their collection

Marc Jacobs decides to go back to his roots in aesthetic after a long venture to so many different style from his own. He finally settled down in his aesthetics. He revisits everything he had done before but reworking the designs through buttons, hems, and shapes. Therefore you might think that you have seen the looks before but unable to pin point it to anything you know and that's what make him so great. A slight change to the new designs gives it a whole new look. One of my favorite is the silver cream-ish colors dress which to me looked like expensive rare glossy muslin - totally hot!

All by Marc Jacobs

Another thing quite familiar from Marc is the heels. He, out of a few other designers decides to fight the trend of extremely high heels and tries to push forward low heels which is more comfortable and still fabulous to wear.

The Fabulous Low Heels

Another few designers decides that they should revisit their past and extract something new are Donna Karan, Oscar de le Renta and Calvin Klein.

Oscar was another one that amazed me. His classic 1920s day wear to his 1950s evening was simple breathtaking. It was all about Hollywood glam back in those days. Matched with expensive looking fur, I wonder is there any actress who wouldn't want to be dressed by him. One things for sure, it's Oscar for the Oscars this season.

Two fabulous gowns of Oscars standards and a very Amelia Earhart inspired daywear.

S/S 2010 Campaign Ads

After an era of non updating this mess, I decided to post at least something before everyone decides not to visit here anymore. Jus a short one for today but a few longer ones would be up soon as I am finally in ZEN again. Thank GOD!

Now I present to you S/S 2010 Campaigns. There are Prada, Burberry, Dsquared2, Dior, Chanel and Jill Stuart. Amazing ads shot by awesome photographers especially my new found idol other than Marc, Anna, Stefano and Christopher which is the all famous Steven Meisel. Oh my god, I can't even began to explain but I will in the coming post.

Back to the campaigns, Prada has this simple but very chic ad or I'd rather say a few which I decided to out in two of them here. Simple, nice and straight to the point. Just a plain model with a printed cocktail, clutch or the bag and an extremely eye catching hair. Not sure what to call that. I'll just call it a 'Double Ponytail'? Oh, and the shot on the shoes are so cool!
Details, details, details.
Shot by Meisel, of course. Lovely.

Jill is awesome too with the whole hair in your face taken in a quite literal way but placed in the other way round - face in your hair?

Dsquared2 has hotness scrambled all over the ad. Couture camping gear, who would have thought of that? Love the one with the female on glasses on. Nerdy but hot. Am I having a glasses fetish after the shoe fetish?

Alexander Wang popped up with quite an amazing one. Simple and nice but screams highschool which is like his show for S/S 2010. No doubt, one of the most up and coming designer from NY.

Dior came up with a classic photo from, I'd say, the 60s? Whichever it is, you know what I'm talking about, right? Thumbs up to Meisel for such lovely directions.

Chanel is of course classy and vintage looking. Very Coco, I'd say.

Lastly Burberry. GOD! How in the world can someone make such amazing trenchs? And paired up with Emma Watson, it became the perfect British fashion brand. Both very... English? Mario Testino, you are officially awesome! The blue on Emma is breathtaking!!

Prada



Rasa Zukauskaite by Steven Meisel


Jill Stuart

Hannah Holman and Frida Gustavsson by Mario Sorrenti

Dsquared2


Daria Werbowy by Mert and Marcus

Alexander Wang

Hannah Holman by Daniel Jackson

Dior

Karlie Kloss by Steven Meisel


Chanel

Claudia Schiffer by Karl Lagerfeld


Burberry


Emma and Alex Watson by Mario Testino

New York Fashion Week

It's that time of the year again - Spring/Summer Fashion Week.
Totally excited for it, so far it started from New York to London and now at Milan. So far so good I'd say. So I'm gonna start off with New York first. As most might know (if they're into fashion), this year Vogue's Almighty Anna Wintour (sometimes known as Nuclear Wintour) and all designers, celebrities and socialites hosted Fashion's Night Out internationally. From New York to London and even China.

Though I must say, it mostly revolves around New York. It was like a kick start event before Fashion Week. If you were fortunate unlike me, which means you were in NY, you get to meet tons of celebrities everywhere. Blake Lively at Ralph Lauren, Oscar De La Renta serving in his boutique, Heidi Klum in the Victoria's Secret store, Charlize Theron at Dior... just to name a few.
Anyway it was amazing though I was not there. Reading updates on twitter and websites made me so envious. Not that I would be able to buy anything if I were there but at least I could have gotten the FNO t-shirt. Prices are hiking in eBay now. Damn!

So back to Fashion Week, I have to say I am impressed. Everything was very accessible and consumer friendly. Not too over the top that you can’t wear it but still makes you stand out of the crowd.

This season and the last, designers focused on bring the edgy side of women. Women are not always soft, they can be hard ass and beautiful which brings us to the 'yin and yang' effect where clothes are hard but at the same time soft.

One might say the GFC affects all and no ones buying anything now. Maybe that's why I think most designers this season chose to go for the more accessible and commercial look. It's ready to wear anyway.

So indulge in collection:

Marc Jacobs
It's back to the ballet theater and opera.
Note the shoes? All flats! Finally, so over and done with the insanely platforms.
It's casual, easy and romantic. Still fabulous.


Vera Wang
Sensual but tomboy. The layering and silhouette was effortless but when one looks, they know how much work was in it.
May look simple but added with the accessories, it just blings it all up.


Marc by Marc Jacobs
One of the very few during Fashion Week that shows a bit of menswear. Love it. Absolutely lively and bright compared to the more classic look in Marc Jacobs collection.


Alexander Wang
This season, Wang brings us to the varsity inspired world.
With the longs socks and varsity patterns, it was simple, youthful but topping the top.


Michael Kors
This season, it is Zips for Michael. Using it to put make the clothes pop even in plain colors.
A hinge of hardness in the soft and elegant clothes.
Plus, pastel colors for Michael - first time in his career.
Gives out the futuristic feel and as Michael Kors said, "Gaga Gorgeous!"


Marchesa
Need to say anymore? Perfect gowns for the red carpet as always.
Simple silhouettes but still looking modern and timeless.
Lovely and complicated draping too.

I have to say this season is impressive and about GFC? God, I don't think you can feel the recession with this going on. The air around the Bryan Park tent radiates luxury and wealth. As Fashion Weeks comes, it marks the New Years in fashion. As the old always say - New Year, New Beginnings. So let's hope it is a better year for the Fashion World.

Okay, next stop! It is London. The Burberry and Vivienne Westwood awaits. Till next time, bye =)

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