[3.1 Phillip Lim Pre-Fall 2012 Womenswear Collection]

Since I’m on Pre-Fall 2012 collections, I’d be out of order if I didn’t mention Phillip Lim’s Pre-Fall Womenswear Collection. It’s weird to me that I’ve been so interested in womenswear lately, but I guess it’s healthy to expand my interests beyond just menswear, right? I loved this lookbook from start to finish. As I looked through it, I envisioned a young, professional city girl walking down the sidewalk with her Starbucks in hand on her way to her office at Vogue; you know, that kind of girl. Lim definitely felt “off balance” when he thought up this one. The [asymmetrical] shoulders throughout the collection were a nice feature. It added an edge to some of the looks without taking away from the functionality of the overall set of pieces. The [KA-POW] prints were another fun touch that ultimately set the color palette, which I loved. I think Phillip Lim and his team knocked it out of the park with this one.

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[Givenchy Pre-Fall 2012 Womenswear Collection]

Ugh…. I finally realized that, at some point, I should probably consider getting therapy or rehab to deal with this Givenchy addiction. I started using last January (FW2011), got hooked, and it’s only gotten worse since.

But seriously, I love the Pre-Fall 2012 Givenchy collections. I posted the full men’s collection on [the no names], but I haven’t gotten the chance to share any of my favorite women’s looks. Check it out.

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[Mode à Paris: Menswear F/W2012]: Carven

I’m still making my way through last week’s Paris Fashion Week collections. I saw the lookbook for the Carven FW2012 collection on Style.com and I thought it was really cool. There are a lot of interesting, but still functional pieces. For some reason, I’ve found myself having a strange interest in men’s cropped pants (disclaimer: not like capris for ladies, just pants that show a little ankle). Dolce & Gabbana had a few ankles and socks out on their runways and Carven is following suit. Looking down at my pants right now, my ankles are pretty exposed, so I can certainly appreciate the looks that the Carven collection is offering. Check it out.

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[Mode à Paris: Menswear F/W2012]: Dior Homme

I’m a little behind on the Paris Fashion Week shows, but I finally saw the Dior Homme show earlier this afternoon and I love it. It’s one of my favorite collections of the season so far. After seeing Givenchy’s SS12 Collection, I fell in love with [ivy green] and Kris Van Assche used it exceptionally well. It’s such a masculine color and the collection exudes that [homme] essence in the form of military-inspired strapped suits, toggled blazers, a variety of lapels, coats, baseball caps, and more. The aviators on the runway added a nice touch too. If I run into Mr. Van Assche anytime soon, I’ll be sure to salute him. Job well done sir.

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Fleetwood Mac - Dreams

[Flash 9 is required to listen to audio.]

[Dreams]
[Fleetwood Mac]
[Rumours]

Oh, thunder only happens when it’s raining
Players only love you when they’re playing
Say, women…they will come and they will go
When the rain washes you clean, you’ll know
You’ll know

15 plays

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[Music Mondays]: January.23.2012

After being reprimanded by my cousin last week for not doing my [Music Mondays] post, I made sure I had some selections for you guys today. Once again, these songs come from Spotify, courtesy of their Top 100 List for France. Let’s get straight to it.

[Save The World (Radio Edit) x Swedish House Mafia] - This is a fun track that belongs in a club overseas. Honestly, I can leave it at that. It’s a fun song with a good energy.
[Baby I’m Yours x Breakbot (ft. Irfane)] - Breakbot made one of my favorite songs (a remix to Metronomy’s A Thing For Me) and this is my first time hearing one of his own tracks. It’s really cool. I have a feeling that he’s going to be my next “new” album of the year.

[Midnight City x M83] - This song is so cool. It makes me want to turn the lights low, get a drink, and move. The music, the vocals, the vibe… Everything about this song puts me in an awesome mood. This is definitely a treat for anyone’s music library. M83 will probably be the next album I check out, right after Breakbot. #electroapproved

[Nightcall x Kavinsky] - This track is like an even slower version of Midnight City. The vocals are definitely different, but they give me the same vibe. I love it. I actually just found a Breakbot Remix for it that I’m about to check out too. I’m sure that it’ll be good.

[Wild Ones x Flo Rida ft. Sia] - I think I like Sia more and more with each new track I hear her on. She made one of my favorite songs (Buttons, but the CSS Remix from Chillout Session XII) and since then, I’ve been hooked. This is a really cool track. Flo Rida songs usually have to grow on me, but this one is official. I imagine myself in a Parisian club jumping up and down with strangers.

[Scarface x Booba] - Aside from the word [Scarface], this song is entirely in French and it’s pretty dope. I guess this works for me because lyrics are usually the last thing I get into when it comes to my music. It’s an interesting experience listening to a song in another language. I often wonder what it’s like for non-English speaking music lovers that blast music from our artists non-stop. I guess I understand. It’s cool. You feel a special connection to that culture, even if it’s only for 4 minutes and 4 seconds.

[Click the titles above to check out any of the tracks.]

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