JERSEY ADDICTION

#7 Anthony New York Knicks blue NBA Replica jersey： ADIDAS

moto jacket: BOY LONDON VINTAGE

keen suit tailored surf shorts: CUSTOM MADE

metallic candy clutch: Maison Martin Margiela at H&M

metallic shoes: http://tomonari.co.kr

fretwork gold bracelet: FOREVER 21 

rings: H&M

glasses: H&M

ITEMS ON THE LIST  ADIDAS #1 Amare Stoudemire New York Knicks NBA Replica jersey; ADIDAS #7 Anthony New York Knicks white NBA Replica jersey; New York Mets Cooperstown Royal Replica jersey; ADIDAS trefoil fitted caps; New York Yankees Home jersey; Hakeem Nicks New York white NFL Game jersey; New York Mets David Wright Replica Home Baseball Jersey; New York Yankees messenger bag;NHL New York Islanders 91 John Tavares white hockey jersey

After times of stepping in your favorite department stores downtown or searching passionately on the online vintage shops for fresh pieces, you, as well as me, may probably touch a sense of aimlessness or boredom. All the time, we're attempting to be unique, to be creative, and to let ourselves stand out in the crowd. However, as department stores literally provide commonly prevalent garments, while we suddenly find vintage pieces fabulous but still a little stereotyped to wear, why don't we take a chance on some other things apart from those edges—— I mean, sportswear will be good!

I have to say that I'm not an athletic spirit.But jerseys, which providing wearing comfort and meanwhile embracing color-blocking designs, prove to be an alternative choice for wardrobes.Honestly, they are more commonly worn by mountains of guys.However, I'm not encouraging you to dress yourself with head-to-toe basketball jerseys.(otherwise you may probably be considered to be picking up a basketball from your straight roommates and rushing to the playground as a basketball idiot..) Since jerseys represent flexibility and oversize looseness, sharp and edgy pieces such as leather jackets or stunning shorts are advisable matching.Moreover, as I usually do, metallic accessories with alluring structures are also in need. 

HOT SPO(R)T

royal blue oversize coat: Jimmy Kwok

monochrome pajama suit: SODAWATER

"Time for Lunch" clutch: MICHELLY MO

PVC clear clutch: ONLINE SHOP

flipped sunglasses: H&M

colorblocking sneakers: NIKE LUNARFLY +3

Fashion never compromises, and never will.Recently I went to Guangzhou and watched the "Culture Chanel" exhibition. “Fashion is not something that exists in dresses only. "Coco Chanel stated, "Fashion is in the sky, in the street, fashion has to do with ideas, the way we live, what is happening."In 1913, Coco Chanel founded a new store and created an innovative sporty style ——with Jersey dresses and sailor clothes.

Time flies, but the sporty spirit in fashion stands still.Especially when taking a glance at several Spring 2013 collections, you may probably sense the trend of sporty chic. Jackets and pants made of sportswear fabrics,sportswear silhouette,maxidress-with-sneakers combos...When it comes to styling a flowing chiffon dress nowadays, one may no longer just simply match a pair of edgy heels with it, instead, she will possibly choose a pair of spectacular sneakers to make a statement.

INSPIRATION  Vika Gazinskaya, Vintage CHANEL "sportswear",MARC JOCOBS spring/summer 2013, Simone Marchetti, Susie Lau, sporty chic 2013, Celine

ITEM ON THE LIST Alexander Wang lace-up leather boots 

ITEMS ON THE LIST  Asics Gel Lyte III/ NIKE AIR MAX/ ADIDAS by Stalla McCartney/ NEW BALANCE

It was not until I found Vika Gazinskaya matching a cute couture dress with sneakers and cap did I made up my mind to attempt sporty style.In my look, just as I have mentioned before, I got the NIKE LUNARfly +3 sneakers at discount in Hongkong. Since the shoes themselves are of highly cathy attraction, I only select a "pajama suit" with monochrome stripe, which has been proved to be another tremendous hit in this season. Moreover, I place the oversize blue coat on shoulders as a response to the sneakers.

ETHEREAL MOMENTUM

It has always been some fashion reviewers chattering how London Fashion Week lets them down by complaining the endless use of prints. However, Mary Katrantzou did prove them wrong this time by providing us a spectacularly gorgeous collection. 

Despite the strong, stiff experimental shapes - often resembling deconstructed geisha costumes, with origami-like panels of printed material bound with industrial belts.It seems that Mary Katrantzou shifted away from the prints and color palette that have contributed to her meteoric rise, to a strong focus on shape and silhouette. Inspired by Edward Steichen's and Alfred Stieglitz's photographs, we can probably sense the impressionistic tone of their black and white photos. Katrantzou took full advantage of her remarkable techniques of pattern and cuttings to reengineer nature effectively. 

Not to mention more about the blossom-laden tree print with the midst moonlight, or the amazing Perforation technique of Zen scenery, Katrantzou's option for the architecture of asymmetry and contrast are the major events of this collection. A series of ethereal and slightly melancholic Origami dresses, a black mohair dress patterned with white woven lace evoking the graphic latticework of an iron bridge, a long black leather dress with cape sleeves embossed with graphics derived from a city scape print, intarsia knits glistening with iridescent prints, and a structured black jacquard suit with a shadowy pattern of trees. While less catchy than past seasons, the collection was impressive in its artisanal handiwork. It is clear Katrantzou is looking to strip back in order to evolve, but she has to be careful not to stray too far from her brand identity.

VENUS IN FUR - 2HB

Baroque print shirt: Vintage

Ripped denim jacket: Vintage

Navy velvet pants: Online Shop

Clear Clutch: Online Shop

Tassels brogues: www.fabrixquare.com



"Your death couldn't kill our love for you.." When the grave melody of the song 2HB by the Venus in Fur rings in my ears, I can vaguely embrace the shodow of Gianni Versace. It was his era, his blooming age. Characteristic bold colors, bondage leather combinations,innovative prints,dynamic ad campaigns...these outstanding features engrave his irreplacable achiements in fashion history.

Honestly, I'm not a crazy garments collector at all. For one thing, however, I'm quite into collecting print shirts(As you can see from my previous looks).This craze originated from a wonderful "accident" when I first caught a glance of Gianni Versace's collections.The spectacularly gorgeous combinations of art-deco style prints, including flowing baroque chains, transformed leopard, or contrast geometric grid, really get me deeply inspired.To some extent, maybe it was the inspirational print that originally motivated my passion for style and fashion.Although some fashion reviewers claim that doing prints is the lazy way for designers to put up a collection, yet from my own perspectives, a fabulous print has its own unique inspiration, culture, stories, or emotions. It showcases the real talent of the designer and provides us with a more direct but profound way of  expressing attitude.

INSPIRATION  Gianni Versace, Vintage Versace, the Glam 90s, Andre Judd, Versace's Ad Campains 

ITEMS ON THE LIST   Vintage Gianni Versace shirts



I  think that I'm a lucky guy who can always get the fortune to meet with those fabulous garments "by accident", and this tine, it works again. The baroque shirt on me is from the Face Vintage Boutique.It contains a large scale of bold and magnificent prints along with elaborate technique. To put up the whole look, I simply choose a shortcut denim jacket and a navy slim fit velvet pants, for the shirt itself shines through and with simpler complements will the whole look be more coordinating.

 

Outfits:Chasing Pirates

Structure Leather Jacket: Maison Martin Margiela at H&M

Denim Jacket: Big John Vintage

Blue Jeans: Urban Research

Flipped glasses: H&M

Metallic Shoes: tomonari.co.kr

Holographic Clutch: Online Shop

Transparent PVC Clutch: Online Shop

"Well the man in there swings while the silliest things 

Floppin around in my brain. 

And I try not to dream 

but them possible schemes Swim around, 

wanna drown me in synch. 

 And I, don't know how, 

to slow it down. 

Oh my mind's racing from 

chasing pirates."

Chasing Pirates by Norah Jones 

It's always too late when the fall in the tropical comes.

But, when it arrives, the pace of life has been accelerated,

with a lot to learn, quite a few to practice.

I think I'm well prepared. ^ ^

Outfits: Identity Consciousness

Duvet Coat: Maison Martin Margiela with H&M

Metallic Shoes: tomonari.co.kr

BAO BAO bag: Issey Miyake

Flipped glasses: H&M

Blue jeans: Urban Research

 Oscar Wilde onced said,“You can never be overdressed or overeducated.”In most circumstance, this quote is a basic rule for a majority of people to choose their outfits.

One can't deny that less-is-more chic has probably been advanced of any other styles. Back to reality, however, not everyone are like Karlie Kloss with an ideal stature, nor few of us are likely to become Kate Moss.When it comes to ones who don't have a perfect stature or even out of physical shape, it seems much wiser for them to attempt the "More-is-more" style. Yu Masui,Anna dello Russo,Bryan Boy..it's that the sight around only gathers on you while you are expressing YOURSELF instead of wearing fashion. Oversize, patterns-on-patterns, literariness....these are the words to describe the overconfident you.

the Duvet Coat from Maison Martin Margiela F/W 1999-2000 Collection

Outfits: (Don't) Kiss the crying girl !

Kiss V inspired Sweater: 3.1 Phillip Lim from my wardrobe

Plaid Shirt: Uni Qlo

Denim Jacket: Big John Vintage

Wool Varsity Jacket with Leather: NEFF Vintage 

Jeans: Urban Research

Color block Sneakers: New Balance

Classic Watch: Casio

Jelly eyewear: Oliver Peoples

PVC Transparent Clutch: from My online shop

It's all 'bout enthusiasm when receiving the 3.1 Phillip Lim "Kiss V" inspired sweater since it's been an absolute attraction to me at the first sight, and without hesitation being out of stock almost everywhere at present!

The sweater is from 3.1 Phillip Lim Pre-fall 2012 "Neo-noir comics" collection, which featured jackets, t-shirts, and accessories with recognizable comic faces by Roy Lichtenstein and Andy Warhol.  Lim nicely shifted this literal interpretation into a very wearable collection of separates in black, white, and red with some mustard accent colors that don’t take ‘comic’ too seriously.

works by Roy Lichtenstein

In this look, I try a pattern-on-pattern way to mix the those different elements together, conveying a retro sporty sense as well as interesting thought-provoking chic.I'm also gonna tell you guys that I got the inspiration of this look from Susie Lau (from Style Bubble) and Sandra Hagelstam (from 5 inch and up ,which has been my favs in the recent days)

Moreover, the easy-to-match transparent clutch I'm holding is available in my online shop, with a special thanks price of ￥129 (approx. $20.66)

shop it HEREhttp://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=686.1000925.1000774.5.8eMj49&id=20961860064

Outfit: Mr. 70s' on a MISSION

Floppy hat: Vintage

Sunglasses(on the face): Vintage

Sunglasses(on the bag): Vintage

Oversize baroque shirt: Online shop

Leather bag: Vintage

Leather shirt: SuperR

Pants: KadaKada

Tassels shoes: HARE

By the way, the above four items from the look are AVAILABLE in my online shop! check it out and shop the NOW!(an ALIPAY account is requested)

http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=686.1000925.1000774.10.3d16c1&id=20529044690

Maison Martin Margiela with H&M collection Lookbook

 The collection is all about the history of Margiela: All of the items are updated versions of Margiela’s unforgettable moments. The collection is available from November 15th and it sure does look good to me! One of the best collaboration collections.

Seeing the clothes, TianCouture posted, “Wow, hands down the best, and most interesting, H&M collection to date...”

Scott, a fan of Maison Martin Margiela under Margiela himself, had a lot to say. “I like that long patchwork silk dress (interpreted from one of my favorite collections, Spring 1992, in which he recycled silk head scarves from various periods) and one of Margiela's signature men's pieces, that waistcoat made of belts… Who is going to buy this?” he wondered. “It seems a little more niche and esoteric in spirit than the typical garb people gravitate toward at H&M. I mean, for the devoted original Margiela fans who never got to experience the earliest of his work, this will give a piece of that, if just in spirit. But I'll be curious if it ultimately creates the same kind of frenzy Comme des Garcons and the like have. But this kind of ticks me off though,” he continued. “This is NOTHING like what we're getting in any of the mainlines and it just questions if they can utilize the old spirit of Margiela in this context, why the flipping hell can they not bring a bit of that back into the primary maison?”

Why indeed? At least we have H&M to help resurrect that spirit for the moment.

source:

http://www.frichic.com

http://fashionweek.costume.fi

Street Style: girls in RED

Red can symbolize many things; from blood, to love, to infatuation.  Basically red symbolizes strong emotions, or things of strong emotions rather than intellectual ideas.  For example, red can symbolize excitement, energy, speed, strength, danger, passion, and aggression.

According to Henry Dreyfus, it is popularly felt that red, the color of blood and fire, represents life and vitality. Red also signifies the color of the sun: a symbol of energy, radiating its vitalizing life-force into human beings. 

1. Pace Wu in Valentino red dress

2. Ursina Gysi in Junior Gaultier red sweater

3.showgoers in red sweater

4. Sofia Sanchez in Valentino red dress

5.showgoers in red dress

Street Style: COMME on Des Garçons!

Those outta spacious pieces from the Fall/Winter 2012 collections are surly still fresh in our mind! Especially, the conceptually incredible collection of Comme Des Garçons.To think from a different angle, however,there was a time when I was wondering who was gonna wear those cutout paper-dolliness pieces on the streets?! You may say "It must be Lady GaGa of course!" The fact just goes like this, but not entirely right!As to my astonishment, the first celebrity to wear the pieces from the collections was Taylor Tomasi Hill at NY Fashion Week, choosing a blue graphic parse shorts matching with a easy chic shirt, which completely changed my perspectives on the collection—— dramatic pieces are not only dramatic but also can be so effortless as well! Then it came to more fashionistas like Anna Dello Russo, Hanne Gaby Odiele,and Michelle Elie wearing the outfits from the collection with their distinct style, COMME on Des Garçons!

Taylor Tomasi Hill

Hanne Gaby Odiele

Taylor Tomasi Hill

Michelle Elie

pics credit:

Tommy Ton @style.com

Phil Oh @Vogue.com