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Statistics: Posted by Northwest — Wed Aug 03, 2016 2:41 pm
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"The Bar is one of the ultimate, iconic Dior looks and one of the most iconic in the history of fashion; it comes loaded with symbolism. For me it represents an entry point into the thinking of Christian Dior himself; it is an essential part of the code that is at the heart of the house, at its very foundation since his first collection. At the same time, it is part of the visual language of the mid-century; this period of time and its form of language are an obsession of mine. Just as Christian Dior was obsessed by the Belle Epoque – of course, the shape of the bar is a nod to that period – I am obsessed by mid-century modern! In the strictness of its tailoring and the freedom from hyper-femininity, the Bar silhouette is a combination I find both intriguing and attractive. It has a special significance for me, as I have found much of my career focusing on tailoring and menswear, while at Dior I have found real freedom through the expression of the feminine – the two together are a great combination for me. I frequently return to the Bar to rework its elements and combine and contrast its features in different ways. For instance, in much of the clothing in the very first collection I did for Dior – the Autumn -Winter Haute Couture 2012 collection – there were many Bar elements, especially the focus on the curve of the hips. At the time, I wanted to define the Bar suit in a new way, so I contrasted the feminized tailoring of the jacket, with its curved construction over the hips, against black cigarette pants as opposed to the full skirt. I wanted it to be a new take on the tuxedo and very directly bring the feminine and the masculine together. I think great design will always have a timeless quality to it; great design will ultimately be valid in any year or era. It is the quality of the Bar’s architecture – Christian Dior was a genius architect of pattern – that makes it timeless and makes it possible for me to interpret it in a whole variety of ways in highly different collections."
~The Bar Icon by Raf Simons. Transcribed from Dior: The New Look Revolution put out by Rizzoli. Thought I would share.
Statistics: Posted by thecanadiancook — Wed Mar 30, 2016 1:47 pm
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this brown is so luxuriant and deep i just keep on staring at it. i love the blue because it is one of my favorite shades of blue but i truly did not expect to fall so deeply in love with a BROWN of all things (maybe i should begin looking at browns more closely…)
(p.s. i own the cream wrap/tie top that's in the lookbook images with the blue pants and duster—i wish it would hurry up and get warmer so i can wear it! perfect picnic garb. i will make white peach sangria and bring it to a park and loll around in my wrap top. you are welcome to join me and indulge in the sangria too. consider buying a matching top)
Statistics: Posted by schiaparelli — Fri Mar 11, 2016 3:56 pm
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does anyone else have interesting examples of this kind of thing? if so, please share ~
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-L'Oreal True Match Lumi foundation (I use shade W3, it's good for yellowy-neutral Asians with light-medium skin)
-Hourglass Ambient Lighting Powder in Dim Light to set the foundation
-Anastasia Dip Brow in Medium Brown
-NYX Butter Lipgloss in Tiramisu (a blue based light pink, just warm enough for my warm complexion)
-NARS blush in Dolce Vita or Physician's Formula Happy Booster blush
I'm Chinese and I have a crease, but I can't use darker eyeshadows to define like people with more defined sockets. I've found the best way to add dimension to an eye look is to add the darker shades in a gradient starting at the lashline. Instead of light-medium-dark, I do dark-medium-light shades.
Other products I like:
- Sephora Lip Cream in 01 Always Red (best blue based liquid lipstick in a classic red color)
- MAC Lady Danger (another matte red, this one is orange based)
- Urban Decay Naked Palette (I like the shades Naked, Buck, and Virgin)
- Clinique Cheek Pop in Peach Pop
- Tarte Amazonian Clay Powder foundation
- Wet n Wild Bare it All lipstick (dupe for MAC Velvet Teddy)
I'm slightly embarrassed by my makeup hobby. I suppose it's because it's incited the natural vanity within me, and I think I care more about my appearance because of it.
Statistics: Posted by sparkyoriental — Sat Feb 21, 2015 9:41 pm
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sacai x nike
Statistics: Posted by kyung — Wed Feb 18, 2015 12:37 pm
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I watched Pretty Woman last night and couldn't stop thinking about this bomb short suit
Statistics: Posted by vgtbls — Sun Feb 08, 2015 1:27 pm
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I would absolutely wear this if they sized large enough - gutted that the men's side doesn't have this sage color, it's gorgeous.
Statistics: Posted by UnwashedMolasses — Thu Feb 05, 2015 2:02 pm
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Most of the photos have 0 or low vote counts now but if a bunch of people cycled through, they'll show actual win/loss values.
http://www.votecloth.com/sartorialist/
Statistics: Posted by yoyobeat — Wed Feb 04, 2015 11:56 pm
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and some other random assorted things i've been loving
cosmic wonder
employee(?) at
model: sumire from
aaaaand balmung
Statistics: Posted by kyung — Fri Jan 30, 2015 8:21 pm
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