Happy Earth Day!

Today is Earth Day and I thought that a good way to celebrate is to apply 1 of the 3 basic rules to take care of the environment (REduce, REuse, REcycle).

Today I want  to REUSE and old item from my closet. I have an old jean jacket that I used to love but now it doesn't fit quite right on the arms. So I'm going to take out my scissors and try to pull out this look by Frida J. from FYNDIGT

It would be fun if you could reuse an old item from your closet doing some easy alterations and then tell me about it. We can all pitch in with ideas...what do you think? we can be fashionable and environment friendly at the same time.

In other subject, I finally watched The September Issue yesterday. Although I finished watching it very late yesterday, I felt eager to tell you my thoughts on the film right away. But I was just too excited. I think the only word that came to mind was WONDERFUL.

I think this is the best documentary I have ever seen. The editing was so fluid that I never stopped feeling like I was inside the Vogue walls, watching Anna very closely. Personally, I loved the friendship/rivalry relationship between Anna and Grace. I think that the difference in opinion between the 2 fashion goddesses made the editorials richer and more interesting.

I also loved how Mario Testino (who, by the way, is peruvian) had such a strong personality and took creative liberties when shooting with Sienna Miller.

It was just so amazing to see the dynamic between editors, stylists, fashion designers, models and photographers. It made me wanna jump into a plane, go to NYC and knock on Vogue's doors asking for a job doing anything of the above. It really is a wonderful , yet misunderstood world. As Anna said, "There is something about fashion that can make people very nervous" and that's probably why they mock it.

thanks for reading!

Climate change turns the fashion world upside down!

In the context of Blog Action Day, the topic for this post is Climate Change.

Climate Change affects so many diferent aspects of our lives and thousends of economic sectors worldwide. The fashion world is no exception to this rule. With such an unpredictable weather it is very difficult for designers to plan their collections. It seams that the structured 4 season collections will be extincted in a very close fututre.

As the seasons blur, the industry is adding subsets to the traditional autumn-winter, spring-summer arrangement: pre-collection, cruise or resort, high summer and Vogue's own special designation, "trans-seasonal". The whole fashion industry is changing as you read this article.

"You can't have everyone showing four times a year to present the same thing. People are not prepared to invest in these clothes that, from one season to the other, use the same fabrics at the same weight,"Beppe Modenese, founder of Milan Fashion Week, told The New York Times a couple of years ago.

The once-niche cruise collections (originally designed for wealthy women going on beach holidays) are an increasingly important component of the fashion business nowadays. Winter collections tend to be more about layers than bulky coats. And Trans-seasonal collections concentrate on designs more suitable to a milder climate year round.

The fashion world needs to find new ways to stay cool and current through these confusing seasons so they can keep the buyers interest all year round and retailers don't find themselves with stocks of clothing nobody wants to buy.

Since this economic sector has been affected so much by climate change, there is more reason to promote eco friendly practices between the companies in the fashion world. Fashion companies need to give more importance to natural fibers and materials, and responsible production practices, reducing their impact on the enviroment. A good way to do your part is to look for natural fabrics, natural dyes and to make sure the companies that produce the clothing that you buy are responsible to the planet (a quick google search should do the trick very easily).

Ok, now that we talked about the serious stuff, I let you with some beautiful designs from Resort Cruise Collections 2010 by Alexander McQueen, Dolce & Gabanna and Lanvin (in order of appearance); for your amusement. Happy Blog Action Day!

Especial Anna Wintour

En el contexto del estreno de The September Issue, me pareció adecuado publicar un especial sobre la importante editora.
- Texto y diseño propios - hagan click en cada imagen para agrandarla.


Portada que diseñé con una foto perteneciente al Editorial que hizo Mario Testino para Vogue Paris.
Modelo: Snejana Onopka (como Anna Wintour)