fuzzy plaids


As seen at 3.1 Phillip Lim, Dries van Noten, and Rodarte.
ETA: Another fuzzy plaid look has surfaced at Christian Dior!


As seen at 3.1 Phillip Lim, Dries van Noten, and Rodarte.
ETA: Another fuzzy plaid look has surfaced at Christian Dior!
Disappearing candles at Rodarte.
How to kick butt:
1. Buy either Rodarte’s, Jil Sander’s, or Alexander McQueen’s shoes for Spring.
2. When your lunch money gets stolen or your neighbor tells you to turn down your music, make a permanent dent in the punk’s head.



All photos from style.com.
During a season where everyone else seems to be focused on a lighter shade of Spring, Kate and Laura Mulleavy have gone rather dark. The imaginations of these two sisters are always widespread, and were this season, as well — the inspiration was condors, vultures, and girls that burn in the desert and become vultures. A very dramatic collection, the clothes were shades of primarily black and red, and there was of course the mixture of different textures and fabrics that has become a huge part of the quickly developed Rodarte aesthetic. And along with the fog, the lights, the Nicholas Kirkwood shoes of steel, arm tattoos inspired by LA gang girls, and strings of blood-like string trailing from the body, there were also these more homely fabrics: plaids, cheesecloths, and what looks like a soft burlap. A bit like the sisters themselves. While their imaginations and inspirations take them everywhere, both girls remain very down-to-earth. A dramatic collection for Spring, but much more natural feeling than a number of other shows. And the moment the first model glided down the runway in a dress made out of burnt fabrics with a streak of lime running through her chest, even the show goers that fake-coughed at the fog and tried to act unimpressed by the setting were instantly drawn in and wide eyed.
Backstage at Rodarte. More here.